I’m not the biggest Souls-like person in the world, but I think it’s a bit different in 2D. I’m always pleased to see smaller scale or indie games with voice acting of decent quality. I found that to the characters you hear, it fits just right. It’s fitting for the adventure, the suspense, the danger. The audio is another thing that wowed me. In a lot of these kinds of games, the dark mood goes right into the look of the game too, and just gets boring. It’s not colorful to the extent of being too sweet or cutesy, not even remotely close, but it’s not bland. Maybe too dark and colorless, but Death’s Gambit is full of color. Beautiful spritework and animation are the big showstoppers here. It may and can very well be frustrating when an attack you saw or maybe didn’t see coming kills you in one hit, but it just makes the win feel all the better.ĭeath’s Gambit plays great, but also looks and sounds great. You earned that kill, you prevailed against the odds. When every move counts, it makes ever success feel oh so much more satisfying. Don’t just bumrush enemies or spam buttons or you’ll just get tuckered out and open for a killing blow. Each move should be thoughtful and planned. It’s one of those stamina based action games too. Plumes are much like the Estus Flasks, healing you in times of need. Bonfires to heal, replenish supplies, and use souls to level up. It very much is a copout to call games “Souls esqe”, but this game seems to take the influence rather close. Much like the recent Metroid Dread, every button is used and has a function, it’ll take time to remember things, but it all works once you do. You’re gonna use a lot of the buttons, so try not to take too much time off between playthroughs, or you’re gonna get all mixed up on how to deflect or slide and such. Consider this the levels between to be your assignments and homework, with bosses being tests. Take what you learned and then approach the legitimately difficult boss battles. You’re taught naturally, not just thrown into the fire.
If you know what you’re doing, enemies can completely destroy you, but the game gives you those chances. Instead, I was gracefully shown the ropes.
Crippling difficulty, massive butthurt on my end. It’s your choice, and the game is rather open with how it allows you to do these things. While Sorun has his own story, which is slowly unveiled the further you get into the game, but as a character he is what you make him. You control Sorun, an soldier brought back to the world of the living due to unfinished business and a pact with Death. I know that’s a easy statement to make, but it really does feel like a 2D Souls game, mechanics and all. Categories: Metroidvania, Adventure, Action
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