Things get tougher as the game progresses with more reliance on the hardening ability coming into focus more and more. The combination of the harden, parry and the combos all create fantastic and addictive gameplay. Combat changes as you defeat harder enemies and gain their weapons. These moves are stylish and pretty effective.
Two light attacks and a heavy saw my character flip his sword and clap the enemy with the hilt. Of course, there is also a variety of combinations to perform depending on the weapon. Using the hardening which is a defensive skill and the parry which is offensive provided some great combat variety in-between the usual heavy and light slashes. It also grants health back which comes in handy during combat. A perfectly-timed parry let me counterattack an enemy in style dealing massive damage. In addition to the hardening, the parry system is just as great.
#MORTAL SHELL PARRY UPGRADE#
I could upgrade its cooldown and unlock perks that automatically refilled it when I defeated a specific amount of enemies. This hardening feature is key to survival. In addition, it also stunned my opponent for a second allowing me to strike back. This turned me into stone for a few second and blocked any incoming attack that came my way. However, when it came to blocking, the game includes a unique “harden” ability. I could perform a fast and heavy attack as well as a parry. Sure, I missed the equipment, worrying about stats and the grind for better gear but it works.Ĭombat in Mortal Shell is familiar with a few subtle changes. I was able to focus on combat, mastering the items and exploring the world. This means I could not spend time building a specific character and playstyle as I did in Dark Souls. Unlike other games in the genre, Mortal Shell’s combat and gameplay variety revolves around these shells and a handful of weapons. I earned it from killing enemies and lost it when dying twice and failing to recapture my corpse. Just like other games in the genre, Mortal Shell includes a similar XP system. Each shell takes some time to master and includes their own skill tree to level up as you play Mortal Shell. There are only a handful of shells but they offer gameplay variety. Luckily, it can take over empty shells scattered throughout the land and adopt their strengths and combat style. Its white, faceless body is weak and brittle. The Foundling relies on possessing shells of past soldiers to get through the game. Here, it discovers a dangerous plane overrun by crazed people and beings. From what I gathered at the start, The Foundling leaves the astral plane to venture into a world called “Fallgrim”. Following in the footsteps of Dark Souls and Sekiro, Mortal Shell’s story is mysterious and hidden in item descriptions and short dialogue between characters. In Mortal Shell you play as a faceless and voiceless creature known as “The Foundling”. However, underneath is a fantastic RPG which hopefully is the start of even greater things at Cold Symmetry. Sure, much of it feels stripped back to the core and is missing a lot of customization, loot and even a gear system.
The game is layered with deep combat, a dark gothic world to explore and a unique approach to the souls series. To think that only 15 people developer Mortal Shell is quite an outstanding achievement.
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