Deaths Door Review (Xbox Series S)

For this Deaths Door Review, we start reaping souls of the dead and punching a clock that might get monotonous but it’s honest work for a Crow. The job gets lively when your assigned soul is stolen and you must track down a desperate thief to a realm untouched by death – where creatures grow far past their expiry.

Deaths Door Review Pros:

  • Gorgeous graphics.
  • 3GB download size.
  • 1000 Gamerscore.
  • 3 save slots.
  • Action-adventure gameplay.
  • Tutorial pop-ups as you play.
  • Isometric perspective.
  • Beautiful in-game cutscenes.
  • Seeds – plant these in designated pots to get health back.
  • Hack and slash combat with a ranged weapon and a dodge button.
  • Big boss encounters.
  • Your story is to defeat 3 powerful bosses and take their souls so that you may live on and not die an untimely death due to an incomplete contract.
  • You play as a Reaper.
  • Puzzle elements.
  • The World you can explore is huge and multi-layered, as you explore you find shortcuts to make it easier to navigate.
  • The hall of doors is your main hub. As you find new areas, doors will appear here for quick access. You also come here to spend souls on leveling up and getting lore.
  • Has a Zelda-like charm to it.
  • Souls drop from enemies and you cash these in at the HQ to improve your stats.

Deaths Door Review Cons:

  • No map.
  • Checkpoints are very far apart.
  • You don’t get help with navigation.
  • Slow to build up souls and upgrade stats.
  • Combat is fine but has little variation.

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Deaths Door:

Official website.

Developer: Acid Nerve

Publisher: Devolver Digital Games

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Jim Smale

Gaming since the Atari 2600, I enjoy the weirdness in games counting Densha De Go and RC De Go as my favourite titles of all time. I prefer gaming of old where buying games from a shop was a thing, Being social in person was a thing. Join me as I attempt to adapt to this new digital age!

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