Skautfold: Usurper Review (PlayStation 5)

by Jim Smale · July 12, 2023

For this Skautfold: Usurper Review, where we play a Metroidvania Action RPG. With Eldritch horrors having been unleashed by the outer-worldly Citadel, your job is to rid London of its terrors. Use the new “Guard” system that rewards skillful play and accuracy, to uncover the massive structure and defeat the nightmares lurking within.

Skautfold: Usurper Review Pros:

Decent pixel art graphics.
743.7MB download size.
Platinum trophy.
You get the PlayStation 4 and the PlayStation 5 versions of the game.
3 save slots.
Metroidvania ARPG gameplay.
Game settings – guard warning bar, enemy HP bars, hit freeze percentage, and teleport blur.
Controller settings – deadzone slider.
In-game cutscenes with hand-drawn character avatar interactions.
2D perspective.
Multiple choice questions.
Tutorial signs as you play.
Four weapons can be equipped at one time with the d-pad used to swap between them.
Time your shield use to deflect shots back at the enemy.
Focus acts like stamina and gets used to slide, jump and attack.
Breakable objects in the world.
Can rebind controls when in the game.
Combat is hack and slash but you need to learn enemy patterns.
Bigg massive boss encounters.
Dark Souls-like in terms of combat and death.
Vitae is the currency in the game used for leveling up and you drop it when you die.
Avoid damage by Shields or sliding past them.
Very satisfying to play once you get used to the controls.
Gets quite addictive when it comes to uncovering the rooms and filling in the map.
The combat is not always fluid but it still feels meaty and satisfactory.
A lot of characters to meet and work with? Not always clear but there is a lot they can help with like signposting ways or giving buffs.