Souldiers Review (Steam)
Our Souldiers Review has us Fighting for our freedom in a sprawling fantasy world caught between the living and the fallen. Hone your skills in a retro epic featuring puzzle platforming, Metroidvania exploration, and crunchy souls like combat.
Souldiers Review Pros:
- Beautiful pixel art graphics.
- 912.64MB download size.
- Steam achievements.
- Own in-game achievements.
- Full controller support.
- Metroidvania meets Soulslike gameplay.
- 2D perspective.
- Set controller profile – 360, PS4, generic, Xbox One, PS5, Xbox Series X, and NSW controller.
- Beautiful cartoon cutscenes and opening movie.
- Graphics – brightness slider and v-sync.
- Can rebind controls for both keyboard and the controller.
- Six save slots.
- Three difficulties – explorer, soldier, and warrior.
- You can change difficulty when in-game.
- Can skip cutscenes.
- Three classes to play – Archer, Caster, and Scout. Each has unique stats and features.
- Fully animated backdrops and foreground.
- Cutesy animations.
- Breakable objects within the environment.
- Tutorial signs as you play.
- Has a Ghost n Goblins vibe to it.
- Hack and slash combat.
- Each character really does change how you play the game and deal with fights.
- Handy shortcuts for items on the d-pad.
- Stamina/MP bar for speels and blocking.
- Rolling/dodging can be done through enemies without taking damage.
- Shrines can be activated and act as a checkpoint, interact with them to save or fast travel between them.
- The map fills in as you explore.
- The main quest moves the story along whereas the optional side quests give rewards.
- Grab ledges and hold on or pull yourself up.
- Earn EXP and level up to get small stats to increase and a mastery point.
- Level ups grant mastery points to put into the skill tree and unlock new skills and abilities.
- Bestiary fills in as you encounter people and monsters.
- Glossary and tutorial to brush up on anything.
- Has good pacing in terms of unlocks and progression.
- Lacrima fragments can be found and every four will increase your health bar.
Souldiers Review Cons:
- Long initial load time.
- Achievements can be disabled with certain settings.
- No voicework with characters in the game.
- Some of the in-game cutscenes cannot be skipped or fast-forwarded.
- Ever so slight hitches as you play.
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Souldiers:
Developer: Retro Forge
Publisher: Dear Villagers
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- Graphics - 8/108/10
- Sound - 8/108/10
- Accessibility - 8/108/10
- Length - 8/108/10
- Fun Factor - 9/109/10
8.2/10