Soulstice: Deluxe Edition (PS5)

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I’d estimate 50-60% of the dialogue spoken is akin to “We sure are getting closer to the course of the Tear. Once I realized this I chose the Mastery class because of its extremely high damage, and reset my perks so I was only choosing skills that belonged to that class. I did have some instances where I felt some slowdown, but that was far and few between (and only on the last non-boss encounter chapter if memory serves me right). Some ten hours into Solstice I realised I’d barely noticed the music, so unintrusive and generic it was.

Enemies like the Wraiths and Possessed, or enemies that are blue and red, will require you to bring out the corresponding field to even do damage as well. While you of course will be running to where you need to go next and taking in the scenery, you’ll encounter some blockades you’ll have to take care of as well as hidden secrets like crystal motherlobes or challenge levels. The answers come eventually, but to be honest, they were very predictable and not very interesting when they did. It's not a perfect game, with the troublesome camera handling as its major flaw, but it's still a game that every lover of third-person action games should consider.The camera also likes to get itself trapped in a corner when you fight something large, or you’re in a small room. Pulling off combos will help you in defeating enemies as well as raising your score for the encounter and you have to keep in mind when you can cancel to dodge away as you try to not die. Some are great, a lot of them are good, but there are some that are just bad that it hampers your platforming since you can’t tell if you’re actually over a platform or slightly off to the side.

Utilise Lute’s unique auras to expose or weaken these creatures and adapt to a flow of battle that never feels the same. You have to fight well, vary your moves and not get hit to bring your Unity with Lute up to the required point where you get access to this along with a few nice finishers.The enemy designs are great as well, as you know right away what enemy you’re facing up against and if you need to use Lute’s field.

If you are a fan of hack and slash games, this is just the game for you until we hear about the next Devil May Cry entry. But it’s also a little counterproductive – you can slow a move, but you’ve still got to dodge it before it comes crashing down. Chimera are a breed of ancient and sacred warriors who can face the Chaos that pours out should a tear in reality happen. You can go two hours without any meaningful story occurring, and then be bombarded with 40 minutes of non-stop cutscenes and dialogue.This Tear was opened above the city of Ilden and Wraiths have wreaked havoc both in the city and towns surrounding it.