Originally created as "Dark Souls in VR", and serves as a prequel to Remnant: From the Ashes. It's no GOTY, but it works as a gentle introduction to the Soulslike genre.

The combat is admittedly flawed (you can stunlock most enemies with sword heavy attacks), but it is methodical, tactical, and weighty. The level design is above average (with a particularly memorable sequence involving a bookshelf), and despite the simplified graphics the atmosphere is lovely. I wasn't expecting much, but I thoroughly enjoyed this.

The age-when-you-die mechanic puts an interesting spin on character progression, but is better utilized in Sifu.

Reviewed on Oct 31, 2022


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