The movement and the fighting are extremely fluid and the fight remains in motion even if you are a safe player. Never, will you say that I wanted to do this, but the controls made me do this. The controls are crisp, and the movement is precise. I would like to begin this section of the review by saying that Eldest Souls features one of the most fluid and amazing combat I have ever played in any video game. You will die a lot in the game.īefore we go into why you will die a lot, let’s first talk about the combat of Eldest Souls. However, when it comes to dying, Eldest Souls is similar to the game it takes its inspiration from. This also means that if you die in a boss battle, you do not respawn back at the save spot but rather you are at the entrance of the boss fight’s arenas, so this ensures that the battles are instantaneous, and you do not lose your tempo. You do not get to fight other enemies in corridors or rooms as you do in Dark Souls or Bloodborne.
In Eldest Souls, your fights are only with the bosses and while you are not fighting with your enemies, you are exploring the Citadel and advancing towards your next boss. It certainly made my defense poor, and I was dying with just two hits from a boss on average, but I was dealing a great amount of damage on my part as well.īosses play a vital role in Eldest Souls because there are no traditional enemies in the game, unlike Dark Souls. You can mix and match skills and abilities to create a more diverse build but since I loved the Berserk Slash, my primary build was all about dealing damage to my enemies. Finally, you have Counter which is the defensive fighting style, and it offers you more protection at the expense of offense and DPS. Windslide is more along the lines of agility and speed while Berserk Slash is all about offense and powerful attacks to deal as much damage as possible while compromising on the defense side. These three fighting styles include Windslide, Berserk Slash, and Counter. After you have earned a Skill Point, you can invest them into any one of these trees to unlock a new skill or a boost or a bonus to an already unlocked skill. Each of the fighting styles is unique and come with their own hefty skill trees. You can remove them and re-assign all of the points on the go to have any sort of build that you would want at any time.
In addition, your points are not locked once you invest them in skill trees. However, for its combat, the game takes its inspiration from soulslike titles such as Dark Souls and Bloodborne.Įldest Souls offers you three fighting styles to choose from for your build however instead of going for just one fighting style, you can mix and match skills and get a balanced build as well. On its core, Eldest Souls is a boss-rush title which means that you will be fighting only bosses in the game. You are equipped with a greatsword made of the purest Obsydian which is the only element capable of defeating the old gods.
This is our review of the PS5 version of Eldest Souls in which we slay some Old Gods using our greatsword made of pure obsydian.Įldest Souls revolves around the story of a lone warrior who arrives in the Citadel to take on the Old Gods trapped within who are now evil. Developed by Fallen Flag Studio and published by United Label and CI Games, Eldest Souls is a pixel-art, boss-rush title that is inspired by Dark Souls as well. Ever since I came across Eldest Souls, I was interested in playing the game since the developer had been showcasing some amazing combat footage from the game as trailers.
Having played all Dark Souls titles and Bloodborne, I am always on the lookout for good titles that deliver nearly the same experience as that of Eldest Souls.
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