![]() You begin by choosing your character, class and other details before being thrust into the world with little to no hand holding at all. Yes, many mechanics and design decisions carry over and are similar, but it’s also part Metroidvania and more of a platformer, given its 2D sidescrolling gameplay. To say that Salt and Sanctuary is simply a Souls-like would be doing it an injustice. ![]() I have to admit, for a smaller indie game, I didn’t expect as much depth and length, but was proven wrong after looking up how much further I had to go after a dozen or so bosses. You’ll be exploring through swamps, dungeons, forests, crumbled cities, underground tunnels and much more throughout your journey. You’ll have hours of exploring and fighting ahead of you, coupled with hundreds of deaths as you learn the intricacies of the mechanics. Yes, it’s an overused trope, but it sets the framework of the much larger objective, but doing so won’t be easy. As you get your wits about you, you’ll meet an older gentleman that gives you a mysterious item and to let you know that you must find the princess that was aboard the ship as well. Regardless of the outcome, the ship crashes and becomes a wreck on a nearby shore that you awake on much later. ![]() As you kill the invaders and make your way to the deck, you’re greeted with a massive sea creature that will most likely demolish you in a few seconds (though it is possible to defeat it). Salt and Sanctuary begins with you on a ship that gets attacked in the ocean. While most of these knock offs are simply trying to be a ‘me too’, developers Ska Studios, best known for their The Dishwasher titles, has decided to put some new twists on the traditional Souls-like gameplay mechanics, making for a unique experience that’s not simply trying to emulate its inspirational material. Obviously when a new game or genre comes along, many copies also follow suit, and there’s been no shortage of Souls-like games in recent years. They’ve not only made a series that fans clamor for, but have since been synonymous with “difficult” games due to its challenge. To say that the Dark Souls series has made an impact on the gaming industry would be an understatement. ![]()
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