Salt and Sanctuary

Git gud

Best game.

A souls-like that does its own thing and has some pretty cool ideas. Notably, the skill tree and having a separate currency to buy (most) things, instead of just spending what you use the level up all the time. But the main one is the Creed system. You choose one out of the three offered at the start but you can change your affiliation to any other after that with a small penalty. They all have different shop inventories, including spells and miracles that you can expand by increasing devotion. I think my favorite is how health and stamina work. The max amount can be temporarily lowered through taking damage or spell/prayer usage respectively. There's ways to undo it, including using a sanctuary. Interestingly, your max health can only be increased by leveling up. Not by raising any stat, unlike with Stamina/Focus. So it always pays to be careful. The creeds tie into the sanctuaries, which are your save points. The cool part is that you gather various stone idols that don't just add vendors but also give you bonuses to that particular region. So even if you don't need a blacksmith, you can still place one down for the attack boost. But you can't swap out idols so be careful. Something about the art-style is appealing to me even if it doesn't have a more universal appeal. it reminds me of cartoons or flash animations from the mid-2000s or so for whatever reason. I appreciate the work that went into the designs. Some interesting enemy designs here. My main critique is that there isn't that much music; at least for exploration. This has the unfortunate side-effect of making the various areas blur together a little more in my mind, regardless of how different their level design might actually be. The complete lack of an in-game map can make navigating tough at times too. Well, this game is fairly popular but in case you haven't played it, give it a try. My recommendation for newer players would be to invest in light armor unless you don't mind putting a lot of points into endurance. But you might want to do anyway if you want to wield any big weapons.

Beautiful metroidvania, combining Hollow Knight/Ender Lilies with Dark Souls.

vel god

Grosse déception suite à l'évaluation très positive de ce jeu par la commu. Il a très mal vieilli, et malheureusement, la DA ne sauve pas les meubles. Le plus gros point noir, c'est l'absence de map. C'est pas tout le monde qui a le talent de level design de Fromsoftware. Le rythme est le second gros défaut du jeu: là où en 3d, sur Dark Souls, ça passe très bien et rend l'expérience plus immersive, quand passe en 2d, ça devient mou du genou. Je l'ai acheté en solde à moins de 5 euros, et même à ce prix je ne le recommande pas.