I personally didn't find it to be a problem navigating Fallgrim. I just walked around, finding shells and shit, and pieced everything together rather quickly.
so was hellblade back then. its things like this that makes indie games more attractive when they go for story telling. maid of sker is another prime example.
@@Genasidal but i m having hard time getting into MS combat. at first i deleted it, but second time around it clicked but still weak. is there gear that we get by searching or we just upgrade at the fat man or sester(checkpoint that is that mystic women)?
@@murtazarizvi368 it was in the video dude 🤣 you have the shells & weapons to find & upgrade, then learn the best way to work use of hardening into combat with each.
Is it just me or would both the "everything looks the same" and the "you can't tell which leaps of faiths will kill you" concerns have been fixed if the devs just added Legally Distinct Prism Stones?
You eventually learn the layout of the levels but it is definitely a learning curve. It took me a while to grasp. The level design is definitely the worst part of the game. Especially the opening forest. It just has so many looping paths without enough landmarks. Plus those tunnels that you have to crawl through are supposed to be shortcuts but the fact that they are basically a long cutscene that is boring means I ended up just avoiding them because half the time I would take one and realize it was wrong and have to go back.
@Migaloo Aww well if you manage to go most of the area without taking damage sure but if you wanna reset your heals or unlock more stuff on shell enemies will respawn
If you never go to the dark lord and go get alll the sacred glands then find the corrupted sister and play the loot for her. She's shows how hardcore she is.
ngl it was pretty obvious who is was even with the pixilation. like wow I wonder what that vaguely bird-like monster is, could it possibly be the bird-like creature you give the lifeforce of powerfull beings to, that was locked up for some unknowm reason. Hmmmmm I sure do wonder
'SINNER sacrifice for redemption' is one of my favorites(to many good ones with thier own twists to pick a single). Lost a controller to that game but it was worth it lol.
Have you tried Hellpoint yet? I personally liked the way it has multiple paths you can take and the way you level up your weapons is great, but when it comes to secrets... it can be overwhelming/frustrating :)
Mortal Shell is awesome considering its indie, but its not my favorite due to low customization. Customization and build variety, are what I praise the most in souls likes. The games atmosphere is really nice, that lonely feeling classic to dark souls.
You do realize this is the debut game for a new development company of 15 people right? Yes they are veterans of the gaming industry, but it is still 15 people. They wanted to send a love letter to Miyazaki and they did it, so now they can focus on dlc's, add-ons, or possibly a second game or new game altogether.
1 thing I don't like about this game is that its HP & stamina bars kind of lie to you; their length aren't propotional to actual number. I felt betrayed when I found out that Tiel's health was 1/4 of Eredrim's (60/258), but Tiel's stamina was only twice as much (150/75). Tiel's strength isn't that strong, but he's even squishier then you might realized. Another thing is that I feel NG+ isn't well balanced? Player's strength basically peaks halfway through the 1st playthough. Weapon damage barely increases after +5; most abilities do fixed damage. Your output is hard capped by your stamina if you use a shell at all. So in NG+ and on, you either run pass most enemies or the gameplay slows down tremendously due to their massively increased health. Hitting corpses to farm resolve & staying back to wait for stamina regen aren't challenging; they're just boring. Weapon summoning/moveset swapping, and no shell with basically inf. stamina kind of alleviate the NG+ problem; but still, a lot to be desired.
Glad I'm not the only one who though NG+ was broken and boring, and the extra reinforcement barely make up for the massive health bars of enemies. I did also realize the health and stamina bars were messed up, kinda sucks really, hope that they fix this or buff Tiel.
I think it’s a pretty daring game, because they explain so little that some people don’t even understand the basic mechanics of the game because a little was explain. I ended up watching a guy get all the way to the twice born Yet he had never use the red mushroom once or any item for that matter
I think my favorite thing is NPCs having different Dialogue options depending on what Shell you wear, with one NPC having 2 sidequest options between 2 different shells. Its a shame there's only 1 NPC (that I know of) that has a quest like this.
Even though I'm one to over-rely on over-leveling in soulslikes to make things easier for myself, I like that Mortal Shell doesn't allow that much. Really enjoyed Tiel with the Hammer and Chisel.
8:35 Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey does something similar. The more you use or collect an item, the more intelligent your primates will become on what they know of it and how to use it, leading to you even being able to use the item in new more advanced ways.
Honestly this game is my favorite souls like it was a short but sweet game. I honestly didnt know it was so short going in but it was bittersweet since it was still an amazing experience. Even the issues it has are understandable, theres a quite a few bumps but they made everything Els so great you dont even notice them most of the time. And now......... I started a no shell run to platinum the game and well its terrifying lol
So the bosses are Korean cakes? If you’ve ever been there, you know what I’m talking about. If you haven’t, many of the cakes don’t use sugar in the batter OR icing. They are, however, absolutely gorgeously designed with things that SHOULD be sweet, but aren’t. A common style is quartered fruit toppings with white “frosting.” 1/4 will have beautiful strawberries, 1/4 will have kiwis, 1/4 will have raspberries, and 1/4 will have blueberries. You see the frosting on the side and the amazingly fresh looking fruits laid on in their own little triangles on top. The fruits are the only source of sweetness, and there is only a single layer of them on the cake. You cut off a big old piece from the kiwi section as you are practically drooling over it. You take a bite and... the entire cake tastes like it was made out of communion wafers. If you see 75% of a plain white cake sitting on a table, you can safely assume it was originally covered with fruit toppings, but they were all used to sweeten the quarter of cake that was eaten.
really cool. thanks for the review! 8:42 i feel the same way. i need to just start using up my consumables! im playing DS2 right now and i am probably gonna be hollow forever because i feel like human effigies are gonna be super hard to come by!
It is safe to say, you would enjoy Dark Souls. But Mortal Shell is something quite unique. Plus, it's from a small developer. This makes it a miracle...
Dark souls one is something special. Play the game with no spoilers. Then watch vaati videos for a bit to make the story come together in your head. Mind blowing
This game was a super fun lil ride, I only wish they release some extra or dlc content which explores more into the 3 zones we navigate, more of the same in a way
I thought Mortal Shell was great. Just wish it was about twice as long with more shells and character customization. I love your idea of a lantern or marker system so you can better navigate the world.
My favorite souls-like to date. Hardening is amazing, and I actually really liked all the bosses except for the end of the Obsidian area, and tbh the Mace-Staff absolutely rules. I also LOVE the environments past Fallgrim; the flame area has those huge statues of the veiled witch queens, and the winter area is super vertical and the transition from the graves to the underground winter area didn't make much sense (how do you get snow there), but I liked it. I also think that the fire area could have been longer, but I really liked that one the most. Overall I would give it a 9/10, but I really just like the imagery and the voice acting alot. In addition I didn't have as many complaints about the combat loop, I felt like it was very satisfying.
Honesty I think there is slight problem. The souls series started with Demon Souls and the combat despited being exciting was just a part of the overal thing. Dark Souls made it more focused and every subsequent souls or souls like game put some spin on the formula, but as far as I can see these types of games now come with some gimmic or two but never trully inovate. Guess I just think that this style was at the peak with DS 3 and now it is too stagnant to peek my interest.
@sgt dornan I didn't mean to imply that DS 1,2 or 3 were not guilty of it. I think that combat came into its maturity in DS 3 and of course Bloodborn. What I ment is that this style of games stayed stagnant for far too long and now, well it does not have the same appeal.
Peaked at dks1. Dks 1 had some features and much more world building that made it a nicer experience than DeS, dks2 was straight trash, dks3 had nice QoL upgrades but was less meaningful in plot and world building than Dks1.
Gotta say I loved Using Tiel and Martyr's Blade. It just felt nice to be an acolyte weilding a holy weapon putting all they have into their faith that this relic would grant them passage through the unforgiving world. I might have gotten a little TOO into it lol.
This is the most fairly priced game I have ever purchased. Great game and the $7 DLC is a must have. So much value, this is definitely a must have game for anyone that loves the "Souls like" play style.
Every time I start my ps4 up I check for dlc or updates, I enjoyed this so much I'm gutted there's not more,I'm sure I'm not the only fan that feels like this,please make moooooooore ,we want more.its brilliant!!!
Legit almost crying when you said "bunkum" 😂 haven't heard that phrase used in, I'd say a decade at least, and this reminded me what an amazing phrase it is and that I should use it more 😂😂
I really enjoyed this game, though it has to be said that hardening in the middle of a jump attack seemed to be a pretty powerful technique for kicking much ass. Look forward to what they bring out next: if Deck 13 can go from LotF to The Surge 2, these guys can surely also learn & grow.
I think this game got the familiarity system idea from Nioh. More of it will unlock more special traits and some of them can transfer to other equipment too.
exactly, sad that the game was too short and little bosses count. However it is a very very unique approach and innovative indeed. I actually had 2 shells maxed at the end of my first playthrough
Annihilation!! 🤌 one of my favorite books/movie AND score! Ugh 😩 And the fact that they had some Moderat at the end there just...🤌🤌🤌🤌 You, sir, have excellent taste. Thank you.
@@KirkWilliams300 I wish I could study it but unfortunately there are no tutors in my area. HEMA wasn't really a thing in my country until just a few years ago when they started opening schools in the major cities. As of now I only watch and read up on the subject, maybe one day I'll have the opportunity to actually try it.
I enjoyed the bosses. I'm not particularly great at souls like because my play style is more hack and slash. So the bosses gave me a good challenge. But I definitely see how they aren't too challenging for better players. But like you said with the items changing your play style, using the great sword, or whatever it's called, made me slow down a bit and time things more. So this game really changed my play style too.
I love the game, a bit short and i feeled like it can be done more, but then I think about the number of people in team that develop the game and its price, and I think it was nice. Maybe in the future, if this team make success we will see a more complex mortal Shell with all the stuff lacking in this one title
Enemy tracking is a nightmare, indeed. Enjoying the game so far, I'm so utterly hooked by its dark gritty art style though, I believe I would even say I'm ' liking ' it. However, hardening is really not my cup o' tea, I'm terrible at both parrying & evading, so I'm usually a ' shield guy ' in these games, so it's quite hard to get the hang of it here.
This video is great! An amazing mix and funny, informative a nice review that doesn’t rely on nothing but other game references/comparisons and quite “kid friendly” I guess? Like I’m all for swearing and adult/crude humour however to have a breathe with some good jokes and a nice review that isn’t relying on only crude vocabulary! Hope these guys open a patreon or some other donation website/resource Have a great day you true blue individual
I would just like to say that I liked the map design and structure of fallgrim, more than anything in the game. Exploring it, finding all loot and learning the layout while clearing the mobs with starting gear was the most enjoyment I got out of the game. I honestly wish it was bigger.
@@keymash-aimciamciamalk8630 no real magic but you can upgrade your abilities. The hardening takes some time to get used to cuz it's not like a normal shield, but once you work it into your flow of attacks, you'll feel like a beast!!!.
@@keymash-aimciamciamalk8630 definitely fun, especially if you like the Souls type genre. And since it's on Game Pass, what do you have to lose.. hope they expand this title
The first hour or so is challenging, after that it becomes quite easy, considering how short the game is they couldn't maintain that challenge throughout the whole thing.
I guess that’s an issue that can be accounted to the general freedom of the game? Since players can do the shrines/crypts in basically any order it would be difficult to maintain a consistently increasing difficulty throughout
@@jackbassindale4336 Dark souls 1-3, Sekiro, Bloodborne, Nioh 1-2 can maintain their challenge for dozens of hours though, Mortal Shell had a very very small team of developers which is the real reason why it is really short and easy game.
"descriptions are unlocked by getting familiarity" transistor did this. Honestly, didn't really work, because it meant the pace and information on the story was decided by guesswork of which items would reveal what. Probably works better in a game where just tidbits of lore are revealed as opposed to character motivations.
Don't like this game. Tried several times to get into it. Thought it would be smiler enough to DS/Bloodborne to keep me interested.... but just got frustrated at too many features.
I would say that a lot can be forgiven since the developer is a smaller group of people. But hopefully this game does well enough that we can see a sequel with improvements to what they've learned making this game.
My biggest complaint so far is that all the of the weapons have exactly the same base damage even though the massive 2h sword is slower and heavier it still does the same damage as the starting sword, same with the other 2 weapons.
idk bro I managed to get the whole main area map in my head so it wasn't really a maze to me. I finished the game a month ago and I still remember the map. I know pretty much every mushroom locations to far without having to wait minutes for them to recharge because you just end up running from one to the last and restarting the loop. I'm currently playing demon's souls and it's a nice game but I like the combat in mortal shell a lot more especially because of the hammer and chisel and it's first L1 R1 special ability and then using parry and riposte on the bosses with soloman. Like not even joking with the combots and tactics I had I was doing 500 or more damage to the bosses in 10 seconds because you can pretty much be invincible 2 times, 1 during hardening and 1 during the special ability attacks
I'd argue that the bosses were a high point. Each of them was fairly unique. Fire guy was very tanky and hard to stagger, not leaving many openings on his own and being countered by hardening to squeeze in extra damage. Ice Martyr was very weak to parrying, as it gives both damage and a full stagger, yet he plays around with his timings to encourage you to be patient, all the while teleporting quickly around to discourage hardening. Crucix was... kind of awful, honestly. His second phase is super tedious, though his first phase is interesting in discouraging high-aggression by making it so his poise is easily broken but his younger brother puts him on the defense. In exchange, his offense is pretty easy to shut down with hardening and parrying, play defensive. The Final Boss feels like a culmination of all of these; with powerful but open attacks, moderate poise, high health, and unique mechanics that both set him apart and make it feel like you've mastered the game when you fight him. The addition of weak adds into the fight also help call upon the skills of spatial management most of Fallgrim teaches, especially since they're your Parry Heal in the fight and can be killed in one shot otherwise. The Dodge/Parry/Harden system was an absolutely INCREDIBLE design choice. It does aggression better than Bloodborne by allowing you to instantly become defensive for a short time. However, the timer on it heavily discourages reactive play, more encouraging you to learn enemy startups so you know exactly when to leap into the fray. My only complaints about the game are how annoying some of the level design and enemies are. The Greatsword Ghosts in the fire zone sucked to fight one on one, much less the 2v1 you get later. And the enemies are in general so tanky that you're better off just skipping most of them. However, I did like the open-ended progression of the game for the most part, leaving all enemies (roughly) scaling the same, and the lack of teleporting bonfires and dedicated healing, along with the Bonfires being spaced VERY far apart made every trek a difficult, but fair feeling struggle. Only near the end of the game did I feel that they just started randomly throwing enemies at you.
I enjoyed the game for what what length it had - it is a nice entry into the genre of "Soulsborne loveletters", although the few environments and what I felt like lack of engaging world building made me like it less than it probably deserves. Having the "story" told through items and interactable objects isn't a bad move, I just think it lacked the framing mechanism of the Souls games, where the basic premise at least in some regard is explained at the beginning of the game (ie. the tale of Demons/Fire/Beasts) and the game itself then proceeds to expand upon it through in-game lore. Mortal Shell by comparison is more like "This is you and stuff happens for some reason" which isn't really expanded much upon throughout the game. It's pretty neat how the shells have their own story lines, but I never really figured out the reason why we were a pasty humanoid parasite, why we were supposed to defeat the "big bad", why things seemingly have gone to shit and why the world can change into a nightmare version of itself. Combat was "ok" though once I learned to use hardening properly, the enemies didn't really stand a chance unless they managed to get me into a position where moving around and waiting for the hardening cool down to end was impossible. I found that every fight could basically be won by baiting an attack sequence, hardening the last or a slow strike, counter attacking and then dodging away, which combat quite repetitive. The basic flow is not that different from other Souls games, but the complete invincibility of hardening on NG and the ability to dodge as well just makes it really easy to exploit. Also, the "parry" timing felt a bit off to me to a point where learning to parry just became annoying and only used when I really needed a health regen and I also never used the other Sigil modes because of this. Graphically it's pretty nice although the Obisidian area did cause my FPS to tank a bit with all the reflective surfaces in the courtyard area. I also found the various areas kind of small and inconsequential like they were just random props to fight enemies in rather than actual places with a purpose in the world. Ie. why do the catacombs suddenly lead to an ice or fire area? Why is the Obsidian temple built as "not really a temple" but more like a barren courtyard?). All in all the designs looked good, but apart from the Shells I just didn't really feel like there was a lot of thought put into making me care about why I'm fighting these enemies, what their purpose were except being there and being murderable and why I wanted to do what I ended up doing. I'd probably put at 7/10 or 8/10 because it does look good, it does play decently and it did entertain me for about 12 hours in total, which is decent for the price asked.
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This would of been the only game where prism stones would be useful
Indeed
I personally didn't find it to be a problem navigating Fallgrim. I just walked around, finding shells and shit, and pieced everything together rather quickly.
@@ebonslayer3321 it's mainly because everything has a samey feeling so navigation gets real irritating when you forget what was where.
@@snowouroboros9250 I guess? No more samey than other areas, imo, but eh. I suppose I just got good navigational senses or something.
@@ebonslayer3321 well, the difference is the other areas have a start and end. Fallgrim is a circular maze, which is what makes it confusing.
For an indie scope, this game looks really impressive! I'm glad some good indie teams are trying to pull something a little fresher out the bag!
so was hellblade back then. its things like this that makes indie games more attractive when they go for story telling. maid of sker is another prime example.
@@murtazarizvi368 hellblade is brilliant!
@@Genasidal but i m having hard time getting into MS combat. at first i deleted it, but second time around it clicked but still weak. is there gear that we get by searching or we just upgrade at the fat man or sester(checkpoint that is that mystic women)?
@@murtazarizvi368 it was in the video dude 🤣 you have the shells & weapons to find & upgrade, then learn the best way to work use of hardening into combat with each.
Is it just me or would both the "everything looks the same" and the "you can't tell which leaps of faiths will kill you" concerns have been fixed if the devs just added Legally Distinct Prism Stones?
You eventually learn the layout of the levels but it is definitely a learning curve. It took me a while to grasp. The level design is definitely the worst part of the game. Especially the opening forest. It just has so many looping paths without enough landmarks. Plus those tunnels that you have to crawl through are supposed to be shortcuts but the fact that they are basically a long cutscene that is boring means I ended up just avoiding them because half the time I would take one and realize it was wrong and have to go back.
@Migaloo Aww well if you manage to go most of the area without taking damage sure but if you wanna reset your heals or unlock more stuff on shell enemies will respawn
"Short things can still be impressive, right guys?"
NYEEEEEAAASS
Time to start banging this shit out of the walls. (LOOKIN FOR ILLUSIONARY WALLS YOU PERVS)
Was that a dinger joke
@@mirahgirl01 nah it was a pecker joke
It's not short OK, it's avarage 😂
"This one has more health than midir on new game plus 7"
Omg I am dying 😭 😂😂😂😂😂
We have the same pfp
Him saying that was dumb Gael has way more health
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If you never go to the dark lord and go get alll the sacred glands then find the corrupted sister and play the loot for her. She's shows how hardcore she is.
so basically, Yhorm on a normal day?
Pixels the final bossfight to avoid spoilers only to show the dead boss' body minutes later in the NG+ screen.
Classic SLB 😂
ngl it was pretty obvious who is was even with the pixilation. like wow I wonder what that vaguely bird-like monster is, could it possibly be the bird-like creature you give the lifeforce of powerfull beings to, that was locked up for some unknowm reason. Hmmmmm I sure do wonder
let me know what your favourite Souls-Like is, I know there's still a couple good ones I haven't tried yet. Maybe I should review more!
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Have you seen the demons souls remake gameplay yet? It looks really good.
Yeah new Sunlightblade video coming out i love it already
Also, my fav souls is bloodborne, I love that game.
'SINNER sacrifice for redemption' is one of my favorites(to many good ones with thier own twists to pick a single). Lost a controller to that game but it was worth it lol.
Have you tried Hellpoint yet? I personally liked the way it has multiple paths you can take and the way you level up your weapons is great, but when it comes to secrets... it can be overwhelming/frustrating :)
"Annihilation" soundtrack... Nice touch.
Really liked that film ;)
noticed that as well
The books are even better!
Always like hearing it in videos.
On Skyrim the effects of the alchemical ingredients r hidden until you use them several times.
Good point! Thanks for reminding me
@@SunlightBlade can you play dark souls 3 with me? None of my freinds can get on. Please your freind connor
@@SunlightBlade if you dont want to that's fine
You can also discover their effects through recipes
@@connorrice927 hey dude, I'm a bit late to reply.. you on ps4?
That's not platforming, that's falling with style
I want to like this but i feel like I can't
Mortal Shell is awesome considering its indie, but its not my favorite due to low customization.
Customization and build variety, are what I praise the most in souls likes.
The games atmosphere is really nice, that lonely feeling classic to dark souls.
Ah yes one of my few problems with the hit game bloodborne is the lack of meaningful customization. That's important to some of us more than others.
You do realize this is the debut game for a new development company of 15 people right? Yes they are veterans of the gaming industry, but it is still 15 people. They wanted to send a love letter to Miyazaki and they did it, so now they can focus on dlc's, add-ons, or possibly a second game or new game altogether.
@@metaforeva3744 Yeah, thats why I said "considering its indie is awesome".
@@busterbeast999 I didn't see a lack of meaningful customization in Bloodborne tbh
@@masrr3678 yeah you could make some pretty characters but I wish the hair options weren't so plastic
The black metal soundtrack from rotting christ from the Halloween update also make the boss fights so much more fun. Especially tarsus
This was just an amazing review. Gonna have to try this one.
Thanks maan :]
Highly recommended if you're into the soulsbourne franchise. Imo only cons are short and need more npc quest.
Boy I refreshed the home screen at the right time
Scream lmfao😂
Such an underrated gem, I had a great time playing this.
It's hard to deny that Mortal Shell is a great game
Hey it's that one guy
1 thing I don't like about this game is that its HP & stamina bars kind of lie to you; their length aren't propotional to actual number.
I felt betrayed when I found out that Tiel's health was 1/4 of Eredrim's (60/258), but Tiel's stamina was only twice as much (150/75). Tiel's strength isn't that strong, but he's even squishier then you might realized.
Another thing is that I feel NG+ isn't well balanced? Player's strength basically peaks halfway through the 1st playthough. Weapon damage barely increases after +5; most abilities do fixed damage. Your output is hard capped by your stamina if you use a shell at all. So in NG+ and on, you either run pass most enemies or the gameplay slows down tremendously due to their massively increased health. Hitting corpses to farm resolve & staying back to wait for stamina regen aren't challenging; they're just boring.
Weapon summoning/moveset swapping, and no shell with basically inf. stamina kind of alleviate the NG+ problem; but still, a lot to be desired.
Glad I'm not the only one who though NG+ was broken and boring, and the extra reinforcement barely make up for the massive health bars of enemies. I did also realize the health and stamina bars were messed up, kinda sucks really, hope that they fix this or buff Tiel.
Agreed. To make things more annoying, we still take damage when hardened. Even Sekiro has that option but its optional 🤷🏻♂️
@@theqeffect37 Well, 2.5 chip damage is miniscule even for Tiel, but I do understand it's annoying because I, too, have a somewhat max-HP-OCD myself.
How are you supposed to accurately depict that without being super specific
Like the health bar part
For a small development team this game is amazing, look forward to see more from them
1:58 given the state of game journalists today, a "sterile science report" would be a massive improvement :p
Hardening? Hmm seems like havel "the ROCK" did that first.
I think it’s a pretty daring game, because they explain so little that some people don’t even understand the basic mechanics of the game because a little was explain.
I ended up watching a guy get all the way to the twice born Yet he had never use the red mushroom once or any item for that matter
You missed something.... If you play with good headphones the sounds of this game are 10/10... The sound design team made a something amazing !
For some reason the edits are a nice change of pace for you IMO, but the amount of 2010-2013 edits are way too many :P
I think my favorite thing is NPCs having different Dialogue options depending on what Shell you wear, with one NPC having 2 sidequest options between 2 different shells. Its a shame there's only 1 NPC (that I know of) that has a quest like this.
Even though I'm one to over-rely on over-leveling in soulslikes to make things easier for myself, I like that Mortal Shell doesn't allow that much. Really enjoyed Tiel with the Hammer and Chisel.
8:35
Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey does something similar. The more you use or collect an item, the more intelligent your primates will become on what they know of it and how to use it, leading to you even being able to use the item in new more advanced ways.
so does skyrim
The graphics in this game blow my mind. It looks more realistic than most big budget AAA games.
Your editing has gone from good to feckin fantastic man
Honestly this game is my favorite souls like it was a short but sweet game. I honestly didnt know it was so short going in but it was bittersweet since it was still an amazing experience. Even the issues it has are understandable, theres a quite a few bumps but they made everything Els so great you dont even notice them most of the time. And now......... I started a no shell run to platinum the game and well its terrifying lol
So the bosses are Korean cakes?
If you’ve ever been there, you know what I’m talking about.
If you haven’t, many of the cakes don’t use sugar in the batter OR icing. They are, however, absolutely gorgeously designed with things that SHOULD be sweet, but aren’t. A common style is quartered fruit toppings with white “frosting.” 1/4 will have beautiful strawberries, 1/4 will have kiwis, 1/4 will have raspberries, and 1/4 will have blueberries. You see the frosting on the side and the amazingly fresh looking fruits laid on in their own little triangles on top. The fruits are the only source of sweetness, and there is only a single layer of them on the cake. You cut off a big old piece from the kiwi section as you are practically drooling over it. You take a bite and... the entire cake tastes like it was made out of communion wafers.
If you see 75% of a plain white cake sitting on a table, you can safely assume it was originally covered with fruit toppings, but they were all used to sweeten the quarter of cake that was eaten.
I learned something today
really cool. thanks for the review! 8:42 i feel the same way. i need to just start using up my consumables! im playing DS2 right now and i am probably gonna be hollow forever because i feel like human effigies are gonna be super hard to come by!
I still go to the forest when I’m drunk. Nothing has changed. Just waiting more
you ok bro?
Not using consumables because they might be scarce... That's so me...
Your editing was firing on all cylinders with this one. Thank you for the video 👍🏼
Just started playing. Never played dark souls or any game like it, and I'm enjoying Mortal Shell quite a lot.
It is safe to say, you would enjoy Dark Souls. But Mortal Shell is something quite unique. Plus, it's from a small developer. This makes it a miracle...
Dark souls one is something special. Play the game with no spoilers. Then watch vaati videos for a bit to make the story come together in your head. Mind blowing
This game was a super fun lil ride, I only wish they release some extra or dlc content which explores more into the 3 zones we navigate, more of the same in a way
I really enjoyed this game too. I loved the world and atmosphere. Solomon, with the hammer and chisel, is boss.
I thought Mortal Shell was great. Just wish it was about twice as long with more shells and character customization. I love your idea of a lantern or marker system so you can better navigate the world.
Great video. The only other game ive played that had familiarity was nioh (1 and 2) where stats on equipment were raised as familiarity was gained.
Yea but not on consumables
@@freshboy3968 mhm. Only weapons and armor. I never concidered consumables to be equipment.
Your editing style is both hilarious and unique. Subscribed!
cant wait for it to release on steam in 2 years
Great review! I was thinking I would get it, but this convinced me. Loved the editing style, made me laugh :)
My favorite souls-like to date. Hardening is amazing, and I actually really liked all the bosses except for the end of the Obsidian area, and tbh the Mace-Staff absolutely rules.
I also LOVE the environments past Fallgrim; the flame area has those huge statues of the veiled witch queens, and the winter area is super vertical and the transition from the graves to the underground winter area didn't make much sense (how do you get snow there), but I liked it. I also think that the fire area could have been longer, but I really liked that one the most.
Overall I would give it a 9/10, but I really just like the imagery and the voice acting alot. In addition I didn't have as many complaints about the combat loop, I felt like it was very satisfying.
Honesty I think there is slight problem. The souls series started with Demon Souls and the combat despited being exciting was just a part of the overal thing. Dark Souls made it more focused and every subsequent souls or souls like game put some spin on the formula, but as far as I can see these types of games now come with some gimmic or two but never trully inovate. Guess I just think that this style was at the peak with DS 3 and now it is too stagnant to peek my interest.
@sgt dornan I didn't mean to imply that DS 1,2 or 3 were not guilty of it. I think that combat came into its maturity in DS 3 and of course Bloodborn. What I ment is that this style of games stayed stagnant for far too long and now, well it does not have the same appeal.
Peaked at dks1. Dks 1 had some features and much more world building that made it a nicer experience than DeS, dks2 was straight trash, dks3 had nice QoL upgrades but was less meaningful in plot and world building than Dks1.
Gotta say I loved Using Tiel and Martyr's Blade. It just felt nice to be an acolyte weilding a holy weapon putting all they have into their faith that this relic would grant them passage through the unforgiving world.
I might have gotten a little TOO into it lol.
This is the most fairly priced game I have ever purchased. Great game and the $7 DLC is a must have. So much value, this is definitely a must have game for anyone that loves the "Souls like" play style.
Keep up the grind Lightningblade
Much love
Every time I start my ps4 up I check for dlc or updates, I enjoyed this so much I'm gutted there's not more,I'm sure I'm not the only fan that feels like this,please make moooooooore ,we want more.its brilliant!!!
Well wish granted it finally have a dlc
Legit almost crying when you said "bunkum" 😂 haven't heard that phrase used in, I'd say a decade at least, and this reminded me what an amazing phrase it is and that I should use it more 😂😂
Gotta bring back the classics :D
@@SunlightBlade 100% agreed 👏👌
I really enjoyed this game, though it has to be said that hardening in the middle of a jump attack seemed to be a pretty powerful technique for kicking much ass.
Look forward to what they bring out next: if Deck 13 can go from LotF to The Surge 2, these guys can surely also learn & grow.
I think this game got the familiarity system idea from Nioh. More of it will unlock more special traits and some of them can transfer to other equipment too.
exactly, sad that the game was too short and little bosses count. However it is a very very unique approach and innovative indeed. I actually had 2 shells maxed at the end of my first playthrough
Annihilation!! 🤌 one of my favorite books/movie AND score! Ugh 😩 And the fact that they had some Moderat at the end there just...🤌🤌🤌🤌 You, sir, have excellent taste. Thank you.
Sadly even with the sensoring the final boss was spoiled for me but I will definitely still play through the whole game great vid
Exactly what I needed during quarantine
I loved the best-friends-forever ending.
love this format! gg man
I loved how good at the banjo you could get. Some of those songs were really cool.
This was great, please consider doing more
Seeing Half sword and Murder strokes was really a treat, definitely fun to recreate the move sets for these weapons in real life
If only he would unscrew and throw the pommel the end his enemy rightly.
CidGuerreiro1234 the hallowed sword has some retractable spikes so I mean I’ll take this as a substitute
@@KirkWilliams300 Based on your comment I knew you'd get the reference. Cheers.
CidGuerreiro1234 yep yep bet same to you, you study HEMA?
@@KirkWilliams300 I wish I could study it but unfortunately there are no tutors in my area. HEMA wasn't really a thing in my country until just a few years ago when they started opening schools in the major cities. As of now I only watch and read up on the subject, maybe one day I'll have the opportunity to actually try it.
I enjoyed the bosses. I'm not particularly great at souls like because my play style is more hack and slash. So the bosses gave me a good challenge. But I definitely see how they aren't too challenging for better players. But like you said with the items changing your play style, using the great sword, or whatever it's called, made me slow down a bit and time things more. So this game really changed my play style too.
First video i watch, 100% genuine meme energy. Subbed.
Claptrap twaddle is my new curse words near children lmao.
I want it to be on steam so i can get acheivements. It feels like if i would do a no shell run and have nothing to show for it, it never happened.
0:50 Nice Terroriser reference, made me laugh several times
I love the game, a bit short and i feeled like it can be done more, but then I think about the number of people in team that develop the game and its price, and I think it was nice. Maybe in the future, if this team make success we will see a more complex mortal Shell with all the stuff lacking in this one title
playing it today. thanks for the review
Enemy tracking is a nightmare, indeed. Enjoying the game so far, I'm so utterly hooked by its dark gritty art style though, I believe I would even say I'm ' liking ' it. However, hardening is really not my cup o' tea, I'm terrible at both parrying & evading, so I'm usually a ' shield guy ' in these games, so it's quite hard to get the hang of it here.
This video is great! An amazing mix and funny, informative a nice review that doesn’t rely on nothing but other game references/comparisons and quite “kid friendly” I guess? Like I’m all for swearing and adult/crude humour however to have a breathe with some good jokes and a nice review that isn’t relying on only crude vocabulary!
Hope these guys open a patreon or some other donation website/resource
Have a great day you true blue individual
Wake up babe new lightning blade video
This game really reminds me of a game still not out yet called scorn, from the character design to the creepy ambient music and sound design
really good review! ty sunbro
Have you seen new demons souls remake gameplay? I haven't played it, and im excited. What did you think of it?
Looks great buddy imo just a few minor changes needed but cool as fuck
Very excited!! 😁
I would just like to say that I liked the map design and structure of fallgrim, more than anything in the game. Exploring it, finding all loot and learning the layout while clearing the mobs with starting gear was the most enjoyment I got out of the game. I honestly wish it was bigger.
I do know what you mean, in some ways I really liked it but felt letdown by poor implementation of tunnels and lack of landmarks
the learning more about items as you use them is similar to elder scrolls alchemy. you learn what ingredients do when you consume then.
Came for the review, stayed for the baguette
You should review all the souls games, only just noticed weve never really gotten your opinion on each one yet
For a $29.99 game (or now included on Game Pass) this game far exceeded it's value!! Loved it!!
I think I might pick it up from gamepass I'm a big fan of ds3 but I mostly play mage so is there any magic in it?
@@keymash-aimciamciamalk8630 no real magic but you can upgrade your abilities. The hardening takes some time to get used to cuz it's not like a normal shield, but once you work it into your flow of attacks, you'll feel like a beast!!!.
@@hansolo916 hey as long as its fun lmao I'll probably download it tomorrow then
@@keymash-aimciamciamalk8630 definitely fun, especially if you like the Souls type genre. And since it's on Game Pass, what do you have to lose.. hope they expand this title
The first hour or so is challenging, after that it becomes quite easy, considering how short the game is they couldn't maintain that challenge throughout the whole thing.
I guess that’s an issue that can be accounted to the general freedom of the game? Since players can do the shrines/crypts in basically any order it would be difficult to maintain a consistently increasing difficulty throughout
@@jackbassindale4336 Dark souls 1-3, Sekiro, Bloodborne, Nioh 1-2 can maintain their challenge for dozens of hours though, Mortal Shell had a very very small team of developers which is the real reason why it is really short and easy game.
Most western game is more focus on graphics. While eastern is more focus on story and progress.
Wow a Hot Fuzz outtake? You Sir are a true man of culture
"descriptions are unlocked by getting familiarity" transistor did this. Honestly, didn't really work, because it meant the pace and information on the story was decided by guesswork of which items would reveal what. Probably works better in a game where just tidbits of lore are revealed as opposed to character motivations.
Don't like this game. Tried several times to get into it. Thought it would be smiler enough to DS/Bloodborne to keep me interested.... but just got frustrated at too many features.
I would say that a lot can be forgiven since the developer is a smaller group of people. But hopefully this game does well enough that we can see a sequel with improvements to what they've learned making this game.
annihilation music fits pretty well to this game
Love the editing
The trailer featuring Rotting Christ is what sold me to try Mortal Shell.
Appreciate you blurring the final boss, but even without playing this game ever, I recognized him as the old prisoner.
Good video though!
I love whatever that first couple seconds of opening music was. Sounded like the soundtrack to the lighthouse scene in annihilation
My biggest complaint so far is that all the of the weapons have exactly the same base damage even though the massive 2h sword is slower and heavier it still does the same damage as the starting sword, same with the other 2 weapons.
Its smart in a way, prevents meta and forcing a player to go for damage and instead "what are you comfortable using".
@@oldmatedave2382 although it does create a meta because the faster weapons would have a higher dps making them the ideal pick.
The games was awesome.I cant wait for Mortal Shell 2.Just make it at lease 15 hours long.
Yeah really my only gripe with the game was it's small size. But it really, and I mean really packed a punch for me! 9/10!!!
really awesome review! i need to try this gem now :3
I'm hardening just remembering my playthroughs of this game!!!!
idk bro I managed to get the whole main area map in my head so it wasn't really a maze to me. I finished the game a month ago and I still remember the map. I know pretty much every mushroom locations to far without having to wait minutes for them to recharge because you just end up running from one to the last and restarting the loop. I'm currently playing demon's souls and it's a nice game but I like the combat in mortal shell a lot more especially because of the hammer and chisel and it's first L1 R1 special ability and then using parry and riposte on the bosses with soloman. Like not even joking with the combots and tactics I had I was doing 500 or more damage to the bosses in 10 seconds because you can pretty much be invincible 2 times, 1 during hardening and 1 during the special ability attacks
That mysterious annihalation track in the beginning always gets to me.
That was an amazing terrorizer sound clip you used 🤣
I'd argue that the bosses were a high point. Each of them was fairly unique.
Fire guy was very tanky and hard to stagger, not leaving many openings on his own and being countered by hardening to squeeze in extra damage.
Ice Martyr was very weak to parrying, as it gives both damage and a full stagger, yet he plays around with his timings to encourage you to be patient, all the while teleporting quickly around to discourage hardening.
Crucix was... kind of awful, honestly. His second phase is super tedious, though his first phase is interesting in discouraging high-aggression by making it so his poise is easily broken but his younger brother puts him on the defense. In exchange, his offense is pretty easy to shut down with hardening and parrying, play defensive.
The Final Boss feels like a culmination of all of these; with powerful but open attacks, moderate poise, high health, and unique mechanics that both set him apart and make it feel like you've mastered the game when you fight him. The addition of weak adds into the fight also help call upon the skills of spatial management most of Fallgrim teaches, especially since they're your Parry Heal in the fight and can be killed in one shot otherwise.
The Dodge/Parry/Harden system was an absolutely INCREDIBLE design choice. It does aggression better than Bloodborne by allowing you to instantly become defensive for a short time. However, the timer on it heavily discourages reactive play, more encouraging you to learn enemy startups so you know exactly when to leap into the fray.
My only complaints about the game are how annoying some of the level design and enemies are. The Greatsword Ghosts in the fire zone sucked to fight one on one, much less the 2v1 you get later. And the enemies are in general so tanky that you're better off just skipping most of them. However, I did like the open-ended progression of the game for the most part, leaving all enemies (roughly) scaling the same, and the lack of teleporting bonfires and dedicated healing, along with the Bonfires being spaced VERY far apart made every trek a difficult, but fair feeling struggle. Only near the end of the game did I feel that they just started randomly throwing enemies at you.
The optional Rotting Christ music really improves the bossfights:)
your videos always
get better and better
Thank you thank you, I know I take a little bit longer than others to put out content so i always try my best to make it good! :D
I watched this video with the audio off. Thanks for recording.
I love this game. Need more content in it though because Ive beat it about 4 or 5 times now
I enjoyed the game for what what length it had - it is a nice entry into the genre of "Soulsborne loveletters", although the few environments and what I felt like lack of engaging world building made me like it less than it probably deserves.
Having the "story" told through items and interactable objects isn't a bad move, I just think it lacked the framing mechanism of the Souls games, where the basic premise at least in some regard is explained at the beginning of the game (ie. the tale of Demons/Fire/Beasts) and the game itself then proceeds to expand upon it through in-game lore.
Mortal Shell by comparison is more like "This is you and stuff happens for some reason" which isn't really expanded much upon throughout the game.
It's pretty neat how the shells have their own story lines, but I never really figured out the reason why we were a pasty humanoid parasite, why we were supposed to defeat the "big bad", why things seemingly have gone to shit and why the world can change into a nightmare version of itself.
Combat was "ok" though once I learned to use hardening properly, the enemies didn't really stand a chance unless they managed to get me into a position where moving around and waiting for the hardening cool down to end was impossible.
I found that every fight could basically be won by baiting an attack sequence, hardening the last or a slow strike, counter attacking and then dodging away, which combat quite repetitive.
The basic flow is not that different from other Souls games, but the complete invincibility of hardening on NG and the ability to dodge as well just makes it really easy to exploit.
Also, the "parry" timing felt a bit off to me to a point where learning to parry just became annoying and only used when I really needed a health regen and I also never used the other Sigil modes because of this.
Graphically it's pretty nice although the Obisidian area did cause my FPS to tank a bit with all the reflective surfaces in the courtyard area.
I also found the various areas kind of small and inconsequential like they were just random props to fight enemies in rather than actual places with a purpose in the world.
Ie. why do the catacombs suddenly lead to an ice or fire area? Why is the Obsidian temple built as "not really a temple" but more like a barren courtyard?).
All in all the designs looked good, but apart from the Shells I just didn't really feel like there was a lot of thought put into making me care about why I'm fighting these enemies, what their purpose were except being there and being murderable and why I wanted to do what I ended up doing.
I'd probably put at 7/10 or 8/10 because it does look good, it does play decently and it did entertain me for about 12 hours in total, which is decent for the price asked.
I gave it a 4 or 5 out of ten