@@orc001 and read my comment before commenting 🤣 the irony... I never said otherwise. My point was that it's still impressive to not only finish the story, but he completed all the achievements BEFORE the game is out. He's not only the first review I saw on TH-cam but chances are others only completed the story, and they may have only played the game for a few hours.
@@Lock2002ful why that negative energy what are you trying to prove? Can't even praise someone without hurting someone wtf. 😂 He not only has his own life obligations and other games he's covering, he completed a game that takes 25 hours + formulating a detailed review + the editing... Careful, don't read what I'm about to say because it's going to hurt your wittle feelings and fragile self-westeem... HE'S A LEGEND!!!!!!!!!!!!🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌
"Didn't overstayed its welcome but didn't do anything else" is pretty savage coming from Mort the cautious diplomat, but he did like the game. Sadly the setting was what seemed interesting : how often do you get Sumerian mythology ? but when Mort says "it's not that the story is bad but..." it's probably pretty bad.
first time watcher here and wow, this is why I love youtube. Every now and then you get to a point where you think you've seen it all and a creator you never seen before surprises you. Enjoyed this vid, thanks.
Hey Mortismal, might not apply for this game but for your next reviews maybe you could add the quests. Other than combat and everything that you already cover in your reviews the quests, especially for CRPGs would be nice to know your opinion
@@MortismalGaming You could give a general overview of the quality of sidequests, talk about how many there are, if they are worth doing or if they kinda just bloat the game etc.
@@MortismalGaming Thanks for considering it. It would be interesting for example to know if the quests follow a straight line or if they have more twists like The Witcher 3
Right off the bat, it looks like the characters run animation isn't synced with the travel speed. It looks like they're gliding on the ground at points and it's a bit distracting for me
A 15-20 hour story sounds right up my alley. Recently finished Control, which was a good length for a fun action game. I'm a bit burnt out on long games 😅
@@dussan2I wished the same. I really enjoyed the story (the part they I played), but it was so long and cumbersome that I couldn’t get to the rest of the game without grinding.
Same here, I know this wont be a popular opinion but FF7 Rebirth was way too long for me, I struggled to complete the last third of the game. Control was perfect length, really enjoyed that one didn’t feel like a homework assignment haha.
In mythology Enki is a trickster god who also is sort of the Patron of humanity at large. He goes against his kin in various ways to help mankind establish themselves. Chances are, this is just a retelling of one or more of those stories in a Flintlock and fantasy setting, Atleast thats my guess.
According to Zachariah Sitchens books about the Summarian Tablets Enki is one of two brothers, Enlil being the other....., who are fighting over the favor of their father (Annu). Apparently Enki is the Savior of mankind from the enslavement and inhalation of Enlil. Crazy story if it's true...? Idk?
Way better than anything I have played from them. The combat and movement, especially combat, is really top notch. It has a sort of rhythm and flow to it that once you get into it is quite satisfying.
just finished it with 17,5h, it's a solid and quite positive 7. It's junky, but quite fun, I recommend it. Thanks for the video! Amazing job as always.
Another one into the collection with RoboCop, Evil West, Mad Max, Returnal. Basically, 20-30 hours of fun, nothing more, nothing less. Good, we need such games.
Man I got a solid 70 hours out of Mad Max, and even years later I still think about it occasionally. That game had absolutely no business being that good.
I love this game and playing every night. I'd rank it behind Lies of P. The combat's wild af with multiple enemies. It's getting slammed sideways over company drama, layoffs, ect. My only con, don't like the parry. Almost never use it.
I would say.. it's a nice game! It can offer something new in core gameplay, but lacks interesting enemies. Main Bosses are great, but there are simply not enough of them
Seems like a fun game. I love souls-like/lite games. Don't really care for the FromSoftware originals since they're mostly medieval settings (Bloodborne excluded), but some of the games inspired by them have been fun like Steelrising, Lords Of The Fallen, Remnant, and the soulslite games like Jedi: Fallen Order and Survivor. In Sumerian history, Enki (lord of earth) was the brother of Enlil (lord of air), both of the Anunnaki race. Enlil wanted to create human beings as slaves to mine gold, and Enki didn't want to play god like that. So he's always been the "good guy" of the story. He still went along with it, but wanted humanity to be intelligent and evolved contrary to Enlil's agenda.
Nice to see you cover this game, I've been curious about it. It actually reminds me of Greedfall as well as Banishers, two games I quite enjoyed. I think I will pick it up to help support the dev team, in this day of $60 and $70 games I appreciate developers who don't overprice their product. Very helpful review, thank you!
I feel like options like that should be available for people with disabilities or issues. For example I am a guy who has beaten bloodbourne and 100 percented sifu. But I can't beat sekiro because my hand reaction time has diminished from my own issues. Got half way through and wasn't able to. So it would be good to have for those type of situations. Just my take.
@InMaTeofDeath done several playthroughs of Ashen and really liked it aesthetically, and for the overall mood. Keep in mind it's not as tough as most of the usual soul-likes - which makes it a great entry point for beginners in my eyes
I always liked the core combat system and mechanics of FromSoftware games but action and movement part was something that felt lacking and Flintlock is fixing this personal itch for me! 😍 I was waiting for Flintlock for quite some time now and free demo on steam convinced me to purchase the game (even though I have it on game pass) just to show my token of appreciation towards the devs for not being greedy and being brave enough to re-imagine typical Souls-like experience.
This game/its gameplay reminds me so much of games that used to come out on the Xbox360 and I love it. It’s getting a lot of hate and I’m not sure why.
I think it's mostly getting a lot of indifference because we've had a ton of souls-like in recent years, and the Elden Ring dlc just dropped. Everyone is either playing or just finished playing that.
Thanks for this. It being on Game Pass is a huge plus for me so I don't have to worry too much if it doesn't keep my attention for long enough. I'm someone who needs a good story giving me a reason for all the fighting (which is why I play games like Witcher, Horizon, GoW, Ghost of Tsushima etc.). I enjoyed the demo because it wsan't too souls-y for me in terms of difficulty.
Really bummed to hear about the story (or lack thereof), especially after the demo set the stage so well. Still gonna play it, though! After dropping another 100 hours into Elden Ring and its DLC, I'm ready for something different.
The ending is gold IMO, really hoping for more since it is hinted. However as in general this game has been thrashed, it doesn't seem likely we'll ever see DLC or a sequel.
The Steam demo already sold me on the game, I really had fun with this. After being burned out a little by Elden Ring, I look forward to this souls-lite game. Gives Fallen Order vibes.
I would say it's a let down but It seems solid enough for what it is. Will definitely check it out on Gamepass and making it $40 was definitely a smart decision that more games should look into following. A lot of games out there that can't command being full price and would probably make more money by acknowledging that fact.
Knowing absolutely nothing about this game, I'm going to guess that Enki is the God of Death who tricks the main character into killing the gods, the only beings capable of closing the door that is letting the undead through into the mortal world.
@@PrimedSnake Ah man, I probably have a 100+ titles between Xbox and Steam. I'm a sucker for sales. Probably not much you haven't heard of though: Kingdom Come: Deliverance, Divinity II, XCOM 2, Ni No Kuni II (lot of sequels coincidentally), and a ton more. Recently finished Dodgeball Academia which might be under your radar. Cute JRPG-inspired game set at a Hogwarts/X-Mansion-esque school for dodgeball haha.
@@MisterEnsayne Ni No Kuni II is Atrocious. Bad story, bad characters, a complete grindfest. If you liked the first, it's just a completely different and much, much worse game....
I've noticed every one playing this game - myself included, used the same identical weapons. I found the combat a bit non responsive early to mid game. Later it got a bit better.
Enemy variety is not bad, it's about average for an action combat game like this. Some of the enemies seem similar but they have different mechanics and as you progress you run into completely new enemy types. There are soldiers of various types, undead, giant spiders, giant scorpions, these ostrich like creatures, big ogre types, and a bunch more that I am not listing with varieties of each.
I'm finishing the game and I don't have enough iron to upgrade my second hand weapon (hammer) to get the achievement. There's very little loot in the game and it doesn't appear after the world is reset. Did you upgrade all the weapons in one playthrough?
You cannot upgrade all items, there's simply not enough resources. I ended up with helm, 2 melee weapons, one grenade and the main flintlock upgraded to max, then a couple others upgraded once or twice.
Demo felt solid for me. And at the price I feel good about a day 1 purchase. Hopefully it can find a market. And maybe we can even get a sequel which addresses some issues and innovates further.
I felt like i was playing a mishmash of titles. As if there were two or three development teams that could not or would not work together and each created their own perfect game, and then stitched it together into a frankenstein's monster of good, but incomplete ideas.
Hey! This isn’t exactly the type of game you usually play but I’m wondering if you’ve ever played Fire Emblem 3 Houses? Love your reviews! Helped me pick up several games.
if you have played any of the modern souls game(elden ring or lies of p) its not a pushover but not head bashingly punishing, just good fun, very little rage
Pity that they did not go a little more deeper about gods. When you said that Enki is a lesser god I was hoping that they took some inspiration from Terry Pratchet book Small Gods.
got this game and played for a few days and its an ok to good game,but sadly not my taste...but if u like these kinds of games to start with it might be for u.. visuals was good and traversal i really liked alot in this game,but the boss fights n empty feeling i felt was not for me/im more of a witcher a.c series and cp2077 kind of games i like and even cod n battlefield missions i also love,but i didnt feel like it was fun to play n tired a few days into the game so not many hours but atleast tried it enogh to know it wasnt for me sadly Thanks 4 another great video...but would u call this a linear experience or semi open world kind of gameplay?? i myself really cant say to 100% what i would call it
Great review. Sadden to hear the game does provide anything outstanding. Still it does sound like it's a bad game and since it's on Game Pass I'll probably try it out.
Just played it on seriesx performance mode. No problems, technically. Wont give up on it just yet as the movement feels good to use but not feeling the combat yet.
Hey Mort, is it possible to turn off the fog/butter smearing visuals in the game? I'm not usually fussed about graphics but the weird foggy look is a bit offputting for me. I need some colour!
On another note. I downloaded it on game pass. The game is so dark. I tried gamma 100% still hard to see stuff in darker areas. It’s a shame as I like it.
Stuff like this doesnt really require anything besides just playing the game all the way through, plus a lot of games released these days don't have insanely obscure stuff anyway. Other times I either figure it out on my own, or I miss the embargo, which happens sometimes, and then I can collate information from everyone else.
The game is decent. Story and characters are irrelevant. Exploration and combat are the best things here. Enjoying my time with it. If it wasnt on Gamepass I'd wait for a sale.
Got this and i guessed right on the kind of god enki is withering curses and marks of death duh an easy give away a god of life would have full control over that domain not the god of death
Having a lot of fun with it right now grinding is enjoyable and combat is fairly addictive. 15 - 20 hours sounds good because im working on multipliers and grinding. Good game for the price so far.
Sounds like a great game for me. Not too long, good combat with a few different things going on, rewards aggression, and ... has Dragon Age Dreadwolf's story line? Count me in!
Hey Mortem, thanks for the review. What would you recommend: Flintlock or Banishers? (Or if you think that is too subjective, which benefits do they have against each other?) I have only played God of War in a similar genre and with my budget being somewhat tight (damn the job search in immigration), I can only start with one of them so far. So, would it be Flintlock, Banishers, or anything else?
Im not him. But i guess Banishers is a better game. Watch his Banishers review also, and see what game he was more happy with. Also, decide what you want from the 2. But im prettt sure, Banishers is a more immersive game, better grafs and also a cool story. Wich this game lacks. Combat seems kind of clunky on both Gluck with job
from both his reviews : combat is the selling point in this one, story is the one for Banishers, both being a bit janky because AA with realistic graphics and similar lengths IIRC - also if you've liked Vampyr it's the same team as Banishers if that helps
Seems like a generic cookie cutter action-adventure game with RPG elements. Souls is the new vogue so its the 'it' thing to throw some of that in. This might have been made on an assembly line from a mold. Nice review bro. But I think I'll pass on this. Gotta watch my budget.
Roughly 20hr for the story plus a bit more for exploration according to his video. I'd add more time because he is an inhuman video game playing computer.
@@lucigamerHN I would say they are likely burning through it. Most games can be beaten in a laughably short amount of time if you ignore everything but the main story.
To anyone who enjoyed the setting of this game and would like a good book to read, I highly recommend "The Powder Mages" by Brian McCellan.
I enjoyed Powder Mage but I think Djano Wexler's "One Thousand Names" is better gunpowder and sorcery
@@TheCassinus Will check this out as i like the powdermage saga
The game isn't even out for everyone and he not only completed it but he already 100%... What a legend.
Review copy... Watch the video before posting, lol
@@orc001 and read my comment before commenting 🤣 the irony... I never said otherwise. My point was that it's still impressive to not only finish the story, but he completed all the achievements BEFORE the game is out. He's not only the first review I saw on TH-cam but chances are others only completed the story, and they may have only played the game for a few hours.
@@Lock2002ful why that negative energy what are you trying to prove? Can't even praise someone without hurting someone wtf. 😂 He not only has his own life obligations and other games he's covering, he completed a game that takes 25 hours + formulating a detailed review + the editing... Careful, don't read what I'm about to say because it's going to hurt your wittle feelings and fragile self-westeem...
HE'S A LEGEND!!!!!!!!!!!!🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌
@@Lock2002ful Wow, you are so fun at parties, I’m sure you get invited to none of them.
I agree with you. He is a legend :)
"Didn't overstayed its welcome but didn't do anything else" is pretty savage coming from Mort the cautious diplomat, but he did like the game.
Sadly the setting was what seemed interesting : how often do you get Sumerian mythology ? but when Mort says "it's not that the story is bad but..." it's probably pretty bad.
Mort has a lot of patience for crappy stories.
It’s not “pretty bad”, it’s that people like you just don’t care about nuance anymore.
@@TheArtkawwhat Mort describes makes it clear there is little nuance. Hard to have nuance when you barely have story.
He spoke his opinion for himself very well, he doesn't need you to interpret for him.
@@TheArtkawit is pretty mid. The abilities are fun, but combat is atrocious. Cool level design and exploration though.
Overall I’d give it a 5.5 or 6
first time watcher here and wow, this is why I love youtube. Every now and then you get to a point where you think you've seen it all and a creator you never seen before surprises you. Enjoyed this vid, thanks.
Channel has steadily become one of my favorites for review/impressions.
I'm only 6 hours in on the Xbox series x version. It's fun so far. Just beat the main boss in Writ.
Cool, I really like those more simple AA games, like Hellblade, banishers, vampyr, plague tale, etc. I'm going to download the demo.
Hey Mortismal, might not apply for this game but for your next reviews maybe you could add the quests. Other than combat and everything that you already cover in your reviews the quests, especially for CRPGs would be nice to know your opinion
Yes, that would be a great talking point
I'll keep it in mind, hard to do without spoiling something for people though
@@MortismalGaming You could give a general overview of the quality of sidequests, talk about how many there are, if they are worth doing or if they kinda just bloat the game etc.
@@MortismalGaming Thanks for considering it. It would be interesting for example to know if the quests follow a straight line or if they have more twists like The Witcher 3
There is a magical portal pouring undead into the world. How do we deal with it?
Kaboom?
Yes, Rico. Kaboom.
Could also try to pilot a flying island into it.
@@janneswilmink487abadon, that you again? 14th temper tantrum? Did i not stuff you away?
Right off the bat, it looks like the characters run animation isn't synced with the travel speed. It looks like they're gliding on the ground at points and it's a bit distracting for me
@@ThatGuy-ce7rwfeels weird but not bad at all, just “meh”.
Just look at the jump animation dude... looks like instead of an arc they instead made the jump hover in a straight line
It's not synched. It's like a game from last gen.
The movement altogether looks janky and unnatural like they just took UE5 animation assets and just plopped them into it without doing anything else
Quality control...
If you had told me this was another Greedfall installment I would have believed you.
A 15-20 hour story sounds right up my alley. Recently finished Control, which was a good length for a fun action game. I'm a bit burnt out on long games 😅
I'm playing through AC Valhalla now and I really wish the game was 20 hours long and not 80!
I totally understand this. Wrap up your story and move on.
@@dussan2I wished the same. I really enjoyed the story (the part they I played), but it was so long and cumbersome that I couldn’t get to the rest of the game without grinding.
Same here, I know this wont be a popular opinion but FF7 Rebirth was way too long for me, I struggled to complete the last third of the game. Control was perfect length, really enjoyed that one didn’t feel like a homework assignment haha.
@@dussan2try 200+ hrs.😂
You the best man. My favorite reviewer on TH-cam. Thanks for always adding in the steam deck compatibility!
In between working hard on Pathfinder videos, Mortym relaxes with some peaceful 100%ing games haha.
100%ing most games is a lot shorter than a normal playthrough of the Pathfinder games lol
In mythology Enki is a trickster god who also is sort of the Patron of humanity at large. He goes against his kin in various ways to help mankind establish themselves. Chances are, this is just a retelling of one or more of those stories in a Flintlock and fantasy setting, Atleast thats my guess.
So this is who lorkan from elder scrolls is based on?
Prometheus also has Trickster tendencies, i think it's interesting how tricksters are often the most human gods/entities.
@@LilFeralGangrel because they are manipulators and probably go back to the same being
According to Zachariah Sitchens books about the Summarian Tablets Enki is one of two brothers, Enlil being the other....., who are fighting over the favor of their father (Annu). Apparently Enki is the Savior of mankind from the enslavement and inhalation of Enlil. Crazy story if it's true...? Idk?
@LilFeralGangrel it's interesting how many parallels Prometheus has with Loki while Loki is seen evil
Appreciate the hard work 😎
This looks like a game from spiders
Funny seeing this because I was literally just looking into it to see if it was from Spiders
Way better than anything I have played from them. The combat and movement, especially combat, is really top notch. It has a sort of rhythm and flow to it that once you get into it is quite satisfying.
just finished it with 17,5h, it's a solid and quite positive 7. It's junky, but quite fun, I recommend it. Thanks for the video! Amazing job as always.
Another one into the collection with RoboCop, Evil West, Mad Max, Returnal.
Basically, 20-30 hours of fun, nothing more, nothing less.
Good, we need such games.
Mad Max was really good. I got it dirt cheap a few years back and enjoyed it way more than other expensive games.
Man I got a solid 70 hours out of Mad Max, and even years later I still think about it occasionally. That game had absolutely no business being that good.
@@RimJaynor absolutely
@@alexjensen007 its all games used to be. A fun mechanic with points attached that let you challenge yourself to beat your score.
@@glowinTHX I still remember the first Sand storm. Was really something next level by that time.
I love this game and playing every night. I'd rank it behind Lies of P. The combat's wild af with multiple enemies. It's getting slammed sideways over company drama, layoffs, ect. My only con, don't like the parry. Almost never use it.
Thanks for your take on this. Great vid
Catching up to my backlog of Mortim videos :'D
Playing the Series X version on Gamepass, definitely a good time so far.
I would say.. it's a nice game! It can offer something new in core gameplay, but lacks interesting enemies. Main Bosses are great, but there are simply not enough of them
Had such a great time with the game.
Seems like a fun game. I love souls-like/lite games. Don't really care for the FromSoftware originals since they're mostly medieval settings (Bloodborne excluded), but some of the games inspired by them have been fun like Steelrising, Lords Of The Fallen, Remnant, and the soulslite games like Jedi: Fallen Order and Survivor.
In Sumerian history, Enki (lord of earth) was the brother of Enlil (lord of air), both of the Anunnaki race. Enlil wanted to create human beings as slaves to mine gold, and Enki didn't want to play god like that. So he's always been the "good guy" of the story. He still went along with it, but wanted humanity to be intelligent and evolved contrary to Enlil's agenda.
Bad Greece ! Stop copying your Sumerian classmate's work ! (Prometheus)
Nice to see you cover this game, I've been curious about it. It actually reminds me of Greedfall as well as Banishers, two games I quite enjoyed. I think I will pick it up to help support the dev team, in this day of $60 and $70 games I appreciate developers who don't overprice their product. Very helpful review, thank you!
There's nothing wrong with a game having an 'easy'/accessible mode! Glad to see the game isn't as bad as originally expected
Indeed, just as there's nothing wrong with a game NOT having those things. It should be up to the developer.
I feel like options like that should be available for people with disabilities or issues. For example I am a guy who has beaten bloodbourne and 100 percented sifu. But I can't beat sekiro because my hand reaction time has diminished from my own issues. Got half way through and wasn't able to. So it would be good to have for those type of situations. Just my take.
Literally nobody who played Ashen before 'originally expected' this game to be anywhere near 'bad'....
@@greenmind5328 Did you finish Ashen? I've tried it once or twice but never got very far is it worth going back to in your opinion?
@InMaTeofDeath done several playthroughs of Ashen and really liked it aesthetically, and for the overall mood. Keep in mind it's not as tough as most of the usual soul-likes - which makes it a great entry point for beginners in my eyes
I always liked the core combat system and mechanics of FromSoftware games but action and movement part was something that felt lacking and Flintlock is fixing this personal itch for me! 😍
I was waiting for Flintlock for quite some time now and free demo on steam convinced me to purchase the game (even though I have it on game pass) just to show my token of appreciation towards the devs for not being greedy and being brave enough to re-imagine typical Souls-like experience.
100 percenting games before I know they're out is crazy lol
This game/its gameplay reminds me so much of games that used to come out on the Xbox360 and I love it. It’s getting a lot of hate and I’m not sure why.
Not gonna lie. Combat can be fun. Not alot of weapon choices and magic is basically a posture bar. Ults are neat but early ones are kinda weak.
I think it's mostly getting a lot of indifference because we've had a ton of souls-like in recent years, and the Elden Ring dlc just dropped. Everyone is either playing or just finished playing that.
Bad game at 60 bucks, but at 40 its a good game. Love this logic :D
Flitlock is more like a 20 dollar game.
@@ShinKamaitachi20 is too much 😂
Thanks for this. It being on Game Pass is a huge plus for me so I don't have to worry too much if it doesn't keep my attention for long enough. I'm someone who needs a good story giving me a reason for all the fighting (which is why I play games like Witcher, Horizon, GoW, Ghost of Tsushima etc.). I enjoyed the demo because it wsan't too souls-y for me in terms of difficulty.
so nice video,very usefull!
We got greedfall 2 right here since the new greedfall is changing its combat.
Really bummed to hear about the story (or lack thereof), especially after the demo set the stage so well. Still gonna play it, though! After dropping another 100 hours into Elden Ring and its DLC, I'm ready for something different.
The ending is gold IMO, really hoping for more since it is hinted. However as in general this game has been thrashed, it doesn't seem likely we'll ever see DLC or a sequel.
The Steam demo already sold me on the game, I really had fun with this. After being burned out a little by Elden Ring, I look forward to this souls-lite game. Gives Fallen Order vibes.
Pretty much my feelings something short and fun to casually fall through.
I really like games like this, so I'll probably give it a try soon. Gives me some PS2-era action-aventure vibes, and those are always pretty fun.
I'm really liking this game. Not as good as Ashen, which is my favorite Souls-like game, but very good.
I would say it's a let down but It seems solid enough for what it is. Will definitely check it out on Gamepass and making it $40 was definitely a smart decision that more games should look into following. A lot of games out there that can't command being full price and would probably make more money by acknowledging that fact.
Im enjoying it so far. Especially for the price, but Im really looking forward to Enotria. Loved the demo. Got a few months still.
An endless horde of undead pouring out of the underworld and humanity struggling to stop it... so a Blight then
Knowing absolutely nothing about this game, I'm going to guess that Enki is the God of Death who tricks the main character into killing the gods, the only beings capable of closing the door that is letting the undead through into the mortal world.
The gaming god strikes again
I hope someone makes a new army of darkness game
not for me, but watching it for my boi Mortismal
Tried it via Game Pass for an hour or so. Decent but not enticing enough to deviate from my backlog quest lol.
May I ask what's your backlog, just incase I'm missing out on some gems lol
@@PrimedSnake Ah man, I probably have a 100+ titles between Xbox and Steam. I'm a sucker for sales.
Probably not much you haven't heard of though: Kingdom Come: Deliverance, Divinity II, XCOM 2, Ni No Kuni II (lot of sequels coincidentally), and a ton more.
Recently finished Dodgeball Academia which might be under your radar. Cute JRPG-inspired game set at a Hogwarts/X-Mansion-esque school for dodgeball haha.
@@MisterEnsayne Ni No Kuni II is Atrocious. Bad story, bad characters, a complete grindfest. If you liked the first, it's just a completely different and much, much worse game....
I've noticed every one playing this game - myself included, used the same identical weapons. I found the combat a bit non responsive early to mid game. Later it got a bit better.
Thanks for the review but I'll be saving my money for Wukong instead, nothing I saw here seems fresh or interesting.
From the footage it seemed like you are fighting same enemies a lot in this one.
Enemy variety is not bad, it's about average for an action combat game like this. Some of the enemies seem similar but they have different mechanics and as you progress you run into completely new enemy types. There are soldiers of various types, undead, giant spiders, giant scorpions, these ostrich like creatures, big ogre types, and a bunch more that I am not listing with varieties of each.
Great review. Explains everything simply.
Have you played their previous game, Ashen ? Would be interesting to hear your thoughts on it.
I'm finishing the game and I don't have enough iron to upgrade my second hand weapon (hammer) to get the achievement. There's very little loot in the game and it doesn't appear after the world is reset. Did you upgrade all the weapons in one playthrough?
You cannot upgrade all items, there's simply not enough resources.
I ended up with helm, 2 melee weapons, one grenade and the main flintlock upgraded to max, then a couple others upgraded once or twice.
It’s on gamepass so I may as well try it
Finally, a comments section not poisoned by a certain vocal group of twitter users.
Doesn't seem like a too bad a game.
Just seems a little.....generic.
Nothing really stands out
Demo felt solid for me. And at the price I feel good about a day 1 purchase. Hopefully it can find a market. And maybe we can even get a sequel which addresses some issues and innovates further.
I felt like i was playing a mishmash of titles. As if there were two or three development teams that could not or would not work together and each created their own perfect game, and then stitched it together into a frankenstein's monster of good, but incomplete ideas.
This looks cool. I hope it's good.
Good video, but this game is not for me: hack and slash, poor story, and not real open world. I was hoping for more.
Thanks for the thorough review as always. Loved the demo, looking forward to picking it up soon.
Love your videos mate! Good job, watching this now. Always trust your view points on games and what you enjoy seems to always aline with me
Hey! This isn’t exactly the type of game you usually play but I’m wondering if you’ve ever played Fire Emblem 3 Houses? Love your reviews! Helped me pick up several games.
Not in any meaningful way but I have briefly played it yes
Is it very hard on normal?
if you have played any of the modern souls game(elden ring or lies of p) its not a pushover but not head bashingly punishing, just good fun, very little rage
Pity that they did not go a little more deeper about gods. When you said that Enki is a lesser god I was hoping that they took some inspiration from Terry Pratchet book Small Gods.
Thanks for the video. Congrats on the review copy. Those mustaches are no joke. Onward to 400k. All glory to the algorithm.
I’d like to see all your 100% achievements
Well as I mentioned in the first minute or so, there is a link to my steam profile in the description
@@MortismalGaming I’m sorry, I’m apparently not very observant. But i very rarely 100% anything, I say it’s a lot of work lol
got this game and played for a few days and its an ok to good game,but sadly not my taste...but if u like these kinds of games to start with it might be for u..
visuals was good and traversal i really liked alot in this game,but the boss fights n empty feeling i felt was not for me/im more of a witcher a.c series and cp2077 kind of games i like and even cod n battlefield missions i also love,but i didnt feel like it was fun to play n tired a few days into the game so not many hours but atleast tried it enogh to know it wasnt for me sadly
Thanks 4 another great video...but would u call this a linear experience or semi open world kind of gameplay?? i myself really cant say to 100% what i would call it
I played 20 hours. I enjoyed the game
Sniper elite ?
Great review. Sadden to hear the game does provide anything outstanding. Still it does sound like it's a bad game and since it's on Game Pass I'll probably try it out.
Easy locking achivements is a hard pass for me
Easy mode is not an achievement at all
You guys are too used to games being "handholdie"
There’s are accessibility options that are separate from difficulty.
Just played it on seriesx performance mode. No problems, technically. Wont give up on it just yet as the movement feels good to use but not feeling the combat yet.
I love the game ashen. So I was excited for this.Looks like a decent game. Nothing crazy but just a good game
been looking forward to this one. im hyped for it
Hell yeah we get yt jazz this time
Hey Mort, is it possible to turn off the fog/butter smearing visuals in the game?
I'm not usually fussed about graphics but the weird foggy look is a bit offputting for me. I need some colour!
The snowy area is just more muted in general by design. The second area, mostly a desert, is more vibrant.
@@MortismalGaming Thanks. It just looked a bit odd to me.
Ir wouldn't stop me playing the game though and I may check it out eventually.
On another note. I downloaded it on game pass. The game is so dark. I tried gamma 100% still hard to see stuff in darker areas. It’s a shame as I like it.
Please cover Kunitsu -gami Path Of Goddess . Thankyou
when you're working to 100%, especially like in this game where you get a prerelease copy, how do you deal with hidden achievements?
Stuff like this doesnt really require anything besides just playing the game all the way through, plus a lot of games released these days don't have insanely obscure stuff anyway. Other times I either figure it out on my own, or I miss the embargo, which happens sometimes, and then I can collate information from everyone else.
The game is decent. Story and characters are irrelevant. Exploration and combat are the best things here. Enjoying my time with it. If it wasnt on Gamepass I'd wait for a sale.
I have GamPass so i will give it a go. Looking forward to see how the 3060TI coupled with the 5800X3D hold up to this title.
They should have just made Ashen 2.
He put in a steam deck section 🎉😊
Fox spirit? I'm sold
Excited for this one!
Got this and i guessed right on the kind of god enki is withering curses and marks of death duh an easy give away a god of life would have full control over that domain not the god of death
Basically Sekiro style gameplay mechanics
Having a lot of fun with it right now grinding is enjoyable and combat is fairly addictive. 15 - 20 hours sounds good because im working on multipliers and grinding. Good game for the price so far.
$40 price point is a very smart move for this studio. They will be successful I believe. The game looks cool and I will definitely be checking it out.
I’m going to try it out on game pass. Thank you!
Wicked excited for this one, already pre downloaded a week ago
Sounds like a great game for me. Not too long, good combat with a few different things going on, rewards aggression, and ... has Dragon Age Dreadwolf's story line? Count me in!
Just get sekiro or elden ring.
@@prophecybydefault4708 Itching to get another sekiro-like. Elden Ring isn't it, though. Flintlock might be, if it's short and focused.
Hey Mortem, thanks for the review. What would you recommend: Flintlock or Banishers? (Or if you think that is too subjective, which benefits do they have against each other?) I have only played God of War in a similar genre and with my budget being somewhat tight (damn the job search in immigration), I can only start with one of them so far. So, would it be Flintlock, Banishers, or anything else?
Im not him. But i guess Banishers is a better game.
Watch his Banishers review also, and see what game he was more happy with.
Also, decide what you want from the 2.
But im prettt sure, Banishers is a more immersive game, better grafs and also a cool story. Wich this game lacks.
Combat seems kind of clunky on both
Gluck with job
from both his reviews : combat is the selling point in this one, story is the one for Banishers, both being a bit janky because AA with realistic graphics and similar lengths IIRC - also if you've liked Vampyr it's the same team as Banishers if that helps
Yeah as was stated, this has better combat, banishers has a better story so whichever of those matters more to you
Looks like a game I will play, but sometime down the track.. which was what I was thinking before watching a review.
It's not even out yet and you're already done? Well can't wait to hear your thoughts
Mort you’re killing me wallet! But how did you know that I would look for a review for this game
I mean its kind of my job to know
Seems like a generic cookie cutter action-adventure game with RPG elements. Souls is the new vogue so its the 'it' thing to throw some of that in. This might have been made on an assembly line from a mold. Nice review bro. But I think I'll pass on this. Gotta watch my budget.
This game screams eurojank. Some people like it. And that's ok.
That’s what I was expecting. It’s not though. It’s basically a slightly lower tier God of War. It’s fun.
Wouldn't call it eurojank just AA, that's all
Hello ....how long is the Game ?
Roughly 20hr for the story plus a bit more for exploration according to his video. I'd add more time because he is an inhuman video game playing computer.
@@Blasted2Oblivion Ok, I'm seeing users playing the full game and finishing it in less than 6 hours.
@@lucigamerHN I would say they are likely burning through it. Most games can be beaten in a laughably short amount of time if you ignore everything but the main story.