![]() ![]() I don’t really know where this game even starts, nevermind ends the tutorial boss, Hadern, made a reappearance a few hours into the game and once again, he killed me and I was munched by a massive fish and then returned to the main portion of the game. So, that’s the game won, then, right? Not a bloody chance. There are four of these shells in the game and I’ve got them all. What I’ve sussed so far is that you play as a naked man-thing but you’re better off taking over the dead body of a fallen warrior. Or consult an online guide, which I absolutely refuse to do out of misplaced stubbornness if I am to ever beat this game (which I’m not confident I ever will) I want it to be my achievement, not MingeSlayerXX123 from Reddit, or, god forbid, IGN… You’re thrown in with the briefest of tutorials and then you’re left to figure the rest out for yourself. The game doesn’t waste any precious time telling you to go and do a certain task. I’m still no wiser as to what I’m supposed to be doing in Mortal Shell, even if I have come to quite enjoy its challenging gameplay. What I wasn’t prepared for, however, was the complete lack of guidance. So at least going into Mortal Shell, I was already tuned-in to the dodge-roll-attack combat loop. I’m aware that’s an insulting comparison to the fandom, but what I mean is that many games have borrowed at least something from the gritty RPG series, with the combat being the most common trait that gets lifted. If you’ve played modern action-RPGs like Assassin’s Creed, you’ve played a Souls-like game. Mortal Shell is my first ‘proper’ Dark Souls-style game, but I’m not a total newcomer. That might sound like I’m throwing some serious shade of Mortal Shell, but I’m not. Sometimes in life you’ll do jobs you don’t particularly want to do, and for me, this was one of them. So why on earth did I play Mortal Shell: Enhanced Edition? Because I had to, that’s why. It’s just a bit too dark and grim for my liking. Plus, the aesthetic really isn’t my cup of tea. I’m aware of it and the prestige that comes with beating the game, but I don’t have enough time in my life to git güd at a game if it will take me dozens of hours. ![]() I only know this because this is what I’ve been told. ![]() Mortal Shell is, to put it simply, a Dark Souls clone at a lower price point. So, for the sake of getting this review done before the inevitable Mortal Shell 2 comes out, I’m just going to go with what I’ve experienced, which I think is a large enough portion of the game. What’s more is that I’ve no idea how close I’ve come to beating the damn thing, or if I’ve come close at all. But first, I’m going to have a bit of a whinge and a moan about how I’m not good enough to beat this game because that’s the truth: I didn’t beat it. If you’ve played the game before and want to know how it has improved, I’ll get to that, don’t worry. Mortal Shell: Enhanced Edition is an upgrade over the last-gen versions, that much is obvious. ![]()
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