![]() Alright, I know I spoke about Salt and Sanctuary a lot so far despite it not being the game in the title of the post, but all this information was necessary to explain why its sequel falls flat compared to it enter Salt and Sacrifice. Although it’s quite convoluted as you might expect, I won’t spoil it in case anyone is planning to play the game.Īll and all, Salt and Sanctuary is the perfect souls-like, the developers simply mastered all the defining elements of the genre and absolutely nailed implementing them to their game. Oh, and the story? I have never seen any game capture the same emotion and dread of souls games so well before. The areas are also quite diverse and fun to traverse, they all have different vibes to them with large variety of enemies that add to the environment. The world design is once again reminiscent of souls games, explicitly Dark Souls 1 with its semi-open world where the areas are connected to each other one way or another for a satisfying exploration experience. It is a simple yet rewarding and satisfying formula. You memorise the patterns and the boss’ weaknesses, then plan your moves accordingly to carve your path to victory. The boss being the stronger and more interesting foe is something you must accept and strategise against, which is exactly what Salt and Sanctuary does. This simplicity is great because that is what the genre mostly relies on in its gameplay you are not the main focus in combat, the boss is. ![]() The combat is fairly simple for the most part you dodge the attack and punish. I have played many souls-likes over the years, and I can safely say that absolutely none of them can even get near Salt and Sanctuary when it comes to understanding FromSoftware’s design philosophy. Hence, I widened my scope in my search of souls games and started looking into the souls-like genre, which is how I ended up finding one of the best indie games I’ve ever experienced Salt and Sanctuary. I have always been a huge fan of Souls games, but there are only so many souls games by FromSoftware you can play before craving something new. The old /r/patientgamers Essential Games List Please use flair to display what games you’re currently playing, not a punch line, username, tag, URL, or signature. New, mobile-friendly spoilers can be posted using the following formatting: Want to play online in a dead gaming community? We expect you to know these rules before making a post. Please click here to see our current rules. We no longer maintain our posting rules in Old Reddit. Join our Discord Join our Steam Group Follow us on Twitter Posting Rules Whether it's price, waiting for bugs/issues to be patched, DLC to be released, don't meet the system requirements, or just haven't had the time to keep up with the latest releases. ![]() A gaming sub free from the hype and oversaturation of current releases, catering to gamers who wait at least 12 months after release to play a game.
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