I'm glad these medium budget / "AA" niche titles have been popping up more frequently as of late. Soulstice especially is more than welcome, since it fits into a genre that's criminally underused, being pretty much limited to DmC and whatever Platinum puts out (that's not Babylon's fall).
Idk, I do love this genre but I use games like this as a break from time to time from my go-to of shooters. If they were out all the time I deal like the genre would lose its magic. Maybe that's just me with a terrible opinion tho. But double A we absolutely NEED more of! AA games are always the ones that take the most risk trying something new and fresh in the gaming space. Plus visually and mechanically they don't seem lacking (save for maybe a few spits here and there, pretty much the parts of the game that got the smallest budget allocation which usually have negligible impact on your game enjoyment)
We need to stop using these arbitrary "A" ratings for games. AAA as term seemingly came out of nowhere and only seems to denote how much money they had to dump into marketing and doesn't denote the games actual quality whatsoever. It means nothing
@@kyler247 AAA means the mainstream studios that put millions and millions of dollars into a game, while AA refers to smaller scale games with smaller budgets that aren't indie games.
@@kyler247 You've almost answered it. AAA is a financial term, it's a credit rating. In a business perspective it kind of makes sense to use these terms but in the layman's sense it only means 'big studio'. We don't even use the other 18 credit ratings, which go down to CCC- (or D for default). So it makes no sense to say "AA" because the other ratings don't mean anything in this context. Finally, credit ratings aren't really about size, they are about ability to pay back debt. So in real life a small studio could easily be AA+ while a large studio could be BBB-.
ACG thanks for showing love to the “budget” AA titles recently, I got steelrising on your recommendation and loved it, the character action genre is sadly absent this last console generation, hopefully it’s getting a revival!
@@jeremytodd77 I've played some souls games but i got tired of it so yeah. Anything that is souls or soulslike is a grind for me and i don't have much time for it.
Steelrising is hella short. ~20hrs for a full playthrough doing everything. How is that a grind? It was also a fantastically well-done soulslike. Definitely a few gripes and some bugs here and there, but I was impressed. Better than the more recent Thymesia which is still pretty great too. Nioh 2 still takes the cake as one of the best action games in a long time though. Soulstice isn't souls-like though, so I'm hella stoked to play it later tonight. Glad to hear ACG thoroughly enjoyed it as well.
This is one of those games that people look back really fondly on as time goes on. Anything clearly inspired by Berserk gets my support, especially if it's good like this.
Claymore comes to mind here, so awesome. The difference in the character art and environment I actually really dig. It’s not quite cell shaded but looks similar to something like the Prince of Persia remake a few years back. I actually dig it.
Sounds like a very pleasant surprise. I’d like to commend and praise that ANY modern 3rd person game dares to experiment with camera direction and isn’t glued to my intimate circle, even during rotation. I have recently got stuck into the older GoW and DMC titles - The pacing and vibes that dynamic camera work provides, is really a lost art and toolset.
Underrated, sleeper of the year, hidden gem, and will be a cult classic. I seen some reviewers say games cut from this cloth are outdated, beg to differ. Especially being that every time I see a game that I think will be this type (Hack n slash, action game, character action game,) it always has soulsborne combat. So when we get one of these it's rare and fresh. Really hoping for a sequel. The ending left me wanting more
I knew/heard nothing about this game until I seen it in the Xbox store about an hour ago. I was like ACG probably won't do a review on it. I'll be damned. Karak coming in clutch 😎🤘
Great video as always. But man, at 4:03 something intense happens with the sound mixing. The wind in the cut scene being shown is super loud. Just a heads up.
Just to add if you are new to this type of game like i was, i would suggest starting on the lowest difficulty. Some of the enemies you will encounter early on you wont have a good counter to until later and can be bullet spongy. Also you wont have as many of Lute's powers until later in the game which will make your life much easier, you always switch the difficulty higher in between chapters as well. I think this is one of those games where they want you to play the game multiple times on higher difficulties, which isnt a bad thing, i just wish i had known when i first started.
I love the environments in these types of games. I feel they can make or break a games immersion more so than actual game play and controls. Great review and will need to jump over and check out that Darktide podcast.
I'm currently on chapter/level 17 and wonder if I should have just skipped this one. The combat is fun when you're fighting "standard" enemies, but can get quite frustrating and tedious when they throw a bunch at you that require the red and blue banishment/energy fields to attack. I'm constantly having to break off combos to try to keep Lute from going into overcharge, which would leave me without the means to attack until the cooldown is over. It's really sucking the joy out of this game for me. Lesson learned: Never play another action game that uses color coded enemy/weapon restrictions.
The fact that IGN gave this a 5 out of 10 let's me know for sure that this game is amazing. Those stale farts usually give the good stuff lower scores while piling praise on AAA drudgery.
I used to love hack and slash like Devil May Cry, God of War, Dantes Inferno and it sucks these types of games have been missing. Definitely picking this up.
I recetly got a OLED monitor. The eye candy and the hack slash game looks great. With your review and the winter sale of 30% off, i ended up buying it. Great review Karak.
As a Berserk and Claymore fan the previews looked pretty awesome to me! Glad to hear the game is overally quiet decent, definitely going to pick this up!
I shall play this till bayonetta 3 arrives. Loving the constant trickle of AA games like this and steelrising. Feels like ps2 days again. And kudos to ACG for covering these titles.
Part of me wishes that the name choice was intentional, but it's still very unfair towards Guts to name this character after someone who traumatized him for life.
Cutscenes can play above 30 FPS what you need to do is turn off both Vsync and the FPS limit. Yes both! If one is turned on the cutscenes will play at 30 FPS. To alleviate tearing use the fast sync option for Nvidia cards.
I jumped into Soulstice a couple of days ago. I'm not fond of the visuals, they were by the way what kept me from wanting to play it but the instant I jumped into the game I got a lot of satisfaction just wooping asses in a stylish way so this was more satisfactory then I would've guessed in the first place :) I'm enjoying the time playing the game even if it's kinda rigid in some parts of its gameplay.
Thank you for taking the time to review this game, It has been on my radar since I played the demo for it and was hoping you would review so I can get a nice neutral opinion on this product's worth. I liked the demo, minus the constant interruptions in the boss battle where it switches to cinematics several times after certain HP thresholds are met, but that is the only main complaint I have. $40 for this to me seems to be a good price.
I ended up uninstalling the game. The game becomes more frustrating to play the further along you progress. Introducing newer enemy types with time wasting gimmicks and even putting traps in the fights that make things even more frustrating. I just gave up.
I was looking through the games I've picked up free on EGS and saw this, I basically grab everything and check it out later. So I figured I'd take a look before I install it and...Man, this looks like the kind of random PS2 games I used to buy based entirely on being cheap and having a cool cover. Stuff I would grow to love like Drakengard and Nanobreaker, stuff that would perplex me for a bit before giving up like Chaos Legion and Baroque, I kinda miss those days of going to the local used game store and finding something that seemingly nobody has ever played.
Ill say that the character and world are on purpose in regards to the character looking too anime for the dark world. The characters and world are based off of the anime Claymore. Its almost taken right from it even having the thin female character with a massive sword with silver eyes and her mouth curling around her face when using her demonic abilities. If they dont have the actual artist Im surprised they even got to design the characters like this since its way too close.
I thought this was going to be Darksouls like cause the world simply interested me. Now that I know it’s DMC like I’m really hyped. Picking it up on my next paycheck.
I was literally about to push the play button after downloading the demo, and the clock rolled over to 12 a.m. Now I can't try it out, so here I am watching you again, Jeremy. Thanks for the review. Man, looking at Lute doing some of her moves really reminds me of Folklore. I miss that game and their Bug-a-boos, and I yearn for the day I ever get to play it again.
Really fun game directly inspired by Japanese dark fantasy! It’s got such an interesting mix of capcom/platinum games style of combat here, i hope it does well enough to get a sequel! I heard even snake likes it!
seeing this for $34.99 and me being so broke, made me smile, when work is done, gonna go pick up some psn cards, true that $35 will break the bank but i tried the demo and loved it and so looking forward to this, this and BAYONETTA 3 will be the last games for 2022.
If you're that broke that $35 is going to ruin you and break the bank, I think you have bigger fish to fry than playing some cheap looking video game, my guy.
@@lenabrokaw714 i can get 1 game every 3 months, and we talking a $60 or $70 game, this was a pleasant surprise, i was saving up for BAYONETTA 3, but paying $35 for such a good game wasn't that bad, down on my luck for reasons beyond my control for a few years (check lebanon hyperinfaltion) so gotta be frugal.
@@Delta-DaDonDada sadly no, we don't have anything like , also, due to economical reasons here, buying stuff online got hard, also, why not go outside and take a walk and enjoy life and get something? u kids are ur phones, u got lazy u kids.
@@lenabrokaw714 And Soulstice is just a shitty art. Like you said games are art and this one is just low quality art. Even at 10 bucks, it wouldn't even be good at all.
Hi! @AVG, I’ve just recently found your vids on UA-cam and really enjoy the content. I also hear you talk about the demonetization of past vids and was curious if the uploaded vids where all your gameplay and did you try asking permission from the copyrights holders use any footage of said game? I trying to understand the limits of useable footage on UA-cam as well and thought your experience might help. Anyway thanks for the content even if you can’t answer this question!
I appreciate you bringing Soulstice to my attention. The game definitely has a DMC vibe, which isn't a bad thing. I looking to giving it a shot. Thanks once again Karak for another honest, unbiased and detailed review!
I have two questions. First. Is this more in line with Devil May Cry than Dark Souls? (When I saw the large than life boss characters and the sword-wielding, I thought more Souls-like.) Second. What type of difficulty settings does it have? (I like to game more than I like to die in a game.)
More Devil May Cry than dark souls, the dark fantasy setting is the only souls part. Multiple difficulty options from easy to very hard and everything in between.
Started playing only because I got it for free on Epic. The camera is really bad during fights but I must say, during the traversal part is even worse. You can't pan the camera around and it suddenly changes angle whenever you get to certain points; it's like a port of an old PS2 game. Maybe this could've been better as a 2D side scroller.
If you love DMC:Devil May Cry, you will love this game. If not, then you might want to wait for a sale. This is definitely a very interesting game, that I wish had more time in the development process.
Hey I know I’m already gonna love this one but wanting to know if I should get this one or Steelrising right now. Like I said I’m gonna get this one eventually or Steelrising eventually. 🤘😁🖤
That protagonists is 100% inspired by berserk. Also the ghost lady on his back is exactly the same as shierke trying to calm guts down from going insane
Yeah I was thinking that the whole time watching, her armour is even stylistically similar to guts berserker armour when he's not using its power, plus the sword is very much the dragonslayer, and the whole eye patch thing was actually in Miuras original design for guts.
I know you don't do sponsors so this may be a bit too much, but if you have/have plans to get a steam deck, it would be awesome to tell us how it works in that small platform.
the only thing that i didnt like in this game is that the image freeze 1 second in each hit with the sword in devil may cry or ninja gaiden this dont happen they must make the fight with sword exatly like devil may cry
It has that classic PS3/360 hack and slash vibe to it. Kinda reminds me of the first Darksiders game. I just got it for free on PS5 and I can’t wait to play
I'm glad these medium budget / "AA" niche titles have been popping up more frequently as of late. Soulstice especially is more than welcome, since it fits into a genre that's criminally underused, being pretty much limited to DmC and whatever Platinum puts out (that's not Babylon's fall).
Idk, I do love this genre but I use games like this as a break from time to time from my go-to of shooters. If they were out all the time I deal like the genre would lose its magic. Maybe that's just me with a terrible opinion tho.
But double A we absolutely NEED more of! AA games are always the ones that take the most risk trying something new and fresh in the gaming space. Plus visually and mechanically they don't seem lacking (save for maybe a few spits here and there, pretty much the parts of the game that got the smallest budget allocation which usually have negligible impact on your game enjoyment)
We need to stop using these arbitrary "A" ratings for games. AAA as term seemingly came out of nowhere and only seems to denote how much money they had to dump into marketing and doesn't denote the games actual quality whatsoever. It means nothing
@@kyler247 it refers to the budget. Which includes marketing.
@@kyler247 AAA means the mainstream studios that put millions and millions of dollars into a game, while AA refers to smaller scale games with smaller budgets that aren't indie games.
@@kyler247 You've almost answered it. AAA is a financial term, it's a credit rating. In a business perspective it kind of makes sense to use these terms but in the layman's sense it only means 'big studio'. We don't even use the other 18 credit ratings, which go down to CCC- (or D for default). So it makes no sense to say "AA" because the other ratings don't mean anything in this context. Finally, credit ratings aren't really about size, they are about ability to pay back debt. So in real life a small studio could easily be AA+ while a large studio could be BBB-.
Holy crap I was listening to crisp karak voice on high volume and the sound at 4:02 was an audible jumpscare lol
Lmao. After this happened to me I immediately came down to the comments to see if it happened to anyone else.
This has got to be a first. I've never heard him (or any videos on his channel) mess up on editing audio before. 😳 this 1 IS pretty funny tho. 😁
Watching this video before going to sleep wasn't a good idea.
Yeah I was like wait you in the storm ???
I was watching and it freaked me out too lol
ACG thanks for showing love to the “budget” AA titles recently, I got steelrising on your recommendation and loved it, the character action genre is sadly absent this last console generation, hopefully it’s getting a revival!
Not with this garbage game. Same goes for steelrising which was also a forgettable soulless soulslike.
Nioh
@@TheREALHugo4 Nah, Steelrising definitely was not soulless but you'd know that if you bothered to actually play through the game.
@@jeremytodd77 I've played some souls games but i got tired of it so yeah. Anything that is souls or soulslike is a grind for me and i don't have much time for it.
Steelrising is hella short. ~20hrs for a full playthrough doing everything. How is that a grind?
It was also a fantastically well-done soulslike. Definitely a few gripes and some bugs here and there, but I was impressed. Better than the more recent Thymesia which is still pretty great too. Nioh 2 still takes the cake as one of the best action games in a long time though.
Soulstice isn't souls-like though, so I'm hella stoked to play it later tonight. Glad to hear ACG thoroughly enjoyed it as well.
A love letter to Berserk, Claymore, and DMC, a fantastic combination of inspirations. Been waiting for this review for a while, glad to see it!
Well, you love this clunky garbage. Pfff...Hilarious.
Claymore was a great anime but short sadly
@@RedThunderBird02 the manga has 27 volumes
Delievered by your favorite auto meemories doll, Violet Evergarden.
Dont forget Darksiders!
Thanks for all the good reviews.
This is one of those games that people look back really fondly on as time goes on.
Anything clearly inspired by Berserk gets my support, especially if it's good like this.
More like Claymore then Berserk.
@@bogdankrutsky5301 lady guts / schierke / Donovan all scream berserk to me tbh lol.
@@Houldey Yeah but, that's basically claymore.
And to tell you the truth, that game will not sell well.
@@TheREALHugo4 it sadly won't people don't like creativity yet beg for it every year it's terrible
Claymore comes to mind here, so awesome. The difference in the character art and environment I actually really dig. It’s not quite cell shaded but looks similar to something like the Prince of Persia remake a few years back. I actually dig it.
Idk how i feel about the ghost girl looking like Priscilla. Gives me coniptions
ACG provides the most honest reviews for content online. Keep up the great work brother!
He really does, in depth analysis and unbiased. One of the best in gaming journalism!
Until he said Starfield is good
Sounds like a very pleasant surprise.
I’d like to commend and praise that ANY modern 3rd person game dares to experiment with camera direction and isn’t glued to my intimate circle, even during rotation.
I have recently got stuck into the older GoW and DMC titles - The pacing and vibes that dynamic camera work provides, is really a lost art and toolset.
Just commenting for the algorithm to boost the video. Great vid as always Karak! 🎉
Underrated, sleeper of the year, hidden gem, and will be a cult classic. I seen some reviewers say games cut from this cloth are outdated, beg to differ. Especially being that every time I see a game that I think will be this type (Hack n slash, action game, character action game,) it always has soulsborne combat. So when we get one of these it's rare and fresh. Really hoping for a sequel. The ending left me wanting more
Well these character action style games came before the souls games though.. so it really is not too comparable
there is a very loud editing error at 4:03
RIP headphone users
Didn't expect the jumpscare at 4:02 🤣
"What you see is what you get" I see what he did there lol
I knew/heard nothing about this game until I seen it in the Xbox store about an hour ago. I was like ACG probably won't do a review on it. I'll be damned. Karak coming in clutch 😎🤘
Lucky for you it’s a slow time probably only has a couple options for reviews right now
Garbage game anyways so whatever.
@@TheREALHugo4 Edgelord detected, deploying warm hugs and hot chocolate
Great video as always. But man, at 4:03 something intense happens with the sound mixing. The wind in the cut scene being shown is super loud. Just a heads up.
OK 4:03 actually jump-scared me lol - that audio creeping in.
Just to add if you are new to this type of game like i was, i would suggest starting on the lowest difficulty. Some of the enemies you will encounter early on you wont have a good counter to until later and can be bullet spongy. Also you wont have as many of Lute's powers until later in the game which will make your life much easier, you always switch the difficulty higher in between chapters as well. I think this is one of those games where they want you to play the game multiple times on higher difficulties, which isnt a bad thing, i just wish i had known when i first started.
Thank you again for how you maintain the humour and enthusiasm year after year. I have great respect.
ACG review dropping at midnight when I get off work? Sign me up!
I love the environments in these types of games. I feel they can make or break a games immersion more so than actual game play and controls. Great review and will need to jump over and check out that Darktide podcast.
I'm currently on chapter/level 17 and wonder if I should have just skipped this one. The combat is fun when you're fighting "standard" enemies, but can get quite frustrating and tedious when they throw a bunch at you that require the red and blue banishment/energy fields to attack. I'm constantly having to break off combos to try to keep Lute from going into overcharge, which would leave me without the means to attack until the cooldown is over. It's really sucking the joy out of this game for me. Lesson learned: Never play another action game that uses color coded enemy/weapon restrictions.
Thanks for your perspective. Appreciate it. It made me decide to skip this one.
@@sbthechozen8323 Glad to be of assistance.
The fact that IGN gave this a 5 out of 10 let's me know for sure that this game is amazing. Those stale farts usually give the good stuff lower scores while piling praise on AAA drudgery.
Ehh it didn't sell high for a reason I think you was being biased
I used to love hack and slash like Devil May Cry, God of War, Dantes Inferno and it sucks these types of games have been missing. Definitely picking this up.
I recetly got a OLED monitor. The eye candy and the hack slash game looks great. With your review and the winter sale of 30% off, i ended up buying it. Great review Karak.
Wait. This is out?! I feel like this really snuck up. Might have to have a gander.
Thorough review Karak. Cheers mate.
As a Berserk and Claymore fan the previews looked pretty awesome to me!
Glad to hear the game is overally quiet decent, definitely going to pick this up!
I'd heard about the game in passing and I'm glad to see your thorough review as always Karak, thank you!
This was a day one purchase from the moment I saw previews two summers ago. Can’t wait to load it up today.
Lol. It sucks.
8:20 "just like putting Persona 5 characters into Dark Souls."
Idk Karak but this line really sells the game to me lmao
Editing mistake at 4:04? 😅
4:03 intended? Just threw me off for a sec haha Great review though can’t wait to get my hands on it!
I shall play this till bayonetta 3 arrives.
Loving the constant trickle of AA games like this and steelrising. Feels like ps2 days again.
And kudos to ACG for covering these titles.
A good AA game that's not another souls-like, consider me interested.
Some would say, it’s DMC-like.
0:58 Wow, she looks like Guts!
5:11 Wow, he looks like Guts too! [sees his name] Bad choice of name, though...
Part of me wishes that the name choice was intentional, but it's still very unfair towards Guts to name this character after someone who traumatized him for life.
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Cutscenes can play above 30 FPS what you need to do is turn off both Vsync and the FPS limit. Yes both! If one is turned on the cutscenes will play at 30 FPS. To alleviate tearing use the fast sync option for Nvidia cards.
I jumped into Soulstice a couple of days ago. I'm not fond of the visuals, they were by the way what kept me from wanting to play it but the instant I jumped into the game I got a lot of satisfaction just wooping asses in a stylish way so this was more satisfactory then I would've guessed in the first place :) I'm enjoying the time playing the game even if it's kinda rigid in some parts of its gameplay.
Thank you for taking the time to review this game, It has been on my radar since I played the demo for it and was hoping you would review so I can get a nice neutral opinion on this product's worth. I liked the demo, minus the constant interruptions in the boss battle where it switches to cinematics several times after certain HP thresholds are met, but that is the only main complaint I have. $40 for this to me seems to be a good price.
I ended up uninstalling the game. The game becomes more frustrating to play the further along you progress. Introducing newer enemy types with time wasting gimmicks and even putting traps in the fights that make things even more frustrating. I just gave up.
I was looking through the games I've picked up free on EGS and saw this, I basically grab everything and check it out later. So I figured I'd take a look before I install it and...Man, this looks like the kind of random PS2 games I used to buy based entirely on being cheap and having a cool cover. Stuff I would grow to love like Drakengard and Nanobreaker, stuff that would perplex me for a bit before giving up like Chaos Legion and Baroque, I kinda miss those days of going to the local used game store and finding something that seemingly nobody has ever played.
Impressive to see somebody mention Nanobreaker and Chaos Legion!
Ill say that the character and world are on purpose in regards to the character looking too anime for the dark world. The characters and world are based off of the anime Claymore. Its almost taken right from it even having the thin female character with a massive sword with silver eyes and her mouth curling around her face when using her demonic abilities. If they dont have the actual artist Im surprised they even got to design the characters like this since its way too close.
Finally, a real review! Planning on buying, but I could not get any legit opinions prior to today!
Man, I just like your reviews ❤
I'mma get this game in like 3hrs or so, expecting it to be a blast ! thanks!
Enjoyed the demo, glad the full game landed well
One of Epic's free games later this week. Looks like a steal at that price
Didn't even know this game is out today. Looks great actually. Might pull the trigger on this one at lauch.
Here because of EGS giveaway. Looks like a decent game
Good to see an honest UA-camr making a very detailed and explained review and even better to see it above an IGN video!!
I thought this was going to be Darksouls like cause the world simply interested me. Now that I know it’s DMC like I’m really hyped. Picking it up on my next paycheck.
I was literally just looking for info on this on my break at work, check again on my lunch and here's your review. Is that a sign?
Lol, no. It just means Karak likes reviewing games that LOOK like souls-likes 😄
I was literally about to push the play button after downloading the demo, and the clock rolled over to 12 a.m. Now I can't try it out, so here I am watching you again, Jeremy. Thanks for the review.
Man, looking at Lute doing some of her moves really reminds me of Folklore. I miss that game and their Bug-a-boos, and I yearn for the day I ever get to play it again.
Fwoly huck someone who knows of Folklore.
I hadn't heard of this game but it looks right up my alley. I love a good fast-paced hack and slash action game. Thanks for the review.
Really fun game directly inspired by Japanese dark fantasy! It’s got such an interesting mix of capcom/platinum games style of combat here, i hope it does well enough to get a sequel! I heard even snake likes it!
the art style and combat animation didn't sell it for me, but thanks for reviewing these indie&2A titles!
seeing this for $34.99 and me being so broke, made me smile, when work is done, gonna go pick up some psn cards, true that $35 will break the bank but i tried the demo and loved it and so looking forward to this, this and BAYONETTA 3 will be the last games for 2022.
You must still walk into your local Walmart & GameStop to get anything that can be easily bought & downloaded from your phone 😅what a waste of time😅😅😅
If you're that broke that $35 is going to ruin you and break the bank, I think you have bigger fish to fry than playing some cheap looking video game, my guy.
@@benjamin3615 the only offence i took is you saying the game is cheap looking, shame on u.
@@lenabrokaw714 i can get 1 game every 3 months, and we talking a $60 or $70 game, this was a pleasant surprise, i was saving up for BAYONETTA 3, but paying $35 for such a good game wasn't that bad, down on my luck for reasons beyond my control for a few years (check lebanon hyperinfaltion) so gotta be frugal.
@@Delta-DaDonDada sadly no, we don't have anything like , also, due to economical reasons here, buying stuff online got hard, also, why not go outside and take a walk and enjoy life and get something? u kids are ur phones, u got lazy u kids.
Anyone else here because the game is about to go on Plus and wanted to see some gameplay?
Free on Epic Games Store next week.
Been so hyped for this!!!
Hyped for this clunky mess? Man, you really make some poor choices.
@@TheREALHugo4 game is really good. Playing it now.
@@TheREALHugo4 game is good lol
Go back to fortnight
@@TheRoleplayer40k I never played fortnite anyways so try again kiddo.
Plus, soulstice is truly garbage. So no thanks.
@@lenabrokaw714 And Soulstice is just a shitty art. Like you said games are art and this one is just low quality art. Even at 10 bucks, it wouldn't even be good at all.
Wow I'm glad you brought this game to my attention. I dig its style. Keep doin what you do! :)
F-bomb edit @10:11? 😄 Love your reviews man!
Great vid. I just got my copy today. I look forward to the challenge.
Hi! @AVG, I’ve just recently found your vids on UA-cam and really enjoy the content. I also hear you talk about the demonetization of past vids and was curious if the uploaded vids where all your gameplay and did you try asking permission from the copyrights holders use any footage of said game? I trying to understand the limits of useable footage on UA-cam as well and thought your experience might help. Anyway thanks for the content even if you can’t answer this question!
I want to play this game cause it reminds of the anime/manga Claymore which is a favorite of mine.
I appreciate you bringing Soulstice to my attention. The game definitely has a DMC vibe, which isn't a bad thing. I looking to giving it a shot. Thanks once again Karak for another honest, unbiased and detailed review!
I have two questions. First. Is this more in line with Devil May Cry than Dark Souls? (When I saw the large than life boss characters and the sword-wielding, I thought more Souls-like.) Second. What type of difficulty settings does it have? (I like to game more than I like to die in a game.)
More Devil May Cry than dark souls, the dark fantasy setting is the only souls part. Multiple difficulty options from easy to very hard and everything in between.
@@JohnDoe-go6ls hero
No body on UA-cam has a better game review channel than you man.
Started playing only because I got it for free on Epic. The camera is really bad during fights but I must say, during the traversal part is even worse. You can't pan the camera around and it suddenly changes angle whenever you get to certain points; it's like a port of an old PS2 game. Maybe this could've been better as a 2D side scroller.
Free for playstation members. Downloading it now to give it a try! 😊
If you love DMC:Devil May Cry, you will love this game. If not, then you might want to wait for a sale. This is definitely a very interesting game, that I wish had more time in the development process.
I liked the first DMC game but the others just didn't have the same feel.
Headphones Warning @4:02 sudden game audio.
For everyone on the fence on this game, go ahead and play it, you won't regret it. This game is really cool and it will make you not want to put down.
Hey I know I’m already gonna love this one but wanting to know if I should get this one or Steelrising right now. Like I said I’m gonna get this one eventually or Steelrising eventually. 🤘😁🖤
Not sure if I missed it , but how long to beat this game ? I want something around 10 hours or at most under 20
Yeah, he DID forget to mention that. He also mentioned persona 5 in passing so I am scared, lol
@@flaminghead1va lol , yeah do to limited time I just can’t do the extra long games like I used to . Wish I could though
What about level variety? Is the whole game set in this medieval castle environment or are there other areas to explore?
First 4 chapters I've played were but I'd imagine it changes, I certainly hope so at least lol
That protagonists is 100% inspired by berserk. Also the ghost lady on his back is exactly the same as shierke trying to calm guts down from going insane
Yeah I was thinking that the whole time watching, her armour is even stylistically similar to guts berserker armour when he's not using its power, plus the sword is very much the dragonslayer, and the whole eye patch thing was actually in Miuras original design for guts.
I know you don't do sponsors so this may be a bit too much, but if you have/have plans to get a steam deck, it would be awesome to tell us how it works in that small platform.
Very good point for future reviews 😎👉
Looks like a mix of DMC and Neir Automata considering that spirit constantly over your shoulder minus the open world of course.
Hello, how hard is Platinum trophy? 1-10. Thanks
I just started playing this and love the game but yeah the camera angles is my only complaint like most others have as well but game is so fun
I’ll be picking this up soon, it’s on sale on Amazon rn and it looks really good
Dat look good. Just heard about this today from an add on Facebook. Will Def be giving it a look at some point
Love this game berserk ish type game with dmc tones as well and not full price I'm in ☺️
the only thing that i didnt like in this game is that the image freeze 1 second in each hit with the sword in devil may cry or ninja gaiden this dont happen they must make the fight with sword exatly like devil may cry
do you have a review for evil west i'm looking forward to it 👍
How long is the game
"Close to Devil May Cry"
"Like a Persona protagonist in Dark Souls"
I totally want that, I'm sold.
Commenting to help my man. 💪🏻
Wait this is our already?? I played the demo a few weeks ago and really really enjoyed it. Didn't think it was coming out so soon.
It has that classic PS3/360 hack and slash vibe to it. Kinda reminds me of the first Darksiders game. I just got it for free on PS5 and I can’t wait to play
4:03 that startled the crap out of me, dude.
LOVED the demo! Will give it a try for sure
ACG you deserve waaay more subscribers. Really quality stuff you put up here. Never quit because I only trust your reviews! (game looks great btw)
battle between man and CHAOS, you say...
You must use CHAOS to defeat CHAOS 😅 youngyea
So excited for this review.
Looks interesting! Thanks for the review!
i dont get why the resolution wont go hgiher than 1080p when i have a 4k monitor
I am going to get this double aa game. If it's anything like a Plaguetale innocence I'm all in.
Bought this along with DMC5 and the PS5 console, best purchase ever!
“I had no crashes” is one of the rare things I’ve heard you say
Never heard of this before this review.. looks solid
Good review. I almost wrote this game off because of the name. 'Soulstice' sounds like another souls game, and I don't even care about Elden Ring.
Does the game support ultra wide?