Fire in the Beastlands

Вкратце: соулс-метроидвания не хуже Salt and Sanctuary. Настоящий hidden gem! Интересный и продуманный сеттинг, самобытный графический стиль, превосходный игровой процесс, множество секретов и лута! Из недостатков можно отметить разве что неудобный платформинг и некоторые чрезмерно темные пещеры. Очень рекомендую к покупке!

awesome game. The graphics are very cool and gives that old school feel to me like when i played 20 years ago. Hard to believe one person developed this game from start to finish. I look forward to getting some more game time in and i will repost.

This kind of game makes me sad. The passion in this is palpable. Is a Metroidvania/Soulslike with good level design and world. This game has 14 reviews (15 with mine now) and is probably like this, because it has a "newgroud" look. If you like metroidvanias and/or soulslike, play this. Is really well done and ambitious.

I love Metroidsoulsvanias, and this is one one of the better ones. Challenging fights, lots of build decisions, and the vibes are extremely on point. Unfortunately I had to stop playing when I got to the pitch black underwater section because it was too scary. Great game though.

This is a top-tier indie offering, and I enjoyed every minute of my playthrough. I'm genuinely sad to see it has so few reviews. IMO it deserves the success of something like Salt and Sanctuary. The game does includes some adult themes / images. The game is a Soulslike / Metroidvania hybrid, and it excels at both combat and exploration. The art and animation might seem a bit odd in the store pics, but I found it quite appealing (even beautiful) in-game. The combat is tight. Health and damage balancing feels perfectly tuned throughout the game. Movesets are varied, enemy attacks are well choreographed, and dodging i-frames are fairly generous. (I didn't mess with blocking too much, so I can't comment on that.) Sometimes enemy attacks can feel overbearing, and some bosses may seem impossible first try, but I always felt like there was a way to overcome the challenges the game offered. All the armor, weapons, spells, consumables, key items, and world traversal abilities feel unique and rewarding to find / use. Character build really matters, but the game does allow for stat point respecs. (Not for the consumable upgrade skulls, however. I think you're stuck with your choices on those.) Platforming is genuinely enjoyable. Wall jumping (an unlock from an early game boss) feels great, and lets you reach all kinds of secret areas. Secret paths in general are very prevalent, both as shortcuts between areas, and leading to entirely new areas you could easily miss. (*cough* Slime Falls *cough*) The game uses darkness to great effect. It's doesn't overdo it, but limited visibility levels were highlights. There's also a legitimately labyrinthine level late game that felt really rewarding to overcome. There's so little info on the game online, you're almost forced to play through blind. Which was a nice change of pace, as I usually spoil everything for myself before I play a game. There is a secret ending, but it's *fairly* well telegraphed what you have to do to unlock it. There is a late game item you need which can also be used to create a weapon. I believe if you create the weapon, it locks you out of the secret ending. I focused on Witchcraft spells and they might be a bit op, but they felt satisfying to use. There's good damage spells mixed in with cool utility spells. (Waterbreathing for underwater areas, applying poison from a distance, etc.) The game uses the Dark Souls 1 limited casts per attuned spell mechanic, which I personally prefer over mana bars. The game also includes a mechanic where you can choose to either Burn or Drift collected enemy remains, each giving different rewards. (Some remains are also used for quests.) Burning unlocks stat point breakdowns and lore entries on the enemy whose remains you're burning. Drifting increases item find and xp gain, and increases a stat that is necessary for certain endings. One early-game enemy's lore entry gives a clue to the location of a secret area, which I thought was cool. A few rare remains can be burned to impart your character with special knowledge. I highly recommend giving this a try. My first playthrough blind was one of the best experiences I've had with a game.

Great game. The gameplay is exactly as advertised, precise souls-like combat and good platforming. Story is more engaging than you'd expect from this. A great one man work-of-art. Worth it.

Este juego es la verdadera secuela de salt and sanctuary , no esa basura de salt and sacrifice. This game is the real sequel of salt & sanctuary, no that salt and crapifice... RECOMENDADO. RECOMMENDED.

Highly, highly recommend this game. Haven't finished as of writing this review, but thoroughly enjoying my time so far. (Edit: Plays great on steam deck, no changes needed. Another review mentions they had to refund due to a steam deck controller issue, but either this has already been fixed or I just never ran into it) It’s a 2D action-adventure/exploration game set in this absolutely huge, cursed Paleolithic-type fantasy world, with bone shamans, giant spirit beasts, and all kinds of bizarre stuff. The map design is very Dark Souls-inspired, except instead of labyrinthine gothic castles, it’s this bizarre prehistoric natural world. Honestly, as someone who has always bounced off Dark Souls combat because I’m terrible at it, this game’s similarly punishing 2D combat just feels way more fun to me. The combat is tough but rewarding, but the real highlight is the exploration. It’s so good. You never know what kind of secret you’re going to stumble across, and basically every region has hidden paths, shortcuts, and connections to other areas. You get that feeling of actually discovering a strange world instead of just following a checklist of objectives. The sense of wonder you get from thinking "hmm, that wall looks oddly built, maybe it's hidden loot" and breaking it only to discover a whole new biome/region you had no idea was right behind the starting area this whole time, waiting for you to discover it, is incredible. It just has immaculate old-school vibes, and is criminally underrated/underknown. If this sounds remotely up your alley, play it.