Mortal Shell Critique | A Diamond In The Rough

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An analysis of Mortal Shell - did it live up to my hype? Short answer - yes.
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It’s appropriate that Mortal Shell’s trailer tells us we “seem different,” because when I began to hear about its mechanics, I thought the same thing about you Mortal Shell! I love Dark Souls & Bloodborne. Love them. The lore, the visceral combat, the atmosphere, it’s enough to make a grown man cry when you find a game series like this that seizes you by the throat and tells you you're going to like this or die trying.

And I always like it. Maybe it’s the masochist in me – who knows.

Souls-likes however often miss the mark for me. I’ve tried a lot of them, too. Lords of The Fallen? The combat’s so sluggish I was ready to feed my console some lettuce. Nioh? I despised the world and the level design. It felt like a discount FromSoftware game. The Surge I wanted so desperately to love but again – the world just didn’t engage me. I felt like I was fighting through factory after factory for the first 10 hours I tried the game and ultimately never finished it.

Mortal Shell is the exception. So here's my critique and review of the game.


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References & Clips Used
1) Game Makers Toolkit –    • Do We Need a Soulslike Genre?  
2) The Gamer - https://www.thegamer.com/the-souls-li...
3) How To Drink -    • Estus Flask from Dark Souls | How to Drink  
4) Boomstick Gaming    • Mortal Shell | Immediately Access “HARD” M...  
5) IGN Dev Interview
6) EasyAllies -    • Mortal Shell - Hands-On Preview