In the first couple of hours, it can be brutally difficult to find your footing.

Most differences are cosmetic: instead of “souls,” you collect “tar” and “glimpses” you spend on upgrades, and of course you’ll have to run and pick them back up if you die.

Its fealty to Dark Souls is apparent in the moody landscapes, vague story, and creepy NPCs muttering spooky lines, and it’s especially evident in the enemies that come close to killing you with a single hit. It’s both a compliment and a criticism when I say that because Mortal Shell is either fiercely loyal or slavishly derivative, depending on how you look at it. It tries so hard to capture the precise tone and feel of Hidetaka Miyazaki’s vision that I think a better descriptor for it would be “bite-sized Souls.” This particular Souls-like condenses the idea of games like Bloodborne and Dark Souls into a compact but worthy package that should only take around 12 to 18 hours to beat, and it manages to introduce just enough smart new ideas to avoid feeling like old news to Souls veterans. Mortal Shell Complete Edition Switch NSP Free Download Unfitgirl Yeah, I know, everyone’s sick of the term “Souls-like,” but few games are more like Dark Souls than Mortal Shell. Mortal Shell Complete Edition Switch NSP Free Download Unfitgirl

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