Salt and sacrifice reviews11/27/2023 ![]() ![]() "With an art style and combat similar to the developers’ previous game Salt and Sanctuary, fans of that game will feel right at home but also treated to a much deeper combat system and more fully-realized web of RPG systems like armor, weapon crafting, enhancements and so on that make Salt and Sacrifice feel like a game that earns the 15 to 20 or so hours it will take you to beat it." Combat is similarly intuitive yet with a give and take that of course relies on timing dodges and blocks, memorizing your enemies’ tendencies, as well as the pros and cons of your own weapons. ![]() Most of the presentation and functionality of your inventory management and hub world activities will feel instantly familiar to most with very logical arrangements of information throughout the game’s menus and on-screen indicators. With an art style and combat similar to the developers’ previous game Salt and Sanctuary, fans of that game will feel right at home but also treated to a much deeper combat system and more fully-realized web of RPG systems like armor, weapon crafting, enhancements and so on that make Salt and Sacrifice feel like a game that earns the 15 to 20 or so hours it will take you to beat it. Granted, this particular concoction of gameplay mechanics and artistic cues brings very few things to the table that you haven’t seen before, and I would even venture say it doesn’t execute what it does do better than the titans of the sub-genre like Hollow Knight, but it does exist neatly in a tier just below those red-hot hits, putting it just above a sizeable chunk of its contemporaries. Deep combat, online co-op, a fleshed-out world with plenty of intriguing characters, great bosses, and an appealing art style should make it a worthy addition to the game library of anyone who has been enjoying these sorts of games over the last several years. Out of all of the 2D action RPGs that insist on borrowing ideas from popular Soulslike games, Salt and Sacrifice is one of the better offerings.
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