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Mortal Shell (PC)

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Developer: Cold Symmetry
Publisher: Playstack
Game Details: Mortal Shell is a deep action-RPG that tests your sanity and resilience in a shattered world. Your
Mortal Shell is a deep action-RPG that tests your sanity and resilience in a shattered world. Your adversaries spare no mercy, with survival demanding superior awareness and precision. Possess lost warriors, discover hidden sanctums, and face formidable foes.
Developer: Cold Symmetry
Publisher: Playstack
Genre(s): Role-Playing Action RPG
Number of players: No Online Multiplayer
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Metascore Generally favorable reviews
26 Positive Ratings 59%
18 Mixed Ratings 40%
0 Negative Ratings 0%
90
Aug 18, 2020
"As a diehard Dark Souls fan I’ve played nearly every soulslike, and none have done it as well as Mortal Shell. Not only has Cold Symmetry nailed the fundamentals, but they’ve added their own spin to the formula without being coy about their influences. Mortal Shell is the only copycat that can stand toe-to-toe with FromSoft’s own work, and although it’s considerably shorter than their offerings, it’s no less beautiful, haunting and rewarding." ... Read full review
80
Aug 19, 2020
"With graphics that have almost nothing to envy from bigger budget productions, a sufficiently deep and vindictively compelling gameplay that keeps the interest high even for more than one New Game +, Mortal Shell is a great example of a qualitative souls-like game that does not come from the hands of From Software." ... Read full review
80
Jan 8, 2021
"Mortal Shell is an enjoyable title for those who are already fans of the SoulsBorne sub-genre, and it has more positives than it has flaws. The swamp hub world is bland and confusing, but the different biomes you eventually reach are gorgeous, even if they're relatively familiar. The lack of a deep leveling system has a very good replacement in the shell system, which ends up providing more versatility in your character build and the attack system. The relatively shorter length makes it great for newcomers, while genre veterans will find it to be a great debut effort from a small development team." ... Read full review
75
Aug 19, 2020
"While Mortal Shell may not stand at the upper echelon of the genre, there's still plenty to enjoy. The combat and world are engaging, and its swappable body system feels unique and fresh. Despite its shortcomings, Mortal Shell brings enough new ideas to the table, and with less pressure and investment required, there’s plenty of freedom to experiment with them." ... Read full review
70
Sep 18, 2020
"Mortal Shell may be a modest product, but it surprised at nearly every turn with regularity. The lack of variety in the environments, weapons, and classes are more than made up by never overstaying its welcome. Whenever it feels as though its about to become stale, players will stumble across something new to try out. The lack of depth isn’t too much of a detriment as the game is short enough to ever feel tired. Better yet, what is there is good, a foundation with easy room to be expanded upon and a strong demonstration of Cold Symmetry’s understanding of core concepts that are the strength of the genre. Mortal Shell is a exemplary use of limited resources to make a tight, fun game, even if it only takes a weekend to beat." ... Read full review
70
Aug 17, 2020
"A great Souls-like with personality, new ideas, amazing battles but with problems in scenario design and world building." ... Read full review
65
Sep 11, 2020
"The biggest flaw of Mortal Shell is how much it tries to be a Dark Souls game, especially aesthetically, something that makes all of its shortcomings so much more prevalent. Its world is quite small and restricted compared to other soulsborne games, and it lacks in terms of personality, by trying to present a dark fantasy setting so similar to what we have already seen. Nevertheless, it still is one of the most detailed 3D games of the indie scene in it still provides an entertaining 10-15 hours experience thanks mostly to the well-crafted combat system, albeit without deviating from established formulas, and a good variety of nicely designed enemies." ... Read full review
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User Score Mixed or average reviews
186 Positive Ratings 45%
113 Mixed Ratings 27%
109 Negative Ratings 26%
10
Chumpie
Aug 19, 2020
I found out about this game a few months ago and joined the community instantly, it has been an amazing experience watching this game grow toI found out about this game a few months ago and joined the community instantly, it has been an amazing experience watching this game grow to what it is now. The combat hooked me when i saw it, a sword with actual weight to it . The voice acting paired with the atmosphere of the game is truly and experience Expand
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TeneBriLuxs
Aug 22, 2020
Чудова гра, в кращих традиціях souls-like. Шикарні анімації, шикарна оптимізація.
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Hectic
Aug 25, 2020
Excellent artistic vision & implementation coupled with frantic combat. Many design choices, like very few checkpoints and very large maps,Excellent artistic vision & implementation coupled with frantic combat. Many design choices, like very few checkpoints and very large maps, makes gameplay even more anxious and unforgiving compared to most soulslike games. Combat includes usual lot of attacks, combos, weapon skills, parry & riposte, plus a unique, recharging one-hit-invulnerability ability. Four classes with distinct abilities and skills provides even more variety. Overall, Mortal Shell is a surprisingly good AAA game from an indie studio. Expand
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Zeneko90
Jun 2, 2022
Nettes. Spiel es hat echt viel Spaß gemacht. Mehr davon! Nicht zu lang, nicht zu kurz. Genau richtig.
5
Jordan386
Aug 20, 2020
If you're an actual souls fan and not just a follower this is a fantastic addition
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TheWoodOne
Aug 30, 2020
I am a huge dark souls fan so was exited to play this game. Combat is fine but its super easy to cheese everything with your hardening. AllI am a huge dark souls fan so was exited to play this game. Combat is fine but its super easy to cheese everything with your hardening. All the mobs are just littered randomly in the area and servers no pupose just to sometimes block u from running past cause fighting them is soo fcking tedious with no real healing or so. Maps are mazes and are super hard to navigate because they are too big and in my opinion its because of lack of content so u run around just to pass play time. Bosses soooooooo boooooring. Beat every boss in the game first time because they use same 2 or 3 moves over and over. Not a chalange at all unless u fall asleep with how big of a health pool they have. Plot twitst predictable af and i knew it was coming ages ago. The only plus of this game is its atmosphere and graphics. Over all 6-8h of playtime just because u get lost a lot and maps are big. Expand
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ukidas89
Dec 8, 2021
Dark souls fan here was quite excited when mortal shell got announced as a ps plus game for December.
Oh, wait,it looks awful and plays at 30
Dark souls fan here was quite excited when mortal shell got announced as a ps plus game for December.
Oh, wait,it looks awful and plays at 30 fps only cause someone is greedy.
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