![]() ![]() ![]() Getting back to the bosses, due to the lack of any real world or character building, there just isn’t a connection you get from fighting them. You can get a lot out of little details, such as in ICO or Shadow of the Colossus.īoss battles are less about skill, and more about getting the planets to align for that one perfect shot That only works when the game is telling the player something, either through cut scenes or passively with the main character. The developers made that critical mistake of confusing lack of story or exposition, to mean that the game has hidden depth. Where in Shadow, there were hidden easter eggs to find and the basic upgrades to your grip meter.Īll in all, that was a world where I felt like exploring and was rewarded for, Titan Souls not so much. Titan Souls’ map is big but mostly barren outside of the boss fights. The world and the setting are just lacking compared to Shadow of the Colossus, where you had that real sense of place and mystery to explore. ![]() This in turn makes the bosses very uneven: There will be fights that you will be stuck in for minutes and others where you’ll literally win within 10 seconds. Half of each boss fight is figuring out their pattern, while the other half is actually getting into a position where you can finish it off. Titan Souls despite the hard difficulty is not a complex game no matter what the developers tried to do. While the game sounds very similar to the amazing Shadow of the Colossus, Titan Souls slips up with trying to make more out of less. This sets Titan Souls up as a high stakes game of who can tag the other first with the added pressure of your one arrow. Adding to the challenge is that you only have one life and any contact with the boss or its attacks will kill you. Since you only have one arrow, once it’s been used you can summon it back towards you while remaining stationary which actually becomes a strategy for some of the boss fights.Įach boss is completely unique from one another, but the rules of engagement remain the same throughout. In Titan Souls you’re on a mysterious quest which takes you across a strange land hunting down Titans.Īrmed only with a bow and one arrow, you need to figure out the pattern of each boss and get a shot to connect with its weak spot. Titan Souls has been described by people as Shadow of the Colossus meets Dark Souls, but personally this reminds me of the old Punch Out! games with the focus of boss fights over everything else. But while Titan Souls tries to be as big as its name implies, the game ends up actually being less. The game has that Indie charm we’ve come to expect: Streamlined and straight forward gameplay, strong pixel aesthetic and a supposed grand mystery to explore. Titan Souls was one of those games that was hyped pretty hard prior to release: Originally conceived as a Game Jam game that grew into a publishing deal and full title. ![]()
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