Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn touts itself as a Soulslite, but its familiar gameplay shows that the Dark Souls formula is in need of a bigger shake-up.
As I played through a demo of Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn, a fast and furious new action RPG, I felt a small yearning. I’m still waiting for the Soulslike genre to have its Spelunky moment.
The Soulslike is now a full-fledged subgenre too, as FromSoftware forged a challenging but rewarding design loop through Demon’s Souls and Dark Souls. The formula encourages players to learn mechanics, get better, and overcome the tough enemy keeping them down. I love that FromSoftware’s games have had that effect, but my biggest problem with Soulslikes is that they all look and feel too much like Dark Souls.
A44 believes that this more frenetic gameplay, colorful aesthetic, and combo system give Flintlock enough of a distinct flavor to call it a Soulslite rather than a Soulslike. Although I do think what I played of Flintlock is solid, the Soulslite labeling doesn’t feel quite right. While gameplay speed can increase, the cadence of attacking, blocking, dodging, and parrying always feels the same.
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