Yet for every platformer or RPG with a desolate attire, translucent form of narrative and emphasis on getting one-over that annoying road-block that’s put you down a dozen attempts prior, there will always be that burning question in the back of your mind: “OK, but what else is there?”Įven with these blemishes and moments where the admiration for what’s come before gets in the way of basic consistency and much-needed fluidity, OverBorder Studio have at least landed in a much better position with a foundation that’s challenging and entertainingly so. Love it or loathe it, the Soulslike sub-genre is here to stay. At a time where the very studio responsible for bringing us this template have gone and altered (maybe improved, if such is your view) said premise all over again. And perhaps there’s a likely market - one with a sufficiently-sized community at its heart - to explain why we’re bound to see year after year of these kinds of games release, regardless of scale, style and most importantly, lasting substance. Something something imitation is this and that - I’m sure you know how that fabled saying goes. Hardcore Gamer reviewed the upcoming action RPG Thymnesia: Review: Thymesia Score: 3/5 - “Soul Hackers 2 innovates when it comes to RPG gameplay, but its story is a step down compared to Atlus' recent hits.” Ringo ends up reviving three people who agree to fight together for the sake of their own goals. Bring back the soul and apparently the body revives with it. That’s where the game’s titular Soul Hacking comes in.

Unfortunately, they arrive too late to save their targets: genius scientist Ichiro Ondo and demon summoner Arrow. It creates Ringo and Figue, two humanoid representations of its consciousness, to stop this impending apocalypse. After 30 hours, I’ll find out that corpses and plot twists are nothing to be surprised about.Īion, the supercomputer version of God, foresees the end of the world. I found my third dead body about five hours into Soul Hackers 2. Digitaltrends checked out Soul Hackers 2: Soul Hackers 2

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