I could only pull up one field at a time and they would slowly diminish if I kept it up for too long, leaving me to fend for myself for a few seconds while Lute recharged her abilities. When activated, left and right trigger emit a respective blue and red field allowing me to interact with different environmental elements. She would interrupt big hulking monstrosities allowing me to get a few blows in with Briar’s transforming sword or put up a shield when ranged attackers threw a spear at me.Ĭombat became even more chaotic when it came to shifting different ethereal planes. While I was delivering heavy and light attacks, Lute had my back with counter moves that would have different adverse effects on specific enemies when I initiated. While I don’t control her outright like Briar, Lute adds a sense of depth to the combat.
Hacking, slashing, double jumping all while swinging a rather large sword felt standard, highlighting the phrase “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” What really added the twist to combat was the presence of Lute.
Through a quick and natural tutorial process I learned more about how Briar controlled, which is as basic as you can get. Within Soulstice, I was thrown into the metal-adorned high-heeled boots of Briar and her ghastly companion Lute. By the name I assumed that Soulstice was going to be another take on the Souls-like genre and instead I got Devil May Cry which is a wonderful thing, although with some caveats. Thanks to the respective developer and publisher, I was able to get my hands on the first two chapters of Soulstice, and I enjoyed what I played. Developed by Reply Game Studios and published by Modus Games, Soulstice takes you on a hack-and-slash adventure that feels ripped right out of the past but with various twists when it comes to combat and style. It is easy to feel that the olden days of gaming are long gone with certain genres disappearing, falling into the sands of time that was until I played Soulstice.
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