![]() From then on, I could use it to reach new heights and areas and chests. To speak to this fella, I first had to find a Grappling Hook to scale the wall he sat atop. Progression seems to be tied to exploring areas and clearing them of mages, thus unlocking new locations to spell out at the Arch, visit, and clear of mages. Essentially, it's a teleporter that'll take you to places where evil mages lurk, though you have to spell out the location in Runestones for the Arch to whisk you there. It's also here where you'll find one of Salt And Sacrifice's most important new additions: the Arch. This altar is located in a hub space that's also home to NPCs that'll trade items, upgrade things, and hint at where you should head next. There's plenty of choice for those who'd like to steer their class in a totally different direction, add some complexity, or just keep it simple. Not much has changed here, but that's fine. Once you've earned enough Salt from fallen enemies, you can head on over to an altar to level up, as well as allocate points into a sprawling skill tree. My katana was equally fast and choppy, but didn't hit quite as hard as my Fighter's axe.īut much like the previous game, your starting class in Salt And Sacrifice won't lock you into a particular playstyle if you don't want it to. As a Duelist, in contrast, I was nimble and could dance around enemies with quick dashes. I had to make sure I timed my blocks and dashes well, otherwise I'd die pretty quickly despite my chunky armour. My Fighter was clunky, but powerful slow rolls followed up with big swings. Combat is punishing, as even standard goblins are capable of cutting you down in just a few hits. Still, the game's classes all felt rather distinct, at least in the early portion I played. Perhaps your drunkenness or arson has different consequences later? I started multiple playthroughs, selected all sorts of misdeeds, and it only altered some text in the intro sequence. Although, what difference your crime makes is unclear. My crime? Brigandry, because highway robbery seemed fitting for this build. I went down the Fighter route, which outfitted me with some heavy armour, a sword and shield, alongside some weighty throwing axes. Get so much as a whiff of a mage in this game and you'll go after them. You're an indebted criminal, you see, and therefore doomed to be a Marked Inquisitor, which is fancy speak for someone who hunts mages. Here, you can select one of eight classes, customise your appearance, and decide what sort of crime you've committed. ![]() Start a new game in Salt And Sacrifice and you'll be faced with a familiar character creation screen. Of which I had many in the hour or two I spent in the game's earliest areas. We're talking crumbled castles and misty caverns, littered with wretches feasting on corpses, or ultimately, looking for a fight. To set the Soulslike scene, Salt And Sacrifice is a 2D sidescroller that riffs heavily off Dark Souls and its gothic, perilous world. The punishing enemies, the smooth combat, the vast skill trees, and the interconnected world are all still doing good things, but this time around they've just been joined by a few new additions, or seen some tweaks to keep things fresher, but no less difficult. I got hands-on with an early portion of its sequel Salt And Sacrifice, and it seems set to deliver all the things that made its predecessor tick. If you liked Dark Soulsy side-scroller Salt And Sanctuary, I have some great news.
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