Bonfire-like Shrines of Hades litter the world at forgiving, regular intervals. Die in the process, and they’re gone for good. Die, and you’ll need to fight back to where you fell to pick them up. In other words, the Diablo nod is mainly aesthetic, and the Souls-inspiration takes center stage. Patience and stringing together evasive dodges, blocks, and light and heavy attacks win out. It’s a more meticulous style of gameplay. Run in, freshly-smithed sword gleaming, spamming attack, and you can expect a swift death. Though a tad clunky in places, there’s a real thrill to challenging the colorful roster of enemies, from giant snapping lobsters and griffins to bosses like the down-and-out Agamemnon. Luckily, Achilles: Legends Untold does this fairly well. Achilles: Legends Untold’s Combat-Focused Funĭespite such rich source material, the shallow story is just dressing for gameplay, in this case, raw, visceral combat. There’s armor to fix, demigods to battle and other busywork to get on with. A chin wag later, and you set off as Hades’ errand boy, aiding Hell’s main man make some headway in a long-running feud with Ares. Cast as the weak-heeled, titular Achilles, you’ll stomp across lands populated by square-jawed hoplites, lumbering cyclops, sinewy heroes, and cranky deities.Īfter a battle with Paris exposes our hero’s bungled immortality, death boots Achilles to the underworld. Neither spectacular nor dreadful, serving up digestible, if unimpressive fun.ĭeveloped by Dark Point Games, Achilles: Legends Untold is an Iliad-inspired isometric action RPG blending Diablo‘s old-school hacky-slashy and the Soulslike genre. Achilles: Legends Untold is neither of these, sitting cozy between the two. Every new game proudly brandishing the term a gamble between a total flop and a play-worthy twist on FromSoft’s special sauce. For better or for worse, the term Soulslike is thrown about pretty loosely these days.
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