Eldest Souls Review

Eldest Souls Review – Beautiful Boss Rush, But a Bit Barebones (PS4)

You’ve probably heard of Eldest Souls by now due to its name; an homage to FromSoftware’s Dark Souls series that’s as subtle as a brick flying through a window. And if you’ve been paying attention to the coverage its been getting for the past few months (some even written by yours truly), you’d have frequently seen it marketed as a “2D souls/boss rush hybrid”—a fact that…

  • A unique combat system that incentivizes experimentation
  • Stunning pixel art and scenery
  • Well designed and thought out boss battles
  • Difficulty can't be changed
  • Not much to do outside of boss battles
  • Skills don't offer much change to gameplay
  • Progression can feel nonexistent at times

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