Game development isn’t easy to begin with, and though I know nothing about it, a part of me figures a boss rush game is a special kind of challenge. This opening image of you on a lone boat approaching the beginning of your journey works very well to set up the mystery of the narrative and the world ahead. It was in those moments that I truly found myself enjoying the game the most, intrigued by the lore of the world and trying to fit the narrative together. Overall, the setting and visual design of Eldest Souls is a welcome relief from the intense boss battles, since I thankfully didn’t have to worry about any enemies on my way back to the boss each time I died. The NPC’s you meet are also wonderful additions to the world, further grounding the setting and also bringing some of the classic Souls NPC quirkiness into the mix. Your characters’ slow pace isn’t at all welcome in combat, but calmly walking through the desolated Citadel, discovering hordes of citizens frozen in place, or finding soldiers scattered and bloody across an abandoned battlefield made everything around me sink in to greater effect. It felt familiar and totally new at the same time, which is exactly how I want to feel when I’m playing something inspired by another game or franchise I love. Exploring the world in between the boss fights was always intriguing, and felt very Soulslike as the environmental storytelling is well executed.
The pixel art on display in the world of Eldest Souls is one of my favourite aspects of this game.
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