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That Harden mechanic looks innovative, calling it a block is an understatement. It also functions as a form of controlled hyper armor for our attacks. Impressive.

Another note on the tainted nectar. If you interact with NPCs while out of your shell you sometimes will get unique dialog. Also, when you leave a shell behind when you die and re spawn. So at a boss fight there might be or old shell still in the area. Don't recover it right away, wait until you get knocked out of the current shell, and then recover the old shell for health refill. Then you also have the "current" shell still there for another health regen.

The harden mechanic looks weird but badass in its own way. Very interesting.

The animations are very detailed and smooth, truly enjoyable and well blended. It definitely is a Souls Like title and it's ok to me to get inspired by this great genre. However I'd add (i know, not so easy and generally not acceptable) dismemberment, which truly add satisfaction and depth in this kind of combat system/situations.

My God this looks AWESOME. I really like how two-handed sword feels like a sword - heavy and mighty, it doesn't look like you holding some paper toy. And look how the opponents react to mc's attack - they don't just motionlessly consume damage like sponges, both player and opponents bend and twist after getting hit. It's little details,but such attention to them shows the game's quality.Very excited about this!

The atmosphere of this game is simply fantastic

I was still a bit meh on the game but this video sold it to me.

Teinted Nektak allow you to leave your "statues" at some areas to to dwell in them later. Also just before you die you can leave your body with Tinted Nektak and then possess it again to fully heal.

The Harden mechanic is honestly dope AF. Its like finally in a soulslike game we get to experience what... almost every mob has but the player never gets. Fighting fire with fire almost as the one huge negative about any souls game in general is the fact super armor on mobs is used to force the player to dodge... Its not really fun and gets old real fast. Being able to actually fight back 'evenly' in this way goes a long way in making things overall more fun.

This is the only Dark Souls clone that doesn't look like a poorman's version of the series. I'm not counting something like Nioh which is too different for me to call a DS clone. I wanted to see something like Harden defensively in DS for a long time. My idea was to give our very Heavy armor characters the ability to Brace for big attacks or to keep form&position when needed.

That real life sword jump by you king just gained you a subscriber LMFAOO I’m dead

Some of these tips I never knew. Like canceling out of your usual combo into a jump attack and then finishing your normal combo. That's so awesome

The real life demo! LMAO I got a good laugh out of that one

Such a great review style focussed on learning and sharing knowledge. Much better than just watching someone hack through the beta. Great work. Subscribed and looking forward to your next post.

I cannot believe how good it looks overall. Thanks for highlighting the mechanics, as always - great content!

My favorite gaming channel! You get straight to the point, mate! It’s really refreshing when most reviews seem like ads

This is becoming one of my all time favorite channels. Your analysis is always exactly what I wanna know about a game

I was unsure of this game after watching some other gameplay, but you've sold me. This looks fantastic.

Solid breakdown, I like it. The harden mechanic had me hyped as soon as I first saw it. Excellent work!

Been checking a few different Mortal Shell previews and enjoyed this technical breakdown a lot. Others were just, here is gameplay or here is conversation. IRL harden was a solid absurdist insert too lol. Good stuff.

I super appreciate an in-depth look at this game. man i can't wait for it to come out!

Easily one of the most useful videos. I have seen released about the game since they have started letting certain people try it out.

Loving it! Can't wait!

I love everything about this (and your coverage as well, obviously :))

Pretty neat. Alex, you have the best tips videos on KZfaq mate. They are not your obvious stuff like we see in most videos of this sort, most of them are super insightful digging in the available mechanics. Always top tier content on Boomstick gaming. Thank You.

Good video! A lot of things covered I didn’t know about

Very much looking forward to this game. Good video!

Did not noticed how combat was so complex and deep in this game. Looks very promising!

Fantastic video. This is the type of tips and tricks video I want before I start a game like this.

I noticed 1 more thing about a harden mechanic. When you harden in the middle of attacking the opponent you deal multiple hits. Saw 1 person playing as a knight doing the thrust attack and then used harden, the thrust dealt more damage and stugger.

Looks really good, fun mechanics and beautiful art style.

Gotta say I love this channel! I was watching you for a while, and I couldn't remember when and where I first followed Boomstick Gaming. Years later I rediscovered that IGN reviewer that plagiarized you and it came back to me. Giant Bomb covered that story back then, and they gave you a shoutout and I'm so glad they did, and that I subbed. Aside from them, this is probably my favorite games coverage outlet. You focus on all the features/mechanics that I would actually care about, you've got great taste, and you're very honest (Which seems quite rare in KZfaq games coverage). So yeah, thanks! And great job!

Here's some amazing tips: -When you learn to parry you'll become 5 times stronger than without parrying. -Soloman is the best for parrying, mostly because he has a lot of resolve compared to the other characters and he is the strongest most balanced character. He has maximum amount of resolve, has a good amount of health and stamina. I recommend him and the hammer and chisel for really fast and strong attacks and when you combine harden and parry you'll be invincible with him. -Having one of the R1 and L1 attacks with the hammer and chisel will get you insane amount of Damage because you can spam your attacks and before an enemy or boss attacks you harden and proceed to finish all of your stamina and before they hit you again you hit them with R1 and L1 attack which will turn you invincible and will give you insane damage. I've reached 600-700 damage just through that small tactic which easily destroys bosses. I recommend the first hammer and chisel R1 L1 attack (Blade Tornado) because the other one is for long distance. -Do not rush and study the movements and the attacks of the characters by dodging or hardening when they are attacking. This way it will be easier to learn when to parry. -Knowing the locations of all of the mushrooms in the main map ( area where you do not have to enter through a door that puts you in a loading screen) will make farming a lot easier and less of a waste of time to wait 5+ min for it to regenerate. -Watch youtube videos on the combos of your preferred weapon because you'll be able to do a lot more damage. -Even if Hammer and Chisel is a close range weapon you can still damage multiple enemies if they are bunch together, add a little fast attack and you're a killing machine. -Before picking one of the 3 sacred glands make sure to have a lot of healing mushrooms because those extra enemies will be troublesome if you run out of heals. -You can always avoid enemies because they won't be able to catch you and damage you if you run and dodge. -Become familiar with all 4 shells before spending glimpses to upgrade them -Glimpses do not transfer between shells. So play with the one that suits you the most -Use heavy attacks when starting a fight cause those enemies that are chilling on the ground will take some time to stand up and attack you. Preferably heavy, light light. -Using parry and attack is recommended to get easy health against easy enemies

Thank you for the clear and concise format! If you were doing this for any of the fromsoft games then I missed out before!

excellent info, this might save me once I start my first play in the beta

Exquisite editing and in crisp 4K! Thank you!

I’m gonna support these guys forsure!

The combat looks really weighty and amazing. I'm interested in this game now!

Very good tips! Thank you for making this vid.

i like the style of the game. but i also like is the style of your video. its almost like a demonstration directly from the devs. keep up the work mate, thumbs up

Nice video man, Definatly need to see a full video on crafting/inventory and stats/abilities and any rank/level systems. :)

awesome explanation sir! At first i thought the combat is lackluster but you changed my mind.

This is so much more interesting really!! A must buy for me

When your timing is right, you can Harden during the Hallowed Swords running R2 right as the hit connects. After your Harden breaks, you hit a second time, doubling the damage spent on stamina.

Very nice video. I started playing this and since I don't play any similar kind of games, this helped a lot. Thanks.

Great video and hopefully an amazing final game!

The mechanics seem interesting and good. The combat has a satisfying weight and feel to it. The graphics and mood is on point. Now it's just a question of if they can deliver in world, map and boss design. If all these things click we might have a really good game on our hands.

thanks for explaining the combat system. It shows me what can be done and how.

Didn't know about this game. Thanks for bringing it to my attention .

Outstanding video. Underrated channel ! I think I first ran into your channel for your review of Ashen (which was outstanding by the way, best indie souls-inspired game yet). Keep it comin’ ! 😎

After watching this a couple times I wanted to say you are the God on info in a game while demonstration is taken place. Im a martial arts teacher and i know how difficult this is, and how important the skill is. Well done young man

About to start the game & I'm horrible at the "DS/BB action RPGs combat style". Very useful with several ways to effectively utilize all the combat mechanics & watching it makes me want to see if I can find other combinations etc. myself. You explain what you've discovered from the combat system so well. Thank you for making this video. Game looks awesome but I was almost kinna dreading playing it until I watched this. This was the most useful MS combat video I watched. Subbed.

This looks great!

This is a very well done presentation 👏 excellent quality 👏 thanks for taking the time to put this together cant wait for this game looks amazing for saying 12 people made it 😀

very HIGH quality content :) !

This is shaping up to be the best non-BB Souls-like.

great video man, thanks!

watching this pushed my expectations for the game from a 7.5 to a 9. i didn't expect this much depth

Wow looks cool!

Genius tips thanks brother!

The art direction and design are breathtaking.

Very cool stuff, thanks for sharing. I just picked up the enhanced version for xbox and am looking forward to exploring this game.

Great video! Actually teaches you the stuff it says in the title

03:47 Cool! Bloodborne was about damage exchange and this morthal shell gaming will make you use even your defensive movement as an attack movement! 04:34

really enjoyed the video!

My like and view. Stay strong brother.

I'm so ready for this game!

Damn the combos are sick, I was pretty meh on the combat in the trailers but this sold me

This looks so cool

Ok now this game, I reeeeally like... Also this video too well done!

About the Tainted Nektar: when you get back to your shell, you get your full health back. Maybe that's its intended use? Loved the video, by the way! The game is looking great, can't wait to play it!

I didn’t know anything about this game until I came across this video I really like what you did here I think I’ll get it thanks to your content. Got s like an subscribe from ! Thank you

Never seen this before, looks very good.

The npc also look really cool and inspired. The atmosphere is amazing. I'm buying this

Appreciate the preview Alex! Enjoyed this style of vid -- also, game is looking great, hoping console version feels fluid

I think the "Tainted Nektar" will work similarly to the "Hidden Tooth" in Sekiro.

Wow you speak with incredible clarity

I was stinkin at this game before. This was helpful, thank you!

Nice job dude, Very useful ....👌

Love it when dev give extra mechanics to gameplays.

That moment when a knight sits and plays a tune on a weird looking lute was really good.

Helped me alot thx.. greatings from germany

great video, man

Looks amazing

I've played this and can't wait for the full release

Very nice video!

This is very impressive visually 10/10. Combat is interesting the whole Shell mechanic I'm sure it tied to a story and would be great for PvP, if there is pvp. I'm pretty confident this game will blow up if not rushed by publisher.

This looks Great! i'll definitely nab this when it comes on Steam or GOG

Really cool enemy design. I like the look of this game.

this game look sick. looking forward to playing it.

As a huge Dark Souls and For Honor fan, this game looks incredibly promising and the animations look gorgeous. That 3rd chain attack on the 2h sword where you half-sword and spin with your momentum back to the hilt... ooomg. Drooling over that

Sweet Baby Yoda, the animations are so good!

I can't wait to get this

how have i not heard of this game before? this looks INSANELY good.

an interesting thing to note is it is possible to do damage while harden use the heavy thrust attack and as soon as the blade inters/pierces the enemy use harden damage is dealt while being protected

I'm excited now

Great gameplay review! Thanks! I always enjoy parry and backstep invunerability mechanics, with my fav Nioh multiplayer, you definitely should try if you haven't.

I'm not a fun of today's games but I love that whenever I want to put myself into a mood of aome hellish woeld exploration the sound and visual effects of this game makes me enjoy it a lot I'd love to see some more things to explore and more of the worlds well written world lore.

I like this a lot.