HE SAID IT. HE SAID SHOALS-LIKE. I can sleep, now.
@nottoday91824 ай бұрын
Shelldon Lord of the Sands Between
@R3TR0J4N4 ай бұрын
love how witty and practical the idea of how the shell plays much more of a pivotal role in game, where it serve as the backbone for your skill and playstye. more than its real world applications.
@FelisImpurrator4 ай бұрын
A true successor to Dark Souls, as evidenced by the classic bit of sage wisdom: Time for crab
@littleed92274 ай бұрын
Just an FYI you can reset your level while you are in the moon shell leveling up, next to the confirm button on the left is a little reset button, hope this helps anyone :) oh yeah you will also need shark eggs to be able to reset your level!
@nottoday91824 ай бұрын
Thank you! I was wondering what shark eggs did. I thought maybe it was just a gross shell haha
@ronniewhitedx4 ай бұрын
I really like this developers work. They present their games with this cutesy facade with much darker elements and storytelling Underneath It All.
@SoldierSice934 ай бұрын
Shelldenring, Lies of Sea, Crabborne.
@grandlancer4 ай бұрын
Seakiro: Shallows die twice, Fords of the Fallen, Crab Vein.
@wired-up56774 ай бұрын
Dark shoals
@teratas014 ай бұрын
Mortal Shell
@dgayle23483 ай бұрын
Floodborne
@TheMasterblaster323 ай бұрын
Gashflood divers edition.
@groalerable4 ай бұрын
Is it worth shelling out 30 clams?
@grahamlawson4024 ай бұрын
I don't know anything about clams, but I can tell you with absolute certainty that this game is definitely worth 30 sand dollars!
@R3TR0J4N4 ай бұрын
it has great regional price, cost 14$ here on steam
@gears25254 ай бұрын
They switched to the trash standard
@jacob306214 ай бұрын
its also on gamepass for like $12 a month
@joel65134 ай бұрын
@@R3TR0J4Nsteamed crab for $14 isn’t bad.
@FijianSouljah13124 ай бұрын
11:14 OMFG 😂😂😂😂 I totally forgot about THAT shell in the game, first time I read that description I let out a belly worthy laugh & seeing it again still makes it happen. For anyone confused it’s a reference to a short story turnt meme, the six worded goes ; “For sale: baby shoes, never worn”
@williamwatt18774 ай бұрын
Having a lot of fun with this one so far. Aggro Crab are clearly students of the genre and, like Lies of P, have really distilled the essence of FromSoft’s various formulas while putting their own spin on things. Very charming little game.
@YEY08063 ай бұрын
It's honestly amazing that 11 people made this game
@drakofox13623 ай бұрын
@@YEY0806 hold up ONLY 11 PEOPLE!?! nice
@Roanix14 ай бұрын
The sands between... Perfect
@Notsram774 ай бұрын
"Rage Winning" oh man I love this concept! :D
@blueklick85674 ай бұрын
17:06 if your looking to party more effectively, I’ve found that attack at the moment of contact does the job pretty well. When you attack from hiding in your shell it counts as coming out of it and parries an attack with the right timing. It does mess up the follow up attacks at points, but it is a way to parry with relative ease.
@silverbolt66994 ай бұрын
10:37 "which we all know is nice" Nice dude
@coconutologist4 ай бұрын
Thanks for the video. That's nice that they paired the gun with the shell mechanic. Here's hoping it's successful enough to spawn a sequel that will expand on this title. Onward to 400k. All glory to the algorithm.
@xs10shul4 ай бұрын
I've had a lot of fun with this game. The setting is unique and fun to explore, and it's difficult enough that this souls veteran had to walk away a few times. This is one of those games that I'm glad just exists. The devs seem to really care about putting out a genuine soulslike that's stable (I had no bugs, anyway), engaging, and fun. My sincere hope is that the colorful visuals and accessibility draw in new fans to a not always welcoming genre.
@slipstream73244 ай бұрын
i recommend 'the last hero of nostalgaia'
@save_cats4 ай бұрын
I legit thought this game was going to be so stupid. I was dead wrong haha, this game is a banger.
@SiegmundCG4 ай бұрын
I always appreciate your steam deck sections ty
@purplatypus74054 ай бұрын
a shoals-like indeed sir.
@cmdr.jabozerstorer39684 ай бұрын
I'm more interested in this now than I was previously. It seems to have more depth to it than I initially thought. I'll Wishlist it on Steam.
@Evanz1114 ай бұрын
We need more games that let us play as animals, like we had back in the PS1 days with A Dog’s Life. They must be a lot more difficult to animate as a player, but they’re so distinct stand out in a competitive market.
@trubblegum57874 ай бұрын
I mean... Stray didn't come out that long ago, lol. There's also games like Man eater and Ancestors that came out a lil while back.
@spankg8884 ай бұрын
There was tokyo jungle on ps3
@alibilgi61223 ай бұрын
youll like deaths door, its a great game
@zantos48533 ай бұрын
The parry is so satisfying in this game. By far the best parry system of any non Fromsoft Soulslike. I destroyed every Boss after unlocking it.
@DetourK4 ай бұрын
6:52 Hey Mort - love your videos! You can reset the stats by using a shark egg when you click the little recycle icon.
@StevenForditude4 ай бұрын
This game looks really fun. Thanks for the review. I don’t think I’ve seen anyone else mention it.
@Vladutz.194 ай бұрын
Gameranx mentioned it a few months ago. That's how I heard about it.
@HubertTheMad4 ай бұрын
RIP Hermy, my hermit crab that I accidentally drowned. In all seriousness, this was a hilarious and punny vid lol
@seablade2144 ай бұрын
Since I never liked how most of souls-likes do parrying, I actually loved parrying in ACT more. I am pretty sure most people have your experience with it being weird to do it on release which is not what most do. In my head, I always thought of parrying as risking yourself to getting hit to nullify something, so letting go of my guard to swing my shield out (leaving me open to getting hit) to counter someone matched up with my thought process more.
@alexforce94 ай бұрын
You only have one weapon but you can use the fork as a hammer if you unlock it in the snail domein. And you can do it pretty early. And its a stronger version of the weapon.
@neminemMaximeАй бұрын
On paper you have one (primary) weapon but the hammer has its own moveset, and there are two accessories that trade speed for damage. So, depending on your definition (and the pile of swords Souls games dumps on you bears this out), you have 2-6 weapons to choose from all told.
@FlashUxАй бұрын
The humor of this game was on point. Most of the jokes and references are well put together, I had a blast with it. PS. One joke that a lot of people might've missed is the final area BGM is a slower version of "Crab Rave by Noisestorm"... Which caught me by surprise that I laughed out loud in one of the more serious parts of the story. All in all great game.
@irishguy1674 ай бұрын
I'd really love to see you go over the achievement list in these 100% reviews. Even just a brief little thing about missables, how many playthroughs, what you think of the list. 👍 👍
@TheRipcurrent3 ай бұрын
10:36 "Which we of course know is nice." Did not expect that joke coming from Mort.
@devilofether61854 ай бұрын
Here is a tip for parrying; instead of releasing your block, just press the attack button while blocking, it is much easier to time (maybe dodge as well, but not completely sure about that)
@SebCarrasco4 ай бұрын
I’d highly recommend “Ashen”, for another extremely beautiful and unique game in the Soulsbourne genre
@kaidorade13174 ай бұрын
A shells-like! Honestly this is a great start to soulsborne adventures with how accessible it is
@TheHeartThatRunsCold4 ай бұрын
Very similar to Kenna Bridge of spirits in that way.
@kaidorade13174 ай бұрын
@@TheHeartThatRunsCold I liked that game! If it got a sequel I’d be down
@NotJustABarista4 ай бұрын
Granted, “A watery grave” makes more sense, but I would have shot chocolate milk out my nose if the death message was “You Tide”
@XoRandomGuyoX4 ай бұрын
That would be a simple enough thing to mod into the game.
@strigoi_guhlqueen83554 ай бұрын
I was very exited for your review of this.
@nomanq1013 ай бұрын
Always appreciate ur videos for having a steam deck section. Game looks great! 🙌
@massaosaito40843 ай бұрын
RAGE. WINNING. I... what, how? I'm just in love with this terminology XD P.S: The crab is Naruto-running?! Greatest game EVA XD
@battlericky174 ай бұрын
Wow you really knocked this one clean out
@mohamedkhomsi337526 күн бұрын
Thank you very much sir! I'll make a break in my Elden ring's runs to got through this journey.
@amaurylaunay4 ай бұрын
I started playing it after your first look and I'm loving it so far. It's the first Souls-like I really play because, on top of the humor and the subject matter being close to my heart, the fact that the accessibility options are /there/ makes me feel like the game isn't going to be unfairly hard.
@richardfreutel50024 ай бұрын
I feel like you are hinting at the souls like games or what do you mean in particular? Because if you do, I would disagree there. Not a single Souls-Game (At least from FromSoft) is "unfair". Sry but it simply isn't, and I am saying this as someone who struggled A LOT during all of those but still somehow managed to complete all of them.... It's interesting that people adress modern Soulsgames as "hard", although there are many older games that are actually unfair by design because they were so short that they HAD to implement sth. to keep the playing playing for a longer time than the game's actual length (look at the arcade games for instance). No Souls Game is "unfair" , but they are all admittedly demanding the player to engage and be patient. Mistakes and trying over and over and over again is kind of the point.
@amaurylaunay4 ай бұрын
@@richardfreutel5002 but see that's the thing, it doesn't matter if Dark Souls and the other From Software games are actually fair or not. The impression I got from them, from the community and the reviews, is that they are games where you bang your head against a wall, until you or the wall breaks. And as such I've never wanted to touch them, even though the world looks really cool. This game has a button that makes the wall crumble, or go away entirely.
@PeculiarNotions4 ай бұрын
"Shoals-like" I dig it.
@avalonjustin3 ай бұрын
Thanks for this review. I've been considering picking this game up. You know, just for the halibut.
@jadajp17824 ай бұрын
you can reset your stats with a shark egg by clicking the recycling icon in the level up menu
@krazykris93964 ай бұрын
Well I have a feeling that this game will be nomited for the games for impact category at the game awards.
@ekkaphetseangwanthet44114 ай бұрын
Already cmon man, good job 👏
@classycasual39104 ай бұрын
Thanks for covering this one, I've been excited for its release ever since I saw iron pineapple check it out!
@ope3144 ай бұрын
Jumped in on Game Pass last night. It's great!
@michibichi22124 ай бұрын
hey thanks for review. i had my eyes on this cause i love the underwater setting and am generally interested in souls like games. however i always end up quitting them after like 3 hrs cause i cant procede. hearing this is optionally less hardcore made me buy it outright just now to support stuff like that. looking forward to playing.
@Dracobyte4 ай бұрын
A really cool Crab-Souls game!
@nazgulsenpai4 ай бұрын
I was wondering when this would become a Serious Gaming™ channel :)
@FaolanHart4 ай бұрын
I'm really happy to hear it's good. Honestly short is a good thing to me. I play so many RPGs it takes me months to finish the long ones. I ended up dropping Elden Ring due to all the time it takes & getting burned out by the IMO boring open world design. I much prefer the Souls games with level design.
@crazedmonk8u2 ай бұрын
The game was so good, i would say it works well on every platform except switch. I haven't played it on the switch but from the gameplay trailer they had it was definitely dipping below 30fps so would recommend people to pick it up on another console if you can!
@melancholoid4 ай бұрын
Awesome Vid! Thank You very much for Your Work! Greetings from Germany
@ZaidAsmaida3 ай бұрын
Ive had the exact same technical problems on my Series S.. I've just finished the game lol and i immediately, tho i didnt think the game would let me, but ive killed the dude who has my shell in the end and didn't even hear him out lol..
@realEvanRichards3 ай бұрын
"Lower Crust" has got to be a Lower Kurast reference 😀
@Boss_Fight_Index_muki4 ай бұрын
I really like the concept of this game, great adaptation of a souls like
@BridgeBurnerNZ4 ай бұрын
@Moristmal can you please include the steam link (or whatever shop you purchased/were gifted the game at) in your YT description as part of your standard template?
@lucascecil62874 ай бұрын
I don't know how you find the time!
@MuusTri4 ай бұрын
For some people the day has 24 hours.
@-Monad-4 ай бұрын
@@MuusTri sleep when you're ☠️
@MuusTri4 ай бұрын
@-Monad- Well I guess Mortim sleeps once he has released a video and brought his son to bed. XD
@renanmarcondess2 ай бұрын
I am playing through this game now after seeing this review and while I love it, you REEEEALLY understated and underplayed how bad and infuriating is the camera and lock system, it makes me genuinely want to give up as I feel a lot of times what kills me is the camera/lock and not the enemy. I played elden ring(my first ever soulslike) and despite all the memes it really wasn't this bad as people are saying it's a normal occurence in soulslike.
@MortismalGaming2 ай бұрын
It's a genre problem really, you'll see it a lot the more of these you play, but yeah the biggest budget game in the genre is obviously gonna play a bit better in that regard.
@desenhista123 ай бұрын
Great review as always. I'm gonna wait a little because of the bugs
@nightmareriddenlibrarian29243 ай бұрын
I dont think that the above world is "gone" i personally think that the area/ocean parts where the game takes place is just unused, i think the devs also confirmed thaf magic just straight up exists in this world
@ronniewhitedx4 ай бұрын
Why does the credit song for this game go super hard though?
@tonyballsacaroni4 ай бұрын
'Which we all know is nice." Perfect!
@jasonmackintosh12534 ай бұрын
great review, thanks for the great content
@Ryanin2D4 ай бұрын
"a shoals-like" don't think you got that past us
@rise40974 ай бұрын
This looks like so much fun!
@falucho61492 ай бұрын
This game got me thinking on a Metroid game. with these mechanics.
@sebastiankurthy26042 ай бұрын
you can reset your stats you just need an item you can find in the world
@TheMasterblaster323 ай бұрын
Subbed great review well put together fella cheers 👍.
@sgtgefmongoose4 ай бұрын
A shoals-like.....? God...god damnit.
@billyboyer34 ай бұрын
Cod damn it
@yohannfallas24124 ай бұрын
Coucou de France, super boulot mec
@ChristmasLore4 ай бұрын
On dit encore "boulot"? Wouldn't most people say "job" by now? Question honête, je sors peu.
@ChristmasLore4 ай бұрын
(et oui, Mortem est un veritable boureau de travail, pour tous les titres qu'il evalue; c'est toujours impeccable)
@yohannfallas24124 ай бұрын
@@ChristmasLoreerrare humanum est 😅 Vrai réponse à ta question, je pense que boulot est encore utilisé, depends du contexte ou de la tournure de la phrase, « taf » pourrait passer aussi
@ChristmasLore4 ай бұрын
@@yohannfallas2412 , taf, je pensais à taf. Le latin est plutot inutile? J'en ai fais pendant 5 ans, et il me semble que je ne l'utilise jamais ainsi? (Comme le grec, c'est surtout utile pour l'apprentissage d'autres langues, et l'ethymologie)
@yohannfallas24124 ай бұрын
@@ChristmasLore Hum… les locutions latine ? Usage rare ? 🤔 T’as pas compris la blague derrière c’est pas grave, c’est de toute façon une conversation hors-sujet donc bonne journée🙂
@nathanplumb37822 ай бұрын
Parts of this game a surprisingly true to real life. The CEO of shellfish corp is a literal parasite, just like real life corporate people.
@randyb41914 ай бұрын
Game sounds fun!
@save_cats4 ай бұрын
It’s really fun, and the graphics are pretty surreal and nostalgic while you’re playing it. Also super hilarious as a cherry on top.
@matthewthole68783 ай бұрын
I’m really digging this game. I’m a big fan of souls-likes, so this is right up my alley. And there are so many little in-jokes and references to other souls-likes, SpongeBob, and everything in between. If you like the genre, and enjoy a game that doesn’t take itself too seriously, this is for you 👍🏻 👍🏻
@maxtriess8842 ай бұрын
The accessibility options are great. So many people wouldnt see this game through if it wasnt for them i think. I mean i would play lies of pi and lords of the fallen if they had those, but since they dont i will never see the care they put into the level Design 😢
@danielcalabrese57694 ай бұрын
Sounds like a cool little game I'll definitely be playing it when I jump back on gamepass after I finish playing weird west on ps5
@ChristmasLore4 ай бұрын
Seriously, if you do enjoy some humor in some games, do check the now older french title " Dungeon of Naheubleuk: The Amulet of Chaos" ( also still pushing for The Inquisitor, in a completely different tone/genre)
@goeddy4 ай бұрын
I just have one question: is there a mortal shell? 👀
@erikskoog84154 ай бұрын
Good show sir
@HamsterAccent4 ай бұрын
I'm loving it on Game Pass. I really want to get it for Steam Deck if it runs well.
@javiernovoa87564 ай бұрын
Looks like too much fun not to pick up at some point. I'm not really into souls games, but this give me a fun entry point.
@509Przemek4 ай бұрын
Just finished it after 21h, had a blast, i REALLY liked the mantis bossfight when i got used to parrying. The story was also suprisingly good, expected a few chuckles and ended up with a few tears
@pitanguirj2 ай бұрын
Thanks you.
@metallixro4 ай бұрын
Rage winning needa to become industry standard!
@j72ashley4 ай бұрын
I love it! Like "bullet heaven" stuck for VS-likes. Let's make "rage win" a thing
@aaroncollado85643 ай бұрын
The only thing I complain about is that there isnt much to do after completing the game. I wished there was a boss mode or even a harder difficulty. I mostly one shot everything at this point
@snaccpacc6513 ай бұрын
Did you try with controller at all? I found parrying pretty easy to learn with a controller
@maydaypilot74894 ай бұрын
The reel question: is there a poison swamp area?
@MortismalGaming4 ай бұрын
Yeah
@hugmonger4 ай бұрын
This game looks great. Im probably not gunna play it cuz i find souls likes fun to watch not play, but this is genuinely exciting. Classic 3d Platformer meets Souls-Like... amazing.
@XoRandomGuyoX4 ай бұрын
I'll keep this one on the watch list, to how it gets patched and then maybe pick it up during a sale.
@BobbyJenko3 ай бұрын
If you are remotely interested in this setting or genre, buy it. It’s not even a question. It’s worth it.
@TheYakuzaMan4 ай бұрын
Great game, but it was indeed buggy. My biggest bug was that my frames dropped drastically for a short period. After returning, my camera was locked and all an enemies were non aggro
@thefrozenpanda4 ай бұрын
Not my type of game, but def looks/sounds like a fun time for those who enjoy this genre.
@spaceghostohio79894 ай бұрын
Looks like a good game to introduce your son the genre.
@eleven24354 ай бұрын
Are there any enemies that says: "You(r) shell not pass!" ? :D
@Gravely50594 ай бұрын
Or a sea turtle 🐢 that tells you "Today is my hundred and eleventeith birthday. "
@eleven24354 ай бұрын
@@Gravely5059 nice :D
@NightBreakDreamer2 ай бұрын
it's definitely one shell of a game, I tell ya!
@IggyMaid4 ай бұрын
with the speed that you generally blitz so many games to get your 100% reviews out in a timely manner do you ever feel as though you're rushing to the point of not being able to appreciate finer details? Do you find a big difference between playing a game casually for fun and playing a game for work/review?
@MortismalGaming4 ай бұрын
It's rare that I rush, and the only part of this that genuinely feels like work is actually making the videos
@CorpoAgent734 ай бұрын
Shoalslike...Sands Between...Shelleportation...thinky brain hurty....can I have my ice cream?
@TheDarkEnigma2 ай бұрын
The fact you cant actually use the 'final shell' after beating the boss is my one true gripe. That and that the penultimate boss feels kinda like a mild letdown but meh its a krilliant game and i dont want to crab on it any Firther than that minor stuff.
@nottoday91824 ай бұрын
This game is excellent however it seems to have an issue where the longer you play, the worse it runs. To the point where it takes 30 seconds to respawn on ps5 until you close the program and restart. Maybe already fixed so probably not worth complaining over
@Dean-SLC3 ай бұрын
Anyone know were the gacha capsule shell is?
@MortismalGaming3 ай бұрын
Right behind the moon snail shell where you go to intercept the big boat
@FlyfishermanMike3 ай бұрын
There's one in the Roland boss fight.
@SombreroPharoah3 ай бұрын
As bugs go. Anyone have Kril go ouch and throw away a kelp heart out the blue?
@nickmcdaniel60713 ай бұрын
How is anyone holding 60fps on highest settings on steam deck? I have it at the lowest for both graphics options & its holding 60, but anything past that is absoltuely not a solid frame rate :/