Once, the game hard locked for no apparent reason, throwing out an error message, and when I loaded the game back up, I had lost 15-20 minutes of progress. Unfortunately, during the course of my adventure, I encountered many different bugs and glitches.

The combat felt quick and satisfying, as I constantly found myself dodging, parrying and maximizing the use of my stamina, all the while being on the lookout for paths to new areas and hidden secrets. While it’s immediately apparent that S&S wears its Souls inspirations on its sleeves, it also harkens back to metroidvania elements, as the player gains access to new abilities/moves that open up previously unexplored areas they could not reach.

There’s also a nice selection of armor types to deck your character out in, but I settled on a nice heavy set and stuck with it, upgrading it as I progressed the game. It’s a 2-handed greatsword that doubles as a pair of oversized scissors that can deal out massive damage in short order. The weapons can also be transmuted using items from enemies to forge unique death dealers such as a favorite of mine, “The Jaws of Death”. There’s good variety of weapon types, from the standard sword to hammers to something more exotic like a whip. The player can block or dodge attacks but must always be mindful of the stamina meter, which drains with every action. In order to compensate, there’s a dedicated jump button which comes in handy for both combat and exploration. The move to 2D means there’s no sidestepping, or circling the enemy using a lock-on. Death awaits those who aren’t mindful of their surroundings.

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