Learning the latter is another major part of the game's difficulty.Īn enemy lobbing cannonballs from afar attacks is a different beast when compared to a more agile foe that spews flames in between attacking with dual blades. Over the course of the game, you'll fight an army of automatons that vary quite a bit in design and attack patterns. Module slots further let you define your build, by increasing health or the rate of cooling – equivalent for stamina – as do the hat, trousers, jacket, and boots you equip, all of these items having different stats. Depending on which of the six available stats you favor when spending Anima Essence – the game's equivalent for experience –, the protagonist becomes more proficient at using particular weapons, each having its own scaling. You can also apply elemental damage to the attacks of certain weapons, but enemies also use them against you.Īegis can freely switch between two equipped weapons at any given time. Some of these allow you to hit enemies from afar – complementing Steelrising's melee-heavy gameplay – while others let you unleash a flame shockwave around you or launch Aegis into a flurry of stylish attacks that also enables you to close distance with your targets. Halberds use thrusting attacks which you'll need to line up more carefully than the wide swings of the much slower and more devastating heavy hammer.Īside from light and heavy attacks, weapons also have a special move, which can enable you to block attacks, parry and swiftly counterattack if your timing's good enough, or launch Aegis into special attacks. Combat relies heavily on precise attacks, punishing you for committing to one at the wrong time.Īegis can wield different types of weapons, all represented as extensions of her body that have their own particularities. An action-RPG at its core, Steelrising marks developer Spiders' first foray into the soulslike subgenre.
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