Steelrising

As a seasoned Soulslike player, Steelrising surprised me. Ok, it's not as big and polished as Elden Ring, and the graphics might be quite outdated, but the setting had me. Love the design in general; Aegis, her weapons and armor sets, and enemies/bosses; they made a great job. Level design is also very interesting, because again it may not be as good as From games, but it has Metroidvania mechanics that make you go back exploring to unlock new areas and secrets. Some areas might look "empty", and sometimes confusing to travel at first, but in general there are a lot of shortcuts and secret passages that will help you. CS is always good, the stun mechanic really gives you a huge advantage against most enemies and bosses, and weapons are different and fun to play. NG+ is very good because it adds new enemies (mostly different element based and reskins), weapons, and even lv. 4 modules, love this, and it was helpful while doing a 2nd for the platinum. DLC is also good, new huge area with more new enemies (three new this time), weapons, modules, and a boss. Really happy when "minor" studios deliver games like this one, great job indeed!

7,0 tem boas ideias mas faltou chefes, armas, inimigos e level design, a gameplay é boa e a ambientação tbm

Es un buen juego, divertido y con una ambientación fantastica. Lo disfruté mucho y pudo ser aun mejor de no ser por todos los detalles tecnicos que varias veces rompieron el juego, se sentia mal optimizado y en un momento hasta injugable, afortunadamente se corrigió el problema con una actualizacion. A pesar de todo fue unagrata experiencia y un videojuego muy divertido.

It left much to be desired. Initially it drew me in for the concept and aesthetic, but some of the gameplay aspects let it down. The platforming was total shluck, and at sometimes borderline game breaking. All the bosses were way too easy, mopped the floor with every one of them first shot. I only ever struggled when overcrowded by mobs. Felt like Elden Ring on easy mode. The variety of enemies and weapons was nice, many different playstyles could be utilised. The lore and world building were pretty in depth and engaging for the most part, though a lot was delivered through groups of characters just standing around and talking. Interesting and refreshing concept, but the mechanics needed to be tightened and the difficulty increased. 3/5 - Guy that compares every soulesque game to Bloodborne and Elden Ring, giving himself exceedingly high expectations for anything that comes after them in the genre.

I'm not going to write a critique; instead, I'll share my experience with this game. During the first 5 hours I thought it was a great game. The combat was good, the animation of attacks was beautiful, and the map was complex. 9/10. At the 15th hour, the setting began to work against the video game, since all the environments were identical, urban biomes of the illustrated Europe repeated over and over again; monotonous, understandable but monotonous. At the same time, the story was weak, and the combat became repetitive. 6/10. I take away one point for cutting out an entire area of the final product and selling it separately (700kb for 15€, literally just opening a door to a map that you have already downloaded). The fact that it is a frequent practice does not make it respectable. 5/10 Finally, after 25 hours and probably in the last map (Bastille) I fell off a wall and plunged into an infinite fall through the ground. I went back to the menu, re-entered the game, and the autosave put me back in the infinite fall; there is no more save files and it didn't even allow me to teleport back to the checkpoint. Game over. 2/10. I have played souls-like games with less budget and at the same time are more interesting, more enjoyable, and have more personality (Code Vein, Hellpoint, Let It Die). Steelrising may seem good at first, but it lacks soul, identity, and ends up feeling generic af. There are games in the same genre with much less visibility and much cheaper that deserve attention. I would never recommend Steelrising to a souls-like genre fan when there are so many superior options available. I hope that if someone reads this it will be useful to them.