80
Young Souls is a good and unique 2D dungeon brawler/beat-em-up, don’t get me wrong. The gameplay loop is varied enough to not be a linear affair, the characters have a meaningful purpose, and combat is mostly fun. You’ll definitely find yourself experimenting with how to incorporate new weapons and armor into enemy encounters, but…you may find yourself frustrated with the inconsistent difficulty spikes and some of the monotony associated with a tried-and-true gameplay pattern of button mashing just to defeat an annoying boss. I want more from 1P2P, and I hope that they expand the world, and abilities, of Jenn and Tristan.
80
Young Souls could have benefited from some tweaks here and there. Still, it's a solid Beat 'em Up with enjoyable challenges and excellent content. I would recommend it to fans of the genre.
85
Young Souls is a solid beat-em up that intelligently adds role-playing ideas to enhance its core gameplay. The bosses are well-designed and mostly fun to fight, especially if the player wisely diversified what the pair can do. The narrative is not groundbreaking but gives players plenty of interesting moments and cool banter (again, with plenty of swearing that can be filtered out). Players should not be afraid of dropping the difficulty level if they feel the game is too hard. And experimentation, when it comes to both equipment and tactics, can solve plenty of combat puzzles. Young Souls is fast, engaging, deep enough, a good example of how a classic genre can be updated for modern sensibilities.
6
El juego en esencia es un muy buen beat'em up con un rendimiento pesimo en switch, lo cual es una lástima. No es un juego exigente, lo cual indica más bien la poca mano de los programadores para optimizar un juego que, por otra parte, tiene una jugabilidad muy pulida, con múltiples combinaciones de armas y equipo que varían la velocidad de nuestros ataques y/o movimiento, así como de las cosas que podemos hacer, en un juego que es muy exigente. Pero eso queda empañado por batallas, hacía el final del juego, donde los frames caen debidos a la cantidad de enemigos y efectos en pantalla (que tampoco son tantos, todo sea dicho), así como por un continuo crasheo del juego. En aproximadamente 10 horas que me duro el juego, sufrí 7 crasheos. La mayoría fueron en puntos donde apenas perdí nada, pero dos de ellos fueron cuando casi había vencido a un par de bosses, lo cual es muy molesto. El juego esta pensado para jugar en cooperativo, aunque puede ser disfrutado por un solo jugador, aunque en este caso sentí la mayoría de dificultades excesivas hacia mitad del segundo mundo (aunque también soy bastante manco en el género todo sea dicho), y el modo fácil me pareció excesivamente fácil con respecto al nivel de dificultad justo por encima (equilibrado), así que quizás seria conveniente rebalancear este o añadir otro entre medias. Quitando esto, el juego incluye algunas mecánicas de exploración y RPG (tiendas y niveles), además de una historia particularmente decente para este genero.
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10
Awesome game from awesome developers 10/10 absolutely loved every second of it
Young Souls
Released On:
Mar 10, 2022
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Generally Favorable
81
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Mar 21, 2022
95
Young Souls is a fun beat ‘em up RPG full of action that can be played with one or two players. It has a fun and modern art style featuring characters that are full of personality. This is a must-grab for people who like unique gameplay and fantasy-style storytelling!
Mar 23, 2022
85
Young Souls is a solid beat-em up that intelligently adds role-playing ideas to enhance its core gameplay. The bosses are well-designed and mostly fun to fight, especially if the player wisely diversified what the pair can do. The narrative is not groundbreaking but gives players plenty of interesting moments and cool banter (again, with plenty of swearing that can be filtered out). Players should not be afraid of dropping the difficulty level if they feel the game is too hard. And experimentation, when it comes to both equipment and tactics, can solve plenty of combat puzzles. Young Souls is fast, engaging, deep enough, a good example of how a classic genre can be updated for modern sensibilities.
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57% Positive
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Apr 2, 2022
10
Awesome game from awesome developers 10/10 absolutely loved every second of it
Mar 12, 2022
9
The game while short has some quick bursts of energy and creativity, while exploring the hollow earth you may find landscapes that can be pretty, make you feel small and always find a way to convey a message.
The gameplay is pretty polished and it's very challenging on it's own right it is rewarding when you commit to master it, the various accesories and weapons can make your own experience pretty custom. There is lot to love about this game, the character development of Jinn and Tristan with the Profesor, The goblins and their relationship with their leader.
It's a very quirky Game with it's own flaws but everything it does right sums for that, it's a short little story about self development,trust,fear, and acceptance.
Mar 10, 2022
85
Young Souls is a fun side-scrolling hack-and-slash, offering deep RPG elements, great writing, and characters you'll care about.
Mar 17, 2022
80
The player also has the possibility of settling the challenge at his convenience and at any time. Another very good point that allows you to appreciate in all circumstances the universe of Young Souls, which has been the subject of very special care despite a writing that is ultimately quite perfectible.
Mar 10, 2022
80
All in all, Young Souls is a charming coming-of-age story that veers much darker than I expected. It’s a world I was happy to lose myself in, even if the characters weren’t always happy themselves. I’d recommend it to any fan of beat ’em ups and modern fantasy. Those button-mashing minigames are incredibly frustrating, though.
Mar 18, 2022
72
Young Souls is an adventure that splits its time between brawler and RPG, with the latter part stifled, however, by the game's brevity and lack of balance. If you're interested in co-op play and you're into the more action-heavy side of things, then you might enjoy a good handful of hours with a friend.
Mar 10, 2022
65
Gorgeous and aided by satisfying combat mechanics, Young Souls is damaged by inconsistent difficulty, balance issues, bugs, and cheap boss encounters.
May 9, 2022
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Mar 5, 2024
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El juego en esencia es un muy buen beat'em up con un rendimiento pesimo en switch, lo cual es una lástima. No es un juego exigente, lo cual indica más bien la poca mano de los programadores para optimizar un juego que, por otra parte, tiene una jugabilidad muy pulida, con múltiples combinaciones de armas y equipo que varían la velocidad de nuestros ataques y/o movimiento, así como de las cosas que podemos hacer, en un juego que es muy exigente. Pero eso queda empañado por batallas, hacía el final del juego, donde los frames caen debidos a la cantidad de enemigos y efectos en pantalla (que tampoco son tantos, todo sea dicho), así como por un continuo crasheo del juego. En aproximadamente 10 horas que me duro el juego, sufrí 7 crasheos. La mayoría fueron en puntos donde apenas perdí nada, pero dos de ellos fueron cuando casi había vencido a un par de bosses, lo cual es muy molesto. El juego esta pensado para jugar en cooperativo, aunque puede ser disfrutado por un solo jugador, aunque en este caso sentí la mayoría de dificultades excesivas hacia mitad del segundo mundo (aunque también soy bastante manco en el género todo sea dicho), y el modo fácil me pareció excesivamente fácil con respecto al nivel de dificultad justo por encima (equilibrado), así que quizás seria conveniente rebalancear este o añadir otro entre medias. Quitando esto, el juego incluye algunas mecánicas de exploración y RPG (tiendas y niveles), además de una historia particularmente decente para este genero.
Mar 30, 2022
1
No one wants 2d side scrollers. They are boring and lame. I get it, you're 50 years old and you want to reclaim your childhood. This game ****. It's boring. Most of it doesn't work. The only good things are design and the 3d cut scenes. They could have made it 3d but they were too lazy or too poor. No one wants 2d side scroller.
SummaryAs orphans, Jenn and Tristan's life path brought them to a mysterious scientist, who took them in and cared for them as his own children. But one day, he disappeared under very odd circumstances. While searching desperately for him, the duo found a hidden cellar and the Moon Gate portal, transporting them to a dangerous parallel world w... Read More
Rated Mfor Mature
Platforms:
- PC
- Nintendo Switch
- PlayStation 4
- Xbox One
Initial Release Date:Mar 10, 2022
Developer:
- 1P2P
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