Salt and Sanctuary is a great game- built on a solid combat engine and a world that begs to be explored.
It’s a shame because many of the bosses looked the part of a menacing foe, but when I started hacking away, they crumbled all too fast. In the first few hours of the game, it felt challenging enough, but after I figured out the various mechanics and got a decent weapon, I was basically killing every boss all the way to the end with a single attempt.Ī good weapon with a decent set of upgraded armor just allowed me to slash away at the boss with complete abandon in a DPS race to see who can kill who first and I came out on top, every time. Lastly, I would say that my biggest complaint about S&S is that it’s actually a bit too easy. There’s some jolly cooperation to be had but it’s limited only to local co-op. It’s not as though I was actively looking for glitches, and to have run into more than a handful during my playthrough tells me that S&S was not extensively tested before launch. I found myself trapped on the ground, unable to move along with other instances where I was falling upwards in a never ending spiral which required me to close the application as well, losing progress once more. 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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