HE SAID IT. HE SAID SHOALS-LIKE. I can sleep, now.

@nottoday9182

Ай бұрын

Shelldon Lord of the Sands Between

A true successor to Dark Souls, as evidenced by the classic bit of sage wisdom: Time for crab

love how witty and practical the idea of how the shell plays much more of a pivotal role in game, where it serve as the backbone for your skill and playstye. more than its real world applications.

Shelldenring, Lies of Sea, Crabborne.

@grandlancer

Ай бұрын

Seakiro: Shallows die twice, Fords of the Fallen, Crab Vein.

@wired-up5677

Ай бұрын

Dark shoals

@teratas01

Ай бұрын

Mortal Shell

@dgayle2348

Ай бұрын

Floodborne

@TheMasterblaster32

Ай бұрын

Gashflood divers edition.

Just an FYI you can reset your level while you are in the moon shell leveling up, next to the confirm button on the left is a little reset button, hope this helps anyone :) oh yeah you will also need shark eggs to be able to reset your level!

@nottoday9182

Ай бұрын

Thank you! I was wondering what shark eggs did. I thought maybe it was just a gross shell haha

Is it worth shelling out 30 clams?

@grahamlawson402

Ай бұрын

I don't know anything about clams, but I can tell you with absolute certainty that this game is definitely worth 30 sand dollars!

@SL4PSH0CK

Ай бұрын

it has great regional price, cost 14$ here on steam

@gears2525

Ай бұрын

They switched to the trash standard

@jacobhay8570

Ай бұрын

its also on gamepass for like $12 a month

@Lock2002ful

Ай бұрын

Instand gaming 12€. Definitely worth it.

I really like this developers work. They present their games with this cutesy facade with much darker elements and storytelling Underneath It All.

11:14 OMFG 😂😂😂😂 I totally forgot about THAT shell in the game, first time I read that description I let out a belly worthy laugh & seeing it again still makes it happen. For anyone confused it’s a reference to a short story turnt meme, the six worded goes ; “For sale: baby shoes, never worn”

I've had a lot of fun with this game. The setting is unique and fun to explore, and it's difficult enough that this souls veteran had to walk away a few times. This is one of those games that I'm glad just exists. The devs seem to really care about putting out a genuine soulslike that's stable (I had no bugs, anyway), engaging, and fun. My sincere hope is that the colorful visuals and accessibility draw in new fans to a not always welcoming genre.

@slipstream7324

Ай бұрын

i recommend 'the last hero of nostalgaia'

@save_cats

Ай бұрын

I legit thought this game was going to be so stupid. I was dead wrong haha, this game is a banger.

The sands between... Perfect

"Rage Winning" oh man I love this concept! :D

Having a lot of fun with this one so far. Aggro Crab are clearly students of the genre and, like Lies of P, have really distilled the essence of FromSoft’s various formulas while putting their own spin on things. Very charming little game.

@YEY0806

Ай бұрын

It's honestly amazing that 11 people made this game

@drakofox1362

Ай бұрын

​@@YEY0806 hold up ONLY 11 PEOPLE!?! nice

a shoals-like indeed sir.

I always appreciate your steam deck sections ty

Thanks for the video. That's nice that they paired the gun with the shell mechanic. Here's hoping it's successful enough to spawn a sequel that will expand on this title. Onward to 400k. All glory to the algorithm.

I was very exited for your review of this.

Awesome Vid! Thank You very much for Your Work! Greetings from Germany

great review, thanks for the great content

I'm more interested in this now than I was previously. It seems to have more depth to it than I initially thought. I'll Wishlist it on Steam.

"Sands between" I wonder where that one came from 🤔🤔

10:37 "which we all know is nice" Nice dude

Subbed great review well put together fella cheers 👍.

The parry is so satisfying in this game. By far the best parry system of any non Fromsoft Soulslike. I destroyed every Boss after unlocking it.

Always appreciate ur videos for having a steam deck section. Game looks great! 🙌

We need more games that let us play as animals, like we had back in the PS1 days with A Dog’s Life. They must be a lot more difficult to animate as a player, but they’re so distinct stand out in a competitive market.

@trubblegum5787

Ай бұрын

I mean... Stray didn't come out that long ago, lol. There's also games like Man eater and Ancestors that came out a lil while back.

@spankg888

Ай бұрын

There was tokyo jungle on ps3

@alibilgi6122

28 күн бұрын

youll like deaths door, its a great game

This looks like so much fun!

6:52 Hey Mort - love your videos! You can reset the stats by using a shark egg when you click the little recycle icon.

Wow you really knocked this one clean out

Already cmon man, good job 👏

Thanks for covering this one, I've been excited for its release ever since I saw iron pineapple check it out!

This game looks really fun. Thanks for the review. I don’t think I’ve seen anyone else mention it.

@Vladutz.19

Ай бұрын

Gameranx mentioned it a few months ago. That's how I heard about it.

You only have one weapon but you can use the fork as a hammer if you unlock it in the snail domein. And you can do it pretty early. And its a stronger version of the weapon.

I'd really love to see you go over the achievement list in these 100% reviews. Even just a brief little thing about missables, how many playthroughs, what you think of the list. 👍 👍

17:06 if your looking to party more effectively, I’ve found that attack at the moment of contact does the job pretty well. When you attack from hiding in your shell it counts as coming out of it and parries an attack with the right timing. It does mess up the follow up attacks at points, but it is a way to parry with relative ease.

hey thanks for review. i had my eyes on this cause i love the underwater setting and am generally interested in souls like games. however i always end up quitting them after like 3 hrs cause i cant procede. hearing this is optionally less hardcore made me buy it outright just now to support stuff like that. looking forward to playing.

Granted, “A watery grave” makes more sense, but I would have shot chocolate milk out my nose if the death message was “You Tide”

@XoRandomGuyoX

Ай бұрын

That would be a simple enough thing to mod into the game.

RIP Hermy, my hermit crab that I accidentally drowned. In all seriousness, this was a hilarious and punny vid lol

Thanks for this review. I've been considering picking this game up. You know, just for the halibut.

Great review as always. I'm gonna wait a little because of the bugs

A really cool Crab-Souls game!

"Shoals-like" I dig it.

Jumped in on Game Pass last night. It's great!

Since I never liked how most of souls-likes do parrying, I actually loved parrying in ACT more. I am pretty sure most people have your experience with it being weird to do it on release which is not what most do. In my head, I always thought of parrying as risking yourself to getting hit to nullify something, so letting go of my guard to swing my shield out (leaving me open to getting hit) to counter someone matched up with my thought process more.

I really like the concept of this game, great adaptation of a souls like

you can reset your stats with a shark egg by clicking the recycling icon in the level up menu

Good show sir

Sounds like a cool little game I'll definitely be playing it when I jump back on gamepass after I finish playing weird west on ps5

Here is a tip for parrying; instead of releasing your block, just press the attack button while blocking, it is much easier to time (maybe dodge as well, but not completely sure about that)

I was wondering when this would become a Serious Gaming™ channel :)

A shells-like! Honestly this is a great start to soulsborne adventures with how accessible it is

@TheHeartThatRunsCold

Ай бұрын

Very similar to Kenna Bridge of spirits in that way.

@kaidorade1317

Ай бұрын

@@TheHeartThatRunsCold I liked that game! If it got a sequel I’d be down

Game sounds fun!

@save_cats

Ай бұрын

It’s really fun, and the graphics are pretty surreal and nostalgic while you’re playing it. Also super hilarious as a cherry on top.

10:36 "Which we of course know is nice." Did not expect that joke coming from Mort.

@Moristmal can you please include the steam link (or whatever shop you purchased/were gifted the game at) in your YT description as part of your standard template?

I’d highly recommend “Ashen”, for another extremely beautiful and unique game in the Soulsbourne genre

I started playing it after your first look and I'm loving it so far. It's the first Souls-like I really play because, on top of the humor and the subject matter being close to my heart, the fact that the accessibility options are /there/ makes me feel like the game isn't going to be unfairly hard.

@richardfreutel5002

Ай бұрын

I feel like you are hinting at the souls like games or what do you mean in particular? Because if you do, I would disagree there. Not a single Souls-Game (At least from FromSoft) is "unfair". Sry but it simply isn't, and I am saying this as someone who struggled A LOT during all of those but still somehow managed to complete all of them.... It's interesting that people adress modern Soulsgames as "hard", although there are many older games that are actually unfair by design because they were so short that they HAD to implement sth. to keep the playing playing for a longer time than the game's actual length (look at the arcade games for instance). No Souls Game is "unfair" , but they are all admittedly demanding the player to engage and be patient. Mistakes and trying over and over and over again is kind of the point.

@amaurylaunay

Ай бұрын

@@richardfreutel5002 but see that's the thing, it doesn't matter if Dark Souls and the other From Software games are actually fair or not. The impression I got from them, from the community and the reviews, is that they are games where you bang your head against a wall, until you or the wall breaks. And as such I've never wanted to touch them, even though the world looks really cool. This game has a button that makes the wall crumble, or go away entirely.

Well I have a feeling that this game will be nomited for the games for impact category at the game awards.

'Which we all know is nice." Perfect!

Thanks you.

I'm loving it on Game Pass. I really want to get it for Steam Deck if it runs well.

"Lower Crust" has got to be a Lower Kurast reference 😀

Coucou de France, super boulot mec

@ChristmasLore

Ай бұрын

On dit encore "boulot"? Wouldn't most people say "job" by now? Question honête, je sors peu.

@ChristmasLore

Ай бұрын

(et oui, Mortem est un veritable boureau de travail, pour tous les titres qu'il evalue; c'est toujours impeccable)

@yohannfallas2412

Ай бұрын

@@ChristmasLoreerrare humanum est 😅 Vrai réponse à ta question, je pense que boulot est encore utilisé, depends du contexte ou de la tournure de la phrase, « taf » pourrait passer aussi

@ChristmasLore

Ай бұрын

@@yohannfallas2412 , taf, je pensais à taf. Le latin est plutot inutile? J'en ai fais pendant 5 ans, et il me semble que je ne l'utilise jamais ainsi? (Comme le grec, c'est surtout utile pour l'apprentissage d'autres langues, et l'ethymologie)

@yohannfallas2412

Ай бұрын

@@ChristmasLore Hum… les locutions latine ? Usage rare ? 🤔 T’as pas compris la blague derrière c’est pas grave, c’est de toute façon une conversation hors-sujet donc bonne journée🙂

I don't know how you find the time!

@MuusTri

Ай бұрын

For some people the day has 24 hours.

@-Monad-

Ай бұрын

​@@MuusTri sleep when you're ☠️

@MuusTri

Ай бұрын

@-Monad- Well I guess Mortim sleeps once he has released a video and brought his son to bed. XD

Nice

Looks like too much fun not to pick up at some point. I'm not really into souls games, but this give me a fun entry point.

I just have one question: is there a mortal shell? 👀

Why does the credit song for this game go super hard though?

A shoals-like.....? God...god damnit.

@billyboyer3

Ай бұрын

Cod damn it

The game was so good, i would say it works well on every platform except switch. I haven't played it on the switch but from the gameplay trailer they had it was definitely dipping below 30fps so would recommend people to pick it up on another console if you can!

Did you try with controller at all? I found parrying pretty easy to learn with a controller

I'm really happy to hear it's good. Honestly short is a good thing to me. I play so many RPGs it takes me months to finish the long ones. I ended up dropping Elden Ring due to all the time it takes & getting burned out by the IMO boring open world design. I much prefer the Souls games with level design.

This game got me thinking on a Metroid game. with these mechanics.

"a shoals-like" don't think you got that past us

nice

I'll keep this one on the watch list, to how it gets patched and then maybe pick it up during a sale.

❤

Looks like a good game to introduce your son the genre.

Parts of this game a surprisingly true to real life. The CEO of shellfish corp is a literal parasite, just like real life corporate people.

this game is hype

Ive had the exact same technical problems on my Series S.. I've just finished the game lol and i immediately, tho i didnt think the game would let me, but ive killed the dude who has my shell in the end and didn't even hear him out lol..

I am playing through this game now after seeing this review and while I love it, you REEEEALLY understated and underplayed how bad and infuriating is the camera and lock system, it makes me genuinely want to give up as I feel a lot of times what kills me is the camera/lock and not the enemy. I played elden ring(my first ever soulslike) and despite all the memes it really wasn't this bad as people are saying it's a normal occurence in soulslike.

@MortismalGaming

3 күн бұрын

It's a genre problem really, you'll see it a lot the more of these you play, but yeah the biggest budget game in the genre is obviously gonna play a bit better in that regard.

I’m really digging this game. I’m a big fan of souls-likes, so this is right up my alley. And there are so many little in-jokes and references to other souls-likes, SpongeBob, and everything in between. If you like the genre, and enjoy a game that doesn’t take itself too seriously, this is for you 👍🏻 👍🏻

Not my type of game, but def looks/sounds like a fun time for those who enjoy this genre.

Seriously, if you do enjoy some humor in some games, do check the now older french title " Dungeon of Naheubleuk: The Amulet of Chaos" ( also still pushing for The Inquisitor, in a completely different tone/genre)

wow

The accessibility options are great. So many people wouldnt see this game through if it wasnt for them i think. I mean i would play lies of pi and lords of the fallen if they had those, but since they dont i will never see the care they put into the level Design 😢

any news on patches?

This game looks great. Im probably not gunna play it cuz i find souls likes fun to watch not play, but this is genuinely exciting. Classic 3d Platformer meets Souls-Like... amazing.

Unfortunately got a bug that bricked my save and had to refund. Might try again if it goes on a decent sale.

I dont think that the above world is "gone" i personally think that the area/ocean parts where the game takes place is just unused, i think the devs also confirmed thaf magic just straight up exists in this world

with the speed that you generally blitz so many games to get your 100% reviews out in a timely manner do you ever feel as though you're rushing to the point of not being able to appreciate finer details? Do you find a big difference between playing a game casually for fun and playing a game for work/review?

@MortismalGaming

Ай бұрын

It's rare that I rush, and the only part of this that genuinely feels like work is actually making the videos

RAGE. WINNING. I... what, how? I'm just in love with this terminology XD P.S: The crab is Naruto-running?! Greatest game EVA XD

The reel question: is there a poison swamp area?

@MortismalGaming

Ай бұрын

Yeah

:D a crabs always Do the Job.

Just finished it after 21h, had a blast, i REALLY liked the mantis bossfight when i got used to parrying. The story was also suprisingly good, expected a few chuckles and ended up with a few tears

it's definitely one shell of a game, I tell ya!

This game looks like a very pun-able one! :D

Great game, but it was indeed buggy. My biggest bug was that my frames dropped drastically for a short period. After returning, my camera was locked and all an enemies were non aggro

Im genuinely considering this iver elden ring im just scared if i get a souls game ill haye it cause its too hard

Soulslike Psychonauts under water.

The only thing I complain about is that there isnt much to do after completing the game. I wished there was a boss mode or even a harder difficulty. I mostly one shot everything at this point