Though thoroughly enjoyable, it never quite extracts itself from the flock of middling Souls-likes - our Flintlock The Siege of Dawn review.
Video Gamer is reader-supported. When you buy through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Prices subject to change.Staccato stutters every five seconds, a brass-quashing scripted early death, and Souls-like mechanical rigging that feels as trend-chasing as it does moth-eaten – Flintlock The Siege of Dawn starts like a chore.
The world is split into large semi-open-world regions that push you along a more-or-less linear path. But plenty of tangential offshoots lead to optional bosses, fresh gear, and fun, relatively testing platforming sections. You’re never in doubt about where to go next, but the world promotes pausing the god-killing and sauntering off to investigate and explore.
It’s disappointing that enemy variety is, well, not all that varied. Repetitive and limited move sets don’t help. Besides bosses, there’s no genuine evolution once you’ve hit the five-hour mark. Some of the combat’s appeal does wane as a consequence. At the same time, coming off the, simplicity has its draws. I like that most boss encounters are three-attempt jobs: one to check your hubris, one to learn the moveset, and one to beat the thing.
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