Action Game Lost Soul Aside Improves with New PS5, PC Patch

I watched a video on the development history for this game, and I do truly feel so sorry for the main dev, especially not having a say for the price of the game. Hopefully if they do another game they have learned a lot from this game, but I wouldn't blame them if they never make another game.

Im enjoying it so far. It has its little problems, but there is nothing I would call bad here, at least on console (as I think the PC version has more significant performance problems, that the console version does not, except autosave hitching), and the combat/game is just a lot of fun.

The patch made 2 main changes imo:

1) The 'weight' of blows has seemingly been increased - not entirely sure how they did this, but I think it is via different/ louder sound effects and screen shake effects on each hit.

2) A button config has been added for dodge on circle, block on L1 (to bring in line with a lot of other games).

Edit: the fix for the upgrade menu bug would also be a big thing for those that had experienced it (I didn't, and the menu unlocked as it should).

@Oram77
Should have been £45 - 50. Then I think the expectations would fit the product, which I think is the problem here, sadly.

That said, I certainly don't feel 'cheated' - there are a lot of PS5 games out there that are in far, far worse states.
If this game hadn't been published by Sony, I feel it would not have received anywhere near the criticism it has.

Not having release worthy code ready for the review period pre launch, was also a BIG mistake.
The demo is odd too - that section in the main game is better, and much easier - oddly the 1st boss (human sized) has a completely different moveset.

Looking at the patch, i guess PushSquare gonna update their review score?

@Oram77 Well if this game sold well or at least break even, i can see they make another game. But maybe with different publisher cause i'm not sure if Sony wants to fund Yang Bing for another decade.

@Rich33 the devs wanted to lower the price, but soby only gave em 5yrs and made the price AAA

I returned the game to amazon for a full refund. Performance is bad. Otherwise it was a solid game from what I played. I will get it again down the line at 50-75% off after a ton of patches.

@PuppetMaster
I wouldn't. It's a nice little update that definitely tightened up the project, but not to any significant degree. Like I had this game as a 6 personally, with the updates they've released to far it's maybe a 6.5 for me now? Nothing major, I still have a lot of performance issues, the story issues persist, the lack of depth in anything outside of combat, etc. To really move the needle they'll need a feature update that overhauls some basic systems.

@nyr2k2 Overhauls the basic system is like making a completely new game, which they should save that for a sequel or a new IP.

@PuppetMaster Right and anything short of that, and you have the same basic game, which is going to produce the same basic review scores.

This is an incremental improvement which is very welcome but not something that moves the needle or (IMO) would justify a new score. The only time I think reviewers should go back and issue a new score is when you have something like No Man's Sky, as Cyberpunk, or something else that was either completely unplayable or utter garbage to start, that was then dramatically improved. I don't think this studio is capable of that kind of an overhaul so this game is going to be remembered for its first impression.

The major criticisms with the game are not these patch improvements. You can't fix terrible world design, story and voice acting with the middling sales and reception this turd got.

i was actually looking forward for this game but the middling review scores kept me from getting it
i plan to get it whenever it is cheaper

really hope despite the flaws the game has the developer can keep existing

The biggest problem with the game is its price at 80€. Should have been 50 max.

So this game needed a few more months its a Pity you cant make a first impression a second time.

This will stay about for few more weeks updates etc, bit by years end it will crawl back to its hole and die quietly, just like Mindseye🫣

^ Speaking of MindsEye, surprised there wasn't a PushSquare article about the big Update 4!

@Bentleyma
I found the bosses in the demo significantly harder than the same ones in the main game. Maybe it was build / equipment, maybe combined with practice (the area is a few hours in), I don't know - I just know I haven't been challenged like that yet and im about half way through.

The demo boss named Victor oddly has almost a completely different moveset in the main game.
There is also an equippable item that drops (3× , a better variant each time) if you get killed a few times.

In fact there has only been 1 boss that has given me real trouble - I will be vague to avoid spoilers, but its huge and you need to break its fingers while avoiding its attacks - don't rush.

@PuppetMaster

Why would they update their score? A game gets a score when reviewed, most often at release. Considering how buggy and broken many games are at release these days, sites like Pushsquare would have to rewrite a TON of reviews if they were to "update the score" every time a game gets fixed.. (It should be "fixed" when it's released, not in the months/years after release). If a game gets improved though, that's another matter, but you still obviously don't go and rewrite a review and alter the score, lol.

@Briarback Why not? Some games got re-review / update score after they got patched up. Like No Man's Sky and Cyberpunk 2077 for example.