Those lumbering, robotic anti-revolutionaries move with a deliberate uncanny gait that's reminiscent of that traumatising childhood classic, Return to Oz. The enemies weren't heaps fun to fight but I loved watching them. Other kinds of stories or settings simply do not exist, and presumably, if someone told developers of Soulsborne games that other kinds of stories do exist, it might trigger an LSD-level epiphany. As far as Soulsbornes are usually concerned, there are two possible modes in which to tell a story: fantasy or sci-fi. For one, this speculative rendition of late 18th century Paris is bizarre, atmospheric, and utterly unlike anything else I've seen in a modern blockbuster videogame. But the studio had its work cut out for it: while I admire Spiders and other purveyors of ambitiously complex eurojank, it never seemed like a good idea for them to take on something so action-focused.īut Steelrising transcends its status as a clone. I daresay they considered Steelrising a canny business move because Soulsborne is all the rage. It's developed by Spiders, the French studio responsible for Greedfall, Mars: War Logs, and a bunch of other RPGs. It has scant, well-earned checkpoints, and it rewards exploration.

It's all about deliberate hand-to-hand combat, constant stamina management, foes that hide behind corners, and tight, interlocking level design. If someone tries to tell you that Steelrising isn't a clone, they're having a laugh.

Steelrising instal the new