Mini Review Flintlock The Siege of Dawn PS5 Yeah Its Pretty Good
Use axe to grind.
Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn is the textbook definition of a good video game. You probably won't think of it much after rolling credits, but in the moment, there's enough in its roughly 12-hour campaign for a fulfilling time. A quick hit of comfort food for the Souls-like audience, it succeeds with fun combat and movement abilities. It's entirely competent, which as the second title from A44 Games — the first being the excellent Ashen — feels like a slight step back in form.
The sophomore effort is a more conventional approach to structure and design compared to the team's minimalist debut. It's still a Souls-like (sporting almost all the usual features of the genre), though this time more of a Bloodborne than a traditional Dark Souls. Combat plays out at a faster rate, dodging trumps blocking, and you can parry with a gun as well as an axe.
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