I stalled for ages on a fight with the mosquito king until I realised that putting on moz-resistant armour made a massive difference. Different fights demand different builds, and it encourages you to mix things up rather than settle on a favourite build or go for something more all-purpose. You can find and craft a variety of weapons and armour, but there's a welcome sense of variety in how you spec Redgi out.

It's satisfying to dodge and parry attacks successfully, and get a big hit in afterwards, and should be a more enjoyable experience for anyone who's struggled with Dark Souls proper in the past. It's also well-mapped to a controller, which is the recommend way to play it. There could be more variety in some of your enemy's attacks, but in general the combat itself is fun and more manageable than your average Soulslike. A variety of frogs will attack: spear frogs, arrow frogs, frogs with big shields. There are mosquitos that buzz around above you and have pointy bums.

On the way to each big boss fight (which range from big frogs with maces, to a beetle brood mother who flies and spits explosive eggs at you) you will encounter smaller enemies who can knock a chunk of your health off. You save the town, the rangers and farmers through similar means. You rescue your brothers by finding and killing the frog warriors that have captured them. I'll 'ave you.Īs Redgi works to win back his throne, his duties as king are almost entirely slaughtering, and slaughtering adjacent. These rats are cute, but also u wot? U wot? Say that again m8. Slice open a frog belly and see the guts spill out. Time to kick this RPG into a side-on soulslike experience. Little 2D inhabitants of a feudal rat kingdom, where they get milk from insects that look like cows, and royal succession is determined in trial by combat - which you, Prince Redgi, win, and shortly thereafter become King Redgi when your dad is murdered by frogs right in front of you. Rats have lovely little pin-prick hands and feet, and they will give you wiffly-nose kisses while they assess whether your hair is worth exploring or not. I've not had pet rats myself, but a bunch of my friends have. The combat and world are both detailed and good, so it's a shame about all the padding in the middle.Īs enquiring minds already know, rats are very cute. Tails Of Iron is a fun 2D Soulslike that will really tickle anyone who loves Redwall.

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