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A Noob Plays A Souls(Like) Game: Review Of ‘Mortal Shell’

As you can guess by the title, I’ve never played a “souls” game before. I never experienced the soul-crushing repetitive nature of playing, dying, and repeating for hours at a time that makes one question why they put themselves through such mental torture…but I want to, and Cold Symmetry and Playstack were more than happy to test my resolve with their soulslike game Mortal Shell. Mortal Shell takes players to a dark world full of creepy looking enemies, creatures, and mystery as they play as a being that takes over the remains of four dead warriors and fights their way through enemies in order to attain glands from certain enemies to appease the mysterious monstrous prisoner. Now onto the game itself! Leading up to getting the review copy of Mortal Shell I watched and studied gameplay videos of Dark Souls in which this game is said to be like. Long story short, YES, Mortal Shell is on the same level

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Capt McNeely
Aug 17, 2020
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‘Dying Light: Hellraid’ DLC Gets Release Date

Something new is coming to Dying Light, and surprisingly it’s not zombies but hellish medieval hoards! The upcoming DLC Dying Light: Hellraid combines two of Techland’s games, Dying Light and the dark fantasy slasher that’s currently on hold, Hellraid. Dying Light: Hellraid will take players to a hellish medieval world where new weapons and enemies await them whether they play with a friend or go solo. The DLC will be coming out on July 23rd for PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One. Those who preorder the game on STEAM today will gain access to the Beta this weekend (June 26-29)!

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Capt McNeely
Jun 26, 2020
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New ‘Mortal Shell’ Trailer And Release Information

Mortal Shell had a busy weekend as more information and content was released at IGN, PCGaming Show, and Fextralife. To cap off the busy weekend, Cold Symmetry released a new trailer that focuses on one of the four playable shells players will find in the game, Tiel, an angry complex character with agility and poison skills. It’s been announced that Mortal Shell will be an Epic Games Store exclusive for a limited time and can be preordered now for PC as a closed BETA will be available July 3rd, players can register for the BETA at the Mortal Shell Discord. The game will be shipped to STEAM in Q3 of 2021. Mortal Shell will launch fully on Epic Games along with PlayStation 4, and Xbox One Q3 of 2020 as planned.

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Capt McNeely
Jun 15, 2020
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New Souls-Like Game ‘Mortal Shell’ Coming

The 15-man team made up of AAA gaming veterans make up Cold Symmetry, and to make their mark on the gaming world they wasted no time and went right for the throat with their upcoming Souls-like flagship game, Mortal Shell. Souls games are a genre of games that are inspired by or a lot like the games in the “Dark Souls” game series where players earn points (souls) by killing enemies and can lose all of them if defeated in which these games are known to being very taxing. Souls games are also known for the unique combat system where dodging, and parrying attacks are just as important, if not more important, than attacks. Players take on the role of an empty vessel who is summoned by the “Dark Father” to retrieve glands from your fallen foes. To do so, the vessel must take on a “shell” (the remains of a fallen warrior) and harness their skills to fight the

Continue reading →
Capt McNeely
Apr 6, 2020
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New ‘A Plague Tale’ Trailer Focuses On Human Foes

With its May 14th release approaching, Asobo Studios and Focus Home Interactive put up a new trailer that focuses on the human foes in A Plague Tale: Innocence. The trailer titled “Monsters” shows that the plague rats are only a fraction of what our heroes need to worry about, while the rats are driven by nature and instinct, humans are far scarier as they’re driven by something else. The game’s main characters, Amicia and Hugo are orphaned while the plague tears through France and their only salvation is to leave but not just because of the illness and the rats, but because of the inquisition that seeks out Hugo. The sibling’s masked foe is Lord Nickolas, is the commander of the Inquisition’s forces. A worthy opponent who will do whatever it takes to complete his mission and not allowing anyone to get in his way. But every puppet needs a master and his name is Vitalis, a mysterious clergyman whose

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Capt McNeely
May 6, 2019
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‘A Plague Tale: Innocence’ Rats Versus The Real Plague Rats

Focus Home Interactive has released their third and final episode of their web series showing behind the scenes of the making of their upcoming game, A Plague Tale: Innocence. The final episode titled “Children of the Plague” focuses more on the game’s main antagonists, the hoard of plague-infested rats. The developers at Asobo Studio used their own software to create the hoard of vermin where at times there will be about 5000 rats on the screen, along with being programmed with a “hive mind”, each virtual rat will have its own artificial intelligence and behavior. Spectacularly creepy! Rats for generations have been blamed for the Second Pandemic (Black Death) and have been depicted for a long time as being ravenous hoards attacking at will. Though the idea and imagery of a moving mountain of sleek fur, wormy tails, and deafening squeaks gnawing away at you instill fear and disgust, our own fears give these little dudes a little too much

Continue reading →
Capt McNeely
Feb 12, 2019
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16 Minute Gameplay Trailer Of ‘A Plague Tale: Innocence’ Shown At GAMESCOM

The yearly gaming expo GAMESCOM, in Germany, was invaded by the same hoard that’s been invading other gaming conventions, plague rats! Asobo Studio and Focus Home Interactive released an uncut 16-minute gameplay trailer for their upcoming game, “A Plague Tale: Innocence” The trailer originally was shown to the press behind closed doors at E3, but has now been made public, and the game looks EPIC! It should be noted that the gameplay shown is a work in progress, so the scene depicted may be laid out differently or may not even be in the game upon release. “A Plague Tale: Innocence” follows siblings Amicia and Hugo in 1349 as they try to escape the hellish landscape that France has become due to war and the plague. The siblings must use stealth and rely on the help of other orphans they meet in order to survive against soldiers, inquisitors, and of course; hoards of rats. “A Plague Tale: Innocence” will be

Continue reading →
Capt McNeely
Aug 22, 2018
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The Rats Are Coming In ‘A Plague Tale: Innocence’

Asobo Studios and Focus Home Interactive will be taking gamers to Fourteenth-century France during the Black Plague in their upcoming emotionally driven game, “A Plage Tale: Innocence” The story centers on orphaned siblings, Amicia and her little brother Hugo, who are caught up in the middle of the horrors of the Plague as well as the Inquisition, and Hugo is ill with a mysterious illness. To make matters worse, the siblings are being pursued by not only the Inquisitors but by a hoard of deadly rats. Amicia and Hugo will have to rely on each other as well as other orphans they come across as they venture through French cities, towns, and the countryside to escape the Inquisition and the plague all the while trying to cure Hugo’s illness and solve the mysteries behind the pandemic. The game will be in third-person the only real weapons Amicia has at her disposal is a trusty slingshot and the creative childish minds

Continue reading →
Capt McNeely
May 30, 2018
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Medieval Horror Film ‘The Head’ Enters Production

‘The Head’, a new Medieval horror film from director Jordan Downey has entered production. The film is a love letter from Downey to horror genre and references the classics, everything from Texas Chainsaw Massacre to A Nightmare On Elm Street. In the film, “a barbarian monster hunter of the Middle Ages is haunted by a decapitated head when one of his slayings returns to life.” Doewney is the man that was behind 2009’s cult horror-comedy classic ThanksKilling and ThanksKilling III. He’s come a long way since those film were released. So far, only one cast member has officially announced, ‘Hello Au Revoir’ actor Christopher Rygh. Jordan Downey, Rick Fosheim and Kevin Stewart are producing. We will update you when we know more about ‘The Head’.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Mar 6, 2017

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A Noob Plays A Souls(Like) Game: Review Of ‘Mortal Shell’

As you can guess by the title, I’ve never played a “souls” game before. I never experienced the soul-crushing repetitive nature of playing, dying, and repeating for hours at a time that makes one question why they put themselves through such mental torture…but I want to, and Cold Symmetry and Playstack were more than happy to test my resolve with their soulslike game Mortal Shell. Mortal Shell takes players to a dark world full of creepy looking enemies, creatures, and mystery as they play as a being that takes over the remains of four dead warriors and fights their way through enemies in order to attain glands from certain enemies to appease the mysterious monstrous prisoner. Now onto the game itself! Leading up to getting the review copy of Mortal Shell I watched and studied gameplay videos of Dark Souls in which this game is said to be like. Long story short, YES, Mortal Shell is on the same level

Continue reading →
Capt McNeely
Aug 17, 2020
Horror Fuel

‘Dying Light: Hellraid’ DLC Gets Release Date

Something new is coming to Dying Light, and surprisingly it’s not zombies but hellish medieval hoards! The upcoming DLC Dying Light: Hellraid combines two of Techland’s games, Dying Light and the dark fantasy slasher that’s currently on hold, Hellraid. Dying Light: Hellraid will take players to a hellish medieval world where new weapons and enemies await them whether they play with a friend or go solo. The DLC will be coming out on July 23rd for PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One. Those who preorder the game on STEAM today will gain access to the Beta this weekend (June 26-29)!

Continue reading →
Capt McNeely
Jun 26, 2020
Horror Fuel

New ‘Mortal Shell’ Trailer And Release Information

Mortal Shell had a busy weekend as more information and content was released at IGN, PCGaming Show, and Fextralife. To cap off the busy weekend, Cold Symmetry released a new trailer that focuses on one of the four playable shells players will find in the game, Tiel, an angry complex character with agility and poison skills. It’s been announced that Mortal Shell will be an Epic Games Store exclusive for a limited time and can be preordered now for PC as a closed BETA will be available July 3rd, players can register for the BETA at the Mortal Shell Discord. The game will be shipped to STEAM in Q3 of 2021. Mortal Shell will launch fully on Epic Games along with PlayStation 4, and Xbox One Q3 of 2020 as planned.

Continue reading →
Capt McNeely
Jun 15, 2020
Horror Fuel

New Souls-Like Game ‘Mortal Shell’ Coming

The 15-man team made up of AAA gaming veterans make up Cold Symmetry, and to make their mark on the gaming world they wasted no time and went right for the throat with their upcoming Souls-like flagship game, Mortal Shell. Souls games are a genre of games that are inspired by or a lot like the games in the “Dark Souls” game series where players earn points (souls) by killing enemies and can lose all of them if defeated in which these games are known to being very taxing. Souls games are also known for the unique combat system where dodging, and parrying attacks are just as important, if not more important, than attacks. Players take on the role of an empty vessel who is summoned by the “Dark Father” to retrieve glands from your fallen foes. To do so, the vessel must take on a “shell” (the remains of a fallen warrior) and harness their skills to fight the

Continue reading →
Capt McNeely
Apr 6, 2020
Horror Fuel

New ‘A Plague Tale’ Trailer Focuses On Human Foes

With its May 14th release approaching, Asobo Studios and Focus Home Interactive put up a new trailer that focuses on the human foes in A Plague Tale: Innocence. The trailer titled “Monsters” shows that the plague rats are only a fraction of what our heroes need to worry about, while the rats are driven by nature and instinct, humans are far scarier as they’re driven by something else. The game’s main characters, Amicia and Hugo are orphaned while the plague tears through France and their only salvation is to leave but not just because of the illness and the rats, but because of the inquisition that seeks out Hugo. The sibling’s masked foe is Lord Nickolas, is the commander of the Inquisition’s forces. A worthy opponent who will do whatever it takes to complete his mission and not allowing anyone to get in his way. But every puppet needs a master and his name is Vitalis, a mysterious clergyman whose

Continue reading →
Capt McNeely
May 6, 2019
Horror Fuel

‘A Plague Tale: Innocence’ Rats Versus The Real Plague Rats

Focus Home Interactive has released their third and final episode of their web series showing behind the scenes of the making of their upcoming game, A Plague Tale: Innocence. The final episode titled “Children of the Plague” focuses more on the game’s main antagonists, the hoard of plague-infested rats. The developers at Asobo Studio used their own software to create the hoard of vermin where at times there will be about 5000 rats on the screen, along with being programmed with a “hive mind”, each virtual rat will have its own artificial intelligence and behavior. Spectacularly creepy! Rats for generations have been blamed for the Second Pandemic (Black Death) and have been depicted for a long time as being ravenous hoards attacking at will. Though the idea and imagery of a moving mountain of sleek fur, wormy tails, and deafening squeaks gnawing away at you instill fear and disgust, our own fears give these little dudes a little too much

Continue reading →
Capt McNeely
Feb 12, 2019
Horror Fuel

16 Minute Gameplay Trailer Of ‘A Plague Tale: Innocence’ Shown At GAMESCOM

The yearly gaming expo GAMESCOM, in Germany, was invaded by the same hoard that’s been invading other gaming conventions, plague rats! Asobo Studio and Focus Home Interactive released an uncut 16-minute gameplay trailer for their upcoming game, “A Plague Tale: Innocence” The trailer originally was shown to the press behind closed doors at E3, but has now been made public, and the game looks EPIC! It should be noted that the gameplay shown is a work in progress, so the scene depicted may be laid out differently or may not even be in the game upon release. “A Plague Tale: Innocence” follows siblings Amicia and Hugo in 1349 as they try to escape the hellish landscape that France has become due to war and the plague. The siblings must use stealth and rely on the help of other orphans they meet in order to survive against soldiers, inquisitors, and of course; hoards of rats. “A Plague Tale: Innocence” will be

Continue reading →
Capt McNeely
Aug 22, 2018
Horror Fuel

The Rats Are Coming In ‘A Plague Tale: Innocence’

Asobo Studios and Focus Home Interactive will be taking gamers to Fourteenth-century France during the Black Plague in their upcoming emotionally driven game, “A Plage Tale: Innocence” The story centers on orphaned siblings, Amicia and her little brother Hugo, who are caught up in the middle of the horrors of the Plague as well as the Inquisition, and Hugo is ill with a mysterious illness. To make matters worse, the siblings are being pursued by not only the Inquisitors but by a hoard of deadly rats. Amicia and Hugo will have to rely on each other as well as other orphans they come across as they venture through French cities, towns, and the countryside to escape the Inquisition and the plague all the while trying to cure Hugo’s illness and solve the mysteries behind the pandemic. The game will be in third-person the only real weapons Amicia has at her disposal is a trusty slingshot and the creative childish minds

Continue reading →
Capt McNeely
May 30, 2018
Horror Fuel

Medieval Horror Film ‘The Head’ Enters Production

‘The Head’, a new Medieval horror film from director Jordan Downey has entered production. The film is a love letter from Downey to horror genre and references the classics, everything from Texas Chainsaw Massacre to A Nightmare On Elm Street. In the film, “a barbarian monster hunter of the Middle Ages is haunted by a decapitated head when one of his slayings returns to life.” Doewney is the man that was behind 2009’s cult horror-comedy classic ThanksKilling and ThanksKilling III. He’s come a long way since those film were released. So far, only one cast member has officially announced, ‘Hello Au Revoir’ actor Christopher Rygh. Jordan Downey, Rick Fosheim and Kevin Stewart are producing. We will update you when we know more about ‘The Head’.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Mar 6, 2017