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| By: David Howard |
First things first, I have to say more games need tie in demos.
By which, I mean the demo ends and carries over to the main game. Soul Sacrifice starts off with a bang!
You play as prisoner of an evil sorcerer by the name of Magusaur who as the title suggests is sacrificing people for his power. You'll find an odd talking book named Lebrom who has the ability to bestow the reader with the experiences of it's author "The Nameless Sorcerer."
You play out the past experiences of that sorcerer by the way of "Phantom Quests".
I really like that premise, that the entire game takes place in one cell in a book. The quests are rather standard; kill these monsters or get these items. But the real meat of the game is that each attack is a item known as "Offering". That lets you do everything from growing a giant flaming fist, to exploding ice bombs.
The offerings are also fuse-able, combining 2 to make it better or even fuse others to make a completely new skill. Using skills are as easy as pushing a per-selected button.
Figuring out all the combos and skills was difficult at first and very time consuming. But in the end it was very rewarding and fun! Gameplay can be very addictive so be prepared.
As for actually sacrificing, it's the core of the game. Every monster you kill can be saved or sacrificed, you decide. Sacrificing raises your magic and attack while saving increases your defense. When battling and Archfiend the biggest boss monsters, saving it can add new party members or even new other rewards.
Players are also given the option to sacrifice a part of their own body when they receive masssive amounts of damage and are on the verge of dying!
When a player chooses to sacrifice a part of themselves, they cast a powerful spell, known as a forbidden spell, which differs depending on what part of the body is being sacrificed this can have permanent side effects however!
For example sacrificing your eyes can mess up your line of sight. This status effect remains active until players use Librom's Lacrima from the game menu to restore their broken bodies similar to restoring broken offerings.
As you read Lebrom you learn more and more abilities and unlock more story's to play through. Eventually letting you challenge the final boss who by the way can be challenged at any time. Even at the very beginning of the game!
The games art syle is very dark and glooomy which fits perfectly with the games dark mature content!
Each area is stunning and has a unique flare. Very similar to Monster Hunter games on the PSP in terms of graphics and overall style. The graphics are crisp and the monsters are horrific yet beautiful in a creepy way!
This agme even has online Soul Sacrifice uses the PlayStation Network to allow up to three additional players to join you in "Avalon Quests" which are side missions to the main story line.
The online component requires an online pass which is bundled with new copies of the program as well as obtainable through the PlayStation Store. Any progress made through the multiplayer is also added to your single player campaign. The game also allows for Ad-Hoc connections for local players to enjoy the game without using the PlayStation Network.
I truly enjoyed every second of this game and the game's story kept me guessing till the very end. I hope to see expansions to this game and possibly a sequel, not to spoil the game for anyone.
Our Honest View gives Soul Sacrifice 9.5/10. Soul Sacrifice is the reason to own a vita and if you are a fan of quest based gameplay you owe it to try it out. You will NOT be disappointed.
Replay Value: Moderately High
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