Hidetaka Miyazaki, the president of From Software, and the man that brought us Demon Souls, Dark Souls, and Dark Souls 2 has stated that the health bar in a game represents the character’s ” will to live”, and when that health bar is low you try to focus, and against all odds, you feel the need, the adrenaline rush to come out triumphantly.
Developer Acid Nerve first released Titan Souls as a flash game, but with a bit of luck, publisher Devolver Digital stepped in. They ported the game to a new engine that made the graphics cooler, improved performance and ensured that the game runs smoothly – also they added more content.
The original release featured only 4 titans for you to battle, but now the roster is up to 20 – they are also accompanied by a new soundtrack.
Titan Souls is a game that doesn’t give you a health bar, but instead it gives you Achilles’ heel – swap heel with your entire body. One hit and you’re dead.
You have a bow, an arrow, and the ability to roll and run, that’s it. Yes, I said an arrow, as in singular. But don’t despair, once you shoot the arrow, you can press a button and it will come back to you – while retrieving the essential piece of ammo, the only piece of ammo, that you have you can also do damage to Titans.
You require finesse, coordination, and patience – forbearance to analyse thy enemy and strike at the perfect moment is crucial. You need to pay attention to the Titan’s pattern, hold in tight and kill it. Like you, some Titans can be killed with one perfect shot, while others require more scheming, and a lot of deaths on your behalf.
The game won’t tax you as harshly as the Souls franchise. Once you die, you’ll return to the last checkpoint – your punishment consists of running back to the entrance and starting the event.
It seems easy enough – get into the boss fight, walk around, kill the Titan, reap glory. But fortunately it isn’t a boring game. Once you managed to find the perfect recipe to win, and you strike the final blow everything turns to black and white, a single cymbal hit encompasses the moment, the game freezes for a few seconds to let you realize that you did it, you won!
It’s available for Windows on Steam for 14,99 EUR, or if you want the collectors edition that consists of a digital artbook, the world map, full original soundtrack, and desktop wallpapers, it will cost you 19,99 EUR. It’s also available for the PS4, PS Vita, Mac and Linux.
