Souls meets Tetris,” cried the press release for this one. Uh-oh. That’s the kind of desperate elevator pitch that makes CEOs start taking the stairs. So we’re pleased to report that Loot River’s central idea is actually pretty good.
The game’s combat is certainly brutal enough to earn a bloody thumbs up from the soulslike crowd. It’s all about dodging, timing your sword slices, and debating whether you’re going to bother learning how to parry or bluff your way through yet another soulslike without using the parry. It’s all well-implemented, but given the popularity of soulslikes of late, it’s
