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Flintlock's breezy visual panache suggests another fine addition to the burgeoning "souls-lite" genre
Eurogamer's hands-off preview impressions of Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn, a lighter take on the Soulslike genre.
Watch on YouTube You'll also need to cycle regularly between melee slashes and a few shots of your Flintlock pistol, which works well as Bloodborne-style combo breaker for staggering enemies and interrupting their flow, while there are other "black powder" based weapons, like longer-range rifles and grenades, that you'll gain access to over time. There's a loot system, which may cause some groans, but it doesn't appear grindy, instead being based around subtle combos from things like wearing full sets of gear - to me as much a nice excuse to stare at the elaborate 17th century-inspired metal inlays on a fancy shoulder plate as anything else. Art director Marie-Charlotte Derne highlighted specific ferns in more arid areas, and traditional references in the game's little pop-up village settlements, where you'll meet some wonderfully bizarre baristas in local coffee shops, of all things.
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