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Lost Soul Aside lacks the spirit of its inspirations - I'd rather play Devil May Cry again


Lost Soul Aside at launch is a clunky mess that pales in comparison to its main inspiration, Devil May Cry.

Instead, I've taken to calling him NotThis, in relation to his design being a complete steal of Noctis from Final Fantasy 15: the dark spiky anime hair, the all-black goth outfit, the big sword. The original trailer features the darkly-clothed Kaser with his dragon-cum-sword companion traversing a multitude of fantasy worlds, each flourish and swing of his weapon accompanied by a distinctive electric blue glow. Within the first couple of minutes a child character is unceremoniously booted across the screen in a clip that's been very unsurprisingly shared across social media, while a Big Climactic Moment in the opening that sees Kaser falling to his doom has one of the worst (best?)

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