The Hammer and Chisel, however, was not a bad weapon. It certainly didn’t help that I had also invested heavily into the Hallowed Sword. Their slow attacks, alongside the inability to cancel by rolling or dodging, made them feel inferior in a lot of ways.
The Hallowed Sword and the Hammer and Chisel are both fairly quick weapons, but the Martyr’s Blade and the Smouldering Mace are both slow two-handed weapons. This heavy investment made it harder to pick up the other weapons, but there was more to it. The other weapons, the Hammer and Chisel, Martyr’s Blade, and Smouldering Mace are all great weapons, but by the time I unlocked them, I had already upgraded my Hallowed Sword to +3.
I also invested the most into the Hallowed Sword, the first weapon you find in the game, and because of that I almost exclusively used it along with Tiel. Tiel has a wide variety of special upgrades, many of which revolve around his high stamina and the poison status effect. For my playthrough, I almost exclusively used Tiel, the Shell with the highest stamina. These long-dead remains of powerful warriors act as your armor, but they are so much more.Įach Shell has its own unique backstory, can trigger its own unique dialogue, and most importantly, has its own set of stats and skills that will determine how you play the game. Unlike most games of this ilk, you don't unlock new sets of armor, but rather you uncover Shells. This game takes all the tropes and ideas that come with the Soulslike experience you know and love, and it builds upon them in a variety of exciting ways. Every step was a fight for my very survival, right up until that final boss took their last breath. While I have played everything from Dark Souls to Bloodborne or The Surge, nothing has ever made me work harder for what I wanted. ** Players must own a copy of the Mortal Shell base game to buy The Virtuous Cycle expansion.Mortal Shell is something unique. Since its release in August 2020, Mortal Shell has sold well in excess of 500,000 units and has been critically acclaimed the world over. Today also marks the much-anticipated arrival of Mortal Shell’s base game on Steam.
“We are feeling great about today’s launch, and we are offering the DLC for free for five days because we wanted to do something special to thank our incredible community.”
“The momentum going into today’s launch of The Virtuous Cycle has been thrilling, with more than 340,000 Wishlists on Steam and a massive viewership spike on Twitch already,” said Kiron Ramdewar, Head of PC and Console at publisher Playstack. Twitch Drop rewards for watching The Virtuous Cycle on partnered Twitch streams include a darker new look for the Foundling, an exclusive Axatana skin, and a brand new playable Lute. Meanwhile, Mortal Shell’s Twitch Drops campaign is now underway, with more than 130,000 unique viewers already tuning in and earning rare in-game rewards.
The promotional period, which commences today, applies to all available platforms: Steam, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Epic Games Store, and GOG.COM.