These minigames are just button spamming at specific intervals as you lift weights, do sit-ups or ride a bike, and while they’re not all that fun they are finished in about 30 seconds or so. The two siblings can train different stats, so if you want to make one more ‘tanky’ you can or one the powerhouse damage dealer, go right ahead. At certain levels you’ll also get a gym ticket that allows you to play a minigame to improve your Strength, Stamina or Resistance. Once you’ve leveled up you’ll need to travel back to your attic bedroom to sleep and use your earned experience. There’s no traditional skill tree, so instead you’ll earn experience points for killing goblins as you explore the dungeons below. Town is where you’ll find the Mayor, shops to purchase some new sneakers, clothes and the Happy Fit gym where you’ll train to increase your stats after you level up. To get around the overworld town you do have a moped to get around quicker, though you’ll rarely use it. You’ll be traversing between the two worlds back and forth, thankfully this can be done easily with a tablet you have to warp to specific gates and points you’ve been to before. If playing couch co-op you’re able to play alongside a friend, though sadly there’s no online component to play otherwise. If you’ve taken damage, swapping to your other sibling will have the hurt one slowly regenerate some of the damage taken, so it becomes a necessity if you want to survive on the harder difficulty.
I played through Young Souls completely solo, so you’re able to tag in your other sibling at any point with a quick tap of ‘Left Bumper’, swapping them out on the fly. Playable solo or in couch co-op, Jenn and Tristan will explore four different dungeons, each with their own biome, so expect to play for about a dozen hours or so depending on your difficulty and how much of a completionist you are. The only wish I had was that the dialogue was voiced, but sadly it’s not.Ī side scrolling beat-em-up at its core, there’s plenty of RPG elements as well that makes the gameplay addictive, as you want to continue playing one more dungeon to get some potential gear upgrades. Sure, they’re teenagers so they’re going to swear, but it just surprised me a bit with the amount. With plenty of cutscenes you can expect a lot of back and forth between the twins deciding on the best course of action or maybe some fighting, and there’s also a surprising amount of swearing. Most beat-em-ups aren’t generally lauded for their story and dialogue, but I was quite surprised with Young Souls, especially in the first hour or so where there’s quite a bit of dialogue and setup. The story branches a bit further from here with a cast of interesting characters, and while it can be a bit predictable on your search to find your Dad, it was written well and more narrative heavy than I was initially expecting. As you grab a rusty sword and some flimsy armor, you’ll need to find your adopted Dad, but doing so won’t be easy with a Goblin onslaught trying to make their way to the surface and escape their underground prison. They find a portal to another world called the Moon Gate, able to transport you between the human world we know and the underground Goblin’s land. This is where their world gets turned upside down. The mysterious locked door is finally open, so naturally you go in to explore and see maybe he’s down there. Life is boring for the duo until one day when the professor disappears without a trace. Naturally the siblings are curious but he professor never lets them in or tells them what’s behind the door. The multilevel house has some secrets though, as there’s a locked door that you’ve been told to never go inside. While they’re grateful to have somewhere to stay, they don’t call him Dad and hate being stuck doing errands for him all the time as he’s always in the basement doing his work. As orphans, the siblings were taken in and adopted by the town’s scientist. It might be because I’m a bit older now, but the introduction to main characters Jenn and Tristan emphasize how restless and bored they are sitting at home doing nothing.
So grab a controller, hopefully a friend to play alongside on the couch and get ready to smack down some goblins, level up and sort through dozens of weapons and armor with challenging combat. Better yet, it’s on Game Pass, so if you’re a member you can go play it right now. Developed by 1P2P and published by The Arcade Crew, Young Souls is the latest action role playing game that is not only gorgeous to look at, but addictive to play. Classics like Double Dragon, Battles Toads, Streets of Rage, Fatal Fury and more are some of the staples in the genre, so whenever a new game releases I’m generally intrigued, more so if its artwork is beautiful. I’ve been a fan of beat-em-ups for many years.
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