Mortal Shell is a third-person action role-playing game focused on melee combat, where players control one of several "shell" characters with different playstyles.[2]
Development
Rotting Christ created the soundtrack for the "Rotting Autumn" update.
The game was developed by American indie developer Cold Symmetry.[2] It was published by Playstack on 18 August 2020 for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One.[3][4] "Rotting Autumn", an update adding new shell shades (skins), a new quest, a photo mode, and an alternative soundtrack by the Greek black metal band Rotting Christ, was released in October 2020.[5]
The developers created Mortal Shell as they thought there was a gap in the market for video games evoking deeper emotional experiences. They were influenced by the 2011 game Dark Souls, similarly creating a setting with a dark atmosphere and populated with characters giving players cryptic information, and designing gameplay based around challenging melee combat, but still intended to change things up and create their own take on the concept. While some changes to the Dark Souls formula were creatively driven, such as giving players only a limited amount of consumable health items to encourage use of the health-leeching mechanic, compared to Dark Souls' Estus flasks, other changes came from the limitations of being a smaller developer: for example, they could not develop the same amount of armours, weapons and character builds, and instead developed four "shells" with different play styles and backstories.[2]
An early prototype of the game, titled Dungeonhaven, was focused on procedural generation; the developers moved away from this, feeling that it was antithetical to the Dark Souls series of games, and instead opted for designing the game's areas by hand, wanting players to feel like they were going on an adventure, traversing a space that made sense as a setting.[2]
A remastered version of the game titled Mortal Shell: Enhanced Edition, for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S was released on 4 March 2021, and was made available for Amazon Luna on 18 November 2021.[6][7]
GameSpot awarded the game an 8/10, saying: "Cold Symmetry's budget action-RPG is a love letter to FromSoftware's work, but Mortal Shell's take on similar ideas feels aimed at those who struggle to get through Soulsborne games."[18]
By March 2021, the game had sold more than 500,000 copies worldwide.[19]
References
^Thang, Jimmy (September 25, 2020). "Mortal Shell embodies how a small studio can punch above its weight class". Unreal Engine. Retrieved November 3, 2021.
^ abcdO'Donoghue, Niall (16 November 2020). "Finding the Soul of Soulslikes – the devs riffing on the genre". VG247. from the original on 17 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
^Tack, Daniel (5 August 2020). "Mortal Shell Arrives On August 18". Game Informer. GameStop. from the original on 8 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
^ abSheehan, Gavin (18 November 2020). "The Game Awards Releases The Complete 2020 Nominees List". Bleeding Cool. Avatar Press. from the original on 18 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
^Bolding, Jonathan (24 October 2020). "Mortal Shell's free update has pumpkin hats and black metal by Rotting Christ". PC Gamer. Future plc. from the original on 1 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
^"Mortal Shell: Enhanced Edition coming to PS5, Xbox Series on March 4". Gematsu. February 25, 2021.
^"Mortal Shell Review". IGN. 19 August 2020. Retrieved 2021-03-24.
^"Mortal Shell review". PC Gamer. 17 August 2020. Retrieved 2021-03-24.
^Saltzman, Mitchell (2020-07-02). "Mortal Shell Hands-On Preview: Finding Its Own Souls-Like Voice". IGN. from the original on 2020-07-02. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
^Hornshaw, Phil (2020-07-02). "Mortal Shell Hands-On Preview: Hardened By Dark Souls". GameSpot. from the original on 2020-07-03. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
^Boudreau, Ian. "Mortal Shell reminds you how you felt on your first Dark Souls run". PCGamesN. from the original on 22 August 2020. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
^Nunneley, Stephany (March 4, 2021). "Souls-like Mortal Shell has sold over 500,000 units since release last summer". VG 247. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
External links
Official website
March 04, 2023
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Mortal Shell is an action role playing video game developed by Cold Symmetry and published by Playstack It was released on 18 August 2020 for PlayStation 4 Xbox One and Microsoft Windows A remastered version titled Mortal Shell Enhanced Edition was released on 4 March 2021 for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X S and on 18 November 2021 for Amazon Luna A port for Nintendo Switch with all the DLC included titled Complete Edition was released on 19 December 2022 Mortal ShellDeveloper s Cold SymmetryPublisher s PlaystackEngineUnreal Engine 4 1 Platform s Microsoft WindowsPlayStation 4Xbox OnePlayStation 5Xbox Series X SNintendo SwitchLunaReleaseWindows PS4 Xbox One18 August 2020Enhanced EditionPS5 Xbox Series X S4 March 2021Luna18 November 2021Complete EditionNintendo Switch19 December 2022Genre s Action role playingMode s Single player Contents 1 Gameplay 2 Development 3 Reception 4 References 5 External linksGameplay EditMortal Shell is a third person action role playing game focused on melee combat where players control one of several shell characters with different playstyles 2 Development Edit Rotting Christ created the soundtrack for the Rotting Autumn update The game was developed by American indie developer Cold Symmetry 2 It was published by Playstack on 18 August 2020 for Microsoft Windows PlayStation 4 and Xbox One 3 4 Rotting Autumn an update adding new shell shades skins a new quest a photo mode and an alternative soundtrack by the Greek black metal band Rotting Christ was released in October 2020 5 The developers created Mortal Shell as they thought there was a gap in the market for video games evoking deeper emotional experiences They were influenced by the 2011 game Dark Souls similarly creating a setting with a dark atmosphere and populated with characters giving players cryptic information and designing gameplay based around challenging melee combat but still intended to change things up and create their own take on the concept While some changes to the Dark Souls formula were creatively driven such as giving players only a limited amount of consumable health items to encourage use of the health leeching mechanic compared to Dark Souls Estus flasks other changes came from the limitations of being a smaller developer for example they could not develop the same amount of armours weapons and character builds and instead developed four shells with different play styles and backstories 2 An early prototype of the game titled Dungeonhaven was focused on procedural generation the developers moved away from this feeling that it was antithetical to the Dark Souls series of games and instead opted for designing the game s areas by hand wanting players to feel like they were going on an adventure traversing a space that made sense as a setting 2 A remastered version of the game titled Mortal Shell Enhanced Edition for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X S was released on 4 March 2021 and was made available for Amazon Luna on 18 November 2021 6 7 Reception EditReceptionAggregate scoreAggregatorScoreMetacriticPC 76 100 8 PS4 76 100 9 XONE 75 100 10 PS5 74 100 11 Review scoresPublicationScoreGameSpot8 10 12 IGN8 10 13 PC Gamer US 80 100 14 Mortal Shell was met by generally positive reviews on all platforms according to the review aggregator Metacritic 8 9 10 and was nominated for Best Debut Game at The Game Awards 2020 4 Reviewers frequently compared the game to playing Dark Souls for the first time 15 16 17 GameSpot awarded the game an 8 10 saying Cold Symmetry s budget action RPG is a love letter to FromSoftware s work but Mortal Shell s take on similar ideas feels aimed at those who struggle to get through Soulsborne games 18 By March 2021 the game had sold more than 500 000 copies worldwide 19 References Edit Thang Jimmy September 25 2020 Mortal Shell embodies how a small studio can punch above its weight class Unreal Engine Retrieved November 3 2021 a b c d O Donoghue Niall 16 November 2020 Finding the Soul of Soulslikes the devs riffing on the genre VG247 Archived from the original on 17 November 2020 Retrieved 25 November 2020 Tack Daniel 5 August 2020 Mortal Shell Arrives On August 18 Game Informer GameStop Archived from the original on 8 November 2020 Retrieved 25 November 2020 a b Sheehan Gavin 18 November 2020 The Game Awards Releases The Complete 2020 Nominees List Bleeding Cool Avatar Press Archived from the original on 18 November 2020 Retrieved 25 November 2020 Bolding Jonathan 24 October 2020 Mortal Shell s free update has pumpkin hats and black metal by Rotting Christ PC Gamer Future plc Archived from the original on 1 November 2020 Retrieved 25 November 2020 Mortal Shell Enhanced Edition coming to PS5 Xbox Series on March 4 Gematsu February 25 2021 Twitter https twitter com amazonluna status 1461439852499644417 Retrieved 2022 12 20 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a Missing or empty title help a b Mortal Shell for PC Reviews Metacritic Red Ventures Archived from the original on 11 August 2020 Retrieved 18 November 2020 a b Mortal Shell for PlayStation 4 Reviews Metacritic Red Ventures Archived from the original on 23 August 2020 Retrieved 25 February 2021 a b Mortal Shell for Xbox One Reviews Metacritic Red Ventures Archived from the original on 30 August 2020 Retrieved 18 November 2020 Mortal Shell Enhanced Edition for PlayStation 5 Reviews Metacritic Red Ventures Retrieved 12 November 2021 Mortal Shell Review GameSpot Retrieved 2021 03 24 Mortal Shell Review IGN 19 August 2020 Retrieved 2021 03 24 Mortal Shell review PC Gamer 17 August 2020 Retrieved 2021 03 24 Saltzman Mitchell 2020 07 02 Mortal Shell Hands On Preview Finding Its Own Souls Like Voice IGN Archived from the original on 2020 07 02 Retrieved 3 July 2020 Hornshaw Phil 2020 07 02 Mortal Shell Hands On Preview Hardened By Dark Souls GameSpot Archived from the original on 2020 07 03 Retrieved 3 July 2020 Boudreau Ian Mortal Shell reminds you how you felt on your first Dark Souls run PCGamesN Archived from the original on 22 August 2020 Retrieved 3 July 2020 Mortal Shell Review GameSpot Retrieved 2021 08 17 Nunneley Stephany March 4 2021 Souls like Mortal Shell has sold over 500 000 units since release last summer VG 247 Retrieved March 5 2021 External links EditOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mortal Shell amp oldid 1132412790, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
