Mortal Shell II

We're a little over one week on from the launch of Mortal Shell 2 , a game that Jeremy liked quite a lot . But the work of a developer is never done these days, what with the advent of the internet and patches 'n' all. A balance patch arrived on launch day , but the Soulslike has now received its first full update, bringing a whole lot with it. Read more

Harbingers,Since our full launch last week, we have been overwhelmed by the response and all the experiences you've shared with the team.Today marks the first major patch for Mortal Shell II, bringing new content alongside extensive fixes, performance improvements, combat refinements, and much more.Among the additions are new Fragile Tarstones, a new way to respec your Shell, changes to the Glimpses and Tarcores economy, and new beacons and exploration adjustments that make navigating the world better paced. Ripostes have received a full scaling pass, numerous bosses and weapons have been refined, and we’ve made extensive fixes and optimizations across the game.The full breakdown is below, but be wary that there may be spoilers present in this changelog.New ItemsFragile Tarstones - A new class of Tarstone which breaks after losing durability. When breaking, they also yield a tarcore. Glimpse Stone - Wears down as you defeat enemies, then breaks into GlimpsesEgon's Stone - Revive at the entrance of a dungeon at the cost of its durability, and when it breaks it prevents Gloom loss for that death.Justicar’s Stone and Gloombound Stone are now fragile, have increased passive e

Heavy is the burden of being a game developer, as even as a game launches, there is always still work to be done. Mortal Shell 2 is out today, and while it generally seems to be doing quite well for itself, a game of its ilk, i.e. a Soulslike, doesn't necessarily get everything right the first go around (or I guess second first in this case). So, to smooth out some edges, developer Cold Symmetry have already released the game's first balance patch. Read more

Belated congratulations to everybody who correctly guessed that Mortal Shell 2 was the mystery game our guides team were raving about a couple of weeks ago. You'll hopefully have read Jeremy's glowing review , in which he calls the new Soulslike RPG "an incredible second outing that capitalises upon the potential of the first Mortal Shell and brings forth nostalgic memories of DOOM, Heretic, Hexen, and other PC gaming gems." Now, let us speak of difficulty thresholds, hotfix patches, and turning the tables on enemies so badassedly that you accidentally pinch their weapons. Read more