Here’s Why You Should Play Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn

AAA games might be off the radar over the past couple of weeks, but if you're in the market for indies and AAs? Boy howdy are you eating good. With titles such as Anger Foot, Norland, and Dungeons of Hinterberg kicking in doors and being awesome, there's so much goodness to choose from that it's hard to decide what to start playing in the first place. You might be wondering, then, where does Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn factor into the picture, and whether you should be looking into it.

We've had the chance to spend a few hours playing Flintlock early, and were able to get a sense of what this game is really about. What does it mean that it's a Soulslite rather than a Soulslike? How does it play? How much time should you expect to invest playing it? Well, let us tell you!

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Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn is a straightforward adventure like we don't often get

After spending dozens (upon dozens) of hours playing Elden Ring after the Shadow of the Erdtree DLC came out, what we needed was a palate cleanser: a shorter, more focused game that tells a shorter, more focused story. Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn is thankfully precisely that: a dozen-or-so-hours' worth of adventuring that will keep you busy during that time with satisfying gameplay, vivid characters, and a lovely worldspace.

It's good stuff, genuinely.

The Siege of Dawn is a self-contained experience that is happy to not overstay its welcome. That sounds weird, sure, but in the context of modern video games with extremely heavy live-service and FOMO leanings, it's an honest-to-goodness refreshment.

Flintlock's story, too, is lovely. What we've got here is a universe where the locals haven't yet figured out they're in the midst of an eldritch horror type of situation. Early on in the game, a key event sets off a crescendo of violence that culminates with Flintlock's deities letting themselves loose on the unsuspecting populace. The only cure for this whole mess? A hatchet straight to the head. Or, at least, for what a "god" considers to be its head.

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God of War mashed up with Soulslikes

Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn bills itself as a Soulslite. That's right: lite. It's a true enough modifier, too: Flintlock is way more forgiving and easy than games such as Lies of P, for example. It merely takes its cues from this super-hardcore niche, and whether that's for the better will depend on how you feel about it in the first place.

Generally, though Flintlock is a very satisfying game to play. The protagonist, Nor, joins forces early on with Enki, a deity of death, and the pair head off to carve a god or two through the use of axes, flintlocks, and explosives, for the most part. Enki is a dedicated debuffer and a snarky companion, working as a bit of a foil to Nor's eagerness for violence.

As far as gameplay flow goes, Flintlock plays like a smaller-scale version of the more recent God of War games: you explore a linear-ish but open areas, encounter various enemies and puzzles, and mow through them accordingly. The key difference is twofold: Flintlock isn't quite as polished as GoW, of course, and it leans way more towards being a genuinely challenging Soulslite experience.

Combine this with the game's unique artstyle and an engaging skill-set that keeps changing as you go, and you've got a winner. A winner on a budget, that is.

A perfect match if you want something new and engaging (but manageable)

Of course, Flintlock isn't going to be able to go toe-to-toe with full-featured AAA titles. This is a smaller-scale production that is, as you can easily tell, way easier on your wallet as well. At just 39,99 euro, Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn delivers a compelling action-adventure experience that's bound to keep you busy with its engaging story, awesome creature designs, and a solid combat loop. And, of course, you may even be able to snag a lovely discount if you get your copy right here at 2Game.

And hey, if you're worried about Flintlock's Soulslike leanings, don't be: this is a much more forgiving game than the ones you're used to seeing, and you're always progressing thanks to its abundance of varied loot, powerful spellcasting opportunities, and side-quests that genuinely feel like they add something valuable to the experience. Even when you're not moving the main narrative forward, something is happening, and Nor and Enki are a lovely dynamic duo even when the going gets tough.

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