Combine their strengths to unlock powerful transformations and fulfill their true potential as a Chimera. The most important aspect of the game is the gameplay however, which is pretty much exclusively based around battles.

I can find Devil May Cry a bit stupid at times – at no point in Soulstice did I fight wielding two motorcycles for example. The game is segmented into chapters and the story events often connect an end of a chapter to the beginning of the next, especially if the next chapter is a memory. The more successful attacks, combos, and counters you do, the closer Briar and Lute become until their portraits are combined.If there are few enemies you’re probably okay but as the game progresses more and more enemies will join fights and the camera struggles to give you all the information you need.

Soulstice’ combat is fun, but it’s also too unrefined and doesn’t soft lock-on enough for the demands it then makes on the player.It’s a lot to keep on top of but these mechanics are introduced gradually so as not to overwhelm you. In practice, it’s lots of upgrading and you can have them all so you don’t have to choose one route.