![]() ![]() It’s a system that was overhauled and refined since the PC early access period, but it’s still far too messy. Most stat improvements have three levels, but unlocking the first level is enough to open up the adjoining nodes, which most often lead to other stat increases. ![]() When you have enough XP you can upgrade Achilles along a frankly confusingly huge skill tree that uses constellations to chart a path. Besides that, though, you must also use a Shrine to level up.ĭefeating enemies will accrue XP, natch, and death will drop it with your corpse for you to retrieve (unless you die again, of course). ![]() They’re primarily used for fast travel as you unlock new abilities in an almost MetroidVania style, such as the ability to use Achilles’ magic focus vision to see into the underworld and thus destroy spirit barriers. Simply using a Shrine doesn’t respawn enemies, but resting at one or being resurrected at one does. You pick your way through the ancient Greek underworld from Shrine to Shrine, and use these holy places to rest, level up, and fast travel. What this means, essentially, is that while fighting against standard armoured soldiers, centurions, and warriors, you’ll also cross swords with skeletons, giant scorpions, animated statues, and actual demons. Dead but still very much filled with that fighting spirit, Achilles is charged by Hades to battle his way back to the world of the living and take his revenge. It follows the titular hero through the Fall of Troy and beyond, complete with a boss fight against Hector and then a fateful encounter with his brother, Paris, whose legendary arrow slays Achilles and deposits him in Tartarus. But that may not be a bad thing, as the more relaxed difficulty kept me playing – and you can always up the difficulty level if you really want a tougher time. It’s an isometric soulslike, essentially, although it offers nowhere near the level of challenge you’d expect from a game wearing the genre influences so proudly. ![]() There are some very good ideas sewn into the fabric of Achilles: Legends Untold. ![]()
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