It's a good game with a decent combat system, art, etc., and I recommend it, but it's waaaaaaay too tedious if you're going for 100%.

I don't often write reviews for games, but the negative reviews on this one confuse me. Complaints about too many mechanics/too many weapon options? How exactly does this detract from the game? Dungeons that are too long? I never had a dungeon take longer than 2-4 hours total, including backtracking for missed items later on. Combat that is tedious? The game consistently gives new main weapon mechanics and secondary weapons to experiment with, and nothing I used during my archer run felt like it was useless. Most of these negative reviews sound like people who wanted less of a game, which simply boggles my mind.

I love the metroidvania genre, and to me this was a shining example of it. Each and every environment was fresh and unique with new mechanics, interesting enemies and wonderfully crafted bosses. Unlike many metroidvanias, this one did a great job creating and telling a story around the player, including the other characters throughout it, and making the side quests and dialogue feel meaningful.

I highly recommend Souldiers to anyone looking for a good metroidvania with interesting characters and, in my opinion, incredible and thoughtful map design. Don't let the negative reviews scare you away - I genuinely enjoyed every second of this game!

Shallow 2D platformer with lots of problems - uneven hitboxes, permastun attacks, awful maps and environments and more.

3/10