Every Friday, A.V. Club staffers kick off our weekly open thread for the discussion of gaming plans and recent gaming glories, but of course, the real action is down in the comments, where we invite you to answer our eternal question: What Are You Playing This Weekend? I did not like Salt And Sacrifice the first time I played it. Like, at all. This was seven months ago, when the game's PR folks first made available the alpha build of the game—a sequel to Salt And Sanctuary , one of the first titles to attempt to do the " Dark Souls but it's a 2D side-scroller" conceit. Sanctuary has fallen out of the critical conversation in recent years, with titles like Hollow Knight and Blasphemous beating it on vibe, and Death's Gambit and its ilk refining its spin on 2D Souls combat. But I still had enough lingering affection for Ska Studio's original game (and their earlier efforts, which helped establish the "Flash Games made good" vibe of the old Xbox Live Arcade) that I wanted to see what the sequel was like…and came away from that first encounter deeply disappointed. Advertisement It's churlish, even in this age of endless… Read full this story
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