Summary

  • Soulframe is an action RPG developed by Digital Extremes, the creators of Warframe, and while it “has the bones of a great action RPG”, it is still in the stage of a “relentlessly expanding limited-access beta”
  • Now in its tenth edition, it is soon to expand upon the new Motes and Runes upgrades system, while adding throwable secondary weapons, a wizard’s staff, and new enemies.
  • These include a boss character, the Tired King, who is reminiscent of the Ringwraiths from Lord of the Rings, and the second in-game event, the Festival of the Circus, which takes inspiration from The Blue Prince.
  • Soulframe casts the player as a “lonely roving paladin” in a realm of enchanted animals, and blends sword and sorcery with a graceful procession of combos, parries, buffs, projectiles, and finishers.
  • While the ambiance is immersive, the lore writing can be fey, and the weapons and equipment art is robustly attractive without being excessively flashy.

By Edwin Evans-Thirlwell

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