So, another preview of a Souls-like. Same drill as it ever was. Run around an interconnected world while fighting baddies and using the essence they drop to purchase a paltry upgrade point for health, stamina, or whatever. This one has a bit of a pedigree, though! It’s called Steelrising, which is both generic and nondescript. What a winning combo. Spiders is a French developer that found acclaim for their previous game, Greedfall, which I reviewed. When I was offered the chance to preview their newest title, I jumped at it. But I didn’t realize it was a Souls-like, and I was chagrined when I went to check out this build.
Steelrising separates itself from other Souls-likes in a legitimately interesting way. Games in the genre are almost always set in some fantasy or sci-fi world, filled with dead things, decay, etc. This one, however, is set after a failed, alternate history French Revolution. In this different reality, robots existed in the 18th century somehow, and a ve…
