Titan Souls might be a little too on the nose as a name, but when your biggest influences appear to be Shadow of the Colossus and Dark Souls, you may as well wear them proudly.
Titan Souls is a top-down game about one itsy bitsy ant of a manâs lonely journey to slay a bunch of colossal titans, each of whom have wildly varying attack patterns and themes. The twist is, in between all your (somewhat familiar) dodge-rolling, your main method of attack will actually be quite unique:
âLoose your solitary arrow at the monstrous titans and summon it back to your hand to unleash another forceful strike. Dash and run from the titanâs attacks but do not fear death, as it is both inevitable and plentiful in Titan Souls.â
Yep, one arrow. Thatâs all you have. You can psychically pull it back to you (and sometimes through enemies, to deal damage), but Titan Souls is a game of smartly timed precision strikes.
The full version of Titan Soulsâset for release next yearâgot its start in the form of an excellent free game made as part of the Ludum Dare 28 game jam. Itâs pretty hard, but I highly recommend it. The fights are frantic, the ruinous art is quite nice, and the worldâs atmosphere is oppressively, beautifully mournful. Itâs a great little game, and Iâm pleased as a giant slayer who didnât leave all his other arrows in a his other pants that weâre getting more soon.
