![]() You enter, find the conduit, scan for the anomalies, knock ’em out, and then take on the boss. This allows the conduit to power the Starseed.ĭue to the above, each area can be repetitious. Then you return to the area’s conduit (which Rei can freely warp too once she locates it) and reactivate the AI assisting her now that its signal isn’t being blocked. Once they’re all disposed of, a Remnant - a giant monster - must be fought. Each of Solar Ash‘s six areas (one tutorial, and five that are full-length) allows you to scan for these anomalies, so you just need to approach and destroy them. Specifically, Rei has to destroy anomalies. You then need to complete several repeating objectives to fight a big boss and move on. Just like The Pathless, Solar Ash is divided into multiple areas that are all interconnected. The game looks like it, Rei moves similarly to that game’s protagonist, and the games have remarkably similar structures resembling a bite-sized Breath of the Wild. Speaking of other atmospheric exploration indies, Solar Ash is almost astoundingly reminiscent of The Pathless in a lot of ways, which was released last year by the same publisher, Annapurna Interactive. Visually, though, I’d say the game has less of an identity than its predecessor, as it looks similar to other atmospheric exploration indies. The world feels lived-in, and the story elements are all organic. Each of the game’s areas has stashes left behind by the other Voidrunners with five or six voice logs, telling a bit of their stories, and giving you a feel for their character. There are side characters with their own story arcs that you can see through by exploring the world. Unlike Hyper Light Drifter, which mostly told its story through its visuals alone, Solar Ash has multiple characters and plenty of voice acting. It’s up to Rei to find out what’s going on and do her best to save her people from oblivion. But the other Voidrunners have gone silent, and the Starseed hasn’t been activated. When her home world is threatened with destruction by the Ultravoid, she and her fellow Voidrunners go to place conduits on a nearby planet to activate a device known as the Starseed to keep the Ultravoid from leading their people to ruin. Rei is a Voidrunner a member of a group that dives into and explores voids. Solar Ash is the story of the unfortunately named Rei, which will no doubt generate some Star Wars jokes. But it’s still a compelling experience with an intriguing narrative and some worthwhile sights to see. Some HLD fans will no doubt be disappointed by this, and the game could certainly have used a bit more depth and variety. ![]() Instead of focusing on action, the game is all about platforming, exploration, and dashing forward at high speeds. But that’s mostly where the similarities end. It’s got the same developer, it’s set in the same universe, and the main character also has an energy sword. Several other games were shown off during the Annapurna Showcase, such as the memory-driven interactive story A Memoir Blue and card-based, speedrunning-focused Neon White.It’s easy to assume that Solar Ash is a sequel to Hyper Light Drifter. ![]() "I won't get too into detail other than the DualSense is super rad and we're going to do some stuff with it," Preston said. There's an order to things."Īnd yes, if you buy Solar Ash for PlayStation 5, you will experience different sensations and sounds while moving around thanks to the PS5 DualSense controller's 3D audio and haptic feedback. I'm not going to sit here and be like 'You can go anywhere,' like you can go to Gannon's castle right away or anything like that. "It's very big and open in a lot of ways, but it's not an open-world game. "I would say is kind of-it's open," Preston said. According to Preston, Solar Ash delivers with an open environment. With all this focus on traversal, you'll need somewhere to go. I would say it'll be pretty straightforward how to manage your character." "If you're comfortable with third-person action games, you're not going to find anything super wild here where you have to be pressing both triggers in tandem or anything like that. "I think we're very aware of how challenging a third person game can be with a freeform camera." ![]() "I would say it's pretty approachable," Preston said. But when I asked Preston, he said that Solar Ash's movement more closely resembles the easy-to-pick-up web-swinging mechanics of Marvel's Spider-Man than the carefully timed button presses and precise turns needed to perform an amazing aerial goal in Rocket League. You will have to practice to achieve the same level of fluidity seen in trailers. To do that, Heart Machine has designed Solar Ash's movement mechanics to be fairly easy to grasp. Now Playing: Solar Ash - Official Gameplay Trailer By clicking 'enter', you agree to GameSpot's ![]()
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