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Entry tags:
- 1+:abuse:not mentioned,
- 1+:bodyhopping,
- 1+:people:nonhumans,
- 1+:people:the dead,
- 1+:type:possession,
- access:let's play,
- access:subtitles,
- audience:adults,
- genre:action/adventure,
- genre:horror,
- language:deutsche,
- language:español,
- language:française,
- language:italiano,
- language:русский,
- language:日本語,
- language:汉语,
- language:漢語,
- language:한국어,
- length:medium,
- medium:game
Mortal Shell, by Cold Symmetry (action game, 2020)
"I cannot hold onto this body when another will need it far more. We are a single existence, split only by the tides of time, joined together in death."
Blurb: You play as a body-hopping Foundling, borrowing bodies of the dead, finding out who they were when alive, and fighting your way through a corrupted doomscape. Each "shell" has different skills and playstyle, from Eredrim the long-suffering king with all health and no stamina, to Tiel who runs up stairs for fun and chugs poison like candy.
Why is it worth your time?: It seems like a fun souls-like! It's lighter on story than other games in here, but I didn't mind watching it. The Virtuous Cycle expansion pack gives a little more story.
Plural Tags: abuse not mentioned, nonhumans (the Foundling), the dead, bodyhopping, possession
Content Warnings: It's a gory game with a grim atmosphere and a bunch of hyperdevoted cultists around. Comments contain warnings with spoilers.
Access Notes: Available on X-box Series and One, Playstation 4 and 5, Nintendo Switch, Steam, Epic Games, and GOG.
Audio is English only, but subtitles and interface are available in English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Simplified and Traditional Chinese, and Russian.
Due to the nature of the bodyhopping gameplay, I haven't found a total completionist Let's Play, but Lotus Prince has a pretty thorough series with unobtrusive commentary:
Misc Notes: A review of the game is here. And just so you know, you can pet the shopkeeper's cat.
Blurb: You play as a body-hopping Foundling, borrowing bodies of the dead, finding out who they were when alive, and fighting your way through a corrupted doomscape. Each "shell" has different skills and playstyle, from Eredrim the long-suffering king with all health and no stamina, to Tiel who runs up stairs for fun and chugs poison like candy.
Why is it worth your time?: It seems like a fun souls-like! It's lighter on story than other games in here, but I didn't mind watching it. The Virtuous Cycle expansion pack gives a little more story.
Plural Tags: abuse not mentioned, nonhumans (the Foundling), the dead, bodyhopping, possession
Content Warnings: It's a gory game with a grim atmosphere and a bunch of hyperdevoted cultists around. Comments contain warnings with spoilers.
Access Notes: Available on X-box Series and One, Playstation 4 and 5, Nintendo Switch, Steam, Epic Games, and GOG.
Audio is English only, but subtitles and interface are available in English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Simplified and Traditional Chinese, and Russian.
Due to the nature of the bodyhopping gameplay, I haven't found a total completionist Let's Play, but Lotus Prince has a pretty thorough series with unobtrusive commentary:
- Mortal Shell proper playlist (covers base game and the start of Virtuous Cycle)
- Virtuous Cycle beating (as Eredrim)
- Discovering Foundling Obsidian Black
- Virtuous Cycle final ending (as Foundling)
- A silly alternate ending for the base game
- Bonus interactions with Brether Corvid
- A Forever Alone run (playing through the base game as the Foundling, no bodyhopping at all)
Misc Notes: A review of the game is here. And just so you know, you can pet the shopkeeper's cat.