Available as we speak on Nintendo Switch is Dual Souls: The Last Bearer, a 2D fighting game inspired by classics of the genre.
It appeared on the Switch eShop last week with little fanfare, in part thanks to the absence of Nintendo's usual weekly Download update. The game, developed by Galip Kartoğlu and published by Stun Games, boasts a selection of unique fighters, each with their own styles and moves, as well as an emphasis on tactical fighting – you won't just be hammering every button as fast as you can here.
Galip tells us that the game blends mechanics from several well-loved fighting hits such as Guilty Gear, Street Fighter 3, and Samurai Shodown, and that players can enjoy a variety of single-player and online modes including Combo Challenges, Arcade, Combo-Maker, RPG survival (Journey) mode, Online lobbies, ranked matches, and more. Here's a lengthy list of features:
* Rollback Net-Code.
* Create and customize your fighter with "Journey" mode.
* Challenge players from around the world with "Net-play" mode.
* Learn game mechanics with "Tutorial Lessons".
* Access each character's ending and story with "Arcade" mode.
* 11 Fighters (+More with regular updates) each with unique abilities. Characters include a dagger-wielding Ottoman warrior who excels in slap attacks; a giant kunai riding ninja; a Kazakh shaman who uses spirits to attack and curse opponents; a half-beast with his pet which helps to create combination attack patterns; a Templar knight who resists and counters opponent’s attacks.
* Easy to use controls with a set-up to suit everyone.
* Multiple gameplay Modes - Arcade Mode, Story Mode, Net-play, Versus Play, Tutorials, Combo Challenges and Journey Mode (survival/customization mode).
* Tactical Features - Enhance your gameplay style and create your own combos with features like "Block" and "Counter Block" (similar to "Parry" in SF3 games), "Recovery" and "Power Recovery" (similar to Roman Cancels in GG games), "Chaos Break" (similar to Burst in GG games) and "Limit Break" attacks.
* Destroy your Opponents with Style - Unlock the power of strategic Chaos Moves by selecting one "blue" type chaos move at the start of each fight.
* Finish off your opponent with a character-specific method when they are on low health and you are on the winning round.
The game's available on the eShop right now for £8.09 / $9.99. Think you might give this one a go? Let us know in the comments.
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i commend them for trying but this doesn't look great tbh.
Probably not. I got Dragon Ball Fighterz deluxe cheaper than this and still have hardly touched that.
Wow, that looks really slow and clunky. The backgrounds don't match the character's art style either. It's a bit of a graphical mess....
The animations look really stiff.
Ooof.... that looks like a rough ride.
I watched about 15 seconds of game play and thought, “Wow. The animation is not smooth at all. I suppose that’s what they’re going for though.” Then I came to the comments and saw others say the same. Glad it’s not just me that thinks this doesn’t look too great.
Reminds me more of early fatal fury games than street fighter. I will look into reviews.
Honestly, it may look a little stiff, but I know with a lot of the smaller, lower budget fighters can have some super cool stuff in them. I mean considering this has rollback and crossplay is a definite win for me. Plus fighters like this always have some funny stuff in them (as any WIK fan would know lol), so I'll definitely pick this one up.
This game along with FightN Jokes and the upcoming Blazing Strike should fill the 2D fighting crave on Switch until Persona 4 Arena Ultimax arrive. I'm still hoping we at least get Guilty Gear Strive and KOFXIII for Switch, I don't even care for the new KOF, a port of KOFXIII with those fantastic hand drawn sprites for on the go play would be fantastic. To me KOFXIV and KOFXV looks and plays like garbage so keep those away from Switch, got KOFXIV on Steam and the fight mechanics are just too sloppy and wonky and some characters look like dummies or dolls which is lame. Also Nakoruru plays nothing like her Samurai Shodown or previous other versions which completely ruins her, I play Capcom vs. SNK 2 and Pro, all the Samurai Shodown games, and even the Game Boy KOF 95 which featured her and she plays much smoother and more accurate in those than in KOFXIV.
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