Salt & Sacrifice is OK. Balancing was all over the place, but I had good time with it.
I've heard if few the others, but have not played any of them. With a quick look Asterigos looks most interesting of the bunch to me
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My wife and I played all of salt and sanctuary and really enjoyed it. We bounced hard off salt and sacrifice. It's a very different style of game compared to the first and just doesn't have the same oomph for us.
From all videos I watched, every game here is a 7/10 at most, maybe ELDERBORN could be worth the $6. Otherwise, pass
It's a couple pretty decent games for relatively cheap, overall. Not the best games, for sure, but definitely worth the price. Don't expect anything crazy both in terms of gameplay as well as overall polish and quality compared to their contemporaries, but they're definitely not bad games
I've played Atergios, Achilles, and Salt and Sanctuary (game before Salt and Sacrifice).
- Salt and Sacrafice: Probably worth the $16 price tag on its own. The first game was really well done and felt like a 2D dark souls game, although I think more forgiving (2D forces tighter controls so combat felt more reasonable). There are also multiple endings and play styles -Astergios: I didn't finish the is game, but it seemed okay. I think it played more like Lies of P, with more linear segments and the combat isn't as strong as dark souls or Lies of P
- Achilles: I didn't know this was considered a souls-like. I only played a little bit of it before getting distracted by something else, but it's a top down action rpg that felt more like Diablo or Torchlight than dark souls. I think it was a good game, but I'm not well vered in top down action rpgs.
Probably worthwhile for the price.
Salt and Sacrifice has been on my wishlist for a while.
I watched someone play Steelrising and they enjoyed it. Looks decent but the aesthetic is not my cup of tea. Would still play it eventually if I got the bundle though.
Enotria looked interesting, but the reviews kept me away. Still rotting away on my wishlist.
I haven't heard of/don't know much about the others.
I've seen some videos on Enotria and it seems like it would be a worthwhile experience if you can get it for cheap and like genre. It has some cool ideas with status effects and the art direction and setting is immaculate.