Titan Souls

All challenging boss fights, all the time. What's not to like?

Acid Nerve's done a nice job crafting a game that provides a challenge without being overly frustrating, and more importantly, that's easy and enjoyable to play.

While Titan Souls is a brutally difficult game, it won’t have you giving up right away. Thanks to beautiful visuals and a memorable soundtrack, it is one of those games that will stick with you. If you like a good challenge, then Titan Souls is a must-buy.

Simple, strategic combat and an assortment of unique bosses make for intense bursts of gameplay that will keep you coming back for ‘just one more go’. And another. And then one more.

Great soundtrack, intuitive controls and challenging boss fights make up for Titan Souls' short length and lack of narrative.

I still love the idea of a game with only bosses and a single weapon, and the contrast between the small protagonist and the towering bosses emphasizes the thrill of victory. It's a shame the game ends when it does, because there's potential here for an even greater product.

A challenging game with a colossal chip on its shoulder.

Titan Souls is one of the most interesting titles I've played this year. Some issues aside, this is a unique and memorable experience.

There isn’t a whole lot of depth to Titan Souls, but if you’re in the mood for a game that doesn’t require a whole lot of commitment or countless hours of micromanaging and leveling, yet still requires quick-thinking and a mastery of what at first appear to be simple and limited skills with an added splash of 16-bit era style, this is the game for you.

Titan Souls is a nice try, but it can't withstand the inevitable comparison with Shadow of the Colossus. Great mechanics, and some really beautiful moments that, however, cannot take some situations with the quality it deserves.

It's also a meaningful exploration of the frustration and release of boss battling. [June 2015, p.86]

It's problems lie in design, though - the largely empty world seems almost superfluous and you'll come away from each encounter triumphant, but lacking any sort of reward. [Issue#257, p.70]

Titan Souls earns its rightful place as one of the toughest games of all-time and while some will immediately fall for the elegant yet simple design and alluring fantasy world, others may be turned off by its unrelenting difficulty.

Titan Souls knows exactly what it is: a love song to boss battles in video games, combined with a unique combat mechanism. A few frustrations and the short length however keep it from becoming pure greatness.

Unfortunately, Titan Souls lacks of many aspects that could have made a magnificent title. The combat and gameplay mechanics show many flaws that leave success to luck and randomness in many occasions.

Titan Souls is a train of bossfights, in which the opponent and you both only need one hit to win. Every enemy has an awesome design and offers a puzzle experience. But, there is not really something to lose in this game, which makes it a bit less enticing as we would have liked Titan Souls to be.

Too hard until it's too easy. Pretty, charming, and a cool idea, but infuriatingly unbalanced.

Titan Souls requires a great deal of patience and super fast reflexes to enjoy.

Titan Souls is a brutal and breathtakingly elegant boss battle bonanza, but it's difficult to find a satisfying rhythm thanks to a host of inconsiderate design decisions. What starts out as wholesomely frustrating can quickly become infuriating and even surprisingly repetitive.

There’s a spark here, though, and certainly a handful of memorable moments. There are just as many that require restraint, lest you put a controller through your TV.

Titan Souls isn’t a bad game, it’s just noticeably lacking. If players are just looking for tough, often short, battles that involve one hit kills, then this is the perfect game. But, if a fleshed out, well rounded experience is what’s desired, then Titan Souls will leave you wanting.