![]() The set dressing is familiar but the level design is inspired, and the 2D plane means secrets are buried high and low and stuffed into nooks and crannies. ![]() The Shivering Shore, the godforsaken strip of beach that ushers you into this strange world, soon gives way to a village of scarecrows, haunted woods, a bandit’s hideout, lighting-struck castles and more. As you process, the world unfurls itself and becomes the star. The early in-game tutorial is nothing more than a message in a bottle, then another, then another, a wonderful nod to the famously matter-of-fact tutorial messages in the Souls franchise. You play a nameless shipwrecked sailor left to survive on a mysterious island. This is a port I’ve wanted to see for well over a year. ![]() Yes, there are more Souls imitators than ever before (add Niohand The Surgeto that growing list) but Salt and Sanctuary continues to scratch an itch for a Dark Souls game given the retro treatment. The fact that it’s now portable is an added bonus. Two years on from its release on the PlayStation 4 and PC, and time hasn’t robbed it of anything.
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