Salt and Sanctuary is fairly shameless in the way it replicates elements from games like Dark Souls and Bloodborne, but that’s not really a bad thing when you see how it all comes together as a polished and thoroughly enjoyable final product. If you’re going to pilfer game concepts and ideas, the Souls series is up there as one of the best franchises to take from. Whatever your analysis of the style, though, the most important thing is that it’s absolutely fantastic to look at and lends a real sense of individuality to each of the environments and bosses.
It’s sort of amazing how their trademark washed-out color schemes and cartoonish character designs remain intact while giving off a completely different (in many ways, more serious) kind of aesthetic vibe than before. While previous art was chaotic, tailor-made for the high-speed action of games like The Dishwasher, this new game’s more deliberate pace allows us more time to stop and absorb the visuals - which is probably why they’re more detailed and intricate than ever before. Salt and Sanctuary continues in this tradition, but also has the privilege of taking it in a new direction. Players who have any experience with Ska Studios’ previous games know that hand-drawn visuals have been a cornerstone of their work.
Here is what reviewer Jowi Girard-Meli had to say about the game when it released on PlayStation 4: For more on the 2D action role-playing title, check out our Salt and Sanctuary review.
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