It quickly becomes cheap and unrewarding - there is only so much you can do in this regard in a 2D engine. It's not bad, but nothing really stands out as innovative or memorable either. Lore consists of RPG boilerplate mediocrity sprinkled with the expected DS references - same for level design. Lower tier weapons are simply not worth upgrading, unlike in dark souls. High tier weapons are awkwardly placed and mostly useless filler - by the time you get to craft tier 3/4 stuff you can already access tier 5, making the former pointless. Weapon and armor balance is probably S&S's weakest part. The general theme of the background music, if present at all, alternates between repetitive and repetitive & annoying. Forget about feeling something like immersion in this game. The graphics are mediocre mid to upper flash game tier.

The graphics are mediocre mid to S&S is pretty much advertised as '2D Dark Souls', but it falls short of it's 3D inspiration on many accounts. S&S is pretty much advertised as '2D Dark Souls', but it falls short of it's 3D inspiration on many accounts.

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