Steelrising Bosses Have Serious Potential
There are certain genres in gaming that have always been popular, and will likely always stay popular. The side-scrolling platformer, the adventure game, the first-person shooter — all of these are probably here to stay. But every once in a while, a new genre rears its head. In 2011, Dark Souls released, and its improvements over Demon's Souls ensured that it was the game responsible for popularizing what gamers now refer to as the «Soulslike.» A bleak atmosphere, obtuse storytelling, slow-paced, methodical combat, and RPG elements are just a few characteristics of this relatively new genre, and a plethora of modern games can be put under this category. Some of the best Soulslikes, however, are the ones that wear their inspirations on their sleeve, and Steelrising certainly does that.
Set in an alternate timeline, Steelrising is a Soulslike that pits players against an army of 1700s French Automatons. On September 8, 2022, players will assume the role of Aegis, a character who can be shaped by the player to defeat any enemies thrown her way. With clockwork mechanisms dominating the game's art style, Steelrising looks like one of the most unique Soulslikes out there, bringing some truly distinctive additions to the genre. And as all good Soulslikes must have, Steelrising also has a range of hulking bosses to defeat.
Steelrising: Everything Revealed About Aegis So Far
Given the spotlight in Steelrising's latest trailer at the Nacon Connect event, the game's bosses looks seriously menacing and unique. With Steelrising being set in an alternate 1700s France in which King Louis XVI has grown truly mad, developer Spiders is able to get really creative with its boss design, and based on the trailers released so far, it seems as
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