
You’ll need to advance in one area and find what’s known as a Power Rune in order to proceed to the next. This is basically one giant dungeon that is broken down into a few different areas. These are your typical items like weapons, armor, accessories, and potions.Īt night, Tristan and Jenn will be able to put all that gear to use as they pass through the portal into the goblin realm.
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Eventually, they’ll also be able to purchase and upgrade gear that will help them in their quest to save their foster dad.

They can hit the gym to raise their strength, health, or stamina, sell things at the pawn shop to get some extra spending money, buy new clothing, and more. There is a profanity filter you can apply if you’re looking to play with a younger gamer though.īy day, the twins are able to visit a variety of places in town. Don’t let that fool you though, Tristan and Jenn are pretty foul-mouthed, dropping F-bombs quite frequently.

The characters and environments are colorful and varied, making it a game that is easy on the eyes. The presentation of Young Souls is pretty slick and feels like a cartoon you could watch right now. The twins, in particular, have great chemistry with a lot of funny back-and-forth throughout. It’s a decent story that is told mostly in conversations between characters, making reading through its dialogue easy and not overly convoluted. Young Souls tells the story of two rebellious twin teenagers, Tristan and Jenn, as they become unlikely heroes after their foster father opens a portal to the goblin underworld and are tasked with saving him. The former Google Stadia exclusive has finally arrived on other platforms, and I have to say, it was worth the wait. Yet here we are, and the game Young Souls really took me by surprise.

In a week where I reviewed two beat ‘em up/brawler games, if someone would have told me beforehand that I’d enjoy the one about a couple of teenagers trying to save their dad more than the one about giant monsters slapping the shit out of each other, I would have had a hard time believing it. Platforms: Nintendo Switch, Xbox One (reviewed), PlayStation 4, Microsoft Windows, Google Stadia
