Topic: PUSH SQUARE GAME CLUB | August | Death’s Door 💀🚪

I was surprised when I went to download this game and it was only 800 MB. That was a relief after having Jedi Survivor, Hogwarts, Horizon Forbidden West, FFXVI, and GT7 weighing down my meager SSD. There has been a real increase in average file size for PS5 games lately. Early gen it was a rarity to go over 100 GB, but now all these AAA games are quite big

I was able to start Death’s Door and I’m liking it so far.

But the first 30-60 minutes are a little tough to get through. It didn’t initially grab me and the first boss and exposure to combat are more frustrating than I expected. Getting into the groove of the movement and attack animations takes time. That along with the isometric viewpoint and the maze-like nature made me consider quitting during that opening hour. One thing I wasn’t ready for was the large health penalty for falling off the path. But the absolute worst thing so far about the game is the dash/dodge-roll being mapped to the X/Cross button. I wish there was controller configuration option to switch dodge-roll to the O/Circle button and range attack to the X/Cross button. I’ve died so many times whilst hitting the wrong button to dodge.

But after spending my souls to get my first attribute enhancement and also switching from the umbrella to the sword (I was trying for an umbrella run but I just gave up on that) then the game has started to click better.

I’ve now met Pothead and am working on finding the Witch. There’s an optional appearing larger enemy / mini-boss with a large hammer that is making mincemeat of me, so I decided to take a small break. I’m looking forward to getting back to it.