Whether you like the game or not, it's hard to deny that heart and soul that went into creating Vambrace: Cold Soul.

I love beautiful graphics, and there's something about indie games that makes me really appreciate the people that made this beautiful work of art. Without a hesitation, this is easily the most impressive part of the game. The types of enemies you'll run into commonly are going to be Spooks, which are green ghost looking dudes and are fairly easy to defeat. Combat in the beginning was rather easy, though around the three hour mark, things got a little more difficult and really made me work for a win in a fight. You continually hit your chosen enemy and the fight is done when your or the enemy team dies. Finally, Long ranged skills can be used in any position and can target any enemy. Mid ranged skills can be used in any position but can only target 1st or 2nd slots. Short ranged skills are only available while positioned in the 1st or 2nd slot and can only target enemies in those slots. There are three kinds of skills in default combat.

Default skills come with your character, while flourish skills are much stronger. You will have two main skills, default skills and flourish skills.

At the start of a fight, you and your team will be on the left side of the screen, and the enemies on the right. I'll try to be as simple as possible, but I'm not joking about its complexity. The developers really took a lot of care and attention to creating the combat system. It is a tad complex for my liking, but, I have to give credit where credit is due.

Vambrace: Cold Soul is unlike any other game I've played with combat. If your teammate has low sleight, chances are you'll get a mock chest and wind up with a trap, or they will struggle with unlocking the chest. For example, if you have a teammate with high sleight, the higher the chances that you'll get good loot. The higher these four skills are, the more likely that the skill will be useful. Awareness is the ability to detect anything that will put you in immediate danger such as traps, and Overwatch is the ability to care for your team while camping. Merchantry is the ability to negotiate with merchants. Each of your teammates have four major skills that will help, or hinder, you on your journey to Icenaire. Your team while travelling in between quests and destinations will be the difference between life or death.

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