The expansive Bestiary features more than 100 monsters, many inspired by Scandinavian folklore. Ska Studios brings back its signature hand-drawn look, providing each candlelit cave and foggy forest with a personal feel. Join multiplayer factions, including the cooperation-focused Dawnlight Order and the player-killing Shroud Alliance. Search every decrepit corner across multiple maps for powerful melee weapons, deadly ranged weapons, and protective armor and charms. Pillage the remains of Mages to craft new equipment with Runic Arts, granting Inquisitors unprecedented new abilities. Wield grappling hooks and pursue them, then slay them in brawler-style side scrolling combat.

Find clues and track down more than 20 types of Mages, including scorching Pyromancers, toxic Venomancers, and abominable Corpumancers. Set out and roam eerie villages, tomb temples, and swamp kingdoms in single player or drop-in drop-out online co-op. Prepare for each excursion at Pardoner’s Vale, a hub filled with friendly Inquisitors. Free from mortal fears, the Inquisitors vow to spill the blood of Mages to put an end to their cruelty. Imbibe the sacred drink, speak the words, and come away from the rite Spellmarked, in a flux state between life and death. Choose from one of eight starting classes - Highblade, Paladin, Assassin, Cleric, Dualist, Fighter, Ranger, or Sage - then partake in the Magebane Rite. These wandering wrongdoers hunt wicked Mages, devouring their hearts to prevent them from terrorizing the Kingdom any further.Ĭustomize a Marked Inquisitor’s crime, look, and class. Most opt for execution, but a brave few choose to live life in penance as Marked Inquisitors. In Alterstone Kingdom, captured criminals face two choices for their punishment: death or service. “Salt and Sacrifice, the next installment in the million-plus selling soulslike platformer Salt and Sanctuary series from Ska Studios and Devoured Studios, begins the hunt for Mages on PlayStation 5 and PC in Q1 2022.

The follow up to the critically acclaimed Salt and Sanctuary is coming early next year to PS5 and PC. So too, an interest in Magic: The Gathering has persisted since William’s youth, and he can frequently be found watching Magic streams on Twitch and reading over the latest set spoilers.It’s that wonderful time of year for game announcements, and today we saw Salt and Sacrifice revealed at the E3 kickoff. Now, William enjoys playing Super Mario Maker 2 on the Switch with his daughter and finding time to sneak in the newest From Software game when possible. This interest reached a height with MMORPGs like Asheron’s Call 2, Star Wars Galaxies, and World of Warcraft, on which William spent considerable time up until college. William’s first console was the NES, but when he was eight, it was The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening on Game Boy that fully cemented his interest in the format. All the while, William’s passion for games remained. Upon graduating from the University of Southern California’s School of Cinematic Arts, William entered the realm of fine arts administration, assisting curators, artists, and fine art professionals with the realization of contemporary art exhibitions.

William Parks is an editor at Game Rant with a background in visual arts.

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