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Soul Guardians

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82%Game Brain Score
Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, grinding
82% User Score Based on 129 reviews

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About Soul Guardians

Soul Guardians is a single player and multiplayer casual role playing game with fantasy and anime themes. It was developed by PICTOLOGI and was released on February 21, 2023. It received positive reviews from players.

Soul Guardians is a 2D cross-scroll action RPG game. Hired as a mercenary of the Empire, the protagonist goes on a journey to stop the conspiracy of the Dark Forces Undertaker. Raising unique characters, collecting and combining chain arts to enjoy your own hot action!

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82%Audience ScoreBased on 129 reviews
story6 positive mentions
monetization2 negative mentions
  • Addictive and fun 2D MMO gameplay with good pacing and balanced classes.
  • Visually appealing anime-style graphics and animations with colorful effects.
  • Engaging combat system featuring unique chain card combos and intense boss fights.
  • Numerous bugs and technical issues including UI problems, screen resolution bugs, and frequent disconnects.
  • Poor and incomplete English translations hurt usability and story immersion.
  • Overwhelming complexity with many unclear mechanics, confusing controls, and a steep learning curve.

  • story

    24 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    25% positive mentions, 62% neutral mentions, 13% negative mentions

    The story is often criticized for poor translation and lack of coherence, leading to a confusing narrative experience. While some appreciate its nostalgic nods to games like MapleStory and LaTale, many find it less engaging or polished compared to those titles. A few users acknowledge a compelling storyline amid fast-paced action, but overall the story quality receives mixed to negative feedback.

    • “The game features stunning 3D graphics, intense battles, and an immersive storyline.”
    • “Soul Guardians is a visually stunning and fast-paced 2D cross-scroll action RPG game with engaging gameplay and a compelling storyline.”
    • “Quite an interesting fighting game with its own story and a good choice of characters with good fighting.”
    • “Korean untranslated content with many Google translated dialogues that are often nonsense and impossible to understand.”
    • “The conversations (translations) are god awful; the story feels like it was made by a teenager.”
    • “The story is poorly translated and very hard to follow due to bad localization.”

  • gameplay

    18 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    56% positive mentions, 27% neutral mentions, 17% negative mentions

    The gameplay of "Soul Guardians" is fast-paced, action-packed, and visually engaging, featuring intuitive combat mechanics that blend strategic decision-making with exciting battles. While easy to learn, the game offers depth and pacing that avoid overwhelming new players, creating an addictive experience reminiscent of classic 2D RPG platformers. Connectivity issues and a steep difficulty curve may affect some players' enjoyment, but overall, the gameplay is praised for its variety and engaging mechanics.

    • “Overall, 'Soul Guardians' is a fast-paced, action-packed game that offers a wide variety of gameplay options and plenty of opportunities for players to show off their skills and become the ultimate soul guardian.”
    • “The game's combat mechanics are also intuitive and enjoyable, with a mix of fast-paced action and strategic decision-making required to succeed in battles.”
    • “Soul Guardians is a visually stunning and fast-paced 2D cross-scroll action RPG game with engaging gameplay and a compelling storyline.”
    • “The gameplay at first can be a bit jarring as there is a lot to take in and the game doesn't hold your hand when learning the mechanics.”
    • “Sprites are pretty but the gameplay is a bit strange to me.”
    • “It's kinda annoying that if my connection is unstable even just a little, it gets disconnected directly with no reconnection available. Please add a reconnection button.”

  • graphics

    17 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    76% positive mentions, 6% neutral mentions, 18% negative mentions

    The game features a mix of 2D pixel and cartoonish graphics that many players find nostalgic and visually appealing, though some note the visuals can feel bland or pixelated on larger screens. Overall, the graphics are described as acceptable to stunning, with vibrant colors and effects that enhance the gameplay experience.

    • “The game features stunning 3D graphics, intense battles, and an immersive storyline.”
    • “One of the game's strengths is its impressive graphics, with vibrant and colorful visuals that add to the overall experience.”
    • “Beautiful visuals, effects, and characters.”
    • “Screen resolution only goes up to 1920x1080, which combined with the low-resolution graphics looks very pixelated on my large screen.”
    • “Game throws you into some bland combat with bland artwork direction.”
    • “Acceptable graphics and voice acting for a 2D game.”

  • music

    4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    75% positive mentions, 25% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The music is praised for its quality and nostalgic appeal, complementing the game's detailed design and enhancing the overall action gameplay experience. It effectively evokes the charm of classic console games, adding depth to the pixel art style and varied game modes.

    • “The soundtrack and design of the game locations are made in detail and qualitatively for a free project.”
    • “Nice graphics and cool music, take us back to the childhood of console games.”
    • “Pixel 2D game with nice background music, with different modes.”

  • monetization

    4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 50% neutral mentions, 50% negative mentions

    The game's monetization system is considered aggressive, heavily emphasizing microtransactions and in-app purchases to accelerate progress, which may detract from the experience for some players.

    • “The game's monetization system can also feel a bit aggressive, with a focus on microtransactions and in-app purchases to speed up progress.”
    • “Overall, Soul Guardians is a fun and visually stunning game with exciting combat mechanics, but its steep difficulty curve and aggressive monetization system may not appeal to all players.”

  • grinding

    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions

    Grinding in the game can feel repetitive due to a steep difficulty curve, but the active auction house provides an alternative way to obtain gear without excessive farming.

    • “The game's difficulty curve can be steep, and some levels can feel repetitive, especially when grinding for resources.”

  • stability

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions

    Users report significant stability issues with the official game, citing frequent crashes and buggy controls, making private servers like MapleRoyals or MapleLegends a more stable and preferable alternative.

  • humor

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The game's humor shows potential but is overshadowed by a disorganized and messy presentation, which detracts from its comedic impact.

  • optimization

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The game demonstrates impressive optimization for a 2D MMO, delivering smooth and engaging gameplay performance.

    • “This is the first time I see a 2D MMO with interesting gameplay performance.”
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Soul Guardians is a casual role playing game with fantasy and anime themes. Common tags for Soul Guardians include free to play, trading, 2d, magic, pixel graphics and others.

Soul Guardians is available on PC and Windows.

Soul Guardians was released on February 21, 2023.

Soul Guardians was developed by PICTOLOGI.

Soul Guardians has received positive reviews from players. Most players liked Soul Guardians for its story but disliked it for its monetization.

Soul Guardians is a single player game with multiplayer and local co-op support.

Similar games include Where Winds Meet, SWORD OF JUSTICE, Aura Kingdom, Blade & Soul Heroes, Closers and others.