The Last Oricru

The Last Oricru is a unique new entry to the souls-like genre that offers a significant amount of player agency to shape the world around you.

When embarking on a journey of epic proportions, you are excited because you don’t know what’s going to happen next. That’s compounded with The Last Oricru, where your adventure can take several paths based on the choices you make. Everyone’s journey can be different, which makes you wonder about how everyone approached the choices in front of them.

Player enjoyment from The Last Oricru relies heavily on what matters to them. If they are looking for a fun co-op romp with interesting build possibilities to toy around with, the game is likely worth picking up on sale. However, it does not have much to offer for players who care more about a difficult journey across a well-realized world with lore and secrets to piece together.

I appreciate whenever a video game tries to do something new. Bioware made a name for themselves with franchises like Dragon Age and Mass Effect, where your decisions would greatly affect the plot, as well as your relationships with others. Demon’s Souls forever revolutionized action RPGs by creating a brutal and punishing gameplay style that has since spawned its own genre: soulslikes. Elex married two seemingly conflicting genres, fantasy and sci-fi, and did so beautifully. The Last Ori...

The Last Oricru is a well-written choice-based action RPG blending sci-fi and medieval fantasy. Unfortunately, unpolished combat and glaring technical issues make this one experiment worth avoiding.