The Ancient Ruins — Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn Walkthrough

Yahtzee reviews Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn, discussing its Napoleonic-era setting, undead horde, and the protagonist's partnership with a supernatural being.

Walkthrough: The game is set in an alternate world where Napoleonic-era fashion and technology coexist with a horde of undead bleeding into the world from Hell. Players control a soldier tasked with sealing the underworld's gate. When things go wrong, horrors escape, and the protagonist must team up with a weakened supernatural being to defeat other supernatural entities plaguing the land. The game features a vaguely open-world structure with linear environments that allow for side-quests, though the player may not feel underpowered even if they skip most of them. Traversal includes double-jumps for verticality, but progression can sometimes be gated by specific trigger points rather than natural environmental cues.

Tips: Combat involves a mix of melee attacks and flintlock guns. Guns are used to interrupt unblockable enemy attacks, while melee weapons are used for parrying. The effectiveness of parrying can be inconsistent, potentially due to enemy animation jitteriness or visual noise. However, the gunshot itself serves as a reliable interrupt for most enemy attacks. A magic mechanic involves instructing a fox companion to attack enemies to build up a special attack bar. The game also features a side-minigame focused on collecting Pogs.