Unto The End review
A unique, demanding 2D sword fighting game that frustrates as much as it impresses.
Developer: 2 Ton Studios
Publisher: Big Sugar
Release: 9th December
On: Windows
From: Steam, GOG, Xbox Game Pass For PC
Price: $25
Unto The End is a 2D sword fighting game about a little beardy man trying to find his way back home after getting lost hunting a deer. You’ll guide him through gloomy, cramped caves, climbing and exploring and gathering scraps of leather, bone, and healing herbs. And you’ll fight. Lord, you’ll fight.
It’s very much a game about sword fights, but rather than a hack and slash where you cut down monsters by the dozen, 2 Ton Studios emphasise that Unto The End is about fewer, harder fights. Fights that are deliberate and careful, and reward observation and a cool head rather than sheer aggression or strength. It’s a strong concept, gorgeously realised, with some great ideas and a lot of personality.