You read that title correctly! The excellent Soulslike inspired game, Mortal Shell is receiving a new DLC that’ll transform it into a new Rogue-lite experience. Titled Mortal Shell: The Virtuous Cycle, this new bit of content will send players back to Fallgrim once more on an ever-evolving journey.
When you die, the game resets, but nothing will be the same as before. The game reshuffles its possibilities of enemies to keep you on your toes. Knowing Mortal Shell’s brutal combat, this won’t be an easy ride. The DLC also promises more than 100 new abilities to discover and combine through exotic weapon enhancements and new combat maneuvers.
The Virtuous Cycle will also let players take control over Hadern, once your elusive teacher, they’re now yours to possess as the new fifth shell. Hadern will also be able to be used in the regular version of Mortal Shell as well so there’s another incentive to invest in the content. The character offers their own unique skill tree and a new domain of innate talents.
"Designing and developing The Virtuous Cycle DLC has been a blast,” said Francesco Zacchini, Technical Designer at developer Cold Symmetry. “We have crammed in over 100 new abilities alongside new lore, the transforming Axatana weapon, and Hadern as a playable shell. I can't wait to see all the ways players are going to break the roguelike mode that we created. I think they're going to have a lot of fun with that."
Mortal Shell: The Virtuous Cycle DLC costs $7.99 and will launch on August 18th for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and PC via Steam, Epic Games Store, and GOG.COM.
