We first wrote about Lost Soul Aside in 2017, so it’s understandable why some fans are getting antsy about a release date. Back then, the title looked like a wildly impressive indie alternative to Devil May Cry, which at the time was a series somewhat in the wilderness, following Ninja Theory’s divisive franchise reboot.

Of course, new character action titles have popped up since, including the back-to-basics Devil May Cry 5 and even the likes of Final Fantasy 16. All of this has, to an extent, lessened the appeal of Lost Soul Aside, which doesn’t feel as special as it did when it debuted. Clearly based on this gameplay demo, as captured by Gematsu, there’s still lots of promise here, however.

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The action starts approximately 10 minutes into the clip, and we see some combat demonstrations. Some of the moves on display are quite creative: the main character can summon claws, for example, which rotate and deal devastating damage. It all seems extremely over-the-top, and the user interface is looking more final these days – however, it seems more like a tech demo than a finished product.

And as we near a decade of work on this title, it probably needs to be more than that at this point. We understand this is a small team making its debut project, but considering it’s been seven years since Sony started incubating it, we expected it to be closer to completion by now. Are you still hyped for Lost Soul Aside, or is your interest waning at this point?

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