White Lavender

Combat is simple but satisfying, with familiar dodging, blocking, and stamina management, although I found that the dodge roll was the way to go, with its generous i-frames and long distance that allowed me to dodge an attack, retaliate, then roll away without fear of repercussions.

At first, I thought the movement was very clunky because of the camera shake, but if you go into the game settings, you can reduce the camera sensitivity and turn off the wobbling which improved the gameplay for me.

White Lavender is a short, fun soulslike that’s actually quite a bit harder than its lets on, and one that I would recommend to souls fans looking for a change of pace between longer, gloomier games that are suffocating the genre.

White Lavender is a short, surprising challenging trip through a critter infested garden with simple graphics and an absolute beast of a soundtrack that is so good I’ve been listening to it ever since.

The soundtrack supports the experience with calming and occasionally adventurous themes that enhance exploration and combat without drawing attention away from the action.

The story is easy to follow and the abilities and upgrades are easy to understand.