Flintlock seems to be doing well on Xbox, sneaking up the Game Pass and Most Popular charts.
I’m about 90 mins in, and my experience so far echos the impressions I’ve read from moots on Bluesky/Threads.
Overall it feels slightly janky, a little overambitious, a game that perhaps doesn’t quite add up to more than the sum of its parts, with occassional clunky combat or inaccurate traversal.
And yet… the further I progress, the more the core gameplay starts to slowly expand, with more combat variety appearing through skill-unlocks and upgrades. Exploration also becomes moreish over time, with loot discoveries and upgrade/currency collectibles hidden in various nooks and crannies.
I’ve been playing Dungeons of Hinterberg and Neon White recently, but Flintlock is getting its claws into me more than I expected – I’ll almost certainly complete a full playthrough. More soon…