{"id":20701,"date":"2025-09-04T16:15:40","date_gmt":"2025-09-04T16:15:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/article.php?article_id=2128632"},"modified":"2025-09-04T16:15:40","modified_gmt":"2025-09-04T16:15:40","slug":"unto-the-end-is-like-a-side-scrolling-souls-game-but-bleaker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/unto-the-end-is-like-a-side-scrolling-souls-game-but-bleaker\/","title":{"rendered":"Unto the End is like a side-scrolling Souls game, but bleaker"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/unto-the-end-is-like-a-side-scrolling-souls-game-but-bleaker.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Until the End begins with a wonderfully intriguing splash screen. It&#8217;s there for a long moment, as if it&#8217;s very important what you&#8217;re reading. And it reads:<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Until the End is different. Set aside any expectations or assumptions. 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