Does your weapon ever change?

[dustin1280]

I was really excited to see a new souls like that seemed to be getting good reviews so I purchased this immediately.

However it seems like I am ALWAYs going to be stuck with the fork? Besides the hammer shell, does this weapon ever change in moveset or abilities? Or will it always have the same exact moveset where the only thing changing is strength of the fork?

[Ny152]

I am curious of the answer to this as well.

[X YdoC]

+1, got a barbed hook that's described as a weapon with no way to equip, and do not see any option to change weapon in menus. My current guess is we will just upgrade our fork like the nail from hollow knight.

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[dustin1280]

So having played a bit more, outside of the hammer shell (which is a temporary special ability)

The weapon does not change, you simply upgrade the fork over and over making it stronger...

So far I have only gotten one upgrade, but I don't think the moveset is going to change at all.

[softworts]

Moveset does change depending on the skill tree selections you make, like a spinning move after a dodge or the ability to slam down with the fork, etc. I don't think there'll be more weapons besides the fork. The barbed hook is used via an upgrade on the skill tree

[Knight1500]

Yes and No. The weapon itself gains new textures as you upgrade it. The skill tree offers new movesets aswell. However for an exclusive new weapon moveset there is the "hammer" skill tree point where you can use a shell as a hammer

[Guregori]

Hooks are used as ammunition for an ability you unlock via skill tree.
The melee weapon itself will probably not change, though said skill tree contains abilities expanding its moveset.
As you unlock umami powers, you'll have access to shell spells and to combat abilities that can be obtained from bosess.

[Apocanaut]

The fork as your primary weapon never changes, only upgrades. It's a bit more like Sekiro - in that game you always keep the same sword, but the left arm has your trick weapon options. The analogue in this game is the shells and adaptations.

[wildcardbitches]

You just keep the fork, but the hammer upgrade is pretty much a whole new weapon. It has a whole new moveset. You use it by strong attacking a new shell, which are literally all over the map since the point of shells is to use them until they break and move into another. It lasts until that shell breaks which is usually like 15+ hits. Once I got the hammer I use it probably 75% of the time.