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Best Soulslike game for beginners? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 6 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I’ve never played a soulslike games because they are a bit intimidating to me. Amy recommendations for soulslikes games to start on or for beginners to the genre?

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 6 months ago (10 children)

Personally, I'd say Sekiro. You need to be good with timing but the experience is much more streamlined. There's no equipment system so you don't have to worry about finding what's good for you, let alone slogging it through the first however many hours to get whatever items get recommended in Top X lists. Also, I find the movement system is much more to my liking. It feels immediate instead of trying to sprint through a field of porridge. However, if porridge is what you're looking for, Sekiro is a poor pick for you.

Lies of P is also a good pick for having tighter movement and QoL upgrades over Souls games though I dare say a lot of fans will want to drag me across the coals for saying that.

[–] Tiefa 8 points 6 months ago (5 children)

I very much enjoyed Sekiro and it led me to Elden Ring that I then, in turn, did not enjoy at all. haha Sekiro feels much more approachable but it doesn't have the replayability of other Souls games.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Sekiro feels much more approachable but it doesn't have the replayability of other Souls games.

Interesting perspective; I actually have double the hours in Sekiro (164) compared to Elden Ring (86) and DS1 (88). And I also didn't really like Elden Ring (though I really wanted to).

[–] Tiefa 2 points 6 months ago

I guess I assumed Elden Ring would have more replayability due to all the classes you could do playthroughs with.

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