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Flashy, simple souls like? (lemm.ee)

submitted 8 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Not sure if what I'm looking for exists, but thought I'd ask.

I like the boss fights of games like sekiro and and dark souls but I always end up getting bored of them before getting particularly far for one reason or another

I'm not a huge fan of the grungey art style most souls likes seem to adopt, and I often find myself wandering around not really knowing where I'm going, what I'm doing, or why I'm doing it

Really loved the Nier series. The combat in that makes you feel like a badass, whereas souls likes tend to make your character look like a regular guy with a sword (which I get is the point but not what I tend to look for)

Also like the visual style of black desert, the combat feels pretty good and looks very cool though I'm not a fan of all the micro transactions and pay to win (more or less the same goes for Warframe, at least when I played it years ago)

Does anyone know of any games that might scratch that itch, don't necessarily have to be souls likes as long as they look good and have challenging boss fights

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[–] bungle_in_the_jungle 4 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Not sure exactly how much this fits the bill for you but Kena: Bridge of Spirits may be what you're looking for. I personally describe it as a Pixar game with Souls-ish combat.

[–] Carighan 2 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

What about its combat is souls-ish?

I mean I love Kena, but it's more a game comparable to other classical action-adventures such as the Zelda games, not Dark Souls as it places very little focus on accurate dodging and judging when not to dodge, plus it has no gameplay loop built around repeated death.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

I have tried out kena, it never really hooked me for some reason. Cool looking game, I like the art style

I think part of it was it felt very soft and family friendly, as you say it's a lot like a Pixar movie