It’s funny, the modern FromSoft catalogue is probably my favourite set of games out there, and yet I’ve rarely ventured out into soulslikes from other devs. Even the really big ones like Lies of P I haven’t played through. It’s my favourite genre of games though so I really should try to get into them more, but I just always find myself replaying Elden Ring or Dark Souls or something.
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Coelacanth@feddit.nu 3 weeks ago
I’m in what I would think is the final third or so of AI Limit, a well received anime-styled Soulslike from last year.
I’m having a hard time evaluating my time with it, because I find myself annoyed and frustrated numerous times when playing it, but this is the first Soulslike I’ve played in like 6 months and every time I am about to call the game bad I stop and reflect. Ambushes? Delayed attacks? Enemies with spammy attack patterns? Poison swamps? Time-wasting enemy placement? Idiotic platforming without a dedicated jump button? Aren’t these all genre staples of Souls games at this point? Am I slowly discovering that this genre isn’t for me anymore?
So I don’t know. By all accounts the game is a competent Soulslike. Maybe I just haven’t been sleeping well lately, and that’s why I’m getting tilted.
BurntWits@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
Coelacanth@feddit.nu 3 weeks ago
I mean, whatever makes you happy? A couple of years ago I made a conscious decision to expand my gaming vocabulary and play loads of different and new games instead of just replaying the same old games, or keep playing forever-games like Civ, Dota or MMOs. I don’t like every new game I play as much as my favorites, but I appreciate constantly seeing and experiencing new things.
But on the other hand some people just like playing their comfort games, and that’s also okay. You just gotta ask yourself if what you’re doing right now is making you happy, or if you’re just doing it out of habit.
BurntWits@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
I’d like to expand out, I just have such little time for games these days that when I finally do get an hour or two to play, I tend to stick to what I know. Plus it’s hard to get immersed in a story when you can only play a couple hours once a month or so. But I would like to venture out at some point.
GrantUsEyes@lemmy.zip 2 weeks ago
The day you quit playing soulslikes is gonna be a sad day for me (╥﹏╥).
Coelacanth@feddit.nu 2 weeks ago
Or maybe that is the day you branch out and discover the wonderful world of non-Souls games, eh?
But I don’t know, I think I’m still under the spell of the Souls Stockholm Syndrome… for now at least. Even with my frustrations I still love exploration in Souls games, very few other games do it as well and I’m already kind of craving my next hit.
Also even then… it’s not like playing non-Souls games has stopped me from posting in c/Soulslikes before so you know… you’re not getting rid of me that easily.
GrantUsEyes@lemmy.zip 2 weeks ago
I’ve dabbled. You’ll be pleased to hear then that I started Withering Rooms , and even tho I haven’t seen much of it yet, (Defeated the first boss and unlocked an… important area) I can say find it eerily-adorable; and it’s exactly the kind of thing I crave deep within, I even like the combat! Thank you for talking about it.
Coelacanth@feddit.nu 2 weeks ago
Aaah, I’m so glad! God I love that game so much. I can’t explain it but like I said before, exploring it gave me similar-ish vibes to exploring Dark Souls 1 the first time. Just a great experience all the way through, the only thing that could make it better is fully voiced characters, but for a solo dev with a tiny budget on his first game that is a lot to ask of course.
I might actually do another playthrough soon and try another build, just because Early Access on the sequel got pushed back to September and I am craving more.