Submitted 1 year ago by delitomatoes@lemm.ee to patientgamers@sh.itjust.works
FF Origin? Lies of P is still full price, Lords of Fallen has some bad reviews, Remnant 2 was good but badly optimised so I can’t run it.
Opening up Morrowind to try to replace Starfield or DOS 1 to replace Baldur’s Gate 3
Try The Surge 1 and 2, they’re definitely my favourite non-fromsoft soulslikes
Took me some getting used to, and the combat feels more clunky than souls.
Surge 1 was the first game I ever refunded on steam because I hated it so much. Gave it another go a few years later and ended up enjoying it though.
I hated surge 1 too. What made you turn around?
I think surge 2 is fine though.
Lies of P is the only game that really matched up to souls games, but Nioh came pretty close. The Nioh complete edition was free on Epic games a while ago, so check if you ever redeemed it. If you don’t own it, it goes on sale for really cheap nowadays.
Nioh 2 is pretty good as well but it’s very much more of the same. I didn’t get that far in it to tell you which is better.
I’d avoid Mortal Shell, I thought it wasn’t very good.
Salt and Sanctuary is actually really good despite looking kind of mediocre. Expect to get lost a lot, though.
I tried to get into Mortal Shell twice now and both times I’ve ran away screaming. I hear great things about it, but I find the character feel so cumbersome from the outset that I just give up after an hour or two.
It just plays different. Once you get a bit further than an hour or 4 in, it clicks. Frustrating at first as the difficulty has a technique ramp and some rather hard seeming enemies.
Hellpoint is also a lot of fun.
Lords of the fallen is good, though some of the bosses and ranged enemies are annoying. Need a powerful machine due to the optimization and bugs, daily patches for most of the week.
Just a heads up, I wouldn't consider FF Origin a souls like. It's more of just a typical action game (though a fun one)
Mortal Shell was pretty good and can be had for less than $5 pretty frequently. It’s not as long as a lot of other Soulslikes but has some interesting mechanics.
Ashen as well gets a recommendation!
I strongly second Mortal Shell, I really love its gameplay and art direction
I really intensely disliked mortal shell. I can tell it’s a love letter to dark souls - all the styling is trying very hard - but the gameplay just pisses me off. Especially that first probably-optional boss that you have to parry like 30 times to beat.
I personally didn’t like it. It’s very easy to get lost, there are very few checkpoints, and the gameplay is just a bit too clunky. Maybe the latter two improve later on, but it lost my attention before that.
The Order: 1886
Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice
Demon Souls
Dark Souls 1-3
Bloodborne
Nioh
Looking for a Soulslike? How about Dark Souls 1
Yeah, I heard it was pretty soulslike!
Nioh2 is much better than nioh1 in my opinion, though it’s newer. I think it was just on sale for like $30
Some others that I’ve played that are kind of similar in some way:
I’ve seen Elden Ring on PC for as low as £30 over the last few weeks if that takes your fancy. I’m also fairly sure it’s on sale on PSN and Xbox ATM (at least in the UK).
Wo-Long maybe? It’s from the folks that made Nioh and is on Gamepass.
Did you finish BG3? In-game playtime for me is 65ish hours and I'm only at the start of Act 2.
If you’re still looking for more games to check out, watch Iron Pineapple on YouTube. He’s got a whole series dedicated to lesser known souls-likes. A lot of them are bad but there’s some good stuff in there too. He’s got great criticisms and generally tries to stay positive even with the bad games. Highly recommended
Been quite enjoying Thymesia.
Zoboomafoo@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Id keep an eye on Jedi: Fallen Order, its a bit Souls-like and a bit Uncharted-like.
It was going on sale for as low as $5 in the run up to the sequel, so it’s worth keeping an eye on