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Flashy, simple souls like? (lemm.ee)

submitted 7 months ago by flashgnash@lemm.ee to c/gaming@lemmy.ml

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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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[–] med@sh.itjust.works 4 points 7 months ago (1 children)

The only soulslike that's reasonably flashy yet simple enough that comes to mind is Code Vein

It's slightly more cartoony than black desert, but has a high degree of character customization.

Story's fine, but not required.

Combat was cool. I found it fine even on a bluetooth controller. Didn't get massively frustrated with input lag.

Character builds can vary quite a lot, and are mostly viable. I played a glass cannon and my friend played a tank. They worked just fine alone or together. On that note, the coop is serviceable.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/678960/CODE_VEIN/

Probably wait for a discount.

[–] flashgnash@lemm.ee 1 points 7 months ago

I've got code vein, got a fair way through it before my co op buddy bailed and then I didn't pick it back up again

It is a little on the cartooney side as you say but it is cool looking