@Paenica If you're a fan of FromSoft, have you given the Nioh series a try? The combat in them are deeper than any FromSoft game and brings the challenge. But I will say that FromSoft has them beat with environments and variety of enemy character designs. Do you like a Medevil setting? If so give FF14 a try, the entire base game is free and there's a vast amount of content. Do you only have a PS4? If you have a switch or pc give Hades a try if you like indies.
@Paenica If you do decide to play FF14 just know going in that it's an experience that gets better over time. I just started playing about 2 weeks ago and it's hitting the right notes for me at the moment. If you've ever played DC Universe I could compare the combat to that.
Here's something different for you, look up Ghostrunner. There's a demo right now and it's on sale for $20 if you like it. It may fall under the "anime-type" game for you but have you ever looked in NieR Automata? This one also has a demo, unless they took it down. If you like PvP in Souls then maybe a game like For Honor could scratch an itch? Ever thought about Monster Hunter World? These are the only suggestions I could come up with at the moment, sorry if it doesn't help.
@Paenica Ahh okay yeah MMO surely isn't for everyone, that's a shame about Nier and MH World, those are masterclass games. Yeah it was definitely well received, I'd say get away from reviews, download the demo, and form thoughts for yourself.
@Paenica I thought Ghostrunner was great. It's punishing but literally instant respawns make you want to try again. There's a "boss" level that made me die 300 times in 20 minutes but it still didn't discourage me from going on because it's just a lot of fun. It's not too long and it introduces new types of enemies and challenges throughout its run so I wouldn't say it gets too repetitive even if the general premise is kind of simple.
@Paenica Given that you’ve mentioned Mutant Year Zero, I assume you’ve played XCOM 2? And with War of the Chosen DLC? The DLC completely transforms the game and it’s one of my favourite games.
@Paenica Mortal Shell is just OK. Well, a bit less than that imo. Obviously better for you to make your own mind up about it but I probably wouldn’t recommend it.
@Paenica It’s honestly a good first attempt at the genre for a smaller studio but games like that need to have a little bit more meat on their bones and the game really is very short. A sequel could be brilliant though.
@Paenica XCOM is pretty variable. Some missions will throw you in hot but mostly you have time to explore the map and make the first move. But unlike Mutant, it’s all turn based (that game gave you free control until you engaged in combat).
Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Order ticks some boxes for you too but there might be some things you don’t like. I enjoyed the game more than I thought I would.
@Col_McCafferty I used to be picky, life is so much easier now that I enjoy most things.
What I have found is that I have to force myself through the first maybe 5-10 hours on a new game but I eventually ‘sync’ with the gaming loop of most things and I enjoy them. I have a feeling that most people are like what I used to be like... ie are not be able to force themselves through that initial 5-10 hour initial grind in order to find the comfort-zone,
@colonelkilgore There are some people that switch off films after 10-20 minutes, others that give up on a TV show after just a couple of episodes, people that would read the first couple of chapters of a book before deciding it's not for them. It's their loss.
@Paenica not everything clicks straight away, sometimes (most times in fact) you need to really scratch the surface to glean all that entertainment goodness that lies beneath.
@Col_McCafferty Tbf, sometimes it's better to move on to something else instead of sticking with something to see if it finally clicks. It could be a big loss other times though.
Also at least Paenica isn't rude about it like that other person was
@Voltan Maybe but if you all do is play Soulsborne games that's no different from someone who just plays Call of Duty or Fortnite or FIFA at least imo.
@Paenica I strongly second @Voltan recommendation of Ghostrunner. It’s extremely unforgiving but I found it pretty unique and saw it through to the end. It pretty consistently throws new abilities and fresh scenarios at you throughout and has a banging soundtrack to boot.
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