Topic: Souls-likes (& dislikes)

@JohnnyShoulder I love everything I hear about this game!

@colonelkilgore @JohnnyShoulder Immediately added Another Crab's Treasure to my Wishlist. You two have inspired me!

@Black_Swordsman awesome, I’ve added it too so fingers crossed it’ll get a nice little reduction over the coming months.

@Black_Swordsman I will impressed if you manage to get a Berzerk build from this game!

@colonelkilgore @Jimmer-jammer @Th3solution @JohnnyShoulder and everyone else, have you seen this? Thoughts?

@BlAcK_SwOrDsMaN I liked what I saw from the State of Play, so will keep an eye on this. It will have join the back of rather long que of games, even if you only include the ones in the same genre.

@BlAcK_SwOrDsMaN yeah I do like the look of it, has a cool style about it.

@BlAcK_SwOrDsMaN Something actually feels off about this game to me. It seems to lack polish right now. Maybe it will get better by release, but graphics are PS4 level and the sound effects are really weird to me. The strikes sound… squishy? It robs the combat of any impact.

I also am already getting rather tired of the samurai themed games. They’re a dime a dozen now (not sure that saying makes sense outside the U.S.)

@BlAcK_SwOrDsMaN I’m certainly intrigued! Saw some interesting things there, such as learning skills through environmental observation. Could be good!

ever since i bought my ps5 in april, ive ALWAYS wanted Lies of P, since the story seemed exactly my thing. so i got it bb however, ive never played the genre…
im literally havent even defeated the station master, and ive spent two hours trying to get through the start 🙁🙁🙁🙁 so i was wondering if i should start with a certain easier soulslike, or if im this frustrated its just not for me?

@OctolingKing13 I’m yet to play Lies of P yet myself… but I have heard that it’s one of the more difficult games in the genre.

I’d always recommend Demons Souls to souls-likes noobs… it’s the original souls-like and as a result is probably the easiest. I know a few people who started with the original Dark Souls and the first Lords of the Fallen (2014) and found them two relatively noob-friendly too.

Another option would be the Star Wars: Jedi games (Fallen Order and Survivor) they stretch what the term souls-like means a little further than the others I’ve mentioned but there are difficulty levels and such in those to make things more manageable.

Alternatively, if you really want to play Lies of P, it wouldn’t be a sin to watch some guides on YouTube… there are probably some vids specifically dedicated to beginners tips etc, or others dedicated to the boss fight you’ve been struggling with.

@colonelkilgore man thanks so much for the response!! ill def look into those recommendations, ive heard many good things abt fallen order!

@OctolingKing13 no problem buddy, be sure to let us know how you get on 🍻

So I see that AI Limit has actually already released… and with the exception of the IGNorant out there, it’s reviewed pretty well:

It seems to have been overshadowed within the public sphere by The First Berserker: Khazan, which released around the same time but as a massive fan of the genre I’ll be wanting physical copies of both… which is the reason for my post. While I’ve seen pictures of an AI Limit physical copy… I can’t actually find one for sale. Does anyone know if it’s actually available physically in the UK?

I played the demo on the store a while back and really enjoyed my time with it @graymamba.

I think it's a PlayAsia only kinda deal for this title though? I actually tried looking it up myself and that seems to be the only source of physical copies that I could see (From an admittedly rather brief look as the search result kept giving me links to various AI things)

@HallowMoonshadow just checked their website now on your suggestion 👍. I’ve actually never ordered from PlayAsia but they seem pretty legit by my cursory glance. Would you recommend them?

Never used them before @graymamba 😅

I've heard decent/good things about them over the years but never had the need to use them as I've never imported anything quite like that.

Sorry I can't be more help!

@HallowMoonshadow no worries but appreciate the heads up about where I can find a copy

hi. I'm curious about Hellpoint. I can't find it very compelling from the reviews but you know, another souls-like, and it is in space (maybe a bit Lovecrafty?!). for comparison I finished The Surge 2 and it was janky and too long but fine, whatever. I liked Mortal Shell more. finished it twice. I think it was a good decision that the devs went for a smaller project. I liked the atmosphere.
so whould anybody recommend Hellpoint? is it too long? janky? what about boss fights? design and gameplay wise.
peace ✌️.

@CthulhuFhtagn I’ve had Hellpoint in the backlog for a while but yet to try it. It’s often in the sales at a great reduction though, so you can pick it up at a price that won’t really impact you if it ends up being poor.

I have read that souls fans have quite liked it though, so you should be alright.