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[TheAssist]

So after CO Expedition 33 I am craving a game with a good block and parry system. Since I am not aware of a turn based game with the same satisfaction that COE33 gave me (tough I am open for suggestions), I am now looking for a game with great satisfying combat. You know, the clang, swoosh, ENDORPHIN kinda combat.

Since its summer and my living room is bright as fuck for most of the day I simply dont want to play a dark, gritty depressing game like Souls, Elden Ring, Lies of P, etc.

I would play Stellar Blade, but ehhh 80 bucks for a 20 hour game is just a little bit too much (repeat playthroughs don't count).

Sekiro seems ok, but might just be a bit too frustrating at times. I just dont have the time to get really deep into the combat, I can only play a few hours per week tops.

So yeah, looking for a stylish, satisfying, life affirming action RPG kinda game (already played the devil may cries and MGS Revengance, since these are going to be mentioned for sure )

 

[Team Andromeda]

Star Wars Jedi series

 

[DragonNCM]

So after CO Expedition 33 I am craving a game with a good block and parry system. Since I am not aware of a turn based game with the same satisfaction that COE33 gave me (tough I am open for suggestions), I am now looking for a game with great satisfying combat. You know, the clang, swoosh, ENDORPHIN kinda combat.

Since its summer and my living room is bright as fuck for most of the day I simply dont want to play a dark, gritty depressing game like Souls, Elden Ring, Lies of P, etc.

I would play Stellar Blade, but ehhh 80 bucks for a 20 hour game is just a little bit too much (repeat playthroughs don't count).

Sekiro seems ok, but might just be a bit too frustrating at times. I just dont have the time to get really deep into the combat, I can only play a few hours per week tops.

So yeah, looking for a stylish, satisfying, life affirming action RPG kinda game (already played the devil may cries and MGS Revengance, since these are going to be mentioned for sure )

Go get Sekiro if you didn't played already.

 

[March Climber]

 

[Kenneth Haight]

 

[EviLore]

Another Crab's Treasure. Recently platinumed it, great game.

 

[March Climber]

One day I would love to see the Kingdom Hearts of Soulslikes.

Not necessarily the famous cameo/crossover stuff, but the mixture of cartoon lightheartedness combined with a serious anime plot, all while being bright and colorful.

It could even try to replicate the PS2 games' graphics rather than the PS4 one.

 

[kpopSuperstar]

Kena: Bridge of Spirits is one, but as others have said, Another Crab's Treasure is exactly what you are looking for. It's made specifically to be a cheerful soulslike.

 

[CuteFaceJay]

NO, That's why they are called Soul's like because they Depress the soul....

 

[Kenneth Haight]

Sekiro and Star Wars are very good as some gaffers mentioned above. High praise from our commander in chief for another crabs treasure as well, I had heard this was pretty janky but I must check it out if it is good enough for a platinum run through!

I remember seeing that game Enotria, the last song and was meant to be a "daytime" souls game. I don't think it was very good though. No personal experience.

 

[Thief1987]

Kena: Bridge of Spirits is one, but as others have said, Another Crab's Treasure is exactly what you are looking for. It's make specifically to be a cheerful soulslike.

Kena may look colorful but it's pretty grim game

 

[Connificent]

Mega Man Legends

 

[HRK69]

Go get Sekiro if you didn't played already.

That's not a souls like

 

[crackajack]

Kena: Bridge of Spirits is one, but as others have said, Another Crab's Treasure is exactly what you are looking for. It's made specifically to be a cheerful soulslike.

Kena soulslike? Then Beyond Good Evil and Zelda are nowadays also considered soulslikes?

 

[Signalis]

Kena soulslike? Then Beyond Good Evil and Zelda are nowadays also considered soulslikes?

Gran Tursimo is and has always been a souls-like. Same as Super Mario Sunshine and Mario game after it. And I know people hate it when I say it, but it's the truth and they end up agreeing, but Myst and Riven were peak souls-like

 

[ShaiKhulud1989]

Rise of Ronin. It's quite interesting, realistic and hardly grimdark.

 

[Signalis]

Code Vein comes to mind. I mean it's kind of depressing but just drink some meds and it will be less depressing. Game has nice titties though

 

[IAmRei]

if You have Nintendo Switch, try BoTW or ToTK, the feel of parrying and counter is satisfying.

 

[DragonNCM]

That's not a souls like

It is not ?

 

[T-Barbs]

Please check this out. Not really a souls like, but possibly even more than that.

Its free to play on PS and PC.

 

[Cryio]

Darksiders 3 is a soulslike through and through. And it's not depressing, even if it happens in a post-apocalyptic setting.

 

[Walliwallipaloo]

Jedi series, as mentioned. The games are pretty good, really. And The Surge, believe it or not. The first one, not the sequel. It's actually a competent, enjoyable game with a bright, colorful aesthetic. Yes, it's trying to play with apocalyptic themes, and you're in a place where almost everyone's been murdered, but it's more scary and exciting than it is bleak.

 

[Humdinger]

I would play Stellar Blade, but ehhh 80 bucks for a 20 hour game is just a little bit too much (repeat playthroughs don't count).

Stellar Blade is more like a 36 hour game, assuming you don't just blow through the main story and you do the side content (according to How Long to Beat website). I'm not trying to talk you into it, just pointing that out.

 

[El Muerto]

Rise of the Ronin
Code Vein
Scarlet Nexus
Steelrising
The Surge

 

[Deerock71]

Crank Breath of the Wild up to it's highest difficulty.

 

[RoadHazard]

Crank Breath of the Wild up to it's highest difficulty.

Do what?

 

[Codes 208]

It is not ?

Its about semantics, you could consider it a souls-like because of its difficulty and focus on bosses…

But it also plays more like a traditional action/adventure since it's not an rpg like other souls-like games, not to mention the combat is drastically different (being a purely deflecting and stealth-based system instead of your usual class-based system)

Still an awesome game though

 

[Futaleufu]

The genre is heavily dependant on a dystopian world

 

[Bernardougf]

I dont find Sekiro depressing at all .. you will be depressed but this is another matter

 

[Deerock71]

Do what?

Play master mode on BotW. It's hard at that point.

 

[Roberts]

To be honest, it gets kind of grim in the last stretch.

 

[March Climber]

To be honest, it gets kind of grim in the last stretch.

Yes, and you could even bring up the green aspects, but that is a shallow pool compared to the lore of other Soulslikes. Some of that stuff is Berserk-level depressing.

 

[existensmaximum]

Kena: Bridge of Spirits is one, but as others have said, Another Crab's Treasure is exactly what you are looking for. It's made specifically to be a cheerful soulslike.

Kena, soulslike..? I thought it was a straight up Zelda-like, and a very mediocre one at that.

 

[Neolombax]

What about Remnant 2? I dont find it as depressing, I'd describe it as whimsical.

 

[Codes 208]

Yes, and you could even bring up the green aspects, but that is a shallow pool compared to the lore of other Soulslikes. Some of that stuff is Berserk-level depressing.

Most souls are the definition of 'everyone loses' by the end of their stories

The BEST case scenario is toppling a cosmic deity to usurp the land as the new deity (Rani's quest line) or staying true to your word, making your way to end your friend's reign and then dying with no regrets after completing your quest (Siegward's quest line in DS3)

 

[Giallo Corsa]

So after CO Expedition 33 I am craving a game with a good block and parry system. Since I am not aware of a turn based game with the same satisfaction that COE33 gave me (tough I am open for suggestions), I am now looking for a game with great satisfying combat. You know, the clang, swoosh, ENDORPHIN kinda combat.

Since its summer and my living room is bright as fuck for most of the day I simply dont want to play a dark, gritty depressing game like Souls, Elden Ring, Lies of P, etc.

I would play Stellar Blade, but ehhh 80 bucks for a 20 hour game is just a little bit too much (repeat playthroughs don't count).

Sekiro seems ok, but might just be a bit too frustrating at times. I just dont have the time to get really deep into the combat, I can only play a few hours per week tops.

So yeah, looking for a stylish, satisfying, life affirming action RPG kinda game (already played the devil may cries and MGS Revengance, since these are going to be mentioned for sure )

Stellar blade is not a 20 hour game, it's a 45+ hour one

 

[Rush2112]

Sifu is basically a rogue-like sekiro game with little to no fluff if you just want gameplay.

 

[Sgt.Asher]

I find Sekiro to be one of the more optimistic souls like. The good endings are about putting things right. There's depressing things, but has a levity to it. Probably due to the heavy buddhist overtones.

 

[kevboard]

Kena may look colorful but it's pretty grim game

and also not a souls like... but then again, I feel like most people just call everything with a dodge a souls like now

 

[cinnamonandgravy]

 

[cireza]

Stranger of Paradise has great combat and is a lot of fun.
Code Vein is another favorite, highly recommended.

 

[kevboard]

Kena, soulslike..? I thought it was a straight up Zelda-like, and a very mediocre one at that.

"Zelda-Like"... back when genre names still had meaning we called that an Action Adventure.

and how dare you call it mediocre... wtf?


but it indeed is not a souls like... neither is Sekiro yet it's been named here already too lol

 

[hemo memo]

Stellar blade is not a 20 hour game, it's a 45+ hour one

20 hour game if you're good.

 

[Danny22]

You can't want parry and not play the king of parry Sekiro.

 

[kevboard]

yup, amazing game... had lots of rough edges when I played it soon after release tho.

I wonder if the more egregious issues like the random collision issues that shot you up onto the air from time to time are gone. happened to me like 4 times at different spots during my playthough once I skipped a full area due to that and was confused where to go as some stuff that I needed to progress hadn't triggered yet

 

[existensmaximum]

"Zelda-Like"... back when genre names still had meaning we called that an Action Adventure.

and how dare you call it mediocre... wtf?


but it indeed is not a souls like... neither is Sekiro yet it's been named here already too lol

What I meant to say was Zelda ripoff - it's really heavily inspired.

But you're absolutely right, let's just call it an action adventure game. Yeah opinions.

 

[Sethbacca]

Star Wars Jedi series

Seconding

 

[kevboard]

What I meant to say was Zelda ripoff - it's really heavily inspired.

But you're absolutely right, let's just call it an action adventure game. Yeah opinions.

it's not really heavily inspired. it's just an action adventure... and actual one, not an """action adventure""" like Uncharted or modern Tomb Raider.

Darksiders 1 is a game that's way closer to Zelda for example as it follows the OoT formula relatively closely. with dedicated dungeon areas that give you items which are the heavily used in that area... and you even have a horse with limited speed boosts that need to replenish over time lol.
NOW THAT is heavily inspired

Kena on the other hand has no real dungeons for example, neither does it have the typical items per area like Zelda games.

 

[Fbh]

It's not quite a Souls like (more like a nioh like).
But Stranger of Paradise

I mean.... it wants to be dark and depressing but the writing is so hilariously bad that it's full of laugh out lout moments (specially early on).
And the gameplay is great, it's what FFXVI should have been.

 

[existensmaximum]

it's not really heavily inspired. it's just an action adventure... and actual one, not an """action adventure""" like Uncharted or modern Tomb Raider.

Darksiders 1 is a game that's way closer to Zelda for example as it follows the OoT formula relatively closely. with dedicated dungeon areas that give you items which are the heavily used in that area.

Kena on the other hand has no real dungeons for example, neither does it have the typical items per area like Zelda games.

True, but the stuff that's ripped off is in the smaller details. You can tell that the creator(s) loves Zelda for sure.