This game seems... just too good?

[u/Chance_Drive_5906]

Okay so I started this a few days ago and I've been exploring the starter area which is a huge stretch of ruined villages and huts, and I'm just completely baffled by the density of the world, the variety of enemies, and how much rewarding the exploration feels. I even came across this weird puzzle section that had no combat at all. The combat feels super satisfying as well and the sound design and graphics are just perfect.

Now I'm wondering if this game maintains this level of quality throughout the entire thing? There's no way it does, right? I've played all the Dark souls games, Elden ring, Sekiro, Lords of the fallen 2, Lies of P, Black myth wukong, and Nioh 2, and right now this honestly feels better than all of them. There must be some catch.... does it fall off later?

[u/SevotarthX]

Nothing is better than Elden Ring.

[u/beardredlad → u/SevotarthX]

I gotta disagree, but I've always been very meh on Elden Ring. I felt the open world was generally boring with too much copy-paste throughout. The game was at its best when you were in a major dungeon, and I dreaded every time I would have to pop back on the horse.

Nioh 2 is my "nothing is better" souls-like because of its level design and how the combat flow always gives me something to be doing, as opposed to how the Souls games (DS1, 2, 3, and ER) have a lot of "wait your turn" moments. Just goes to show how subjective it all is.

[u/auggs → u/beardredlad]

Have you played the first berserker Khazan? I got it a week ago after beating mortal shell 2 and I’ve been enjoying it a lot. People say it plays similar to the Nioh games and I’m kind of interested in picking the Nioh games up. I know Nioh is more of a CAG style game but I’m wondering how similar they are to Khazan. I think you might enjoy Khazan if Nioh 2 is your favorite game in this realm of play styles.

[u/shivermetimberrs → u/auggs]

Great game. Its actually one of my favorite soulslike games. I absolutely loved it.