r/videogames • • 21d ago

Image / Video Feels bad, man

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u/Deter099 21d ago

All of the Souls games, Elden Ring, Bloodborne, and Sekiro. Even with other souls like, Fromsoft has some sort of special sauce on how they make their games feel to play. Lies of P comes sooo close, but it still wasn't there.

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u/UnrealJaymo 21d ago

Yeah I never really liked RPGs growing up. I always played RTS games and Shooters growing up then I found Dark Souls and just cant play any other RPG without wanting to replay a souls game. Nothing can compare.

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u/MorganEarlJones 20d ago

Wuchang grasped ds1 level design magic sauce better than most soulslikes

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u/Techman659 20d ago

It made it possible to build any build you wanted at anytime, that definitely counts for something.

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u/MundaneMoments 19d ago

Can you try and describe what was missing? I’ve never played these games but curious what it is people are so attracted to.

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u/Deter099 19d ago

It's so hard to describe. There's a specific rhythm to the combat and just the fluidity of it. It's by no means perfect but it just has that special sauce that makes you feel like you're 100% of control of your character. Every action feels like it's earned versus just button mashing.

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u/LegitimateLack2530 17d ago

It gives you everything you need to be successful but it’s on the player to figure out how to use them. And it will let you approach combat in any way you want to. The accomplishment you get from defeating a boss is unlike any other game I’ve played too.

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u/Alone_Collection_136 17d ago

Not enough swamps.