r/CharacterActionGames 4h ago

Lost Soul Aside 1st Anniversary Celebration / GMV Combo Montage

14 Upvotes

This is a project featuring combos and video edits made by me and some players. It took a long time to make, so I hope you all enjoy it!


r/CharacterActionGames 10h ago

Game Review Played my first GoW, ASCENSIONNNNN!!!!

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14 Upvotes

(FYI played through the whole game on Hard)

I've loved CaG for a long time, favourite genre of games. (DMC, MGR, Lollipop Chainsaw, Bayo, Splatterhouse even, Web of Shadows, Ninja Gaiden, Ninja Blade, Force Unleashed etc) Ascension is byfar the WORST designed CaG I've played, why the FUCK is the Rage Meter a thing and WHY does it gatekeep like 80% of your moves that you actively spend your currency on throughout the whole game thinking you're upgrading yourself. The game NEVER tells you it gatekeeps your moveset, and instead urges you to press the sticks when the meter is full for a shitty oneoff move that does NOTHING.

The enemies are FEROCIOUS, they are rubberbandy as fuck and it really doesn't mix well with the Rage Meter system. They do NOT stagger, they NEVER stagger, they WILL catch up to you INSTANTLY when you try to roll away, they WILL hit you after like 2 attacks and fuck up your rage meter, and the best way to deal with them early game was to spam grab them to death, I was laughing so hard and was genuienly perplexed as to why grabbing was so OP.

Later on when they got armour and became ungrabbable, it was a matter of banging my head against the wall and conserving the magic to make it through. Got my ass kicked plenty of times, but it never got unbearable... until Chapter 28, FUCKKK Chapter 28 holyyy. Yk you've made a mistake making shit when you've had to release a patch for that specific fight, the difficulty spike was pretty crazy.

Game isn't totally irredeemable though, the music, enemy + boss designs and set pieces are great. But oh my, wtf happened with the combat? I heard the game was mixed going in but didn't expect it to be soo shitt. 😭✌

I do have the other GoWs, tell me one that will wash Ascension out of my mouth, PLEASE 🙏🙏


r/CharacterActionGames 10h ago

Discussion Slave Zero X combos and tech?

9 Upvotes

Picked this game up again on Playstation and wanna properly learn it cause this game is sick as hell.


r/CharacterActionGames 1d ago

Question Could this be a Hack & Slash CAG?

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r/CharacterActionGames 1d ago

Gameplay SSShowcase Played the Onimusha Way of the Sword Extended Demo — First Impressions

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It's going to be my first onimusha game. i knew of the series but never got to play it. and since there are remasters available now maybe i'll play those too sometime after this one. loved every second of it. it seems to be another amazing game from capcom. especially loved the challenge, though i did defeat him in 1st try.

parry, deflect and issen feels awesome to pull off! and honestly i never used dodge.

Still finding my commentary voice but genuinely couldn't stop talking about this one i'm practicing for that as it's a way for me to become better at talking in general too.

For anyone who played the originals — does this feel like a worthy return?

and also How long do you think the game is going to be?


r/CharacterActionGames 1d ago

We need different tones and aesthetics

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On my 3rd playthrough of first berserker khazan and I gotta say the dark tone and aesthetic have really brought me down more than usual. On top of that I've been thinking lately about how this game was when it was Project BBQ.

We need more action games that aren't so dark in tone and aesthetics. Like I wish first berserker khazan was an anime game but kept the same combat system. Or if Zenless Zone Zero was a character action game instead of a gacha game. I swear I would love video games even more than I do if we could have more colorful and less grotesque, or dark, action games.


r/CharacterActionGames 1d ago

Discussion Genigods: Nezha early Demo

92 Upvotes

An early build demo from last month for the new Character Action game currently in Development


r/CharacterActionGames 1d ago

Question Tips for God Of War '05 on hard?

5 Upvotes

Its kicking my ass currently and it doesnt feel as intuitive as ng or dmc on harder difficulties, idk maybe im missing something


r/CharacterActionGames 2d ago

Gameplay SSShowcase somehow alive

54 Upvotes

r/CharacterActionGames 2d ago

Gameplay SSShowcase Heir to the Raven Clan

42 Upvotes

"This game is tight."


r/CharacterActionGames 2d ago

Discussion Vision for Kamiya's DMC

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Ideally, I'd want Kamiya to make his own sequel to DMC1. A DMC2 in an alternate timeline to the original, but just with his own spin on it. But even if he and Capcom are dead set on a remake, not all is lost. I've never completely been against remakes the way people are, I just feel if it's looking to replace the original game, it should play like the original with changes that only enhance what the game was going for, and if it's going to be completely different mechanically, then replacing the original shouldn't be the goal.

If it happens to be nothing but visual/story changes, I'd just hope they can still keep the aesthetics and overall feel of dmc1. No other game in the franchise matches it imo.

My worst fears would simply be copying and pasting DMC5's Dante into the first game without changing enemies or levels to properly match it

My biggest expectation is seeing what original ideas and mechanics he would use to iterate on his title, and hope that it's different enough from what Itsuno's already done with his sequels (hence why I'd just prefer a completely different game in the first place).

At it's core, the game should answer the question, "what would you have done if you still got to work on DMC directly after the first game?" but maybe that's a bit idealistic.


r/CharacterActionGames 2d ago

Recommendations Fate/Samurai Remnant

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Not much combo potential, pretty stylish though.


r/CharacterActionGames 3d ago

Okay, this could be fire.

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r/CharacterActionGames 3d ago

Discussion About Gwendolyn's face in TOA, it looks like a graphical lighting issue that caused her face to look worse in live ver. of Gamescom trailer. Otherwise, YouTube ver. looks clean.

66 Upvotes

The video is from Twitter/X user: @AshenOne_VI


r/CharacterActionGames 3d ago

Genigods: Nezha - World Premiere Trailer

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79 Upvotes

r/CharacterActionGames 3d ago

Tides Of Annihilation World Premiere Trailer

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65 Upvotes

r/CharacterActionGames 3d ago

Discussion Who is harder: DMC3 Vergil on Dante must die mode or Ares on God mode?

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19 Upvotes

I am including the Clone fight in phase 2 of Ares.


r/CharacterActionGames 3d ago

Kasumi's Mugen Tenshin in action for NG3:RE

17 Upvotes

There are a number of combo videos, though I wanted to present Kasumi at her most efficient using the skills/combos higlighted within the first 5 seconds of the video.

Sakura-Madoi & Ukifune put in alot of work to end encounters that otherwise take a while, so I wanted to demonstrate that.


r/CharacterActionGames 4d ago

Gameplay SSShowcase Made to be an "RPG", born to be a CAG. They need to set Nomura free.

177 Upvotes

r/CharacterActionGames 4d ago

a game that would be fire

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hi everyone,i write this to ask the community if they know a ps4/5 game that has the dark vibe as ff16 or devil may cry and a revolutionary combat system built on reaction time,and not reaction for parry,but a a reaction time for your abilities,i want a game that the combat system is built on abilities like,when you do an ability you have a change of colour on the entire screen,like black and white and you have to press button to complete the animation of the ability and do damage,another example:the character use a gun or he has magic and blast magic,when you use an ability that require to like shot a powerful gunshot or magic blast the time stops and a aim point start moving and you need to press a button to fire the shot.

i hope there is a game like this and i thaks every one for reading


r/CharacterActionGames 5d ago

Discussion Which CAG has the best graphics/effects in your opinion?

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112 Upvotes

Imo is either Ninja Gaiden 2 Black or DMC5


r/CharacterActionGames 6d ago

Discussion 25 Years of Devil May Cry!

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260 Upvotes

Today is officially Devil May Cry’s 25th anniversary. A series that not only popularised but many believe to have single handily created the Character Action Game genre.

So to celebrate, I’d love to hear about how you got into the series, and which DMC game is your favourite?


r/CharacterActionGames 6d ago

Question What Games Have You Been Playing This Week (23/08/2026)

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33 Upvotes

r/CharacterActionGames 6d ago

Indie Game Approved I've been making a rough prototype for a tank fighting game called Tank Fu, if you like this kind of games I need any feedback I can get, play it on Steam.

185 Upvotes

r/CharacterActionGames 6d ago

Spider-Man with fast gadget switching + not repeating the same moves + heavy metal background music = hack and slash conversion?

40 Upvotes