This is definitely not an action RPG

[TheGame]

You should remove that false tag, this is a soul like with assassin's creed mixed in.

Too bad you had to go against the grind of this genre because YOU thought you where making something cool.

[Mike]

No its 100% a Action RPG, its just not much of a Diablo-like ARPG as it was heavily advertised as. Souls-like games (no matter the perspective) are all Action RPGs, but they are their own sub genre og action RPGs.

I knew it was a mistake hyping up the diablo/POE ARPG heads because as soon as I saw the combat is was like "yeah thats just a souls-like game with some lite RNG loot".

As I expected they were a little too prideful with this game to the point they overhyped many aspects of it, and giving people the impression it leaned in much more on the diablo side of things when in reality that aspect is pretty lite.

This game will probably end up a great Souls-like Action RPG, but I just don't see it grabbing the diablo-like ARPG fans as the devs expected it to. The combat is too too slow, too basic, and there is too much exploring and not enough mobbing and thats the opposite of what modern diablo-like ARPG fans want from these types of games.

[Torquemadada]

This game is better than Diablo 4. Diablo was cool but sold as the ultimate experience for an arpg, but it was just a weekend game you play once, complete and forget.

[Mike]

Originally posted by Rotor:

This game is better than Diablo 4. Diablo was cool but sold as the ultimate experience for an arpg, but it was just a weekend game you play once, complete and forget.

Who cares about D4 this game is not really a diablo-like ARPG, it is a souls-like ARPG with lite RNG loot drops. This game does not even come close to the best of the diablo-like genre (Grim Dawn, Titan Quest, D2, ....etc).

[Gesto]

Role-playing game with action combat. That's what this is. I see no issue.

[Brother Mungus]

Originally posted by Mike:

No its 100% a Action RPG, its just not much of a Diablo-like ARPG as it was heavily advertised as.

Can you show me where they said, "This game will be like diablo?" because i never saw anything like that.

[Young Clancey]

They billed it as having a heavy Diablo influence, but it feels barely there. They should (1) increase the equipment, gem, and rune drop rate, (2) include some trash mob/attrition encounters, (3) more dramatic chiaroscuro (sp?) effect in dark areas.

[magikvvizard]

it is an action rpg. Dark souls is an action rpg also.

[magikvvizard]

Originally posted by Young Clancey:

They billed it as having a heavy Diablo influence, but it feels barely there. They should (1) increase the equipment, gem, and rune drop rate, (2) include some trash mob/attrition encounters, (3) more dramatic chiaroscuro (sp?) effect in dark areas.

They also said its souls like too. It does have Diablo influence and Diablo has net hack influence which has rogue influence which are hard games that reward learning. Its not YOUR interpretation of Diablo like

[Z]

Originally posted by TheGame:

You should remove that false tag, this is a soul like with assassin's creed mixed in.

Too bad you had to go against the grind of this genre because YOU thought you where making something cool.

How is this not an action role-playing game? ooooh cause you thought only Diablo-style games are ARPGs?

[altairian]

Originally posted by (Insert Insensitive Name):

Originally posted by Mike:

No its 100% a Action RPG, its just not much of a Diablo-like ARPG as it was heavily advertised as.

Can you show me where they said, "This game will be like diablo?" because i never saw anything like that.

They literally said publicly that they are "coming for diablo and path of exile".

[Young Clancey]

Originally posted by magikvvizard:

Originally posted by Young Clancey:

They billed it as having a heavy Diablo influence, but it feels barely there. They should (1) increase the equipment, gem, and rune drop rate, (2) include some trash mob/attrition encounters, (3) more dramatic chiaroscuro (sp?) effect in dark areas.

They also said its souls like too. It does have Diablo influence and Diablo has net hack influence which has rogue influence which are hard games that reward learning. Its not YOUR interpretation of Diablo like

Yeah the souls influence is overwhelming though. Bring in some more loot and OCCASIONAL attrition encounters.

[Stall]

Originally posted by altairian:

Originally posted by (Insert Insensitive Name):

Can you show me where they said, "This game will be like diablo?" because i never saw anything like that.

They literally said publicly that they are "coming for diablo and path of exile".

Really? Lol i like this game but it isnt like diablo or poe at all besides the top down view...

[Mike]

Originally posted by altairian:

Originally posted by (Insert Insensitive Name):

Can you show me where they said, "This game will be like diablo?" because i never saw anything like that.

They literally said publicly that they are "coming for diablo and path of exile".

BINGO and this is where they shot themselves in the foot as well as mostly going to diablo-like content creators to hype up their game.

[Casul Gamer]

Are you high? Dark Souls is action RPG too.

[Buntkreuz]

"Soulslike" is no genre. Its an artistic inspiration.
ARPG is a (sub)genre and Dark Souls is an ARPG.