What the heck is with the Kenshi comparisons?

[Happy Helldiver]

I haven't played much of this, but I am having a blast with what I've done so far (and I'm still very early game by my guess). One thing I noticed prior to purchasing, is all the comparisons to Kenshi, which admittedly is what got me to buy it in the first place. Now after playing, I understand even less of where these types of posts/reviews were coming from. This game is quite literally nothing like Kenshi, and is not even the same genre as Kenshi. This doesn't affect the fun I have playing this game, it's not like I'm about to refund it at all. But, is anything Asian just Kenshi now? I just cannot admit that this is anything like Kenshi other than you are a person who can build a group of followers?

[lher]

Some players want it to be like kenshi, some says its a copy-cat of kenshi, and other says it's a poorer version of kenshi...lol. To me, this game is fun and I love the Wuxia theme.

[Gunter]

Wierd and free, like Kenshi, generating emotions, like Kenshi, baggy, like Kenshi, but at the same time having his own soul and therefore still loved.

[Trusty Kat]

Because it looks like a close 3rd person Kenshi, it's not a bad thing.

[terror923]

This is just another "wow clone" debate.
The graphics look similar and its very sandboxish like kenshi is, but thats pretty much all that is similar.

[CringePotato]

They are both games where you train your skills and get your butt kicked by people who are much stronger than you. It has a similar graphical/art style as well. If you play both games long enough you will realize they are different. If you like one game you'll likely like the other game.

[Lunafox]

Sandbox RPG where you can claim and build your own personal little empire. The comparison is there but it's akin to comparing EVE Online to X4:Foundations

[bunny de fluff]

I think the fact that people can cage you up or break your legs reminds me of kenshi, but kenshi is squad based with way better combat system and base building imo.

[BO⚡NETE®]

Nothing stop you from playing this in a squad:).

[linis]

Originally posted by Happy Camper:

What the heck is with the Kenshi comparisons?

The sandbox aspect of the game has a lot of similarities. I'm not sure if the developers will be adding things like Hunger mechanics into the game. Characters can get drunk, so I'd be open to even more Kenshi similarities (like a need for food and other resources, to add weight to other elements, like farming and survival) for the sake of having gameplay that has held my attention for years. : )

The Wuxia / Cultivation style of gameplay being implemented here + custom world building makes this a whole other type of game if you consider the possibilities and experiences that each of us will probably be having as the development for this game continues. Let's toss in mods for the game while we're at it.

Yeah the Kenshi similarities are there, but there seems to be a lot going for this game in a unique way that stands apart from it.

[BDtetra]

sandbox with little to no actual objective other than ones you set yourself.

Difficult to die in but easy to get incapacitated/jailed in which entices gameplay where you don't just reset on a failed fight unlike ones where you just die in.

Building and furnishing is similar, as well as creating your own allies.

Its not an exact copy by any means, but the most similar game style that resonates and is known by the vast majority of players would be kenshi, and it is very likely that if you do enjoy kenshi you'd like this game as well.

[~ Fabulous ~]

This game is Living open world sanbox just like kenshi, so its remind people of Kenshi, living open world sandbox game is rare, so of course people going to compare this to Kenshi because that is basically the only close thing to this

[Tinkytinkytink]

People also said Kenshi is like Rimworld. Ergo..this game now is like Rimworld.

I have my eye son this and so far they are both rather unique