Other games you like as a Souls Fan?

[Professor Q]

Dark Souls ruined gaming for me. It set the standard pretty dang high. I dunno if you've had the same experience, but mediocre gameplay in action gaming is a problem for me now.


So let's talk about other games besides Dark Souls that still hold up - or even ones you like more.

[Kleerex]

I'd recommend Real Life, but you'd probably dislike it. Permadeath, bad weapons, can't kill anybody, leveling requires grinding by going to work.... Boring stuff.

[Professor Q]

Publicado originalmente por Reloaded:

I'd recommend Real Life, but you'd probably dislike it. Permadeath, bad weapons, can't kill anybody, leveling requires grinding by going to work.... Boring stuff.

I know and depending on your build it can really suck. The CPA exam has taken me over 175 hours of studying, and that's only for one section!

[Groen90]

I think we all know that feel...
Something that I probably like more are bullet hell games.
Other games that give me the same feeling as DS are metroidvanias in general, because after all, DS world and level design are something like that.
Then I guess I also like fighting games even though I don't play a lot of them anymore.
One thing I noticed is that after DS, I practically stopped playing any strategy - turn-based stuff or in general games where stats and numbers count (lol) more than the player's skill.

[EXPLODENSTEIN]

Barbie's Dreamhouse Party

[Knight Silver]

Publicado originalmente por EXPLODINSTEIN:

Barbie's Dreamhouse Party

That game set the highest standard that I've ever seen.

[Kleerex]

Publicado originalmente por Professor Q:

Publicado originalmente por Reloaded:

I'd recommend Real Life, but you'd probably dislike it. Permadeath, bad weapons, can't kill anybody, leveling requires grinding by going to work.... Boring stuff.

I know and depending on your build it can really suck. The CPA exam has taken me over 175 hours of studying, and that's only for one section!

Leveling INT... Casual. :D

[Knight Silver]

Publicado originalmente por Professor Q:

Publicado originalmente por Reloaded:

I'd recommend Real Life, but you'd probably dislike it. Permadeath, bad weapons, can't kill anybody, leveling requires grinding by going to work.... Boring stuff.

I know and depending on your build it can really suck. The CPA exam has taken me over 175 hours of studying, and that's only for one section!

Yeah, don't forget about getting a girl.

[Groen90]

Publicado originalmente por Ninja Man:

Publicado originalmente por Professor Q:

I know and depending on your build it can really suck. The CPA exam has taken me over 175 hours of studying, and that's only for one section!

Yeah, don't forget about getting a girl.

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=656869228
Good thing I don't care about useless optional sidequests, lol

[xchrisx88]

my all time favourites besides Dark Souls series
- STALKER series
- TES Oblivion (I dont care about Skyrim too much)
- Warlords Battlecry 3 (The Protectors mod)
- Armored Warfare

[Doctor Progress]

I'll agree, the Dark Souls (or rather Demon's Souls, for me) combat system is pretty much the gold standard for real time combat systems. However...

Beyond the strong sense of atmosphere, there are a lot of games that work better as an actual RPG or are better-written in general. E.g., Fallout 2, New Vegas, Final Fantasy X, IX, and VI, Pillars of Eternity, Batman Arkham Asylum, Silent Hill 2, and Metal Gear Solid 3 come to mind from what I've played.

Metroid Prime 1 and 2 and Castlevania: Symphony of the Night are games with a similar style of game design as Dark Souls that I consider roughly equal in quality.

[Din511]

Darkest Dungeon

[Ixen]

Unpopular opinion: with the proper mods, Skyrim can offer a pretty satisfying experience with the proper mods (i.e. Requiem).

Sure, combat is still not as good as a Souls game, but the vast world, lore and modding possibilities make up for it to a considerable extent.

[76561198006416723]

s.t.a.l.k.e.r., shadow of chernobyl and call of pripyat especially

[Groen90]

Publicado originalmente por Ixen:

combat is still not as good as a Souls game

that's the core of the problem, no matter how many mods you stuff into Skyrim, the combat still sucks.

I mean, it's not that it sucks... it was "ok" 15 years ago.
... so, yes, it sucks.

[Bug]

Other difficult games on Steam that I enjoy:

Tales of Maj'Eyal (roguelike, probably my favourite game ever)
http://store.steampowered.com/app/259680/Tales_of_MajEyal/

Ancient Domans Of Mystery (roguelike)
http://store.steampowered.com/app/333300/ADOM_Ancient_Domains_Of_Mystery/

Crimzon Clover: World Edition (bullet hell)
http://store.steampowered.com/app/285440/Crimzon_Clover_WORLD_IGNITION/?l