Really needs to be marketed as a JRPG DARK SOULS

[Drogean]

yeah i'm late to the game but im checking out all the Falcom games

This seriously is dark souls + Ys Seven or Dark Souls + Zelda

amazing game, finished it in about 10 hours with Cheat Engine Speed hack running the game at about 1.5x speed

hope the bugs get fixed so people don't get so turned off in the first few minutes

[Pom Pom 🍕]

The game plays nothing like souls games or have iconic features from them, not sure why you'd want that comparison. It's closer to diablo 1 with zelda dungeons or even metroidvanias.

[Don Rumata En Regalia]

Xanadu Next plays a lot different from Diablo, starting with pre-designed dungeons and precise combat. And it's possible to argue that Souls games share enough in common with the Metroidvania concept, also. I prefer to look at Xananext as having a good mix of outside influences but also a lot of nods to other Falcom games. The game likely started out as a spiritual successor to Brandish 4 (interconnecting dungeons, keys, and a more subdued tone and world, its story and multi-phase bosses resemble mid-2000s Ys, and character building's a bit like Sorcerian from many years ago.

[r47926]

I hate how everything is compared to Dark Souls these days. I mean, I was young once myself, but I didn't compare everything to Mario Bros. And Dark Souls didn't even invent a genre.

[Ghaleon]

Originally posted by r47926:

I hate how everything is compared to Dark Souls these days. I mean, I was young once myself, but I didn't compare everything to Mario Bros. And Dark Souls didn't even invent a genre.

I agree and disagree. I also hate how everything compares to it now. I also agree that it didn't 'invent' a genre....But... Well. to me dark souls is kinda like the 3d action game version of prince of persia. Where prince of persia had this weird intentional input lag that was predictable and balanced around it. Dark souls doesn't do th is with input lag per say. But it takes a 3d 3rd person action game like ninja gaiden, devil may cry, etc. And make it less over the top by humanizing the playable character with slower more deliberate motions and whatnot.

that said I still need to buy this game but I played it via the fan translation patch released several years ago. I plan on buying it anew though. In any case, what little I played I DID see a slower, more believable feel to the animation/action speeds than you do in say ys. Where you can slash a weapon as t hough you were carrying nothing at all. Does that make this a dark souls? I wouldn't have made the comparison myself, but certainly would before diablo.

[Maj_Crisis]

Only games that play like Dark Souls should be compared to Dark Souls, and that's a fairly short list.

[Ikagura]

Stop comparing everything with dark souls, it becomes annoying

[Lithium Flower]

Originally posted by r47926:

I hate how everything is compared to Dark Souls these days. I mean, I was young once myself, but I didn't compare everything to Mario Bros. And Dark Souls didn't even invent a genre.

Agreed.

Originally posted by Ikagura:

Stop comparing everything with dark souls, it becomes annoying

...and agreed. It became annoying 5 years ago.