Is it souls-like at all?

[mouth]

I'm a huge fan of souls-like games (Demon's Souls, Dark Souls, Lords of the Fallen, The Surge - I adore all of those), and a huge fan of Vampire the Masquerade games (both Redemption and Bloodlines) ever since they came out. Oh, and Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain. So yea, I'm definitely planning on getting it since I love vampire games, but I'd still like to ask about it.

It looks like it controls a bit souls-like to me, which is awesome. I love playing souls-like games with a controller (pretty much the only type of games I play with my controller). So is it souls-like at all?

[Ilone [SP]]

Nah. It's not even similar.

[MilkBeard]

It has some systems that work similarly to Souls games, namely the endurance meter, with each action taking a certain amount of your endurance, also complete with dash to evade enemy attacks. It also has a somewhat similar feel with the way attacks and animations play out, such as timing your hit animations, and parrying. There is a focus on Vampyric abilities, which you can unlock with more XP.

The game is a bit different, of course, with its focus on dialogue and morality systems and story presentation. Also, the combat is not quite as robust as a Souls game, so if you only want combat, you might be feeling disappointed. However, the game has a blend of different systems, and the story and dialogue system is quite good, and the combat is good enough to be enjoyable and a nice break from talking to NPCs.

[mouth]

I'm totally cool on it having more focus on dialogue and story, I'm ok with combat taking a back seat. VMT Redemption didn't exactly have a great combat either, but I loved the atmosphere, the story and presentation. I'm a bit more lenient I guess.

Yeah, I've seen the dodge and fight in a video, stamina meter etc. so it reminded me of souls-like games. Thanks!