I've played Lies of P and really liked it and its DLC, plus Code Vein which is fine but very mid.
Nioh 2 and Khazan are on my list for others to try out but are there any more that are worthwhile?

Nioh isn't really like souls but I'm sure you'll enjoy it. Master Ki swapping.

Salt & Sanctuary
Last Hero of Nostalgaia
Surge 2

>>716157115 (OP)
Blades of Fire.
An anon here recommended it and I've been playing it ever since. Criminally underrated game and the level design completely mogs From Software.

Last Hero of Nostalgia is pretty good. I really like the environmental effect when you light bonfires where the environment around the bonfire suddenly gaining more detail like parallaxed mapping and shit.

Nioh and Khazan deviate from the soulslike formula so widely they actively punish you for playing them the same way you do with other soulslikes. Especially Nioh given the fact iframe dodging is barely a thing and blocking and spacing is your main source of defense.

>>716157115 (OP)
>Nioh 2 and Khazan
Barely souls likes desu. I prefer nioh to from's catalog.

>>716157837
The issue with this game is a complete lack of meaningful progression.

>>716157115 (OP)
Literally the only ones worth anything are the Nioh games. It's peak non-From Souls.

>>716157115 (OP)
Stranger of Paradise

>>716160050
This is so far from souls it's ridiculous to mention it.

>>716157115 (OP)
I really loved Hellpoint. It's a scifi souls with a lot of jank but amazing level design.

>>716157115 (OP)
I fucking love nioh

>>716160129
One of the few games that actually understood DS1.

>>716159950
It's a matter of perspective.
I enjoy exploring the world in souls games more than the boss fights, and from that point of view Blades of Fire is a treat.
I also like leving up my weapons, it feels like they're getting their own character arc.

>>716160656
Exploring in blades of fire was annoying as fuck because of enemy spam early

>>716157115 (OP)
A better question would be, are there any good From soulslikes? Or are they all just jank and clunyness?

>>716160740
How is this different than any souls games, though? You explore an area and kill the enemies along the way until you reach a checkpoint, and maybe unlock a shortcut or two. Then you repeat the process.

>>716161128
There's wayyy more enemies. I think one of the earlier open fields had like 50 zombies and those ambusher niggas.

>>716157458
I've heard Nioh 2 is the really beloved one and that it's not really connected story-wise to the first one, would you recommend jumping right into that?

i hear another crab's treasure is well-liked and classified as a soulslke, but haven't played it myself. i
somewhat off-topic, but i can't believe dark souls 3 and sekiro still haven't had their base $60 price knocked down when they're 9 and 6 years old respectively.

>>716157115 (OP)
Nioh 3. Yes, I played it.

>>716157115 (OP)
play another cab's treasure

>>716161561
No. Play the first one. The sequel will immediately overwhelm you with mechanics, the first provides good "training wheels" and has fantastic levels too. William is also too based to ignore his story, dude is basically everything /v/ wants from a protagonist including an asian wife.

>>716157115 (OP)
>>716157115 (OP)
Thymesia
Mortal Shell

>>716157115 (OP)
Lords of the Fallen is kino if you like older souls where exploration was the point and half the bosses were gimmicks
It's basically the polar opposite of Lies of P but I like both

>>716161508
But enemies are also way easier to kill. You see their weak point and you one shot them with a charged attack.

I liked Steelrising a lot, but I'm not sure why. It's jank as fuck, I guess I just like aesthetics and historical setting.

Bleak Faith Forsaken is pretty good

>>716157115 (OP)
E33
People get annoyed by this comparison but you can play it like Sekiro. On the hardest difficulty it's way more challenging than Sekiro charmless + demon bell.

>>716157115 (OP)
If Khazan is in there as a Souls-like then I'm going to throw Wukong out there as well. If you like boss fights mainly, I think this one is really good.

>>716169421
genuinely retarded

Pinocchio gaysex

>>716173985
What is this drive-by insult? Say what you mean, faggot

anyone have that old nioh meme where it's william saying he's become more japanese than even the japanese people?

>>716175370
NTA but just because you can rest to reset enemies at a bonfire equivalent, or the fact that you can parry do not come close to making something a soulslike. This isn't all there is to it, but if a game isn't an ARPG it can't be a soulslike.

>>716179704
>but if a game isn't an ARPG it can't be a soulslike
retard logic

>>716180052
So how do you define a soulslike? You rest somewhere and enemies respawn? That's all it takes>

>>716157115 (OP)
salt and sanctuary was great and Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

>>716157115 (OP)
ai limit

Are there ones that go into the whimsical side of the Dark Fantasy setting? I would take a scene or goofy enemies any chance.

>>716157115 (OP)
AI limit is one of the best souls-like that understands what makes demon souls so good: the exploration

>>716157837
>not on steam
nah

>>716185623
I hate bland environments with barely no fauna but you do you.

>>716185721
You can see the devs actively improving the level design as they kept working on the game because the beginning levels are empty but the latter ones are gorgeous.

>>716185623
just play lords of the fallen 2023 if you want exploration, its a much less embarrassing game

>>716169421
Fuck off retard