The game is based off the book so I would assume so

My b just fixed all the typos n half sentences i was typing fast bringing my dog in the house @Drezo

Got em 6th try

The first phase is actually tougher imo, 2nd stage is more about endurance but the 2nd stage is really fun its like a dance

China got 1 im afraid

I finally beat the yellow wind sage

Alright f*** this game

Literally all I needed was a couple potions and I never use any in souls like games

kang jin star kinda....

Chapter 3 is too big man lmao branching path on branching path

Not a souls clone, but it does take elements from those games

I’ve been enjoying this a lot today and yesterday. I’m in the snowy region and have come across some of my favorite boss fights here. The combat is also getting way more satisfying the better I get a sense of the timing in this game. When to dodge to execute a perfect dodge, or which spell is the most beneficial to avoid a specific enemy attack. Just a better overall feel of how to work a monkey’s staff.

Facts, Once you get that timing down

This game plays nothing like a dmc

The way these bosses play is straight up Souls lol

I said closer, and outside of bosses

Its actual gameplay is nothing like a souls, while some bosses are the only major things that is "souls" like

Hence my in the middle thought, similar to Nioh

I am still on the mountain tho

Of course theres a hidden boss based off the enemy i had the most trouble with

lmaoooo finally beat that f*** nigga yellow loong

Got Elder 4th try ive grew so much

as someone who loves god of war, but isnt a fan of souls game would i like this?

If youre more a fan of og gow you might

If youre more a fan of new gen gow you probably wont

Its a mix of hack n slash and souls, while it is faster and has combos and such it will still have its difficulty spikes and there is no difficulty option

And its still moreso 1 on 1 like souls for the most part

Black wind down 3rd try man that was cool

Smash stance is best stance

The actual gameplay is exactly like souls.

From the mostly linear level design with the occassional optional branching path. To the enemies resetting after resting. Enemies having strong attacks you need to avoid and their placement being so you need to be careful around corners and ranged attacks or ganks. Your primary survivability being a dodge and a flask to heal. No Map. 1 difficulty option. NPCs more or less have to be found like some little secret encounters. Weapon has one light attack combo and a charged heavy attack. A prison level with tentacle lantern monsters draining your health...

I can go on and on. If this isnt a souls like than neither is Sekiro.

I respect not associating every game with Souls cause of its insufferable "git gud" snob fanbase tho.

Pillar Stance is my fave so far ain't really changed it much

waws stuck in the start of chapter 3, had to look online lmao, to go to the first shrine to travel to the next one like how tf they ain't put you there

The chapter 4 swamp fight sucks

Sekiro isnt a souls either and most would agree. Its nbarelt even an rpg. Sekiro has the hallmarks of npc quirks and FS excellent level design but the "souls" ends there.

What you talk about isnt gameplay and it does not play like souls at all which i already explained how the gameplay is different, and their level design is very simple and straight forward much like hack n slash - at least what ive seem so far.

Npcs sure, but thats still superficial to me and that alone doesnt make it soulslike.

None of the bosses ive fought so far are souls-like neither. The intermediate phases of a fight again is very hack n slash. The ping pong of Black and the recovery n suicide of elder etc. That isnt souls like. Most souls bosses have very clear defined "phases" and is mostly one mode until the next phase. The switch ups in these bosses are very Ninja Gaiden.

This isnt true unless your only main experience with action games are souls-like, imo.

The charge hit on smash is so good.

It does so much damage and most of the time it'll stagger any boss and any enemy so far 9 times out of ten

Ive been thinking of changing or trying out thrust stance soon tho since it seems to be based around timing and countering