A 2023 Souls-like game with their own unique twist by Team Ninja who is the only developer (besides FS of course) that do Souls-like right imo. Theyre the ones that also make the Nioh series (souls-like games), and before that they also made the legendary Ninja Gaiden (hack n slash action games) & Dead or Alive (fighting games) series'.

Some ex Bloodborne devs including a major BB producer have joined on to make this amazing looking game. Looks like Nioh x Ninja Gaiden. Im a big fan of the studio already, & Team Ninja is also making a Sony exclusive for 2024 that is called Rise of the Ronin. One of my fav studios & Im also gigantic fan of the Nioh & NG series', n I loved Dead or Alive from 2 to 4 before it got too pervy n fanservice for the weirdoes with 5 n on, but it funds all their ambitious projects so it is what it is lmao.

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A joint creation by Team NINJA producers Fumihiko Yasuda (Nioh) and Masaaki Yamagiwa (Bloodborne), game features include:

Features

• Demons in the Kingdom – A dark fantasy set during the chaotic Three Kingdoms period, the narrative vividly tells the tale of a militia soldier’s strenuous fight for survival during a Later Han Dynasty infested with demons. It’s madness in the Three Kingdoms like never before!

• Awaken the Power Within – Defeat deadly enemies to boost morale and awaken the power from within! Overcome adversity through unique new strategies, including battle styles based on the “Five Phases”.

• Live by the Sword – Renowned for ruthless strikes that can change the tide of battle in an instant, sword practitioners of the Chinese martial arts gracefully change pace as they shift between offensive and defensive maneuvers. Overwhelm opponents with a flurry of force in a series of intense and bloody battles while learning the
  precision and skill necessary to become a true master of the sword.

More Info:

teamninja-studio.com/wolong

digitaltrends.com/gaming/wo-long-fallen-dynasty-release-date-trailers-gameplay-news

Im very excited, the game im looking forward to the most next year at the moment.

Nioh has better combat than the Souls series' btw.

In, really interested to see how they go from Nioh 2 cause Nioh 2 one of the best ARPG I have ever played

Play strangers of paradise to hold you over

f*** yeah downloading rn

need to finish Nioh 2

yo this combat is BRAZY

i just beat the demo that was amazing bro

combat felt so good

everything felt good

i legit have no gripes so far

Imma try this out

the counter system feels soo good to pull off

I just played for a little and I agree. Really looking forward to this.

Took me a bit to get my bearings. Whenever a new Souls/Nioh game drops, I legit forget how to play every single time

Played the demo for a good couple of hours to get accustomed to it. It's definitely Nioh feel but separates itself enough imo.

Counter was a bit hard to pull off consistently at first, but I eventually realized I didn't need to try it on everything. The added jump and verticality does a lot for the gameplay. Overall, them boys did it again

i was mastering that s*** at the end

i countered the boss the whole time to win basically

wallpapers you get for beating the demo

i like how every move matters

you cant just spam dodge or counter its a death sentence

really have to master fights

It's such a small window of opportunity compared to something like Sekiro so I wasn't used to it at first lol. That first phase of the boss can get stunlocked by just mashing regular attack with the sword they gotta fix that

yeah the first phase is actually just a joke but i guess maybe he is supposed to be? dunno. 2nd phase you definitely have to get your s*** down to beat him

i just watched a Monster Hunter player play the demo and bro was stuck on the boss for almost 2 hours bc he played it like Dark Souls and refused to counter or stay close

i wanted to scream at my screen to stop playing it like dark souls

i honestly think this game might grow a huge following slowly

all the dark souls channels are gonna be posting about how good this is for sure

Fun as f***

This s*** kinda gas… I can lowkey fw this more than Elden Ring and any souls game (Sekiro cool tho) cuz the combat actually feels fun

This is hard as f*** just using deflection

Yeah this nice from what I played

Downloading demo now

The complaints on the subreddit are making me mad actually

I got this confused with Black myth: wukong for a second