Why don't we get more fast-pace action games like Devil May Cry, Nier, or Stellar Blade?It seems like all anyone ever puts out are Souls-like games.
>>727793006They just released NG4. Does that one not count?
>>727793006Eh it wasn't a shit post game that's why I wasn't interested
>>727793193It does, and I really enjoyed it.But that's one example.I can think of like five souls-likes that have came out recently.
>>727793006We got at least 2 this year and they both giga-bombed, if that answers your question. However, Soulslikes are trending towards becoming faster and more complex (Stellar Blade itself is a faster Sekiro with more combos) so there's some demand for faster paced combat.
>>727793568Phantom Blade Zero looks to have a similar speed to SB + a bit more complexity. It looks promising.
>>727793529>>727793006It's because they're hard to makecompare the amount of animations and interactions a DMC character or NG weapon has vs the weapon types in soulslikesalso I personally wouldn't group SB with DMC, it's more like Sekiro or Wo Long. >>727793568NG was a Game Pass gameidk what the second one you're referring to could be
>>727793006khazan. if you can tolerate some jank pirate lost soul aside
>>727794042>idk what the second one you're referring to could beLost Soul Aside. And gamepass is no excuse for NG4, Expedition 33 was also a gamepass release and sold a thousand times better.
>>727794349Gamepass + DLC + no unlocks + unfinished. Why must the franchise be cursed.
Oops>>727794760 was meant for >>727794349
>>727794760Don't forget Gamepass' price was increased so I would expect more people to save their money on the sub and actually buy some games. I wouldn't expect a million more sales or anything like that but a few atleast.
>>727793006you didnt actually play nier automata or played the other nier games, you only care about 2b
>>727794837But enough about NGII.
>>727794837GamePass means it's already paid off, I doubt it cost Platinum/TN anything with Xbox bonus>>727794760>Lost Soul Asidethe FFXV look alike? Was that one even good it looked kinda jank with tbe vfx>no unlocksyou can unlock the DDS anonalso I'm not sure what so "unfinished" about it, this is one of the most complete games I played in 2025.No drip feed like MH, no season pass crap, just a ~15hr story campaign plus a bunch of Trials/Challenges
>>727795350I've got six hours in it. Other games took my attention away from finishing it, but I will one day.
>>727793006Because reddit action games are a solved genre and it's evolution is fighting games If you're still so low IQ you need to juggle sandbag NPCs with finite movesets than you're simply admitting you're not smart enough to face another human on equal footing with youReddit action games are training wheels for fighting games and it's time you either moved on or accept that the genre has nothing to offer anymore unless you specifically want unfunny dialog and cringe cutscenes to hold your spork up to
I love SB but it is not fast paced. Its all about baiting attacks to build up meters so you can punish with Beta, Burst and Tachy.
>>727793006Because it's actually hard to design good action combat There's a reason we see so much soulslop and it is because it is really simple
>>727795704I said the franchise was cursed didn't I?
>>727795998>Beta, Burst and Tachyonce you're far enough all you end up doing is switching between the threethe only exceptions are Providence and the ninja guy extra boss It's kinda fun being aggro but the fact the game doesn't have much for combos makes it get old kinda fast
>>727795757>Lost Soul Aside>the FFXV look alike? Was that one even good it looked kinda jank with tbe vfxthey patched the effects to look a little better. between combat can be jank, but it mostly looks good and it's very fun. it's basically a dmc/ ninja gaiden/ platinum fan gamehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NqQl7BsM3IU
>>727795923okay i retract my statement, this is good
>>727793006stellar blade is souls slop and nothing like dmc or nier
>>727793006>walking sim>arcade gameplayWestern devs pick the 1st to tell their stupid ass stories.
