Soulslike - Discussion, News, Memes
This is a community for discussion, news, and memes pertaining to the video game sub-genre "soulslike".
Given Lemmy's size, the definition of soulslike may be treated relatively loosely. While games like the numerous FromSoft titles, the recent Star Wars Jedi games, Lies of P, Nioh and similar games should be the focus, games that incorporate soulslike elements - like Hollow Knight and Blasphemous, for example - may also be discussed here.
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[BB] This enemy is so difficult!
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[DS1] Anyone struggling with the gargoyles?
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Do you want to know or should it be a surprise? :D
I think in this instance I do want to know so I can mentally prepare hahaha! 'Cause post cutsecene already goes pretty hard
Khazan's a tough game... Hrder than Sekiro I feel?, or idk if it's me being rusty, since I've slowed down the gaming a lot these past few months. XD
It's a single healthbar, luckily. So no surprises after the phase change in that regard.
I feel like the game is a lot harder than Sekiro but not for the reasons one might think. Compare your average boss' moveset to any boss in Sekiro, for example. They're super simplistic, have maybe like 3-4 moves, and spam them on repeat. The difficulty comes from the overreliance on gear, levels, and skills, I feel like. Compare Viper or Volbaino to the early bosses in Sekiro. Even the drunkard in Hirata Estate or Lady Butterfly have more depth than these two. But Viper is an insurmountable challenge for most beginners.
Like, I've seen an overview that shows which boss has killed players the most and Viper was number one by a huge margin. It probably has to do with the game being a lot harder than your average soulslike but also because Viper just two-shots you and has very erratic or illogical movement (even though he's as stiff as it gets) due to your gear not being good enough at that point in the game.
Other bosses get more manageable with better gear, but definitely not easier than Sekiro bosses. Sekiro has its fair share of super frustrating bosses, but Khazan really made sure to have even more BS in there to piss you off.
Tiny spoiler: the final boss, to me, felt more difficult than LoP's (including DLC) or Sekiro's. Feels very very anime and over the top. And that's how most boss fights are, I feel like.
Fortunately, Khazan can get equally OP as the game progresses which is cool. Feels like a more even match. Comparable to Sekiro if you've ever seen an Ongbal video.