Comment on Lies of P is getting difficulty options to make the Soulslike more accessible [VGC]

Ulrich@feddit.org ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

• BorgDrone@lemmy.one ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Don’t treat it like an action game, treat it like a rhythm game.

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  • YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    That works for sekiro, but lies of p is a different monster.

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  • LuckingFurker@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Alas, I have no rhythm

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    • BorgDrone@lemmy.one ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      This you?

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• theangriestbird@beehaw.org ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  have you swung a melee weapon before in real life, like maybe a baseball bat? Does swinging the bat happen instantaneously, or do you have to wind up the swing for momentum? Would a bigger, heavier bat be faster or slower to swing?

  Souls games have slow melee attacks compared to something like Devil May Cry, but the speed is intended to be more realistic compared to those kinds of speedy action games. Just apply real life logic to it, and it should make more sense. If the weapon you are using is too slow for you, find a smaller, lighter one that would be easier to swing in real life. If starting out as a regular dude and then becoming more powerful is not appealing to you, or if realistic fights are not exciting to you, then maybe the Souls games just aren’t your bag.

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  • Sas@beehaw.org ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    That is a really odd comparison because in real life, even 2 handed longswords are very fast and souls like games slow them down a lot. They are not meant for realism at all.

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    • theangriestbird@beehaw.org ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      in souls, the 2-handed longswords that are a realistic size are fast when you wield them in 2-handed mode. the ones that are slow are anime sized, so they are reasonably slower

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      • t3rmit3@beehaw.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        Every time I see someone say that most people haven’t swung a sword/ shot a gun/ been in a fight/ been in an accident, etc, I always wonder if I’m the one in the bubble or if they are.

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      • Sas@beehaw.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

        I still disagree. I’ve done longsword fighting for multiple years and in the time a souls character does two hits with a bastard sword i probably do about 6 and that’s fine. Souls games are designed so that you can react to attacks and not for realism. A falchion in souls is about as fast as a longsword meant for 2 handed irl if not still a bit slower

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• JohnEdwa@sopuli.xyz ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  And the opponents wait for 2 seconds after finishing their attacks. Soulslikes are all about learning the patterns and finding the opportunities to hit between dodges, not about mindlessly hack-n-slashing your way to victory.

  And different weapons work for different people, I have some I’m absolutely useless with because I just can’t work with their movesets.

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