Returnal was a fantastic game despite me hating roguelikes. I don't do save scums so I never actually beat the game.
I keep dying in biome 5, and whenever I do I can't be bothered to go for another run lol. the presentation, visuals and sound quality are absolutely superb though. Best audio design in the game space perhaps.
Nioh 1-2 are pretty medicore. Typical Soulslike, they sort of fill your appetite inbetween true FromSoft games but they are just no where near the level of From Software. terrible bosses, terrible level design. Decent combat mechanics but not as good as Sekiro or anything post Bloodborne.
I will give Team Ninja props for making co-op 100x more seamless than From Soft, but that really isn't saying much.
I never really had any problem with the loot system. Its sort of like mixing Diablo into a Souls game and that isn't a deal breaker for me. I think its important to differentiate your souls likes from the actual Soulsborne games as much as possible.
Here's where I'd rank Nioh 1 / Nioh 2 on the list of best soulslikes I have played:
- Elden Ring
- Bloodborne
- Sekiro
- Dark Souls 3
- Demon's Souls
- Dark Souls 1
- Dark Souls 2
- Lies of P
- Hollow Knight
- Wo Long Fallen Dynasty
- Lords of the Fallen (2023)
- Nioh
- Nioh 2
- Salt & Sacrifice
- Salt & Sanctuary
- Mortal Shell
- Steelrising
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