This happened to me in the beta, but I assumed it’s my internet acting up because I wasn’t wired at the time.

I was gonna say I’d love to see a Resident Evil action game but then I remembered Onimusha exists 😅 And I suppose RE 4-6 to a lesser extent.

I feel like Signalis maybe half the way to a Resident Evil metroidvania? Like, if you bring the perspective down to 2D and tie all the areas together, you basically have an RE metroidvania.

What about abilities though? In Metroid, the suit gets the abilities, but no one in the RE cast has a suit or is magic, so I assume you unlock weapons instead?

Nothing major, just that combat is the default mode of operation for most games, especially AAA games. So I generally trend away from games that are built around combat.

Fair enough and let me tell you: as someone who exclusively plays games where combat is the central mechanic, I wouldn’t touch the current crop of AAA games either.

combat as a gameplay mechanic is conceptually uninspired

Like in any game period? Big claim and you’re probably not interested in backing it up, but I’m curious.

Dungeon’s of Hinterberg seems like a story thing first and foremost though.

IDK, trailer had a good deal of combat—just thought to give you a heads up in case you care about the combat.

Neva is nice if you can pick it up for less than $5.

The combat in Dungeons of Hinterberg bored me really quickly, but it’s also a Zelda-like, so if you don’t mind the basic combat, maybe give it a shot.

Combat peaked in GoW3 and it’s definitely the best western action game, IMO. OG trilogy badly needs a remaster and PC port, which I read is in the works, so that’s good.

I liked the freedom of expression GoW3 gave me. Like, you get one opening and you can fuck up the enemy in all sorts of ways in true action game spirit. Really good stuff and more western action games should’ve followed suit.

I can explain how manners work now if you need a lesson. Just say the word.

I hope whatever is filling you with so much bile passes soon man.

Hey, I’m not the one talking down to strangers unprompted. I hope whatever possessed you to do that passes too.

I really don’t care anymore

Then stop responding to me and move on. You’re not gonna talk down to me and say “you need to broaden your horizons” then play victim when called out.

Plenty of people do: they may call it “character action” or “spectacle fighter” or whatever meaningless name is hot nowadays, but technically speaking they’re just action games with no extra tags.

Every game you mentioned has extra tags that fundamentally change how they play: roguelike, RPG, metroidvania… etc.

You also do not even need to know any of this: I literally mentioned exactly what I meant in my comment, and if you don’t subscribe to the same definition, you could’ve just moved on. Not really sure why you had to stop and doll out unsolicited wisdom if you had nothing of substance to offer.

And telling me to “broaden my horizons” is not a normal answer, it’s a condescending one.

If you think the difference between Hades and Bayonetta is semantics, like, holy shit. I don’t even know what to tell you.

Godspeed.

And to avoid any confusion: I mean action a la Bayonetta, Ninja Gaiden II, God Hand… etc. Not roguelikes, zeldalikes, or soulslikes.

This is from my original comment. What moving goal posts? More like the person who replied to my comment ignored my original goalposts because they didn’t fit their narrative.

I’m not gonna touch this, but I’m glad it exists 😂

No need for the hostility. Hope you have a great rest of your weekend.

No hostility here. Just an appropriate response to your dolling out patronizing, unsolicited advice all while you’re misreading my comment and missing my point.

And to avoid any confusion: I mean action a la Bayonetta, Ninja Gaiden II, God Hand… etc. Not roguelikes, zeldalikes, or soulslikes.

Yet you proceeded to name a roguelike, two soulslike, and a zeldalike—all the games you listed play nothing like the games I listed (categorically different genres), but I don’t assume nuance is of factor to you if you’re going around being condescending to strangers online. Hope you have a great rest of your weekend.

How about you drop the BS and name games if you’re that confident?

IDK where this logic is coming from. PS2, Xbox 360, and older Nintendo consoles are filled with weird games by big companies. Like, yes, they unfortunately moved on from weirdness when gaming became too profitable and that sucks, but falsely glorifying indies like that is just weird.

IDK about western companies, but Japanese studios built their brand on weird, and I’m all for Capcom and Co. going back to their weird roots. That shit was fun.

Not really… only if you play indie genres. We get like one or two good indie action games a year.

And to avoid any confusion: I mean action a la Bayonetta, Ninja Gaiden II, God Hand… etc. Not roguelikes, zeldalikes, or soulslikes.

What about fighting games? I can probably name like 3 indies in the past decade that made it big: Skullgirls, Them Fightin’ Herds, and Melty Blood/Under Night In-Birth (And I’m being generous here by ignoring ASW’s involvement)

Plenty of weirdness in the genres you play, maybe, but that doesn’t cover every genre.

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