Whether it be a particularly annoying mechanic, bad design, poorly optimised... What are some of the worst soulslikes you've played? And what makes them so bad?
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The Surge.
It had this limb targeting mechanic which didn't work for shit.
And it had animations for backstabs and those types of things, but you didn't get iframes at the end of the animation. So anytime you do a good combat thing, you get fucked up by the guy standing beside you when your move is done.
Maps had insufficient unique details, which made it so you never knew what direction you were facing, where you came from, or where you were going.
Even an old game like Demon Souls... every single room, every square inch of that entire map has something unique where you can tell what room it is. Even if it's just a dead body positioned in the corner, you know it a certain room because that body is in that specific spot.
Such a good concept that you could loot parts and upgrade... Squandered by 99% map design and substandard combat.
Totally agree, the premise sounded interesting, but poorly executed. I got 1 and 2 on sale at the same time, played through number 1, thinking maybe i just had to get past the learning phase, never got better. Tried number 2 in case they had learnt from their missteps, they had not.
Oh thanks for telling me!
I had heard they literally learned nothing from the first and did the exact same boo boos in 2
I appreciate knowing that because now I'm going to avoid it, I had considered trying it on sale but no way now