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[Discussion] What's a soulslike you've been putting off for years but definitely (wink wink) want to play some time in the future? (lemmy.zip)

submitted 2 days ago by v4ld1z@lemmy.zip to c/soulslike@lemmy.zip

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I've played through most of the soulslikes I put my mind to but I still haven't played/finished DS1/2.

I started a playthrough of DS1 and got to Quelaag but didn't actually fight her because I was cursed and wanted to cleanse it first - couldn't find my way back, unfortunately, and didn't want to look up guides lol. And now the save is gone, so I'll have to start over - ie. I probably won't play anytime soon :D

Haven't played DS2 yet because I wanted to play them in chronological order.

What about you?

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[–] LNRDrone@sopuli.xyz 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

The max HP reduction caps at 50% and the items to return back to full are pretty common. There's also a ring you can find very early in the game that caps the the reduction at 25%.

The game also throws a silly amount of souls at you. IMO DS2 is easier than DS1, a lot longer though, especially if you play all the DLC (and you should).

[–] GrantUsEyes@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Wow, a LOT longer? I don't mind if it doesen't feel like a drag. Is there good exploration in DS2 in your opinion?

[–] LNRDrone@sopuli.xyz 3 points 1 day ago

There is some janky stuff that doesn't really make sense, but overall exploration is one of the strongest parts of the game. A ton of branching paths and optional things to find, much better than DS3 as far as exploration goes.