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basically i wanna play sekiro without playing sekiro for the hundredth time, or elden ring with actual good stealth, or assassin's creed without being an ubisoft collectathon

is Lies of P any good? Probably no stealth in that one tho

Preferably something I can play on my homebrew steammachine on the couch

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[–] Nacarbac@hexbear.net 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)

CK:D isn't a bad idea, though I think I avoided because it gave me Big Chud Energy vibes, not sure

IIRC it felt to me that it avoids it through being heavy on actual character writing - so when Henry is prejudiced, say, it doesn't so much seem as if that's being presented as correct, but that things have happened in his life that have shaped the attitudes of a hot-headed young killing machine. Bit like if Geralt was more of a golden retriever than a white wolf (thinking about it, Henry drinks just as many potions and is constantly getting killed by peasants with pitchforks...).

KCD2 I liked more, because they finessed the realistic (i.e. annoying) combat juuuust enough that I could get into it, and there's a notable questline where he runs into a group from a country he despises (having been fighting them for most of KCD1)... except the whole arc is him actually working past that from the perspective he's gained over the years since then.

[–] comrade_pibb@hexbear.net 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

that's good to know about combat. I have very little patience for bad combat

is KCD2 approachable without having played the first?

[–] ToxicDivinity@hexbear.net 3 points 1 week ago

Yes, it stands on its own even if you didn't play the first