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[Discussion] Which Soulslike will you be playing this weekend and do you ever play Soulslikes with mouse & keyboard? (lemmy.zip)

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The first Dark Souls PC port is notorious for being borderline unplayable with a mouse and keyboard unless you tweak the settings or use plug ins, most just used controllers for ease of use. With later versions of the game, m&k controls seem to have gotten better. Fast forward to today, most PC versions of modern soulslikes allow for both control configurations while still usually suggesting a controller.

Which do you prefer? Have you tried playing with m&k?

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[–] GrantUsEyes@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Oh, I meant it in a visual aesthetic kind of way more than general vibes. the fromsoft engines have a sort of "gritty look" that is missing in the very polished finish of the remake, imo. that's what I was trying to refer to. (ᵔᗜᵔ*)

Ooh I thought it was tied to choices in the npc quests or story beats.

For build I'm doing trusty 'ol quality. XD I'm never comfortable with magic :s sprinkled in it's kinda ok but I've been dipping my toes with the recluse in nightreign and it's by far my worst character. (╥﹏╥)

[–] v4ld1z@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Gotcha! Yea that's actually a major complaint many players bring up when it comes to comparing the remake to the original. It's astonishingly beautifully made from a visual-fidelity POV, but many things have been changed from the original. Some enemies look different, for example.

Honestly, it could be - I'm not sure. But dying is a major component, for sure.

It wasn't my cup of tea either. DeS is quite punishing compared to the "newer" FS games, so many recommend using magic because it's quite strong relatively speaking. Not that I'd imagine you struggling with the difficulty. :)

[–] GrantUsEyes@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 day ago

actually a major complaint.

I'm not surprised! It makes me wanna play the og, eventually.

I'll keep the magic rec in mind. ;) so far it's been ok, but I can be dumb, so we'll se how the playthrough pans out!