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I just can’t get into rougelikes no matter how fun they are I always put them down. Just can’t make myself keep playing through the same content over and over again.

This looks kinda like that.

I wanna play cause we get very few quality beat-em-ups. But I know I’ll get bored if it plays out like I think it does.

the only one that was designed masterfully to the point that I didn’t get that frustrating feeling like I was wasting my time was ‘returnal’…even tho I didn’t complete it, I absolutely got my money’s worth playing that game and never once felt like I was just running head first into the same wall
 

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I just can’t get into rougelikes no matter how fun they are I always put them down. Just can’t make myself keep playing through the same content over and over again.

This looks kinda like that.

I wanna play cause we get very few quality beat-em-ups. But I know I’ll get bored if it plays out like I think it does.

Yeah, he explicitly states repetition is inherently intentional in its design. Not a bad thing, but might not be for you. Even seems to have a bit more difficulty than Souls games in some parts, due to how its character progression is handled, the death counter system and how that links to mastery of its system even more than Souls games do. And you can't just stack the deck to push through either.
 

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Yeah, he explicitly states repetition is inherently intentional in its design.

yeah he pulled no punches and made it clear this game is not for the average gamer and went into great detail explaining why…I’ll still give it a try when this hits $19.99 just to at least experience the combat
 

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yeah he pulled no punches and made it clear this game is not for the average gamer and went into great detail explaining why…I’ll still give it a try when this hits $19.99 just to at least experience the combat

Yeah, I get it for folks that ain't for the repetition and learning from that to such a degree. I'm heavy into fighters, so I'm made for this. Especially in this context, unlike some other roguelites. Due to being martial arts fighting, brawling beat-em up in that context, it's thoroughly in my wheelhouse.
 

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the only one that was designed masterfully to the point that I didn’t get that frustrating feeling like I was wasting my time was ‘returnal’…even tho I didn’t complete it, I absolutely got my money’s worth playing that game and never once felt like I was just running head first into the same wall

The walls kinda change in that game too tho, hehe!
 

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Had to head out but just the tutorial was :damn: I might refund Dying Light and cop this and OlliOlli until Horizon and ER.

The hand throwing even at the simple base is :banderas: and the sound of impact.

The reviews had me when they mentioned Soul or Sekiro
 

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Had to head out but just the tutorial was :damn: I might refund Dying Light and cop this and OlliOlli until Horizon and ER.

The hand throwing even at the simple base is :banderas: and the sound of impact.

The reviews had me when they mentioned Soul or Sekiro

yeah im def coppin olli olli on tuesday also
 
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