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Game franchises you like, but wish were another genre of video game? (pawb.social)
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So I got a bug in my butt to install Mortal Kombat 11 last night and was doing the story mode which is basically like a movie with intermittent fights and it occurred to me that I love Mortal Kombat but just the characters, the worldbuilding, and the lore. I've never been big on fighting games and as I age, I am finding it harder and harder to pull off special combos quick enough to even do much other than slapping buttons and hoping for the best.

My favorite MK game was one of the ones on PS2 where the story mode was basically God of War gameplay turning it from a fighter into an action adventure game.

If Midway were to make a Mortal Kombat title that was like Dark Souls but set on Outworld or something, that would definitely be my jam.

Another would be Warhammer 40k. I am not at all interested in the PnP gameplay nor a lot of the video games. But I love the lore and the game Rogue Trader is fucking dope, playing more like a traditional CRPG in that setting and not an RTS or straight up shooter.

Do y'a have any games like that? Where you like everything about them except the actual gameplay?

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[–] 25 points 4 months ago (3 children)

I don't know if this counts. But I want a Kenshi like game set in Morrowind. And I want a Morrowind like game set in the Kenshi universe.

Love them both as they are though.

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  • [–] 13 points 4 months ago (2 children)

    But I want a Kenshi like game set in Morrowind.

    Honestly, I'd like a Kenshi-like game set in damn near any setting.

    Like, the Kenshi setting is interesting, but in terms of gameplay...it's essentially unique from a gameplay standpoint. I'm still a bit amazed that nobody has made other games in the genre.

    There is a sequel that is being worked on and will come out someday...

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  • [–] 4 points 4 months ago (1 child)

    I tried getting into Kenshi twice and failed. I don't like hand holdy games, but that felt like being pushed of a cliff with no supports. What's the pull for everyone here? I want to take another shot at it

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  • [–] 5 points 4 months ago (1 child)

    Personally, I like games where you start as a relative nobody and have to claw your way to success. I enjoy how in Kenshi you start having the snot beaten out of you by absolutely everything, but can eventually have the skills and equipment to be taking out whole factions.

    You are right about the lack of support though. I think the intention is to play to fail and learn from mistakes, but it's a harsh lesson when you wander into a new area only to be knocked out and imprisoned by cannibals. I don't have the fortitude to keep failing, so end up just using the wiki at times.

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  • [–] 6 points 4 months ago (2 children)

    I hadn't heard of this game somehow, thanks!

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  • [–] 8 points 4 months ago (3 children)

    Prepare to either bounce off a game harder than anything before, or lose the next three years of your life. Or, possibly, somehow, both.

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  • [–] 2 points 4 months ago (1 child)

    I only skimmed a couple reviews because I like going into games blind. My favorite game experience I’ve ever played was *Ragnarok Online”, which had basically no quests or goals other than “be in the world and make a name for yourself amongst all the other godly player characters who sit around and chat wearing hats.”

    No direction or NPCs telling you what to do. Move one map over to explore a new place and get one-shotted by a flower from across the map doing 5x as much damage per hit as your max health. Then come back after you’ve explored for 40 hours and kick fuckin flower ass for eight hours and lose a day of your life grinding and chatting.

    I think Kenshi might be my kinda game.

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