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Need suggestions for a medieval/fantasy action game (lemm.ee)
submitted 1 day ago* (last edited 23 hours ago) by tatann@lemm.ee to c/pcgaming@lemmy.ca
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I play mostly sci-fi games but I enjoy a good ol' swordfighting once in a while.

What could you suggest as a good single player action game with melee and maybe a dash of spellcasting/"powers" ? It can be TPS or FPS

Although it should (here comes the nitpicking) :

  • not be a stealth game or stealth-adjacenr like Assassin's Creed or Shadow Of Mordor
  • not be a souls-like (I play for fun, not to puke blood)
  • have health regen (at least out of combat) or any mean to heal without having to look after potions or food while out of combat

If possible a good story would be a major plus, but it doesn't need to be The Witcher level of good. And I'm more than fine with AA games, or older games as long as the art direction is nice.

EDIT: thanks for the suggestions, I realize I should have mentionned the "similar" games I've already played :

  • The Witcher trilogy
  • Morrowind, Oblivion, Skyrim
  • Dragon's Dogma
  • God Of War (liked the combat, not the difficulty)
  • Darksiders
  • The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003 video game)
  • Hunted: The Demon's Forge
  • Vermintide (even though it's not single player, but great game)
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[–] JupiterCrash@lemmy.ca 6 points 22 hours ago* (last edited 22 hours ago) (2 children)

I found God of War 2018 and Ragnarok have some similarities with the combat controls of Final Fantasy 16 except 16 is bit faster and easier. FF16 is a dark medieval fantasy. Great story super fun, grand adventure, with ok side quests. Rated M.

Sword fighting and magic a-plenty.

2 hour free demo on PS5 and PC

https://youtu.be/2tBnBAkHv9M

[–] tatann@lemm.ee 1 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

Thanks, I think I'll try the demo (a good thing it still exists, even if it's too rare)

I've never understood the deal with the Final Fantasy world : is it medieval fantasy ? Is it sci-fi ? Is it real-time or turn-based ? Is it dark themed or light humor ? It's kinda all the over the place from an external point of view, but this one could do the trick

[–] ifalas@lemmy.world 2 points 8 hours ago

The games have different settings so the amount of sci-fi differs, but a ton of fantasy JRPGs have "surprise" sci-fi element reveals at some point. Although the same goes for western RPGs too I guess; Ultima, Wizardry and Might & Magic all have their sci-fi moments.

As for suggestions, I was going to say the Gothic or Risen games, but there's a fair amount of struggling involved in the beginning if you're not into that, and the combat isn't exactly incredible, so I'll just second Avowed which is way more fun than I expected.