Thymesia

this is a great souls like give it a chance

It´s a very good game indie, good gamplay, cool designs, and the principal bosses are really cool but se side bosses are too easy an its mor like a puzzle. Recommended

As per title, a pretty decent souls-like with a unique damage mechanic. Most hits will inflict only little actual damage, but a lot of "Wound" damage. This is marked by a part of the enemy health bar becoming differently colored. This damage you have to "confirm" using your secondary attack - the Claw. If you do not and the enemy does not get hit for a couple seconds, the Wound damage will begin to regenerate. Any damage the enemy takes will reset the regen timer. The Claw attacks are pretty slow and generally have to be used during windows in the enemy's attack pattern, as taking damage will interrupt the claw attack. Enemies with 0 health don't die outright and also have to be executed This results in rewarding aggressive playstyle from the player to the extreme. Furthermore, there is a LOT of emphasis on parrying. If you dislike this mechanic, don't bother with this game. Some bosses would be pretty much impossible without learning their pattern and parrying everything or almost everything. Parries also inflict a lot of Wound damage, making them pretty much the best defensive AND offensive tool. Some enemies give basically no room to get normal attacks in and interrupting enemy attacks is almost impossible. Also, if you rail into an enemy too much with standard attacks, they will get an auto-block and proceed with a counterattack. As for other stuff, levelling is simple. 3 stats - Normal attack damage, Claw damage and energy, Health. Energy is used for casting weapon skills. You only have your basic sword/dagger always available and you can pick a "Plague Weapon" to cast with your energy. These are just special attacks, not weapons of their own. You can also execute enemies with the Claw and steal their weapons. Same as Plague Weapons, except one time use only. The game is pretty short with just 3 major locations, all reused for a couple side quests each. Story is there, but pretty meh overall. No voice acting, only several major enemy types. Bosses are cool.

I've died several times. I really enojy this game

Good soul-like game