Half-Life 2 - If you haven't played this already, it raised the bar for physics-based combat. I mention this only because I heard it recommended on a similar post before, I have it but haven't played it.Į.Y.E Divine Cybermancy - This comparison is a bit of a stretch, it's sci-fi but it is also in the Source engine, and also French, and gives you lots of choice of abilities to creatively defeat enemies. Zeno Clash - Fantasy game with lots of punching and kicking. It sometimes has a similar atmosphere to Dark Messiah and on early levels you can fight by throwing furniture, using improvised weapons etc but that sort of thing drops put of the game later on in favour of slower timing-based combos. Severance aka Blade of Darkness - an old game that seems to be remembered now as a Dark Souls predecessor. It is a 'rogue-lite' game with randomised levels which puts some people off but it shares the fast improvisational fighting, a small number of powerful items rather than masses of loot, and using traps and environmmental hazards to your advantage. I'd love to know more games like Dark Messiah, it seem there should be loads of them, this is what I can think of for now.Ĭity of Brass - very underrated game IMO and the closest I've found to Dark Messiah's combat. The old /r/patientgamers Essential Games List Please use flair to display what games you’re currently playing, not a punch line, username, tag, URL, or signature. New, mobile-friendly spoilers can be posted using the following formatting: Want to play online in a dead gaming community? We expect you to know these rules before making a post. Please click here to see our current rules. We no longer maintain our posting rules in Old Reddit. Join our Discord Join our Steam Group Follow us on Twitter Posting Rules Whether it's price, waiting for bugs/issues to be patched, DLC to be released, don't meet the system requirements, or just haven't had the time to keep up with the latest releases. A gaming sub free from the hype and oversaturation of current releases, catering to gamers who wait at least 12 months after release to play a game.

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