10 Awesome Video Games That Owe Their Success To Dark Souls
6. Necropolis
Dark
Souls meets The Binding of Isaac, Necropolis merges roguelike, role-playing and
hack-and-slash elements, emphasising multiplayer and methodical gameplay. The
procedural generation and dungeon crawling aspects give the game a unique sense
of personality, which when combined with the cartoonish visuals and humour discern
the experience. That said, the game is very much a successor to the legacy of
the Souls series.
For one thing – while the combat is quick, and somewhat repetitive – the larger enemies require particular patience, timing and planning. The environments are especially reminiscent of Dark Souls 2 – despite their random construction – providing a decent amount of variation without seeming overly complicated. Visually, the game isn’t quite as interesting, but the greater variation creates a nice sense of spatial arrangement, complete with a moody, depressive atmosphere.