How's the pvp? PvP was the only time I really felt like I loved dark souls.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ck6E2mLq9QQSkill mode means they're using preset game builds so it's skill instead of gear.
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Edit: Holy shit, I just stumbled across an awesome secret mission. It was a dojo mission, cramped inside the dojo itself, which means a small little arena. And I had to fight every. single. dojo. master one at a time in a row.
It was a fucking riot. That's exactly what I wanted this entire game. Just nonstop samurai duels. No bullshit fireballs or lasers or giant monsters. Just 6 samurai dueling with normal human weapons.
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I also did a few coop missions on New Game +. It's actually fun now because there are no scrubs begging for help with bosses, just people running through levels knowing what needs to be done. It's quite fun, especially since the bosses have huge HP pools when you're co-op-ing. Not so much that they feel like damage sponges, but just enough so it doesn't feel like some lameass fight where they die instantly due to 2x the DPS.
I don't know why there are two coop options in this game. There's "become a visitor" which is exactly the same as Dark Souls, where if you or the host dies, the session ends. Then there's "Yokai Realm with a Companion", which is better in every single way due not the game not ending when anyone dies. You can run around reviving each other if you die, but you can only do this a limited amount of times. Also now both players can interact with the map and actually do things.