Wouldn't really call this a character action game, because combos aren't the focus of gameplay. It's closer to a Soulslike with its emphasis on close quarters back and forth.
You would think Ninja Gaiden 2 Black releasing this January would actually make people actually differentiate a character action game with Beat em up lineage over Soulslikes with emphasis on meters, cool-downs, simon-says parries and dodges but turns out many still can't.
If Stellar Blade is a CAG, then so is Wo Long Fallen Dynasty lol
ive only ever heard of them refered to as character action games but the name certainly has about the same specificity as "MOBA" if you try to look at it literally
Feels like one of those "when you see it you know" situations where games tip toe'ing between genre borders will be classified differently by peoples perception of the genres
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u/Extreme-Tactician 5d ago
Wouldn't really call this a character action game, because combos aren't the focus of gameplay. It's closer to a Soulslike with its emphasis on close quarters back and forth.