AI Limit: 19 Minutes of Soulslike Gameplay

AI Limit is the latest Soulslike action RPG looking to scracth that seemlingly endless itch fans of the genre are always chasing. In a recent closed demo, we got a chance to get some more hands-on time with AI Limit and play some early stages. Here's 19 minutes of AI Limit gameplay.
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[@anthonycirami8500]

Reminds me of code vein

[@MintReactions]

Hopefully better

[@ScarletCrown_]

Right I agree, it looks good so far tho.

[@lilbladeknight]

That game should have had pvp, they goofed with that one

[@richardchaney7295]

Just what I was thinking! But I hope it's better.

[@JohnFischl-rz6wz]

Yeah same

[@danowarhealy6890]

Personally. I will never tire of souls like games and will happily keep buying any and every one I come across.

[@Choomba_1]

If this one's anything like code Vein, you won't want to. Trust

[@Nedk82]

@@danowarhealy6890 ikr my favorite genre and will always be my genre of choice. No other games are as anticipated as fromsofts next game and hopefully nioh 3

[@danowarhealy6890]

@@Choomba_1 I enjoyed code vein 2 😹

[@danowarhealy6890]

@@Nedk82 wo long was basically nioh 3. That said I do hope for a proper nioh 3 some time. Nioh was what got me into the genre. I actually did both niohs before I played and soulsborne game. So it's basically nioh like game to me 😹😹

[@Nedk82]

@@danowarhealy6890 lol no it wasn’t it was night and day difference. It was a decent game but it wasn’t even in the same planet as nioh

[@andretti10]

Interesting how people think there's too many soulslikes, yet there is a new live service shooter announced almost daily. And don't even get me started on the sheer volume of turn based rpgs and jrpgs on the market right now

[@hiroranger2156]

@@andretti10 what about Gatcha then the floodgates aren't open, they're broken beyond repair

[@abdelbouzazia4955]

I think it’s because soulslike used to be a synonym of quality games ( of course there were on rare occasions bad ones) but now that they are mass produced more than ever, like any other type of game, it pains some.

[@cfilorvyls457]

Yeah also way too many of those too. Just because we complain about soulslikes doesn't mean we don't complain about other trash lol. It's not that deep

[@ELDENLORD89]

@@abdelbouzazia4955Your statement has never been true unless you only mean Souls games from Fromsoftware.

[@abdelbouzazia4955]

@@ELDENLORD89 Ah my bad yeah I was essentialy talking about Fromsoftware but I mean there are good soulsikes like lies of P, Nioh, Remnant 2 and other games. there were many bad soulslikes in the past that's true but they were so bad that they almost never left the backend archives of steam so it's different from now where so many imitations of soulslike are getting undeserved attention

[@simonealcazar816]

People in the comments having a mental breakdown over a game genre is so hilarious.

[@tjbullis1491]

what's ur idea of a mental breakdown? i think people are just a bit tired lol. souls like gotta be a tag on every damn action game it seems these days.

[@shawnbenjamin9636]

​@@tjbullis1491It just means that you're not the target audience. Find someone else if you're not interested.

[@tjbullis1491]

@@shawnbenjamin9636 i can still be annoyed by the amount of souls likes that the gaming industry spends their time and money on. yall act like people arent aloud to comment lol.. thats what the comments are for.. commenting.

[@shawnbenjamin9636]

@@tjbullis1491 No, I'm just letting the child know that he's not the only one in the world and can't have everything he wants.

[@rjproduction486]

By your logic, many people should also cry about the tons maybe hundreds of new RPG released every year! But you don't see that happen.

[@Tyrant5RDFL]

Souls like games are like a separate RPG genre. I love them and hope they keep coming.

[@Boss_Fight_Index_muki]

So what some people's problems with souls-likes? There's only like 6 per year or so whereas staple genres, like FPSs or regular action games, have like 20+ each per year. 2024 FPSs: Neo Berlin 2087 Terminator Survivors Exomecha 4 Minutes to the Apocalypse Project Quarantine Robobeat John Carpanter’s Toxic Commando Boundary Ferocious Killing Floor 3 PHANTOM FURY AGENT 64 SPIES NEVER DIE EXEKILLER XDefiant Bodycam Luna Abyss Clockwork Revolution Alara Prime Lost Fragment Gray Zone Warfare Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl War of the Worlds Game Death Relives Den of Wolves Delta Force Hawk Ops Glory to the Heroes Crisol Theater of Idols Red Sunrise Abyssus The Axis Unseen And some other 2024 FPS and 3rd Person shooters also: Delta Force: Hawk Ops, Arena Breakout Infinite, Trench Tales, The Forever Winter, Gray Zone Warfare, Second-Loop, Kingmakers, The First Descendant, Off The Grid.

[@Nello_angelo]

@@Boss_Fight_Index_muki I guess cuz souls likes by themselves aren't a genra they are just RPGs and we get like +100 every year

[@Matt-ir1ky]

Right. There's plenty of roguelikes/lites that come out per year too. Like I don't like top-down click games like Diablo etc... I don't get upset if one comes out, I just don't play it lmao.

[@Lightning_Volt]

Souls genre is a sub-sub-genre of action-rpg, so comparing it to the broader genres doesn't make much sense. And as a fan, the souls genre is very crowded, so unless a game does something different or unique, or just does everything exceptionally well (which is to be seen for this one), it is hard to give it time or consideration. I have played the demo, and so far, it doesn't seem like anything I would like to spend time with.

[@uafc1]

Some gamers like easy games and don't like dying in games or any sort of challenge. So, they avoid soulslikes, and when they see one they actively root against it so that the industry stops making them

[@Blaqlyte93]

Complaints about soul-likes are basically votes for easier games...

[@Baytuh]

Oh look another one.

[@whippidy]

Just don't play it lol

[@mougen4138]

​@@whippidyjUsT dOnT pLaY iT 🥴

[@FRNTGNNR31Mz]

@@Baytuh DJ Khaled meme approves.

[@whippidy]

@@mougen4138 it's really that easy dummy

[@КонстантинПаршуков-о6б]

It starts to get infuriating! Can't people move to other genres?!

[@meherenow793]

no stamina bar + character creator = _maybe._

[@BlackTearDrop]

Looks cool! It leans heavily into traditional souls like muscle memory which isn't a bad thing. If other previews look good, i'll give it a buy.

[@tapeadeadworm]

it’s got a neat style ig

[@micahsean8664]

The only thing I can say for sure about this game is that it has excellent sound design.

[@alexkogan9755]

I’m very much reminded of Code Vein and I adored that game despite its flaws. However where this game differs from that and other Souls clones is the lack of the dreaded stamina bar. Not exactly full Devil May Cry combat but not having to deal with that annoyance is still a plus in my book. However I hope the character creator (if it exists) is on a similar level as Code Vein. Where I am concerned however is with regard to this “sync” mechanic because it reminds me very heavily of how God of War Ascension did its combat, and I really didn’t like how that game played at all.

[@DDugeoner]

Can we create cac in this game?

[@AllEyezSee]

This looks exactly like code vein

[@uafc1]

Code Vein 2?

[@JohnFischl-rz6wz]

i thought the same. Even some sounds effects are similar

[@vietmobile159]

The first map looks like the same to the first sewer map in Code Vein but i think its just coincident

[@Choomba_1]

Better be actually decent

[@B4ttleB0rne]

No. This is not code vein 2.

[@B4ttleB0rne]

You would know if it was code vein 2.

[@richardwhite3521]

This LOOKS amazing. Do we have a release platform and date?

[@cyrus6461]

PS5 and PC, only info on release date is 2024. So my guess is in November

[@nDVSTRY]

Seeing this has me wishing they would have better expanded on code vein

[@MartinAranda-sw1mr]

It almost reminds me of the old games of dark souls and bloodborne vibes

[@rexaifi]

That slashing sound sounds almost like other souls-game

[@Vugen18]

and?

[@kooltube100]

​@@rexaifi hmm a slash sounds like other slash sounds, crazy right? I mean cmon what do you want them to do? Thats like saying a game cannot have rain sound effects just cause another game uses rain now?

[@rexaifi]

did i make this comment sound offended to others? i was just simply stating it sounds as other souls game, whats wrong with that?

[@allanz977]

I think why ppl hate on soulslike new games it's not b/c it's got too many of them. It's most likely b/c it's a niche genre only popularized by Souls games but it doesn't change the fact that it still remained a niche genre.

[@talentroller4413]

It isnt even a genre. Its just a style of action rpg gameplay. Calling it a genee is crazy

[@TakaChan569]

People hate any and everything these days, it's the "cool" thing to do.

[@Choomba_1]

There's also a shitload of other kinds of games, like FPS and metroidvanias. Never has anyone said "there's too many"

[@Rajusharmal]

they refused to gitgud in soulslike game

[@Nedk82]

Looks good. People are complaining because souls likes usually don’t tend to worry about story it’s second to the combat and gameplay and that should always be the case.

[@Mboogy]

that is the opposite of souls game if you've never played one before. Every souls game has deep lore implications based on good writing that allows a player to encapsulate themselves in the story of the Setting/ENVIRONMENT they are in AND the people they encounter. You're just making up a fake definition to fit whatever narrative you need for a game. Get some help! This isn't even a soulslike, it's an anime game, similar to gacha games now on mobile like Wuthering waves or Genshin. lmao this is nowhere near a soulslike game, just because you slap on a dodge/roll doesn't qualify it. "A Soulslike (also spelled Souls-like) is a subgenre of action role-playing games known for high difficulty level and emphasis on environmental storytelling" please actually do research.

[@exaltedreverse4463]

​@Mboogy Mfs having to watch a KZbin video to understand the story is not a good story lmao. When destiny did it, people hated it. Lore and Story are separate

[@Mboogy]

@@exaltedreverse4463 we don't live in a day and age when the average individual can grasp everything a story is saying, especially a souls game by Miyazaki. I don't want to say some people are stupid or inept at just getting things, but a lot of humans can grasp the story of souls games without having to watch a video about the story. I understood Dark Souls 3 entire story by playing and immersing myself, not pausing to watch someone else play my game lmaoooo tf

[@Nedk82]

@@Mboogy yea deep lore that you have the option to find or don’t it’s not force fed down your throat.

[@Choomba_1]

​@@exaltedreverse4463what story? Soils games don't have a story they have underlying lore that doesn't actually help you. A story is something you follow to complete the game, souls have none of that.

[@lucasthegamemasterporterfi84]

Soulslike games often use stamina and that was always extremely annoying and made it almost impossible to move, fight and dodge… and that’s why I am so glad this game appears to not have a stamina limit 🥲 over the moon with that release of burden

[@crazymark1522]

Code vein 2??

[@mrsneedleton3254]

Nice, I was running out of soulslikes, I’m at a point where I can’t play anything other than soulslikes, pther games just don’t scratch the itch anymore unless they’re insanely good like ff7rebirth

[@chu_tonight]

I wasted a lot of money on games to find out that I can’t finish one from beginning to end unless it’s a soulslike. I believe it’s because soulslikes are what a video game should be, other games are just pressing buttons until the next dialogue or main story cutscene. And if it’s not a story driven game, then it’s just a game with repetition that gives rewards or cosmetic items for playing longer periods of time.

[@Kingstonlomusic]

The SFX though..... they're almost identical

[@jonathanclarke5763]

What is the point of doing heavy attacks if it does less damage than the faster normal attacks? Heavy attack dorsnt stop enemy movement, heavy attack freezes the character in place, locks them into an animation thry cant get out of and it the windup/chsrge can be interrupted by any attack? What is the point of having this attack?

[@kaseyj979]

Just FYI for those who are reading this, you can download the ps5 demo until Oct 21st.

[@cosandreas9414]

Art style does not go with soulslike. Anyone remember code vein? No hear or soul.

[@VectorMonz]

The motion of the combat looks good (glad it's not like DS3). The environment has a consistent ascetic. The map design is bit bland but not bad. The main character shouldn't say unnecessary lines. Overall I think the vision of this game is promising. It looks more soulslike then Code Vein.

[@Spooky_Hyung]

They had me in the beginning then the old stick guy spoke and I was like oh nahhhh then the robot angel showed up and I was okay not too bad so ima wait till a sale

[@chu_tonight]

the old stick guy is what sold me on the game

[@tjbullis1491]

can we get some original game ideas? instead of uninspired boring clones with different skins(literally they all play the same) i miss the days of games with deeps stories and deep rpg elements and skill trees and stuff. never been a fan of souls likes so this trend is just so damn exhausting to me.

[@JohnFischl-rz6wz]

Literally different genres dude. Go play other games.

[@strides1000]

Black myth wukong is GOTY

[@caelum1infernum]

Very clean looking soulslike game I would play it. The character design is amazing to be honest

[@lolitoelloco5992]

If the game can played entirely in coop i will be interested. If not i will just play it using other things

[@aboatfloats]

Wow, narrow corridors and hallways. Thrilling fun

[@SolBuster]

Most souls like dungeons are designed this way so that players don't just avoid all combat.

[@chu_tonight]

That’s the best part imo, I love level designs like this, it really makes me feel like I have an objective and fills me with curiosity on what’s ahead. Games with much open space and with too many points of interests actually drive me away from the game.

[@chaosyagami7206]

Same developer as Code vein? Or just similiar looking?

[@ll13gaming]

I can't wait! When is it coming out tho?

[@Squalid]

after Code Vein, I will always check two times before buying an anime souls like

[@phamtien5659]

These Chinese guys are really crazy about Soulslike, one after another

[@Maryfs1]

I'm so glad that Souls like games aren't overrepresented in the action genre! Can you imagine what it would be like every single action game was a Souls like? Yikes! I'm so glad that isn't happening!

[@TheLikeButtonLMAO]

@@Maryfs1 that's good, because that isn't what's happening lmao

[@l284l]

They are more popular than ever nowdays , cry harder

[@paulnewhouse5126]

Do we have a release date yet?

[@Sinneranne]

Code Vein 1.5

[@ryuukkkoko874]

they nailed the combat, very good

[@markfamilari3842]

Nothing wrong with more souls like but nothing really makes this one stick out for me

[@RaffaeleSanseverino]

Downloaded the demo yesterday :) I'll try this night or tomorrow night

[@BlueCuddlefish]

Love the anime look. And totally excited about getting more soul like game. I can't get enough of them and already finished just about all ones out!

[@RayearthIX]

I enjoy Souls-like games, and I like anime. So... this seems right up my alley. Wil lit get a physical release, or digital only? And is it still coming out in 2024?

[@NotKoniec]

looks really cool, shame its a soulslike

[@tjbullis1491]

literally my reaction to basically every soulslike HAHA

[@kaseyj979]

I was hoping it would be more like Nier than souls clunky slow combat with stiff animation.

[@monkeybusiness4996]

Code vein vibes

[@NextGenGames00]

It would be much better if it's was an open world map game with vehicles & plans to use

[@omegazx7236]

No it wouldn't

[@extra4542]

not every game needs to be open world, open worlds most of the time are big just for being big and dont give a focused experience

[@gri22lybear]

Loved the Demo; especially since CODE VEIN is my favorite Soulslike game to date, but there are definitely some things that need to be fixed on the PS5 Version. I’ll say though that it’s a game that I will definitely purchase. 🤘

[@Haru_no_ki]

I bet all the haters play ds and elden ring and cant stand other games in this genera. No stamina bar is interesting

[@lucasthegamemasterporterfi84]

So, this is basically a rebooted code vein but made by china 🇨🇳 and no character creation nor stamina limit

[@YEHOxSHUA]

I swear every month it’s another “soulslike” post from IGN

[@tjbullis1491]

that term makes me roll my eyes so damn hard lol. insta skip for me always.

[@B4ttleB0rne]

I am getting major 'anime bloodborne' vibes here.

[@arico7923]

Why no enemy variety?

[@TheWildBois]

Souls-like? More like soulless.

[@wend7415]

They gotta make the combat pacing faster, similar to Sekiro, seeing anime girls jogging like in DS is weird

[@tyratyra5549]

I'll be honest, part of me likes the look, but as far as animesouls goes, I'd really rather just play Code Vein. Looks better, plays better, moves better, a bunch of options for builds, etc.

[@mejrikais6002]

Another souls like I pass

[@algame3]

I really hate this art style, I used to love it, but it is everywhere in the market

[@robbiegta]

Is this Code Vein 2 😮😅

[@Kaijosuoh]

Aaah Of course, another arpg soulslike game ,that mimics basically every souls game from the past 10 years .. And funny enough looks like a spin-off of Code vein.. with no intention of creating a great story for everyone , but they're still sure you're gonna wanna play it cause it's "new " and has "ai " in the title

[@xxreyoxx]

Ahh another shooter that mimics everything the last 20 years. Gosh darnit!

[@MechaMeister]

Ah another moba that mimic what's been done 30 years ago 😡😠🤬😡😠🤬

[@SolBuster]

Another 2D pixel platformer like the last 50 years! Damn it!

[@uafc1]

wahh wahh wahh Go watch a movie if you want to watch a story so much, kid

[@silverlance6960]

literly code vein

[@Matt-ir1ky]

I'd say this is a souls-clone seeing as they basically copy/pasta'd the combat animations and the sounds and the UI

[@GTFoxN6Y]

Dark Souls, but it's more anime

[@thelegionfan6065]

Hope it’s good like lies of P

[@barofsoap6048]

Try the Demo,its quite a bit to see :)

[@Choomba_1]

Lies of P isn't really that good.

[@barofsoap6048]

@@Choomba_1 why isnt it good?

[@Choomba_1]

@@barofsoap6048 timings on parries and dodges are about 1/10 of a second, the enemies were designed more with theming in mind over actually being fun to fight (their animations are really stiff and awkward and it's disorienting to try and time parries and dodges), overall boss quality leaves something to be desired, and it's just generally unenjoyable.

[@barofsoap6048]

@@Choomba_1 You are describing trial and error, how you cant react to them the first time you see the attack, if i understood it (also you can block it you dont have to perfect guard everything)... but that can be said for all fromsoft games as well, how do you stand there ? But ,surely you can agree that they have a lot of good ideas that would improve the fromsoft formula further (weapon durability,estus recharge,charged for fatal attack,weapon assembly system,records in hotel krat,target dummy in hotel krat, souls spawning before boss door and other QoL changes) ( i dont mean that all of it is original or new,most of the things fromsoft does has been done before,difference between a new mechanic and a mechanic being improved) thoughts ?

[@shadowmane55]

So just code vein....

[@XiLock_Alotx]

Coooool….another soulslike. They gna burn this genre up and everyone will begin to slowly pull away from it..

[@danowarhealy6890]

@@XiLock_Alotx that's like saying call of duty will burn up the fps genre

[@makbreaker]

@@danowarhealy6890 and for a lot of people it has

[@Keprion]

Code Vein didn’t invent anything, stop comparing it

[@Ashensoul99]

code vein had a child i see

[@sooiv3572]

Unreal Engine graphics are also excellent.

[@MMCV963]

Reminds me of code vein, which i remember i was disappointed in when i played, might pick it up at some point if its any good though.

[@denisrybak-posselmann4734]

Kann man kaum anschauen. Wurde jetzt in den 20 Minuten 5x von Werbung unterbrochen

[@Slay3r88]

Game looks dope gonna have to try out the demo

[@kyburton]

After Stellar Blade, I expect a lot more speed and style from a game like this. I hope AI Limit finds its audience, but it looks too slow for me. Not nearly enough enemy variety either.

[@Omegaslashbuster1]

IGN got a capable player for once. Saw another demo of this and it was embarrassing.

[@luzen766]

Oh noO, not again. Code Vein 2? I'm never gonna play it again 🤣🤣🤣

[@izayoiigames3467]

its not soul like wtf, its close to be soul like, but anyway, the game is really good, i hope its worth of more than 25 hours playtime

[@loveone789]

Quick, Call DJ Khalid

[@ComboDamageTV]

I would dig these more if we didn't get the same art styles every time

[@okeowoaderemi]

I can never get tired of SoulsLike, give me a story with despair, good mechanics, difficulty and I'm good to go

[@Chronomatrix]

The ambience sound is annoying as hell.

[@Mark-mu4pj]

Seems like we can't go a week without a new "soulslike" game lol

[@caseyblankenship987]

Really? Count the ones on the past year? 5 tops? Okay now how many co op shooters and survival crafting games?

[@gears542]

Big bobba souls game. Jiggle physics better be here

[@barofsoap6048]

No Jiggle physics were found in the demo :(

[@mathinho1237]

Yikes

[@cabellism]

Not bad, this kinda looks fun.

[@Darkhate913]

If the combats good I’m getting it

[@JayOne44]

This reminds me of one of those JRPGs🤔

[@DESTY-N7]

Again a soul like.... Nobody wants

[@THESCARPPY]

Yeah….. it’s about time we let the “soul like” games rest for a couple years. It’s getting too repetitive now.

[@uafc1]

Yeah, there's like 6 souslikes being released per year. That's 6 too many, amiright? Let's go play an FPS, dude!

[@caseyblankenship987]

@uafc1 I have posted the exact same comment so many time. 50 co op shooters and stupid survival crafting games per year and only 5 souls likes and they cry about every one

[@shawnbenjamin9636]

You're guilty of double standards if you're the type that buys Call of Duty every year.

[@JohnFischl-rz6wz]

I´m pretty sure you don´t play any. So why crying.

[@barofsoap6048]

What kind of games do you wanna see instead of souls ? what would you be excited for ?

[@edgarector]

Seriously, when is this trend gonna end?

[@ff_user]

When money stops pouring in

[@uafc1]

Never

[@tjbullis1491]

never liked them to begin with lmao

[@RaykinaBreaker]

Overall the game look great. Though as usual they make the plot so generic like Mc losing memory.

[@B4ttleB0rne]

Code vein= code vein 2. Ai limit=?. Unless this game has ties to that game other than the gameplay we are seeing now. This is a seperate project. If this game gets rated M. I MIGHT buy it. The rating system is still unknown. The demo just dropped. Only time will tell..... that is all.

[@kaseyj979]

I tried the demo. Ps3 gameplay with ps4 graphics and physics. Immediately uninstalled. Was so disappointed.

[@crycredo3628]

Just another CODE VEIN style

[@B4ttleB0rne]

Tutorial boss was too easy.

[@sayonarasaii959]

who cares about if its souls like or not as long as its good game

[@Squalid]

is this UE5? don't want another game to stutters even looking like a PS3 game

[@Nobodyjbh14]

@@Squalid I believe it's Unity3D.

[@jeffreyherrarte858]

As a man of culture... I see a lack of jiggle for how blessed this character is.

[@mathinho1237]

As goomer you say

[@Twostraightwhitemalesreact]

@@mathinho1237wow you made a joke well done for you 🤨

[@Movel0]

They need to stop showcasing the starting area in soulslikes, they are too formulaic and don't show how in-depth combat and builds really are.