With nothing worth playing on the horizon, I've been revisiting old favourites. A lot of them have been character action and hack 'n slash - a nice change from the endless stream of Soulslikes.
I've made it through OG God of War, Godhand and am onto Ninja Gaiden. Anyone have any recommendations for follow-ups?
Since Koei Tecmo games are dominating this thread (Ninja Gaiden, Dynasty Warriors and its variants), I'll add their Nioh franchise to the pile. Yes, it's technically a Soulslike, but it has the most in-depth combat system I have ever played in any game. The combat is incredibly fun and satisfying once you get the hang of it and some levels.
Yeah man, I thought Nioh 2 was great. Then I unlocked S-rank agility and discovered it had an entire animation cancelling system, at which point it starts playing a bit like high-stakes character action. Easily one of the most compelling combat systems I've had the pleasure of mastering.