When comparing Dungeon Souls vs Riptale, the Slant community recommends Riptale for most people. In the question“What are the best roguelikes/roguelites on PC?” Riptale is ranked 61st while Dungeon Souls is ranked 86th. The most important reason people chose Riptale is:
Each attack requires a gem. If you have no gems you cannot attack
Specs
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Pros
Pro Good pacing
For the most part it is known when you will be surrounded by enemies (when stepping on a rune, which is needed to progress) which allows the player to prepare. Enemies throughout the rest are scattered giving time to react, but the deeper on gets into the game the more difficult it will become, but does happen at a pace that the player feels prepared for it.
Pro Unique combat
Each attack requires a gem. If you have no gems you cannot attack
Pro Old-school retro roguelike
It is not really roguelite but a roguelike. You die and you start from the beginning.
Cons
Con Enemies can spawn right next to you and one hit kill
This issue can be infuriating due to how random it is, an enemy can spawn right next to your character and one hit kill them, depending on how far you have gotten in the game this can be quite annoying.
Con Classes are unbalanced
This may change in the future as this is an Early Access game, which mean things will change and get updated. Currently though the ranged classes have an easier time in the game making for unbalanced gameplay depending on what class is chosen.
Con Too difficult
It's a challenging game for sure.