re: Remnant 2

I think most Souls fans like it (myself included), but even though it's called "Dark Souls with guns," I don't think that's entirely accurate.

Yes, there's a stamina bar, rolling/i-frames, "bonfires," "estus flasks," co-op (but no invasions from other players), a million different builds, mats used for upgrading weapons, etc. But there are some major differences (e.g., there are difficulty settings, different rewards for beating the game on different difficulties, no penalty for dying, leveling up is different, etc.). Also, there are far more puzzles in Remnant than in the Souls games.

I think the biggest difference is that there is a Campaign mode and an Adventure mode, and the worlds and "events" that take place in them are randomized.

So, Campaign mode is a regular playthrough where you advance through different worlds to get to the end of the game. The "events" are static in your Campaign. Some bosses, worlds, etc. won't appear in your Campaign.

That's what Adventure mode is for. As an example, say you got World X in your Campaign and World X can spawn 5 different bosses. Say you want the loot drop from Boss 2, but Boss 1 spawned in your Campaign instead. Adventure mode let's you replay World X as many times as you want searching for Boss 2. A lot of bosses also have different rewards for alt kills, so you can reroll the world and kill the boss a different way to get different loot.

It can be a bit annoying on console because you have to constantly reroll worlds in Adventure mode looking for specific drops. On PC, there's a mod called "Save Guardian" that tells you what bosses/drops will appear in each world you roll.

Both Remnant 1 and 2 are great games, although 2 basically improved on everything from 1.

Happy to answer any questions you have about the games!