All (action)games I know of don't have real and proper surface collision detection, except some physics games. Just an example: If my Char hits something or someone the weapon goes straight through without any physical reaction, it just counts the damage I've done.
Are there any games out there, in which physics are calculated correctly and taken into visual account?!
Exanima, it's mostly a testing ground for a game the devs want to make around this concept.
It's a good time, and also exactly what I think you're looking for.
Not to bury the lede, it is a fairly full featured action game, but there's not really a story element at this stage. https://store.steampowered.com/app/362490/Exanima/
I also had Exanima in mind.
The story is actually already there, it's just easy to miss :)
Although I'm guessing once they finish up work on the AI, roles and dialogue system soon, there'll be more of it.
True, somewhat of a "look for the story and you'll find it" dark souls vibe.
I got the impression from dev logs that the end goal is a more traditional RPG story
I believe that's more of a goal for Sui Generis. Which is the game they initially begun working on (and still are).
They do have some dialogue with Derrin that gives us some lore, so I'm guessing we'll get more of that.