Soulslike - Discussion, News, Memes
This is a community for discussion, news, and memes pertaining to the video game sub-genre "soulslike".
Given Lemmy's size, the definition of soulslike may be treated relatively loosely. While games like the numerous FromSoft titles, the recent Star Wars Jedi games, Lies of P, Nioh and similar games should be the focus, games that incorporate soulslike elements - like Hollow Knight and Blasphemous, for example - may also be discussed here.
Basic Lemmy-quette applies. Additionally, since flairs don't exist yet, please do make sure to include a marker to denote what game your post is about in square brackets for clarity's sake. An example could be:
[BB] This enemy is so difficult!
or
[DS1] Anyone struggling with the gargoyles?
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Agree. I like it when game developers make their games chock full (?) of content without ever forcing players to experience it. They made the game and after that it's the players' responsibility to find their enjoyment in the game.
In this day and age, it's getting increasingly difficult to go play a game completely blind without looking up any guides, tutorials, what not. Probably because of FOMO too but also because players have a tendency to optimise the fun out of their games, at least somewhat.
Recently started playing Warframe and while I'm taking the advice of a YouTuber to specially not to look up guides and tierlists and experience the game as blindly as possible, I'm just invested enough to want to look up videos on the game. Might be the same thing for soulslikes for other people. Heck, I remember listening to the Paleblood Hunt audiobook on Spotify whilst playing Bloodborne for the first time even though I hadn't experienced the content talked about in the episodes yet.