It's gotten better for me, but I've had a long stretch of time where I essentially didn't touch other games because they felt unfulfilling and boring after learning to love soulslikes.
Some games which I very likely would enjoy, like Horizon Forbidden West or Tears of the Kingdom, just don't lure me in as much as they would have a couple years ago. The combat and open world felt so bland in comparison to a soulslike. Even though soulslike gameplay can be very dull depending on your build and good level design can make or break a soulslike.
Might also explain why I dislike Elden Ring - it carries over from other open world games.
I've gotten to a point where I've had my full of soulslikes for the most part, so my willingness to invest more time into them has waned over the past couple months. Khazan and DS3, as well as Lies of P, were a lot of fun, but it's nowhere near as much of my main gaming focus as it was a few years ago.
Has something like that ever happened to you? What did you do to combat that?
Yeah I’m deep in it right now. Played Lies of P as my first soulslike, then Dark Souls - dipped my toes in DS2, but saved that sweet mess for later - and now I’m playing DS3.
I have absolutely no interest in other games with the overall action rpg formula. And I am not sure I want to combat it. I don’t feel like playing other games, so I won’t.
But this only apply to action rpgs. I still play a lot of retro platformers and rally games. Games like Zelda I also don’t count as an action rpg so I don’t compare it to Souls games. I also still have Spider-Man 2 on my backlog and looking forward to is. Again because I don’t really see a comparison between the gameplay/mechanics/genre Spider-Man and Souls.
I played both Horizon games, but have no interest in the next one. The same with God of War and Devil May Cry. As soon as we get into the very combat focused action rpg territory I have lost all interest.
And while those games still have merit and people who are into those kinda games should totally enjoy them. I’m not one of those souls fans that will knock on people for not liking what I like. But I just can’t see passed how great this genre can be.