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!
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[DS1] Anyone struggling with the gargoyles?
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The titular Dark Souls is humanity itself. Since most things you fight aren't human, it makes sense. They might look human, like Gwyn, but they are not. Literally the whole undead curse thing happened because Gwyn feared humans and losing his power to them. There are also at least 2 bosses with "dark" in their name in the series; Darkeater Midir and Darklurker just that I can recall off the top of my head.
Demon's Souls also explains the lack of demons. It's been so long they all either died or left the country. But it was demons that caused the downfall of the land you're in and why all the monsters and ghosts exist.