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Souls-like is defined by the need to decide between attacking, blocking, dodging or parrying. With the additional factor of attacks having a fixed commitment to the attack animation that leaves you vulnerable and likely to get hit if you press it at the wrong time.
It's mostly just 2D fighting game combat translated into 3D with a lock on targeting system.
This is spot on. I like fighting games and I after playing a bunch of fighting games I will be better at the spacing and timing in a souls game.
fighting games are fast tho. if a fighting game had souls combat it would be boring af
Not Soul Calibur (the WORST soulslike)
Transcending history and the world, a tale of souls and swords, eternally retold
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Super Smash Bros - the original Souls-like game
smash bros is intentionally designed to be the least like fighting games it can be, i think sakurai has some youtube videos about the design concepts.
Yeah, it's not a fighter, is a Souls-like
But there are slow fighting games like Samurai Shodown, Two-strikes, Divekick and Footsies. Two-strikes looks sick even.
dive kick isn't especially slow. souls bosses makes samshow look zippy.
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