Soulslike - Discussion, News, Memes

While there's certain aspects of gameplay and the world design I've come to enjoy a lot from the soulslikes I've played, it hasn't yet detracted from my experience if they are not present or not as strong in another titles in the genre.

But I've not played enough games to know, or strayed far enough from the fromsoft formula to notice.

I've had Thymesia on my backlog for a while, so I guess we'll see how it holds up against the big titles.

This makes me think about games that are not soulslikes but have some of the elements. Like Expedition 33 with the parry/ dodge mechanic incorporated to it's gameplay....

Has anyone here played it? Can combat be soulslike- enough? I'm mildly interested in the game. But being able to play it like that would certainly make it more appealing...

Bloodborne was kind of the third video game I ever played. I wish no one had told me how hard it was supposed to be, because when I found a difficult area/fight, I just kept trying to 'get better' instead of trying different approaches. It was only after playing a lot of other games that I realised good Souls-likes are not just difficult, but also designed to be very beatable.

Later when a friend and I played dark souls together I noticed I was much more aggressive compared to him. I didn't bother much with shields, dodged a lot, and kept getting right in the face of enemies. I remember hearing this idea that Bloodborne is the best tutorial to dark souls, maybe that's true.

Dark Souls was my first soulslike so... Yeah? 🤷‍♂️

Started way back with the original Demons Souls when that launched with the physical game manual included along with the soundtrack. It was certainly a wild experience trying the first of what would become a whole genre back then when everything was a God of War, Uncharted or Cod ripoff.

I think it’s mostly my early exposure to the games and getting to see them evolve that has most affected my experience with new souls games.

Wish they would have continued with the intricate and interwoven level designs instead of the inevitable generic open world. Removing the solo invasions also took a lot of the fun away from the original games.

Idk I started on Dark Souls and only branched out from there. My favorite soulslike has to be either Hellpoint or Salt & Sanctuary. But if its a soulslike I'll try it no matter what it is. I think Remnant was the only one I felt tricked on, it didnt feel.like a soulslike at all but seemed to be marketed as one.