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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Exactly.
I couldn't tell off game developers back then.
But now I can't tell the developer of Silk Song off, because I would end up unloading all the anger from The Lion King and Ecco the Dolphin on them, and that's not fair.
Fortunately, it's easy to find out what games are hard as balls now and just leave them to the people that enjoy it. Back in the day you played what you managed to get and liked it, even if it sucked!
It's true. A few redeemed themselves - some only thanks to Game Genie or a solid developer cheat code. Ecco the Dolphin was pretty fun with infinite lives.
Some I think I only learned to like through a kind of "my allowance is gone" Stockholm syndrome.
One game that always stands out in my mind is Victory Road on the NES. I was living in Germany at the time, so getting a game, any game, for my American NES was a big deal. My cousin in the States offered to mail a game he didn't want any more to me, so I of course accepted. For weeks I anticipated getting it, and when it finally arrived...it sucked. I see why he didn't want it any more. Still played and beat it!
You just unearthed a long-buried trauma for me. I hope you're happy...