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?
Friends:
Should you have any questions, please do let me know.
I was a DS2 defender for a long time but I replayed it recently and I get why people dislike it. A lot of the level design is punishing in a way that other Souls games avoid, obnoxious placement and aggro ranges that leave little room for mastery and mostly force painstakingly slow and conservative gameplay.
Dark souls 2 has better pacing than Elden Ring.
DS1 🥇 DS2 🥈 DS3 🥉