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Soulslike - Discussion, News, Memes
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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.
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[BB] This enemy is so difficult!
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[DS1] Anyone struggling with the gargoyles?
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What's the issue with DS2? I haven't played a souls-like but all the arguments I see are as basic as "it's different!". It reminds me of the hate for mgs2. That game fucking ruled and I played them all in order including the msx ones.
DS2 is my favorite because its so different. Two of the things thats different that i loved was the ability to powerstance to duel wield any 2 weapons. The other was being able to snuff out whole enemies and make them extinct making that 15th treck to a boss so much easier.
It was also the first to introduce fast travel, which meant the areas werent super connected through shortcuts like the first.
That sounds pretty great to me!