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[Discussion] Which Soulslike will you be playing this weekend and what's a topic YOU want to discuss? (lemmy.zip)

submitted 1 day ago by v4ld1z@lemmy.zip to c/soulslike@lemmy.zip

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I got nothing, guys. What's a topic you would like to talk about?

No soulslikes planned for the weekend. Not really in the mood for them right now. What about you?

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[–] GrantUsEyes@lemmy.zip 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Spoken like a true scholar.

My hunch is that, even if it kinda already exists as a "sub genre", souls-lite as a term will probably won't catch on, at least right now. it sort of carries a bit of stigma? it won't attract genre die hards and probably will push away people that are scared of the formula. Idk. I'm not really in tune with gaming jorunalism so I could be completely off.

[–] Coelacanth@feddit.nu 2 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

Apparently people are already using it!

[–] GrantUsEyes@lemmy.zip 1 points 3 hours ago

The term 'souls-lite' gained traction when the developers of Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn emphasized that their game wasn't as hardcore as traditional soulslikes, catering to fans of action games as well.

Oh! Well if the studio is using it to self describe their game I'm obviously streets behind XD. That's exactly what legitimizes a term.

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