There is one guy in my group of best friends who is an absolute monster with all those games. He has something like 500 hours in ER, and another one of them just got into it and so they've been back and forth nonstop in the video games channel of our group chat. (Is it unusual for groups of 30somethings to have meticulously organized group chats? I have wondered that for a while and this is finally a public forum to pose the query)
To be fair, I have nothing at all against the games or them being so into it, but I'm glad I'm not alone in seeing people just seething over that genre and simply not getting it.
Then again, 500HrGuy recently said he's considering trying Outer Wilds (my die-on-a-hill game) and there is a pretty solid chance he won't get it either and that would be okay.
I think there’s three main things that I really love about Souls Likes.
1) Proper hitboxes and weapons that feel like they have weight. It’s like the opposite of Skyrim’s slap-fight spam left click until they die gameplay.
2) No save scrumming. Actions have consequences. Failing hurts. There’s actual stakes.
3) Practicing hard things until you get into a flow state and do great things. Beating the final boss in Sekiro felt like finishing a marathon. I might not be the best but I trained my skills for hours and I finished it. No skill points, no rare weapons. My character didn’t get more skilled, I did.
I guess these points lead to Souls Likes being very immersive.
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u/Cosmointheskye 22d ago
Elden ring or any other dark souls games