We’re not going to beat around the bush: we’re tired of tuning in to every gaming presentation and seeing another dark fantasy Soulslike. Many of these games may be good, but they simply don’t excite us anymore – it feels like when practically every other indie title was a Metroidvania.
WUCHANG: Fallen Feathers at least has a gimmick: you play as an amnesiac pirate warrior during the tumultuous late stages of the Ming Dynasty. Cool. It’s here you’ll “battle against grotesque abominations, drawing on ancient lore to challenge the creeping darkness that threatens the humanity that remains”.
The game will have multiple endings and, judging by this trailer, it does at least appear to have its art direction on-point – there are some boss designs here that would make even FromSoftware proud. No matter how good the game is, though, we’re concerned this is becoming an increasingly saturated market: do Soulslike still excite you, or have you had your fill of this type of game?
Are you tired of Soulslike games? (3,414 votes)
- Yes, there are way too many
- Kind of, some variety would be nice
- No, keep them coming
[source youtube.com]
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I don’t mind them but the thing is with these games - they take energy, concentration and serious investment to commit to. I can’t be doing that on a rolling loop one after another. So yes … there are just far too many of them.
Now they all even start to sound like the same
It looks good but it's probably going to be hardcore. Which is fine, it's just that those games take a lot of time and effort, and I like to limit those experiences to the likes of FromSoftware.
If I played every hardcore hack n slash or Soulslike I'd just burn out.
I can see why people might be tiring of them, but for me they've been one of the best things about this gen
I'm more excited for Phantom blade zero
Oh look yet another Souls Like 😑
Can we please just get fun action games that aren't soulslikes? Is that too much to ask for?
Wu tang clan enter the 36 chambers looking good.haha.😄word up son
Just what we need, a Soulslike RPG! Now, if we could just have another Persona clone, cause there aren't enough of those either...
@tangyzesty Ok but like what Persona clones are there even? The closest i can think of is Eternights.
@Bigmanfan I heard it's really not Souls like it basically carries some aspects like that sort of like how stellar blade isn't Souls like either, but was 'branded' by gamers as soul's like because you had a manage basic things that have been inside video games since forever, counters, your health, stamina, etc. People are over using that branding for everything the moment they see any type of big monster/dark.
This deserves keeping on my potential purchase list.
Maybe enough time has passed and I'm ready for more Souls-likes. The demo for AI Limit really surprised me, and thus looks pretty sick.
@mountain_spider Unfortunately, it's not just gamers saying that. It's called a soulslike in the description of the official YouTube trailer.
@tangyzesty. ditto to @Deoxyr1bose question. I can't really think of any persona clones at all. (And metaphor doesn't count, it's the same studio.)
I'm always hyped for another challenging action game! However I can definitely understand the fatigue other people feel towards the genre though.
For the people who are annoyed that [Insert your favorite genre here] isn't getting shown off instead, I honestly hope that you will get to play new games that fit you better soon!
With fighting games, souls-likes, and indies popping off, this is an amazing time in gaming for me. I'm having a blast, and I'm trying to not be bothered by the people who are grumpy, and instead wish that someday they will get to enjoy gaming as much as I am right now.
@Bigmanfan You want fun action games that isn't soulslike then try these games:
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