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[–] GnastyGnuts@hexbear.net 11 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Soulsborne games clarify to me how much of my ability to enjoy stuff is tied to mental association.

I have never been able to give the genre a fair shake because I will forever associate it in my brain with annoying internet freaks being needlessly and aggressively elitist about them. I feel like I would probably like them a lot if I didn't associate the very concept of them with types of people I dislike.

At least I already liked Armored Core and Tenchu before anybody could fuck it up for me.

[–] Frank@hexbear.net 4 points 1 year ago

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Maybe give Sekiro a try? It's not not ac6's frantic flying around combined with Tenchu's fun ninja toys. I

[–] QuietCupcake@hexbear.net 3 points 1 year ago

I was the same way. I fucking despise the "git gud" attitude and decided that I would never be able to enjoy the genre that gave rise to that phrase. But I ended up playing a game I didn't even realize was a soulslike until after I became addicted to it. Ever since I've been fascinated by the way that kind of game with that set of mechanics can really hook a person in to the world and into learning and developing the strategy needed to further uncover it.