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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.

Basic Lemmy-quette applies. Additionally, since flairs don't exist yet, please do make sure to include a marker to denote what game your post is about in square brackets for clarity's sake. An example could be:

[BB] This enemy is so difficult!

or

[DS1] Anyone struggling with the gargoyles?

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[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 3 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Having played 4e before knowing what the internet had to say about it: Nah, that shit was wack AF. I don't much care for 5e (die hard 3.5e fan), either, but it's still better than 4.

[–] jjjalljs@ttrpg.network 3 points 1 week ago

There are reasons to not like 4e, like there are reasons to not like DS2. But I think both have people who are just bandwagon jumping.

[–] alphabethunter@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I have the exact opposite opinion, I hated how bloated 3.5 was, and how broken and unbalanced were the original classes, so my first hands-on experience with 4e left me feeling refreshed. And I was never against the more videogamey design, as the outcome of that was a game that was considerably more balanced and more tactical.

[–] Grabthar@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

It really did balance martials. They were actually fun to play in 4e. Encounters were really easy to create and balance. Neither spells nor magic items were wildly overpowered. It was a well thought out and fun to play game. But it sure didn't feel in any way like D&D.