Soulslike - Discussion, News, Memes
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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Don't fall for this one either
Have you ever genuinely tried it yourself?
Yeah! Some of my favorite builds involve bows. However, I think suggesting Dark Souls to someone who hates melee and enjoyed Remnant is a trap. Bow gameplay in Souls games is highly janky and bow-only is primarily done as a challenge run. I'd never suggest that to a first-timer to the series, but that's just me :)
That's a more fair explanation than just saying "don't fall for this bait" which makes it sound like bows are useless.
I did say in a separate comment that doing some bosses as bow only is a bit janky.
Edit: But I did a bow only run on Elden Ring as a challenge run and was surprised how easy it was most of the time. Was only a few bosses that felt janky.