^anybody notice the tag I used for the post? hehe^
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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.
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[BB] This enemy is so difficult!
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[DS1] Anyone struggling with the gargoyles?
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And I appreciate you responding in a constructive way. Don't get me wrong, I'm not expecting a load of new content that's very different to the reddit subs. The series ended nearly 10 years ago now, it's hard for anyone to think of anything creative to post at this point. And yeah I get you for sure, I wouldn't expect someone to devote themselves to this stuff!
Love a shitpost myself and was a fan of r/shittydarksouls too, there's some gold on there. It's not on there I see this stuff I talked about, I feel it's more on the main subs. The sheer amount of times I've seen some slightly differently worded variation of asking why people hate DS2 so much. And while some of it will be genuine of course, I can't help but think that people just make those posts cos they see how much engagement it gets, even though it happens all the time. Also some of it could be bots too I guess
I dunno, I'm over here ranting about a certain type of post on a specific game's subreddit being boring and overdone and not wanting it here too, maybe that says more about me than them
But anyways yeah I will engage more and try and get some more varied discussion of DS2, you're right to point out I can do that after me saying this. It's the most unique one after all, I think you could say? Whether the uniqueness is good or bad or wherever in between is a big part of the debate
Nah, it's absolutely valid you bring this up. Part of the appeal of Lemmy was/is that we're doing things different to reddit. So finding that a community is copying content off reddit can be disappointing or confusing - I absolutely get that.
That's part of the reason this community is for soulslikes of all kinds and not tied a specific franchise. That way, it's easier to have stuff to talk about with new releases encouraging new topics and discussions. Of course, most people are into the FS titles first and foremost so it makes sense to serve that audience to an extent. But there are limits, of course.
That's awesome to hear - glad to have you here. But again I have to stress that you're not obligated to post anything. A comment here and there is sufficient and even that is not required. You checking out the posts is enough already :)