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Souls Style Game Design Anonymous 01/08/18 (Mon) 08:21:34 d9f2d9 No.14117203

Is a justification for corpse running and the MC's immortality one of the main tent poles of Souls inspired game design?

Does this limit the setting of any prospective Souls clone?

Anonymous 01/08/18 (Mon) 08:37:34 add0a7 No.14117245

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>>14117203

>Does this limit the setting of any prospective Souls clone?

No, what limits "Souls clones" is that people think such a term exists to begin with. The Souls games are ARPGs. They're "unique" aspect (Which is the countering) is nothing new. The only difference is that, apparently they do it better than other RPGs (However, not as good as games with "RPG elements"). And, the only reason why people are giving the Souls games notoriety over other, better titles is because they happened to become the popular game of the week.

Anonymous 01/08/18 (Mon) 08:43:16 d08ac7 No.14117257

>>14117245

>They're "unique" aspect (Which is the countering)

OP is a fag but you clearly don't know what you're talking about either.

Anonymous 01/08/18 (Mon) 08:53:51 add0a7 No.14117278

>>14117257

I couldn't think of a better way to simplify saying "Watch opponent's attacks, dodge and parry when needed, attack when there's an opening". If that isn't what is the "unique thing" is about the Souls games (Aside from the world building), please let me know because this is the only shitty summary I keep seeing come from normalfags on "Why Dark Souls is good". I didn't have any interest in playing the title before it was popular, and I still don't have any interest in playing the title now that games are attempting to replicate it.

Anonymous 01/08/18 (Mon) 10:23:59 d9f2d9 No.14117616

>>14117245

I'm speaking more about the fluff rather than the crunch.

Anonymous 01/08/18 (Mon) 10:33:41 e613c7 No.14117649

>>14117245

<countering

<you can only counter on certain boss attacks, if any

I would argue the stupid stamina bar, along with slow pacing and the ability to turtle effectively is what makes a souls game, a souls-like experience. (overall a shit game)

Team Ninja games including NInja Gaiden are nothing like souls games apart from commitment to your attacks, that comparison is so full of shit.

Anonymous 01/08/18 (Mon) 10:50:07 a8dc5e No.14117681

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>>14117203

> Is a justification for corpse running and the MC's immortality one of the main tent poles of Souls inspired game design?

> Does this limit the setting of any prospective Souls clone?

Not really. Wayforward's The Mummy Demastered is more of a Metroid-like and it had corpse running where you actually had to kill your corpse to get your gear back.

I'd say there is no single defining feature for a Souls-like, in the same way that Zelda has many elements but there are very few games that actually fit in to that subset of action/adventure.

>>14117278

> I didn't have any interest in playing the title before it was popular, and I still don't have any interest in playing the title now

You walked in to a thread about games you haven't played and have no intention of playing, shit all over the place with an uninformed opinion, and sage.

Top quality fucking cancer, mate.

Anonymous 01/08/18 (Mon) 15:29:32 ac05ef No.14118345

>>14117278

Oh look. Another sperg who cant stand that his games arent as popular as souls with his head too far up his ass to play them.

Anonymous 01/08/18 (Mon) 17:02:07 fcb161 No.14118662

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Soulslikes is the best thing happening to vidya in the last 10 years.

All the butthurt haters that don't even play video games but still autistically screech about it is the testament to that.

Anonymous 01/08/18 (Mon) 17:50:27 4f56dd No.14118874

>>14117245

>hey're "unique" aspect (Which is the countering) is nothing new.

Nigger, the "unique" aspect is the slow and methodical character movement that punishes you for not knowing what you're doing when you press a button. The actual unique aspect is how the games don't tell you how anything works and throws you to the wolves to figure shit out. While not completely new, it's something that hadn't been seen in over a fucking decade.

The only one of the games you posted that remotely compares is Monster Hunter.

Anonymous 01/08/18 (Mon) 17:53:22 ffaac4 No.14118890

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