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For those that use the term 'Soulsborne', what term will you use after Elden Ring
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DIablo-clones have had the ARPG title for a while, hence the recent confusion.
I'm telling you the history of the word, and how that poster misunderstands the intent of the word. I don't disagree that just shortening it to souls is just more practical and makes more sense now. The word was never intended to make bloodborne seem separate.
Problem with that is a lot of people (myself included) like the souls-type games (which honestly souls-type is probably the most effective at getting the idea across), but don't really like their other games. I'm excited for Elden Ring not because it's by FROM, but because by all accounts it's intended to be another dark fantasy RPG that souls fans will be interested in, according to FROM. It's a very specific genre by a developer who has done a number of different ones.
Yeah, same lol. Idk why people get so mad over it, I love them. All cheers to our new Soulsbornekiroring overlords!
None of us would be anywhere near as excited for Elden Ring if it wasn't by Fromsoftware. Heck, that's one of the few things we actually do know about it, haha!
If not "From game" than I'm with you on 'Soulslike"
I just watched the first episode of Mandalorian last night!
Do we even know if Elden Ring is a Souls-like game in the first place? We practically know nothing about it aside from Martin's involvement.
Yes, it has been said by Miyazaki that it's an evolution of the Souls formula.
I think limiting it to FromSoft titles is diminishing the impact other games have had on the Hollowsoulsbournekiroeniohrtalord Ring of the Surge Fallen: From the Ashes genre
100% with you here.
I wouldn't go this far, though. I see the value of a name like Metroidvania or Souldborne in demonstrating both things that the games have in common as well as showcasing some additional room for variation. Ideally you'd want two different developers included because right now you could infer that it's not a Soulsborne if it's not by From. Some might even agree, but if that's the consensus then it's just a loosely connected series rather than a genre.
Still, it's notable that nobody else has really pulled it together enough to earn their way into the genre name. At this point they probably won't even if we do see some more credible offerings than the likes of Nioh (which I'd argue belongs to the same genre, but it isn't noteworthy enough to play a role in defining the genre.)
Deliberate combat action RPG
Even though I think spatial awareness and exploration is also a big part of these games as well but the direct combat is the most in your face and noticable to your average person.
Even though I think spatial awareness and exploration is also a big part of these games as well but the direct combat is the most in your face and noticable to your average person.
What makes you excited for it if not From's involvement? They haven't showed anything.
And I'm not sure they've described it as "another dark fantasy RPG".
In serious note sekiro's genre is basically rhytm game disguised as action and soulsborne. Elden ring is expected to be the same but maybe with a new gimmick. But i hope it wont be rhytm, because i dont enjoy that genre
I think we can default to the Souls genre
Bloodborne, Sekiro and Elden Ring all come after Demon's SOULS and all have their own interpretation of a souls-like leveling system.
So I vote we shorten it to Souls genre, if anything.
Bloodborne, Sekiro and Elden Ring all come after Demon's SOULS and all have their own interpretation of a souls-like leveling system.
So I vote we shorten it to Souls genre, if anything.
So it's already Soulsbornekiro, but it'll become Soulsbornekiring (pronounced Soles-Born-Eh-Keyring)
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Red sky believers, would you say it's more of a maroon or a crimson?
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For those that chose not to switch doors in the monty hall problem, will you help with my math homework?
For those that saw a white and gold dress, what shoes would go best with it?
After putting the coconut in the lime, will you drink em bot up?
Soulslike is so clean because it captures the essence of the concept and it leans on established genre naming conventions like roguelike. We don't need to keep appending game titles, especially when the games actually differ in key ways.