Should Dark Souls be considered a rhythm game?

[Radishhead]

Timing and rhythm is clearly key to playing any Souls game effectively — and ultimately the main gameplay loop comes down to how well you time your dodges and attacks.

With this in mind, can we all agree that "rhythm" is the best genre to describe the series?

 

[Jurec84]

Nope. I am pretty good at rhythm games, but have a hard time with Souls :)

 

[FallenGrace]

No.

Otherwise every action game would be called that...

 

[Ephonk]

I think it's a platformer.

 

[shancake]

No. Most games require some form of timing and rhythm.

 

[Patitoloco]

No lol

Arkham Asylum is more of a rhythm game than Dark Souls.

 

[sheaaaa]

no, obviously not. This is a troll thread I'm pretty sure

 

[Tregard]

I'm absolutely willing to agree with you on this OP, it's a rhythm game.

 

[Deleted member 16908]

it's a roll-em-up

 

[Sword Familiar]

I think it's a platformer.

Click to shrink...

Yeah, because it's on several platforms.

 

[Linus815]

can CS:GO be considered a point and click game?

 

[bakedpony]

Nah it's a walking simulator. How many routes you walk on repeatedly in real life until you find a shortcut?

 

[Giever]

No. You could vaguely make an argument for Sekiro, but that's about it.

 

[Emergency & I]

It should not.

 

[Kapryov]

I've heard the same thing mentioned about Sonic games before.

Most games you will find you get the best result with a "good rhythm", but it's not the only way to be successful at the game.
With rhythm games it's entirely about having a good rhythm, that's the game. And I suck at those.

 

[Strings]

no

 

[dom]

There's no rhythm. Seeing an attack and reacting to it does not make something have rhythm. Otherwise you're literally saying any game that has real time action is a rhythm game.

 

[NediarPT88]

What

 

[Ceerious]

nonsense

 

[so1337]

Are there beats or melodies to time button presses to? No? Then it's not a rhythm game.

 

[Benzychenz]

If the enemies attacked to the beat of the music, sure.

But they don't, so no.

 

[NewDust]

Proof:




I disagree with OP's premise. There is no 'musical' rhythm.

 

[Shiny Man]

I'm using a bow and arrows in Demon's Souls remake. Is it a shooter?

 

[Deleted member 34873]

Lay off the reefer dude

 

[Dog]

Lmao era wild

 

[Snarfington]

the Dark Souls of rhythm games

 

[Shaoran Hyku]

If it is a rhythm game, is a bad one.
Because there is no KPOP songs.

 

[DaleCooper]

No and same goes for Sekiro.

 

[signal]

simply epic

 

[the magical kitsune]

It's a turn based jrpg because it's made in Japan, you roleplay as a character and you & your enemies take turns hitting each other when you have the opportunity.

 

[Deleted member 75819]

Timing ≠ rhythm.

 

[gabdeg]

Yes.

 

[Kuosi]

yup its friday, weekend's here

 

[Yi Zhang]

No. In addition to timing and rhythm, spacing is also important in souls games.

 

[Argentil]

You would have an argument for Sekiro being a rhythm game.

 

[Ushojax]

It doesn't really demand rhythm, it just punishes cockiness. If you try to attack too eagerly, you are fucked.

 

[KernelC]

Xenoblade 2 is closer to a rhythm game than Dark Souls, and neither are rhythm games

 

[Mukrab]

You would have an argument for Sekiro being a rhythm game.

Click to shrink...

This

 

[Pyro]

Me realizing weekend Era threads are gonna last an entire week because of the Thanksgiving holiday

Click to shrink...

 

[Chibs]

Normally I'd say no, but since it's a Friday, I'm gonna go with 'sure'.

 

[Soulflarz]

uhh
...s-sure

 

[Puru]

I don't think it's completely off the mark especially in Sekiro's case because parrying multi hits is pretty much following a rhythm, but that would then also imply that ds/sekiro are bad rhythm games.
Damn this one was free, thanks op.

 

[Gelf]

As someone with no rhythm, Souls games are easy as fuck to me by comparison to trying to play those. Timing and pattern recognition are not the same thing as rhythm.

 

[Vaser]

No, because rhythm games suck ass and Dark Souls is awesome.

 

[Jafin]

I heard it was the spiritual successor to Elite Beat Agents.

 

[aiswyda]

It's a rhythm platformer jrpg.

(Genuinely chuckled at the platformer option OP)

 

[fourfourfun]

Is this going to be like the Tetris Battle Royale thread where in 4 months time we see a Dark Souls rhythm fitness game come out?

 

[Jon_Sama]

rhythm is not at all a part of the souls games. Sorry op /nofunallowed.jpg

 

[Deleted member 20471]

I hate weekendera

 

[Nocturnowl]

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