As an attempt to consolidate the few specific soulslike communities we have on Lemmy and to offer a general discussion space for people interested in this genre of games, I've created this community.

Feel free to stick around, post something, check out the communities I've tagged in the community info.

Let me know if you have any questions!

Here are a couple of videos and video essays I've watched and enjoyed a lot in the past for numerous soulslikes. I can definitely recommend any of them and have sorted them by game. The length can vary a lot, so many of them are probably videos you'd wanna watch/listen to over the span of a couple of days. I've had loads of fun with them and recommend checking out the respective channels for sure.

Dark Souls:

Should Dark Souls have an easy mode? - https://youtu.be/K5tPJDZv_VE

The World Design of Dark Souls - https://youtu.be/QhWdBhc3Wjc

I Beat the Dark Souls Trilogy and All I Made Was This Lousy Video Essay - https://youtu.be/O_KVCFxnpj4

Elden Ring:

The World Design of Elden Ring - https://youtu.be/LvnlvB9n6ic

Lies of P:

How Lies of P Twists Pinocchio's Origins - https://youtu.be/b6o9bt1SMEM

What Is in a Lie? - https://youtu.be/RAqz6F1yQQU

Lies of P has ruined Dark Souls For Me - https://youtu.be/LIrUQjjsDYg

We Didn't Deserve Lies of P - https://youtu.be/aTmjNDfX698

Bloodborne:

Visceral Feminity - https://youtu.be/sJVXV14Vv3M

Bloodborne is Genius and Here's Why - https://youtu.be/AC3OuLU5XCw

We Don't Deserve Bloodborne - https://youtu.be/lWa-cHAmiDU

Bloodborne: A World Without Hope - https://youtu.be/2Y7avwiMjB0

Sekiro:

Sekiro's Parry and Other Pursuits of Perfection - https://youtu.be/7W4li9yfY3o

Hollow Knight:

The (Mostly) Complete Lore of Hollow Knight - https://youtu.be/0XDiWYFGGqY

Let's Explore a Hollow Knight Iceberg - https://youtu.be/JvoiwgJbmKE

The World Design of Hollow Knight - https://youtu.be/7ITtPPE-pXE

Misc:

Souls Inheritors: Bloodborne vs. Sekiro vs. Elden Ring - https://youtu.be/hPRo4arGaSk

As you might have guessed, I have a soft spot for Bloodborne and Lies of P wherein my personal standouts would be "Visceral Feminity" - a video essay that deals with Bloodborne's imagery and its parallelity to the female experience - and "How Lies of P Twists Pinocchio's Origins" - a video essay that explores the similarities between the original Pinocchio novel and Lies of P and shows how its lore and world building are translated for the game.

Do feel free to comment your favourite video essays about any of the soulslikes you can think of and are passionate about. I'll add it to the post's body so people have a nice comprehensive list to check out in the future. I'll also pin the post for a couple of weeks for visibility.

Enjoy :)

https://slrpnk.net/post/15491888

What's your favourite boss lore?

Preferably on the easier side, especially if 3D. I had a grand old time figuring out the openings in Deaths Door and am hopeful I can pick up Titan Souls soon. Is Another Crab's Treasure as decent for a warm up to soulslikes?

What I liked about Death's Door is that it was simple enough to figure out how to level up, maneuver, and time mechanics so that it didn't slow me down from discovering more of the world or progressing the plot. At first it felt too difficult, but lasting longer through the hard fights was actually fun. I felt a short sense of accomplishment getting through each major fight. And when I felt like I was hitting a brick wall, I had a way to enhance stats. I'm currently stuck practicing the boss fight on the umbrella challenge.

I've watched videos of Dark Souls, and I can tell it's not for me. In MHW, though it's not a soulslike, I'm forever stuck on Deviljho - I've never been able to solo it, only carried. @.@ 'just mentioning it for skill reference.

Did you like the weight system in Lies of P? I feel like it was cool that armour and looks were separate from another but the weight limitations were quite, well, limiting at times

Bloodborne fandom in shambles 🤡

Christmas is fast approaching, and Hollow Knight: Silksong has the power to truly make it the most wonderful time of year. Team Cherry's long-awaited Metroidvania has been in the works for some fives years now, and despite the long wait, fans are running on little more than crumbs when it comes to intel. In fact, one of the most concrete facts we know about Hollow Knight Silksong is that it will be on Xbox Game Pass on day one.

Seven years since the first game launched, and despite the developer keeping things under wraps, the hype around Hollow Knight: Silksong seems to just keep growing - even though we have precious little confirmed. The long wait has made some fans antsy, getting the clown facepaint on at the drop of a hat after a hidden Hollow Knight Silksong update on its Steam page made hopeful hearts soar earlier this year. A 2023 controversy surrounding engine Unity's intended pay-per-download business model had made other Hollow Knight fans panic, with speculations that an engine swap could incur further delays on top of Silksong's initial postponement that pushed its launch date from early last year to sometime in the as-yet unknown future. Frustrating though the lack of information is, Team Cherry has reassured its restless players that Silksong is still very much in the works. Sounds like we will just have to keep being patient.

And the wait will hopefully be worth it. Hollow Knight Silksong stills ranks high on our list of new games of 2024, with or without a firm release date. If you're itching for more, here's everything you need to know about Hollow Knight: Silksong's delays, gameplay, and other news.

> Of all Star Wars games, it’d be tough to discern one that’s been as widely praised as Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, and for the longest time its reign was fairly uncontested beyond classics such as entries in the Star Wars Battlefront series, Star Wars: Republic Commando, or Star Wars: The Force Unleashed. That said, this debate has had greater meat on its bones since Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order introduced Cal Kestis as a fledgling Padawan who witnessed Emperor Palpatine’s Order 66 firsthand when he lost his Jedi Master and fled to Bracca as a refugee in hiding.

> Respawn and EA’s Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order capitalizes on several gameplay genres—Soulslike, Metroidvania, platformer, and action-adventure—and melds them into a flavorful cocktail while never abandoning its immersive and unmistakable Star Wars atmosphere. Not since The Force Awakens has a Jedi-related Star Wars story felt as authentic, at least not without relying wholly on fan service. It’s not without its flaws, but Jedi: Fallen Order is a reminder, half a decade later, of how much potential for original storytelling and gripping gameplay still flows within Star Wars’ rich vein.

What are y'all's thoughts on the two games in general? I tried getting into it but just couldn't because the gameplay felt a little too action-y and too much like Uncharted vs Dark Souls or something

And add three additional phases