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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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I never played a fromsoft game until elden ring. I hardly really knew anything about them. I only really knew that you fight big bosses and that it's hard. After playing for a while and not knowing where to go or what to do next, i looked up some forums and Ho-Ly shit. People who are into these games are the most obnoxious bunch of gamers i have ever seen. If you don't play naked and with the worst weapon of the game, you're basically not even playing. They live with their own made up rules because that's what they see their favourite YouTubers doing, who play that game for a living.
Pretty much. This is my favorite genre/game developer but it has 100% one of the most toxic fan bases. But I guess that helped cement for me that the game is it at its best when I'm not engaging with it in a way that involves letting people tell me how I should play. Also it gave me motivation to finally start invading people and do unspeakable things to people who play naked or follow build guides.
Hope you get to enjoy your playthrough though. There's so much more to these than just difficulty and I envy you getting to see it all for the first time