Don't miss the Gameplay Reveal Trailer for Mortal Shell 2, a dark fantasy third-person soulslike action RPG developed by Cold Symmetry. Players will take up arms against a world enshrouded in darkness by assuming Warrior Shells to take on heretics and false Gods alike. Take a look at over 11 minutes of cinematics and gameplay featuring new abilities, combat styles, and story elements to discover along the blood-soaked path. Experience the standalone title of Mortal Shell 2, launching in 2026 for PlayStation 5 (PS5), Xbox Series X|S, and PC (Steam).
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Slaps head* sigh Hollow Knight is not a souls like 2d game by any stretch of the imagination. It is a standard metroidvania. It doesn't carry the standard difficulty of a soul's game nor the movement of a soul's game.
Hard disagree. It’s literally the closest thing to a 2d souls like— respawning enemies, loss on death, rpg lite upgrades with charms/weapons, the most challenging bosses than any metroidvania I’ve played.. and I’ve played A LOT
Idk, most "soulslike" 2d game to me are more metroidvania and more similar to the hard classic 2d games back in the day. I think souls definitely inspired devs to make games hard again though.
Games have ALWAYS been difficult, you just had to CHOOSE the hardest difficulty if you were a hardcore gamer and some games have MODs to make them even more difficult. I enjoy souls like games from time to time , and no they are not more challenging than Tlou or Halo on hardest difficulty especially with the extra modifications. But sometimes I just want to relax after a hard day and not need to memorize a fight pattern while still being challenged.
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Soulslike games have become mainstream since the new decade began, but with its mainstream success, the market is getting flooded with games from the genre. - Games Horizon
Yeah I agree. Like I can only see more games of a genre hurting innovation in games outside the genre.
Depends. Is it “you died 50 times because you need to learn the games mechanics” or is it “you die 50 times because f you, no defensive options and heres a blindfold?” If its the former, sure. The latter, Ill pass.
innovation is up to the individuals making games. Too much of something often leads to fatigue and criticism which would lead to innovation so that things feel fresh and new.
Exactly. This has happened with almost every popular genre. The industry was flooded with first person shooters because of their early popularity. Then in order to stand out from the crowd, they were forced to innovate, causing the genre to split into several sub-genres.
Reducing the number of Soulslike games would massively reduce innovation, as each game that got released would get away with being another standard Soulslike and nobody would complain.
Yeah, there are alot of them. But some of them have just enough quirks or differences to welcome different people. I typically cant stand souls games, especially fromsoft ones. But every now and then you get a Nioh, a Wuchang, or a steel rising.
Did he have to be licking his nuts.....?
This looks WAY more polished and complete than the first one, and looks like a lot of fun!
First game was mediocre
now this looks like a upgrade