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Lords of the Fallen is learning the worst lessons from games as a service [ongoing live service game is not suitable for a Souls-like game] (web.archive.org)
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[–] Sanctus@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Then make it dude. Make that big pile of shit. Stress your devs out so they can't place all the tiny details in the environment that connect the boss to the area. Shit out new areas and bosses so fast they have no lore. Watch, as your game sells none because soulslike players aren't there just for the mechanics. Which, speaking of mechanics, they will be garbage too. Do it. I won't stop you.

[–] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 0 points 10 months ago (1 children)

What is your point here? Are you saying if I make a bad game then I’ll realize that only good games exist in a genre? Or are you upset that you realized genre is independent of quality?

[–] Sanctus@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

What is your point? I'm telling you a GaaS Soulslike will fail. You won't make any money with this idea because it lacks the things that make us keep coming back to FromSoft year after year. This isn't an FPS where razor thin attention spans must be constantly stimulated. Soulslike fans will scoff at constant microtransactions and skins and your stupid in game store. Wanna know how I know this? Because there is a soulslike GaaS! Wanna guess the fucken name? Since its such a good idea you should have heard of it, right? I will honestly wait for your reply to tell you the name.

[–] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Can you name a genre that you think GaaS is a good model for?

They just seem to make a ton

I can’t even name every non-GaaS souls like

[–] Sanctus@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

The name of the game is Let It Die, btw.

Soulslikes are very popular. We watched the genre explode ourselves.

I don't like GaaS, you probably know that by now. But I don't see anything wrong with it giving free access to players. There are plenty of genres that are geat. Racing games, Shooters, sports games could probably do it easy.

But the soulslike genre in particular, the true legends of it, are not the GaaS games. Thats why FromSoft is still the biggest dog in soulslike, they know what the genre fans want. I guess Nioh 2 could be considered GaaS with its dailies and all. But I am more specifically referring to the cancerous revolving door of content type of GaaS. That would not serve a soulslike too well imo.