In recent years, the genre has won a lot of new followers and got lots of praise for its accomplishments. They’re as popular as ever and everyone wants a piece of the cake. New games are released several times a year with varying degrees of quality. In discussing the genre, some people feel overwhelmed by the amount of new games entering the genre and some feel burnt out or fatigued.
I definitely get that thought and could see myself also being annoyed somewhat by the sheer volume of soulslikes released. But I don’t think I’m fatigued per se. If a title interests me, I’ll give it a try - if it doesn’t, I don’t. I don’t feel the pressure of playing everything new and shiny as I did a few years ago.
Where do you stand on this? Do you ever feel pressured to play a game because it’s new and talked about a lot? Or maybe because it’s another entry in the genre and you don’t want to miss out?
Not exactly fatigue. It’s just that most of the titles I see coming out reek of the same “front page of Steam” scent that I’m not interested in. Too shiny, too samey.
While I love my Fromsouls, there are other genres competing for their place on my most favourite list, and are delivering regularly.
Nightreign looks alright but doesn’t particularly interest me at full price. Duskbloods is an immediate write-off thanks to exclusivity. I’m waiting for Miyazaki and co. to win me back again.
Btw I got Bloodborne on shadPS4 working now, so that’s my “new” soulslike to look forward to.