Souls? A game having a stamina bar means it's a souls game?

[The Punisher]

I'm really curious as to why people and the devs say souls like. Because they put a stamina bar in? I've watched gameplay videos and all I see is a hack and slash game with no relevance to Souls other than the ability to lock on to enemies which isn't a Souls only thing, and a stamina bar which also isn't patented by From Software.

[Ping Pirate]

Originalmente postado por The Punisher:

Too late, Vintage already did the stupid.

I am the infinite sadness

[Beelzeboul]

Rather than just chime in WRONG to everyone why not tell us what you think makes a souls game a souls game?

[Clown Reemus]

Originalmente postado por Vintage Villain:

Originalmente postado por H8Laggers:

This

yeah, it's not the independent elements (minus the bonfire/ estus aesthetic) but rather the combination of these mechanics that creates the "souls-like" tag.

Please make the mentally challenged kid point out the games that are copying DS that much. Maybe then you will understand how stupid you are for attempting any kind of constructive information exchange with him.

[The Punisher]

Originalmente postado por LoboFH:

Videogames analysis is not your stuff, try to send your CV to McDonalds.

Says people who think a stam bar makes a game Souls like. :x

[Maidiac]

Originalmente postado por Clown Reemus:

Basically a cheaper copy of Dark Souls in a sci-fi setting, which is slighly worse than DS.

You in every thread trash talking? Jesus son

[Hearshot]

Originalmente postado por The Punisher:

Originalmente postado por JuLLe:

This guy literally explained why its souls like. Yet you are not listening

Bonfire is a checkpoint. Wow dropping stuff on death? NEVER HEARD OF THAT BEFORE IN A GAME, LULS.
Real time action rpg, oh yeah Souls is the only title with that going for it...
Progression tied to exploration, nope, totes no other games have that.
Limited heals that regen at checkpoints? How unique.

Its all of those features combined into one game that make it souls like. Souls popularlized having all of those features in a game at the same time. Most people use the term as souls-like to imply that there is simply similarity or inspiration from, as you said in your initial post even the devs call their games "souls like".

[The Punisher]

Originalmente postado por Clown Reemus:

Originalmente postado por Vintage Villain:

yeah, it's not the independent elements (minus the bonfire/ estus aesthetic) but rather the combination of these mechanics that creates the "souls-like" tag.

Please make the mentally challenged kid point out the games that are copying DS that much. Maybe then you will understand how stupid you are for attempting any kind of constructive information exchange with him.

You do know that nobody likes weaboos right? Even Japanese people think you're ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ creeps. :s

[Osas]

Originalmente postado por The Punisher:

I'm really curious as to why people and the devs say souls like. Because they put a stamina bar in? I've watched gameplay videos and all I see is a hack and slash game with no relevance to Souls other than the ability to lock on to enemies which isn't a Souls only thing, and a stamina bar which also isn't patented by From Software.

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. has a stamina bar, so it is souls-like too =D

[The Punisher]

Originalmente postado por The Hearshot Kid:

Originalmente postado por The Punisher:

Bonfire is a checkpoint. Wow dropping stuff on death? NEVER HEARD OF THAT BEFORE IN A GAME, LULS.
Real time action rpg, oh yeah Souls is the only title with that going for it...
Progression tied to exploration, nope, totes no other games have that.
Limited heals that regen at checkpoints? How unique.

Its all of those features combined into one game that make it souls like. Souls popularlized having all of those features in a game at the same time. Most people use the term as souls-like to imply that there is simply similarity or inspiration from, as you said in your initial post even the devs call their games "souls like".

Plenty of other games have combinations of those features though. As well as armour and weapon upgrading, weapon movesets, and whatever that other thing someone else mentioned was. :p

[LoboFH]

Originalmente postado por The Punisher:

Originalmente postado por LoboFH:

Videogames analysis is not your stuff, try to send your CV to McDonalds.

Says people who think a stam bar makes a game Souls like. :x

If you are so fool that you don't see a crapload of other elements in common you have not salvation.

[Osas]

I remember a stamina bar in gothic 3, can I call souls games "gothic-like"?

[The Punisher]

One big thing that makes a Souls game a Souls game that every single Souls like game shares, is the overall setting. Not saying it can't be sci fi, but the setting for this game doesn't have the same atmosphere Souls games have.

[The Punisher]

Originalmente postado por LoboFH:

Originalmente postado por The Punisher:

Says people who think a stam bar makes a game Souls like. :x

If you are so fool that you don't see a crapload of other elements in common you have not salvation.

Checkpoints don't make a souls game a souls game, lots of others have checkpoints. Same with the other ♥♥♥♥.

[Werruraz]

It's a "Souls like" get over it

[The Punisher]

Originalmente postado por Deliverance Prayer:

I remember a stamina bar in gothic 3, can I call souls games "gothic-like"?

Gothic 3 also had a health bar, damn From Software for copying such a great RPG.