Do We Need a Soulslike Genre?

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The rise of games inspired by Dark Souls has led some to suggest that Dark Souls invented a whole new genre of games. In this video, lets look at the ramifications of turning a game into a genre.

=== Sources and Resources ===

Nioh Suggests That Dark Souls Actually Invented a New Genre | Waypoint

Berling Interpretation | Rogue Basin

Screw the Berlin Interpretation! | Darren Grey

Picture in a Frame | Amr Al-Aaser on Medium

Metroidvania List | VG Musuem

Did we make a Metroidvania? | Two Tribes

The Lost Soul Arts of Demon’s Souls | Matthewmatosis

Bloodborne: You are the experience points (origin of “action warm-ups”) | Gamasutra

=== Chapters ===

00:00 – Intro
01:28 – How Genres are Born
02:17 – Roguelikes
05:55 – Metroidvanias
07:36 – Immersive Sims
09:52 – How Genres Can Stifle Innovation
10:50 – Do We Need a Soulslike Genre?
12:41 – Conclusion
12:59 – Patreon Credits

=== Games Shown ===

Lords of the Fallen (2014)
The Surge (2017)
Nioh (2017)
Salt and Sanctuary (2016)
Death’s Gambit (2018)
Wolfenstein 3D (1992)
DOOM (1993)
PowerSlave (1996)
Heretic (1994)
Star Wars: Dark Forces (1995)
Duke Nukem 3D (1996)
Half-Life (1998)
Unreal (1998)
GoldenEye 007 (1997)
SiN (1998)
System Shock 2 (1999)
Dark Souls (2011)
Rogue (1980)
NetHack (1987)
Moria (1988)
Angband (1990)
Mystery Dungeon: Shiren the Wanderer (1995)
DOOM (2016)
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (2007)
Superhot (2013)
Fallout 4 (2015)
BioShock (2007)
Devil Daggers (2016)
Tales of Maj’Eyal (2012)
Flinthook (2017)
Crypt of the NecroDancer (2015)
FTL: Faster Than Light (2012)
Spelunky (2012)
Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (2014)
Nuclear Throne (2015)
Strafe (2017)
Invisible, Inc. (2015)
Enter the Gungeon (2016)
Monolith (2017)
GoNNER (2017)
Don’t Starve (2013)
Rogue Legacy (2013)
Hyper Light Drifter (2016)
Darksiders (2010)
Ittle Dew 2 (2016)
Rime (2017)
Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP (2011)
Okami (2006)
The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth (2014)
868-Hack (2013)
Downwell (2015)
Axiom Verge (2015)
Castlevania: Circle of the Moon (2001)
Song of the Deep (2016)
Super Metroid (1994)
Hollow Knight (2017)
Shadow Complex (2009)
Guacamelee (2013)
Ori and the Blind Forest (2015)
Toki Tori 2+ (2013)
Blaster Master (1988)
Wonder Boy III: The Dragon’s Trap (1989)
Deus Ex (2000)
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided (2016)
Deus Ex: Human Revolution (2011)
Thief: The Dark Project (1998)
Demon’s Souls (2009)
Ultima Underworld: The Stygian Abyss (1992)
Dishonored 2 (2016)
Prey (2017)
Hitman (2016)
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (2017)
LawBreakers (2017)
Overwatch (2016)
Team Fortress 2 (2007)
Dark Souls III (2016)
Let It Die (2016)
Dead Cells (2017)
Bloodborne (2015)
Arms (2017)
Tekken 7 (2015)
The King of Fighters XIV (2016)
Injustice: Gods Among Us (2013)
Resident Evil (2002)
Alien: Isolation (2014)
Dead Space (2008)
Soma (2015)
Amnesia: The Dark Descent (2010)

=== Credits ===

Music used in this episode

Lee Rosevere – Music for Podcasts

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Originally posted by UCqJ-Xo29CKyLTjn6z2XwYAw on 2017-07-12 12:44:43