soulslikes – Abstracting Games

The Copying Trap

Inspiration often leads to a kind of mimicry, but this mimicry can be a trap that developers often fall into. If you’re trying to make something new, how do you go about making something that’s really different?

On Soulslikes

Words: 2690 Approximate Reading Time: 15-25 minutes I love Dark Souls. I love pretty much all of FromSoftware’s games. I even want to revisit the Armored Core series at some point, since I have some fondish memories of Armored Core 2 from my teenage years. I have plenty to say about the series itself, aboutContinue reading “On Soulslikes”