Before PAX West, I got an email that described a game as “a Souls-like ARPG that embraces the Italian flavour.” Despite my last name, I’m not as in touch with my Italian roots, but I had to preview…
September 8, 2023 | 10:00 EDT
If you remember the couple years after Dark Souls’ success, a flurry of Soulslikes came out, chasing those bloodied coattails in hopes of tasting that same estus-laden success. Lords of the Fallen in…
September 7, 2023 | 10:30 EDT
In all of gaming, there’s a certain beauty in grinding for loot. Watching your damage numbers get higher so you can kill bigger things to get even better gear never really gets old, whether it’s the…
June 16, 2023 | 11:30 EDT
There is no question that games like Dark Souls have shaped much of the modern gameplay landscape. When you have studios outside of From Software claiming their game is an “action Souls-like” title,…
June 8, 2023 | 03:55 EDT
Since 2015, there’s been a noticeable clamor for any new content related to Bloodborne, and most fans have been left to only imagine what a sequel could look or feel like. From Software has continued…
September 4, 2022 | 12:00 EDT
If you want to understand why Dark Souls works where so many Soulslikes don't, look to its fauna. The hulking knights and shadowy mages are one thing, but the native inhabitants of Lordran's varied…
November 15, 2021 | 11:30 EST
Every now and then, we get a genre-defining game. One that impacts not just the way games are discussed, but the way they’re designed. Perhaps the most explosive of these in recent memory is From…
February 11, 2020 | 09:00 EST