I miss Saints Row...
You can put me in too for Dante's Inferno as well. I am barely half way through the game and got to finish it.
Really? I never noticed!
Black Myth is not a Souls-style game. The only thing those two have related to each other are the camera angles, and even, that is not unique to either. As it's been the same standard 3rd person rotating camera since the 6th generation days.
Tbf, they both also share a stamina system, the ability to retrieve resources upon death, tough bosses, levelling systems, optional areas, obscure NPC side quests etc. I think Soulslike is a nice, broad catch-all term which fits Black Myth.
Stuff like that existed before Souls games even became thing. Albeit, not all in the same game, but still. Also, it is mostly superficial comparisons. The devs and on those who really got deep into the game's mechanics have proof it is not a straight up Souls games. Some influences? Yes, but Wukong clearly goes into its own direction and clearly an action game overall.
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I guess it's like when every FPS game was a DOOM-clone for a while. They're distinct enough to be their own things, but I do see some overlap between them. I wonder if the next Black Myth title will be a big departure from the first.Stuff like that existed before Souls games even became thin. Albeit, not all in the same game, but still. Also, it is mostly superficial comparisons. The devs and on those who really got deep into the game's mechanics have proof it is not a straight up Souls games. Some influences? Yes, but Wukong clearly goes into its own direction and clearly an action game overall.
Why Black Myth: Wukong is no Dark Souls clone
Black Myth: Wukong may borrow some Soulslike mechanics but it's different enough to keep things interesting.
Even If Black Myth: Wukong Isn't a Soulslike, FromSoftware Has Changed Action Games Forever - IGN
Black Myth: Wukong is the latest new action game to have been mistaken for a Soulslike. But the confusion is a result of just how much FromSoftware has changed the action genre forever.www.ign.com
A problem I noticed since around 2022-2023 is how quickly people are to label things a Souls-like/clone/whatever without much evidence or constantly assume, because the 3rd person rotating camera angle. Which again, it is not unique to anything to what the series, nor FromSoftware did. People were either hoping games like Onimusha: Way of the Sword or Phantom Blade 0 to be Souls style games, either for the sake of clout or clicks. Then some threw a fit or were "disappointed" they got it wrong when both respective developers set the record straight immediately.
Demon's Souls back when it was new wasn't basically an Action RPG?
I'm sorry, I'm not sure I understand the question.
I mean why the term "souls-like" is a think when the first Souls game was already an action-RPG?
I mean I suppose you just use Action-RPG as an even wider net term yeah. I think it's quite an accomplishment for any game to become widely considered a pioneer of a genre/category of game. Not many games can make that claim...off the top of my head I can only think of Rogue, DOOM, Demon's Souls...though there are probably others.
Yes. You are absolutely correct.
