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10 Souls-Like Games You Probably Never Played

Ravi Sinha — Mon, 20 Jul 2020 09:27:11 +0000

In 2009, FromSoftware – better known for the Armored Core series – released Demon’s Souls. It was available exclusively for the PS3 and offered an altogether different kind of action RPG experience. The dark fantasy setting gave way to a brutally difficult experience, where players could customize their own character extensively. A stamina meter loomed over combat, dictating nearly each and every move; death would reset one to the level’s beginning while causing them to lose their “souls”. And who could forget the multiplayer, whether it was messages left by other players to invading other players’ worlds to fight them.

It was unlike any other RPG released at the time. While somewhat underrated in Japan, Demon’s Souls became a huge hit in the West and FromSoftware would use it as the base for creating Dark Souls. The rest is history as they say but it’s interesting to look back at the titles that had Souls-like elements before the term “Souls-like” even became a thing. Let’s take a look at them here.

King’s Field

Before Dark Souls, there was Demon’s Souls and before that, there was FromSoftware’s King’s Field. Released in 1994 for the PlayStation One, King’s Field was a first person RPG that saw players traversing dungeons and killing monsters. Its difficulty put many people off at the time, further accentuated by the stamina meter which drained with attacks. Still, the emphasis on exploration and first person combat stood out especially since consoles didn’t have many games like it. Antiquated as it may have been, King’s Field is where it all really began for the Souls series.

15 Toughest RPGs of All Time

Ravi Sinha — Mon, 25 Nov 2019 09:58:03 +0000

While we usually associated role-playing games with in-depth stories, strong characterization, stats, leveling systems and whatnot, they can also be some of the toughest games to play. Some of them have obscure systems which take time to learn or tough bosses to defeat. And then there are some that wear their difficulty on their sleeve, encouraging you to rage non-stop. Let’s take a look at 15 of the hardest RPGs ever made.

Dark Souls

Your mileage may vary but the first Dark Souls remains a challenge to this day. Many of the initial problems lay in managing stamina, learning enemy patterns, knowing where to dodge and striking at the right time. However, even after the early tussle with the Taurus Demon, far greater challenges await with the likes of Ornstein and Smough. For all of its difficulty, Dark Souls drew us in with a compelling story, tout world-building and environmental design that is always fun to revisit.

15 Difficult PS1 Games You Need To Play

Ravi Sinha — Wed, 06 Jun 2018 12:57:24 +0000

Looking back on the PlayStation One era doesn’t just fill our hearts with joy at the memories of Final Fantasy, Resident Evil, Metal Gear Solid and PaRappa the Rapper. It also reminds us of some of the most difficult titles in gaming, games that strained our patience and sense of enjoyment for years. Let’s go through 15 of these titles here, shall we?

Oddworld: Abe’s Oddysee

Abe’s Oddysee is darkly imaginative but also fiercely tough. Not only can Abe be gunned down quickly (which guards are more than happy to do) but there’s no small amount of traps, obstacles, and disasters waiting to happen. Furthermore, Abe has to go out of his way to save his fellow Mudokons…that is, unless a good ending isn’t a priority for the player.