I started a new thread on this topic because I thought it was an interesting one that suffered from a unfortunate focus on politics and other off-topic, non game-related issues.

So ever since I played Elden Ring I have gone back to play the other Dark Souls games and loved them. I have also been looking for other "Souls-like" games to play. However to me it's not just about replicating the gameplay, challenge levels, and character building aspects but also the storytelling.

Dark Souls games tend to avoid expositional storytelling. The story is built into the world, the art, the prose and the poetry. You can engage with it as much or as little as you want. It doesn't force you to follow all that.

All writers know that expositional storytelling is bad storytelling. It's also insulting to the reader - you are basically saying they are too dumb to figure it out on their own.

One game that I have really enjoyed that hits the Dark Souls mark dead center is a Platformer Souls-Like game called Salt and Sanctuary.

The game was released in 2016, but still gets updates and just had one today.

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It's $17 US on the Steam store.

Really a great game. I am enjoying it much more than Hollow Knight which doesn't really hit the same storytelling level.

Last edited by Blackheifer; 15/04/23 03:03 PM.
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