"Games are meant to be engaging, not exhausting": Lead dev on promising Soulslike RPG pushes balanced difficulty because "if stress keeps piling up without relief, players will eventually want to quit"
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The First Berserker: Khazan is already kicking my butt from the demo alone, so that's good to hear
  • Sneezycat@sopuli.xyzEnglish
    151·
    3 days ago

    What some devs don’t understand is the “reward” on soulslikes is actually learning the boss itself. Figuring out the parrying patterns in Sekiro feels very good, it’s not about what happens after beating the boss.

    What makes it challenging and not punishing is having telegraphed moves, windows to punish the boss, and clear animation that shows you how to dodge/parry, without bullshit hitboxes.

    • lime!@feddit.nuEnglish
      3·
      3 days ago

      i feel like that was done better in sonic frontiers than in any soulslike