RPG General News - Soulsborne Games

Mp1st tries to answer the question:

Why Soulsborne Games Are So Popular Despite Being So Difficult?

It seems ever since the release of the original Demon's Souls, players have maintained a perpetual hunger for more games that can offer up a similar experience. An experience that is most often boiled down to one recognizable feature. It’s heart-crushing difficulty. But there are lots of games that offer a challenge, though none of them seems to have captured the hearts and minds of gamers like the Soulsborne games — so much so, that it spawned off its own sub genre of action-RPGs.

It seems odd that a genre most well-known for it’s ability to beat you into submission would be steadily rising in demand since its conception with absolutely no signs of slowing down. In fact, in the last five years, two of the five game of the year winners, Sekiro and Elden Ring, have been in this genre. So why have these games taken up so much of the gaming spotlight? Are they overhyped by their communities or is there a legitimate reason you should rethink passing them up due to their difficult reputation? There are actually a number of excellent reasons as to why the popularity of Soulsborne games have exploded in the last decade.

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