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This is a community for discussion, news, and memes pertaining to the video game sub-genre "soulslike".

Given Lemmy's size, the definition of soulslike may be treated relatively loosely. While games like the numerous FromSoft titles, the recent Star Wars Jedi games, Lies of P, Nioh and similar games should be the focus, games that incorporate soulslike elements - like Hollow Knight and Blasphemous, for example - may also be discussed here.

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[–] [email protected] 84 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Not even hiding the racism and homophobia.

[–] pennomi 49 points 1 week ago

The very idea of having a choice feels threatening to their tiny minds. Like, just choose to be a white cis man if it’s really all that important to you.

[–] [email protected] 32 points 1 week ago

Not to mention everybody will have pronouns now! Previously we were just referring to the individuals by the individuals' names, of course.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Why would they? Actors, politicians, etc openly show hate and there're no meaningful consequences. It's accepted now...

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago

guess it's time to be as aggressively anti-bigot when they are being aggressively racist/homophobic 🤷🏻

[–] [email protected] 69 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (3 children)

I'm more concerned with having to get a Sony PSN account to play my steam game.

[–] coyootje 12 points 1 week ago

And the possibility of it turning into a Playstation exclusive once again. Or at the very least a game developed for Playstation with a terrible PC port.

[–] Cossty 5 points 1 week ago

Yep, the main thing I worry about. But the parent company that the Sony is considering buying owns only like 65% of From Software. So maybe from software will have some leeway and they can put their foot down and say they don't want to use PSN. Maybe? Hopefully? Otherwise, elden ring will be the last game that I bought from them.

[–] dvlsg 3 points 1 week ago

And having to wait a year and a half.

Or longer, if they decide to go the bloodborne route.

[–] [email protected] 69 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Elden Ring already has gender fluidity, a strong female POC, people with physical and mental disabilities, and homosexual implications. "Wokeness" should be the least of their concerns about what Sony could do to From.

[–] [email protected] 30 points 1 week ago

Elden ring already has body A body B customization. These chodes have never played elden ring and may be Russian.

[–] neatchee 64 points 1 week ago (2 children)

when a black woman becomes the next sekiro

..... Sounds cool?

[–] [email protected] 35 points 1 week ago (1 children)

non white people? in my Asian-themed fantasy game?

[–] neatchee 7 points 1 week ago

Right? If I want historical accuracy I'll watch a documentary

[–] BreadOven 4 points 1 week ago

Only reason I wouldn't play it is because I still suck at the first one. (I have to give it another try though, then I would totally play a second one)

[–] [email protected] 62 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I'm sure everyone will have pronouns as well

Like they don't already?

[–] Alwaysnownevernotme 58 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

God when did racism, homophobia, and misogyny become the new opinions you can hold instead of developing an identity.

It was obnoxious enough with pineapple pizza hate and clown fear.

[–] [email protected] 28 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

God when did racism, homophobia, and misogyny become the new opinions you can hold instead of developing an identity

Honestly? Maybe sometime around mid-late 2015 after Donald announced his first run for president.

The moment he was taken seriously, it emboldened all the chuds.

Upon further thought, I believe that year also marked the start of what led to Brexit as the UK Conservative Party won a majority. Not a great year.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

Uhhh, like, 50 AD, I think? Or if you’re talking about bottoming, like 1000 BC. People have always been lame

[–] AFKBRBChocolate 34 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Black people and homosexuals? Omg, can you imagine trying to play a game when the NPCs have a different race or sexuality than you do? It must be impossible.

Do I need the /s?

[–] 3ntranced 6 points 1 week ago

I don't want no gay darkies in my fantasy game where I fight wizard fish people and British jars /s

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago

At least there won't be any black homosexuals.

[–] Iheartcheese 32 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Don't go to YouTube comments. Tis a silly place.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 week ago (3 children)

You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy

[–] Iheartcheese 13 points 1 week ago

The jerk store called and they're out of YouTube comments

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 week ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 week ago (1 children)

It's original intention was to create hyper local groups of neighbors to help each other and support local businesses etc. It turned into Karens complaining about everything, full of people who don't know how to use Google, and the worst users of Facebook, Craigslist and Yelp rolled into one.

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[–] [email protected] 31 points 1 week ago (2 children)

"Terminally online"

Now look, half of Lemmy is terminally online, those people you talk about are simply racists.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago

Fair point :)

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

Probably more than half, let's be honest here!

[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

where you can change pronouns of your main character

As if choosing your player character's gender hasn't been a common thing in video games for decades

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Dark Souls 2 has a mechanic to swap your character's gender whenever you want to. From is already okay with genderfluid protagonists.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago

You have to fight a bunch of ogres about it though, so business as usual.

[–] voldage 1 points 1 week ago

There was an outrage about that either back when Dark Souls 2 came out, or when they added that to the game - I vaguely remember there not being anything worth note just after the game came out. Either way, "some people" freaked out about it, and the controversy got some wind in the sails due to the gamergate culture war being a thing back then.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 week ago (1 children)

What if from software makes a character that's biologically male, but gets raised as a woman because of his moon powers? That would be so woke.

[–] Lemminary 4 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

That'd be dope Sailor Moon fan fiction.

[–] Duamerthrax 4 points 1 week ago

That's the Sailor Stars arc.

[–] kitnaht 11 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

Sony are actually the people who dictate that Spiderman remain straight and white though. It's in all of his license agreements. Doesn't have sex under the age of 16, doesn't have sex with anyone under the age of 16, is white, is hetero, doesn't swear over pg-13, symbiote is not peters design, lived/raised in queens, gains powers during high school, and a bunch of other things.

[–] Takumidesh 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

So how did they reconcile Miles Morales?

[–] kitnaht 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Wiki says he's an "Alternate Spiderman". Alter Egos have an exception from what I understand. He's from another universe according to Marvel. He's not Peter Parker. It's specifically Peter Parker who must be all these things.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

That's interesting. Have they been told by Marvel to make it that way or do Sony hold rights over Spider-Man to an extent where they can dictate his appearances on screen? I remember hearing that Sony kinda owns Spider-Man for the movies or something? Not sure

[–] kitnaht 2 points 1 week ago

Honestly, I'm not sure - not a fan, just a dude who picks up on random tidbits of information.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 week ago

Can't wait to play a woke game ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡° ) but Fuck Sony. Sony should be last option ( ; ω ; ).

[–] Duamerthrax 6 points 1 week ago

Any time sometime terrible happens, the worse people will try and claim it as a victory. Sony buying From Software is terrible, but not because of some imagined spector called DEI.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago

Bruh, just....bruh

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago

My games only include women and non-binary characters

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