I’m playing anything but soulslikes currently. Overwatch just got a pretty big update and got five new heroes added in one patch, so that’s been quite some fun. Been thinking about continuing my LoP DLC playthrough, but we’ll see if it comes to that. Got some work to do for school.
With Nioh 3 having just dropped, I thought about my stance on spoilers in soulslikes but also in video games in general. For very story-heavy games, it sucks quite a lot to have a major plot point spoiled to you. There’s usually a lot of buildup to these reveals so getting told about them prematurely can ruin a lot for me. When it comes to soulslikes, it’s not as much of a problem for me. Most are usually quite light on spoilers lore, with some notable exceptions here and there, and focus more so on combat, exploration, gameplay. Sometimes, just seeing a name is a spoiler already, more so when it’s a character that appears in a different, non-fight context, sometimes seeing the name of a track in the soundtrack is enough. Overall, though, I still get enjoyment out of the game despite already knowing bosses and story of the games. For example, even though I am overall not too fond of Elden Ring, I had fun playing through the game for the first 50 or so hours even though I had seen the game in its entirety beforehand.
What about you? Have you had the plot of a soulslike spoiled to you before? Did it lessen the enjoyment of the game for you?
To anyone playing Nioh this weekend: enjoy!
I dislike spoilers. A spoiler might pique my interest in a particular piece of media, but as soon as I have decided to consume a particular piece of media, spoiler or no, I’m not gonna look up anything related to it.
What did I know before playing Elden Ring? Souls game by Fromsoft, Open World, good game and that’s it; okay, I saw a couple of screenshoots about Margit, Malenia, and a giant hand, but other than that? Nothing. I didn’t even watch a trailer for the game before playing it or its DLC. In fact, I have yet to watch a single trailer for Elden Ring.
Some are only concerned for spoilers about the story (in a video game). But for me, especially in a Souls game, it’s all about the vibe. I want to experience that vibe in this fantastic interactive medium firsthand.
What will I be playing this weekend? I’m almost done with my
racemeandering journey to NG+7 in Elden Ring. I’m currently in the middle of NG+6, but I should reach NG+7 this weekend. I’m probably going to respec my character for the last game cycle from my Dragon Priestess cosplay build to a powerstance spear build - it’s what I did in my first playthrough in base game. I know now a tiny bit more about the game, so let’s see how overpowered I can make it.