neptunusequester's video: What defines your favorite video game or Why GTAV is a Dark Souls rip-off

I'd be cool enough to put this into description right here, because I really want to deliver the message... so if you want to skip the video - you can, even though it doesn't do me any good - because a lot of effort went into it, including me dying (you know, long video, scripts and all that stuff)... now see, that an overly long intro. Anyway, very few things that Dark Souls does are new, especially when viewed separately... the unique part is more or less the mix. It is understandable that it's the first game of this kind for plenty of people, but it doesn't mean that you can go super crazy and call any kind of 3rd person RPG a Dark Souls kind of game.... because if you do, you'll end up with a conclusion that GTA is the father of Souls games. Jokes aside, a lot of Castlevania stuff can be seen in Dark Souls and its not just bunch of cherry picked features - its just the core concept of the game... because visually, they're actually very different - with Castlevania being 2D and Dark Souls being 3D. Dark Souls takes plenty of traditional RPG elements and mixes them with its own unique take on roguelike (like harsh death penalty and whatnot) elements creating a mix that is now known as 'Souls game'. The thing is, its the mix and not bunch of features viewed separately. The 'permadeath' isn't new, plenty of games had it before. Open World? Not new. Unique level progression? Hello Castlevania. I hope you get my point. So, the next time you're about to say that Nioh is a Dark Souls clone, think about it for a second... because it is as bad as saying that Borderlands is a CSGO clone. Now, if you hate me enough to support my misery, you can help me on Patreon ► https://goo.gl/tL5J8A