Probably no soulslikes for me and likely more League or Warframe. :)
Soulslikes have branched out quite a lot over the past years in terms of settings. Similarly, many games have made crossovers with other IPs to cash in on both audiences. Think Overwatch releasing constant crossovers (Gundam, Cowboy Bebop, Le Sserafim) or Magic the Gathering (any Universes Beyond set - Spider-Man, Marvel, Final Fantasy, Walking Dead). Is there a “crossover” you’d like to see spun up into a soulslike?
The first thing that came to my mind would Red Riding Hood. Lies of P adapted Pinocchio really well and combined both lore from the original novel as well as the Disney adaptation. With their own additions to lore, they created something really beautiful that’s worth playing and exploring.
The secret ending scene in the game teases that
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the next fairy tale they’ll be exploring is Wizard of Oz as you can see Alice walking about in it.
Naturally, I thought Red Riding Hood or another fairy tale, like Hänsel und Gretel, would be cool to see adapted into a soulslike as well. Now, there might not be enough lore to use as a basis for full-fledged games but given some artistic freedom, the developers of these hypothetical games could pull it off.
I know it was a horrible movie but in the case of Hänsel und Gretel, I could see the game get similarly dark in nature and tone. Maybe allow you to switch between both of them who have distinctly different functions, gameplay and kits? The question is whether they’d have presculpted identities and kits like Sekiro does, so no class system and set weapons, or if they are just used as base archetypes and to player is allowed to experiment and maybe do otherwise “inefficient” builds. Like maybe Hänsel is a melee brawler and profits from equipment that suits that class. But maybe if you give him something more agile, like a rapier, it can have hidden mechanics or payoffs you’d normally not expect?
Spitballing here, but I could see this work. What are your ideas?
I want to see more RPG elements intertwined with the gameplay. Like dialogue choices and different options to get throgh some sections, but still having typical boss fights. Which I’m wondering if D&D Warlock may deliver on, but I am not really betting on it yet. Haven’t seen more than a trailer.
Personally I don’t like crossovers where they mesh IPs together and it doesn’t have a cohesive identity, think fortnite or any cod crossover, however if they did a Dark Souls crossover with Blasphemous that would work as they’re both stylistically similar and crisanta and the penitent one have similar knightish designs, but with a Spanish catholic coat of paint.
Playing elden ring seamless coop with some friends new to the series. I’m like their giant dad
Armored Core x Dark Souls
I would play it. Mechs vs Undead sounds so cool. The question would be from which perspective you would play. Mech or Chosen Undead? Maybe both? Conceptually this sounds so cool.
It’s not entirely unrealistic for this to happen (still pretty unlikely). Fromsoft takes canon in side-projects not that seriously — see Nameless King in Nightreign. But such a crossover would take much more work than Nightreign.
Fun fact:
In the first Armored Core (1997) there is a mission called “Stop Gang ‘Dark Soul’”.
Still no gaming for me this weekend. Too busy. Probably won’t have time to play something until the end of next week. I really want to finish up my DS3 playthrough.
The scale in Armored Core is nuts, I need to find the video, but zullie the witch posted a video comparing elden ring critters to bosses in AC and its pretty hilarious to see the tarnished perched on one if the ice worm’s little tiny grinder nubs on its face.
But yes, I would love a crossover climbing up a broken mech as a level or something.
Edit: found it! https://youtu.be/yGRd8ooThn4
