Soulsborne

== English == === Alternative forms === SoulsBorne, soulsborne === Etymology === Blend of souls +‎ bloodborne, after the Dark Souls trilogy and Bloodborne. === Proper noun === Soulsborne (fandom slang, video games) A loose series of dark fantasy action role-playing video games developed by FromSoftware, generally held as including Demon's Souls (2009), the Dark Souls trilogy (2011–2016), Bloodborne (2015), and Elden Ring (2022). 2020, James Palmer, "Why did UK games sales drop in 2019?", The Boar (University of Warwick), 13 February 2022, page 32: Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice was created by FromSoftware, the developers behind the Soulsborne titles. For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Soulsborne. === Noun === Soulsborne (countable and uncountable, plural Soulsbornes) (fandom slang, video games, uncountable) A video game subgenre influenced by this series, characterized by high difficulty, trial-and-error progression, esoteric enemy movesets, environmental storytelling, and complex lore. Synonym: Soulslike 2022, Gabrielle Cabello Torres, "From The International: Video Games From Different Cultures", Mace & Crown (Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA), Spring 2022, page 36: “Blasphemous” is a masterfully crafted game that would entice hardcore fans of Soulsborne and Metroidvania games. For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Soulsborne. (fandom slang, video games, countable) An individual game of this genre. 2018, "Team Ninja's Nioh 2 is back for more", PlayStation Official Magazine (UK), August 2018, page 11 (image caption): Do you have room for another Soulsborne in your life? 2020, Cameron Kunzelman, "How we deal with dark souls: The aesthetic category as a method", in Hybrid Play: Crossing Boundaries in Game Design, Players Identities and Play Spaces (eds. Adriana de Souza e Silva & Ragan Glover-Rijkse), unnumbered page: Diagrammatics allows us to properly think about how something like a “soulsborne” can be created: It is a set of mechanics, modes of storytelling, and player expectations that branch out and proliferate from the original object. For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Soulsborne. === Further reading === Soulslike on Wikipedia.Wikipedia