Game Design Deep Dive

Soulslike

Joshua Bycer

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CRC Press
02 May 2024

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Game Design Critic Joshua Bycer is back with another entry in the Game Design Deep Series to focus on the youngest genre yet: soulslikes. Over a decade, From Software defined a new genre that has led to studios chasing after them hit after hit. In this book, Josh will cover the history of the genre and popular soulslike games of the 2010s and discuss what aspects of design make a game a soulslike.

The first book looking at the history of the genre A breakdown of both action and RPG design for fans and designers of both A lesson on difficulty in games and why harder doesn’t mean better

By: Joshua Bycer
Imprint: CRC Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm,
Weight: 320g
ISBN: 9781032581156
ISBN 10: 1032581158
Pages: 164
Publication Date: 02 May 2024
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Joshua Bycer is a Game Design Critic with more than 7 years of experience critically analyzing game design and the industry itself. In that time through Game-Wisdom.com, he has interviewed hundreds of game developers and members of the industry about what it means to design video games.