Demon’s Souls’ Remake Still Has a Lesson to Teach Aspiring Soulslikes

The Soulslike subgenre is perpetually interesting because imitators and established creators alike learn from and iterate upon each previous entry. There’s almost always something to glean from any Soulslike game, whether it’s a particularly successful implementation or a failure that can either be improved on or kept at a distance for future endeavors. Then, intriguingly, FromSoftware’s Souls-adjacent games are one of the few that fans actually highly consider for remakes. It’s odd and unfortunate, though, that Demon’s Souls’ success hasn’t generated anything new of that caliber.