To say I'm not a Soulslike guy is an understatement. I kind of hate Soulslikes. I generally seek out cinematic, emotionally resonant storytelling, fast-paced action, and games that don't make me hate myself. Soulslikes offer none of that. And yet, here I am, recommending a Soulslike.
But this one's different! Dinoblade, a game that started out as a joke from Sucker Punch senior animator Jean Nguyen, has a fresh Steam demo where you're a dinosaur inexplicably duking it out with your fellow dinos. Gripping a giant sword between my blade-like teeth, I dodge-rolled around vicious dinos, timed out my parries just right, and hurled projectiles at my enemies. I died a lot. I didn't know what was going on. The game crashed twice. And still, I had a good time... wait, do I like Soulslikes?
