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Souls inspirations (beehaw.org)

submitted 1 month ago by IncognitoMosquito@beehaw.org to c/soulslike@lemmy.zip

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I've known that Berserk was a major influence behind the souls games, but I just recently started reading Claymore and noticed a few things that seemed like inspirations. The Puzzle Sword makes an appearance, and there's a character named Priscilla, but I figured that those could be coincidences. Well the setting just changed to the town called Lautrec and I don't think it's coincidence anymore lol. Does anyone know of any other works that are such a direct inspiration to the souls games? I'd love to read more. (Also Berserk and Claymore are both fantastic and I highly recommend both of you enjoy manga. Also also I haven't finished Claymore yet so please no spoilers.)

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[–] LNRDrone@sopuli.xyz 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Elric of Melniboné stories by Micheal Moorcock are very likely inspiration too, a lot of similar themes.

[–] IncognitoMosquito@beehaw.org 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Looking at it on Wikipedia, he keeps himself alive by eating herbs which definitely gives me DeS vibes, plus the general setting seems very much the dark fantasy vibe of the souls series. I'll check out the actual stories for more. Thanks for the recommendation!