It’s no secret that Souls games contain facets of other popular games that came before them. | Image credit: Red Candle GamesThen, like a Patches kick to the nuts, FromSoftware dropped Elden Ring in 2022. Arguably, though, Elden Ring was FromSoftware pushing Souls further into the mainstream in what felt like a natural, if predictable, evolution of the formula. Image credit: Rock Paper Shotgun/505 Games Image credit: Nacon/SpidersRoguelikes, another popular subgenre, aren't experiencing as much fatigue, as their 'template' provides an easier route to reinvention; Rogue Legacy to Inscryption is quite the leap. Honestly, I hope FromSoft shift away from the expansiveness of Elden Ring, shrink things down and instead push its ghostfriend-conjuring summon systems further and deeper.