Here is why Hack and Slash games don't sell

[GOWTLOZ]

JWeinCom said:

GOWTLOZ said:

Dark Souls, Bloodborne and Nioh aren't hack and slash games, the closest any of them is to a hack and slash is Nioh. Still the combat, pacing and general flow of the games is very different from what I would call a hack and slash.

I would consider this a different genre entirely.

If you disqualify anything that deviates from the strict formula of DMC, then of course you're not going to have a lot of high selling Hack and Slash games.  Because the formula evolved, which is kind of what happens with most game genres.  That's like not counting any game as an RPG unless it's turn based.

Dark Soul's combat isn't even close to as deep as any hack and slash game's combat. It feels good but the moveset is far too limited for me to consider it as a hack and slash game. Its closer to a simple brawler, with simple button inputs but with a twist that enemies do a lot of damage.