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The soulslike genre owes its existence to Demon's Souls, released by FromSoftware in 2009. A PlayStation exclusive, it first earned a cult following among hardcore players in its homeland of Japan. From its core mechanics, FromSoftware's lead designer Hidetaka Miyazaki built a new game — Dark Souls — which launched a series that became iconic the world over. Soon the "soulslikes" started arriving: games that copy the Dark Souls formula of success. An entire genre was born, built on the hallmarks of Dark Souls — punishing difficulty, "bonfires" (checkpoints for saving and leveling up), enemies that respawn on a location once you die, collecting experience ("souls"), stamina management in combat, fragmentary storytelling, and — most importantly — gruelling boss fights that force you to learn every move set.

During one of the first PlayStation 5 presentations, we got our first look at Unreal Engine 5: Epic Games showcased an impressive demo with unprecedented photorealism running on PS5. Later, the technical demo The Matrix Awakens was released, further proving that current-generation consoles can indeed deliver hyper-realistic graphics. The future of Unreal Engine 5 seemed promising. However, when games on the engine finally started coming out, many gamers' enthusiasm quickly faded. Here's why some players are unhappy with Unreal 5.