GAMES EXPLORER A SOULSLIKE WITH DINOSAURS?

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DinoBlade

Why it worked

The video tapped into a viral internet moment and a popular gaming genre (soulslike) with a unique and visually striking premise (dinosaurs with swords), creating strong audience interest and shareability.

Summary

This video showcases "DinoBlade," a soulslike game concept featuring dinosaurs and a Spinosaurus wielding a great sword. The concept originated from a viral joke animation that gained massive traction online, leading to demand for a full game.

Structure

1Introduction of "DinoBlade" concept
2Origin of the idea from a viral joke animation
3Internet demand for a full game
4Description of the game's premise and mechanics
5Positive reception and release information

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GAMES EXPLORER A SOULSLIKE WITH DINOSAURS? THE INTERNET NOW HALF PEOPLE TO PLAY IT IN 2022 THE SENIOR GHOST OF YOTEI SP SUCKER PUNCH HIS DEMO REEL TO HUNT SO HE GRABBED SPINOSAURUS ANIMATION A GIANT IN ITS MOUTH AS A JOKE EXPLODED 6 MILLION TWITTER ALONE COMMENTS A FULL GAME HE KEPT A GAME WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO BUILD BUT THE INTERNET LET IT GO LATER A FULL WITH THE SAME SPINOSAURUS EXTINCTION GREAT SWORD EVERY REGION OF ITS IS RULED AND EVERYONE YOU CUT DOWN AS A SUMMON FOR THE FIGHTS KIRA, The Exile 97% of the 3,479 user reviews in your language are positive Recent Reviews: Very Positive (305) ENGLISH REVIEWS: Overwhelmingly Positive (3,479) RELEASE DATE: 29 Oct, 2025 97% POSITIVE RATING DINOBLADE RELEASING ON ON JULY 23 KETSUR AXE

Transcript

The internet bullied a PlayStation animator into making this game. Now half a million people can't wait to play it. In 2022 the senior animator for Ghost of Tsushima at Sucker Punch was rebuilding his demo reel to hunt for new work. So he grabbed an old Spinosaurus animation and stuck a giant Buster Sword in its mouth as a joke. The clip exploded, 6 million views on Twitter alone and the comments demanded a full game. He kept saying no, a game was impossible for one person to build, but the internet wouldn't let it go. Four years later, that joke is a full soulslike with the same Spinosaurus fighting extinction with a great sword in its jaws. Every region of its dying world is ruled by an alpha, and everyone you cut down as a summon for the fights ahead. The demo has a 97% positive rating and it's called DinoBlade, releasing on Steam on July 23.