Visceral games?
Deck13 due to The Surge, Bandai Namco Entertainment due to Code: Vein, Team Ninja due to Nioh or Sony Studios Japan because they helped with Demon's Souls and Bloodbourne.
Don't think any of them would really measure up to FROM Software's quality, but since the thread's premise is assuming who else could produce a decent game besides FROM, I'd say these teams have proven themselves that I could consider all of them able of producing a enjoyable product using the Bloodborne IP.
PS: Let me share this thing I found. It's called "literally the first sentence in the OP"
Pretty cool find, huh? More people should read it instead of running into this thread holding L1.
Now, lets not make this a "I would rather we didnt have the game at all without From and Lord Miyazaki-sama".
If Nintendo were to green light Mario without Nintendo......
without From?
just don't
If Nintendo were to green light Mario without Nintendo......
without From?
just don't
Ubisoft. The team behind Prince of Persia Sand of time.
lol wouldn't that be an AssCreed dev team then?
Sorry but BB is all about gameplay. Most western devs and especially ND would be off the list.Now, lets not make this a "I would rather we didnt have the game at all without From and Lord Miyazaki-sama".
I am 100% sure a Bloodborne 2 without From and Miyazaki on board would not be the same. But lets work with the hypothesis that From Software and Miyazaki doesnt want to work on a sequel at all, never ever. Personally, I would never choose not having a game at all than having it and not reaching my expectations. The aesthetics alone of Bloodborne makes me thirsty for another game with that atmosphere.
So, which studio could Sony approach to make a worthwhile sequel? Would you prefer a studio with experience in the gameplay and level design loop of the Souls design philosophy (Team Ninja did a great job on Nioh) or would you rather want to see a totally different studio ahead of the project (after all it is never going to be better than Bloodborne 1 anyway, so lets go wild?) and give it to, lets say, Naughty Dog (come on, admmit you are curious now about a Souls like Naughty Dog game lol)?
Personally I think Santa Monica would handle it really well. They absolutely nail the asthethics of everything they do and have experience with action combat gameplay, so why not?
People saying they'd rather not have the game are bizarre. Yeah it won't be the exact same without From but what does it hurt to make it? It could turn out to be a good game. The only other alternative is to never have another Bloodborne game in this scenario. I'd rather they roll the dice and make one rather than never getting anything from that IP again. If the game is good, great. If the game is bad, then it's bad. Don't buy it. However it turns out, it doesn't impact the first one in any way. A bad sequel doesn't automatically make Bloodborne terrible. It also doesn't ruin your experience with the first game. I'd say it's better to have a chance at a good game than no game at all.
If it wasn't From Software, Sony's Japan Studio is the only logical choice. They worked closely with From on Bloodborne, so they most likely already know the vision of the sequel.
*whispers* Ninja Theory
and give it to, lets say, Naughty Dog (come on, admmit you are curious now about a Souls like Naughty Dog game lol)?
Basically this.
Sony Japan working on it completely. They'd actually know what to do.
think of the box opening animation thoBloodborne with loot crates. Think of the amazing possibilities.