Oh, hell yes, please.
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Hidetaka Miyazaki (FROM/Dark Souls) planning to launch "several new projects."
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Oh, hell yes, please.
Machinehead
Member
Anything they do, I'm in.
Although my head is blown by The idea of a current gen Tenchu, more Metal Wolf Chaos or anything in space by them.
Although my head is blown by The idea of a current gen Tenchu, more Metal Wolf Chaos or anything in space by them.
King's Field hasn't had a proper installment since 2001/2002. It's in dire need of a reboot. They're also resting on a lot of great, untapped IPs that could use new installments. Of course I'd like to see them do something original again, but if they have the resources/teams to develop multiple projects, I think it would be great to see some of these titles make a return.
Ingueferroque
Banned
Exciting times ahead.
Necron
Member
Giger Souls
Yup. We need an H. R. Giger inspired Souls game...
ShinMaruku
Member
One of them best be Tenchu. I need a Tenchu game in my life.
Lionel Richie
Member
superseohyun
Member
there is nothing fast about warrior's charged attack. But its monster design sure is levels below souls.
Solaire of Astora
Death by black JPN
Kinda hoping Salt and Sanctuary fills that hole. Coming to PC, PS4 and VIta.
And if it's not too much trouble, I'd love it if it was released before a long flight I have in December.
Nova Bovington
Member
"Gravitational Beam Emitter is OP, FROM pls nerf! "
nailbombxx
Member
Could you explain why you think it's "generic?" I think enemy design in Dragon's Dogma is comprised of purposefully traditional monsters and beasts from mythology and old school fantasy, for a classic, vintage atmosphere. That is part of the game's appeal. Dragons, hydras, chimeras, cyclops, sirens, etc, all timelessly iconic beasts of Western fantasy. It's not generic when it is one of the few games that comprises most of its bestiary with realistic yet faithful renderings of classic monsters. It has a really consistent classic fantasy aesthetic that is hard to find in most other fantasy games, that is not ruined by superfluous design or new takes on the monsters.
It also doesn't fall in that hole of copying Tolkien.
German Spy is saying 2016 earliest.
man I'd love that. Idk about a samurai "souls" game, but a samurai game with japanese mythology like hunting youkai, or a more grounded game, based off of something like vagabond.
I'm drooling at that last part, do vagabond!
Coulomb_Barrier
Member
Please, no more Dark Souls after this one.
Time for something completely new. A sci-fi Souls game would generate unreal hype. That would be bonkers. I want it.
Time for something completely new. A sci-fi Souls game would generate unreal hype. That would be bonkers. I want it.
RevolverRoden
Member
Yeah it doesn't have to be a "souls". Just a good samurai/fuedal Japan game because there are pretty much no games in that setting (samurai warriors doesn't count).
Choose one.
You probably will never get something completely new. They know the Souls design works, it's just a matter of applying it to different themes.
I'd like to see FROM do something from the Otogi property (if they're going to do ancient Japan, i think fantasy would be best)
I think it gives them enough flexibility to do something newer and not as well tread as souls, but also retain that distinctly japanese setting people seem to want from a samurai/ninja souls game.
I think it gives them enough flexibility to do something newer and not as well tread as souls, but also retain that distinctly japanese setting people seem to want from a samurai/ninja souls game.
This sounds really promising.
What no, because he's already been listed as the director... so I don't know why they would, he wasn't the director of Dark Souls II however.
Sidewinder
Member
Whatever he ends up doing, I'll probably be there day 1. Sci-fi Souls could be very nice as one of these projects.
Exciting times ahead!
Hehe, should put some From Software in there too
Exciting times ahead!
Hehe, should put some From Software in there too
Team ICO and Psygnosis on your avatar?! Get out of my brain!
There already was some hefty arguing because some direct connections to the lore of DS2. People will argue even without reasons.
Moon_frogger
Member
I really don't need him to do another 'souls' game although another bloodborne or demons sequel would be nice. I'd almost prefer he came up with a new concept. Even if it's not as good as the 'souls' style games, let the man create a new concept. I don't need another Kojima situation where he's forced to make the same stuff forever until he is sick of it.
Need this in my life.
Svartafaran
Member
pls space souls
Whatever he does following Dark Souls 3 I hope the setting is as 'out there' as Bloodborne is.
I seriously think that game's atmosphere, story and artwork set it apart from just about everything else in the industry, and maybe any other form of media too. Sure, there's other Victorian era games and other games with Gothic and cosmic horror, but nothing is melded together and as unique and coherent as Yharnam and it's characters.
Even if it's a scenario I'm not fond of I have no doubt Miyazaki will make it his own with a truly unique plot and feel.
Beyond what he has done for 'hardcore' AAA game design, him and his team are also the most interesting writers in the industry at the moment in terms of fantasy.
I seriously think that game's atmosphere, story and artwork set it apart from just about everything else in the industry, and maybe any other form of media too. Sure, there's other Victorian era games and other games with Gothic and cosmic horror, but nothing is melded together and as unique and coherent as Yharnam and it's characters.
Even if it's a scenario I'm not fond of I have no doubt Miyazaki will make it his own with a truly unique plot and feel.
Beyond what he has done for 'hardcore' AAA game design, him and his team are also the most interesting writers in the industry at the moment in terms of fantasy.
TheSpaceBetween
Member
This is an interesting idea. I kind of would prefer something completely new like this rather than just making a Space/Ninja Souls game.
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SamusPrime
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As a huge fan of Tenchu 1 going way back, I'd love another atmospheric iteration of a Tenchu and Shogun Assassin type deal. I would be really interested in something like that based on Miyazaki's taste for desolate/melancholic vibes mixed with some traditional koto music and influenced by his own culture's ghost stories and so on. I'm thinking Tenchu 1 meets Shogun Assassin meets Kwaidan meets Onibaba with a DS1 type world design. I'm just pulling this out of my ass but it's glorious in my head.
I mean the guy already somehow combined DS1 with Lovecraft and Poe and Castlevania somehow...I would've laughed at the thought that something so fucking balls-out amazing could ever be put into videogame format.
SamusPrime
Banned
This, based on his track record, the guy just knows how to make a FUN game period.
Yup, even if I'm indifferent to the art style, hell, even if I dislike it, I'll still be there day one. There's no way it won't be an amazing game.