Taking a look at the evolution of difficulty in video games, from arcade cabinets, through the introduction of the home console and into modern gaming and how From Software's Souls series redefined the implementation of difficulty.
Brandon writes: "I could find you 10 companies that have pitched a bloodborne sequel, spinoff, or remake, including my own. It's just not going to happen unless fromsoft decides they want to do it."
Everyone was criticizing Sony for not pushing for the BB remake. Turns out they gave it the green light. The original still holds up really well
Man this just fucking sucks, I respect Miyazaki and Shohida's wishes, but Bluepoint would have been the perfect studio to take on a project like a Bloodborne remake. It's still an absolute masterpiece, but the performance and frame pacing could easily be solved on the current hardware now.
Sony's bold entrance into the console market back in the '90s heralded the use of CD-ROMs instead of cartridges, which convinced several companies to jump on board the PlayStation train. It turns out FromSoftware was one of those companies lured in by the appeal of discs.
Elden Ring Nightreign, a weird and experimental multiplayer-led title that FromSoftware basically built in a cave using exploded fragments of Elden Ring proper, has been a big hit.
Bad, in ten future instead of getting good game like elden ring we will get cheap crapy versions like this.
It's good for them to put out lesser budget games to experiment with and also give new directors a chance to cook . Games like BB and Sekiro are what helped FS try new features that were implemented into DS3 and ER. Hopefully games like ER:NR and Duskbloods will help them with their shoddy netcode and improved MP experience lol . It's also way to early for another souls type game . It's better then company's that put out a game every 10 years and turns out to be crap
Yeah but Bloodborne and Sekiro were actually fantastic games in comparison to Nightreign which just felt like them lazily throwing together an online game with a bunch of reused assets for a quick buck.
Now they've learnt from this they can do that and still gain profit from it.
This argument has been used multiple times int he past when studios experiment with live service. It never turns out this way. They end up devoting all resources to milking their existing live services and end up neglecting any and all previous projects or IP. See: GTA, Apex Legends
Same but i respect it since they've tried to put out something new at least every year or 2 unlike most other companies, it's relatively a cheap game by today's standards and sure to get plenty of hours out of it . I'm more of a character building and pvp guy so I passed .
I have no issue with it I just dont have the patience and time to play online only games these days. Maybe when my kids are older and I have more time I’ll dabble more but it doesn’t fit my life and general taste at the moment. If I would play any MP game it would be a game from them or a really good MMO.
Don't let that mean to you guys that you should stop making quality single player though please.
Not just difficulty, I'd rather say they elevated game design as a whole. In the past few years many games have been inspired by the Souls series' approach.
I'd say Itagaki with his versions of Ninja Gaiden, from Nes up, always kept difficulty high.
I think all of the Souls game are amazing and Bloodborne is fantastic but it was just never for me. Barely got through the beginning of Demons Souls and gave up on Bloodborne after the first boss so traded it in.
Hell, even while using a trainer on PC I couldn't finish DS1 or 2 simply because it was too annoying getting lost and trying to find everything with no map or guidance even if I had infinite health
Yes, you can definitely say this difficulty and gameplay is not for me but I still applaud them for making great, unique games.
No its always been there. They just reminded us of past difficulty levels. Id call it a renaissance, not the creators of it.