Gamespot:
Hidetaka Miyazaki says he’s ready to close the book on Dark Souls. In an industry where it’s commonplace to stretch the popularity of franchises across annual iterations, that may be hard to believe, but he thinks it’s critical to the future of his studio, From Software.
Director Miyazaki discusses the development and content of Elden Ring's upcoming Shadow of the Erdtree DLC.
Hidetaka Miyazaki, president of FromSoftware, reveals plans for future games, building on the success of Elden Ring.
I’d like them to revisit Kings Field for the modern day. Or Shadow Tower. That would be sick.
Dark Souls 2 remains a divisive entry in the landmark RPG franchise, but Hidetaka Miyazaki believes it led to the success of Elden Ring.
DS2 was fine. While there was a bit of recycling assets or ideas for bosses, it was a bigger more open Dark Souls. The Fume knight boss is one of the hardest bosses in the series until Sekiro and Elden Ring were released.
The problem with Dark Souls 2 was the same problem when a different director takes over for a sequel to an outstanding movie. It typically (there are exceptions) doesn’t have the feel and vision of the previous movie.
I wouldn’t say Dark Souls 2 is terrible. Had Dark Souls 1 never been a thing and we got this, I think it would have been praised more. The problem is it didn’t have the Miyazaki touch to it and felt pretty derivative. The soundtrack is a banger though.
And it will happen in the future when he doesn’t touch them as he is planning on.
I like DS 2, might even be my favorite of the 3. But it's a hard sell, there's so many obscure things you need to do to make it an enjoyable experience. So always find it hard to recommend, but it is worth the trouble.
WEW, LAD! Who could have seen that coming?
The Souls series, minus bloodborne is my absolute favorite. This is bad news in my opinion. :/
That will be great! Just use the same aspects of the game in a different type of world. So many things they can do with that game play, engine and premise. We can go to Norse mythology, Egyptian etc and still have special power, swords, shields etc.... You can even go sci fi and it'll work if they put their mind to it.
6 years from now and on next gen they can easily revisit Dark Souls or Demon and surprise us at an E3 showing us a teaser anjd ppls heads will explode.
Bloodborne is a good example! Its a Souls games but not a Souls game.
I think the doors should have been closed after Dark Souls 1 but hey better late than never.
Great interview!
As for Souls, series ending with DS3 I would say I definitely agree with Miyazaki Sama.
From Software have proven themselves in my book and I will be thrilled to know what their plans are for a new IP. Whatever it is I will support them, as long as they create something as challenging and addicting as the Soul series.