Miyazaki: Dark Souls Series Is Done For Now; Working On Several Games That Could Appeal

The Dark Souls series is done for now according to the game’s director, but he's working on several games that should be interesting.

[JMaine518]

Bloodborne 2. Make it happen.

[Deep-throat]

Bloodborne 2 on PS5, yes.

[naruga]

nice Miyazaki .....bring now a game with a more "light" content ala Dragons Dogma or MonHun....you have the experience with third person it wouldnt be difficult

even a great TPS could be coming from FromSoftw that will easily topple any Ubi soft crap ...also i wont be surprised to see a 3D platformer form you (3dot fighter was an excellent game )...ok Bloodborne 2 probably is unofficially confirmed and i m hyped for it (though is the easy solution for you as a developper)

[UltraNova]

Bloodborne 2 or Demon Souls 2 is must... other than that I really hope they are working on a DS successor...

[AcidDvl]

Lmao, you're so pathetic.
I guess your username is equal to your actions on a daily basis...

[_-EDMIX-_]

I would argue with how well the first game did the second game might likely already be in production for PlayStation 4.

Sony has actually publicly expressed they're regret for not paying more attention to the Demon Souls intellectual property when Dark Souls took off.

So it actually tells me that they are likely to release a second demon souls or blood-borne whenever they get the chance.

[Bathyj]

why are you like this?

[lxeasy]

Make Bloodborne 2 multiplatform, more need to experience that amazing game!

[Cohagen420]

Lmao, Sony owns the IP

[BLKxSEPTEMBER]

You must want to get E killed lol. The insane PS fanboys will hunt you down for even mentioning Bloodborne and multiplat in the same sentence.

[Dragonscale]

@black, and the xbots and nintendo fanboys wouldn't do the same for halo and zelda? Of course not /s.

[tyasia0]

You got your messaging mixed up, your supposed to say "Japanese games suck and I wouldn't buy them anyway"

That's the proper messaging from Xboners.

[ocelot07]

Well if you believe all the talk about PS4 exclusive coming to PC via PS Now. You could always wait for it to come onto that. It could be a bit of a wait. Am still waiting for Demon's Souls to appear on that service.

[LexHazard79]

@tyasia0, lmao...talking about mixed messages. And got Xboners coming out your mouth. 😂

[lxeasy]

Damn I did not expect this much hostility from the PlayStation fanboys. Calm down all I was saying is that it was an awesome game that I think more gamers should get a chance to play. I did not know Sony owned it it's a great IP none the less.

[_-EDMIX-_]

😂😂😂
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Why would Sony do that?

[JasonKCK]

Just wait for Bloodborne to be on PSNow PC if you don't mind the lag.

[Captain_Tom]

Just get a god d*mn PS4 lol.

[ChiefofLoliPolice]

Only one like and 74...Err..Ehh 75 dislikes now. Wow you know you said something really stupid.

[Goldby]

heres another option.

buy a ps4

[alstruck]

Armored Core please.. need a mecha game in ps4

[InKnight7s]

If u want something free just create JPN account and download free Gundam game its fun but, u know never gonna understand a thing except the picture XD.

[zen_hydra]

Armored Souls

[formanbradley]

Don't kill me, but can Bloodborne just be its own thing? I want an alien-technology planet "Soulsborne" if anything. It would probably have a super cool colour palette, enemy design, and lore options.

[gangsta_red]

Yes, something H. R. Giger inspired. Imagine something like an Alien story but with an eastern spin, especially from these guys.

[DeathtoOtakuDJ]

Not Alien like, but try "The Surge"

[formanbradley]

Those blue mushroom guys from BB are along the lines of what I was thinking... more "celestial being" than alien.

[GrubsterBeater]

@gangsta

I don't know why you got disagrees with that comment, because that sounds amazing.

They did H.P. Lovecraft inspired with Bloodborne. H.R. Ginger themed Souls game would be amazing, and I actually thought of the same thing around the time Bloodborne released. Would be awesome.

[PurpHerbison]

If you played through Bloodborne and followed the lore you will realize there is absolutely no room for a Bloodborne 2. Old Hunters DLC wrapped it up beautifully. All it would be is a forced entry to the series, much like Dark Souls 2. Instead, i'd like to see them try a new unique Souls style game. Bloodborne was new, it was amazing. Now they should try their hand again at something new instead of milking.

[dp277407]

@PurpHerbison
but the true ending had you turn into the squid which i think if i recall is the true form of a baby great one or whatever they are called so why couldnt it continue the hunt from someone else's perspective or maybe what we seen being the great moon presence was really just a drop in the bucket when it comes to the hierarchy also I know i'm not including the old hunters but as the name implies fuck old people lol

[-Foxtrot]

Yes, yes and yes

Or maybe a new game with a different theme.

Bloodborne felt like the Souls game but in a Gothic/Old Victorian styled setting so it would be nice to see the "Souls" formula go to other places.

Present Day, Future, Space, Egyptian, Nordic, Aztec, Noire

[UltraNova]

I would love to see From soft mixing the soulsborne formula with Greek mythology...there's so much potential there! If not something space-oriented would be great as well.

[LAWSON72]

Instead of Bloodborne 2 I would love to see just another Souls inspired new IP.

[zodiac909]

@JMaine518 Gonna be at E3 2017, CALLING IT NOW. Then All of a sudden after the trailer, they shadow drop the release date is IN FACT THAT SAME night. Shawn Layden drops the mic, crowd goes insane, and he then moonwalks off stage, standing ovation.
#2High4This

[Deep-throat]

Love this man's games, hopefully his next one is a multiplatform game.

[Overload]

2 are PS4 exclusive, 1 is multiplatform.

[Majin-vegeta]

Isn't one of them a PS4 JRPG?

[Deep-throat]

Confirmed?

[Dragonscale]

Bloodborne 2.

[naruga]

@Deep Throat ...you got your multiplatform -->DS3 ..now its time for another PS4 exclusive ..

[Overload]

JRPG as in a Japanese developed RPG.

[Gamesgbkiller]

When did they say 2 ps4 exclusive ?
I missed it.

[TWB]

2 exclusives? I have only heard that they will make exclusives, but haven't specified any numbers.

If that is correct, its gonna suck for others, since I would wager that the Armored Core reboot is the multiplat game, and whatever "Dark Fantasy" game they were working on, is a exclusive.

[Legatus]

We are born of the blood
Made man by the blood
Undone by the blood

Praise the moon, Bloodborne 2 is incoming !!!!

[SilverDemon]

UMBASA:remastered
^this is all I need

[robtion]

Still my favourite game on ps4.

[Lightsbane]

Fear the old blood.

Good thing one of them didn't, or this game would've been a lot more boring.

[KwietStorm_BLM]

I hope one of them is a new engine.

[MyDietEqualsGames]

Yeah, cause the Framepacing Engine needs to be scrapped or upgraded. lol.

[PurpHerbison]

Too many scrubs say the games run perfect so the people with actual complaints get drowned out. It happens every single Souls release. We get ignored.

[HallowedSoul1]

yeah bloodborne had awful fps. fromsoft really do need to take some sort of framerate course taught by naughty dog or guerrilla games. lol.

[TWB]

@PurpHerbison

Ehh, part of it is the fact that From has never made technically sublime games, and Bloodborne probably does perform the best from the bunch. By their standard, the performance is pretty decent.

I get what people mean when they say it doesnt perform well, but it really is not "terrible". There were so many games last gen that actually ran really bad.

That said, if they did get rid of the pacing issues, and improved FPS a little more, that would be awesome!

[1908-PB]

TWB----"Bloodborne probably does perform the best from the bunch" oh really now i must have hit my head as well because i almost thought that 20-30 frames is better than 60+ lol

[BLKxSEPTEMBER]

Yes The Souls Series needs a vacation. Don't get me wrong I love and beat all Souls games but I think after Souls 3 they need to come up with something new and fresh. I would love a Bloodborne 2 with more than ONE expansion this time!!

[formanbradley]

Ask not, my friends, for a game with more DLC. Ask for a more complete experience.

[BLKxSEPTEMBER]

Bloodborne was a complete game imo. I enjoyed the DLC and wanted more

[PurpHerbison]

You said you want something new and fresh, then say you want Bloodborne 2? Bloodborne needs to be left alone. Would hate to see BB get the Dark Souls treatment where they just milk a game that never needed sequels.

[nitus10]

Could try something like the Kings Field series. Those games were FPS although it would not be that difficult to allow both first and third-person perspective gaming like what was done with Oblivion and Skyrim since you could switch at any time. It is even possible to allow CoOp and PvP. All the Kings field games like the Souls series and Bloodborne had a story however it was up to the player to find one.

[TWB]

Im agreeing, only because Bloodborne doesnt seem to be built in a way that it can be expanded well. Sure there are other locations and lore in the game, but like Dark Souls, those places were never meant to be explicitly explored. Bloodborne is story wise finished.

Neither really was the original Dark Souls that expandable, so sadly some of the stuff later felt like retconing some story points or ideas. I do like that they did try to make every game different conceptually in terms of their stories (first was rekindling the fire, therefore extending the existence of humanity, then was the search for the cure or escaping the cycle, last was ending the endless cycles or finding resolve in other ways). Havent played through The Ringed City yet, though.

I would rather like to see a new series/trilogy that can be expanded easily, and ended at a good point. Hopefully so that it doesnt go through the same things as Dark Souls did.

[Goldby]

@TWB

If goign by the true ending of bloodborne, not it isn't done, you take the place as the baby Great One in the arms of the Doll.

[Miss_Weeboo]

idk about that. You got something good going on. I agree that Dark Souls is done, but the Souls philosophy should go on: Hardcore, Great level Design, influenced by mythology/archetypes and sht.

[Elda]

Bloodborne 2!

[Number-Nine]

Souls series has become a yearly release. Good to take a break

[SilverDemon]

dark souls has ended NOT souls
souls games are more like sub-genre (like how meroidvania is a sub-genre of platformers)
other studios will make souls games like nioh, lords of the fallen and the upcoming surge(even though after LotF, i dont believe in duck13 ability to make good souls games but will see how the surge do)

[formanbradley]

People act like the LAW of diminishing returns doesn't exist when discussing annualized franchises.

[GrimDragon]

Dammit! No mention of bloodborne at all:(
What could the other games be?

[Yohshida]

Bloodborne 2 confirmed

[Silly gameAr]

I think who wrote the stories for the Souls series of games should write horror novels. So much lore in Demon/Dark Souls and Bloodborne and everything is so well thought out. He would knock it out of the park.

With that said, new Bloodborne, please?

[doritos]

That would require him putting the whole story in one place. Don't think they can do it.

[Hugodastrevas]

There's already stories like Bloodborne, just look for H.P.Lovecraft .

[DevilishSix]

I think its a good idea to take a break so that franchise fatigue doesn't set in. They should work on bloodborne 2 with one team and have another working on developing other new IP concepts. Though I think a modern Otogi game could be great.

[uth11]

Bloodborne feels complete as it is. I think I'd rather have a Bb/souls style game in a new setting and lore rather than BB2

[Asuka]

I want a new Armored Core. With how much From has learned since (V)erdict day i would really like to see what they can do on current gen and pc

[DemoIishor]

You're in luck then because Miyazaki confirmed they're working on an Armored Core game.

[LexHazard79]

Maybe something thats not based or plays like a Souls/Bloodborne game.

[Goldby]

that would be like asking Polyphony Digital to make the next first person shooter. it wont always translate well, GG was lucky in my eyes

[gangsta_red]

Happy and sad at the same time. As much as I love Dark Souls, I'm glad to see it end on a good note.

Would like to see this guy and his team tackle something else, maybe a sci-fi type adventure, something in that realm that would be unexpected from him and his team.

[ziggurcat]

the glimmer of hope is that he said "for now." I'm thinking there's going to be another Dark Souls, but not anytime in the near future. I also have no doubt that there's going to be another souls-esque game coming in the form of Bloodborne 2 at some point.

and I agree - something new would be a good thing to see.

[gangsta_red]

As much as I like Bloodborne, I would like to even see that game take a rest since it was also extremely like Dark Souls.

Back to the Sci-fi element... I wouldn't mind seeing the Dark Souls type gameplay and style in a space setting.

But then the whole Dark style of gameplay might start to get somewhat on the fatigue side. So maybe it would be good to see these guys do something completely different and new.

[RAM0N]

I'm kinda glad tired of dark souls or DS like games

[Drakul]

no futuristic, robotic games please...if you want, play COD....BB 2 or Demons 2

[LgbtWarrior]

It needs a break.

[PurpHerbison]

Thank god, Dark Souls needed to end with the first one.

[TheColbertinator]

Armored Core on Scorpio. Let it be so,number 1

[Vanfernal]

Can I get an Umbasa??

[DeathtoOtakuDJ]

Sure, and hopefully a "welcome back... good hunter"

[ziggurcat]

I actually think "umbasa" was uttered during one of the very first announcement trailers for Bloodborne, which made everyone lose their minds.

[Vanfernal]

It was actually on the alpha test of the game. When you got defeated by Father Gascoigne he would say "Sick creature... May you rest in peace...Umbasa..." leading most people (including myself) to believe the game was directly tied in to Demon's Souls. =)

[audiocafe]

A new Armored Core or Bloodborne 2 hopefully. I want a new AC more but would happy with a Bloodborne sequel as well

[GamePeace]

The King

[SojournUK]

Looks like the time travel dude from 'Heroes'

[GamePeace]

I looked up for the pic of that dude, looks like his lost twin ...

[warriorcase]

Berserk please! Games released in separate arcs would be mint. Would love to see the him take the major influence for the souls series and run with it.

[sdplisken]

Bloodborne 2 on PS4 or PS5
My body is ready

[PFFT]

We will have to wait and see. Those new games have giant shoes to fill.

[feraldrgn]

Bloodborne 2 could happen I guess, but maybe he means he's done with that genre so even BB2 would be off.
The only other thing I can think of that he's been involved in is Armoured Core.

[Nodoze]

BB2 E3 reveal....would be a showstopper and an outta the park homerun. Built and optimized for PS4 Pro with buttery smooth 60 fps visuals please!!!

[Bathyj]

Go back to Tenchu. Add a little of the Bloodborne combat but make the enemies tough so that stealth is still the preferred method. Big open levels to can attack from any angle.

And the grappling hook.

[Lightsbane]

I honestly don't want Bloodborne 2.
It's one of my favorite games, but I think that story is complete. It doesn't need a sequel.

[NecoTehSergal]

The only two projects I know they're working on, is Bloodbourne 2 and Berserk_Prototype.

[DivineAssault]

Maybe theyre sick of designing the same thing all the time.. As much as i would like another BloodBorne or DarkSouls, i dont want the formula to get stale so i dont mind if they venture off for a while..

[Mr Marvel]

Bloodborne 2 is almost a certainty for E3 this year IMO.

Crowd would go crazy over that announcement at the PS Conference too.

[Dizzy11523]

I wish more games could be "done for now". Call of Duty, looking at you.

[nucky64]

I don't care if dark souls is done for right now - I want bloodborne2 and demon souls 2 . come on sony; make it happen!

[zen_hydra]

I would love to see From explore other settings with their SoulsBorne formula. We don't need to keep coming back to the same well(s) for inspiration. What would an unholy marriage of Armored Core and the Souls mechanics be like? What would an exploration of Hindu/South Asian mythology look like through Miyazaki's twisted vision?

[MilkMan]

Thank God. No please make something other. Flex that developer brain of yours. There is a world of different kinds of games.