As testament to From Software's vision, when I first picked up Dark Souls I kept telling my wife how it reminded me so much of playing King's Field as a kid. How surprised I was to find out why that was the case!
So thankful for Soulsborne series...as a 40+ year old gamer I had almost given up. Games were almost universally on recruit difficulty. Those hard fought victories are what life is all about. I don't even play other games anymore.
+Sephyrias That I could find out actually. His degree was in Social Sciences and his background was account manager. Odd leap. There may have been some intervening positions in there. Takeuchi mentioned that everyone where's multiple hats at From Software. So he may have been pulling double duty doing other things.
This is very well made, nice work. You even listed all your sources in the description! Your comment asking for corrections is also an honorable approach to content creation. I'm playing Dark Souls remastered for the first time (also my first souls game) and this video has all sorts of info on the other games in the franchise that I had never heard of. If this is helpful at all, I found this video in the "liked videos" playlist on VaatiVidya's channel.
Was linked to this from the Dark Souls 3 subreddit. Interesting video. As one of the longer-lived fans of the mentioned Armored Core series, it would be interesting to see something similar for the oft neglected mechs. AC has never really been a known name in the west (mostly because zero of the publishers that took the series in the west gave it the time of day), and it's very often ignored, or unknown, by most. A few of the AC community members have tried to do a 'History of' thing, but they were usually half-hearted, underinformed, and not a one of them ever actually finished... Would be nice to see someone else pick up, where everyone else gave up. Otherwise, good information on this video. A few tidbits that I hadn't actually been aware of, so kudos.
+Gripheenix Hey thanks! I actually started researching Armored Core a bit but ended up not putting it in the final script for this to keep more focused and for the sake of time. May add it in in a expansion pack for this episode!
That would be cool to see, man. I'll keep an eye out for that. (Just be warned, though. The AC community, as small as it is, is more ravenous (punny joke!) and elitist than just about any community outside of those associated with E-Sports...)
+Gripheenix Haha well I'll keep that in mind! I've had experience with fandoms jumping on me for a mistake (Stardew Valley) so I'll make sure I'm on my a-game if I do it.
I can't help but feel there's more to the story, and more to Miyazaki Kun. It just seems strange that he showed up out of the blue and created the deeply esoteric masterpiece that is Dark Souls. If not him, then someone else involved must have been a part of some erudite tradition.
14:55 That was the best thing that could ever happen to FromSoftware, the best game they have ever created in their history Bloodborne the best game in all of gaming history nothing will ever come close to it except for maybe EldenRing but after I saw the boring old style dark souls gameplay ….I am not sure about that 🤷🏻 however I believe Velvet will dethrone Bloodborne from its top position 🤷🏻♂️
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Hey, everyone! I hope you enjoy the season one finale! Just a reminder, if you spot anything that is wrong in the video, please feel free to drop a note here with a source! Facts matter! Thanks!
Are you familiar with FromSoftware´s "EverGrace"? I can´t help but feel it gets short thrift whenever SoulsBorne predecessors are discussed because it was a flop, I think FromsSoftware tries to avoid talkign about it. I feel that alot of things in Demon´s souls were actually a refinement of Ever grace gameplay(e.g.:Equipment-focused progression, Adding a lock-on button to the orbit camera), married to the theme and thone of King´s Field and shadow tower.
That is a good question! I’ll have to go back and check to see if I still have the files. They would have been from a royalty free site; but I can’t recall which I was using at the time.
Didn't the original director of ds2 get pulled out of the position at last second and the guy who replaced him said it was kind of a mess and he did what he could to make it into what it is today.
As a long time AC fan who still has plays the og ps 1 game as of writing this I would love to see from software implement the elements they were able to refine in the souls games and make a new mecha game. I loved gundam IBO but so far the half assed nature of gundam breaker has been hurting the series. A gundam game with souls like system set in the calamity war days of the IBO world would be cool to see. From Software did have some history with making gundam or mecha anime games like the ACE series. Or maybe just let them take charge of an action horror survival style berserk game....
It's crazy watching the pre-rendered cinematics for the 2009 version of Demon's Souls, and realizing that the PS5 remake has better *real time, in game* graphics than those old cutscenes
Thanks so much! I just did a shorter video on the first Sonic The Hedgehog, and will be releasing one of similar length next week on Sonic 2 and 3. But I've been considering doing some short and sweet bits on newer series and single games.
I’ve definitely been considering it. Had timing worked out better I would have done one for Shadow if Colossus remaster. But still they are definitely on the list!
Thank you! I'll probably be announcing the games I'm covering for Season 2 of this series in the next couple weeks. In the meantime I'll be rolling out some shorter form game industry essays and content.
I LOVE Fromsoft games! Despite how utterly brutal they can be. I used to play the Tenchu games all the time till I mastered them. The Souls series and sub genre are probably one of my most favorite games ever made. And great video!
