Don’t take that to heart. As an artist myself I know how easily an artist can get caught up in perfectionism. He’s chasing something that doesn’t exist. Don’t get caught up on his “ideal” RPG. I’m just ready to enjoy the unique differences of his games and new unique games from new directors at From which is what I’m most excited for.
Yeah, and the DLC is the size of Limgrave. Let us no quote the man on anything too practical... Cuz at this point he's lowkey trolling with some of the stuff he says, or is otherwise intentionally obfuscating with his phrasing. He can't make his "ideal RPG" because he can never enjoy going through the games he himself has made, it will always be self-defeating. This is most likely what he meant.
@@the.bloodless.one1312"at the feet of gods" a mmojrpg where every one is in their own reality be the ghost of other player are shown on the map, the boss work on the logic of raid boss that need to be beaten once to unlock the full setting level cap, the leveling system is base by the class you chose but outside of that is a normal soul like logic beating a boss acting like that scadutree but devised by the amount of player that where fighting the boss. Boss are the few moment where every one are in the same world outside of invasion. You can have up to 6 friend in the same world and get invaded by other players that see your crew as ghost in their world
4:32 Hell I don’t care if we keep getting the dark fantasy genre, just let us play in and interact that setting in its prime. I’m tired about hearing about all this amazing shit that happened before we showed up, let us experience it first hand.
If they're gonna add bosses in their prime, then they really need to change the player mechanics for once. We all know a Prime boss will always be faster, have crazier moves etc. Dlc Radahn is the closest to that and he pushes the game mechanics to their limits.
Hmm, I feel like it would be a big departure to their storytelling since most of the Souls games (Dark Souls trilogy & Bloodborne in particular) focus heavily on their hopeless world and the slow decay and fall of society due to the sins of their ancestors, to the point where I kinda consider it to be their style.
I get that the medieval everything is dead vibe has been since the beginning, but to me, that is Dark Souls. That is all their games that are all to me, Dark Souls. It's that magical formula of world, NPCs and stories that are all are, Dark Souls.
@@anonisnoone6125 Sure we all love medieval European settings but it gets stale after a while . That is why games like BB and Sekiro felt like a breath of fresh air .
Weapons and assets recycled, themes recycled, even th bosses come acrossed referbished. I just want then to get more fresh Sekiro was great. Elden ring was nice, but they said they arent doing dark souls.... then basically did it
Nobody does dark medieval the way From does it. I'd rather let other studios provide the variety while From keeps this formula and iterates on it rather than abandons it. It'd be like telling Pokemon to stop with the catching and fighting and do something different, leave that to spin-offs or to other companies, let the formula remain so that the core playerbase can keep enjoying it.
Boss replay would be nice smh. The fact that ER doesn't have one but Sekiro does eventhough it's easier to get to bosses in Sekiro is just annoying af.
I really liked the tone of abyssal woods in the DLC so imagine they set a whole souls game in that tone using horror fantasy a lot in it to freak you out without any jumpscares
Not another bloodborne but another game with eldritch/ lovecraft horror would be sweet. Seeing some of the new mechanics from the DLC of Elden Ring makes me think their next game will be semi fast paced
Just want a player character that feels more speedy. They pulled it off in sekiro no problem, armored core like you said. Speeding up the character means you can speed up the bosses too. Just a character that doesn't feel like a lump of cheese compared to everything else.
@@shhwonk It will never happen no matter how much we want it to , also Berserk at the rate its going is also never going to be finished , the current team is also going to pass away from old age if they keep it up at this rate . Not saying we need a new chapter every week but when we get 1 chapter in like 3-6 months that is a problem . I am 31 I don't know if I will live long enough to see Berserk end lol .
A dark pirate themed game with hints of cosmic/deep sea horror is something I would really love! But as many others have said in the comments; as long as Miyazaki and his team makes something they want and not fall in any “chasing trends”-trap, I will be happy…
@@blabla-fw9ixa game set during the fall of mighty dynasty... where immortality is often a curse & blight upon the land... That's certainly not far from dark phantasy, Thematically anyway
Only Fromsoft knows how to deliver a proper Berserk style dark fantasy setting so I absolutely do not want them to shift away from that. If you actually think about it, there aren’t a lot of new games that have this type of theme. I hope they keep on at it regardless of what the next title is
They’ve been doing the exact same thing for 15 years straight and Shadow of the Erdtree was their most mediocre attempt at the same exact thing yet again. They absolutely need to change it up.
Next game is probably going to be something about martial arts. In almost every From DLC we get an out of place looking NPC as a tease for the next game, and this time around Dryleaf Dane was the most noticeable one.
Something that I am 100% convinced of that we’ll get down the line is a Fantasy Mecha game led by Miyazaki. Mainly because well… on top making sense given what genres FromSoft has mastered until this point, Miyazaki has downright stated that he’d love to make games that evoked the feelings of Escaflowne and Aura Battler Dunbine. And go figure, both those series are fantasy mecha anime where the pilots can fight both inside and outside the cockpit. Beyond that, FromSoft has already basically made something like this in the past in the form of Frame Gride (which Miyazaki also mentions), which was basically medieval Armored Core with a focus on arena combat. I also agree that medieval dark fantasy stuff is a little played out at this point, which is why this is something I’d rather see down the line, but I’m 100% it’s going to happen, more so now after AC6.
I’d love to see a modern take on Framegride with a mix between mecha and pilot gameplay (sort of how torrent can’t go to certain places maybe the mechs can only be used in certain areas like the spaces between dungeons or boss rooms inside dungeons) maybe they could combine it with the blood borne gothic aesthetic kinda like lies of P. I also think the Sekiro parry based combat could definitely be worked into it as well, especially if they could expand on the free running movement options (more aerial executions). Mix this with some seamless multiplayer and it would be absolutely amazing although I’m just throwing some ideas out there.
My only complain with Elden Ring is the unnecessary reuse of a lot of bosses! I don't mind to face a boss for like two times but they put the same boss more than 5 times in a row (Magma Wyrm, Godskins, Radagon Wolf, Falling Star Beast) and they even commit the crime for reuse a freaking epic boss like Astel and The Dancing Lion... I mean the game is still a solid 10/10 for me but if they just fix this issue on the next game, or just diminish the times we face the same monster I'll all in!!! From never disappoints and Myazaki never fails! 🎉❤
Some bosses are fine if they are reused and it also makes sense lore wise. Astel is not just one entity they are many and each must have a different name as well. Magma Wyrms as well and so are Godskin Apostles who are definitely a group. Red wolves probably as well.
For a game as ambitious as Elden Ring's open world, you're bound to have some copy-pasted assets. It's the curse of any open-world game, and the only reasonable way to fix that would be to make the game world smaller and more compact, and I hope Fromsoft goes into that direction instead of chasing the open-world trend.
Imagine where humanity would be if gatekeepers kept saying “don’t fix what’s not broken.” Lol elden ring wouldn’t even exist with that dumb philosophy.
@@anonisnoone6125 elaborate on what? The entire idea of dark souls was pioneered by fromsoftware saying fuck you to what traditionally worked. And Elden ring said fuck you to half of dark souls fans that trash talked open world games for decades lol
Poor opinion, DeS would never have been made if Miyazaki had kept himself inside the industry box at the time. I'd be more excited for something experimental like Deracine at this point instead of another Soulslike from them.
All I want is DLC for Armored Core 6, please, PLEASE FromSoftware... that universe has still so much untapped potential, I'm not ready to say goodbye yet...
I don't think it sold so well for them to make it their focus , I wanted a Sekiro dlc or Sekiro 2 but it wont happen because it didn't sell as well . These games sol ,, well ,, but they didn't do ER numbers not even close so it makes financial sense to make an ER 2 or something more similar to it rather than experimenting too much .
I think they should keep the summoning feature as it’s always been, but I think it would be a good idea if pvp activities were “zoned off” from the rest of the game, like how arena duels already are. Like instead of random invasions against people who aren’t interested in pvp or meeting the sweatiest of gank squads, I think it would be cool if they took certain levels, started the host and his buddies at the beginning of the level with a timed objective to make it to the boss fog, with an invader spawning in at random. The host and summons would be able to replenish their heals after defeating mini-bosses blocking their path, which would also prevent them from just making a mad dash to the boss
I want them to subvert my expectations the way bloodborne did by going from werewolves to lovecraft. I expected elden ring to turn into something more space/alien themed after I saw astel, but it never really happened
The one thing I think would take fromsoftware to a higher level is metroidvania elements. Give me some movement like sekiro but with unlockable upgardes to make exploration more fun and rewarding than it already is. Imagine jedi survivor type gameplay but made by fromsoftware. That would be a perfect game for me.
Leave the trend chasing to Square. Fromsoft doesn’t need to shake up their formula too much. And I hope they don’t. Their games are so addicting and successful exactly BECAUSE they feel different from everything else.
They definitely to change up their player mechanics. Unless they stop trying to one up their boss difficulty for each game, there's not much else they can do to change up boss design or it'll end up with bosses getting worse.
They absolutely need to change up their formula a bit. There’s like nowhere else to go with the combat, especially the bosses. I think they’ve hit the limit of what can be done with this "roll, roll, roll, attack" type of system
They need to change the formula. Let's not just call it a souls game. I just want them to revisit their older IPs but even if they come up with something new and it has swords it is a must buy. I can hardly stand hack n slash though.
I just hope the fan base doesn’t hold their development evolution hostage…. Like they have been since dark souls. Resulting in every game feeling like a re tread of the other in terms of mechanics. I feel that needs updating because these games feel slower and clunkier than a modern game should. It isn’t dark souls anymore…
@@Haydentrudyjones That’s kinda the point of the combat. If you’re wielding a colossal great sword, then it should FEEL like you’re wielding a colossal great sword. If the character wields every weapon at the same speed, then it just becomes Devil May Cry or every other action game out there. The fans come to these games for that unique experience. I’m confident Fromsoft can evolve their formula it will still be very engaging to play.
They said the next few games are likely to be departures and separately, that they want to do sekiro and bloodborne combat better, (so 2 different avenues we’ll have going forward at the same time) the sekiro part is probably the teased by the deflect tear in the dlc. This is also likely because in dlcs and base games fromsoft usually puts hints towards the future games in terms of themes and gameplay so that’s interesting. I doubt they’ll do lots of npcs and big cities but a living world or a different vibe sounds very promising. Crossplatform and more seamless multiplayer sounds great.
I love the idea of being able to interact with other players at the Roundtable Hold with invites enabled for co-op. Coming from someone who used to play a bunch of Runescape years ago, It would also be nice to have the option to view other player's stats
Aside from a few indies, FromSoft is the only dev studio I'm genuinely excited to hear any news from, these days. I'm sure whatever Miyazaki is cooking up next, will be awesome!
I would like to have more "life" around me in a fromsoft game but i rly dont mind the medieval europe setting. I love it. And they cant ignore how much the seamless co op mod improved the multiplayer experience.
I think you make a good point about making a new game with foundations in the real world we live in, this would offer us things we can relate to, which would improve the gaming experience.
I want : - A FromSoftware take on rogue like. - A Dark sci-fi aesthetic / post apo - A sorcery focused game or at least revamp the magic gameplay from the soul's - Blame game (zero chance this could happen but...) - Improved co-op / multiplayer apects - More cinematics ( a shame that there is nothing after the last DLC boss)
What Miyazaki´s perfet game WILL contain (taken from the common things that appears between most games): -Medieval setting -Unsung MC -Arson to solve the worlds problems (linking the fire, burning the Erdtree) -Giant Crabs -Piggyback Ride Boss Fights (Lorian and Lothric, Radahn and Miquella) -Gank Fights -Bug Lady Boss -A Round Knightish friend with a sad death (Seigmeyer, Seigward, Alexander) -Anoying small enemy with the DS3 Thrall moveset -Moonlight Sword -Patches -Waifu that makes you stronger -Giants
A quest log that gives you HINTS and KEY WORDS about your objectives (without telling you exactly where you go) would be nice. Also better PC optimization.
No, a quest log would ruin the vibe completely imo. I think a dialogue log is the most I'd be okay with. Something that allows you to read all previously obtained dialogue for each NPC, plus each NPC's prior locations where you met them. Then you use that to figure out what to do. An actual quest log that has explicit hints and highlights key words would be very out of place imo.
@@MarkHogan994 dialogue log is not a bad idea. npc locations was present in elden ring, was it not? bold to assume there will be a map for their next game lol
Some things that I‘d like to see: Either just magic or just weapons. I‘d like there to be some kind of combo system and move flexibility during the fight. We had a little bit of that with the chain casting glitch, and some people combo things like Miriams Vanishing and Carian Piercer; but I‘d like that to be more established. I think the spirit summons would make for a great overhaul to invasions. Rather than invading with a player character, go back a bit to the original idea of random stronger monsters. Also, did you know: Messmers name is german for sacristan? A fitting name given his position. Not just that, Ansbach is a city in germany. The legend known as the Wolf of Ansbach has it that when a hated mayor passed, nobody mourned him, and his vengeful spirit came back and possessed a wolf to take revenge. The wolf killed multiple people before being trapped and put down, at which point the citizens cut off its muzzle and dressed it in the mayors old cloths along with a fake beard and a wig to make it look like an old man.
I'm good with playing their games how they intend them to be. Nothing needs to change, I don't have expectations, I'll gladly have the experience they want me to have.
Very good points, and as much as I am a huge fan of berserk, I agree, I want to see new settings at least once, be it futuristic, pirate, norse etc.. And definitely new mechanics, I think elden ring DLC pushed the limits of this classic formula
I don’t know if a lot of people would want this but upgraded traversal would be incredible,like imagine double jumping,air dodging,maybe a grappling hook of sorts like sekiro aswell.
I loved the weapon variety in Elden Ring so what would worry me about say a pirate setting is not being able to have all the different weapon types and have it make sense within the world
I think Sony made the unique trick weapons to be connected to Bloodborne iP given fromsoft never dared use the idea to any weapons in subsequent games.
My main problem with MMO's is not that they are inherently bad, exactly. It's that they are almost like having a job (in the sense that it can take too much of your time). Thats why i personally prefer single player games 😅
i would dig a magic-based game that used the four shoulders like ac6. instead of cycling through spells, you have 4 to go with possible combinations to mix the magic. in the end, whatever they do, i’m there!
They could do a dark ancient egyptian with the underworld as well or greek style game, I'll never get sick of the dark world lol. Something lighter but still aesthetically pleasing could be good tho, since they have aesthetic for RPGs down way better than any other company.
When I first heard the pitch for elden ring I doubted they could make it work, but they absolutely did and made one of my absolute favorite games of all time. I trust their judgment now. All I ask is they upgrade the character creation. More along the lines of Nioh 2. That would be awesome.
If you wanna see a FromSoftware world that's still alive, play EnchantedArms. As for an MMO-like Multiplayer experience, FS is already doing that with their current model.
if there ever is an elden ring 2 i hope it takes place in a time warp where we get to see the lands between in the lead up to the shattering. Recontextualising all these events and giving players a look into what the world was like before it went to pot would be such a poignant way to highlight the impact the shattering war had. Plus we could even get to see a voice acted marika and radagon, which would be awesome.
All I really wish for is a more compact open world that is a bit smaller than the Lands Between but bigger than the Land of Shadows. I would also like the weapon and build diversity to stay the same as Elden Ring’s.
We know we'll get more Fromsoft games not made by Miyazaki himself, since he stated that many of his assistants and coworkers felt ready to make their own products and games, so my "wishlist" is regarding the next Miyazaki's game specifically: For the next big RPG title, be an Elden Ring 2 or a spiritual successor, built on its fundation like ER did to Dark Souls, I just wish for a brand new engine to allow us to be on the same level with their evolving philosophy in regard to enemies and bossfights. Elements such as "sekiro deflect", backstep, sidestep and overall more fluid moves being default tools at our disposal, not locked behind time-limited items and consumables, alongside a hefty rework for how sorceries and incantations work
I would like FromSoftware to give incentive to learn more about how electricity is generated. Coal power, Hydroelectric dam, wind turbine, solar panel, etc. Art Nouveau aesthetics would be nice too - its foundations are in developing flowing motifs drawn from nature. You know it also just occurred to me that Sellen's primal Glintstone is kindof like the dragon hearts from Vision of Escaflowne that power the mecha.
Better boss rewards, more frenzy and destined death incants, making weapons that scale with a certain stat have a good scaling in that stat, and all somber weapons have a unique ash and any non somber be infusable
Another two things I honestly thing should be addressed are: 1. Enemy damage and player defense: I'm not on the boat of tanking everything, but getting hit for half HP when fully armored to teeth is a bit of BS to be completely honest. And there were mods which addressed that for DS3. Everything From need to do is to change how defenses work and rebalace these values. Make heavy armor having it cost with weight and proper stats distribution while giving proper defenses. That's really much it. 2. Talismans and buffing: This went a bit of the rails in Elden Ring. Most encounters require to buff every 30 seconds or so because of the From mentality and it's getting really exhausting. Some bosses in the DLC leave really small openings to do anything and buffing isn't exactly what do you think when having a dragon on your ass. Talismans are the same thing. It's either 20% boost to something or basically nothing. Make talismans have special effects which alter gameplay, add functions or basically anything but not % damage boost to one attacks. That's not a healthy way of doing things. Look at Guild Wars 2 relics where all of them have a very different purpose depending on how you play. Of course most players will gravitate towards damage, but there are a lot of which you can take advantage of or cover weakness of your build.
My dream game would be KCD/rdr2 NPC system. Heavily upgraded combat with dd2 climbing, expanded sekiro combat and gameplay with a physics based grappling system and expanded climbing. A world like bb that dynamically changes as you progress. And absolutely nothing like what ER expansion was.
i had to laugh a bit at what you mentioned around min 2 of the video .. FromSoft did actually pull alot of ideas from Real World History for Elden Ring, maybe worth checking The Tarnished Archaeologist for more info on that. But i do agree that it would feel a bit more grounded and pull other kinds of ppl into the gaming scene or this genre if it was alot more obvious. Also yes pls a setting that is played out at the Worlds Peak point and that we actually fight against those "Legendary" ppl when they are actually at their strongest, instead of what we often do in FromSoft games, fight them long past their Prime.
I always had the idea of a soulsgame where the dash mechanic is more build op on. Like combat where you can dash bigger distances or up (like a big jump), but in return the enemies have bigger attacks and more wider aoe's. The combat would feel way more agile and grand
I personally love the "declined world" settings, I'd rather stay with those. However I'd welcome if our character's choices could lead to different questlines, not just progressing/locking them out with our choices. And I wish they hold back a bit on the towering boss designs where I can only see their feet during fights.
Dark fantasy with a world still in it’s prime would be fine. I def want more town areas and more npc’s to interact with alongside more MMO style content
I hope future Fromsoft games isn't as huge as Elden Ring, and more compact like Dark Souls 1. As much as I love Elden Ring, I dislike the travelling distance required in the game and the many copy pasted enemies to fill the map. Like half of the game spent riding torrent, and as someone who look at every crook and crannies exploring the Elden world is such a pain.
@@F8... Can you read? He said "compact," not "small." You can explore large twisting tunnels and castles that are compact yet extensive. The spread out open worlds are boring and drawn out unnecessarily.
Even though I am definitely interested in a "sci fi souls" or a "myth souls", I am not against another dark fantasy setting... if the world is still"living". Like either we are playing during the world's prime (ex: during Gwyn's reign in Dark Souls) or during a major event that hasn't destroyed the world yet (ex: during the shattering for Elden Ring)
The one thing I hope they do is upgrade and optimize their game engine, I'm whatever game they are working on will be great, but the XP during launch has been pretty much the same since Demon's Souls, they made enough money with Elden Ring, hopefully they invest some of that money in upgrading their tech.
It might be because Sparking Zero is my current obsession, but it would be cool to see FromSoft tackle a martial arts themed game and setting. I also would be okay with another dark fantasy world, but I think I'd want the zones expanded to be more than just fields and forests. Having an Asian themed place and a snow place and unique terrain would scratch my itch pretty heavily.
@@animalpenn-q5c Oh I have no doubt it would sell just fine but it wouldn't do anywhere close to ER numbers , so they would be sticking to something like ER or a flat out sequel . Trust me I would love a Sekiro 2 but it ain't happening .
I feel like improving multiplayer elements is a great idea, but I almost feel like there should be less movement mechanics in favor for more grounded/ defensive combat that still allows for a good amount of flexibility. I personally don’t mind slower combat so long as attacks still feel weighty, and I’m sure there’s more interesting defensive mechanics that could be fun to play with outside of Sekiro’s deflect or Elden Ring’s guard counters.
The two newer themes I'd like to see are either Bloodborne but pirates and swimming, or an arcanist/sorcery theme (Think Raya Lucaria but bigger and more shiny).
For me it would be these main points: 1- I don't really like to be in the remains of what was the actual world action that already took place. I want to be in the best moment of the story. 2- I don't like the way the story/lore is told. We have to search over and over reading item descriptions and so on and yet we are left with a lot of questions because the majority of those descriptions are very cryptic/obscure 3- I want a world with more dynamic things. A world where we can interact in new different ways so that it feels more immersive
"Personally, a world that is happy and bright is something that just doesn’t feel realistic to me," Miyazaki said in an interview with IGN. "It may sound like I have a trauma or something, but I believe that the world is generally a wasteland that is not kind to us. That’s just the way I see it." It does sound grim, yes, but that doom-and-gloom outlook has some artistic benefits too. "Light looks more beautiful in darkness," he said. "When there is something beautiful in the middle of a wasteland, we are able to appreciate it more. One jewel doesn’t look like much when you have a pile of them, but if you find one jewel in the midst of mud, it is worth so much more." What else can I say?
Next game will is hard to tell but they are definitely making more Armored Core. They recently hired a bunch of artists that had worked on other Mech games and Gundam anime.
3:55 I have been just imagining that man, imagine if fromsoft would make a game based on egyptian mythology! Those are some badass themes and characters there, gods of death, reincarnation, machines old enough built to who know what, reincarnate ppl? Take you to the stars? The pyramids
I have no doubts Fromsoft will make more bangers. Their legacy won't end here, will they peak as high as Elden Ring? Maybe not, but that's ok. Elden Ring is open world and very diverse in how you can play it that's its strong suits, and that's exactly why it has so many fans and followers. I think what will be worrisome is whether or not Miyazaki is over the development over the next game or future titles. We're at some point going to have to accept that one day we will have a Fromsoft game that Miyazaki didn't have a hand in regardless if its good or not. I'm optimistic but I have no doubt others will be pessimistic about it. As for future titles with Miyazaki as a part of them, yeah they'll be bangers without a doubt. As for what I want in a future title. I'd like for us to be a part of a living world, and if the world has to fall in said future installment I'd love for our character to be there during the trigger of the worlds downfall. I think if Fromsoft did a future dark fantasy game and our character was around during the heights of the world and then everything goes to shit and we're there to see the fall in 4K that'd be absolutely peak content. Also please for the love of all that's holy bring back Covenants. I'd like to experience active multiplayer while being a part of a covenant I'm passionate about.
I get why people want living worlds with bustling towns, but I don't see what it would really add to their style. I feel like they would have to start a whole new formula from scratch in order to properly implement full towns, since the current formula was made with no towns like that in mind. On top of that they'd be dealing with something they've never done before, and would take more time and resources to do. What's the benefit of it all? I get the sentiment of From stepping more outside their comfort zone, but I think it's fine to simply improve on an already existing formula with one series, and take baby steps toward variations and other genres with the other games they make (Sekiro, Armored Core, Déraciné).
would be great if they add the option to sheathe greathammers/swords and colossal weapons on the back instead of the shoulder like in EVERY game. also some more quest info on where to next would be great!
I wouldn't mind a bit more interaction that can alter the flow of the main story. For instance, say you've discovered Miquella's location, before encountering Malenia. You could offer up that info in exchange for a truce, or even an opportunity to cooperate directly, rather than having to do battle with everything and everyone. I'd also love for the lore and world-building to be slightly less opaque. Not dumbed down and simplified, but just a few more crumbs would be appreciated. 😀
I think they could have a game where we witness the fall of a civilization’s prime, to give us something new yet still head in a direction they’re familiar with
I honestly believe that Miyazaki will touch on sci-fi next, or at least allow himself to be more inspired than he already has been by sci-fi elements & works.
i think that as long as the combat is engaging, that the boss fights are enjoyable and that the world is fun to explore, anything else that fromsoft might like to experiment with is fine with me.
I think alot of the ideas here are pretty cool but the wukong glazing is hard for me to listen to. Black Myth Wukong had so many problems it blows my mind that its so high of a tier for you. I would not like if FS went in that direction I'm totally down for scifi, pirates, or whatever FS wants to go to next. I love dark fantasy as well so I wouldnt be upset if they made another setting with it (like souls or elden ring) but I can understand that its been done so much, that doing something new and unique could be better Multiplayer could definitely use some upgrades
@@oscaroska7613 Terrible performance on PS5. Many bosses have very unfair and unreasonable hit boxes. The combat is simple, but the secrets and hidden areas are almost 2X as convoluted as From Software areas. There are more, but most of the other problems don't really bother me.
@borisdragosani7584 Performance depends on ps5. Mine was with no problem. The other seems you problem and some skill issues on your parts . The game has more enemies variety as all darks souls, and Elden ring combined
@@oscaroska7613 bro, what? Ps5 problems are prevalent on a majority of users. The game studio made a public accluncment saying it would take them 5 months to resolve the issues. And I've beat the game, 3 times for the true perfect ending. I am just saying that a lot of the hit boxes extend in very unnatural ways. It make staffing almost impossible in black myth, which just lessens the combat. And aside from getting invicibility frames with well timed counter heavies, the combat isn't as complex as other games. The in-between areas are boring. The game is a boss rush, and I enjoy it for what it is, but that doesn't mean it is problem free.
I think more flavor in the setting could work. If you think about Berserk you have the dark world feel of the black sword man arc, the classic medieval setting of the golden age, and the high fantasy of Falconia. You also get a nice sea era arc as well. More flavor over all would be nice, I think Dark souls 2 had the best wide verity of flavor of all the games.
A magic fokused game would be nice , if they maid it more fluid and you could move during casting or the spells would have built-in doges that would create some amazing gameplay. their magic system is so underutilized and has so many potential.
I'd like to see a dodge mechanic like Sifu's, or go back to BB's dodge. Dark Souls 1 interconnected world design, with Farum Azula / Llendeyll quality level design. DS3 / BB boss design philosophy More accessibility options (why can't I turn off that damn compass?)
I can never consistently get Sifu's dodge, but when I do it is so incredibly satisfying. I wish that game were more popular, I will 100% buy the next installment, or even a "Sifu-like" from a different dev.
I think some ER bosses r really great (Messmer, Godfrey, Radagon, Morgott) and it shows that they can improve on their bosses but as it stands, I doubt they can do much else with the current mechanics unless they add new things or they stick to designing bosses like in ER.
Why tf do you need to turn off compass and honestly here i dont remember ever staring at my compass XD And it doesnt bother me since its very high up the screen
Kings field 5, shadow tower 3 is what id like to see next. They need to push first person combat and exploration forward. The genre has been stagnated since Morrowind.
Yeah, a new first-person FromSoft game would be amazing. Games like Dark and Darker, Witchfire, Dungeonborne, and Monomyth show that there's potential for greatness there.
anyone here still playing Elden ring on our daily basis? Ever since the dlc I still am to this day. And it's only because of PVP I am addicted to the arena. But back to topic I seriously wish the next tile would be blood-borne 2 and for it to be in an open world setting like Elden ring I know that's not gonna happen but man I would be so happy if that was the case that means we would be getting 100+ hour blood-borne 2
Didnt quite understand where your first argument came from, the entirety of ER lore is taken from the worlds ancient myths and meta physics all mixed together. Even tho i will admit its very hard to find for most players. Perhaps they need to make this kinda stuff less obscure because even after 2 years and being pretty well versed in ancient mythologies im still being shocked at things i missed. A whole revamp of the quest/npc system could possibly be the way forward as even tho i love the environmental story telling I still find it quite frustration having the chance to miss great storeys just because I didn't talk to an NPC 10x/exhaust their dialogue or didn't read some random item description. Id love to see perhaps a smaller scope game that has a more PVP focus, obviously the usual bosses but that pushes people towards PVP/interacting with others. Also the idea from the “spellbound” “leaks” where the world/Central location is one huge sprawling city (i feel they tested this idea with the shadow keep) with lots of verticality (also much like the DLC) as appose to warping from place to place/an open world.
I agree with changing the atmosphere, I want something more bright fantasy with friendly villages. I also want advanced multiplayer. I dont care if it references the realworld, I just want the deepness of lore. Otherwise I really want a lot, like a lot, of work on the progressions systems, combat, movement, and world design. I want a small, dense, and riddled with reward open world. But it us an actual open world: meaning you can swim, you can climb, no invisble walls or death walls. I want more combos, I want to be able to switch builds on the fly without having to fat roll, I want a skill tree of ash of war like things, I want engaging and fun bow and magic combat like Horizon or like bending, I want to upgrade armor, I want to have upgrade systems for my skills like if I use a katana a bunch I get better with katanas and unlock stuff. I want pickpocketting and a cool as city to sneak around in. I want less bosses behind fog walls so thag sneaking can be a viable playstyle. All that is most important to me in the evolution of the souls style. I dont want minor changes, playing it safe, I really want them to grow the capacity of the gameplay to be more rewarding and more rpg and have better combat
ngl I feel like you're just recklessly shoving Skyrim into Soulsborne, and not caring for any issues that will arise, because yes what you described is basically Skyrim. Both series are fundamentally different, with Skyrim being more of a "do-whatever-you-want" type of RPG, which is it's own fun (and this is coming from the guy who's hyped about Skyblivion 2025 babyyyy) Meanwhile, FS's game design is all about balancing difficulty and challenging the player's skill. About methodically managing your stamina and your consumables to advance to the next bonfire. That you beat the boss not beause you overlevelled them (since enemies still hit like a truck), but because of your knowledge of the boss's attacks and your improvement of the game's mechanics. and wtf do you mean about FS playing it safe?? DS2 brought so many new weapons and weapon types into the mix. Bloodborne turned up the combat by fucking 11 making fights faster and more aggressive. Hell, Sekiro completely ditched the stamina bar and introduced the sick-as-fuck rhythm-game parry mechanic. It's not that they're not evolving, they are, just in the direction that would improve that core experience. And I would rather have a smaller, more compact game rather than being "as wide as the ocean but as deep as a puddle". so yeah 7.8/10 it has a little skyrim for everyone
@@zeoplayz8021 I'm not a big Skyrim fan so I wasn't thinking in that direction but I understand how you see that. I also said I'd rather a smaller open-world that is dense, so we agree on that. I do think adding in dimensions such as climbing and swimming would offer a challenge in balance, but I believe it is for the better and that Fromsoft has what it takes to do that. Some of the reasons I think that are the fact that Sekiro was very successful with its movement mechanics and I honestly feel the way they are creating intense and quick bosses like Rellana and Radhan show that we have room for the player-character to have greater abilities. I also think some of the open world bosses or large arena bosses have been stellar so having more of that wouldn't be an issue. Some people just like solid gameplay, but I like progression systems, and with the Scadutree fragments and end-game of Elden Ring, I am not alone in feeling like Fromsoft is not fully understanding proper reward, and to be fair I still think they do it better than most devs, but that there is obvious and uncomplicated room for improvement. Yes, From has always been innovating, and growing their series, but to me the growth is slow and doesn't blow my mind. They have such a solid structure and gameplay loop that I appreciate the little improvements and their games are earnestly my favorite games, but to me all the things you mentioned are not evolutions in the way I am using the word. I mean to imply big innovative changes in comparison both to other RPGS/great games and their own formula. Sekiro had the biggest changes, but also removed too many things for me. It was less of an evolution and more of a different species. Elden Ring improved, but adding jump isn't really revolutionary, and the open-world is my fav open-world, but it is also not some mind-blowing thing. I do think they play it safe, I don't think that is solely a bad thing since they make my favorite games, but I want another big step-up personally, not a side-step like sekiro and armored core, and not slight improvements or tweaks on their system. It is apparent that you disagree with me, and that is chill, we all like different things. I simply feel that Fromsoft is one of the stronger candidates to evolve the art of gaming, as they already have and now they own more resources than ever before. I have my philosophies about games and what is valuable and what is not (implied subjectivity), and for me thigns like combat, movement, exploration, interacting with the world, and growing/progressing are the most immersive and enjoyable things, and From gets some of these better than most games, but still has a lot of improvement. Movement can be slow, a lack of swimming and climbing is a little unimmersive for me, and having all these other gameplay options like stealth, archery, but they are obviously not as functional as melee create a feeling of incompleteness in my eyes. I also think the lack of any sort of friendly village and having everything be dark, decaying, decrepit is simply getting old and some brightness would add valuable flair to the game. The fact that Elden Ring has some more beautiful, enchanting vistas aided in the quality imo.
sure fair enough, we all have our opinions on what FS's goals should be. For me personally, their games have always heavily leaned into the *action* of action RPG's games, which makes stuff like pickpocketing and sneaking behind bosses so jarring. Who knows tho? People were skeptical about the open-world aspect of Elden Ring and assumed that Fromsoft was just chasing trends, and look where we are now. All of us can just hope that the success of Elden Ring won't change their creative drive and that their creative visions go uncompromised. Lastly, in terms of the whole "bright fantasy" aesthetic (I am assuming that you were talking about traditional high-fantasy artstyles: elves, dwarves, etc.), there's an interview of Miyazaki that's close to what I feel about the tone of their games. "Personally, a world that is happy and bright is something that just doesn’t feel realistic to me," Miyazaki said in an interview with IGN. "It may sound like I have a trauma or something, but I believe that the world is generally a wasteland that is not kind to us. That’s just the way I see it." It does sound grim, yes, but that doom-and-gloom outlook has some artistic benefits too. "Light looks more beautiful in darkness," he said. "When there is something beautiful in the middle of a wasteland, we are able to appreciate it more. One jewel doesn’t look like much when you have a pile of them, but if you find one jewel in the midst of mud, it is worth so much more." In the end tho, me and Miyazaki's opinions are just subjective, and we are all free to our own opniions. so yeah 4/10 too much souls
@@zeoplayz8021 Thank you for your response, I like what I am reading. I may not have communicated my feelings well, because I definitely want the action aspect to get ramped up: I want combos, bending, greater diversity and increased options via increased movement possibilities. It is mainly for the gameplay loop that I want the things I said, and less for pickpocketing. For the bright fantasy, I just want a little more, not full on Avalon necessarily. I agree that a couple little villages or towns within an intense world is cooler than a bunch of copy-paste cookie-cutter villages that we have seen in a million jrpgs, mmos, etc. The reason for this is also to enhance the gameplay, exploration and the increased materials they are putting in the game. I like how many more weapons, items and crafting there is in ER, but so much of it goes unused in most of my playthroughs (and i have gone through ER like 9 times), and I just feel something more akin to a village, or two, would implement an economy into the game that I honestly feel would balance it if it is going to have this much stuff. In the end, From could make a total gruesome horror aRPG, and I guarantee i'd love it more than most games in existence, just because this is my favorite formula. I feel that with the directions they are going with ER, the DLC, sekiro and even Armored Core (I know that's not Miyazaki), I feel some of the things I have mentioned would balance the gameplay. I think there is a reason there are so many flashy, combo-y mods on nexus, and multiple that improve bows, stealth attacks, add deflects, add alternate progression systems and so on, and that is because some of these things balance the game. We have Sekiro level bosses in terms of speed, weapon reach, movesets, and our character is more akin to DS3 than Sekiro in terms of movement. I think diving into increased movement potentials, combos, and improved alternate playstyles would only serve them.
i want them to make sure the control scheme is 100% this time. stuff like dodge and sprint on the same button is bad (because dodge has a delay due to being on release). in general the technical side of fromsoft's games could do with some work, stuff like adding fsr, ultawide, higher fps, stuff that maybe you don't use, but people do.
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Whatever FromSoftware does next I'll be ready for, Miyazaki himself said he's yet to make his ideal RPG
Don’t take that to heart. As an artist myself I know how easily an artist can get caught up in perfectionism. He’s chasing something that doesn’t exist. Don’t get caught up on his “ideal” RPG. I’m just ready to enjoy the unique differences of his games and new unique games from new directors at From which is what I’m most excited for.
Yeah, and the DLC is the size of Limgrave. Let us no quote the man on anything too practical... Cuz at this point he's lowkey trolling with some of the stuff he says, or is otherwise intentionally obfuscating with his phrasing.
He can't make his "ideal RPG" because he can never enjoy going through the games he himself has made, it will always be self-defeating. This is most likely what he meant.
@@rynsart it did do well. Sure, not elden ring numbers but they werent aiming for that either. AC6 did just as well as fromsoft wanted it to do
@@kimlee6643 Didn't he play ER thing tho? He said he uses summons and anything that'll help get through it so ER was what he wanted it.
@@the.bloodless.one1312"at the feet of gods" a mmojrpg where every one is in their own reality be the ghost of other player are shown on the map, the boss work on the logic of raid boss that need to be beaten once to unlock the full setting level cap, the leveling system is base by the class you chose but outside of that is a normal soul like logic beating a boss acting like that scadutree but devised by the amount of player that where fighting the boss. Boss are the few moment where every one are in the same world outside of invasion. You can have up to 6 friend in the same world and get invaded by other players that see your crew as ghost in their world
"A game for everyone is a game for no one" Let'm rock bro.
4:32 Hell I don’t care if we keep getting the dark fantasy genre, just let us play in and interact that setting in its prime. I’m tired about hearing about all this amazing shit that happened before we showed up, let us experience it first hand.
this
If they're gonna add bosses in their prime, then they really need to change the player mechanics for once. We all know a Prime boss will always be faster, have crazier moves etc. Dlc Radahn is the closest to that and he pushes the game mechanics to their limits.
Agreed, would be cool to have a city that's actually populated too
@@koladearasanmi2005 Bro you said everything by just saying this
Hmm, I feel like it would be a big departure to their storytelling since most of the Souls games (Dark Souls trilogy & Bloodborne in particular) focus heavily on their hopeless world and the slow decay and fall of society due to the sins of their ancestors, to the point where I kinda consider it to be their style.
I get that the medieval everything is dead vibe has been since the beginning, but to me, that is Dark Souls. That is all their games that are all to me, Dark Souls. It's that magical formula of world, NPCs and stories that are all are, Dark Souls.
I love medieval settings for games. They're the most interesting to me. That's y I love Witcher 3 so much.
@@anonisnoone6125 Sure we all love medieval European settings but it gets stale after a while . That is why games like BB and Sekiro felt like a breath of fresh air .
I personally would have no issue with them keeping this dark fantasy theme since dark fantasy is my favourite genre.
Weapons and assets recycled, themes recycled, even th bosses come acrossed referbished.
I just want then to get more fresh Sekiro was great. Elden ring was nice, but they said they arent doing dark souls.... then basically did it
Nobody does dark medieval the way From does it. I'd rather let other studios provide the variety while From keeps this formula and iterates on it rather than abandons it. It'd be like telling Pokemon to stop with the catching and fighting and do something different, leave that to spin-offs or to other companies, let the formula remain so that the core playerbase can keep enjoying it.
Seamless multiplayer would be great where you could explore, fight bosses and change builds without quitting
And covenants need to be back
I wouldn't even assume their next game will be a souls like. It may be completely different.
@@loubloom1941 I hope its soulslike or AC or at least similar
At least I hope they are not going to make turn based jrpg trash or a puzzle game
This. All day.
As great of a game ER is, the multiplayer is a step backwards with the lack of covenants.
Seamless Multiplayer needs to happen.
Boss replay would be nice smh. The fact that ER doesn't have one but Sekiro does eventhough it's easier to get to bosses in Sekiro is just annoying af.
@@anonisnoone6125 boss replay with summoning 👍
I really liked the tone of abyssal woods in the DLC so imagine they set a whole souls game in that tone using horror fantasy a lot in it to freak you out without any jumpscares
Imagine if they did that, could be set in Victorian Gothic Horror setting, with guns and werewolves and... wait...
@@Cassiao i know i know but i mean a fantasy setting like medevil europe
.... Bloodborne?
I always thought they should make the next silent Hill game
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Not another bloodborne but another game with eldritch/ lovecraft horror would be sweet. Seeing some of the new mechanics from the DLC of Elden Ring makes me think their next game will be semi fast paced
I think they should experiment with style again, like blood borne. A cyberpunk-esque souls game with robot body/cosmic horror would go hard
Lies of P
Armoured core my g
Just want a player character that feels more speedy. They pulled it off in sekiro no problem, armored core like you said. Speeding up the character means you can speed up the bosses too. Just a character that doesn't feel like a lump of cheese compared to everything else.
ER but you play as Dante .
I couldn't disagree more about the Berserk-style dark fantasy getting old. That shit is the best.
I wouldn't be opposed to Fromsoft trying a different genre/style, but I'm not bored of the cryptic dark fantasy post apocalypse they have been doing.
I just want Miyazaki to collab with Berserk creators and do a proper Berserk game based directly on the Manga.
@@nayyarrashid4661 That's the real dream
@@shhwonk It will never happen no matter how much we want it to , also Berserk at the rate its going is also never going to be finished , the current team is also going to pass away from old age if they keep it up at this rate . Not saying we need a new chapter every week but when we get 1 chapter in like 3-6 months that is a problem .
I am 31 I don't know if I will live long enough to see Berserk end lol .
A dark pirate themed game with hints of cosmic/deep sea horror is something I would really love! But as many others have said in the comments; as long as Miyazaki and his team makes something they want and not fall in any “chasing trends”-trap, I will be happy…
I remember when Blizzard decided to "change the vibe" of their dark fantasy game and we got diablo 3.
I wouldn't exactly call Sekiro a ,, dark phantasy ,, and yet it did just fine .
@@blabla-fw9ixa game set during the fall of mighty dynasty...
where immortality is often a curse & blight upon the land...
That's certainly not far from dark phantasy, Thematically anyway
Diablo 3 isn’t bad tho?
Only Fromsoft knows how to deliver a proper Berserk style dark fantasy setting so I absolutely do not want them to shift away from that. If you actually think about it, there aren’t a lot of new games that have this type of theme. I hope they keep on at it regardless of what the next title is
Lords of the fallen did a decent swing at it. I hope they do a follow up and refine it more.
They’ve been doing the exact same thing for 15 years straight and Shadow of the Erdtree was their most mediocre attempt at the same exact thing yet again. They absolutely need to change it up.
@@societyman6591 Yeah yeah, why don't you link to the grifters that pay you for your trolling?
@@shiroamakusa8075 The copium required to not accept that someone doesn’t like the most poorly received DLC From Software has ever made is something.
@@shiroamakusa8075 This is fanboy talk. Someone's a grifter cos they don't glaze everything FS does?
Next game is probably going to be something about martial arts. In almost every From DLC we get an out of place looking NPC as a tease for the next game, and this time around Dryleaf Dane was the most noticeable one.
Dope theory! What are examples from other DLCs?
@@EldenLord555marvelous Chester from dark souls 1
@@EldenLord555Hunter Yamamura in Bloodborne Dlc who was more then likely a nod toward Sekiro’s eventual release.
Something that I am 100% convinced of that we’ll get down the line is a Fantasy Mecha game led by Miyazaki. Mainly because well… on top making sense given what genres FromSoft has mastered until this point, Miyazaki has downright stated that he’d love to make games that evoked the feelings of Escaflowne and Aura Battler Dunbine. And go figure, both those series are fantasy mecha anime where the pilots can fight both inside and outside the cockpit. Beyond that, FromSoft has already basically made something like this in the past in the form of Frame Gride (which Miyazaki also mentions), which was basically medieval Armored Core with a focus on arena combat.
I also agree that medieval dark fantasy stuff is a little played out at this point, which is why this is something I’d rather see down the line, but I’m 100% it’s going to happen, more so now after AC6.
No, he’s already done the mecha thing with Armored Core.
He needs to make more mobile games with micro transactions
I’d love to see a modern take on Framegride with a mix between mecha and pilot gameplay (sort of how torrent can’t go to certain places maybe the mechs can only be used in certain areas like the spaces between dungeons or boss rooms inside dungeons) maybe they could combine it with the blood borne gothic aesthetic kinda like lies of P.
I also think the Sekiro parry based combat could definitely be worked into it as well, especially if they could expand on the free running movement options (more aerial executions).
Mix this with some seamless multiplayer and it would be absolutely amazing although I’m just throwing some ideas out there.
My only complain with Elden Ring is the unnecessary reuse of a lot of bosses! I don't mind to face a boss for like two times but they put the same boss more than 5 times in a row (Magma Wyrm, Godskins, Radagon Wolf, Falling Star Beast) and they even commit the crime for reuse a freaking epic boss like Astel and The Dancing Lion...
I mean the game is still a solid 10/10 for me but if they just fix this issue on the next game, or just diminish the times we face the same monster I'll all in!!!
From never disappoints and Myazaki never fails! 🎉❤
Some bosses are fine if they are reused and it also makes sense lore wise. Astel is not just one entity they are many and each must have a different name as well. Magma Wyrms as well and so are Godskin Apostles who are definitely a group. Red wolves probably as well.
For a game as ambitious as Elden Ring's open world, you're bound to have some copy-pasted assets. It's the curse of any open-world game, and the only reasonable way to fix that would be to make the game world smaller and more compact, and I hope Fromsoft goes into that direction instead of chasing the open-world trend.
This video is the epitome of "dont fix whats not broken"
Big facts I disagreed with almost every single point.
Imagine where humanity would be if gatekeepers kept saying “don’t fix what’s not broken.” Lol elden ring wouldn’t even exist with that dumb philosophy.
@@Entertainment-ev6obWdym? Could u elaborate cos I'm confused.
@@anonisnoone6125 elaborate on what? The entire idea of dark souls was pioneered by fromsoftware saying fuck you to what traditionally worked. And Elden ring said fuck you to half of dark souls fans that trash talked open world games for decades lol
Poor opinion, DeS would never have been made if Miyazaki had kept himself inside the industry box at the time. I'd be more excited for something experimental like Deracine at this point instead of another Soulslike from them.
All I want is DLC for Armored Core 6, please, PLEASE FromSoftware... that universe has still so much untapped potential, I'm not ready to say goodbye yet...
I don't think it sold so well for them to make it their focus , I wanted a Sekiro dlc or Sekiro 2 but it wont happen because it didn't sell as well . These games sol ,, well ,, but they didn't do ER numbers not even close so it makes financial sense to make an ER 2 or something more similar to it rather than experimenting too much .
Pfff. Fromsoft game engine is terrible and outdated for a Mech game. It didn't do so well mainly because of that.
I think they should keep the summoning feature as it’s always been, but I think it would be a good idea if pvp activities were “zoned off” from the rest of the game, like how arena duels already are. Like instead of random invasions against people who aren’t interested in pvp or meeting the sweatiest of gank squads, I think it would be cool if they took certain levels, started the host and his buddies at the beginning of the level with a timed objective to make it to the boss fog, with an invader spawning in at random. The host and summons would be able to replenish their heals after defeating mini-bosses blocking their path, which would also prevent them from just making a mad dash to the boss
I want them to subvert my expectations the way bloodborne did by going from werewolves to lovecraft. I expected elden ring to turn into something more space/alien themed after I saw astel, but it never really happened
The one thing I think would take fromsoftware to a higher level is metroidvania elements. Give me some movement like sekiro but with unlockable upgardes to make exploration more fun and rewarding than it already is. Imagine jedi survivor type gameplay but made by fromsoftware. That would be a perfect game for me.
Leave the trend chasing to Square. Fromsoft doesn’t need to shake up their formula too much. And I hope they don’t. Their games are so addicting and successful exactly BECAUSE they feel different from everything else.
They definitely to change up their player mechanics. Unless they stop trying to one up their boss difficulty for each game, there's not much else they can do to change up boss design or it'll end up with bosses getting worse.
They absolutely need to change up their formula a bit. There’s like nowhere else to go with the combat, especially the bosses. I think they’ve hit the limit of what can be done with this "roll, roll, roll, attack" type of system
They need to change the formula. Let's not just call it a souls game. I just want them to revisit their older IPs but even if they come up with something new and it has swords it is a must buy. I can hardly stand hack n slash though.
I just hope the fan base doesn’t hold their development evolution hostage…. Like they have been since dark souls. Resulting in every game feeling like a re tread of the other in terms of mechanics. I feel that needs updating because these games feel slower and clunkier than a modern game should. It isn’t dark souls anymore…
@@Haydentrudyjones That’s kinda the point of the combat. If you’re wielding a colossal great sword, then it should FEEL like you’re wielding a colossal great sword. If the character wields every weapon at the same speed, then it just becomes Devil May Cry or every other action game out there. The fans come to these games for that unique experience. I’m confident Fromsoft can evolve their formula it will still be very engaging to play.
this reminds me a lot about thy assassins creed series and how they taught me a lot about certain cultures through gameplay
ASSassins Creed is a dead series .
They said the next few games are likely to be departures and separately, that they want to do sekiro and bloodborne combat better, (so 2 different avenues we’ll have going forward at the same time) the sekiro part is probably the teased by the deflect tear in the dlc. This is also likely because in dlcs and base games fromsoft usually puts hints towards the future games in terms of themes and gameplay so that’s interesting. I doubt they’ll do lots of npcs and big cities but a living world or a different vibe sounds very promising. Crossplatform and more seamless multiplayer sounds great.
I love the idea of being able to interact with other players at the Roundtable Hold with invites enabled for co-op. Coming from someone who used to play a bunch of Runescape years ago, It would also be nice to have the option to view other player's stats
Aside from a few indies, FromSoft is the only dev studio I'm genuinely excited to hear any news from, these days. I'm sure whatever Miyazaki is cooking up next, will be awesome!
I was just looking up info on What they're next game could be this morning! Talk about good timing.
I'd like to see them bring back Tenchu if they aren't going to do more Armored Core.
I would like to have more "life" around me in a fromsoft game but i rly dont mind the medieval europe setting. I love it. And they cant ignore how much the seamless co op mod improved the multiplayer experience.
A Metroid fusion style sci fi souls game with guns as the primary weapon type would be lit
I think you make a good point about making a new game with foundations in the real world we live in, this would offer us things we can relate to, which would improve the gaming experience.
Nice video as always, cheers. I'm sure whatever they are working on will be great
Make Invasions Great Again!! 😅
I want :
- A FromSoftware take on rogue like.
- A Dark sci-fi aesthetic / post apo
- A sorcery focused game or at least revamp the magic gameplay from the soul's
- Blame game (zero chance this could happen but...)
- Improved co-op / multiplayer apects
- More cinematics ( a shame that there is nothing after the last DLC boss)
What Miyazaki´s perfet game WILL contain (taken from the common things that appears between most games):
-Medieval setting
-Unsung MC
-Arson to solve the worlds problems (linking the fire, burning the Erdtree)
-Giant Crabs
-Piggyback Ride Boss Fights (Lorian and Lothric, Radahn and Miquella)
-Gank Fights
-Bug Lady Boss
-A Round Knightish friend with a sad death (Seigmeyer, Seigward, Alexander)
-Anoying small enemy with the DS3 Thrall moveset
-Moonlight Sword
-Patches
-Waifu that makes you stronger
-Giants
I like the vibes of the leaked new from soft game, the spell borne one i think the medieval setting sits perfectly with their development of games
A quest log that gives you HINTS and KEY WORDS about your objectives (without telling you exactly where you go) would be nice.
Also better PC optimization.
and better netcode 🙏
noooo
No, a quest log would ruin the vibe completely imo.
I think a dialogue log is the most I'd be okay with. Something that allows you to read all previously obtained dialogue for each NPC, plus each NPC's prior locations where you met them. Then you use that to figure out what to do. An actual quest log that has explicit hints and highlights key words would be very out of place imo.
@@MarkHogan994 dialogue log is not a bad idea. npc locations was present in elden ring, was it not? bold to assume there will be a map for their next game lol
They already did the hints and keywords in SoTE. So next step is a journal and they should stop there, no more handholding beyond that
Some things that I‘d like to see:
Either just magic or just weapons. I‘d like there to be some kind of combo system and move flexibility during the fight. We had a little bit of that with the chain casting glitch, and some people combo things like Miriams Vanishing and Carian Piercer; but I‘d like that to be more established.
I think the spirit summons would make for a great overhaul to invasions. Rather than invading with a player character, go back a bit to the original idea of random stronger monsters.
Also, did you know: Messmers name is german for sacristan? A fitting name given his position.
Not just that, Ansbach is a city in germany. The legend known as the Wolf of Ansbach has it that when a hated mayor passed, nobody mourned him, and his vengeful spirit came back and possessed a wolf to take revenge. The wolf killed multiple people before being trapped and put down, at which point the citizens cut off its muzzle and dressed it in the mayors old cloths along with a fake beard and a wig to make it look like an old man.
I'm good with playing their games how they intend them to be. Nothing needs to change, I don't have expectations, I'll gladly have the experience they want me to have.
I would love a sci fi setting from Fromsoft in this genre, don't care if prime age or dark age.
Very good points, and as much as I am a huge fan of berserk, I agree, I want to see new settings at least once, be it futuristic, pirate, norse etc..
And definitely new mechanics, I think elden ring DLC pushed the limits of this classic formula
I don’t know if a lot of people would want this but upgraded traversal would be incredible,like imagine double jumping,air dodging,maybe a grappling hook of sorts like sekiro aswell.
I’ve got no guesses on what it could be so I’m just gonna wait it out
I loved the weapon variety in Elden Ring so what would worry me about say a pirate setting is not being able to have all the different weapon types and have it make sense within the world
Bloodborne also had a lot less weapons but did those few perfect
@@justreadberserkd1021exactly my thought… trick weapons. they need to make another shot at it. kinda what they did in sekiro
I think Sony made the unique trick weapons to be connected to Bloodborne iP given fromsoft never dared use the idea to any weapons in subsequent games.
I do not want a pirate themed FS game lol , no thanks .
My main problem with MMO's is not that they are inherently bad, exactly. It's that they are almost like having a job (in the sense that it can take too much of your time). Thats why i personally prefer single player games 😅
i would dig a magic-based game that used the four shoulders like ac6. instead of cycling through spells, you have 4 to go with possible combinations to mix the magic. in the end, whatever they do, i’m there!
I'd kill for a FromSoft take on an old West America with native American or south American folklore.
Middle eastern or general Asiatic Fromsoft game would be cool as hell
But that native idea is cool too, maybe an Aztec spin on it.
They could do a dark ancient egyptian with the underworld as well or greek style game, I'll never get sick of the dark world lol. Something lighter but still aesthetically pleasing could be good tho, since they have aesthetic for RPGs down way better than any other company.
When I first heard the pitch for elden ring I doubted they could make it work, but they absolutely did and made one of my absolute favorite games of all time. I trust their judgment now. All I ask is they upgrade the character creation. More along the lines of Nioh 2. That would be awesome.
Hopefully they are working with Brandon Sanderson since they reached out to him when Elden Ring first released.
One thing that i didn't think i wanted but i did after playing AC6, was multi target lock with spells like stars of ruin
If you wanna see a FromSoftware world that's still alive, play EnchantedArms.
As for an MMO-like Multiplayer experience, FS is already doing that with their current model.
if there ever is an elden ring 2 i hope it takes place in a time warp where we get to see the lands between in the lead up to the shattering. Recontextualising all these events and giving players a look into what the world was like before it went to pot would be such a poignant way to highlight the impact the shattering war had. Plus we could even get to see a voice acted marika and radagon, which would be awesome.
The MMO like features you mention, like the hub, are done perfectly (in my opinion) in the first Destiny game
All I really wish for is a more compact open world that is a bit smaller than the Lands Between but bigger than the Land of Shadows. I would also like the weapon and build diversity to stay the same as Elden Ring’s.
We know we'll get more Fromsoft games not made by Miyazaki himself, since he stated that many of his assistants and coworkers felt ready to make their own products and games, so my "wishlist" is regarding the next Miyazaki's game specifically:
For the next big RPG title, be an Elden Ring 2 or a spiritual successor, built on its fundation like ER did to Dark Souls, I just wish for a brand new engine to allow us to be on the same level with their evolving philosophy in regard to enemies and bossfights. Elements such as "sekiro deflect", backstep, sidestep and overall more fluid moves being default tools at our disposal, not locked behind time-limited items and consumables, alongside a hefty rework for how sorceries and incantations work
I'd love to see a souls games with different fantasy races, dwarfs, elves, etc.
I would like FromSoftware to give incentive to learn more about how electricity is generated. Coal power, Hydroelectric dam, wind turbine, solar panel, etc. Art Nouveau aesthetics would be nice too - its foundations are in developing flowing motifs drawn from nature.
You know it also just occurred to me that Sellen's primal Glintstone is kindof like the dragon hearts from Vision of Escaflowne that power the mecha.
Better boss rewards, more frenzy and destined death incants, making weapons that scale with a certain stat have a good scaling in that stat, and all somber weapons have a unique ash and any non somber be infusable
thanks for reminding me to jump back on ER later
Elden ring + DLC is in my opinion the greatest game ever made. I’m excited for whatever they do next.
Yes we need more videos like these. I luv fromsoftware
Another two things I honestly thing should be addressed are:
1. Enemy damage and player defense: I'm not on the boat of tanking everything, but getting hit for half HP when fully armored to teeth is a bit of BS to be completely honest. And there were mods which addressed that for DS3. Everything From need to do is to change how defenses work and rebalace these values. Make heavy armor having it cost with weight and proper stats distribution while giving proper defenses. That's really much it.
2. Talismans and buffing: This went a bit of the rails in Elden Ring. Most encounters require to buff every 30 seconds or so because of the From mentality and it's getting really exhausting. Some bosses in the DLC leave really small openings to do anything and buffing isn't exactly what do you think when having a dragon on your ass. Talismans are the same thing. It's either 20% boost to something or basically nothing. Make talismans have special effects which alter gameplay, add functions or basically anything but not % damage boost to one attacks. That's not a healthy way of doing things. Look at Guild Wars 2 relics where all of them have a very different purpose depending on how you play. Of course most players will gravitate towards damage, but there are a lot of which you can take advantage of or cover weakness of your build.
My dream game would be KCD/rdr2 NPC system.
Heavily upgraded combat with dd2 climbing, expanded sekiro combat and gameplay with a physics based grappling system and expanded climbing.
A world like bb that dynamically changes as you progress. And absolutely nothing like what ER expansion was.
i had to laugh a bit at what you mentioned around min 2 of the video .. FromSoft did actually pull alot of ideas from Real World History for Elden Ring, maybe worth checking The Tarnished Archaeologist for more info on that. But i do agree that it would feel a bit more grounded and pull other kinds of ppl into the gaming scene or this genre if it was alot more obvious.
Also yes pls a setting that is played out at the Worlds Peak point and that we actually fight against those "Legendary" ppl when they are actually at their strongest, instead of what we often do in FromSoft games, fight them long past their Prime.
I always had the idea of a soulsgame where the dash mechanic is more build op on.
Like combat where you can dash bigger distances or up (like a big jump), but in return the enemies have bigger attacks and more wider aoe's.
The combat would feel way more agile and grand
I personally love the "declined world" settings, I'd rather stay with those. However I'd welcome if our character's choices could lead to different questlines, not just progressing/locking them out with our choices. And I wish they hold back a bit on the towering boss designs where I can only see their feet during fights.
Dark fantasy with a world still in it’s prime would be fine. I def want more town areas and more npc’s to interact with alongside more MMO style content
I hope future Fromsoft games isn't as huge as Elden Ring, and more compact like Dark Souls 1.
As much as I love Elden Ring, I dislike the travelling distance required in the game and the many copy pasted enemies to fill the map.
Like half of the game spent riding torrent, and as someone who look at every crook and crannies exploring the Elden world is such a pain.
never met an explorer that wanted a smaller world before 🤦♂️🤣
@@F8... Can you read? He said "compact," not "small." You can explore large twisting tunnels and castles that are compact yet extensive. The spread out open worlds are boring and drawn out unnecessarily.
Even though I am definitely interested in a "sci fi souls" or a "myth souls", I am not against another dark fantasy setting... if the world is still"living". Like either we are playing during the world's prime (ex: during Gwyn's reign in Dark Souls) or during a major event that hasn't destroyed the world yet (ex: during the shattering for Elden Ring)
The one thing I hope they do is upgrade and optimize their game engine, I'm whatever game they are working on will be great, but the XP during launch has been pretty much the same since Demon's Souls, they made enough money with Elden Ring, hopefully they invest some of that money in upgrading their tech.
It might be because Sparking Zero is my current obsession, but it would be cool to see FromSoft tackle a martial arts themed game and setting. I also would be okay with another dark fantasy world, but I think I'd want the zones expanded to be more than just fields and forests. Having an Asian themed place and a snow place and unique terrain would scratch my itch pretty heavily.
I feel like it's a massive disservice to Sekiro if we never get a sequel, especially with the secret ending.
Yeah but even tho the game sold well enough it didn't do anywhere near ER numbers so its not happening .
Sekiro is literally the 2nd highest selling FromSoft game behind ER. Trust me, it would sell.
@@animalpenn-q5c Oh I have no doubt it would sell just fine but it wouldn't do anywhere close to ER numbers , so they would be sticking to something like ER or a flat out sequel . Trust me I would love a Sekiro 2 but it ain't happening .
I think Remnant 2 did multiplayer well. Seamless co-op and bosses that can work well against a group
I feel like improving multiplayer elements is a great idea, but I almost feel like there should be less movement mechanics in favor for more grounded/ defensive combat that still allows for a good amount of flexibility. I personally don’t mind slower combat so long as attacks still feel weighty, and I’m sure there’s more interesting defensive mechanics that could be fun to play with outside of Sekiro’s deflect or Elden Ring’s guard counters.
The two newer themes I'd like to see are either Bloodborne but pirates and swimming, or an arcanist/sorcery theme (Think Raya Lucaria but bigger and more shiny).
For me it would be these main points:
1- I don't really like to be in the remains of what was the actual world action that already took place. I want to be in the best moment of the story.
2- I don't like the way the story/lore is told. We have to search over and over reading item descriptions and so on and yet we are left with a lot of questions because the majority of those descriptions are very cryptic/obscure
3- I want a world with more dynamic things. A world where we can interact in new different ways so that it feels more immersive
"Personally, a world that is happy and bright is something that just doesn’t feel realistic to me," Miyazaki said in an interview with IGN. "It may sound like I have a trauma or something, but I believe that the world is generally a wasteland that is not kind to us. That’s just the way I see it."
It does sound grim, yes, but that doom-and-gloom outlook has some artistic benefits too. "Light looks more beautiful in darkness," he said. "When there is something beautiful in the middle of a wasteland, we are able to appreciate it more. One jewel doesn’t look like much when you have a pile of them, but if you find one jewel in the midst of mud, it is worth so much more."
What else can I say?
Next game will is hard to tell but they are definitely making more Armored Core. They recently hired a bunch of artists that had worked on other Mech games and Gundam anime.
3:55 I have been just imagining that man, imagine if fromsoft would make a game based on egyptian mythology! Those are some badass themes and characters there, gods of death, reincarnation, machines old enough built to who know what, reincarnate ppl? Take you to the stars? The pyramids
I have no doubts Fromsoft will make more bangers. Their legacy won't end here, will they peak as high as Elden Ring? Maybe not, but that's ok. Elden Ring is open world and very diverse in how you can play it that's its strong suits, and that's exactly why it has so many fans and followers.
I think what will be worrisome is whether or not Miyazaki is over the development over the next game or future titles. We're at some point going to have to accept that one day we will have a Fromsoft game that Miyazaki didn't have a hand in regardless if its good or not. I'm optimistic but I have no doubt others will be pessimistic about it. As for future titles with Miyazaki as a part of them, yeah they'll be bangers without a doubt.
As for what I want in a future title. I'd like for us to be a part of a living world, and if the world has to fall in said future installment I'd love for our character to be there during the trigger of the worlds downfall. I think if Fromsoft did a future dark fantasy game and our character was around during the heights of the world and then everything goes to shit and we're there to see the fall in 4K that'd be absolutely peak content. Also please for the love of all that's holy bring back Covenants. I'd like to experience active multiplayer while being a part of a covenant I'm passionate about.
I get why people want living worlds with bustling towns, but I don't see what it would really add to their style. I feel like they would have to start a whole new formula from scratch in order to properly implement full towns, since the current formula was made with no towns like that in mind. On top of that they'd be dealing with something they've never done before, and would take more time and resources to do. What's the benefit of it all? I get the sentiment of From stepping more outside their comfort zone, but I think it's fine to simply improve on an already existing formula with one series, and take baby steps toward variations and other genres with the other games they make (Sekiro, Armored Core, Déraciné).
would be great if they add the option to sheathe greathammers/swords and colossal weapons on the back instead of the shoulder like in EVERY game. also some more quest info on where to next would be great!
I wouldn't mind a bit more interaction that can alter the flow of the main story. For instance, say you've discovered Miquella's location, before encountering Malenia. You could offer up that info in exchange for a truce, or even an opportunity to cooperate directly, rather than having to do battle with everything and everyone.
I'd also love for the lore and world-building to be slightly less opaque. Not dumbed down and simplified, but just a few more crumbs would be appreciated. 😀
scifi/cyberpunk souls game sounds incredible, also yes to the seamless co op
I want an armorcore spin off that plays like a souls game.
I think they could have a game where we witness the fall of a civilization’s prime, to give us something new yet still head in a direction they’re familiar with
I think it the should also add a cross play feature if possible next game or even in an update for elden ring.
I honestly believe that Miyazaki will touch on sci-fi next, or at least allow himself to be more inspired than he already has been by sci-fi elements & works.
i think that as long as the combat is engaging, that the boss fights are enjoyable and that the world is fun to explore, anything else that fromsoft might like to experiment with is fine with me.
I think alot of the ideas here are pretty cool but the wukong glazing is hard for me to listen to. Black Myth Wukong had so many problems it blows my mind that its so high of a tier for you. I would not like if FS went in that direction
I'm totally down for scifi, pirates, or whatever FS wants to go to next. I love dark fantasy as well so I wouldnt be upset if they made another setting with it (like souls or elden ring) but I can understand that its been done so much, that doing something new and unique could be better
Multiplayer could definitely use some upgrades
What Wukong problems? Literally 10/10 game
@@oscaroska7613 Terrible performance on PS5. Many bosses have very unfair and unreasonable hit boxes. The combat is simple, but the secrets and hidden areas are almost 2X as convoluted as From Software areas. There are more, but most of the other problems don't really bother me.
@borisdragosani7584 Performance depends on ps5. Mine was with no problem. The other seems you problem and some skill issues on your parts . The game has more enemies variety as all darks souls, and Elden ring combined
@@oscaroska7613 bro, what? Ps5 problems are prevalent on a majority of users. The game studio made a public accluncment saying it would take them 5 months to resolve the issues. And I've beat the game, 3 times for the true perfect ending. I am just saying that a lot of the hit boxes extend in very unnatural ways. It make staffing almost impossible in black myth, which just lessens the combat. And aside from getting invicibility frames with well timed counter heavies, the combat isn't as complex as other games. The in-between areas are boring. The game is a boss rush, and I enjoy it for what it is, but that doesn't mean it is problem free.
@borisdragosani7584 I don't think you played it it it boss rush you say Yeah sure 🙄
I think more flavor in the setting could work. If you think about Berserk you have the dark world feel of the black sword man arc, the classic medieval setting of the golden age, and the high fantasy of Falconia. You also get a nice sea era arc as well.
More flavor over all would be nice, I think Dark souls 2 had the best wide verity of flavor of all the games.
3:51 I could never get tired of this setting, they could put out 100 games with this setting I’d still buy all of them
A magic fokused game would be nice , if they maid it more fluid and you could move during casting or the spells would have built-in doges that would create some amazing gameplay. their magic system is so underutilized and has so many potential.
I'd like to see a dodge mechanic like Sifu's, or go back to BB's dodge.
Dark Souls 1 interconnected world design, with Farum Azula / Llendeyll quality level design.
DS3 / BB boss design philosophy
More accessibility options (why can't I turn off that damn compass?)
I can never consistently get Sifu's dodge, but when I do it is so incredibly satisfying. I wish that game were more popular, I will 100% buy the next installment, or even a "Sifu-like" from a different dev.
I think some ER bosses r really great (Messmer, Godfrey, Radagon, Morgott) and it shows that they can improve on their bosses but as it stands, I doubt they can do much else with the current mechanics unless they add new things or they stick to designing bosses like in ER.
Why tf do you need to turn off compass and honestly here i dont remember ever staring at my compass XD
And it doesnt bother me since its very high up the screen
Farum Azula really is one of the best areas in the base game.
Kings field 5, shadow tower 3 is what id like to see next. They need to push first person combat and exploration forward. The genre has been stagnated since Morrowind.
Yeah, a new first-person FromSoft game would be amazing.
Games like Dark and Darker, Witchfire, Dungeonborne, and Monomyth show that there's potential for greatness there.
Eternal Ring 2...
My god kingsfield would be so cool
anyone here still playing Elden ring on our daily basis? Ever since the dlc I still am to this day. And it's only because of PVP I am addicted to the arena.
But back to topic I seriously wish the next tile would be blood-borne 2 and for it to be in an open world setting like Elden ring I know that's not gonna happen but man I would be so happy if that was the case that means we would be getting 100+ hour blood-borne 2
Didnt quite understand where your first argument came from, the entirety of ER lore is taken from the worlds ancient myths and meta physics all mixed together. Even tho i will admit its very hard to find for most players. Perhaps they need to make this kinda stuff less obscure because even after 2 years and being pretty well versed in ancient mythologies im still being shocked at things i missed. A whole revamp of the quest/npc system could possibly be the way forward as even tho i love the environmental story telling I still find it quite frustration having the chance to miss great storeys just because I didn't talk to an NPC 10x/exhaust their dialogue or didn't read some random item description.
Id love to see perhaps a smaller scope game that has a more PVP focus, obviously the usual bosses but that pushes people towards PVP/interacting with others.
Also the idea from the “spellbound” “leaks” where the world/Central location is one huge sprawling city (i feel they tested this idea with the shadow keep) with lots of verticality (also much like the DLC) as appose to warping from place to place/an open world.
A souls like pvp spin off would be nice
I agree with changing the atmosphere, I want something more bright fantasy with friendly villages. I also want advanced multiplayer.
I dont care if it references the realworld, I just want the deepness of lore.
Otherwise I really want a lot, like a lot, of work on the progressions systems, combat, movement, and world design.
I want a small, dense, and riddled with reward open world. But it us an actual open world: meaning you can swim, you can climb, no invisble walls or death walls. I want more combos, I want to be able to switch builds on the fly without having to fat roll, I want a skill tree of ash of war like things, I want engaging and fun bow and magic combat like Horizon or like bending, I want to upgrade armor, I want to have upgrade systems for my skills like if I use a katana a bunch I get better with katanas and unlock stuff. I want pickpocketting and a cool as city to sneak around in. I want less bosses behind fog walls so thag sneaking can be a viable playstyle.
All that is most important to me in the evolution of the souls style. I dont want minor changes, playing it safe, I really want them to grow the capacity of the gameplay to be more rewarding and more rpg and have better combat
ngl I feel like you're just recklessly shoving Skyrim into Soulsborne, and not caring for any issues that will arise, because yes what you described is basically Skyrim. Both series are fundamentally different, with Skyrim being more of a "do-whatever-you-want" type of RPG, which is it's own fun (and this is coming from the guy who's hyped about Skyblivion 2025 babyyyy)
Meanwhile, FS's game design is all about balancing difficulty and challenging the player's skill. About methodically managing your stamina and your consumables to advance to the next bonfire. That you beat the boss not beause you overlevelled them (since enemies still hit like a truck), but because of your knowledge of the boss's attacks and your improvement of the game's mechanics.
and wtf do you mean about FS playing it safe?? DS2 brought so many new weapons and weapon types into the mix. Bloodborne turned up the combat by fucking 11 making fights faster and more aggressive. Hell, Sekiro completely ditched the stamina bar and introduced the sick-as-fuck rhythm-game parry mechanic.
It's not that they're not evolving, they are, just in the direction that would improve that core experience. And I would rather have a smaller, more compact game rather than being "as wide as the ocean but as deep as a puddle".
so yeah 7.8/10 it has a little skyrim for everyone
@@zeoplayz8021 I'm not a big Skyrim fan so I wasn't thinking in that direction but I understand how you see that. I also said I'd rather a smaller open-world that is dense, so we agree on that.
I do think adding in dimensions such as climbing and swimming would offer a challenge in balance, but I believe it is for the better and that Fromsoft has what it takes to do that. Some of the reasons I think that are the fact that Sekiro was very successful with its movement mechanics and I honestly feel the way they are creating intense and quick bosses like Rellana and Radhan show that we have room for the player-character to have greater abilities. I also think some of the open world bosses or large arena bosses have been stellar so having more of that wouldn't be an issue.
Some people just like solid gameplay, but I like progression systems, and with the Scadutree fragments and end-game of Elden Ring, I am not alone in feeling like Fromsoft is not fully understanding proper reward, and to be fair I still think they do it better than most devs, but that there is obvious and uncomplicated room for improvement.
Yes, From has always been innovating, and growing their series, but to me the growth is slow and doesn't blow my mind. They have such a solid structure and gameplay loop that I appreciate the little improvements and their games are earnestly my favorite games, but to me all the things you mentioned are not evolutions in the way I am using the word.
I mean to imply big innovative changes in comparison both to other RPGS/great games and their own formula. Sekiro had the biggest changes, but also removed too many things for me. It was less of an evolution and more of a different species.
Elden Ring improved, but adding jump isn't really revolutionary, and the open-world is my fav open-world, but it is also not some mind-blowing thing. I do think they play it safe, I don't think that is solely a bad thing since they make my favorite games, but I want another big step-up personally, not a side-step like sekiro and armored core, and not slight improvements or tweaks on their system.
It is apparent that you disagree with me, and that is chill, we all like different things. I simply feel that Fromsoft is one of the stronger candidates to evolve the art of gaming, as they already have and now they own more resources than ever before.
I have my philosophies about games and what is valuable and what is not (implied subjectivity), and for me thigns like combat, movement, exploration, interacting with the world, and growing/progressing are the most immersive and enjoyable things, and From gets some of these better than most games, but still has a lot of improvement. Movement can be slow, a lack of swimming and climbing is a little unimmersive for me, and having all these other gameplay options like stealth, archery, but they are obviously not as functional as melee create a feeling of incompleteness in my eyes. I also think the lack of any sort of friendly village and having everything be dark, decaying, decrepit is simply getting old and some brightness would add valuable flair to the game. The fact that Elden Ring has some more beautiful, enchanting vistas aided in the quality imo.
sure fair enough, we all have our opinions on what FS's goals should be. For me personally, their games have always heavily leaned into the *action* of action RPG's games, which makes stuff like pickpocketing and sneaking behind bosses so jarring.
Who knows tho? People were skeptical about the open-world aspect of Elden Ring and assumed that Fromsoft was just chasing trends, and look where we are now. All of us can just hope that the success of Elden Ring won't change their creative drive and that their creative visions go uncompromised.
Lastly, in terms of the whole "bright fantasy" aesthetic (I am assuming that you were talking about traditional high-fantasy artstyles: elves, dwarves, etc.), there's an interview of Miyazaki that's close to what I feel about the tone of their games.
"Personally, a world that is happy and bright is something that just doesn’t feel realistic to me," Miyazaki said in an interview with IGN. "It may sound like I have a trauma or something, but I believe that the world is generally a wasteland that is not kind to us. That’s just the way I see it."
It does sound grim, yes, but that doom-and-gloom outlook has some artistic benefits too. "Light looks more beautiful in darkness," he said. "When there is something beautiful in the middle of a wasteland, we are able to appreciate it more. One jewel doesn’t look like much when you have a pile of them, but if you find one jewel in the midst of mud, it is worth so much more."
In the end tho, me and Miyazaki's opinions are just subjective, and we are all free to our own opniions.
so yeah 4/10 too much souls
@@zeoplayz8021 Thank you for your response, I like what I am reading. I may not have communicated my feelings well, because I definitely want the action aspect to get ramped up: I want combos, bending, greater diversity and increased options via increased movement possibilities. It is mainly for the gameplay loop that I want the things I said, and less for pickpocketing.
For the bright fantasy, I just want a little more, not full on Avalon necessarily. I agree that a couple little villages or towns within an intense world is cooler than a bunch of copy-paste cookie-cutter villages that we have seen in a million jrpgs, mmos, etc. The reason for this is also to enhance the gameplay, exploration and the increased materials they are putting in the game.
I like how many more weapons, items and crafting there is in ER, but so much of it goes unused in most of my playthroughs (and i have gone through ER like 9 times), and I just feel something more akin to a village, or two, would implement an economy into the game that I honestly feel would balance it if it is going to have this much stuff.
In the end, From could make a total gruesome horror aRPG, and I guarantee i'd love it more than most games in existence, just because this is my favorite formula. I feel that with the directions they are going with ER, the DLC, sekiro and even Armored Core (I know that's not Miyazaki), I feel some of the things I have mentioned would balance the gameplay. I think there is a reason there are so many flashy, combo-y mods on nexus, and multiple that improve bows, stealth attacks, add deflects, add alternate progression systems and so on, and that is because some of these things balance the game. We have Sekiro level bosses in terms of speed, weapon reach, movesets, and our character is more akin to DS3 than Sekiro in terms of movement. I think diving into increased movement potentials, combos, and improved alternate playstyles would only serve them.
i want them to make sure the control scheme is 100% this time. stuff like dodge and sprint on the same button is bad (because dodge has a delay due to being on release).
in general the technical side of fromsoft's games could do with some work, stuff like adding fsr, ultawide, higher fps, stuff that maybe you don't use, but people do.