From Software The Dark Souls Discussion Thread

[vortex]

'The cumulative sales volume of the series has exceeded 27 million. It's a great honor for many people to play. We are developing a new title so that everyone can enjoy it again, so I hope you can expect it.'
I certainly expect it, Mr. Fromsoftware. I would be a bit disappointed with a 'DS 4', though.

They mean on Elden ring with new title, not DS4, probably. Still I would like DS4 after Elden ring.

 

[toro]

'The cumulative sales volume of the series has exceeded 27 million. It's a great honor for many people to play. We are developing a new title so that everyone can enjoy it again, so I hope you can expect it.'

I certainly expect it, Mr. Fromsoftware. I would be a bit disappointed with a 'DS 4', though.

That's insane but not unexpected: Dark Souls is always in the top twitch categories.

They mean on Elden ring with new title, not DS4, probably. Still I would like DS4 after Elden ring.

It would be sad for the franchise to end with DaS3.

 

[Elwro]

Goddamnit, I'm such an idiot sometimes. Since it's easy to have a +10 weapon at the end of Sen's I thought I'd get cursed (I hate the transient thingies) and run for the New Londo ember. But I totally forgot that at that point I wouldn't have access to the Firelink bonfire. Uh, gotta make do with Andre's, I guess

 

[Silva]

They mean on Elden ring with new title, not DS4, probably. Still I would like DS4 after Elden ring.

No way, From proved they're better at new IPs than with sequels. I would prefer they continue the dark fantasy vibe but applied to new ideas.

 

[Alphard]

i wouldnt mind a proper sequel to dark souls. i mean DS 2 is something of its own kind and ds3 is more fan service than anything.

 

[vortex]

I think after ER they'll make Sony title for PS5. After that could be some new IP or DS4.

 

[Elwro]

Uh, to get the New Londo ember before Anor Londo I need to kill Ingwar, right?

 

[Silva]

i wouldnt mind a proper sequel to dark souls. i mean DS 2 is something of its own kind and ds3 is more fan service than anything.

They should do something modern. Dark horror modern stuff. Maybe Nocturne adjacent or something.

Edit: complementing the idea... what if they buildup on Sekiro's combat system, opening it up for a myriad styles and weapons? Keep posture in place, bring back stamina, replace the super dodge for something more grounded, etc.

Make it a Nocturne/Fist of North Star-ish setting where firearms are rare and society devolved into melee weapons and voila.

 

[Silverfish]

Uh, to get the New Londo ember before Anor Londo I need to kill Ingwar, right?

Yes, but there's a stairway across from his position, downwind of him. You can stand there, pelt him with poison arrows and skip a ton of the ghosts.

 

[Vorark]

They mean on Elden ring with new title, not DS4, probably. Still I would like DS4 after Elden ring.

No way, From proved they're better at new IPs than with sequels. I would prefer they continue the dark fantasy vibe but applied to new ideas.

A DS4 could prove to be interesting since From wouldn't be contractually bound to deliver a bunch of sequels in rapid succession, could approach with fresher ideas and take their time with it. Problem is that Bandai owns the Dark Souls IP.

 

[RoBoBOBR]

I TRIED BEING A TWOHANS DODGEBRO WHICH I DID IN DS2 AND DIDNT WORK

GIT GUD LOLOLOL

 

[Alphard]

i wouldnt mind a proper sequel to dark souls. i mean DS 2 is something of its own kind and ds3 is more fan service than anything.

They should do something modern. Dark horror modern stuff. Maybe Nocturne adjacent or something.

Edit: complementing the idea... what if they buildup on Sekiro's combat system, opening it up for a myriad styles and weapons? Keep posture in place, bring back stamina, replace the super dodge for something more grounded, etc.

Make it a Nocturne/Fist of North Star-ish setting where firearms are rare and society devolved into melee weapons and voila.

aside the horror theme, you description remind me of Nioh

 

[BLOBERT]

I TRIED BEING A TWOHANS DODGEBRO WHICH I DID IN DS2 AND DIDNT WORK

GIT GUD LOLOLOL

TRUE STORY BRO LOLLOLOL

DS2 I JUST FOUNND THAT ROLLING IS JUST AS EASY FOR THE MOST PART

 

[Multidirectional]

I prefer having shield in DS too because of 4 directional rolling, and I always go shieldless now in DS II.

 

[Latelistener]

I got to Anor Londo and I'm a bit curious as to why they used the cutscene to get you to the city instead of actually allowing you to go there by yourself.

It's disappointing that the Iron Golem was just standing there guarding the sealed archway. Up to this point the world felt interconnected.

 

[Elwro]

I prefer having shield in DS too because of 4 directional rolling.

I'm curious. What do you mean here? That lock-on takes away some control in DS? Or something else? Why is the shield relevant?

 

[vortex]

I got to Anor Londo and I'm a bit curious as to why they used the cutscene to get you to the city instead of actually allowing you to go there by yourself.

It's disappointing that the Iron Golem was just standing there guarding the sealed archway. Up to this point the world felt interconnected.

Probably PS3/XBOX era of limitation. PS5 will allow this to happen.

 

[Multidirectional]

I prefer having shield in DS too because of 4 directional rolling.

I'm curious. What do you mean here? That lock-on takes away some control in DS? Or something else? Why is the shield relevant?

4 vs 8 rolling directions dude. I dunno about you but I'm Multidirectional.

 

[RoSoDude]

Where my 4-directional rolling defenders at?

Mostly kidding, I probably just like 4-way rolling because I played DS1 with M+KB and often fight with an unlocked camera so I'm used to that style. I get why people would want true omnidirectional rolling, but I actually feel less precise with it on gamepad, since I'm shaky managing camera control and roll direction together on sticks. DS2's weird 8-way movement in general was actually the ideal middle ground for me when I played it on gamepad.

 

[Elwro]

I love the 4-directional, no-nonsense, ultraprecise lock-on rolling in ds1

 

[Silverfish]

As a pve-only player, I never even noticed the 4 vs 8 way rolling until other people pointed it out. Typically, once you get comfortable with timing dodges, you tend to roll into enemy attacks and direction doesn't matter that much.

 

[Lyric Suite]

I got to Anor Londo and I'm a bit curious as to why they used the cutscene to get you to the city instead of actually allowing you to go there by yourself.

It's disappointing that the Iron Golem was just standing there guarding the sealed archway. Up to this point the world felt interconnected.

I think they wanted to make you feel you were "ascending" to a place that existed "above" the regular world of Dark Souls. Much like the further down you go the more "infernal" the setting seems to get.

 

[agentorange]

I've often wondered about that too. From the look of the large, blocked archway after the Iron Golem, and the seemingly haphazard placement of the teleportation halo, I'd guess that they originally wanted to make a connecting area that would lead up to Anor Londo, in order to have the whole game world be truly continuous, but realized that it would take too much time and/or they simply couldn't think of how to logically connect the two areas, so they threw in the gargoyle cutscene as a solution.

 

[Wunderbar]

And then that gargoyle cutscene became a "remember gargoyles?" reference in DaS3.

 

[agentorange]

They had an exact same sequence in Demon's Souls as well.