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RUMOR: Project Beast (From Software/Sony Japan Studio, PS4) [Port begging = ban]

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And very elaborate leak could result in nasty backfire. Especially something of this magnitude.

He's clearly on the developer side, so I'm pretty sure this is already alot of fun for him and his colleagues, but a different leak with a different outcome could be clearly more fun.

I doubt that anyone would have the guts to do it though.
 
Anor Londo in Dark Souls is literally ripped from a real castle in France. You may not like the style of DS1 but it's certainly influenced by medieval Europe.

Damn that is amazing. Never knew this.

Is the anor londo influenced completely by the same castle in real life? Or did they take bits and pieces from other ones as well?
 
So how in the fuck did Sony let this leak? Would have been huge at E3.

It's still gonna be huge. A few poorly compressed images versus a full unveil, video showing gruesome monsters, gameplay details?

NeoGAF and the gaming community is going to be catatonic with joy. Sony if nothing else has been on point catering to the hardcore demographic this go around, part of why they've been so well received around here lately.
 

Okay, seriously, just look at the images for a bit and compare them as a whole to Dark Souls 2.

The character has a gun, the lighting model is different, everything in the environment is much more detailed, there are monsters that aren't present in the previous game, the fog gates look different, and there are more guys on screen than you would often run into.

Even if you see one door that looks similar to something from a previous game, if the rest doesn't add up, it's clearly not the same game.

Now, if you want to debate if this game is actually by From Software or whatever, yeah, there's less evidence of that (though the evidence is still pretty strong), but this is an unreleased product.
 
If exclusive, I don't think the title will have any connections to previous "Souls" games.... unless it's a timed exclusive. Anywhoo... I can't wait for E3!!!
 
It's surprising how From Software can command such devotion from the hardcore fanbase.

Just before reading this thread, getting any current-gen console was incredibly low on my priority list for the foreseeable future.

Fast forward to the Project Beast leak, and acquiring a PS4 is now very high on my list.

Did you managed to finish Demon's Souls Grief? If not, try to get some time to get around, I know you were getting some PS3 exclusives recently and that one I highly recommend you to play it. ;)
 
I've never played Demon/Dark Souls. The games are that good huh?

And this is a PS4 exclusive? Good for Sony. Should move some systems in Japan.

what are you waiting for? PLAY THEM! or at least dark souls, that's on everything (except nintendo consoles). do it. really.
 
I'm curious too.

How the hell did this leak ?


I mean, how do we even know it's on PS4 and Japan Studio is working on it ?
Who said that first ? (the screens only show From)

Seems more and more like a deliberate leak
 
pretty sure the venn diagram of Dark Souls and Call of Duty players doesn't overlap as much as you might think.

Yeah, I don't mean in terms of sales. Just to combat the hype and get everyone talking about this instead of CoD. CoD will dominate the market as per usual, but as big as it is, this seems to be bigger news.
 
Hahahaha, holy moly.



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Yeah, at this point he is just committing suicide.
 
The E3 thing is strange, it actually makes more sense to me to have announcements spread over weeks so they can get the most excitement over each of them. They could have built to this over a month of reveals, but people like the yearly show model. I guess we get three a year kind of, but E3 mostly.
 
Day1.

Holy fuck this is a megaton for me. Makes sense to move away from the "Souls" brand and Sony/FROM make their own beast of a game.

I hope that SCEJ is pushing graphics more so than what FROM likes to work with. That would be a great way to differentiate it from Dark Souls 2 that currently looks lackluster.
 
The leak doesnt really matter too E3, It's huge news no matter when and if anything will make watching their press conference at E3 even more appealing to watch, Keeps Sony and the ps4 at the forefront of peoples minds.
 
After seeing the speed of this thread, I greatly anticipate the official announcement thread for The Last Guardian re-reveal (if it happens) @_@
 
I think I might be believing the deliberate leak theory too. Either way, it doesnt make a shit.

But I do find it interesting that out of all of the things they couldve screen capped that these shots in particular are what is given to us. They all are pretty vague and never show a really good picture of the main character or any landmarks.
 
We have more or less known something akin to Demons Souls 2 existed, from numerous posts and the fact that much of the Dark Souls 1 and 2 teams were different, including game director Hidetaka Miyazaki. Typically game directors are not contracted to sit on their asses, and he did not work much on DS2, leading anyone with 2 brain cells rubbing together to conclude that he was busy during all this time.

I think it would be good for the series to move away from he established lore and world of DS and DS2. If the game is titled Beast Souls, it means they can do something with animals/beasts, it would make the game more interesting for their artists, so they arent doing the same thing for the fourth time.

Imagine what you can do with gigantic beasts on PS4s hardware with the artistic design of From Software artists who have shown themselves to be quite excellent.
 
If Sony do a full reveal of this AND maybe just even a short trailer for The Last Guardian coming to PS4, and perhaps a Planetside 2 PS4 release date, then damn, they'll have one hell of a show on those alone.

Then they still got SSM under wraps, as well as Media Molecule, and the possibility to show more Uncharted and The Order.

I mean fuck, until this today, I didn't think they were gonna bring it at E3. Appears I may be wrong.
 
Yeah, so if this is true I'm going to have to buy a PS4. Tipping point and all that, this certainly would hit that point for me.
 
I've never played Demon/Dark Souls. The games are that good huh?

And this is a PS4 exclusive? Good for Sony. Should move some systems in Japan.

Dark Souls 1 was one of the best games I played last generation, and quickly ascended to my top games of all time. What I have played of the sequel so far is very satisfying.

I would recommenced playing both on PC if you can. The high-resolution and 60 FPS experience is just unparalleled for that game. Both games on console have inconsistent frame rate, can run well below 30 FPS at times, and the art direction needs to be appreciated above 1080p.

Did you managed to finish Demon's Souls Grief? If not, try to get some time to get around, I know you were getting some PS3 exclusives recently and that one I highly recommend you to play it. ;)

Haven't had a chance yet. I was saving the play through until well after I finish Dark Souls II so as not to over saturate myself with the series.

It might get pushed back even further if the Dark Souls I Steamworks patch goes through.
 
A week ago I would say a Demon's Souls PS4 spiritual successor was wishful thinking. Can't believe it is real and not just in name sort to speak.
 
We have more or less known something akin to Demons Souls 2 existed, from numerous posts and the fact that much of the Dark Souls 1 and 2 teams were different, including game director Hidetaka Miyazaki. Typically game directors are not contracted to sit on their asses, and he did not work much on DS2, leading anyone with 2 brain cells rubbing together to conclude that he was busy during all this time.

I think it would be good for the series to move away from he established lore and world of DS and DS2. If the game is titled Beast Souls, it means they can do something with animals/beasts, it would make the game more interesting for their artists, so they arent doing the same thing for the fourth time.

Imagine what you can do with gigantic beasts on PS4s hardware with the artistic design of From Software artists who have shown themselves to be quite excellent.

I agree it's definitely clear to me that there needs to be a refresh on the lore and aesthetic. A new approach. I'm fucking loving it.
 
I am interested in how this leaked as well tbh

Supposedly capped via a private webstream, which makes sense with the mouse cursor on top. if you make caps from a video file, there wouldn't be a cursor (assuming you didn't just printscreen it), but used the built in screen cap function.
 
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