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RUMOR: Project Beast (From Software/Sony Japan Studio, PS4) [Port begging = ban]
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hitsugi
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You missed one of the most explosive threads in recent times.. that I know of. All it took was a few screen captures and some confirmation to make things go nuts
SolidSnakex
Member
You're an uncouth scoundrel. I wish hitting the maiden would aggro everybody else in the Nexus. That'd be the perfect punishment for you.
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Deleted member 125677
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If this is legit, and it's really made by the staff behind demon/ds1, I finally have a reason to buy a ps4! 
that's a promise, souls-gaf
Looking too good to be fake
that's a promise, souls-gafLooking too good to be fake
ReturnOfTheRAT
Member
GAF when Beast Souls turns out to be 30 fps
Well done.
hitsugi
Member
That would have made things interesting.. The only ones that generally stayed on my good side were
Patches until I wanted his shield, and Ostrava, of course!
Psycho_Mantis
Banned
Thanks!
To do this day, after like 6 playsthroughs of DeS the only people I have killed in the Nexus are Yurt and Mephis. They are just too nice.
hitsugi
Member
For some reason, leaving it desolate just felt appropriate to me. The first play through, at least.
EatChildren
Currently polling second in Australia's federal election (first in the Gold Coast), this feral may one day be your Bogan King.
Even though I fucking love the themes/aesthetic of Demon's/Dark I do think it's important the team doesn't simply get locked in a cycle of endlessly recycling these games just because fans love them. Even as a spiritual successor to Demon's Souls I'm glad that this, so far, looks a fair bit different aesthetically and I hope it grows and changes the formula in the same way Dark did over Demon's.
This team is incredibly talented and I don't think it does their creativity and skill a service to have them endlessly pander to one particular vision that fans find most relatable. Give us Demon's Souls 2.0, but make it something unique and fresh by its own merits.
This team is incredibly talented and I don't think it does their creativity and skill a service to have them endlessly pander to one particular vision that fans find most relatable. Give us Demon's Souls 2.0, but make it something unique and fresh by its own merits.
Mauricio_Magus
Banned
So this is pretty much confirmed to be real... now I only need confirmation that it's 1080p/60fps.
Let me dream.
the successor to Demons Souls was Dark Souls
Unknown Soldier
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No dream is impossible on PS4.
Fushichou187
Member
It should be said that VG24/7 and CVG were also sourcing from the Gematsu article earlier in the day.
To their credit, GT's article actually went up this morning an hour after this monster of a thread was unleashed. So out of all the other larger news outlets, they were one of the first on the scene in terms of getting the info surrounding the leak out there.
Still, it'll be interesting to see how Sony & From play this in terms of releasing any more information or perhaps giving a nod to other outlets that do have more information, that they can go ahead and give their readers some more meat to chew on.
Rogue_Ledr
Banned
This thread will probably keep going till E3, I'll bet!
kenji_sama
Member
Wow, Des spin-off is real. Remember when Demonite posted E3 countdown gifs last year, he hinted KH3, TLG, Demon's soul and many more (
HL3, Persona 4 (have no idea), FFVII
SargerusBR
I love Pokken!
1080p is a given, 60 fps is the real mystery.
Fimbulvetr
Member
So this really is what happened to Dark Souls II. Hard to believe. It seems that there's no confirmation Miyazaki is working on this, but it seems like a solid bet, so I won't begrudge all the people assuming that's the case.
I really wonder how the developers of Dark Souls II must have felt, working in the shadow of a larger, more prestigious project with better technical support. Whether DSII was actively hamstrung to make way for this project will probably never be publicly known, but it seems unfortunately plausible. We'll only be able to know for certain when this game releases, but it seems likely the "B-team" accusations were completely justified. Personally, I do feel that presenting DSII as From Software's "next big thing" while working silently on this simultaneously was disingenuous, and I'm disappointed.
Exclusivity seems like it would be detrimental financially, but the speculation others have put out that Sony will be supporting sequels to this game seems believable. Dark Souls continuing to exist alongside this as a separate, multiplatform franchise could make sense. I'm no expert, but I'm certainly curious how exactly this went down. In any case, an E3 reveal seems early for this, coming on the heels of DSII and dividing its fanbase, cutting off its longer term potential. I suppose they think it's worth it. Still, this leak must be very unpleasant for them.
In the end, this could be a truly fantastic game, but it will never be able to fully escape the tarnish of Dark Souls II's divided reception, and the possibility that it was a large factor in it. I wonder if they've made the right choice.
I really wonder how the developers of Dark Souls II must have felt, working in the shadow of a larger, more prestigious project with better technical support. Whether DSII was actively hamstrung to make way for this project will probably never be publicly known, but it seems unfortunately plausible. We'll only be able to know for certain when this game releases, but it seems likely the "B-team" accusations were completely justified. Personally, I do feel that presenting DSII as From Software's "next big thing" while working silently on this simultaneously was disingenuous, and I'm disappointed.
Exclusivity seems like it would be detrimental financially, but the speculation others have put out that Sony will be supporting sequels to this game seems believable. Dark Souls continuing to exist alongside this as a separate, multiplatform franchise could make sense. I'm no expert, but I'm certainly curious how exactly this went down. In any case, an E3 reveal seems early for this, coming on the heels of DSII and dividing its fanbase, cutting off its longer term potential. I suppose they think it's worth it. Still, this leak must be very unpleasant for them.
In the end, this could be a truly fantastic game, but it will never be able to fully escape the tarnish of Dark Souls II's divided reception, and the possibility that it was a large factor in it. I wonder if they've made the right choice.
Cow Goes Moo
Member
It will be a smooth 30-60 liquid framerate
Mauricio_Magus
Banned
I'd feel the same way, but I bought PS+ for 2 years a while back for 60 bucks, because of the games, I didn't even care about the PS4 till this morning.
PirateKing
Junior Member
Is the director of Demon's still at From?
It already has, and it hasn't even been announced. Partly because Dark Souls II turned out to be a very good game, anyway.
yes, and he's directing this game.
Psycho_Mantis
Banned
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=807289
Miyazaki, main programmers of the original team along with the designers were missing as soon as DkS 1 was finished. With the hints that Miyazaki wanted to work on a new title, insiders saying that Miyazaki is on board and the possibility of him working on a different title pretty much zero, I think its clear that this has Miyazaki and the original team at its helm. Many people are now realising that Dark Souls 2 was made by a inexperienced team with no Miyazaki and I think it tarnishes the Dark Souls brand rather than the Souls brand.
That's why it shouldn't have "Souls" in its title.. or even be a Souls game at all.
How exactly does it tarnish the brand? it's still an awesome game.
Dirk Benedict
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Purchased my ticket to the hype train!
And added some text of my own
Good lord. Is it time? Is this really going to happen?
I will board slowly.
Yes. His last role was supervising Dark Souls 2.
sankt-Antonio
Banned
Would love if the HUD was gone and would only appear at certain situations. Would further connect me to the world ala Dead Space.
Does that mean this thread will be here until E3's flood gates open!?They aren't
More will come soon.
Lol people get so dramatic with the talk of DSII 'tarnishing' the brand. It is as you say. It might just be more of the same, and perhaps there is some weight to the fact that it's not as interconnected as Dark Souls, but it's still a great game and really only 'tarnishes' the brand to the pickiest of nitpickers.
DXLelouch153
Banned
imagine if the leak was on purpose to generate continuous hype leading to E3
Psycho_Mantis
Banned
I completely agree. One of my minor gripes with the Souls series is the large and rather obtrusive HUD.
Psycho_Mantis
Banned
Orthogonal
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I wonder how much that had to do with overhauling everything with a new engine in DS2 or the fact that the core programming team was largely different. I agree that the animations need a lot of work. The floaty and slippery-slidey feet have got to go.
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