Fushichou187
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Honestly, it's probably because they already know it's coming and have very clearly defined embargoes they are trying to abide by lest they burn some bridges.
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RUMOR: Project Beast (From Software/Sony Japan Studio, PS4) [Port begging = ban]
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Honestly, it's probably because they already know it's coming and have very clearly defined embargoes they are trying to abide by lest they burn some bridges.
plasmawave
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I'd really love to see a Souls game based in feudal Japan like Onimusha, fighting bunch of youkais.
I doubt it'll be a huge game for pushing the console, but the console is going to do fine anyway. The more interesting thing will be how viable the project is financially for both sides. The Souls games sell well, but not huge, and presumably the budget for this game is notably higher, I imagine they're looking to sell a couple of million, could be tough.
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No this was from years ago when their entire e3 conference was leaked the day before
Every Souls fan who may have decided they didn't want a PS4 before will now consider getting one. Unless you think this franchise has very few fans outside of Sony-land, this WILL sell some consoles.
I mean it's not the kind of gangbusters as an exclusive CoD would be, but there IS an audience (no matter how small) that will bite on buying a PS4 so they can play this.
Sounds ace.
More Souls style games would be cool. I still want the series to have a cool space sci-fi setting or futuristic, a polar opposite of the current high fantasy style.
Risk Breaker
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OH GOD
This E3 is gonna be Beast *_*
This E3 is gonna be Beast *_*
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Augemitbutter
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i didn't notice the high post count. holy shit.
Psycho_Mantis
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Depends how its marketed. Next gen rpg's are getting more scarce, a next gen Souls game also has the benefit of having a sizeable and loyal fan base.
We saw how Infamous grew with a good marketing campaign despite a much smaller install base. Its possible for Beast do the same imo.
This will definitely sell systems, just reading comments I can see that. Its also good its coming out pretty early in the PS4's life.
Nightengale
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Well, the indications are that this was originally planned for a TGS reveal, so that means during planning phases, videos or whatever was probably prepared before last-minute changes.
VR was supposed to be unveiled at Gamescom last year, and clearly plans must have been made in advance, ( which leads to info sharing, etc) but because it didn't, stories start popping up left and right about the VR reveal that it was practically taken for granted to be real.
Unknown One
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I don't really believe in system sellers anymore, but I do believe that high quality games propel the system to do better. It's all about the system catalog/line up after all.
700.000 views thread before hitting the 24h mark
FROM = gods
The hype train is going to be incredible this year. Please have more Sony!
That seems plausible to me. It's easier to keep keep quiet on something leading up to when something was going to be revealed. It's another thing to try to keep that same secret after having to postpone that reveal for another 6 months.
FranXico
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The PS4 catalog is very rich in indie titles already, time for Sony to boost up the AAA selection now.
And if one system has a specific high quality game that the other doesn't, assuming all other games are equal, won't that make one specific console do better? That's the entire premise of "system seller".
Sure, it'll sell consoles, but not huge amounts, which is what I said. I guess in that sense Sony can justify lower sales by diverted revenue, but I'm still interested to know the sales projections.
I don't want to make it seem like I'm down on the news or anything, I'm super pumped, just curious about P&L, and even more interested in if From will be looking to make as much on Beast as a Dark Souls.
TheSpaceBetween
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Looks like a From game alright. Hopefully it's better than DS2.
You get this game that sells a couple hundred thousand consoles, then you get another, and another, and another. Sony doesn't build its base off the back of one or two franchises. It's the strength of the entire library that keeps people interested.
This game will definitely have a greater impact than their previous From exclusive, Demon's Souls, because the franchise and developer have garnered a much bigger following.
Lost Fragment
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Just a couple million? Dark Souls sold that, and it's looking like the sequel will easily do more.
eXistor
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Oh you better believe I'm imagining it!
Dark Souls?
Haha I was thinking the same thing based on that post...
In DeS the only way to get the Beast Soul was if you choose to kill/backstab the maiden in black at the end of the game. Which means if the title relates to the Beast Soul that then the evil ending might be cannon. Heh, would love the idea of past you being the main villain (interested to see what they decide our character would've done to the world after we stopped playing). Technically you could never kill the Maiden so it's not out of the question that she might make a return to help put the new demon back to sleep.
Gaffercake
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So I don't know much about what this is, but I want to know why there's so much hype surrounding it, I mean a rumoured title getting over 80 pages in a day is impressive and confusing at the same time
The souls franchise has become one of the most highly-regarded RPG franchises in the industry, especially beloved by hardcore gaming communities like GAF. This really isn't that strange.
Sidewinder
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Huggers
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That was it, thanks. Going to miss Tretton's droll, laid back delivery
bigboss370
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Psycho_Mantis
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A new game by the team that brought us the best game of last generation perhaps?
Amen Demons Souls was my GoTG. I've been posting on this thread almost exclusively even when there isn't much to go on lol.
I'm so god damn excited.
Yeah, the core game is great but the old camera system combined with the gameplay changes did not work out. I think Japanese developers were kind of stubborn on that front relative to the rest of the world though, many JRPGs (most notably FFX) still stuck with fixed cameras and it took awhile to shake that off. Hell, Tales kept on with the fixed camera until Xillia.
But Substance fixed that hugeass issue, so it's definitely MGS3 Substance > MGS4 > base MGS3 (though I do wonder even then.... greater or equal to instead?)
Also rather than trying to develop what it had for good or ill it basically just dumped it entirely for the second half. More driven by cinematics, and a lot of the stealth became outright BS. Well, the start of Chapter 3 was pretty good there, but after that it was a mess on the stealth gameplay front.
Glad to see the thread is still going strong and 700k views!Seriously, this is looking to be basically Souls game 4, and the next generation of the series. That's got people worked up like crazy.
I'm kind of joking but half serious.
bigboss370
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maquiladora
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Yes.
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