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http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/...om-software-looking-at-ios-android-games.aspx

From Software has garnered a reputation for making hardcore games like Dark Souls (shown) for hardcore gamers, and while the developer says that won't change, a switch of venue might be in order.

Speaking to GameTrailers, From's Masanori Takeuchi (head of R&D) and Eiichi Nakajima (executive producer and director of business development) say they see the company branching out to smart phones and tablets. Nakajima said From is "considering future tablet and smart phone development, other new projects, and connecting our users with a lot of other publishers."

While smart phones and tablets may be known for their casual gaming experiences, From knows what's made the company popular. "If we do go down that path," mused Takeuchi, "it's not going to be what you see on the market today, [which are] more watered down, less 'core' experiences. We like to make games for core gamers, so if we take that approach, it's going to be a core experience on a tablet, something that gamers are going to love."

Touching on other matters, Takeuchi said that the company would like to return to the King's Field franchise, and that it's currently considering a PC version of Dark Souls.

 

[Aeana]

I'd like to see a new King's Field game with the budget/polish of the Souls games.

 

[Dwight Schrute]

Consider developing Dark Souls 2.

Yours truly.




EDIT : The thing that killed King's field for me was controls/pacing. If they return to it please be third person... Athmosphere was great, but IMO Demon/dark's is the superior formula.

 

[EmCeeGramr]

Dark Souls 2 exclusive for iOS

 

[GrizzNKev]

How about PC (for future titles, I mean)?

No?

Okay...

 

[maquiladora]

Angry Souls

 

[Wario64]

How about PC?

No?

Okay...

The post PC world began yesterday

 

[Alex Connolly]

Angry Souls

Touched Souls.

 

[GrizzNKev]

The post PC world began yesterday

Hold me.

 

[Takuya]

Touch the demon inside her

 

[thekonamicode]

Obviously a mech game.

 

[The Cartographer]

I'd like to see a new King's Field game with the budget/polish of the Souls games.

Yeah,it would be very very cool

 

[Ninja Scooter]

How about PC (for future titles, I mean)?

No?

Okay...

tablet/smartphones are the new PC.

 

[Pie and Beans]

Don't dooo itttttt~

 

[ThatCrazyGuy]

They just gonna skip over PC?

 

[Aeana]

They just gonna skip over PC?

Check out the last line of the quote in the first post?

 

[Rygar 8 Bit]

how about more souls games on console and pc? yes that sounds right do that

 

[Takao]

They just gonna skip over PC?

Smartphone gaming is more relevant in Japan than PC gaming but supposedly Dark Souls could happen on PC.

 

[Freedom = $1.05]

And the percentage of broken iPads will increase by 1000%.

 

[ThatCrazyGuy]

Check out the last line of the quote in the first post?

Damn me.

Good times.

 

[GrizzNKev]

And the percentage of broken iPads will increase by 1000%.

So then... this is good news?

 

[Franklinator]

Sweet, I'd be down for an iOS game

 

[BlazingDarkness]

Obviously a mech game.

.

 

[Takao]

Sweet, I'd be down for an iOS game

Probably a GREE game. They even got Suda making those.

 

[Foffy]

I'd like to see a new King's Field game with the budget/polish of the Souls games.

King's Field Additional on the PSP makes me never, ever want to see these types of games ever made for a mobile platform.

 

[erpg]

And I thought their controls couldn't get any worse.

 

[Aeana]

King's Field Additional on the PSP makes me never, ever want to see these types of games ever made for a mobile platform.

Well, I assumed the part about King's Field was separate from the mobile thing, since it said "touching on other matters."

 

[Foffy]

Well, I assumed the part about King's Field was separate from the mobile thing, since it said "touching on other matters."

Well then...I can't say no to this. But isn't it a hard sell in a sense? The Souls series started because of King's Field. And I have a hard time seeing many people clamoring for the slow, prodding nature of the KF games over the more open nature of the Souls games.

EDIT: Also, I think a big thing the title is missing is that the original article from Gametrailers confirms the Souls series will continue. Das big news.

 

[Mr_Appleby]

Holy crap, would build a new gaming PC just for more Dark Souls if they do. King's Field could be good match for tablet too with the slow pace, but i think turn-based games would work better there.

 

[Cramoss]

And I thought their controls couldn't get any worse.

 

[Easy_D]

Stop considering, From Software. Just dooo iiit! Actually I'd like a King's Field game on PC. They look very interesting

 

[ZoddGutts]

Smart move. Smartphones/tablets is where the real money is at.

 

[Foffy]

Stop considering, From Software. Just dooo iiit! Actually I'd like a King's Field game on PC. They look very interesting

There's a program to make King's Field games for PC. It was made by From, too. It came packaged with a PC remake of the first game IIRC.

 

[Orayn]

King's Field for Android, please and thank you.

 

[iKeepPlaying]

FFS Sony buy them!!! Buy them before is too late!!!

 

[Dreams-Visions]

The more the merrier.

 

[scy]

I blame the iPad 3.

 

[SuperSonic1305]

I remember the good old days when we didn't have to worry about devs wasting their time making shitty cellphone games.

 

[Orayn]

I remember the good old days when we didn't have to worry about devs wasting their time making shitty cellphone games.

I remember the good old days when GAFers didn't make idiotic generalizations on the basis of what platform a game is on.

oh wait lol

 

[Noirulus]

This better not affect development for consoles, Dark Souls got very laggy at times.

I remember the good old days when we didn't have to worry about devs wasting their time making shitty cellphone games.

.

 

[H_Prestige]

Oh well, they had a good run.

 

[dragonlife]

Touching on other matters, Takeuchi said that the company... it's currently considering a PC version of Dark Souls.

Yes! <3

 

[Orayn]

Oh well, they had a good run.

No they didn't, since their games have always been janky. A few happen to be amazingly well designed, but there's always plenty of jank to be had.

 

[Lulubop]

That last bit is pretty big news dere.

 

[H_Prestige]

No they didn't, since their games have always been janky. A few happen to be amazingly well designed, but there's always plenty of jank to be had.

So what? I'm talking about moving development over to phones. No smartphone game is going to touch Dark Souls. Impossible to make a game like that on phones. Couldn't care less if "Angry Souls" ran at a perfect 30fps.

 

[luka]

PC Dark Souls must happen, even though I've played it way too much already. I would kill for a new PC King's Field though.

Delicious jank~

And the percentage of broken iPads will increase by 1000%.

This puts things in perspective. I say go for it, From!

The post PC world began yesterday

Did something happen? What did I miss?

 

[Orayn]

So what? I'm talking about moving development over to phones. No smartphone game is going to touch Dark Souls. Impossible to make a game like that on phones.

I didn't get the impression that this would mean a large shift in development, just another possible avenue for them to pursue. Hell, it could just mean porting some of their back catalog through the PlayStation Suite.

Not to mention that everything in their press release counter-indicates "Angry Souls."

 

[Deadstar]

Looks like Apple just sold one of their new Ipad Hd's.

 

[Paracelsus]

PC version of Dark Souls would make the world skip a year.

 

[SatelliteOfLove]

Goddamn frogs!

*throws iPad at wall*

GODDAMN FROGS!!!!

I remember the good old days when GAFers didn't make idiotic generalizations on the basis of what platform a game is on.

oh wait lol

The "Squeenix game on iPhone* meme was good times, though.