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I still think people should wait to see what the game actually is.

And I'm curious where the outrage is for Nightreign. I haven't seen any threads outraged about it being a roguelike/MP title.

My initial theory of upset fanboys seems fitting for where we are right now.

Absolutely. We don't know much about it, but it's a confirmed multiplayer game, I just don't think we should be in denial regarding that obvious fact.

I think most people are just disappointed this isn't a true Bloodborne spiritual successor, it is only a successor so far as artistic homages. No one here really likes GaaS, especially one that resembles Bloodborne made by From Software lol.

Some fanboys are salty though, no doubt.

 

[fart town usa]

Absolutely. We don't know much about it, but it's a confirmed multiplayer game, I just don't think we should be in denial regarding that obvious fact.

I think most people are just disappointed this isn't a true Bloodborne spiritual successor, it is only a successor so far as artistic homages. No one here really likes GaaS, especially one that resembles Bloodborne made by From Software lol.

Some fanboys are salty though, no doubt.

I look at it like this, From completely changed the standard Open World formula with ER, they could potentially do the same with roguelikes with Nightreign, and they could potentially do something similar with whatever this new game is.

I don't plan on playing the game at launch, might not even buy a Switch 2 at all, but I know that From Soft makes baller games and I'm not willing to dump on them because its exclusive to a console I don't own and may never own.

 

[XXL]

My initial theory of upset fanboys seems fitting for where we are right now.

I sure hope you're not talking to me.

Not everyone who doesn't like something is an upset fanboy.

I own every platform (just recent got rid of my Series X) and I'm not a fan of this or Night Reign conceptually.

I pretty much didn't say anything about Night Reign, but this is becoming a pattern.....and I'm not a huge fan of it.

With that said, From Software is super talented and I do have faith in them, but I don't like how this is trending....regardless of platform.

And again, I don't think if From Software announced a GAAS PS5 game, the reaction would be as favorable (as bad as it is).

 

[fart town usa]

I sure hope you're not talking to me.

Not everyone who doesn't like something is an upset fanboy.

I own every platform (just recent got rid of my Series X) and I'm not a fan of this or Night Reign conceptually.

I pretty much didn't say anything about Night Reign, but this is becoming a pattern.....and I'm not a huge fan of it.

With that said, From Software is super talented and I do have faith in them, but I don't like how this is trending....regardless of platform.

And again, I don't think if From Software announced a GAAS PS5 game, the reaction would be as favorable (as bad as it is).

I'm not talking to anyone in particular.

Most people should know by now that the majority of my posts are just to add to the chaos. A "shots fired" approach if you will. I really make an effort to not attack anyone specific, though I did call someone a retard the other week in the Assassin's Creed Shadows Review thread but then followed up and let them know that I don't really think they are retarded. Anyone who has messaged me directly or spoke to me outside of Gaf knows my demeanor is not at all like Fart Town USA. The PSVR2 thread too, I'm chill in there and strictly business.

I'm just here for the hot takes, lulz, and to buy gold for posts I appreciate.

 

[Little Chicken]

We don't know anything about The Duskbloods yet.

 

[proandrad]

I think it's strange they are doubling down on multiplayer before finding out if Nightreign is a hit. I don't like this change in direction.

 

[EN250]

As far as I understand, this is GAAS.

And I agree with you on the overall point, I just really dislike that they are doing it.
And although it probably won't make much of a difference to them, I'll be skipping both games.

Yeah, I know, but what I'm saying is that they being From Software, sure as hell know their audience and won't "betray" that making some barebones SP game with a fully committed focus to MP

I'm hoping, if they make a push for online/gaas they won't leave SP behind, which is their bread and butter

 

[YugiBoomer]

Yeah, I know, but what I'm saying is that they being From Software, sure as hell know their audience and won't "betray" that making some barebones SP game with a fully committed focus to MP

I'm hoping, if they make a push for online/gaas they won't leave SP behind, which is their bread and butter

I hope you're right brother, I really do.
Dark Souls is and likely will always be the goat for me.

But I have been slowly losing faith in the AAA games industry over the past few years.
And based only on the past few games, fromsoft have been pretty much just following trends, even if they give it their own spin.
Although this point is debatable, I feel strongly thos is true.

But it remains to be seen, no real point judging the game with so little info.

If this game have a dedicated offline mode, it might actually get me to buy a switch 2, even I don't really care for the rest of it's launch titles.

 

[ArtHands]

Sony should be crucified for not releasing Bloodborne on PC

 

[Yoboman]

I'll see with Nightreign but not a fan of FS going this heavier multiplayer direction

I really liked how their games were primarily single player with a hint of coop and pvp

 

[Rush2112]

Honestly I think people are still trying to process Nintendo having a fromsoft exclusive.

 

[Heart_Attack]

Is Nintendo the publisher? Or FromSoftware themselves? I lost interest as soon as it was announced as MP only game. Besides that... who the fuck wants to pay for the horrendous Nintendo Online service. ewwww

 

[Feel Like I'm On 42]

Yea a sequel to a single player game would obviously be crucified for being online only.


Except this is a brand new game with no expectations and no promises. So why exactly should I be mad FromSoft is making a multiplayer game again?

Also, why are people acting like this is From's first time getting into multiplayer.

I thought one of the big aspects of Souls games and Elden Ring is the multiplayer features?

Most people love their games for the single player with online stuff as something extra on the side.

 

[Crayon]

You are correct.

 

[Shambalakan]

Maybe not in this case, but overall Sony (and Microsoft) would be crucified for lots of things that Nintendoes!
Just imagine they announce a $80/90 game. Its trailer will have 3/1 ratio of dislikes to likes on YouTube.
Or a thing like Alarmo. It's not a bad thing at all and people can buy it or not, but if it was a Sony/Microsoft product, its YouTube video would be a record breaker for dislikes without any logical justification!

 

[Kotaro]

lol Sony hasn't announced Bloodborne 2 at all.

Why are you so mad about this?

Yup, I don't get it either, why are Sony fanboys mad at Nintendo and From Soft?

Go mad at your own Sony executives Shawn Layden/Jim Ryan/Herman Hulst for abandoning Bloodborne, for prioritizing Western games, for prioritizing GAAS, for failing to see what gamers really want

 

[vaibhavpisal]

Persecution complex - the thread.

But anyways, no point in making up your mind without even seeing some footage. Internet has not been always correct.

I might get into Elden Ring Nightreign now that Monster Hunter shat the bed.

 

[vodka-bull]

I think I listened to Miyazaki saying that after Elden Ring he cannot really see how can they progress except making the games bigger, I think this is him trying to innovate.

Bigger than Elden Ring? Dude's a little bit crazy…

 

[Cyberpunkd]

Bigger than Elden Ring? Dude's a little bit crazy…

The opposite - he didn't see the point after Elden Ring, so he wants to try and innovate in a different way.

 

[ChuckeRearmed]

Wait what? It is online only?

 

[Gonzito]

 

[Gojiira]

For the love of fucking god stop comparing Duskbloods to Bloodborne…It literally has NOTHING in common with it, this looks like a Vampire fantasy with some Angels, Bloodborne is a Eldritch Dreamscape. Totally different aesthetic, totally different visual design…My gawd you people are insufferable. Omg it haz BLOOD in the title! Omg a gothic castle! Yeah a design element present in Dark Souls too…
I swear the people comparing this to Bloodborne have never actually played BB…

 

[Evil Calvin]

This will fail HARD!!

Nintendo fanboys are mainly children and if it doesn't have Mario, Peach, Kirby or Yoshii then they won't care.

 

[Perrott]

From has expressed desire in working on the Bloodborne IP. Blame Sony for stitting with their dick in their hands for 10 years doing nothing.

From's words about wanting to work on the Bloodborne IP feel like a seasoned footballer's empty statements about how he'd want to return to it's youth club to spend the final years of his career there -- then when the time actually comes, he take's Saudi Arabia's money and retires in some no-name club over there.

Again, Sony has remade Demon's Souls and helped ship two Nioh games and one Rise of the Ronin (this last one entirely under Hermen's supervision) in the decade since Bloodborne's launch -- do you really think they wouldn't have died to sign the papers to get a Bloodborne spin-off focused on the Vilebloods going or, at that point, an actual Bloodborne sequel? It doesn't make any sense.

Miyazaki is a troll, a clown and his upcoming game, The Duskbloods, nothing but a bad joke.

 

[Clear]

OP is 100% correct.

 

[Perrott]

For the love of fucking god stop comparing Duskbloods to Bloodborne…It literally has NOTHING in common with it, this looks like a Vampire fantasy with some Angels, Bloodborne is a Eldritch Dreamscape. Totally different aesthetic, totally different visual design…My gawd you people are insufferable. Omg it haz BLOOD in the title! Omg a gothic castle! Yeah a design element present in Dark Souls too…
I swear the people comparing this to Bloodborne have never actually played BB…

They're reusing half of Yharnam's assets, including the sewer levels from Central Yharnam, it is literally a cosmic horror game, it does have vampires just like Bloodborne does (the Vilebloods) and they're called the Duskbloods ffs, they do talk about blood all the time (like are you fucking kidding me?) and at the very end of the trailer they do an exact pose from Bloodborne, same animation and all. All these themes and ideas could've been tackled where it actually makes sense to: the Bloodborne universe.

If you don't see what's really going on here, you're a moron and have no authority whatsoever to go tell others that they have not played the game.