FromSoftware Thread

Syzygy

Elden Ring listing is up on Steam. I note that they don’t mention G.R.R. Martin’s name or GoT even once, lol

treefroggy

eerily similar to an unironic setup I had in the past. Identical, minus the chair, and the tv was on a crate, and it was King’s Field IV, and it was a JVC not a Sony. So basically better in every way:

fridgeboy

Gaagaagiins

I don’t want to jump the gun or nothin…. but somethin tells me those From Software folks have done it again

fridgeboy

This is, in my opinion, a good thing.

hellomrkearns

http://web.archive.org/web/20020827064911/http://www.fromsoftware.co.jp/etop/soft/kf4/download/index.html

treefroggy

Chinese developer

Gaagaagiins

treefroggy Sorry, based on that instagram account name, I’m not allowed to view this. Can you describe what it is?

I’m just kidding, boy, Soulslike feels like a bit of an understatement, at least to me it looks and moves like they thoroughly reskinned Bloodborne, down to even having what to my ears sound like directly lifted sound effects. One of the gunshot sounds to me sounds identical to the one in Bloodborne. Do game devs still use sound libraries that would end up being distributed widely? That might explain it.

If it’s a recreation it’s an impressively obsessive one.

captain

Gaagaagiins One of the gunshot sounds to me sounds identical to the one in Bloodborne.

it sure as heck does

Syzygy

From Software is known to use public and/or purchased asset libraries. Most infamous case: the soda cans and car tires you can piece out in the textures of the garbage in Dark Souls 2’s The Gutter, haters love to point that out. That said, international copyright works out different in China so I would be surprised by neither scenario.

Game looks cool, anyway. There has been lately a number of big-budget games coming out from that side of the world that wear their influences on their sleeve: Bloody Spell, Naraka Bladepoint, Hunter’s Arena Legends . . .

Gaagaagiins

I’m really looking forward to the inevitable point in time when studios from China (and RoK for that matter) put out a big damn game that this sort of “Souls-like” experience does kind of warrant (emphasis on kind of) that’s impressive enough to break up the western/Japanese fiefdoms. I’ve often got Black Myth: Wukong in the back of my head and I’ll be keeping an eye on Project EVE for that sort of thing.

Gaagaagiins

Gaagaagiins I’ve often got Black Myth: Wukong in the back of my head and I’ll be keeping an eye on Project EVE for that sort of thing.

Oh no, I just had Black Myth: Wukong in the back of my head, and now just found out that apparently both of these games are made by studios with misogynist pigs in leadership…

https://www.thegamer.com/black-myth-wukong-misogynistic-claims/#:~:text=In%20a%20viral%20tweet%20from,harmful%20female%20and%20gay%20stereotypes.

Kimimi

I’d argue those sorts of games already exist: Xian Jian, Gu Jian, Faith of Daschant, the Xuan Yuan series, arcade titles like Knights of Valour and The Gladiator - the region’s been putting out Big Damn Games for decades, and I was going to close that thought by saying “It’s just a shame they’re either never translated or poorly translated” but that’s never stopped a Japanese game from receiving the recognition it deserved so… :/

rejj

It’s not a Souls-like, but Lost Ark has the potential to do this in the ARPG (diablo, etc) space.

treefroggy

For those who don’t know, From Software’s name comes from their use of pre-made assets that are often generated from software, especially back in the 90’s. Think “games from software”. Made way more sense when software was more of a new and novel concept.
Their company started several years before they released their first game, these years are largely undocumented on the English web as far as I know.

treefroggy

I’m super late to the game but Sekiro is one of the best games of all time.
I’m at the Corrupted Monk and the Ape. When I give sake to Isshin or the idol carver, I have a cup of sake irl because I’ve had a bottle of gekeikan in my new van refridgerator since I got it.

Gaagaagiins

treefroggy fuck yes Sekiro rules so hard

tapevulture

rejj

I’m not sure why, but I bounced off Sekiro when I tried playing it. I think I ended up doing things somewhat out of order, and ended up in some area that was just crushing me.
(also possible that I failed at getting good)

Perhaps I will give it another go, but I reckon I’ll need to start fresh rather than picking up my old save. Not only because of whatever situation I was in, but I have forgotten everything and going through the early stages will help me warm back up to it.

treefroggy

rejj yes definitely start fresh. prior to the ashina castle gate, I restarted 3 times. It’s just how these kinds of games are meant to be played IMHO. Also, yes, there is a difficulty “gate”. It is much easier if you get all the power up available to you at that time. Eventually it will be so easy you can do it with your eyes closed. Your setup also matters a lot, higher framerate and response times on your display can make a big difference.

andrewelmore

been playing through DSIII for the first time and I’m almost done with the main game, but . . .
this really seems like a turning point where a huge chunk of what I love about From just isn’t here anymore?

so much of the janky heart that made me fall in love with Echo Night and King’s Field and Evergrace feels like it’s been sanded down, idk. I’m trying really hard to analyze these feelings cause there’s nothing more tedious than the “the old stuff was better than the new stuff” guy, but it’s hard not to feel like a lot of the character I come to their games from is just absent here. I’ll be playing Sekiro next once I finish this, and I am looking forward to it, but at this point I’m pretty lukewarm about Elden Ring.

yeso

andrewelmore yeah I agree…it’s been diminishing returns on souls and tbh at this point it’s demon’s, bloodborne, and sekiro that stay with me, and the rest is just kind of more stuff. Which is dismissive given all the work and creativity put into DS.

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