From Software teases new project (Teaser TGA 2017)

takriel · Dec 11, 2017

Datajoy said:
I'm always very curious about the period of time at Fromsoftware beginning with the release of Dark Souls in 2011 and culminating with the release of Dark Souls 3 in 2016. After a relatively quick turnaround on Dark Souls (released 17 months after Demon's Souls), there was a 2.5 period with no releases, followed by yearly releases every March for three years (DS2, BB, DS3). Of course they weren't working on DS2 for 2.5 years and then BB and DS3 for one year each… so I wonder how the development processes went for those three games. Were DS2 and Bloodborne being worked on in parallel? Perhaps the DS2 team began work on DS3 and then the Bloodborne team joined them after the game released in 2015? Do we have any concrete information about how development went during this period?

Perhaps they are in another such period of simultaneous development now, having alluded to three games in development (dark fantasy RPG, Armored Core, something new). A release in Fall 2018 would be 2.5 years after DS3, and could be the beginning of another amazing run of games from From.

Iirc, Bloodborne started development one year prior to Dark Souls 2's release, so both games were developed in parallel for some time. Dark Souls 3 also started development pretty early, so I guess they're very used to developing multiple games at the same time.

It might be that we're currently in the waiting period again, much like between Dark Souls 1 and 2. Perhaps they will start to release their new games from 2018 or 2019 onwards, one year apart.

senpai · Dec 11, 2017

is it arrow or pen ?

Shadows die twice....hmmm

Dark_Castle · Dec 11, 2017

DorkLord54 said:
Why? It sounds kinda awesome to me, especially since we've had five games based on European aesthetics. It'd be nice of From to switch it up if they want to continue the Soulsborne formula.

Because Nioh had already covered the samurai/ninja thing comprehensively, and not to mention we have Ghost of Tsushima coming up. Personally I'd prefer a completely new setting in a different time period.

FF Seraphim · Dec 11, 2017

Watch this be a twisted take on Armored Core.

Truant · Dec 11, 2017

FF Seraphim said:
Watch this be a twisted take on Armored Core.

BONE MECHS

aka

BONE WALKERS

Alice_from_wonderland · Dec 11, 2017

Hoping for new IP here. Bloodborne was great, so something even fresher would be nice.

Lux86 · Dec 11, 2017

Aostia82 said:
It clearly is Eternal Darkness 2, Wii U exclusive.

aaaaand now i want it..

Love Machine · Dec 11, 2017

I've been having a look into cursive Japanese (kuzushiji) and playing around with image editing software.

If these characters are what I think they are, then they represent measurements of height.
We're potentially looking at a description of a person.

Not much to go on right now, but do you folks reckon it's worth pursuing this line of investigation?

Deleted member 984 · Dec 11, 2017

Dark_Castle said:
Because Nioh had already covered the samurai/ninja thing comprehensively, and not to mention we have Ghost of Tsushima coming up. Personally I'd prefer a completely new setting in a different time period.

There is a huge amount developer could do using a Japanese centric setting without ever touching upon the standard settings of samurai and ninjas. Look at Bloodborne that takes influence from as far back as the late middle ages up to the 1800's and merges many different fictional styles from across the west to create something unique. If the script is ancient Chinese (which is the suggestion) then that opens up the setting of the theme massively as it could really be anywhere in that part of the world and many different cultures. But let's say it is set in Japan this puts the setting way before the samurai existed in a form they are recognised today and even if you look at the business usage of the language it restricts it to certain areas. Then again Bloodborne used runes similar to those of the anglo-saxons throughout and that was well before any of the obvious themes in that game so it could literally be anything going off FS past output.

Theodran · Dec 11, 2017

Guys, you are overthinking the whole "clashing with the setting" thing.
Bloodborne was set in a Victorian style city, so in our world the timeline would be between 1837～1901. Japan underwent radical changes during the Meiji period (1868~1912) which included the dismantling of the class system and therefor the samurai. There is a lot to work with there - can you imagine a Bloodborne set in a city that resembles Tokyo in the Meiji period? I sure can... it sounds awesome.

Both Nioh and Ghost of Tsushima are set in periods that predate even the Edo period (1603~1868), so there are plenty of fresh ideas to work with, even if a potential Bloodborne sequel is inspired by Japan.

Issen · Dec 11, 2017

Love Machine said:
I've been having a look into cursive Japanese (kuzushiji) and playing around with image editing software.

If these characters are what I think they are, then they represent measurements of height.
We're potentially looking at a description of a person.

Not much to go on right now, but do you folks reckon it's worth pursuing this line of investigation?

Description of an assassination target for hired ninja?

I sure hope so, because I'd stealth kill for a new Tenchu.

X Wi77iaM X · Dec 11, 2017

Love Machine said:
I've been having a look into cursive Japanese (kuzushiji) and playing around with image editing software.

If these characters are what I think they are, then they represent measurements of height.
We're potentially looking at a description of a person.

Not much to go on right now, but do you folks reckon it's worth pursuing this line of investigation?

fuck all the soul games, gimme tenchu!!! *__*

Datajoy · Dec 11, 2017

Love Machine said:
I've been having a look into cursive Japanese (kuzushiji) and playing around with image editing software.

If these characters are what I think they are, then they represent measurements of height.
We're potentially looking at a description of a person.

Not much to go on right now, but do you folks reckon it's worth pursuing this line of investigation?

Which characters do you think they are?

arglebargle · Dec 11, 2017

If it were up to me I'd choose new IP, but I'm going to play whatever it is.

I haven't played a tenchu game since the first one but this thread has made me interested. Are they worth it? Which are better and which are weaker?

Issen · Dec 11, 2017

arglebargle said:
If it were up to me I'd choose new IP, but I'm going to play whatever it is.

I haven't played a tenchu game since the first one but this thread has made me interested. Are they worth it? Which are better and which are weaker?

If you want the highlights, play Tenchu 2 and Wrath of Heaven. Shadow Assassins/Tenchu 4 is also great on PSP (motion controls ruin it on Wii IMO) but YMMV on that one.

You should totally play Shinobido and Shinobido 2 though, spiritual successors.

Inkvoterad · Dec 11, 2017

Can't we get a leak a'la Project beast.

pls

TransEuropaExpress · Dec 11, 2017

It's either a new full-on Tenchu title or a spiritual successor to it much like Bloodborne was to Souls. My speculation here only obviously.

I'd say spiritual successor to Tenchu is most likely since the brand name is probably tarnished and doesn't hold much weight anymore I'd imagine."Shadows Die Twice" is a Tenchu thing as far as I remember being a fan of the series.

Guess we'll find out somewhere in the next 12 months? Goddamnit...

Should probably add that no matter what this turns out to be, take.mah.moneyz

Run Goku · Dec 11, 2017

Love Machine said:
I've been having a look into cursive Japanese (kuzushiji) and playing around with image editing software.

If these characters are what I think they are, then they represent measurements of height.
We're potentially looking at a description of a person.

Not much to go on right now, but do you folks reckon it's worth pursuing this line of investigation?

Didn't DS3 have random Arabic inscriptions in Archdragon Peak that turned out to be newspaper clippings?

You'd hope they'd be more careful with a teaser that fans are going to pick apart vs random background scenery, but there is a precedent of text meaning nothing. That said...yeah I think it's worth a look!

Imperfected · Dec 11, 2017

KyleRipman said:
Didn't DS3 have random Arabic inscriptions in Archdragon Peak that turned out to be newspaper clippings?

You'd hope they'd be more careful with a teaser that fans are going to pick apart vs random background scenery, but there is a precedent of text meaning nothing. That said...yeah I think it's worth a look!

FROM's texture artists are big fans of GIS, yeah.

Sidewinder · Dec 11, 2017

Bloodborne 2, new Souls game or Tenchu revival, whatever this turns out to be I'll be in like Flynn because it's From Software and I loved all the aforementioned games!

Love Machine · Dec 11, 2017

Datajoy said:
Which characters do you think they are?

I think they're kanji for numbers and old units of measurement. Starting to get an idea of some others, too. Gonna spend some time putting a little case together.

KyleRipman said:
Didn't DS3 have random Arabic inscriptions in Archdragon Peak that turned out to be newspaper clippings?

You'd hope they'd be more careful with a teaser that fans are going to pick apart vs random background scenery, but there is a precedent of text meaning nothing. That said...yeah I think it's worth a look!

Hah! Just looked it up. That's pretty funny :) Hopefully this isn't a random texture grab job!

Deleted member 4247 · Dec 11, 2017

That sure looks like a BB2 teaser. And I wouldn't complain!

Vertpin · Dec 11, 2017

hughesta said:
okay so the source on that translation claim seems to be an unsourced post on r/bloodborne

so it's probably bullshit

It was from a stream last Friday and posted on here on page 45.

Deleted member 1839 · Dec 11, 2017

So how does it feel to be blue balls guy?

Sulik2 · Dec 11, 2017

BB2 would really make sense. Its the right timing and it sold great so Sony would obviously want a sequel.

Arkeband · Dec 11, 2017

Are people unaware of the Kuon similarities or is there more convincing evidence that it's BB?

It kind of falls under "unexpected IP" but it's still a FromSoft game, so it can't be that unexpected.

muteant · Dec 11, 2017

i'm so irritated by the vaguness of this teaser that i'm boycotting the idea of playing whatever game this is until it's released.

rusty chrome · Dec 11, 2017

Sulik2 said:
BB2 would really make sense. Its the right timing and it sold great so Sony would obviously want a sequel.

Yeah, if Souls got all those sequels, it's ok for the better IP in Bloodborne to get at least one prequel/sequel too. I want it more than Tenchu or Armored Core at the moment. But I'm starting to think it's not Bloodborne related. I think if they wanted to tease Bloodborne 2, they would have done it at PSX.

janusff · Dec 11, 2017

Yeah, I'm thinking it'll be a spiritual successor to Bloodborne that maybe takes place in Japan or China. Multi platform is my guess.

vasyndrom · Dec 11, 2017

Sulik2 said:
BB2 would really make sense. Its the right timing and it sold great so Sony would obviously want a sequel.

Have you got any numbers/estimstes how well Bloodborne sold? Google told me it sold around 2million copies but it was in 2015 :/

rusty chrome · Dec 11, 2017

vasyndrom1 said:
Have you got any numbers/estimstes how well Bloodborne sold? Google told me it sold around 2million copies but it was in 2015 :/

Probably really, really close to 3 million by now.

Spacejaws · Dec 11, 2017

kikiribu said:
Probably really, really close to 3 million by now.

Not sure how respectable it is bur VGChartz puts it at 2.89mil so you are pretty much on the money.

Still want to give it a sexy new project name. If The outcome of the poll after a week is Soulsborne can we call it Project Expected vs Project Unexpected? Not having a project name is killing me.

Moose the Mooche · Dec 20, 2017

Wasnt there a rumour abt Dark Souls remaster what was supposed to be announced one of these days?

Sorry for bumping the thread btw.. didnt know where to ask

Ferrs · Dec 20, 2017

Moose the Mooche said:
Wasnt there a rumour abt Dark Souls remaster what was supposed to be announced one of these days?

Sorry for bumping the thread btw.. didnt know where to ask

It didnt happen.

Moose the Mooche · Dec 20, 2017

Ferrs said:
It didnt happen.

Bummer

Freezasaurus · Dec 26, 2017

janusfilmsfan said:
Yeah, I'm thinking it'll be a spiritual successor to Bloodborne that maybe takes place in Japan or China. Multi platform is my guess.

I don't know if I'd really care for an Asian setting at this point. I've had my fill after Nioh, and Ghosts of Tsushima is going to have that type of setting as well.

TreIII · Dec 26, 2017

Freezasaurus said:
I don't know if I'd really care for an Asian setting at this point. I've had my fill after Nioh, and Ghosts of Tsushima is going to have that type of setting as well.

Like others have said: there's plenty you could do with a Japanese aesthetic that does NOT have to do with Samurai and/or Ninja, at all.

Hell, one thing that disappointed me about Nioh was that it didn't go deep enough with Yokai lore, and it just served as an auxiliary role for the historical fantasy backdrop. It's pretty much the main reason I'd love to see what a modern From could do with something like a "Souls-like" that takes over where Kuon left off, and just goes deep into Kaidan/Kwaidan-style horror stories to craft a world.

Wololo · May 13, 2018

Not exclusive to any console (apparently)

Laiza · May 13, 2018

Thank goodness the ridiculous Bloodborne 2 speculation can finally die.

People grasping at straws left and right. It was bizarre to watch.

BlueTsunami · May 13, 2018

Open and shut on Bloodborne. Another Demon Souls, my doods. And yet we'll still get "so you're telling me theres a chance" posts.

Also please have one of the projects be King's Field VR

HStallion · May 13, 2018

Wololo said:
Not exclusive to any console (apparently)

So its Bloodborne 2 confirmed

Adam802 · May 13, 2018

Glad it's not exclusive

Animal Liberation Ⓥ · May 13, 2018

Laiza said:
Thank goodness the ridiculous Bloodborne 2 speculation can finally die.

People grasping at straws left and right. It was bizarre to watch.

To be fair to those people, they were some super long straws with how From went about it.

Deleted member 2229 · May 13, 2018

Today has been an interesting day

Deleted member 300 · May 13, 2018

lost kingdoms 3 here we go :P

Deleted member 679 · May 13, 2018

Wololo said:
Not exclusive to any console (apparently)

OH MAN.

I'm happy I'll probably be able to play whatever the fuck that is at 60fps.

Wolf of Yharnam · May 13, 2018

I'm so fucking sad it's not Bloodborne 2, but when it gets revealed one day hopefully, that moment will be so much sweeter. In for wait till 2020 or later

Deleted member 679 · May 13, 2018

Nibel IS IT A MIYAZAKI GAME, THOUGH???

Ferrs · May 13, 2018

Gbraga said:
Nibel IS IT A MIYAZAKI GAME, THOUGH???

I think Nibel is just tweeting what Omni has been teasing in some threads here. Not sure he knows anything.

SgtCobra · May 13, 2018

Shocked.

It has been said a few times already by people in the now that is is not BB2 or an exclusive.

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