Why was From Software completely unable to top Demon's Souls and Dark Souls 1?
uh, Elden Ring outsold both li'l uncyyou're old and balding btw
Bodied that freak
>>729426495fighting artorias as a pyromancer was very very kino i don't think any other from game have given me the same experience altough I do have like 300 hours on elden ring with 3 different characters
>>729426495Dunno why but there's a chance that the old graphics contributed to the game enviroment to look older and more depressing, in contrast the newer games had changes in the battle system, the story and the graphics, and that's why that feeling of walking through abandoned places at the verge of oblivion doesn't feel the same as before.So yeah, all of this is just the boomer nostalgia.
Demon’s Souls and Bloodborne were the first applications of the concept and as such received the most attention and soul.
>>729426495>Japanese Eurojank dungeon crawlers, one has a level select hub and the other is an Agent Libra (Or Search Action if you prefer that terminology) game with a large, somewhat contiguous level you explore at your own pace. Both are decently paced in development and take no shortcuts, but cut content as a result.>All of the follow-up games have universal checkpoint warping that degenerates the game into dementia soup and they constantly need to cut content and replace it with flat swampsImagine if any other 2000s Eurojank got popular and massively overhyped by the publisher.
>>729426495>Old = goodSo boring
>>729426495Because everything after was just diluting the formula for the sake of mass appeal. This happens with most genres. Just look at turn based RPGs and compare the most popular JRPG series to the Wizardry games that directly inspired them. Easier, more streamlined, more QoL even if it affects the overall experience negatively, tailored towards normalfags instead of enthusiasts. It's nothing new at all.
>>729426495Elden Ring
>>729426495Elden Ring is their biggest game, anon. Unless you mean in your mind, then the answer is nostalgia.
>>729426495Artorias fanboys are the cringiest thing ever
>>729426664>hyperactive drug anon fails at basic comprehension and has little tasteSheesh...
>>729426495people say this but are unable to point out what makes DeS and DS1 better than the other later entries>inb4 some le artorias bullshit, the spastic boss that feels more at home in Nightreign than in his own game
I like ds1 cause its simple like an old arcade game. A bunch of dudes with swords in a castle and ya gotta get to the next checkpoint. I miss when games just had dudes standing around just waiting for you like a bunch of statues. Also when i fire up the game i can be in combat in like 5 seconds from the title screen
>>729426495Every FromSoft game past DS1 are straight improvements and far better games, with the exceptions of Deracine and Armored Core 6. Pretending that Dark Souls 1 is anything but the worst Souls game is a meme and your opinion cannot be taken seriously. Also, Artorias is better in Nightreign. He's actually challenging now, and has a full fledged second phase and not the half-assed one he had in AOTA.
>>729426495You're a Boomer Unc thats why
>>729433204absolute dogshit opions as expected from a DS2tranny
>>729433204never fucking touch any kind of image editing software ever again you nigger
>>729432715I think it's the simplicity. People say there's a lot of games that get better with later entries but there's also a lot of games that are best with their first entries.
>>729427051 Yeah, that fight really hits different-Artorias has this mix of tragedy and raw aggression that just sticks with you, especially when you’re rocking a pyromancer build and dodging like your life depends on it (because it literally does). DS1 had this weird magic where even the jank added to the experience. Elden Ring is great, sure, but it spreads itself out so wide that those tighter, more emotional moments like facing Artorias just don't hit the same. It's like comparing a tightly-written short story to a sprawling fantasy epic-both good, but different vibes.
>>729426495literally all their games after ds2 mog these 2
>>729426495world design wise they never came close to ds1 again because this kind of map is extremely hard to pull off as we recently saw with the worthless garbage that is metroid prime 4
>>729426495>Why was From Software completely unable to top Demon's Souls and Dark Souls 1?Modern Fromsoft games are all about planting checkpoints outside the doors of hard bosses.
>>729426495Miyazaki took over. He's the corporate jew of FromSoftware that is responsible for the enshittification of FS. Remember how Sony claimed that he "saved" Demon's Souls. By "save," they probably mean "dumb down."
>>729435668copenot only did he save Demon's Souls, he also directed the best armored core game
>>729433204Peak NPC
