Elden Ring was the first truly mainstream iteration of this game design idea which leaves me to wonder; why did it take nearly three decades to catch on?
>>736467476What bothers me the most about that is Michael Zaki has gone on record saying he doesn't want to touch King's Field cause it wasn't his baby but he's more than happy to crib from it as much as he wants. It's like what the fuck dude. Just make another King's Field. Ya bastard.
>>736467476collective delusion that dork souls can do no wrong got big enough to retroactively encompass its predecessor series
>>736467781None of the Souls games take much from Kings Field other than some item names. The format is just very different. >>736467476FromSoft was a bargain bin filler developer with one good franchise before Demon's Souls (Armored Core), and Mecha games were just as obscure back then as they are today. DeS and the Souls series were making a name for themselves, one bit at a time. But DS3 already had decent sales, over 10 mil. Elden Ring just exploded because it was cashing in on a decade of hype with a new world so newbies felt welcomed + GRRM's branding.
