Dark souls The creator and president of developer FromSoftware, Hidetaka Miyazaki, has been talking about dark souls 2's in the series, and says he's not sure “how or if” the series would have progressed the way it did without the divisive second installment.
For anyone unfamiliar, dark souls 2Reception among fans was, and remains, mixed, to say the least. While many love it, it has also received its fair share of criticism over the years, largely due to its differences from the first game, such as the Estus Flask (a rechargeable healing item) taking forever to heal you. and alterations in invincibility frameworks. awarded for dodge rolls. Notably, it is also the only Soulsborne game that was not directed by Miyazaki, who instead served as the title's supervisor.
Still, Miyazaki has a lot of love for the controversial sequel. in a new interview with IGNHe referred to it as “a big project for us,” adding, “I think without it, we wouldn't have had a lot of the connections and a lot of the ideas that advanced and led to the rest of the project.” series.”
Additionally, Miyazaki believed that having different directors on the game, Tomohiro Shibuya and Yui Tanimura, meant that the sequel could introduce new ideas that would not have been included otherwise. He added that “there's really no way to know how or if the series would have continued as it did without dark souls 2.”
Given how much more open dark souls 2As it was the world of its predecessor, it's easy to see how it could have influenced FromSoftware's 2022 RPG. Elden Ringwhich was released to great critical acclaim.
Elden RingExpansion pays, The shadow of the Erdtree, received its first trailer this week, along with a release date. Its launch is scheduled for June 21.
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