I hope this and nightreign isn't the start of fromsoftware dud releases. No one else hits the soulsborne genre just right.
Nightreign kinda' scares me, I'll be perfectly frank.
It's hard not to look at it as a response to Space Marine 2 and Helldivers 2's success as online comp-stompers. Which isn't necessarily a bad thing, FromSoft always put out at least thought-provoking and engrossing (if not downright brilliant) games in terms of mechanical refinement and gameplay.
But that stench of chasing trends is all over this project to my nose. Add to that Bloodborne's doomed console-exclusive future (which is a decision I still thoroughly cannot comprehend, because it sure as hell isn't driving console sales anymore, not even with the Remaster), and I start getting worried about the possibility that FromSoft will end up as just another name on the memorial wall of nuked game developers...
Bloodborne may be console exclusive on paper, but emulating it on PC is a trivial task.
Fair enough, but the fact that we have to circumvent official channels in order to do so says a lot about said official channels, y'know?
Oh no doubt, I hate exclusivity. The way Sony has treated the Bloodborne IP is a travesty, but par for the course for Japanese corps.
Feel like saying it's trivial seriously undermines the amount of struggling and effort that it's taken to get it to the point it's at. The Duskbloods might be different, but then it's just a whole different can of worms dealing with Nintendo's lawyers.
IDK, it doesn't take much to follow a guide.
I never disparaged the talented programmers and support folks that have figured it all out. I was mostly saying because so many talented folks have collaborated together, we can easily emulate these games.
but emulating it on PC is a trivial task.
isn't the PS3 emuation absolute dumpsterfire because of the cell architecture? or did we pass that point already?
Emulating certain games isn't great, but running Demon's Souls is damn near flawless.
Edit: Bloodborne was on PS4.
I'm old and out of touch
I have had a lot of fun with seamless coop, but still by far most of my hours in FromSoft games has been offline single player. I want to be immersed in the world and the story. Not read the 50th Try finger but hole message, not fight with the UI because people leave messages on switches and not be invaded by 12 year old sweaty players invading and reminding me I still haven't gotten gud.
I think Nightreign will be cool, but just like Helldivers 2 I'll probably get bored within 30 hours and never play it again. And as with most online games, only the really fanatical fans will still be playing after a year or so. So if you do come back with zero skills and no memory of the game, you're in for a bad time. And once the game is dead, it's dead. No dusting off an 15 year old game and doing another run for fun, like I love to do with Souls games.
I'm wondering if the game will have some offline capabilities. Sure would suck if the game just died completely once the servers are shut off
Did I miss something? We already know Nightreign will have both single & multi player, did they announce a new game?
Yes, an upcoming exclusive FS title that'll release on Switch 2 in 2026: The Duskbloods. You'll find trailers on YouTube easily
Oh damn, thanks for the heads-up!
I fully agree with every sentiment here
I don't care so much that it's multiplayer, but that it's a Nintendo exclusive. This will be the first modern FromSoft game I'll skip.
ER was a lot of fun in multiplayer, especially with Seamless Coop, but I'm pretty wary of anything that's exclusively multiplayer. Not that it matters anyway because I never wanna give Nintendo another penny.
I've never really engaged with the multiplayer in any of the Fromsoft games. It's not why I pick them up.
That said, I'm open to waiting to learn more before deciding if I'll get it. Or maybe I'll have to see how Nightreign plays first.
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