Subj : Dark Souls creator isnt sure how or if the series would have cont
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From : TechnologyDaily
Date : Fri Feb 23 2024 17:15:05

Dark Souls creator isnt sure how or if the series would have continued the 
way it did without Dark Souls 2

Date:
Fri, 23 Feb 2024 17:09:06 +0000

Description:
Hidetaka Miyazaki says Dark Souls 2 introduced "a lot" of ideas carried forth 
into the rest of the series.

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 Dark Souls creator and the president of developer FromSoftware, Hidetaka 
Miyazaki, has been speaking about Dark Souls 2 s impact on the series, and 
says that hes not sure how or if the series would have progressed in the 
manner it did without the divisive second installment. 

For anyone unfamiliar, Dark Souls 2 s reception amongst the fanbase was, and 
still is, mixed, to say the least. While many love it, its also received its 
fair share of criticism over the years, largely due to its differences from 
the first game, like the Estus Flask (a replenishable healing item) taking 
forever to actually heal you, and alterations to the invincibility frames 
granted by dodge rolls. Notably, its also the only soulsborne game that wasnt 
directed by Miyazaki, who instead served as a supervisor on the title. 

Even so, Miyazaki has a lot of love for the controversial sequel. In a new 
interview with IGN , he referred to it as a really great project for us, and 
added: I think without it, we wouldnt have had a lot of the connections and a 
lot of the ideas that went forward and carried the rest of the series. 

Furthermore, Miyazaki believes that having different directors on the game - 
Tomohiro Shibuya and Yui Tanimura - meant that the sequel could introduce new 
ideas that may not have been included otherwise. He added that theres really 
no way of telling how or if the series would have continued the way it did 
without Dark Souls 2 . 

Given how much more open Dark Souls 2 s world was than its predecessor, its 
easy to see how it could have had an influence on FromSoftwares 2022 
role-playing game, Elden Ring , which was released to exceptional critical 
acclaim. 

 Elden Ring s paid expansion, Shadow of the Erdtree , received its first 
trailer this week , along with a release date. Its set to launch on June 21. 

 For more games like Dark Souls, be sure to check out our roundup of the best 
soulslike games for your next challenge. Alternatively, if youre looking to 
expand your PC gaming library, be sure to check out our list of the best PC 
games .



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or-if-the-series-would-have-continued-the-way-it-did-without-dark-souls-2


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