{"id":90981,"date":"2020-10-09T00:00:46","date_gmt":"2020-10-09T00:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gamerant.com\/demons-souls-crazy-development-stories\/"},"modified":"2020-10-09T00:00:46","modified_gmt":"2020-10-09T00:00:46","slug":"10-crazy-development-stories-behind-demons-souls-game-rant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/wordpress\/index.php\/2020\/10\/09\/10-crazy-development-stories-behind-demons-souls-game-rant\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Crazy Development Stories Behind Demon’s Souls | Game Rant"},"content":{"rendered":"

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FromSoft’s\u00a0Demon’s Souls<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>is now a widely popular, and highly beloved classic. It’s considered by many as the genesis of a brand new genre of action games, something the community now calls “Souls-like<\/a>” games. Without\u00a0Demon’s Souls,\u00a0<\/em>modern gaming as we know it would be fundamentally different.<\/p>\n

RELATED: Demon’s Souls Remake: 10 Biggest Fixes The Original Game Needs<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

This classic RPG<\/a> is being remade to be launched for the PS5, much to the pleasure of fans. As beloved and critically acclaimed as\u00a0Demon’s Souls<\/em> is now, this game wasn’t well received initially. Its development was filled with setbacks and disappointments that it’s a wonder it even got released in the first place.<\/p>\n

10 <\/span>Supposed Follow-Up To King’s Field<\/h2>\n
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During the earliest stages of\u00a0Demon’s Souls’\u00a0<\/em>development, it wasn’t even supposed to be “Demon’s Souls.”\u00a0<\/em>Instead, it was going to be another\u00a0King’s Field\u00a0<\/em>title. Prior to being known for its Soulsborne titles, FromSoft was known for\u00a0Armored Core\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0King’s Field<\/em>. When Sony approached FromSoft to create an exclusive<\/a> that\u00a0would go toe-to-toe with Bethesda’s\u00a0Elder Scrolls: Oblivion<\/em><\/a>, it made sense for the developer to turn to\u00a0King’s Field,\u00a0<\/em>which had a similar premise, tone, and atmosphere. This ended up not being the case.<\/p>\n

9 <\/span>Demon’s Souls\u00a0Was Considered A Failure<\/h2>\n
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The development for\u00a0Demon’s Souls,\u00a0<\/em>like any other video game development, was riddled with stressful moments and stepbacks. In this case, the development was so underwhelming it was immediately perceived to be a failure early in the production. None of the things the team wanted to work actually worked.<\/p>\n

Demon’s Souls<\/em>\u00a0felt too big for the studio at the time. They were working on a game they almost didn’t feel confident with on a console that felt too unfamiliar to them at that point. The team lacked proper vision and could not execute the ones they already had. To say that hopes for this title were low is an understatement.<\/p>\n

8 <\/span>Miyazaki: Savior<\/h2>\n
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Hidetaka Miyazaki was fundamentally unknown before the rise of his masterful brain-children, the Souls<\/em> games. When he started working for FromSoft, he initially worked on the Armored Core<\/em> games. Wanting to make a name for himself, he immediately jumped on the opportunity to actualize his vision when he got wind that the studio was working on a medieval RPG title. After learning that\u00a0the game was expected to be a failure, he saw this as an opportunity to do whatever he wanted. According to Miyazaki, “if all of my ideas failed, nobody would care as it was already considered a failure.” Ever the opportunist, Miyazaki’s priority was just to fulfill his visions and hope for the best.<\/p>\n

7 <\/span>Massive Overhaul<\/h2>\n
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When Miyazaki got on board and led the development, he wanted to change a lot of aspects of Demon’s Souls<\/em>. Initially, the game was supposed to have a first-person perspective<\/a>. Miyazaki realized the game would work better if it had a third-person perspective<\/a> as it will allow the players to appreciate the environments and combat mechanics more.<\/p>\n

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Miyazaki wanted to devolve as far away from\u00a0Oblivion\u00a0<\/em>as possible. He also didn’t want it to be connected to\u00a0King’s Field\u00a0<\/em>in any way in terms of story. One of the major changes he incorporated to\u00a0Demon’s Souls\u00a0<\/em>was to make it more challenging, to provide a more rewarding experience in the end.<\/p>\n

6 <\/span>Experiences To Mechanics<\/h2>\n
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A lot of the mechanics present in\u00a0Demon’s Souls\u00a0<\/em>can be attributed to Miyazaki’s personal experiences. The narrative style of the game can be stemmed back from Miyazaki’s childhood. When reading his favorite novels, he’d occasionally encounter words and phrases he was unfamiliar with. He would then use his imagination to fill in the gaps and form his own stories. This aspect can be found\u00a0in\u00a0Demon’s Souls<\/em>, where\u00a0the narrative is non-linear, incredibly subtle, and players are given the liberty to fill in the gaps.<\/p>\n

Another example of this is\u00a0Demon’s Souls’\u00a0<\/em>multiplayer mechanic. Miyazaki once had to work with strangers after being caught in a slippery slope in traffic. Once they got out of the situation, everyone went about their day, never getting the chance of getting to know each other. Miyazaki liked the idea of silent cooperation to overcome an obstacle, and thus the Phantom system was born.<\/p>\n

5 <\/span>A Series Of Fortunate Events<\/h2>\n
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A lot of the things Miyazaki and his team were able to get away with can be attributed to strokes of luck. According to a producer, a lot of the game’s aspects would have never been approved if it weren’t for the studio’s disinterest at the title. It was also fairly lucky of Miyazaki that FromSoft, at the time, were focused on publishing other titles, such as\u00a0Ninja Blade<\/em>, as they believed they needed other fallbacks should\u00a0Demon’s Souls\u00a0<\/em>fail. Whenever Miyazaki wanted to do something highly unconventional, he would always receive a “shrugged” treatment. It was going to fail anyway, might as well go crazy with it.<\/p>\n

4 <\/span>White Lies<\/h2>\n
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Every time Miyazaki had to provide updates to the higher-ups on the status of the game, he’d always keep things a little bit vague, sometimes not mentioning a couple of mechanics outright. For example, Miyazaki knew that if he stated to Sony executives that the game would be very challenging<\/a>, he would be asked to remove this aspect. Therefore, he chose to keep this quiet until release. One other thing he failed to mention to the higher-ups\u00a0was\u00a0Demon’s Souls’\u00a0<\/em>unique death mechanics and soul-drop system.<\/p>\n

RELATED:\u00a011 Things Elden Ring Needs To Borrow From The Souls Games<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

The one person Miyazaki divulged much of the information to was his direct producer at Sony. Amazingly, this particular exec actually agreed with Miyazaki to keep a few things to himself for the time being. He noted that a lot of the other executives and the marketing people would not want the more obscure mechanics of the game.<\/p>\n

3 <\/span>Tokyo Show Disaster<\/h2>\n
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When it was time for Miyazaki and his team to finally unveil their project to the public, the reception they received was brutal. Even though they knew the game wouldn’t be received entirely positively, what they got was still grimmer than expected. Game producer Takeshi Kaiji described the whole situation as “nothing short of a disaster.”<\/p>\n

Those who got the chance to play\u00a0Demon’s Souls<\/em>\u00a0at the Tokyo Game Show disliked the game for its challenging nature. The combat was also particularly disliked, with many believing it was still in its early stages despite the game being almost complete. Many went as far as quitting the game at character customization. Things weren’t looking good for\u00a0Demon’s Souls.\u00a0<\/em>The president of Sony at the time called the title “an unbelievably bad game.”<\/p>\n

2 <\/span>Critically Favored, Commercially Neglected<\/h2>\n
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When the game finally came out, it massively underperformed commercially.\u00a0Demon’s Souls<\/em> didn’t even sell more than 20,000 copies in its first week, which is an absolute low by the standards of the industry. Even considering how low expectations were, it still came as an absolute shock and an overt disappointment to the heads at FromSoft and Sony.\u00a0Demon’s Souls<\/em>‘\u00a0critical reception wasn’t as disappointing, though. Despite underperforming, those who did get the chance to play the final version adored it for its medieval setting and rewarding gameplay.<\/p>\n

1 <\/span>Western Audiences Weren’t Supposed To Play It<\/h2>\n
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Due to commercially underperforming so terribly, the game was never planned to be released\u00a0for the western market. The studio planned to imprison the game locally. This is a decision Sony and its president at the time would later end up regretting. Luckily for\u00a0Demon’s Souls,\u00a0<\/em>the accessibility of the PS3<\/a> allowed the game to placed on the radar of western gamers.<\/p>\n

Word of the game spread rapidly and it wouldn’t take long then for a third-party studio to release the game internationally. Atlus USA decided to publish the game on US soil, while Bandai Namco opted to release it on the UK market. It was here the game finally received the recognition it deserved. The rest, as they say, is history.<\/p>\n

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