Well, if the first game was resolving ancient history so to speak, while the second game delved into the nature of the curse and solidified the whole "cycle" thing... I guess one logical way to progress is to further address breaking the curse. Scholar of the First Sin largely hinted at that, I suppose.Xsjadoblayde said:So the first dark souls was all about a dying world and the second dark souls was all about that world being reborn into a new cycle of life...What theme is the third going to cover? The world coming to terms with puberty?
BUT IT'LL BE HYPE THOFappy said:Don't say that... please don't say that. You know what'll happen if you say that, don't you?!Jaeke said:If true...
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If not...
Still hyped.
LOOK AT THAT GODDAMN BERSERK MOON![]()
That is literally the most Berserk thing I've ever seen...
WE'LL SPEND THE ENTIRE GAME ON A BOAT RIDE THAT WILL NEVER END!
The only reason why there's so many central European inspired stuff in DS is because Miyazaki read stories present in them but he didn't quite grasp English so it warped his perception of it and filled in the blanks himself - that's why places like Anor Londo and the armour characters wear look so damn good.Leon Royce said:I want a spiritual sequel.
Why can't we have a game set in antiquity, mixing viking/ Norse, Greeco-roman, Egyptian, Sumerian, Babylonian art styles, weapons, armor and architecture? That would be so damn cool. Exploring pyramids, dilapidated bath houses, the sewers underneath, gladiatorial arenas, animal kennels, deserts, oases, ancient tombs, canyon villages, giant animal bones, sunken cities, frozen mountains with fortresses, ice lakes, abandoned towns.
I always thought it was a terrible idea to go back to Lordran for DSII. New story please.
Anyway, my dream.
Its a mystery to me how that rumor managed to gain any traction in the first place.Caramel Frappe said:We were told about the rumors of Bloodborne getting a PC port and look where that went ... nowhere!
I'm a massive fan of Rooster Teeth and Achievement Hunter, but only their unscripted stuff like the podcasts and let's plays. Their news platform and all of their shorts and other scripted stuff I find uninteresting at best.Sniper Team 4 said:So...apparently I'm the only person who actually enjoys these guys? Yeah, the blurry guy's kind of annoying, but I like the other three. I think they're funny.
Oh yeah, that whole curse permeating the very existence of the series. How could I forget? That would be a graceful way of tying up the series. Just complete the trilogy of Dark Souls while moving on to spiritual successors. I do worry that the heavy atmosphere of doom and depression may be compromised for a more positive narrative. The second game had a serene melancholy, so it borderline counts at least.Mahorfeus said:Well, if the first game was resolving ancient history so to speak, while the second game delved into the nature of the curse and solidified the whole "cycle" thing... I guess one logical way to progress is to further address breaking the curse. Scholar of the First Sin largely hinted at that, I suppose.Xsjadoblayde said:So the first dark souls was all about a dying world and the second dark souls was all about that world being reborn into a new cycle of life...What theme is the third going to cover? The world coming to terms with puberty?
If this is true, AND Miyazaki is involved, he'll probably find a way to fix it.inu-kun said:I wonder if Dark Souls 2 is still canon, my guess is this will cap the dark sign plot, finally ridding the world of the undead with the final battle against a complete Manus.
I'd rather hunt down the last of the lords and exterminate their entire arrogant race. Let die the age of fire! Oh wait, the whole thing is a dumb cycle thanks to Dks2. Urgh. This is why I hoped Dks didn't have a sequel. Miyazaki can create fantastic, unique worlds with deep and fascinating lore, it just seems limiting to keep revisiting this universe. Demons Souls can stand on it's own, ditto Dark Souls and Bloodborne, Dark Souls 2, enjoyable though it was in some aspects (I pvp'ed a TON) was neither an interesting continuation nor did it really add anything of value to the canon. Hell, by making the whole thing a cycle they actually made dks1's endings retroactively worse. Dks3 is supposedly going to be directed by Miyazaki, which means I am still very excited about it and will absolutely buy and devour every bit of it, I just wish it was another original setting.Jaeke said:If this is true, AND Miyazaki is involved, he'll probably find a way to fix it.inu-kun said:I wonder if Dark Souls 2 is still canon, my guess is this will cap the dark sign plot, finally ridding the world of the undead with the final battle against a complete Manus.
An idea of a final battle with Manus behind the whole thing is a body-tingling idea there....
I'd have to say that, in regards to contributing to the canon, dark souls 2 adds a good bit. We see the rise of different kingdoms, with Vendrick actually showing that a just ruler can come compared to Gwynn and the so-called gods. Alongside that, scholar of the first sin added a good bit of additional lore, with it even offering another ending where you refuse the throne.Azure23 said:I'd rather hunt down the last of the lords and exterminate their entire arrogant race. Let die the age of fire! Oh wait, the whole thing is a dumb cycle thanks to Dks2. Urgh. This is why I hoped Dks didn't have a sequel. Miyazaki can create fantastic, unique worlds with deep and fascinating lore, it just seems limiting to keep revisiting this universe. Demons Souls can stand on it's own, ditto Dark Souls and Bloodborne, Dark Souls 2, enjoyable though it was in some aspects (I pvp'ed a TON) was neither an interesting continuation nor did it really add anything of value to the canon. Hell, by making the whole thing a cycle they actually made dks1's endings retroactively worse. Dks3 is supposedly going to be directed by Miyazaki, which means I am still very excited about it and will absolutely buy and devour every bit of it, I just wish it was another original setting.Jaeke said:If this is true, AND Miyazaki is involved, he'll probably find a way to fix it.inu-kun said:I wonder if Dark Souls 2 is still canon, my guess is this will cap the dark sign plot, finally ridding the world of the undead with the final battle against a complete Manus.
An idea of a final battle with Manus behind the whole thing is a body-tingling idea there....
Uh...Sleix said:Gotta say I'm cautiously excited. Although I fucking love the soulsborne series, I feel like it lost its magic after Dark souls for me. I seriously don't want Dark Souls 3 if it's going to be another lackluster rushed product like the second game was (and to an extent Bloodborne).