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FromSoftware games and their silent issues

FromSoftware games are notorious for their difficult and challenging gameplay, but is this really the real issue about them?

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Double_O_Revan1890d ago

Yet another article complaining about a From Software game. But this time not about it's difficulty. No, this time it's about the games lack of subtitles, lack of remapping buttons, and colorblind options.

It talks about how it specifically isn't complaining about its difficulty, but praises games like Celeste for having options like Infinite Stamina so that it can be 'accessible' to more people.

From Software is passionate and most importantly, uncompromising with it's vision for it's games. They're are NOT for everyone.

CP_Company1890d ago

but you can remap the buttons :D i remapped them the first time i put the disc on. i wish all games could offer that!!!

Double_O_Revan1890d ago

Well, the author wanted to remap run to one button and evade to another. But they're locked together on PS4 at least. I dont know about PC.

Michiel19891890d ago

Im not sure if Dark Souls alloows you to remap but there are several programs on pc that let you remap buttons for (controllers)

sprinterboy1890d ago

Can't gamers just use the button remapping in accessibility options under settings on ps4?

SamPao1890d ago

On the PS4 you can remap all the buttons from the settings of the Console itself.... no need to have it in the game. as far as I know :P

CP_Company1890d ago

On PS4 you can't remap buttons the same way as you do in the game. In the game you remap them as you wish, on ps4 you just shift their places fexp you shift x and o and o will act as x and x will act as o. Very limited, but sometimes useful.

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rainslacker1890d ago

While I don't have an opinion either way, although I don't really see the harm in adding easier modes, I do wonder why this debate crops up with every game from them. What can be said has been said on the subject, and if FROM software doesn't want to do it, it isn't going to happen unless the publisher really forces them to do so.

It's their thing, and while some may wish it to happen for whatever reason, it probably won't. People shouldn't be upset with those that want it though. They just want to enjoy the game as well, and not everyone is into hard games.

Zeref1890d ago (Edited 1890d ago )

I don't think having colorblind options and remappable buttons compromises their vision. I'm in the camp that says let them make the game that they want. They didn't want an easy mode? So be it.

But Remappable buttons and colorblind options are a must for any modern game. That doesn't compromise their vision in the slightest. It's for handicapped people that want to play the game. They should be able to.

I choose to not play their games because I get too frustrated. But if a handicapped person want's to play their games they should be able to. Why would they not want that?

Kurt Russell1890d ago

I don't get peoples staunch aggression towards making games more accessible. The only reason I can see is because they want some invisible badge of honour for completing a challenging game. The reality is, if these games were more accessible, they would still be able to play the exact way they do do... just other less able people would have the opportunity to experience these games. That can only be a good thing.

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AK911890d ago (Edited 1890d ago )

Ugh not this again

Also lol can't believe they compared From Software's games to something like Celeste, don't get me wrong is an okay game but nothing in the league of FS games.

Reibooi1889d ago

The way I have always looked at this argument is simply that you would not walk up to a film director and ask them to remove the blood and gore from their slasher flick. No you just don't watch that film.

So why the hell when a game does something that isn't for everyone do people demand the vision of the games director be changed for no reason. Not everything needs to be for everyone.

All that said I'm a massive fan of Celeste I have played through it several times at this point and it was one of my favorite games last year but comparing Celeste to From Software games regardless of if you like Celeste or not is really a pointless apples and oranges comparison. Just like I would not compare Friday the 13th and the original Alien. Yeah both horror but that is basically were the similarities end. If a From Software game is harder than you like your games to be great you don't have to buy it and your not the intended market. That isn't a bad thing.

jagermaster6191890d ago

If you don't like their games then don't buy them! I will continue to buy them because I enjoy a challenge and I enjoy figuring it out rather than a game holding my hand all the way till the end....get gud people.

sprinterboy1890d ago (Edited 1890d ago )

Exactly these type of games are not normally my style but I did enjoy bloodborne sucked at demon souls lol but I've never hated on any game which isn't for me. Unfortunatly gamers think every game is made for them these days. Fucking cry babies this gen I swear.
Gonna pick up sekiro though as I did enjoy bloodborne (3 bosses defeated) but I'll get sekiro when it's abit cheaper as I don't want to fork out £50 for a game I can't beat the first or second boss in lol but I'll never complain about the difficulty as that was the devs vision and the genre type its become famed for.

jznrpg1890d ago (Edited 1890d ago )

Sekiro is amazing . It’s the best Samurai game in a long time including NioH. It’s better than NioH though I loved that game too. Before these games it’s been way too long . I can’t wait for Ghosts if Tsushima . I personally can’t have too many Samurai games

on_line_forever1890d ago (Edited 1890d ago )

STOP complaining

fromsoftware give me the passion and challenge I really need to continue and love playing games to this day

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Naughty Dog's Neil Druckmann Teases Multiple 'Single-Player' Games in Development

Naughty Dog has multiple single-player games planned.

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Cacabunga7h ago

Thats something ! Got the reason back

S2Killinit4h ago(Edited 4h ago)

I wonder what they are working on. But the prospect of multiple single player games from ND makes me giddy.

Stanlittle1h ago(Edited 1h ago)

Me too, but I'm scared. The team is a shell of its former self, but fingers are crossed! I feel like he is just talking to stay relevant. The PlayStation showcase a few days ago was the time to show or say something.

mandf1h ago

Stanlittle shell of themselves? Says who you? You internet clowns are lost to reality. Naughty Dog has done nothing but gory titles.

They do a little lesbian stuff and now they are crap? You internet losers are ruining gaming.

OtterX6h ago

I'd like something more lighthearted up next. Don't get me wrong, I enjoyed The Last of Us, but I sure do miss the Naughty Dog games that didn't leave me feeling like someone just kicked my dog into traffic.

Cacabunga5h ago

I honestly just want a new Uncharted.. i remember the first time they revealed gameplay trailer of U4.. blew my mind !!!

KyRo5h ago

I'd love a new Uncharted game too. If they did, I'd want a return to the massive set pieces of the first three games. I felt U4 was missing that one set pieces like the train/cargo plane moment of the previous games.

Hotpot6h ago

I hope they have something ready for next year, last time they released a new game was TLoU part 2 4 years ago

RaidenBlack6h ago

Hope one of them is a FPV game. They can try more immersion with FPV.

anast3h ago

I never felt anymore immersion from an FPV game. To me FPV feels more like a business decision.

Stanlittle1h ago(Edited 1h ago)

Not many console exclusive PS games are 1st person. I can only think of Killzone back in 2013. So RaidenBlack has a point 1st person would be a nice change. 3rd person has always been less immersive to me than 1st person.

RaidenBlack39m ago

lol,
FPV is always more immersive ... hence most VR titles are FPV centric.

anast6m ago(Edited 5m ago)

@Raiden

nice acronym

VR is VR

RedDevils3h ago

Hopefully not. Not my type leave it other developer who specialised on it.

RaidenBlack40m ago(Edited 36m ago)

They have multiple single player games in development, so one of 'em can be a FPV project. All Sony titles currently are third person games, the few first person ones are live services.
Plus we dont know how a Naughty Dog FPV game can be. It might be really immersive. We can never know unless they try. Try something different other than the same old trope.

Yui_Suzumiya6h ago

The Last of Us: Part III as a direct continuation from II. The series doesn't end until they have a cure.

-Foxtrot1h ago(Edited 57m ago)

The game didn’t even need a sequel after Part I

We don’t need Part III unless they want to do a spin off set in another country / state with a new cast

The story is pretty much done.

cooperdnizzle40m ago

How is the story done? Ellie still has the ability to cure the world potentially. I mean that is pretty much the whole driving force of the first game.

I don't know how people can claim the story is done. The biggest question is still can Ellie really cure the infection. Now that she knows would she sacrifice herself? Will they try to figure out another way? Or do they try and it doesn't work and it was all a waste? I don't know, I think it would be cool to see the next one set in New York with a huge amount of infected roaming the city. Abby and Ellie reunited both with the same mission of figuring out how to make a cure! While the huge drama could be if it is possible to cure the world while keep Ellie alive. But at the end Abby has to kill ellie who is now her "best friend". I don't know. That's just one idea. The story is not over and could go in a bunch of directions.

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Every PlayStation Studios game available now on Windows PC

Windows Central writes: "Many PlayStation Studios games that are ported to PC get dedicated PS5 DualSense support, which allows users to experience haptic feedback and adaptive trigger support without actually having to own a PS5.

According to Hermen Hulst, head of PlayStation Studios, it's still the company's intent to launch the bigger single-player games on PS5 first, before later bringing the games to PC. This might not be the case for multiplayer games however, which are considered okay to launch simultaneously on console and PC."

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ocelot073d ago

My guess is after god of war. Probably last of us 2 that's a almost 4 year old game now and by the time it's released on pc it will be more than 4 years old or close to 5.

Elda3d ago

Every old Playstation game that is now on PC.

shinoff21832d ago

Right. I definitely see what a headlined from a website named windows central was trying to do though. It's cute little wordplay to help out the green box

Flewid6382d ago

Are PlayStation games no longer good or worth playing once they are old?

Elda2d ago

I'm guessing my comment went over your head.

Flewid63813m ago

I'm guessing you were never really saying anything that made sense.

Elda7m ago

You're still ranting on an old article. Your comment to me 2 days ago didn't make any sense including this recent one. It's time to move on, get out of your basement & go on about life.

XiNatsuDragnel3d ago

Good at least they can sell hardware

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Former Activision studio Toys for Bob partners with Xbox to publish its first game as an indie

Former Activision studio Toys for Bob partners with Xbox to publish its first game as an indie. This is something of a homecoming, as Microsoft owns Activision.

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Obscure_Observer3d ago

Very very early in development. Still, fantastic news!

Let´s GO!!!

Lightning773d ago

I guess.

How come they didnt either let them go or sell Tango and others to another publisher? Not saying Ubisoft, EA would be any better. (Capcome would of treated them right )

At least it wouldn't be MS of all ppl destroying them.

MS really should let go Tango go like they did TFB here.

darthv723d ago (Edited 3d ago )

one was under Bethesda (Tango) the other under Activision (TFB). Clearly each one handled the separations of their subordinates differently.

Obscure_Observer3d ago (Edited 3d ago )

"How come they didnt either let them go or sell Tango and others to another publisher? Not saying Ubisoft, EA would be any better. (Capcome would of treated them right )"

Perhaps because Zenimax and ABK handles such matters differently based on their own internal policies as "independent" publishers.

Whoever, chances are it´s simply because MS didn´t wanted Tango or Austin to be acquired by competitors and develop new bangers for them, giving MS a bad rep in a possible future. Which could also be the reason why they ensured an exclusive partnership with TFB and its new game, before anyone else.

Sad and disgusting. But it is what it is.

Lightning773d ago (Edited 3d ago )

"Whoever, chances are it´s simply because MS didn´t wanted Tango or Austin to be acquired by competitors and develop new bangers for them, giving MS a bad rep in a possible future."

MS has a bad rep now because those studios are no more. I rather them sell the studio continue to make multiplatform releases, while MS continues to focus on whatever they're doing. If they didn't want Tango around they should separated from them or sell them to, like they did TFB.

It's inexcusable, they have options on how to handle studios they don't want anymore with killing jobs. Not just MS but the rest of the industry also.

Sad and disgusting sure how many will get shut down next year or this year even?

I don't trust MS decisions and motivations at this point. You have to admit they make one dumb move after another.

Obscure_Observer3d ago (Edited 3d ago )

"MS has a bad rep now because those studios are no more. I rather them sell the studio continue to make multiplatform releases, while MS continues to focus on whatever they're doing. If they didn't want Tango around they should separated from them or sell them to, like they did TFB."

Imo, MS separated from TFB because they didn´t had a game associated with Xbox yet, unlike Tango.

"I don't trust MS decisions and motivations at this point. You have to admit they make one dumb move after another."

Fair enough. It was indeed an epic dumb move from them to close Tango.

Still, all to be forgotten, like always have. This is not the first time a big publisher shuts down a beloved and/or successful studio out of nowhere and certainly won´t be the last. Do you remember Lionhead? Do you remember Evolution Studios? Yeah... both were beloved studios and yet, those companies kill those studios in q blink of an eye and got away with it.

anast3d ago (Edited 3d ago )

The studio boss made some money from this transaction. Once the game releases, the studio will get chopped up.

-Foxtrot3d ago

Manages to buy their freedom especially after all the shit Microsoft has been doing with its studios lately

...

Goes right back to them as partners.

Okaaaaaay...

darthv723d ago

Id venture a guess that TFB working directly with MS was a better outcome than working through Activision to get to MS.

VersusDMC3d ago

From the article...

"Toys for Bob spun out as an indie back in February after Microsoft instituted sweeping layoffs that impacted 86 employees, which was more than half of the staff"

I doubt those 86 employees enjoyed the Microsoft experience over Activisions.

Inverno3d ago

MS shuts down studios because of lack of resources and then helps these guys by giving em resources. Also MS is what forced them to buy their freedom in the first place? What kind of logic 😂

Chevalier3d ago

The best thing is that the company that is worth $3 trillion and owns the company instead of Xbox lacks resources. How the hell does a company worth $3 trillion making a measly $70 billion purchase they 'can't' support. Lol

BlindMango2d ago

The reason they would need to "partner with Microsoft" is simply to make a game that's part of a franchise that Microsoft owns. Meaning they're probably going to make a new Spyro game - they're still an independent studio, but are making a game in a franchise that Microsoft owns. It's kind of like Remedy partnering with Rockstar to be able to make the Max Payne remakes.

shinoff21832d ago

It was probably the deal to get released from Ms

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Sciurus_vulgaris3d ago (Edited 3d ago )

Xbox’s gaming division seems to still function as 3 semi-autonomous sub-divisions, Xbox Studios, Bethesda and ABK. The three main sub-divisions can seemingly shut down or build studios and set up partnerships independently. This would explain why Bethesda can recently shutdown studios, while ABK spins off one studio, while building a new one. Plus, Toys for Bob could be spun off by ABK, only to immediately re-partner with Microsoft.

Chevalier3d ago

That's absolutely 💯 BS. Any sane 'autonomous' company would NOT put their games on Gamepass day 1 like COD will lose probably billions.

Also they're all under Xbox game studios so any autonomy is an illusion.

PhillyDonJawn2d ago

No, I'm sure MS can and does step in when they want something done specifically but I'm also sure they let them also work independently

shinoff21832d ago

I highly highly doubt this. Ms controls all. The guys aren't gonna be allowed to just shut something down like that without approval. No way

Elda3d ago

Either a kiddie game or something uninteresting.

Obscure_Observer3d ago

Don´t worry. You won´t be playing it anyway since their next game will possible be a next gen Xbox console game.

Elda3d ago (Edited 3d ago )

Don't worry about my comments.

PhillyDonJawn2d ago

Right probably something like astrobot

romulus232d ago

Nah he said "uninteresting", lots of people are interested in Astro Bot.

Elda2d ago

Never Astro Bot. Astro Bot looks better than any exclusive released on XB this entire generation & believe there hasn't been much.

Asplundh2d ago

Crash 4 was good, so I'm hopeful.

PhillyDonJawn2d ago

Hey you said that about SOT and looks like many ppl on PS is playing it. You also found bugsnax interesting ffs your opinion hold no weight lol.

Elda2d ago (Edited 2d ago )

Bugsnax is BS, tried it & quickly deleted it. It's a game that fits right on Gamepass. PS5 owners that are probably playing the boring SOT you could count on one hand. LMAO!!...don't try to come for me.

PhillyDonJawn2d ago

So you admit bugsnax interested you enough to try? 😂 someone gotta call you out on the foolishness.

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