

Interestingly, that painter even tells the player that they intend to create a new world. Some fans were also quick to point out that the Elden Ring trailer’s narrator sounds a lot like a painter you encounter in Dark Souls 3. For instance, we get a brief look at an Elden Ring city that some say looks like the legendary Dark Souls level, Anor Londo. They haven't really had any super major hits outside of Dark Souls and Bloodborne recently, so it definitely makes you question what sort of focus they'll apply to the sub-genres and subject matter moving forward.There are other details in the trailer, though, that contribute to a far more convincing argument that Elden Ring could indeed somehow be related to Dark Souls from a lore perspective. Mass Effect fits into a slightly different category and isn't really about hack-and-slash micromanagement and button-reflexes.īeyond Dark Souls III I would definitely like to see how they approach the genre with something different or if they'll focus on something else entirely. That's not to mention that with Dead Space on hiatus there aren't any dark, futuristic-themed action-RPGs on the horizon. I'm not sure what they could do with it but implementing high-tech weapons, guns and projectile-focused weaponry could definitely take the series in a different direction.

So Miyazaki-san may introduce new direction in those genres or themes that From Software has worked on in the past in new, future titles.Ī Dark Souls game set in a futuristic world would actually be kind of cool. Yoshimura commented about From Software's rich history with games like Armored Core, telling .įrom Software is well known not only for the fantasy game, but they've been creating the sci-fi mech game Armored Core also some Japanese-style games, like the Ninja games. Of course, From Software is riding on the wave of popularity from the Dark Souls series but they have been known to churn out some quality titles in other genres as well.
