During this year’s E3 festivities From Software uncovered a brand new project for the PlayStation VR, Déraciné. This certainly came as a surprise for many. The developer is mostly recognized for their ultra-popular action RPGs Dark Souls and Bloodborne, but nobody saw a PlayStation VR game coming. For now it’s pretty obvious that they are very passionate about this project. Déraciné is an adventure game that follows an “unseen faerie” who explores the school and is mysteriously frozen in time. If you want to learn more, check out our previous post about what kind of experience awaits players in Déraciné VR.
FromSoftware prez Hidetaka Miyazaki recently had a chitchat with Fred Dutton, SCEE Blog Manager, thus revealing additional info about the intriguing new project. The chat goes into why From Software was inspired to make a game that seems like a major detour from the company’s work so far. Anyhow, VR is the key thing here. Their primary goal is to make something new and “different.”
He added: “We actually released a lot of adventure games prior to our more recent reputation for action titles. For example, we released one called Echo Knight. We didn’t want to just bring that back, but at the same time we knew that we had heritage in adventure games.”
“Maybe not all our newer fans will know this but once upon a time we used to put out very strange, quirky and unique games. That’s very attractive to me as a developer – I don’t want to keep on putting out the same kind of games all the time.”
“When I was a kid I was reading books that were probably intended for an older age group. They were books that were very hard for me to understand,” Miyazaki continued. “If I read the book straight-up I probably didn’t understand some of the words or concepts and the meanings. But the work that I had to do – like leaving some of the story up to my imagination, or going back to read things again later when I had greater understanding – that’s a process that has had a big influence on what I do today.”
It must be said that FromSoftware really seems to be going in the right direction with this one. Share your thoughts about this interesting new game in the comments below.
[Source: Shacknews]
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Anthony Severino
Gimme dat PS5.
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Paulmichael Contreras
I think I'm with Sev on this one. Seeing the PlayStation 5, with tech demos galore running on at least prototype hardware, would be great. I'm imagining a beast of a system, capable of running everything in 4K HDR @ 60 frames per second, with a 2 TB HDD and at least 16 GB of RAM. Plus, since the architecture shift to x86-64 seen with the current-gen system, it could potentially include native backwards compatibility with the PS4.
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Keri Honea
They're reviving Scalebound with Platinum Games strictly for the PS4.
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Anthony Nash
I’m likely in a very tiny minority of people who want this, but I would genuinely love either a new entry in the Soul Reaver franchise or a remake of one of the older games.
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Chandler Wood
SSX. Something like Tricky. I know it's not Sony, but a guy can dream.On Sony's side, I'd go nuts if they announced a new Twisted Metal in the vein of old school Twisted Metals. Don't give me that three character story that was on PS3. I want numerous characters, endings, and that insanely fun arcade gameplay full of secrets.
Other than that, the industry has been doing a pretty good job of fulfilling my dreams about games and making me go crazy. Let's see some of those games release first, like Final Fantasy VII Remake. In fact, a release date for that would have me going wild. -
Cameron Teague
Since PlayStation owners never got to experience Last Remnant, this is the perfect time for it to grace the PS4. Yes, I know Square Enix is super busy, but come on, give us a Last Remnant 2, with a remaster of the original as well!
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Zarmena Kahn
Rockstar's Agent. Where did it go!?!?
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Matthew Forde
Sony’s press conferences are always a high point of E3. In recent memory, PlayStation have wowed fans with an orchestral intro into the new God of War, Hideo Kojima making his triumphant return by marching over a light up runway and Spider-Man saving New York from a wrecked helicopter. For me to reach new heights of glee, there is nothing I want to see more than the reveal of Rocksteady’s next project. Rumors have circulated (and recently more gained traction) that a Superman game is in the works – of which I’d be thrilled with – however to make me lose my goddamn mind, a Batman Beyond game in the Arkham-verse would have to be revealed. To top that off, Kevin Conroy and Mark Hamill return to play a more seasoned Bruce Wayne and Joker respectively, whilst having someone like Troy Baker fill the role of Terry McGinnis. Is that too much to ask for?
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Lucas White
This one's not as Gatorade Hype Moment, but I just want the Devil May Cry 5 rumors to be real. I want a real sequel to the series, and I want Cool Anime Dante back. I want to see him mugging for the camera, making corny jokes, and doing ridiculous things like setting off explosives in the shape of a heart again. I want the combat to go back to skill-based score chasing. I just want to forget Edgy Nerd Dante ever was a thing.
The rest of E3 could be a bust but that would make it totally fine and great. Resident Evil 2 Remake showing up wouldn't hurt either.
