Isomura: During development, was the whole team thinking on how the player would die with a smile?
Miyazaki: That’s not the case. I sometimes get this question from foreign media, and I answered with a no. I was “why are you so sadistic?”
Miyazaki: I don’t know about the other staff members, but I’m actually a masochist.
Miyazaki: I’m a huge masochist, so when I make games like these… this is how I want to be treated!
Murohashi: Ooh…
Miyazaki: “I want to be killed this way!” That’s how I make it!
Isomura: Amazing! That’s some really extreme masochism!
Miyazaki: It’s just that sometimes other people don’t understand it; it’s for my pleasure.
Murohashi: Really? You want to be killed deep in the forest, getting punched by a huge mushroom?
Miyazaki: Yes, yes. And the curse area… When I get cursed…
Isomura: You want to die from a barrage of arrows?!
Miyazaki: It’s gratifying. I like that, I just wanted to emphasize it!
Murohashi: Incredible!
Miyazaki: I don’t know about the other staff members’ fantasies, but I’m not making it from a sadistic stance, but from a masochistic one. I want this done to me!
I finally feel validated after all my friends say I just don’t get dark souls when I tell them it is a game series explicitly designed for masochist to beat their head against, not for the average gamers to have a fun experience.
This is coming from someone who hated Dark Souls up until Elden Ring
I’ve attempted to play DS1 about 5 times, each time I make it farther, but each time I hate the game more. I think the most recent time will be my last as it really just left me with nothing but anger and frustration and not a single moment felt fun or gratifying. Because of that I’ve never tried any other games in the same vein, and even when ER came out it just looked like a new prettier DS game to me, so I haven’t bothered to even try it.
DS1 and DS2 are utter trash by modern standards. They live on as foundational to the genre, but trying to go back and play them these days is asking for a headache.
DS3 is fantastic and and has the most similar gameplay to Elden Ring. Bloodborne and Sekiro remain some of the finest games ever made and deserve 4k remasters already.
Lastly I do think the Demon Souls Remake is probably the best remake I’ve ever played of any game, but the gameplay is stiff and restrictive like DS1/2.
You don’t have to. It’s okay. If it sucks, hit the bricks.
I honestly didn’t play the game until after 3 came out. I disclosed a kink to an acquaintance in a drunken state. The next morning I had a text message that simply said, “You should play dark souls” the rest is history.
I can’t tell if this is fake. Lol
Oh it’s real buddy lol
