From Software Demon’s Souls is an often overlooked, but deeply important game from From Software. It not only served as the progenitor for the Dark Souls series, but also paved the way for a whole new genre of super punishing adventure games.
Bloodborne, Sekiro, Nioh, Ashen, Dead Cells – these are just a few of the titles that likely wouldn’t exist were it not for Demon’s Souls and its considerable influence. It’s a shame then, that such a classic is a PS3 exclusive, making it fairly difficult to play in this day and age.
FromSoftwareFortunately, Hidetaka Miyazaki – the man behind Demon’s Souls, Dark Souls, and Bloodborne – has recently opened up about the possibility of a remaster, though he made it clear he isn’t interested in developing such a remaster himself.
Speaking with Game Informer, Miyazaki explained that he’d much rather look forward than return to his earlier work. He’s currently getting the impending Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice ready for launch, for example.
He said:
It’s like when you write – when you’re younger, you look back on [previous work] and you think ‘Oh, goodness what was I thinking.’ It’s not that I’m embarrassed, I just don’t like to look at my previous works.
With that said, Miyazaki did note that he wouldn’t be against another studio taking on a Demon’s Souls remaster, provided they had a love and understanding of the original game.
He explained:
If it was a studio that really loved the original work and really put their heart and soul into realising it again, then that’s something I would enjoy. But it’s really complicated because I have these fond memories.
Unfortunately, as important as Miyazaki’s blessing would be to the fans, the developer did point out that a Demon’s Souls remaster ultimately lies in the hands of Sony, who own the rights.
FromSoftwareUntil such time as Sony allows a gorgeous PS5 remake of Demon’s Souls to launch alongside Bloodborne 2 (please), we can look forward to Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, which comes to PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC on March 22.
Ewan Moore is a journalist at UNILAD Gaming who still quite hasn’t gotten out of his mid 00’s emo phase. After graduating from the University of Portsmouth in 2015 with a BA in Journalism & Media Studies (thanks for asking), he went on to do some freelance words for various places, including Kotaku, Den of Geek, and TheSixthAxis, before landing a full time gig at UNILAD in 2016.