This is it. The end of the road. Dark Souls III, the fifth of its kind if you count Demon’s Souls and Bloodborne — and you should — will be the end of the series. It’s been quite the journey, and even though I died literally hundreds of times along the way, it’s been a blast.
From Software has changed the industry for the better, and they did it with brute force. They’re proof that a good game doesn’t need to treat its players like they’re idiots, that it can be challenging to the point of being aggressive without sacrificing commercial success. It’s sad to think that it could end with Dark Souls III, but we’ll get over it when they pull the sheet off their next game.
“I don’t think it’d be the right choice to continue indefinitely creating Souls and Bloodborne games,” explained From Software president Hidetaka Miyazaki in an interview with Gamespot. “I’m considering Dark Souls 3 to be the big closure on the series. That’s not just limited to me, but From Software and myself together want to aggressively make new things in the future.
Sounds like something Hideo Kojima said before his fifth attempt to free himself from the cardboard box Konami used to keep him in.
“Dark Souls 3 will mark the last game where the development project began before I became president. The next title will be a game that was conceived while I was president. I believe that From Software has to create new things. There will be new types of games coming from us, and Dark Souls 3 is an important marker in the evolution of From Software.”
Don’t fret, there’s still more Souls-crushing gaming goodness on the way. Bloodborne: The Old Hunters releases on the PS4 next week, followed by Dark Souls III in April.
