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From Software's leaked Project Beast

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Rumors have been circulating for a while that the next game from From Software won’t be another Dark Souls, but rather a new Demon’s Souls. Now perhaps we should start calling it Beast Souls. Or Dark Beasts. Or Demon’s Beasts. Or just accept it’s going to be “You Will Die from Beasts”.

Over on NeoGaf, a bunch of pictures have emerged that appear to show off a new project with the working title “Project Beast”. Considering that Dark Souls had the working title “Project Dark”, perhaps this is pointing towards From Software’s Beast Souls. However, based on the aesthetic, it could very well be a Demon’s Souls 2.

I died far too much in Demon’s Souls – even more than in Dark Souls. That game was simply unforgiving, and required grinding at a level I haven’t seen since old school JRPGs, but it had fantastic level design and was a seriously rewarding game once you slogged through. It was clearly the jumping off point for Dark Souls and its sequel. If From Software can take what they’ve learned from those two games and apply it to a reimagining of Demon’s Souls, they could be onto something really interesting.

Looking at the pictures, which could turn out to be faked images, it seems a bit odd – is the main character wielding a katana and a shotgun? It certainly looks gothic in design, perhaps this is some strange steam punk version of the Demon’s Souls universe? Or maybe that isn’t a gun but some other alternative weapon/shield. What can you make out from the images? Do you think this is the real deal?

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Last Updated: May 5, 2014

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  1. VampyreSquirrel

    May 5, 2014 at 09:20

    Maybe it won’t be “You have died” but “You have been eaten”.

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    • Alien Emperor Trevor

      May 5, 2014 at 09:38

      You braaied?

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      • VampyreSquirrel

        May 5, 2014 at 09:41

        Braai at the end of each level… sounds like a plan lol

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        • Jedi JJ

          May 5, 2014 at 10:04

          Why even bother carrying weapons or armour then?

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          • Kensei Seraph

            May 5, 2014 at 10:05

            You need to get the meat yourself.
            On the plus side after the braai is over the uncooked meat gets made into Biltong for the next level.

          • Jedi JJ

            May 5, 2014 at 10:13

            Ah. So you’re telling me I at least need a weapon then. Thanks. 🙂

          • Kensei Seraph

            May 5, 2014 at 10:17

            Well you don’t want hot coals or sparks landing on your naked, unprotected flesh.

          • Jedi JJ

            May 5, 2014 at 10:26

            Ah. True true. Thanks.
            Jeez. This could’ve ended really badly if it wasn’t for your guidance. 😉

          • pieter

            May 6, 2014 at 13:58

            Stop. I would kill some beasts for a bit of biltong now!

  2. Alien Emperor Trevor

    May 5, 2014 at 09:22

    And here I was hoping they’d be making a rugby game. BEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAST!

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    • Hammersteyn

      May 5, 2014 at 09:23

      I was hoping for a new Xmen game, oh well.

      Reply

    • VampyreSquirrel

      May 5, 2014 at 09:24

      “You have been tackled”? Nah, doesn’t work…

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      • Alien Emperor Trevor

        May 5, 2014 at 09:29

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    • Admiral Chief in Space

      May 5, 2014 at 09:37

      I’d play that!

      Reply

  3. Umar Returns

    May 5, 2014 at 09:25

    What if…Miyazaki is actually working on Demon’s 2?….Oh my dear sweet baby Jesus!

    This…this is a reason to go next gen!….We all know DS2 was built on an engine geared towards next-gen…this has to be true. Oh God take me back to Bolateria

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    • Zubayr Bhyat

      May 6, 2014 at 07:33

      Tie-in with Drangleic?

      Reply

  4. Martin du preez

    May 5, 2014 at 09:28

    Ah man this news tickled my naughty regions..Please be demon Souls 2

    http://d24w6bsrhbeh9d.cloudfront.net/photo/aYb7Ez0_460sa.gif

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  5. oVg Errorist

    May 5, 2014 at 09:37

  6. Kensei Seraph

    May 5, 2014 at 09:44

    • Umar Returns

      May 5, 2014 at 09:45

      Yup, pirate sabre, judging by the hilt

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      • Kensei Seraph

        May 5, 2014 at 09:48

        That hilt design is apparently a popular design.
        Even Napoleon’s infantry used that design.

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        • Umar Returns

          May 5, 2014 at 09:51

          Really? Don’t really know what category it would fall into, always just associate it to pirates

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          • Kensei Seraph

            May 5, 2014 at 09:54

            The beauty of that hilt design is that you can punch with it.
            Some even had spikes just to make the punch more effective.

            Pirates often used cutlasses.
            A cutlass has a similiar design but with a thicker, heavier and shorter blade more suited for cutting through ropes.
            http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c9/MuseeMarine-sabre-p1000456.jpg

          • Umar Returns

            May 5, 2014 at 09:58

            Ahh yes, Cutlas is much thicker , you’re right. Some rapiers has this design too, but much thinner, more for the elegant feel.

            I will always prefer Katanas though, something beautiful in that simplistic design

          • Kensei Seraph

            May 5, 2014 at 10:03

            Katanas are one of the greatest sword designs created.
            Both beautiful and functional.
            http://blenderartists.org/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=180713&d=1336071089
            I wouldn’t call them simplistic though.

          • Umar Returns

            May 5, 2014 at 10:05

            By simplistic, I mean mostly the looks though. It’s clean and simple. Maybe simple is the wrong word. It’s elegant.

          • Kensei Seraph

            May 5, 2014 at 10:06

            Agreed.

    • Jedi JJ

      May 5, 2014 at 10:05

      Looks like some kind of dog monster to me. 😉

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  7. HvR - THE Average GAmer

    May 5, 2014 at 10:44

    I can confirm another rumour that has being doing the rounds. LG SHIRTS ARE BEING SHIPPED!!!!

    Thank you Zoe.

    Reply

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