No Demon's Souls 2 planned

By Fred Dutton Published 29 October, 2010

It might happen "one day" though.

From Software currently has no plans to start work on a sequel to its critically acclaimed PlayStation 3 action RPG Demon's Souls, producer Takeshi Kajii has revealed.

Kajii told The Guardian, "At the moment, my answer is 'no sequel!'"

Dry your eyes though – he wouldn't rule out the prospect of revisiting the franchise at some point in the future.

"We have been encouraged by all the players, and this title is so well supported, and besides we like this title so much... Well, this is my own feeling, but I think one day we could bring you another Demon's Souls."

Demon's Souls was granted a belated European PlayStation 3 release earlier this year after terrorising Japanese and US gamers with its brutal, brilliant gameplay.

Eurogamer's Keza MacDonald dubbed it "deep, intriguingly disturbed and perversely rewarding," awarding it 9/10.

In other news, last week a resourceful Japanese gamer figured out a way of beating the game in under an hour. Elsewhere in the interview, director Hidetaka Miyazaki explained that it didn't bother him that gamers were using exploits.

"It was not intentional, and if we had discovered it during development we would have corrected it. However, now that some remain in the final game, I think that these exploits have become part of its flavour.

"Of course, this will be taken in consideration for future versions, especially those instances which are not exploits but bugs that prove to be a disadvantage for the players."

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Comments (35) Latest comment 2 years ago

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  • CaoSlayer #1 2 years ago

    Demon´s souls was well wrapped and had a conclusive ending, I hope they instead create a spiritual successor.. Take into mind than Demon´s souls is itself a spiritual successor of King´s field.

  • M83J01P97 #2 2 years ago

    They already are creating a spiritual successor called Project Dark.

  • Plewt #3 2 years ago

    Take your meds buying1999.

  • King_Edward #4 2 years ago

    "It was not intentional, and if we had discovered it during development we would have corrected it. However, now that some remain in the final game, I think that these exploits have become part of the its flavour."

    I love this sentence so much I want to marry it. :D

  • jumpdeveraux #5 2 years ago

    Demon's Souls is one of my games of the year.

    In an era of recharging shields, endless ammo and general handholding this game deserves credit for punishing you for any lack of caution, patience or misplaced bravado.

    Half the time I felt like throwing the controller at the wall but I knew (and appreciated) that every death was ultimately my own fault.

  • FuzzyDuck #6 2 years ago

    Aww, buying1999's blatant attempt to start a flame war is sssoooooo cute.

    Had this at Euro launch and loved it initially, but something just "broke" for me. Shame, as there's an awful lot of cool innovative stuff happening with this.

    I also admire From's decision not to so eagerly toss out a sequel because it made them a few quid.

  • Lusterpurge #7 2 years ago

    I'm glad. I'm sick of everyone clamoring for a sequel to a good game, then going to the forums and complaining that the industry is nothing but sequels. Frankly, another game developed by From Software should be good enough (not that From Software makes only great games, but I'm sure they are better than they were).

  • JBlokeUK #8 2 years ago

    I really should go out and buy myself a copy of Demon Souls.

  • damoxuk #9 2 years ago

    "I really should go out and buy myself a copy of Demon Souls."

    Not if you want to buy new controllers :D

    I must have smashed two of them playing this game. Brutal doesn;t come close. Great however.

  • b0bb1ns #10 2 years ago

    DS is not as difficult as many claim; it's more that it punishes errors, but never unfairly IMO

    Project Dark looks to be a spiritual sequel in all but name

  • waggy79 #11 2 years ago

    Buying 1999 is right though

  • Lunastra78 #12 2 years ago

    Trolls are getting so boring these days. I mean back in the day they used to at least come up with something a bit original and put their evil hearts into the trolling. But these days they seem to have no passion in their work, and even worse they seem to just be reciting old flamehymns of trolls long gone.

    Sorry, but it's back to troll school for you, buying1999. Come back in a few years time with some better trolling for us.

  • Stop-gap #13 2 years ago

    I don't need a Demon's Souls 2 per se, but something in the same vein and a bit longer would be wonderful.

    I vote a real dungeon crawl with a mix of set piece and generated levels. Maybe leave the medieval Europe look
    and adopt a more surreal and fantastical art style. Either way I'll be keeping a keen eye on what they do next.

  • Kenshin001 #14 2 years ago

    @buying1999, actually From Software did write a game for the 360, it was called Ninja Blade and it sold relatively poorly.

    Noticed the From rep passes comment over to the Sony rep. Takeshi Kajii, who made the "one day we could bring you another Demon's Souls" comment works for SCEJ and apparently DS is a Sony IP, so it's going to be interesting to see how much Project Dark is a clone and if Sony and From will work together again.

  • djed #15 2 years ago

    This guy reads cool. Although, that could possibly have something to do with my unadulterated love for Demon's' Soul's'. That game felt so good.

  • makariel #16 2 years ago

    @buying1999: From Software actually developed more games for 360 than for PS3. They developed for pretty much everything since the original PS including mobile phones. You should have checked out their software lineup before writing such nonsense and making a fool of yourself.
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/From_Software

  • Gregolution #17 2 years ago

    @buying1999. Seems they made a good decision releasing it on ps3, where there's more of a mature crowd who can appreciate innovation and challenge. I'm sure the next time they want to make a generic fps they'll release on 360 so don't worry!

  • TopKatt #18 2 years ago

    ^^

    Don't bite!

  • Vanmunt #19 2 years ago

    yay... donnies back.

  • Lateralus2001 #20 2 years ago

    From Software don't have alot of money to throw around, I guess, and this isn't the type of game that would normally achieve such solid sales figures.

    When you take into account the fact the game was intially only confirmed for release in Japan, and the Xbox360 is virtually non-existent there, I think From Software's management made the right decision not developing a Xbox360 version. The added cost could have crippled the studio if the game had flopped.

    In hindsight they would have made more money if there was an Xbox version as well, but lets face it, normally games of Demon's Souls ilk don't get the sales they deserve.

  • Cappy #21 2 years ago

    Actually there never was any decision on From Soft's part involved in making Demon's Souls PS3 only.

    Sony approached From Soft with the idea of making an RPG of this type, commissioned From Soft to make it and supported the development.
    Edited by Cappy at 30/10/10 @ 11:06

  • cafferkey #22 2 years ago

    Demon's Souls is the best game I have played since Metroid Prime and Resident Evil 4.. Would be in my top 5 ever along with Ocarina Time and Final Fantasy 6.. I am grateful that the game happened and a sequel would be a treat..

  • Fillem #23 2 years ago

    Such a great game. Even though I'm still stuck on the second boss for 2 weeks now.
    The camera isn't helping there, when trying to walk between his legs makes everything invisible for a couple of seconds.
    Still, I will best him someday.

  • darkphoenix #24 2 years ago

    GOTY 2009 for me, I would love a "spiritual successor" to it.
    DS needs no sequels.

  • White_Waffle #25 2 years ago

    I kind of thought Project Dark is a sequel to Demon's Souls, just not sharing its name with it. And btw you don't have to do boss 2 next, after the first boss you can start in the other 4 worlds as well. And for the camera issue with the boss, sometimes it is good to unlock from your target so you can move around better.

  • Judas_Priest #26 2 years ago

    It still is such a fantastic game that I am not even too fussed if there won’t be a sequel.

  • CaoSlayer #27 2 years ago

    "Such a great game. Even though I'm still stuck on the second boss for 2 weeks now. "

    Kill the archers first.
    If everything fails, remember that the game is not linear, you can try all other zones after beating the first boss. There is plenty of good stuff in the other areas that tone down the difficult a bit, like that mana regen sword at the storm shrine.

    Seriously, with enough trying you can do the game as easy as you wants to.

  • Trafford #28 2 years ago

    There's no rush.I'm still negotiating with the wife for a PS3.

  • Lunatic4ever #29 2 years ago

    I tried to love the game. Really, I did. I just can't understand why people keep saying "If you don't like the game,it just is toooooo hard for you". It ain't about that.
    I made progress in this game but after a while saw no incentive to go on because nothing changed. Sure, I love challenges but I just don't have THE TIME to play this over and over and over again. Trial and error was cool back in the day,cause it was the standard. You failed and you restarted the whole level. It was usual.

    I don't get it why people say "you ain't a real gamer if you have checkpoints" OR "You're not a real gamer if you need hand holding throughout the game."

    First of all, who are you to define what a gamer is? Second, in THIS game, there are just design choices that annoy me. I always hated it ,when enemies kept returning at the same spots in the same numbers. It simply destroys the atmosphere of a game for me. I cleared the area (and THAT was already hard enough) and they just return when I die. There surely could have been ways to make this less annoying yet mainting challenging aspects.

    In the end, it just ain't my thang though I LOVED the gameplay.Too bad.

  • Stop-gap #30 2 years ago

    You return when you die, in fact that is the crux of the whole game. Fair is fair. :p

    Anyone who uses the term "real gamer" to you in cold blood, it's pretty safe to stop paying attention there and then.

  • TRUTH #31 2 years ago

    I hope this game continues to sell as I'm so bored of dumbed down game with no real challenge (Fable III)...The atmosphere, depth, strategy, rpg character development was all deep and meaningful, but, accessible if you too your time to understand the advantage and disadvantage in using them.

    The patience and strategy/thought/defense required to defeat enemy and bosses was challenging but fair - unlike many games which just uses over-the top simplistic button mashing and magic, without any real need for defense...I hope Demon's Souls passes the million mark as it will show there's a lot of gamers who want experience a deeper game that's now another GoW clone or simple action rpg.

  • SlapLaB #32 2 years ago

    It's an amazing game...
    I will always remember the PANIC and the FEAR I felt when I got invaded the first time, in 1-2 (!!!)
    The bastard got me just before the boss door, although I had managed to summon 2 blues...
    And I didn't know he would be sent back if I crossed the fog...
    Doh!!!

  • Avatargr #33 2 years ago

    This game made me feel like a kid again. It is very difficult now to experience something fresh as everything is a sequel or a remake. Even though Demon's Souls is not something completely original every step you take is so engrossing it trasports you in a different world.

    The atmosphere and the music are the highlights for me and if they can make a sequel that is crafted with the same attention to detail it will be great. But if they want to make a quick cash in please don't make one.

  • aaronali #34 2 years ago

    The byline to this article has depressed me more than anything else today.

  • webcider #35 2 years ago

    Damn comments are so depressing reminds me why my Next Gen consoles has been gathering dust after i tried Demon's Souls. well at least it saves my monies ^^