Demon's Souls Remake screenshots

Soma · Jun 11, 2020

I wonder if the liberties taken with the revamped enemy designs will extend into some of the boss encounters themselves...

The Dragon God fight and most of the Valley of Defilement boss fights (besides Astraea) were pretty trash. I don't think I'd mind seeing them try to improve them.

Deleted member 1594 · Jun 11, 2020

Kieli said:
Don't like the blue filter though.

Their name isn't Bluepoint for nothing ;)

dom · Jun 11, 2020

HardRojo said:
As I said in another thread, we really need a single and quick term that encapsulates what remakes a la Crash Trilogy, CTR, Spyro and now this game do, because simply calling them remakes doesn't do justice to the fact that they intend to keep gameplay, mechanics and levels as intact as possible.

They are faithful remakes

Vire · Jun 11, 2020

VivekTO said:
Credit to
Arukado

Seriously mind blown as to whoever composed this trailer. They really fucked up tbh because this looks a million times better in terms of atmosphere and everything.

Hippopuncher12 · Jun 11, 2020

The Last Wizard said:
Sony needs to buy Bluepoint, that team is magical. They do amazing work with remakes and I'd like to see them do whatever they want.

I'll be surprised if both BP and Housemarque aren't PS Studios within the next few years.

Bundy · Jun 11, 2020

It looks incredible! ^_^

Kerotan · Jun 11, 2020

Wow that looks good

newmoneytrash · Jun 11, 2020

VivekTO said:
Credit to
Arukado

yeah this is at a scope that i really never thought they would go for. it's incredible

RivalGT · Jun 11, 2020

soulmatic said:
Found this on Reddit. I actually like the misty-ness that Bloom adds to atmosphere. A color grading option would be a nice addition.

If its anything like the SoTC remake then the game will come with a bunch of filters, over 20 and many of them were adjustable.

opticalmace · Jun 11, 2020

Dammmnn. Never played Demon's Souls, will definitely give this a go.

darkwing · Jun 11, 2020

THIS SHOULD BE A LAUNCH TITLE

amc · Jun 11, 2020

It looks incredible and I'll be in like Flynn but I hope the changes don't affect the amazing and unique atmosphere that gripped me and pushed me on to finish the game on my PS3. It was an absolutely brilliant vibe that I liken to only a few games capturing, ICO, SOTC to name two.

Suppose it bodes well that they did a great job with SOTC, although as much as I love the updated game it did slightly lose some of that said vibe/atmosphere.

Excited.

KillLaCam · Jun 11, 2020

Did not expect it to look so good

zashga · Jun 11, 2020

These look more impressive than the stuff from the trailer, but I'm not sure how I feel about Boletaria Castle having such a radical redesign. Also, why is the remake so blue? Is this a world tendency thing, maybe? Will world tendency even exist in the remake?

I'm dying to see some actual gameplay.

Fart Master · Jun 11, 2020

Dark souls 4 screenshots

Goldboy · Jun 11, 2020

AppleMIX said:
Man people bitching about the art direction just got blown the fuck out.

As one of those people bitching about the art direction, I'll say that I can like the environmental art direction shown in these screenshots while still loathing some of the monster's redesigns.

Polioliolio · Jun 11, 2020

It looks great, but it also has a more cartoony style that doesn't match the souls series's very distinct look.

qa_engineer · Jun 11, 2020

Oh ok. wow. I stopped punishing myself years ago and no longer play soulsborne games but this looks pretty.

Ovvv · Jun 11, 2020

Polioliolio said:
It looks great, but it also has a more cartoony style that doesn't match the souls series's very distinct look.

It doesn't really look cartoony at all in the screenshots though?

XaviConcept · Jun 11, 2020

In the "omg stuff" side of things it looks better, obviously, but the original was a showcase in how to guide the eye to the focal point very effectively and some of that gets lost in these screenshots

Tried putting it all into one tweet lol

AzureFlame · Jun 11, 2020

While i might prefer the older colors the remake still looks unbelievably good.

shinespark · Jun 11, 2020

More than anything, I'm just super excited that the game won't be stuck on the PS3 any longer and more folks will get a chance to play it. It's one of my all time favorites.

But I dunno, it's odd to see a game that was very intentionally a muted green and yellow most of the time redone in vibrant, standard-issue fantasy gray and blue. It looks more generic, even with all the extra detail.

Polioliolio · Jun 11, 2020

Ovvv said:
It doesn't really look cartoony at all in the screenshots though?

I agree the screenshots look better, but the castle design does have a somewhat cartoony appearance to it.
I'd like to see some in game animations.

Heh · Jun 11, 2020

Just going to say what I said in the trailer thread.

Trailer: Eh, whatever. Liked original more.

Screenshots: Hmm, gimme more.

Polioliolio · Jun 11, 2020

Pipyakas said:
So much details added
But something is also lost

I want to say here that the darks aren't as dark, but that Wandering Demon shot wandering around this thread has plenty of contrast and shadows, so I'm not sure what the problem is here. Looks like the lighting is off. Maybe this is from the performance mode? It's definitely the lighting that's making this look more cartoony in style here, because the proportions of the character seem identical.

Stuggernaut · Jun 11, 2020

Raging Spaniard said:
In the "omg stuff" side of things it looks better, obviously, but the original was a showcase in how to guide the eye to the focal point very effectively and some of that gets lost in these screenshots

Tried putting it all into one tweet lol

I see what you are TRYING to say here, but wow... I do not see that at all. Especially the shot with the red arrows pointing at the door... both versions angle to the door, just one has a sharper angle maybe, but the effect is the same... "Hey look, there is a door over there"

Asator · Jun 12, 2020

Kadath said:
At times during the trailer the style looked more Medievil than From...

I haven't played the Medievil remakes so I'll take your word on that, but yeah. The remake definitely seems to be lacking a certain art direction compared to the original.

But then again, it was only a single trailer. Hopefully it's just an impression.

Raging Spaniard said:
In the "omg stuff" side of things it looks better, obviously, but the original was a showcase in how to guide the eye to the focal point very effectively and some of that gets lost in these screenshots

Tried putting it all into one tweet lol

This is a good point, especially the contrast. It's definitely more pronounced in the original.

Also, the addition of a lot of visual elements filling the screen space to make the game more next gen definitely made it a lot "noisier" so to speak. Like, you could probably miss the door while panning the camera around in the remake while it's almost impossible to miss in the original. Part of it is probably due to the technical limitation of the PS3 at the time, but I do feel like the remake is going too much in the direction of "more is better". There's a certain beauty to simplicity that I fear might not be present in the remake.

LesPanes · Jun 12, 2020

I can't insert the tweet:

https://twitter.com/rafagrigri91/status/1271294012440412165

Gio · Jun 12, 2020

The vines on the pillars bother me a little. In the original I got the sense that Boletaria hadn't been taken over by demons for very long yet, which is why the castle is relatively clean and there were still a lot of normal looking soldiers. Plant overgrowth implies it's been at least a couple years since the fog crept in. And I don't think the fog has the power to corrupt plants, but I could be wrong on that. I think simpler is better in this case.

Deleted member 12833 · Jun 12, 2020

Raging Spaniard said:
In the "omg stuff" side of things it looks better, obviously, but the original was a showcase in how to guide the eye to the focal point very effectively and some of that gets lost in these screenshots

Tried putting it all into one tweet lol

I'm laughing at this tbh. It's a narrow hallway with a door. Where the hell else you going to go?

Fishsnot · Jun 12, 2020

Dwayne said:
Legendary action RPG Demon's Souls getting dramatic PlayStation 5 remake - EGM

The origin of FromSoftware's Souls series is coming back, and it's looking better than ever.

egmnow.com

One more:

In my veins!

RhaZo · Jun 12, 2020

Looking at the photos, the art direction remains distorted. Demon's Souls takes place in a world swallowed by fog and this sunny day is very off.

This is the same thing that happened in Diablo II to Diablo III transition.

I will play it as a Souls fan, but I really didn't like this art style.

Muppet of a Man · Jun 12, 2020

HOLY MOTHER OF FUCKING GOD SHIT...how is this possible?

Barn · Jun 12, 2020

I don't know if it's just the excellent art direction here or the generally smaller generational gap or the lack of really cool fantasy worlds so far, but for whatever reason, these screens hit me harder than any next gen images so far. This is cool as heck and I want to be in this world.

stan_marsh · Jun 12, 2020

i want it now

Dphex · Jun 12, 2020

RhaZo said:
Looking at the photos, the art direction remains distorted. Demon's Souls takes place in a world swallowed by fog and this sunny day is very off.

This is the same thing that happened in Diablo II to Diablo III transition.

I will play it as a Souls fan, but I really didn't like this art style.

Well, the writing was on the wall considering the SOTC remake which also had a vastly different look than the original. here it is the same, now you have it sharper and more detailed but the gloomy atmosphere is lost.

Luis Carretero · Jun 12, 2020

there was something definitively funny with the video on the reveal, as some people said looked kinda cartoony, but this images all look amazing! Could be because the 1080p? or difference in the illumination settings in the video?

Draper · Jun 12, 2020

In this thread people longing for garbage washed out ultra bloom

Deleted member 2317 · Jun 12, 2020

TheModestGun said:
If Bluepoint did what they did with Shadow of the Colossus, there will be color grading filters.

Oh yeah! God that would go a long way. In fact, it'd be fucking perfection!

Leveean · Jun 12, 2020

Raging Spaniard said:
In the "omg stuff" side of things it looks better, obviously, but the original was a showcase in how to guide the eye to the focal point very effectively and some of that gets lost in these screenshots

Tried putting it all into one tweet lol

I strongly doubt any of that was intentional in the original, given how messy and confusing some of the later levels can be.

Zelda · Jun 12, 2020

Raging Spaniard said:
In the "omg stuff" side of things it looks better, obviously, but the original was a showcase in how to guide the eye to the focal point very effectively and some of that gets lost in these screenshots

Tried putting it all into one tweet lol

If you need to create fancy color coded graphs and explanations for why the OG is still better, while the Remake is quite blatantly and outright better from a quick glance, then is it even worth "explaining" or claiming that the OG is better? Seems like pointless and wasted effort.

Fredrik · Jun 12, 2020

Wow wow wow 🤩

Deleted member 51539 · Jun 12, 2020

Zelda said:
If you need to create fancy color coded graphs and explanations for why the OG is still better, while the Remake is quite blatantly and outright better from a quick glance, then is it even worth "explaining" or claiming that the OG is better? Seems like pointless and wasted effort.

God forbid the reasons for why some facets of the original are better are nuanced and people get to enjoy the artistic value of both versions.

LossAversion · Jun 12, 2020

Tofer said:
I'm laughing at this tbh. It's a narrow hallway with a door. Where the hell else you going to go?

Yeah, it's a bit silly. There are literally two directions you can go in that part of the game. If you choose to walk down that hallway, you're not going to miss the door because it's the only thing that it actually leads to. Also, the added torches next to the door draw my attention to it far more than the lighting on the barren pillars.

finally · Jun 12, 2020

I think this will be the point where Bluepoint become more than only remake\remaster studio, after this they will develop DES2

BeeDog · Jun 12, 2020

Holy fucking shit at the screens 😮

XaviConcept · Jun 12, 2020

Tofer said:
I'm laughing at this tbh. It's a narrow hallway with a door. Where the hell else you going to go?

lol all you want, these are the kinds of things you do when you work in the field

Leveean said:
I strongly doubt any of that was intentional in the original, given how messy and confusing some of the later levels can be.

lack of consistency or time doesnt equal lack of intent or polish in other areas. Game development is by nature inconsistent and not every area gets the same polish or attention to detail

Zelda said:
If you need to create fancy color coded graphs and explanations for why the OG is still better, while the Remake is quite blatantly and outright better from a quick glance, then is it even worth "explaining" or claiming that the OG is better? Seems like pointless and wasted effort.

Its ... not fancy, took a few minutes to check. Assessing value, saturation levels and proper guidance of where the users attention should be are all industry standard practices. The original has obviously better quality assets but they are not arranged in a way that guides the eye as effectively as the original does.

Deleted member 12833 · Jun 12, 2020

I hope blue point take some liberties with some of the level design.

Psoelberg · Jun 12, 2020

Now we're talking! Looks beautiful

Fat4all · Jun 12, 2020

Raging Spaniard said:
The original has obviously better quality assets but they are not arranged in a way that guides the eye as effectively as the original does.

i think the dragon toasting like 5 guys on the bridge is a better incentive to get players to go down the other pathway

that makes them go "huh, well... i think i look down that other hallway real quick"

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