Playstation Studios reflect on their favorite Fromsoftware Bosses

[Gizmo_Duck]

Ahead of Elden Ring, Santa Monica Studio, Insomniac Games, Naughty Dog and more reflect on their most memorable enemy encounters.

Old Monk | Demon’s Souls

”If we’re talking about a boss that I’m ‘most proud of’ (to use those specific words), it would probably be the Old Monk from Demon’s Souls. The reason being is there was a lot of pushback against that design and what we were trying to do with it. But it was something I really, really wanted to do. I wanted to get that boss concept into the game, both from a visual design perspective and gameplay perspective, including the multiplayer element. From both the implementation and fun factor, we got a lot of pushback, and no one believed in it at the time. But in the end, we came through, and I think it turned into an intriguing boss that the fans appreciated.
With Demon’s Souls, there were a lot of mechanics throughout the development that were difficult to design. For instance, the asynchronous online features were complicated, but I think the Old Monk encompasses those tribulations and how we pushed through and made something we were proud of.”
– Hidetaka Miyazaki, President and Director, FromSoftware

Great Grey Wolf Sif | Dark Souls
– Tom Clercx, Animator, Nixxes Software

Owl (Father) | Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice
– Israel Rey, QA Analyst, Bluepoint Games

Guardian Ape | Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice
– Joe Pettinati, Narrative Lead, Naughty Dog

More here.

 

[Mike809]

Sony acquiring FromSoftware confirmed.

 

[Captain Crunch]

This ain't a good acquisition for y'all
Sony needs more teams who can make online games or devs who specialize in porting games to pc

 

[Gizmo_Duck]

This ain't a good acquisition for y'all
Sony needs more teams who can make online games or devs who specialize in porting games to pc

Who’s talking about acquisitions? We’re talking about the best Fromsoft boss battles

Mine is Dancer of Boreal Valley

 

[Wiles]

Santa clause from dark souls 3

 

[Take It In Blood]

Sony acquiring FromSoftware confirmed.

needs to happen at this point

japanese gotta stick together

 

[Rozay Oro]

Shadows of Yharnam

 

[Gizmo_Duck]

 

[Draje]

Honestly, Ornstein and Smough was one of those perfect gaming moments that can’t be replicated.

Master stroke of money.

 

[Gizmo_Duck]

Honestly, Ornstein and Smough was one of those perfect gaming moments that can’t be replicated.

Master stroke of money.

Best multi enemy boss battle for sure

I kinda wanna put Sif on my list too, that fight destroyed me

 

[Rekkapryde]

Hmmmmmmmm

Leaving breadcrumbs I see

 

[5n0man]

Sony probably still losing sleep over not buying them for cheap when they had the chance. Sony president played demons souls and said "no thanks", that clown couldn't recognize greatness when it was in his face.

 

[Rekkapryde]

Sony probably still losing sleep over not buying them for cheap when they had the chance. Sony president played demons souls and said "no thanks", that clown couldn't recognize greatness when it was in his face.

Would you be shocked if news broke that they bought FromSoft?

 

[5n0man]

Would you be shocked if news broke that they bought FromSoft?

Probably, but I'll have to see it to believe it.

This could be hype for a bloodborne sequel.

 

[Gizmo_Duck]

its just weird that sony would be promoting fromsoft in this way since they don't even have a marketing deal for Elden Ring or anything.