Re: Project Beast- From Software's next game (possibly demon's souls 2?)
If I understand the way of things, this was a pretty clever gambit on FromSoftware's part...
They wanted to make a next-gen "Souls" game, for which they absolutely
needed Hidetaka Miyazaki in the director's seat. At the same time, however, the demand for a direct sequel to Dark Souls was plain to see — and I'm sure that Namco Bandai was adding pressure to that demand.
Therefore, they decided to use Dark Souls 2 as a testing ground. They used it to test their new graphical engine, their PC development team, the new multiplayer configurations, and Yui Tanimura as a director.
Meanwhile, Miyazaki and his A-team were already working on a "warmer" project, in Miyazaki's own words. It's almost assuredly a new "Souls" game — and this early description leads me to believe that it's closer to Demon's Souls than Dark Souls was.
Now Kadokawa Corporation has announced their purchase of FromSoftware — timed perfectly for the release of this new "Souls" game. Henceforth, From's games will be published through Kadokawa and/or its partners, meaning that they'll no longer need to conform their best team's vision to Namco Bandai's increasingly off-the-mark ideas of the "Souls" series.
Just tell me if I need to buy demon's souls, from
It's worth a purchase regardless. It's a fantastic game, with a better, more unified art direction than either Dark Souls game.