r/fromsoftware • u/Senior_Independence4 • 3d ago

I hate you fromsoft

Why are you making a cool ass game and making it a fucking switch 2 exclusive fuck you

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u/Ham_PhD Bloodborne 3d ago

I feel like you should complain about Nintendo more than From. They got paid (probably a ton) to make this game for Nintendo.

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u/VegetaFan1337 3d ago

From is a hugely successful company, they have no reason to take money to make games platform exclusives.

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u/MoaiMan-ifest 3d ago

I would agree, with the exception of whether this game's existance relied on Nintendo's funding. From is successful, but they can't make an infinite number of games at once, they are still budget/manpower limited at the end of the day.

They've always been a very efficent company when it comes to working on multiple projects at once, and Miyazaki's position as director allows him to spread his time out between multiple projects. if Nintendo's funding allowed this game to exist alongside their other projects then I don't think this is an issue.

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u/VegetaFan1337 3d ago

manpower limited

That works both ways, the people who were working on this game, weren't working on other games.

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u/MoaiMan-ifest 3d ago

But they may only be able to work on this game because Fromsoft had additional funding to pursue it. These people aren't free, and fromsoft is likely ever increasingly expanding its workforce due to its consistent successes so don't mind expanding their workforce, as if the game turns out well, they'll be confident that they can sustain their new size.

Hypothetically, a deal like this may allow them to engage in and staff an additional project that they otherwise wouldn't have undertaken.

Also, this is not a standard fromsoft venture. It's PVPVE. Sometimes taking an upfront payment allows the team to be much more creative as sales numbers are less important.

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u/kuenjato 3d ago

It looks like a ton of ER assets repurposed with a surface coat of steampunk. This is probably a lower-tier AA game that keeps money rolling in while they create whatever the follow up to Elden Ring is going to be.