The Making of Dark Souls III

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Published 2023-11-02
Discover Hidetaka Miyazaki's journey in creating Dark Souls III.

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Timestamps:
00:00:00 Rumor: New Souls Game
00:00:48 Leaked Screenshots
00:03:19 E3 2015
00:06:00 Community Reaction
00:06:42 Gameplay Session
00:08:16 Miyazaki E3 Interviews
00:09:54 Turning Point
00:10:43 Start of Development
00:11:45 Games in Development
00:12:51 Start Date of Dark Souls III
00:14:25 Development Team
00:14:43 New Game Director
00:14:59 Isamu Okano
00:18:10 Company President
00:18:55 Becoming President
00:19:56 Becoming Director
00:20:50 Okano as Co-Director
00:21:33 Tanimura as Co-Director
00:22:49 Taking Risks
00:23:47 Parallel Development
00:25:19 Step Into Spotlight
00:26:15 Keeping Souls Fresh
00:27:14 Miyazaki Quality
00:29:10 Miyazaki's Will
00:30:21 Community Events
00:30:23 Announcement Reactions
00:32:50 Why Do We Play?
00:36:08 Game Development
00:36:34 Main Challenge
00:37:26 Role in the Game
00:37:57 Target Audience
00:39:22 Gameplay First
00:40:19 Return to Dark Souls
00:41:01 Return to Dark Fantasy
00:41:34 (No) Subvert Expectations
00:42:19 Return to Form
00:42:42 Bloodborne Influence
00:43:42 Souls-like Genre
00:44:40 Similar Mechanics
00:45:17 Miyazaki Touch
00:46:38 Best of Miyazaki
00:47:10 Gamescom
00:47:13 Gameplay Reveal
00:49:38 First Hands-on Event
00:52:11 Series Ends
00:52:14 Souls Fatigue
00:53:33 Too Familiar
00:55:30 (No) Eternal Franchise
00:56:14 Ending the Series
00:58:13 Turning Point
00:59:02 Future Dark Souls
00:59:46 Miyazaki's Last Dark Souls
01:00:15 Remasters and Remakes
01:01:09 Spin-offs
01:02:07 Souls Retrospective
01:03:07 Souls Journey
01:04:10 In the Beginning
01:04:45 Tokyo Game Show
01:09:53 Future Games
01:09:57 Approach to New Games
01:10:51 Future Games
01:11:16 Fantasy Mecha
01:12:19 Armored Core
01:13:28 Crowdfunding Games
01:14:46 Tabletop Games
01:15:11 Mobile Games
01:16:30 Focus on Consoles
01:17:01 Berserk Adaptation
01:18:29 Darkness Has Spread
01:20:44 To the Kingdom of Lothric
01:24:13 Game Design
01:24:16 Essence of Games
01:25:19 Map Design
01:26:25 Emergent Gameplay
01:27:09 Freedom of Play
01:28:21 Designing Difficulty
01:29:45 Boss Design
01:30:31 Combat Design
01:31:31 Weapon Depth
01:32:41 Starting Class
01:33:22 Copycats
01:34:09 Environmental Storytelling
01:34:51 Speedruns
01:36:02 Visual Style
01:36:25 On Franchises
01:37:00 Creative Freedom
01:37:30 Success of Souls
01:38:29 Self-conviction
01:39:09 Player's Story
01:40:08 Storyline Elements
01:40:41 Player Discoveries
01:41:57 Game Endings
01:42:37 Dark Souls Complete
01:43:16 Inspiration for Others
01:44:07 Personal Growth
01:44:59 Gaming Events
01:45:02 My Dark Souls Story
01:46:03 Shadows Ahead Trailer
01:48:02 Slashy Souls
01:50:41 Community Event
01:54:02 My Dark Souls Story Winners
02:03:07 Dark Souls Live Paint
02:05:19 Accursed Trailer
02:07:41 The Witches
02:12:00 Road to Release
02:12:04 The Movie Trailer
02:13:18 Dark Souls Wings Challenge
02:15:50 Features
02:15:58 Dark Souls II Legacy
02:16:27 Heat-up Mechanic
02:17:04 Weapon Arts
02:18:03 Combat Speed
02:18:43 Altered Hollowing
02:19:20 Weapon Variety
02:20:16 Hidden Walls
02:20:25 Redo Character
02:20:58 Cute Firekeeper
02:21:32 Release Week
02:21:34 Reception
02:23:20 Expansions
02:23:26 Ashes of Ariandel
02:27:49 The Ringed City
02:31:35 DLC Development
02:31:37 Approach to DLCS
02:32:36 One Expansion
02:33:09 Expansion Size
02:34:35 Story Closure
02:35:29 Painted World
02:36:37 Legacy of Miyazaki

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All Comments (21)
  • @dondonrv
    (Timestamps in the Description) Thanks for watching! If you enjoyed the video, please consider subscribing.
  • @okNiko
    I love how humble Miyazaki is. Each interview he makes sure to credit his team. You rarely see that from big name developers. Truly a one of a kind creator.
  • @TommasoFirmini
    Fromsoft is the only game company that I'll happily preorder without a second thought. They've earned the fanbases trust in them
  • @RedHand_Mat
    I love how you describe it as “his fourth masterpiece”, and know that there is at least two more to come. Miyazaki is without question the most prolific game creator of all time. His library of triumphs is unrivaled.
  • @ZaraAllegra
    As a fan of The Vision of Escaflowne, I was surprised to find out Miyazaki is also a fan of this underrated series from this video. I hope one day, Miyazaki is given a chance to create a fantasy mecha game. ☺️
  • @ibz0991
    you are incredible for this series. please don't stop
  • Can't to watch the eventual Elden Ring video but Sekiro is up next.
  • @nnnnnnnnn8888
    How in the hell a company with 200 staff managed to make 3 high-tier games simultaneously??
  • My man’s is the best on YouTube for dark souls and Miyazaki information!
  • @kingofall9262
    As someone who's currently playing dark souls 3 for the first time. I can truly say this game a master piece.
  • @derpyturtle195
    It's hard to think of a game that tops dark souls 3 for me. When I first bought it in 2018-2019 I actually hated it, then 3 years later I had bought ds1 remastered and eldem ring and played them for several hundred hours combined. I then decided to play bloodborne a bit since I had a PS5, didn't finish but did like it. Then when looking through my steam library and noticed dark souls 3 again, so I decided to play it and I lost myself in it for days, exploring every crevice, loving every second of it and then I beat it, and honestly that feeling of finality made my sad but unbelievably happy with one of th best gaming experiences I have ever had. Even before I played the DLC, DS3 held a special place in my heart. I really hope we don't get a dark souls 4, because I know it will never give me that same experience I had with 3. Thank you Miyazaki, please keep making games.
  • 19:28 and 30:02 from the very bottom of my heart, I can't thank enough to Fromsoft for giving miyazaki chance to create his own game since the Demon souls era, and it made him who he is now.
  • @Enaccul
    I feel like each of these videos has presented me with so much new information, despite being a big fan since demons souls. Thanks for naking these
  • @based8791
    That character customisation ost is so relaxing, anyways another masterpiece
  • Thank you so much for making this! Dark Souls 3 is one of my favorite games of all time and will forever be the definitive Soulsborne experience to me. Watching this brought back some phenomenal memories. Truly the perfect closing to the Dark Souls series. Thank you Dark Souls!
  • @ynotds6205
    Im only 30 minutes into the video and I can not thank you enough, for this and for the other videos. You are a treasure for the community.
  • @TheMrLeoniasty
    The making of darksouls series is so great! thank you. It's hard to believe how often you upload ! Keep it up man
  • @Rubi1007
    Thank you so so so much for the videos you’ve been making. I’ve been stuck in bed for the past few months from a really bad back injury, and these vids have been helping me immensely during these times 💖