Demon's Souls: Remaking a PlayStation Classic - Documentary

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    Featuring developers from Bluepoint Games and Japan Studio, we unravel the years of work that went into remaking Demon's Souls for the PlayStation 5.
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    0:00 - Intro
    1:49 - Who are Bluepoint?
    5:29 - How to Remake a Classic
    15:48 - Rebuilding Boletaria
    21:35 - Design Tweaks & Changes
    32:18 - Flamelurker
    35:42 - Camera, Physics & Sound
    48:30 - Working Smart
    54:18 - Conclusion
    56:41 - Credits
    Edited by Jeremy Jayne & Danny O'Dwyer
    Interview & Script by Danny O'Dwyer
    Filmed by Jeremy Jayne
    Gameplay Capture by Frank Howley
    Captions by Megan Carnes
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  • @NoclipDocs
    @NoclipDocs  3 ปีที่แล้ว +533

    Hit that 4k button if your internet pipe can take it. Umbasa.
    www.patreon.com/noclip

    • @Aragorn7884
      @Aragorn7884 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      thx for the 4k60fps!

    • @NoclipDocs
      @NoclipDocs  3 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      @@Aragorn7884 Our pleasure, you should see the size of this project file! :D

    • @EyesOfByes
      @EyesOfByes 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Gigabit fibre, unlimited dataplan, 4K60fps looks amazing on a 1080p display, less compression artefacts. My poor SnapDragon 865+ got very very hot though... 😁 So thank you guys for uploading in 2160p, stunning image quality!

    • @Robber7
      @Robber7 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Truly sick quality. I couldnt even tell the gameplay was video lol

    • @colorofmus1s
      @colorofmus1s 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I suggest uploading the next doc in smaller segments and as whole (like this).

  • @Ipavaiva
    @Ipavaiva 3 ปีที่แล้ว +813

    "We even looked at characters feet"
    The spirit of true Miyazaki experience lives on with Blue point games as well

  • @Gabriel-qs1ly
    @Gabriel-qs1ly 3 ปีที่แล้ว +599

    35:17 "looking at every single character down to their feet..." Shows Maiden in Black.
    Truly a man of culture was editing this video

    • @NoclipDocs
      @NoclipDocs  3 ปีที่แล้ว +286

      We had a long meeting over it as we also had Fool's Idol's feet. Demon's Souls is a top game if you desire 4k feet.

    • @samaritan29
      @samaritan29 3 ปีที่แล้ว +51

      @@NoclipDocs Based.

    • @KingLich451
      @KingLich451 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      ew

    • @hagbardceline711
      @hagbardceline711 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@NoclipDocs embarrassing reply

    • @cinderscarlet
      @cinderscarlet 3 ปีที่แล้ว +61

      @@hagbardceline711 embarassing reply

  • @WritingOnGames
    @WritingOnGames 3 ปีที่แล้ว +592

    This doc was truly excellent. Always been fascinated at how Bluepoint consistently manages to make some pretty drastic changes but still maintains the utterly unique feel of the games they work on. Was great to get an insight into that process. Keep up the amazing work Danny and crew!

    • @Edaym
      @Edaym 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Except it's far from unique amerilard

    • @MrFr2eman
      @MrFr2eman 3 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      @Skaab Ruinator Is there really a need to call people names? I agree that the remake completely missed the mark with the art side of things, but that's not the reason to be toxic to people, who believe otherwise.

    • @triplehelix3207
      @triplehelix3207 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      @@MrFr2eman calling people names doesnt make his words any less true and, god knows, the truth hurts

    • @GT3-787B
      @GT3-787B 3 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      @Skaab Ruinator The hell are you talking about? How did they exactly butcher it? While some things did change it's clearly the same game underneath. Is it the longer animations for backstabs and parry? I really want to know specifically if you have some legitimate criticism, or are just saying that to get a rise out of people.

    • @guitarspud1723
      @guitarspud1723 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@GT3-787B I'll give you one. The Storm Ruler sounds like a whimper compared to the thundering crash of the original.

  • @LPDani123
    @LPDani123 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    As a programmer myself, thank you for a documentary that focuses on the technical aspects, most of the documentarys tend to largely focus on designers and game design sometimes not even interviewing the programmers

  • @ShellComics
    @ShellComics 3 ปีที่แล้ว +282

    The devs sitting around a campfire is a fantastic touch haha! Well done as ever :D

  • @metfan4l
    @metfan4l 3 ปีที่แล้ว +704

    Man, hearing them talk about all the steps they have to go through sounds like a complete nightmare to me, haha. But they certainly did a great job, this remake was fantastic!

    • @David-nd4to
      @David-nd4to 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Unlikely. They literally shifted the source code to ps5.

    • @Ozzianman
      @Ozzianman 3 ปีที่แล้ว +64

      @@David-nd4to Not that simple. Demon Souls was made for PS3 which had a very special CPU architecture for its time. Its not just "shifting" the source code to the PS5, they had to adapt it from CELL to work with x86_64.
      Its probably not a "hard" task, more like time consuming.

    • @Eerazor
      @Eerazor 3 ปีที่แล้ว +48

      Thats pretty much "Game Industry" in a nutshell. No one is aiming to make a bad game, its all very hard work, regardless of the result or how it is perceived.

    • @FullConcerts100
      @FullConcerts100 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Metalli-Souls gang

    • @BackfallGenius
      @BackfallGenius 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      especially the QA teams having to play the PS3 version and the in-progress PS5 version side-by-side to find the tiniest differences. i would die in 2 hrs.

  • @Midnighthalo
    @Midnighthalo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1133

    You guys never disappoint. What a beautiful video.

    • @NoclipDocs
      @NoclipDocs  3 ปีที่แล้ว +79

      Thank you so much for taking the time to watch!

    • @Kyle_00
      @Kyle_00 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @@ahamb my friend. You must learn the meaning of simp. Its not applicable here in this context.

    • @NoclipDocs
      @NoclipDocs  3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      @pervert

    • @maxhill9254
      @maxhill9254 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      +1

    • @HugoStiglitz88
      @HugoStiglitz88 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Kyle_00 It might actually be an inside joke man. Midnight is a big youtuber in the DOOM community and on Hugo Martin's live streams (game director of DOOM Eternal and 2016) there's a guy replying to everyone calling them simps so it's become a meme. I HOPE that this guy is making a joke about it rather than legit being like the clown on Hugo's streams

  • @kingofthesharks
    @kingofthesharks 3 ปีที่แล้ว +430

    Noclip, you have a heart of gold. Don't let them take it from you...

    • @SimpleArt93
      @SimpleArt93 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Beware the limits of your own power.

    • @Rudi4rius
      @Rudi4rius 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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    • @MadnessInTheMoonlight
      @MadnessInTheMoonlight 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you Tom (:

  • @Bobio
    @Bobio 3 ปีที่แล้ว +112

    35:14 "...down to their FEET..."
    Somewhere in the deep dark recesses of FromSoftware, Miyazaki feels strangely called out.

  • @mattsmith2084
    @mattsmith2084 3 ปีที่แล้ว +382

    "FromSoftware politely declined our requests"
    *pauses video and goes to corner to quietly cry*

    • @calfae01
      @calfae01 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      What happened?

    • @mattsmith2084
      @mattsmith2084 3 ปีที่แล้ว +73

      @@calfae01 Basically implies that FromSoftware won't be part of any NoClip docs, they always decline. A more in depth of their games from their perspective doesn't look like it's going to happen for NoClip which is a shame

    • @spinyslasher6586
      @spinyslasher6586 3 ปีที่แล้ว +66

      @@mattsmith2084 Fromsoft is known for being very secretive, that's why you don't see as much documentation of the inner workings of their studio, most of what we know is from some staff interviews.

    • @KingLich451
      @KingLich451 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      it's for the best, perhaps

    • @Texelion3Dprints
      @Texelion3Dprints 3 ปีที่แล้ว +116

      They don't want people to know that they don't actually develop games. They just make human sacrifices to the God of Pain and Suffering until He pops out a new game.

  • @senecauk8363
    @senecauk8363 3 ปีที่แล้ว +52

    Had no idea they mo-capped everything. That is crazy dedication.

    • @mookiestewart3776
      @mookiestewart3776 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Just got to that part in the video , that’s insane they redid the entire mocap…… Jesus Christ lol

  • @travismccoy8316
    @travismccoy8316 3 ปีที่แล้ว +139

    Boletaria Palace does not get the credit it deserves for setting the Souls gameplay loop. 1-1 is perfect game design.

    • @donttouchthisatall
      @donttouchthisatall 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Could not agree more. The shortcuts and the layout. Immense! Still one of my fav areas in the game to this day

    • @jacob-fj9ev
      @jacob-fj9ev 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Also worth noting that you can’t level during 1-1. It’s just you and the tools they give you. No grinding to save you.

    • @Stefan0os
      @Stefan0os 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@jacob-fj9ev thats a good point, and that while death does suck and you lose souls, you wont really be able to collect that many souls off the start anyway so the consequences aren't quite as harsh too. Its an excellent intro to the mechanics of the game and its the real tutorial imo where the first tutorial is kind of a fakeout, down to killing you at the end lmao. I hate boring tutorials and this is one of the few series to understand how to make an interesting sneaky tutorial you dont even realize is there.

    • @henrafel2892
      @henrafel2892 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Could say the same about Demon's Souls as a whole ^^

  • @cptspoofy
    @cptspoofy 3 ปีที่แล้ว +475

    I can’t wait until the PS5 comes out next year. I’ll be playing this day 1.

    • @cyberangel82
      @cyberangel82 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Irony?

    • @OptimumSlinky
      @OptimumSlinky 3 ปีที่แล้ว +108

      @@cyberangel82 Technically, that’s sarcasm.

    • @joesaiditstrue
      @joesaiditstrue 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      😂

    • @jj2sad504
      @jj2sad504 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      😂

    • @ThomasMBlank
      @ThomasMBlank 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@UberNoodle buddy you'll get the ps5 and they'll be on the ps10

  • @laurentlong4702
    @laurentlong4702 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    finished the game three times already, didn't notice the dragon footprint or the vanishing shadows of the Boletarian Bosses... Well, time for a new build!

  • @rogthepirate4593
    @rogthepirate4593 2 ปีที่แล้ว +73

    27:30 wait ... WHAT??
    Vaulting was actually implemented in the original??? I've played that game for years and I never knew!
    I always got to Ostrava and the Thief ring by rolling off the stairs, I thought that was the intended way to do it lol
    I was certain this one was an improvement done by Bluepoint.

    • @LuizAlexPhoenix
      @LuizAlexPhoenix 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yeah, I found it on my first playthrough by accident and when I brought it up in conversation it was often a surprise to people. I don't think of any other point in the game where it comes up.

    • @quereakwer8135
      @quereakwer8135 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@LuizAlexPhoenix its all over in bolateria 1-3

    • @David-tl6ix
      @David-tl6ix 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      same, I totally thought it was added in, and I didn't even find out about it through the tutorial message or whatrver I just stumbled upon it lol

    • @weaverquest
      @weaverquest ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Yeah it doesn't help that this mechanic was removed in the following Souls games. The crazy part is, there is a section in Latria where if you drop down to get the item, vaulting is the only option ti climb back up but looking at the bloodstains in the og game people just jumped to their death because they didn't know vaulting existed.

    • @TheRadioSquare
      @TheRadioSquare ปีที่แล้ว +1

      How are there so many people who don't know about vaulting? You literally have to vault in the tutorial for the original game and several times throughout the game to pick up items. Talk about inattentive.

  • @illusorywall
    @illusorywall 3 ปีที่แล้ว +71

    I am so thankful this was made! Great work!

  • @EricJacobusOfficial
    @EricJacobusOfficial 3 ปีที่แล้ว +206

    Awesome team, awesome game, awesome experience. Thanks Gavin and Chris for teaching this horse a few new mocap tricks.

    • @RaySquirrel
      @RaySquirrel 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      My ears perked when I herd your name.
      Been a fan since I found the Stunt People videos on Revver. Remember that?

    • @8304u
      @8304u 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      >awesome team
      you mean fromsoftware right?

    • @francescopuddu9837
      @francescopuddu9837 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@8304u he can also mean the team that made the remake since it also takes lots of work and research 🤯

    • @8304u
      @8304u ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@francescopuddu9837 its a remaster and its bad

    • @francescopuddu9837
      @francescopuddu9837 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@8304u sure buddy

  • @MagMan105
    @MagMan105 3 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    You guys always deliver some banger docs, super interesting how when they see what must be built from the ground up and what they can interpret in a way almost has a sense of "restoration" of something like an old relic from the past lost to time.

  • @Lo-Kag
    @Lo-Kag 3 ปีที่แล้ว +71

    The sound in this game is simply fantastic, I always felt it (as did my GF who pleaded for me to quiet it down), but after trying RE:Village, another fantastic LOOKING game, I have to say that Bluepoint did something spectacular with the sound. Playing back to back, RE sounds almost weak and weightless. Just the credits scene here with the magic... dammit, this is good.

    • @shadowbird25
      @shadowbird25 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      The Storm King is such an audio experience, it's amazing, can you imagine playing that fight in a movie theater!

    • @-pressxtostart-
      @-pressxtostart- 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Getting hit with my first firebomb in 1-1 with the 3D audio made me jump out of my skin, such amazing sound, aswell as another favourite, in 2-2 in the tunnels underground it sounded like a real tunnel ive been in caves in england and you can hear the heat the lava is giving off through the wall, its crazy

    • @mcgruber
      @mcgruber 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Agreed. I brought a new, top of the line theatre system for upcoming games and was not disappointed. The dragon in 1-2 is absolutely ridiculous.

    • @krookedvulture
      @krookedvulture 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I totally agree about the audio. The work that has gone into sound in this game is on another level
      When we first saw that amazing gameplay reveal, I remember being equally impressed with what I was _hearing_ just as much as what I was seeing ... the breathing and vocalisations by the player character and enemies, the jingle of armour, the soul arrows that sound as if they tear through the air ... sound department at Bluepoint aren't getting paid enough 😆

    • @yab3146
      @yab3146 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      its especially apparent when going back to older souls games, there is no comparison

  • @Dieozam
    @Dieozam 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I love learning the creative process and behind the scenes info on my favorite titles. Good job fellas! This is a great video.

  • @markellison24
    @markellison24 3 ปีที่แล้ว +245

    *opens popcorn and pushes play*

    • @landonny
      @landonny 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      opens play and pushes popcorn

    • @thirdcoast6513
      @thirdcoast6513 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Plays popcorn and pushes open

    • @thirdcoast6513
      @thirdcoast6513 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Opens play and popcorn pushes

    • @thirdcoast6513
      @thirdcoast6513 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Pushes popcorn and opens play

    • @juicebox2159
      @juicebox2159 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Closes video

  • @Morraak
    @Morraak 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Excellent documentary! Please create more hour long specials like this.

  • @fodassenaosei
    @fodassenaosei 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    I was expecting for a little more info about the artistic approach, it was rather short imo.

  • @lethauntic
    @lethauntic 3 ปีที่แล้ว +160

    I can't wait until I get to play this 3 or 4 years from now

    • @organicmethamphetamine2391
      @organicmethamphetamine2391 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      me too lol... pretty frustrating huh

    • @joeyxl3456
      @joeyxl3456 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      I have a PS5 but I'm not paying 80 euros for it. When it drops to around 40, I'm in.

    • @Dekead1930
      @Dekead1930 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Amen…

    • @kalibr22
      @kalibr22 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      i waited for a bit and got it for 50€ on sale, today i bought ratchet for 78€ and got spiderman miles morales ultimate edition for 30€

    • @03chrisv
      @03chrisv 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I played and beat the game last year. I was lucky to buy a PS5 on launch day for MSRP.

  • @Saeti4
    @Saeti4 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    started watching and i just remembered that sony disbanded japan studios and this first guy to apper ''Gavin moore'' left before this happened per example

  • @D71219ONE
    @D71219ONE 3 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    I really want Bluepoint to make their own original title. I know they’re built for remakes and remasters, but I feel like they would do an amazing job with their own IP. Besides, Sony could really use a great exclusive WRPG.

    • @lukkkasz323
      @lukkkasz323 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      But why though? They haven't shown their approach to design. They probably don't even have any notable gameplay designers, they just adapt/remake stuff. Their staff would have to change a lot just for that and at that point it's not even the same company.
      Do you know what actually made Demon's Souls so great to be worth remaking? Because certainly it wasn't graphics. The thing Bluepoint is the best at.

    • @idglet9565
      @idglet9565 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      @@lukkkasz323 All the considerations they have to make to modernize dated gameplay systems, massively update fidelity and interpret someone else's vision shows a ridiculous amount of understanding of game design and how to create an engaging player experience already.
      They go far beyond just tracing over someone else's work and they wouldn't have the design chops to stay so faithful to the games they're updating if they didn't thoroughly understand the appeal and design of game fundamentals in the first place.

    • @lukkkasz323
      @lukkkasz323 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@idglet9565 They don't stay faithful though. Compare Fat Official designs from the Original and the Remake, changing, adding things for no reason.
      Also being good at adaptation doesn't mean being good at design.
      Have you ever watched HBO's Game of Thrones? I think the showrunners of GoT proved what I'm talking about the best way possible.

    • @KingLich451
      @KingLich451 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      death to exclusivity

    • @hagbardceline711
      @hagbardceline711 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      They have no creativity. They basically just slap "good grafix" over games while destroying the original atmosphere and art direction. Absolute hacks

  • @casey8836
    @casey8836 10 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I'm so happy to have this recommended by TH-cam. I started playing Demons Souls again because of how special this game is. I didn't play any Fromsoft games outside of Armored Core and my first Soulsbourne was DS3. Anytime someone asks what is the best looking PS5 game, I tell them to look/play this game. The animations are incredible as well. I loved learning about the process of QA and starting from the original source data. Makes me want to quit my SaaS job and join Bluepoint in Austin. There are many classic games that I would be happy to contribute to and a fulfilling career. Thanks again for sharing Noclip.

  • @Kieranh778
    @Kieranh778 3 ปีที่แล้ว +67

    Honestly, this is the highest quality game, I've played, in a very long time. You can clearly feel the love and craftsmanship that went into making it.
    Some other studios could take a leaf from their side and learn, you can't simply throw enough money at the wall and automatically get something great, or even good.

    • @venom2935
      @venom2935 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Well that sucks for you, because the game looks outdated. The combat looks like crap.

    • @theoneb22000
      @theoneb22000 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@venom2935 😂😂😂😂

    • @MisterHeroman
      @MisterHeroman ปีที่แล้ว

      Bro this is a 2009 game.

    • @big-wood196
      @big-wood196 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@venom2935 name a game that looks better right now dummy 🤡🤡🤡🤡

  • @gregpitta
    @gregpitta 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    Well, if you have any contact with bluepoint could please ask them if they could add a way to delete a character save? It is great that we don't have a limit anymore on the number of characters created... but I want to somewhat manage it as well. Ps5 by default only allows to delete all at once.

    • @Ashumbra
      @Ashumbra 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      True, this would be a very useful feature.

  • @SLX25
    @SLX25 3 ปีที่แล้ว +193

    That PS5 remake was one of the greatest games I’ve ever played. Just outstanding.

    • @Boskibro
      @Boskibro 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I loved it as well. I understand they wanted to stick closely to the og formula but I still wish the rolling was more than 8 directions. They improved it from the og game but DS3 play through right before this made it feel pretty janky

    • @stevenesbitt3528
      @stevenesbitt3528 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      It’s driving me crazy at the moment, great game tho

    • @Baltiquee
      @Baltiquee 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@stevenesbitt3528 it's really easy compared to any other Soulsborne

    • @BatLB
      @BatLB 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Baltiquee its easier to exploit and shorter, but as a melee fighter its actually the hardest souls game.

    • @Whitto77
      @Whitto77 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@BatLB Surely you're joking....hardest Souls game as a melee fighter? I have literally never heard anyone say that.

  • @juanbecerra5073
    @juanbecerra5073 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Incredible work! Always get giddy when one of these documentaries drop :)

  • @clearandsweet
    @clearandsweet 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    This made me want a NoClip video about WayForward. I dunno why, but it did.

  • @strikingdiscussion5263
    @strikingdiscussion5263 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    I wish we had more in-depth videos like this which show what making a game is really like. A lot of critique channels nitpick every aspect of a game without any appreciation for the tedious, utterly challenging process that is making a video game. We owe the people that do this work a ton of kudos. And many in the media would do well to actually inundate themselves to the actual process it takes to make a game.

    • @strikingdiscussion5263
      @strikingdiscussion5263 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @Bib Soss of course it is still possible to make a terrible game, that wasn’t being disputed in my post. My point is that some people that make these 4hr critiques of games do so without ever considering what limitations exist, and must be overcome by, developers. It is analagous to a person saying a fighter isn’t “good enough” while knowing nothing about the sport or the training that goes into it - in short, one will make an ignorant critique of something unless they avail themselves to the process involved with facilitating it.

  • @domukaz
    @domukaz 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great video, as always. Looking forward to the Thief and Prey (2016) docs!

  • @Girugi
    @Girugi 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Really well done. My only real dispoimtment is that we didn't get more behind the scenes footage. Especially for the Houdini part. Where most of it was just stick footage from the Houdini trailer/feature update video.

  • @joesaiditstrue
    @joesaiditstrue 3 ปีที่แล้ว +104

    still the best looking game on next gen systems imo

    • @theendboss4849
      @theendboss4849 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Yes rift apart is really good, but I like demon souls better too

    • @brandondamitz8876
      @brandondamitz8876 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      *current gen

    • @jackofnotrades4350
      @jackofnotrades4350 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I agree, rift looks great, but DS is breathtaking

    • @DroneCorpse
      @DroneCorpse 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Same. I do think FF7RI joins its ranks

    • @Bloodhurl67
      @Bloodhurl67 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@DroneCorpse That game still has pretty blurry textures.

  • @ERoBB1
    @ERoBB1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    Seeing how deathly protective Miyazaki was of the difficulty possibly at the cost of his own job, and how absolutely crucial that was to obfuscating the game's secrets, fostering a community of people helping in-game and on forums, and basically inventing a genre of struggle and reward, it really gives me pause in the difficulty/accessibility conversation.

  • @definer0
    @definer0 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Amazing job as always Danny. Hopefully I get to play this sometime this year 😅

  • @vjeranjanes5783
    @vjeranjanes5783 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Your documentaries are so good. I love these, I could see this being on TV haha

  • @mordecaiwayne652
    @mordecaiwayne652 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I would argue that they mean ‘believable’ more than ‘realistic’. Particularly the dragon.

  • @KageRule360
    @KageRule360 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    This game sold me on the PS5, it also allowed me to realize I love Souls-Bourne games ☺️💪🏽

    • @eugenecheong7066
      @eugenecheong7066 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I love Souls-Borne games so much that I now play other games on Hard or Very Hard...then complain when a boss kills me and shout at the screen 'why is this game so damn hard?!'...

    • @NoBullOxGaming
      @NoBullOxGaming 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@eugenecheong7066 Also my favourite games but there is a myth that they are hard, I've played every soulsborne game and apart from DS3 ( that is actually hard ) and maybe the dlc in ds2 they are generally pretty easy compared to most games. If you put most games on their hardest setting they will be harder than most soulsborne games, take demon souls and bloodborne anyone tries to tell me either are difficult I will just laugh at them

    • @eugenecheong7066
      @eugenecheong7066 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@NoBullOxGaming I'm hanging out for Elden Ring...that game is off the hook...

    • @NoBullOxGaming
      @NoBullOxGaming 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@eugenecheong7066 me also but I'm worried they will go mainstream and make it easier

    • @JayVaidyanathan
      @JayVaidyanathan 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@NoBullOxGaming I'd say learning the games quirks and how to play them can be difficult, but the games are very fair. There's a certain way to play the FromSoft games (with obvious variations depending on the class you're playing as), but once you get that down. Relatively reasonable

  • @docspibby5740
    @docspibby5740 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Another typically fascinating and brilliant doc by Noclip. What I admire most about these videos is that the devs are given space to talk about their passion in their own words and time, but also encouraged to discuss the not-so-great parts of their endeavors, be that public/fan criticism or disappointments they encountered along the way. It wonderfully humanizes the game making process, and always leaves me wanting more when the credits roll.
    So, the next one's coming out tomorrow, right? ;)
    Well done.

  • @stpirate89
    @stpirate89 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice video! If anyone wants some more, Digital Foundary did an interview video with bluepoint around the launch time of the game. It goes more into the technicals of how the game runs and what makes it look so good, but it's still interesting.

  • @DrFurb
    @DrFurb 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I've watched my son complete the Japanese PS3 version 20+ times then he requested the EU version and did the same. I don't know if I'll ever have the resources to even play this once. But I'm going to try.

  • @livingaftermidnight
    @livingaftermidnight 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Thanks for this awesome production! As a game engineer, I really enjoyed hearing how they tackled the technical aspects of getting the game up and running on new hardware. Both Demon's Souls are masterpieces imo.

  • @Ivanselectsongs
    @Ivanselectsongs 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    20:36 wow look at that puddle!
    Great work as always Danny and the NoClip crew. Always a pleasure and a joy to watch these. :)

  • @SheevEdits
    @SheevEdits 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    35:03 i love the timing of the hammer strike with the flamelurker smash.

  • @MaxIronsThird
    @MaxIronsThird 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I really don't like how the look of the game changed so dramatically in the remake.
    BP's tech is definitely much better though.

    • @ob1-computers659
      @ob1-computers659 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      You don't like the way this game looks? It looks INCREDIBLE even 12 months on

    • @MaxIronsThird
      @MaxIronsThird 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@ob1-computers659 HAHAHAHA, you say 12 months as if that's enough time to date a game, holy fuck, are you 12 or something?
      The remake looks overly shining and soulless.

    • @ob1-computers659
      @ob1-computers659 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@MaxIronsThird are you OK? Did I hurt your feelings? Do you need a hug? Have you ever even been hugged?

    • @MaxIronsThird
      @MaxIronsThird 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ob1-computers659 It's just that your comment was bit awkward and funny.

  • @MrFrapsxiv
    @MrFrapsxiv 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Demons Souls was my first PS5 game, totally worth playing, i'd never played the originial and still loved the heck out of it. Amazing achievement indeed.

  • @danielmlfc
    @danielmlfc 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The score in this doc was on point, really made a difference. Beautiful Video Danny, thanks.

  • @lev237
    @lev237 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is one of my favorite channels on TH-cam. You guys are absolutely amazing, keep up the good work!

  • @Rain-King
    @Rain-King 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    This documentary has given me a deep appreciation for the hard work, craft and artistry that Blue Point Games has put into what is still in my eyes a fundamentally flawed practice. Video games, as with all art, are a product of their time and we diminish their value by attempting to supplant them from that time rather than embrace them, warts and all. While it is a huge technical and artistic accomplishment to alter and improve a game while retaining its core identity, it is no substitute for proper games preservation - something to which the games industry as a whole has a troubling aversion.

    • @jose131991
      @jose131991 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Well put but both will definitely be welcomed! Purist and non would be both satisfied.

    • @Rain-King
      @Rain-King 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@jose131991 Sure, there is absolutely room for both. I might be a bit more of a purist, but completely understand why people enjoy remakes and have no problem with them as long as the original versions of games remain available for future generations. This was done beautifully with the first two Monkey Island games, for example.

    • @zainalmayahi4960
      @zainalmayahi4960 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      so youre telling me i have to pay 100-120 $ for silent hill because a remake "would diminish the games value"? cmon now thats just ridicilous you can just play the original if you dont like the remake. And this is coming from someone who doesnt have a new gen console and has only played demons souls on the ps3 and i love it.

  • @AllThatJuice-
    @AllThatJuice- 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    The studio heads have done a great job with Bluepoint, nurturing the studio's growth, its been great to see them become more and more ambitious with every project they take on. Excited to see what they're working on next. I know MGS is being rumoured, but I'd love a Tenchu remake

    • @rustyrocks69
      @rustyrocks69 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Good shout on tenchu, I'd take siphon filter too!

  • @mikemuponda1781
    @mikemuponda1781 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thank you for putting this lovely documentary together & thanks to the blueprint team for such a phenomenal product!

  • @tricky1800
    @tricky1800 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love that you have your maneater fight as the end credits video xD

  • @AnImperfectSoul
    @AnImperfectSoul 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Fantastic video. Blows my mind that you have console fanboys saying this is nothing special, just a pretty PS3 game. So so so much more went into this

  • @sunadokei69
    @sunadokei69 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    good doc as usual but still disappointed with how little discussion about the enemy redesign. I wish its a little bit more in depth especially some mob enemy type like fat official drastic changes

  • @joshrogers6669
    @joshrogers6669 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Awesome vid! You guys hit it out of the park! What a great studio man.

  • @613aristocrat
    @613aristocrat 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is really interesting. Thanks for a great documentary!

  • @maruf16khan
    @maruf16khan 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I have an exam on the 16th. I really can't afford watching this right now. But I am sincerely thankful to the Noclip team for making these super high quality docs for us to enjoy and that too for free. You guys are legends!

    • @NoclipDocs
      @NoclipDocs  3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Best of luck with your exam!

    • @maruf16khan
      @maruf16khan 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@NoclipDocs Thank you! :)

  • @vinsarrow
    @vinsarrow 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Oh, i didn't know there was a documentary for one of my favorite games of all time. This was a fantastic little documentary to enjoy.

  • @DavidMcGuizz
    @DavidMcGuizz 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Amazing work from the Bluepoint Team and so amazing to give a shout out to the QA department and the work they had to do. Love the new trend of showing appreciation to those hard working individuals. Though clearly everyone at Bluepoint is world class.

    • @DavidMcGuizz
      @DavidMcGuizz 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      And obviously another amazing video from Noclip!

  • @MrPlayermacik
    @MrPlayermacik 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    great Documentary! keep up the good work

  • @madmaxmel
    @madmaxmel 2 ปีที่แล้ว +46

    At times, it feels like we players are complaining too much about things, and we don’t remember to appreciate these awesome game developers, for the input and soul they put into the work. Sure, criticism is sometimes in place, but there could be more gratitude. You’re doing a great job, and you’re improving our free time with games!

    • @brandonthomas6602
      @brandonthomas6602 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      They ruined a beautiful game and Sony locked content behind a preorder, it’s the destruction of art, we’re not complaining too much, we’re complaining too little

    • @brandonthomas6602
      @brandonthomas6602 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Eclipse nobody loved it, not one single person

    • @collinz126
      @collinz126 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@brandonthomas6602 you’ve got issues

    • @brandonthomas6602
      @brandonthomas6602 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@collinz126 No I just love artistic games and hate when corporate measures push what I love into being commodified and homogenized.

    • @helpme315
      @helpme315 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@brandonthomas6602 The original game was a wonderful artistic creation that can never be replaced. The remake has also had a lot of artistic vision both new and old ies combined of it's own put into it and careful love and attention. To say you dislike it and disliking Sony's locked preorder content is more than fine. But to say every aspect of the remake is destruction of art when it shows off an old piece of art in a new (albeit less shining) light, that in of itself is enough to make me not hate the remake. You cannot claim to care about art if you jump the gun and don't appreciate the art of all things big and small, claiming that no one in the world not a single person liked it. You shouldn't use words like art at all if you are going to be stubborn like that, stubborness defeats the point of art. no new art would be made if stubborness was allowed to fester

  • @Rodentbird
    @Rodentbird 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Fantastic documentary. Very surprised to hear that Demon's Souls was made with just 70 people.

  • @Manmade023
    @Manmade023 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Exceptional work guys.always inspiring to watch your work.

  • @sicdedworm09
    @sicdedworm09 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Just started. Your guys work is magnificent! The trust you share between the devs is beautiful and it’s great they want to tell their stories. One of my favorite games of all time! Thank you NoClip and BluePoint!

  • @SirGofres
    @SirGofres 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I will watch it soon, did they talk about why they changed some DS original characters/bosses designs into something generic that they weren't? Like Yuria?
    Wouldn't been better to follow the original concept arts instead of just making what they felt like?

  • @sleeplessgr111
    @sleeplessgr111 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Thank you this game holds a special place on my heart

  • @TheLolwut56
    @TheLolwut56 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Incredible Documentary. Thank you! Where's the soundtrack from?

  • @EASTSIDEDELI
    @EASTSIDEDELI 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I wish there was a tv channel of these types of videos. I'm very interested in the dev process of games and remakes as well as the creative process. ty for the video

  • @Ashtarte3D
    @Ashtarte3D 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Gotta love the video has only been up for 15 minutes, is an hour long, but already has people smashing the dislike button. FFS people.

    • @NoclipDocs
      @NoclipDocs  3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Some folks never beat Phalanx.

  • @redrooster303
    @redrooster303 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Every generation has a game that makes me love gaming even more and even though it's the start of this gen, I think this title may be that one.

  • @equalique1
    @equalique1 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video! Than you guys for this big effort! Stay still for decades to come!

  • @killroy2014
    @killroy2014 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Awesome Video and Game. Thanks for the hard work. Well done!

  • @merlinplagge8354
    @merlinplagge8354 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Watching this when it came out made me give the remake a second chance, really trying to play my first soulslike. 50 hours later I actually finished the game, thinking about it night and day. Now I am watching the documentary again with a whole new set of eyes.
    Thanks for this NoClip and Blue Point!

  • @jmssun
    @jmssun 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    R.I.P. Japan Studio

  • @DeanCutsforth
    @DeanCutsforth 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I like them cutting to Leechmonger as Gavin mentioned how hard the boss fights are. Easy as pie, that chap was.

  • @TohirT
    @TohirT 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    That maneater fight at the end though! Love that feeling haha

  • @deylanshiva6407
    @deylanshiva6407 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Been subscribed to Noclip since the very beginning. I'm very grateful for all the videos that you guys have put out. The quality of the documentaries for gaming that you guys put out are unmatched. Demon's Souls remake is such a good game to talk about, and this video delivered. Thanks Noclip!

  • @cozyflannel
    @cozyflannel 3 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    Making games sounds so complicated it's god damn ridiculous lol it's insane to me any game gets made

    • @AndresSanchez-xv9cb
      @AndresSanchez-xv9cb 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      I’d recommend looking into the development of the original Demon’s Souls, it’s crazy. Miyazaki lied to the studio about the difficulty and multiple game mechanics so that they wouldn’t cancel the project. We’re lucky Demon’s Souls even exists

  • @hoax2
    @hoax2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love the song at 25:26 that No-Clip uses for uplifting gamer magic.. makes me so happy

  • @duncanself5111
    @duncanself5111 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The Sound of that maneater at the end of the video is so cool 👏😳

  • @blah3189
    @blah3189 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Technically marvellous; artistically lacklustre

    • @ToshiroHitsu
      @ToshiroHitsu ปีที่แล้ว

      Line stolen from a youtuber lmao

  • @luciddre4m
    @luciddre4m 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Still the best looking game I've ever seen. Great video!

  • @Taeki
    @Taeki 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks for all these awesome uploads in the last time. First arkane und now this :3

  • @michaelespinosa9168
    @michaelespinosa9168 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    One Of my favorite games of all time. Still waiting for a PS five after having one in my cart about 50 times and always missing out. Is anyone still playing this? Please wait for all Of us to get a PS5 hopefully by 2022! 🙏

  • @aleksandarbrcic2521
    @aleksandarbrcic2521 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    We need Legacy of Kain remake done by this guys.

    • @PlaylistGeneral
      @PlaylistGeneral 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Holy fuck what a great idea, they absolutely should!

  • @MetalMedly
    @MetalMedly 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great job as always! Especially during a pandemic.

  • @kennethsalinas
    @kennethsalinas 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Excellent documentary! Will gonna play this game soon!

  • @burstthroughtheconcrete
    @burstthroughtheconcrete 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Stellar documentary for a stellar game and remake. Also, wow, that Maneater battle at the end. I had to co-op to beat him/them. Kudos to the player that did it on their own.

  • @moneyshot7785
    @moneyshot7785 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    The remake was my first souls game and I enjoyed it so much that I went back and played the rest of fromsofts games. They’re one of my favorite developers now

    • @moneyshot7785
      @moneyshot7785 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @Skaab Ruinator I’m curious why you think it’s terrible? When I went to dark souls after playing the remake it felt similar to play

    • @InkyMuste
      @InkyMuste 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You should check out Nioh for some more souls-like goodness

    • @moneyshot7785
      @moneyshot7785 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@InkyMuste yeah I’ve been meaning to check that out

    • @ThatFuckinGame
      @ThatFuckinGame 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@moneyshot7785 Whiny elitist on the spectrum complaining probably about subjective stuff or extreme nitpicking. I have seen quite some of those lately.

  • @user-ie9om5cz9c
    @user-ie9om5cz9c 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    41:12 - Talking about sound design and music

  • @Woolston94
    @Woolston94 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great Doc. Loved every minute! I'm finally going to pick this up. These games look so fun, I really need to get better at them.

  • @bryal7811
    @bryal7811 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    If the entire Doc didn't sell you on the game, that maneater fight during the credits definitely will! Incredible job showing off the changes in animation impact, sound design and particle effects.

  • @Quake2Freak
    @Quake2Freak 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    This music brings back memories of The Witness and the many hours I spent trying to do the timed puzzle.

  • @Icza
    @Icza 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Awesome documentary! Now back to playing the game.

  • @LowkoTV
    @LowkoTV 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Just finished the game a few days ago. It’s very good. Love the look behind the scenes in this video. Thanks for making this!

  • @sneslive1556
    @sneslive1556 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I got the platinum for a second time but watching this almost makes me want to go back again.

    • @goreman7160
      @goreman7160 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I all of a sudden feel less acomplished... I've never played it before I got my ps5 and in the 2 months I've had it I've only been able to best it twice