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Dark Souls Developer Asks For Forgiveness

Posted on Wednesday, February 1 @ 13:32:15 Eastern by

These days, bugs and glitches are just a part of the equation in major video game releases. Let's not forget all of those... amazing... hilarious bugs in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. Of course, we haven't heard a word from developer Bethesda.

Maybe it speaks volumes that the developers behind Dark Souls are taking their bugs much more seriously, even going so far as to hope that gamers forgive them for the small frame-rate issues and off-change glitches. Creative Director Hidetaka Miyazaki told Edge:

Yes, there were technical difficulties. I don't believe that it's OK to have them, but realistically speaking, it was quite a large-scale game—even in terms of budget and expectations. So we're very sorry for the trouble caused by our processing errors and bugs from Japan.

Dude, Miyazaki, don't even worry about it. I honestly can't even say I saw a noticeable amount of bugs in Dark Souls. Sure, slight frame-rate issues, but it was an amazing experience and I certainly don't want you to think we don't want more from you and your team.

We don't even know if we'll have another chance.

Are you kidding me? No, you definitely have another chance. Please, make anothe—

We have the confidence that we can improve from our mistakes this time and create an even better Dark world, but we don't know if the users will forgive us for the mistakes, so I cannot give an exact answer.

Jeez, what a downer. Use the comments below to tell this man how badly you want to be punished with another Souls game.

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Related Games:   Dark Souls
Tags:   Dark Souls, namco bandai, From Software


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  • strikefiggt
    strikefiggt
    Joined: Oct 2006
    Posted: Feb 1st, 2012 at 1:52 pm
    I'd walk through Blighttown with heavy armor and no stamina a 100 times to see another Souls game.
    0 1
  • warmaster670
    warmaster670
    Joined: Jun 2007
    Posted: Feb 1st, 2012 at 2:18 pm
    Only issue I ever had was some lag in Blighttown, bring on more Souls!
    0 0
  • Longo_2_guns
    Longo_2_guns
    Joined: Jun 2003
    Posted: Feb 1st, 2012 at 2:34 pm
    The only thing besides the lag, which has been mentioned, was the netcode and online stuff was a bit screwy.

    But hey, drops in a bucket. There was nothing gamebreaking that was actually worth apologizing over.
    0 1
  • usaglory
    usaglory
    Joined: Mar 2009
    Posted: Feb 1st, 2012 at 4:28 pm
    This guy has the right attitude. Wish everybody would take pride in what they do just like this dude.
    0 3
  • De-Ting
    De-Ting
    Joined: Nov 2006
    Posted: Feb 1st, 2012 at 4:29 pm
    At least they care, but you have to actually fix the bugs to earn my respect.
    0 4
  • TheJx4
    TheJx4
    Joined: Jun 2011
    Posted: Feb 1st, 2012 at 9:04 pm
    I'd play Big Rigs.
    0 0
  • Rinnon
    Rinnon
    Joined: Nov 2005
    Posted: Feb 1st, 2012 at 10:46 pm
    I think that this is actually a bad PR move to be honest. I didn't play Dark Souls so I don't know, but I DID play Demons' Souls and found it to be quite a solid game. From what I'm hearing, Dark Souls is also a solid game. Apologizing for "bugs" in a game that are so small, I think is actually more problematic than anything else. Someone who has never played the game might think "Wow, how buggy was it that they had to apologize? Must be pretty bad." When that's not the case, it seems like associating your product with "bugs" in any way is unwise. It would have been more PR friendly to phrase it in a positive light: "We are extremely proud of the game we shipped, and in spite of a few minor frame-rate issues, feel it is an extremely solid experience. In future releases, we hope to improve on an already solid foundation, and remove even the smallest of bugs as well." Sure, it sounds a little fake, but I honestly think it's better than humbling yourself when it's really not required or expected of you.
    0 0
  • CBLingo
    CBLingo
    Joined: Feb 2012
    Posted: Feb 1st, 2012 at 10:46 pm
    It may be too late, I think we just lost all chance of a Dark Souls sequel to seppuku.
    0 0

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