Fan Pitch For FromSoftware's Next Big Game Makes The Perfect Follow-Up To Elden Ring

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Now that is finally out in players' hands, FromSoftware fans are already beginning to speculate on what could be next for the acclaimed development team. While FromSoftware is largely known for creating the Soulslike genre with the massively influential series, the studio's lineage can be traced all the way back to 1994 when it released its first game on the PlayStation One. The developer has mastered many genres and tropes, leading to avid fans calling for something fresh but still connected to the team's penchant for dark fantasy worlds.

Over on Reddit, a pitch by Empty_Air_5548 is gaining traction as the user suggests that FromSoftware take a stab at a game based on the history and mythology of pirates.

With an appropriately fantastic image of a pirate captain transforming into a skeleton with a massive sword made out of bone, it's easy to see FromSoftare taking a genre that's already littered with myths and urban legends and making an expansive world dedicated to the Golden Age of Piracy. The pitch has already gained plenty of upvotes from fellow fans who agree that a pirate-themed Soulslike would be a treat.

Although many want the next soulsborne game to be a sequel to Elden Ring, Bloodborne 2 would be the better option for FromSoftware's next project.

To elaborate on the above point, FromSoftware creating a game based on piracy already has all the hallmarks for which the studio is now known. As proven by the film franchise, there's plenty of room to make ocean-bound adventures steeped in monsters and sorcery. It's not hard to picture a Soulslike that sees players going up against the likes of a warped Blackbeard or sinister Davy Jones onboard a twisted rendition of the.

A FromSoftware game based on the Seven Seas could also see the developers return to Lovecraftian horror, a theme that played a key role in and many fans have begged to make a return in a future project. Given the amount of undersea horrors that could be used as climactic boss fights like