Hidetaka Miyazaki, the director of Demon’s Souls and Dark Souls, will no longer be directing Dark Souls 2 but rather be the producer and be looking over it. He will have his perspective say over the development but he will no be directing it. “I will not be involved in the actual development of Dark Souls II”(Edge), “I want to clarify that I will be a supervisor, not the actual director or producer” (Edge). This is a huge announcement for fans of Demon’s Souls and Dark Souls; he knows that this has cause controversy.
The second item that Miyazaki claims to have looked after is the transition from a peer-to-peer online system to server-based network play, which promises a markedly improved online experience. “It was a company decision,” clarifies Namco Bandai producer Takeshi Miyazoe. “Miyazaki worked on Demon’s Souls and Dark Souls, but for the IP to evolve and provide a new experience within the Dark Souls world the new wind from directors Shibuya and Tanimura is key to providing players with a brand new Dark Souls experience" (Edge). In order to maintain the expectations and satisfaction and the rewards that players experience, this was the right time to bring in the new characteristics and tastes of the directors for this series to continue on evolving" (Staff).
Sources:
Edge, Staff. Hidetaka Miyazaki on stepping away from Dark Souls II and the future of the series [ONLINE] Available at:
http://www.edge-online.com/features/dark-souls-ii-co-director-tomohiro-shibuya-on-accessibility-and-taking-control-of-the-series/ [Last Accessed April 3, 2013].
Staff, Edge. Dark Souls II: Shibuya on the gameworld, awkwardness and accessibility [ONLINE] Available at:
http://www.edge-online.com/features/hidetaka-miyazaki-on-stepping-away-from-dark-souls-ii-and-the-future-of-the-series/ [Last Accessed April 3, 2013].
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