The recent release of Bluepoint Games' Demon's Soul remake has quickly become one of the most impressive titles on the PS5. However, as the success with the developer's remakes like Shadow of the Colossus have been looking good, some players are curious as to when they might see some original content come from the clearly talented studio.
So, while the Demon's Souls remake is a phenomenal, there may still be steps forward for Bluepoint, both with the future development of new remakes and the hopeful development of new titles altogether. Of course, some fans are looking forward to what the next remake might be, with hopes for Castlevania and Legend of Dragoon having been stoked by comments by the developer as far back as 2019.
Considering that even the most recent remake has taken some critiques, generally over changes made to Demon's Souls, there is still much to learn about how to go about readapting classic games for next-gen systems. This may just be the nature of remakes as a whole, though, since even Square Enix's Final Fantasy 7 Remake had taken some criticisms for changes made, while still being nominated for multiple Game of the Year awards. All of this then lends to even more reason for Bluepoint to diversify into creating original titles alongside remakes, so as to earn credibility beyond the success of tuning up other developers' older properties.
The Upward Trend From God of War to Demon's Souls
There's a good chance that when most players hear the name Bluepoint Games, the first thought is either Shadow of the Colossu, or Demon's Souls. However, the developer is responsible for a number of older remasters, including upgrading the original God of War trilogy to PS3 or at least the first two in the collection that premiered on PS2. More recent titles include Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection and the PS4 version of Gravity Rush, which have also released to steady success.
This kind of track record in Bluepoint's catalogue is much of what led up the hype for the release of the Demon's Souls remake as well as the hopeful Legend of Dragoon rumors that fans continue to cling to. The release of Demon's Souls specifically has been able to make the most of that hype, though there are still some naysayers who were disappointed by some of the visual design changes. Regardless of these criticisms, the most recent remake has found even more success than the Shadow of the Colossus, which means the trend is still heading up.
Continue Climbing to Top Every Previous Release
It's still unclear what comes next for Bluepoint, with much of the public outreach still being limited to promoting and celebrating the stellar release of Demon's Souls. However, following the trend going all the way back to the PS3 and PS4 remasters, the developer has only been improving its method with reinventing older titles. So, even the success of Demon's Souls won't be the peak for Bluepoint pulling classics out of the past and putting them onto Sony's modern consoles.
This should give players high hopes to Bluepoint Games' next project, even if fans don't quite know what it'll be at this point or if it will diverge from much of what the developer is already known for. Considering that the remake developer is currently hiring, there might already be a project well underway in a more original context than previous titles. Regardless, the developer is still catching its stride and working on improvements to the formula, and fans can expect the next title to keep that upward trend moving for even more success.
Demon's Souls is available now for PS5.
