Connection to Demon's Souls
Isomura: Let's start with the story-related questions… Is there any connection to Demon's Souls?
Miyazaki: I would be yelled at if I wouldn't say no.
Isomura: There are some people who hint that…
Miyazaki: It must be a coincidence! No, really, there's no connection. No real connection.
Isomura: The more you keep explaining it, the more it sounds like you're lying!
Murohashi: The transition between Demon's Souls and Dark Souls is a special circumstance, I guess?
Miyazaki: Yes and there's no connection. We just reused some characters, my favourite ones… I use them in a
Star System, mostly for fun.
Murohashi: So, to clarify, characters like those are…?
Miyazaki: Patches, for example. This was his third appearance: his first was in Armored Core. I was like,
"hmm, everything we make in the future will have Patches in it!"
Murohashi: This time, he does "Prostration".
Miyazaki: Yes, indeed and the player can learn the gesture, too. Anyways, there is no connection. Officially, it's just a "coincidence" that they look alike… it's just for fun!