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[Rogue_Ledr]

I wonder if they'll do something for the beta. Exclusive access with The Last Guardian or whatnot.

I assume you are being facetious here?

Beta alone is pretty crazy, beta with Last Guardian is pure delirium.

Hell, this game will probably be out long before TLG is.

 

[SargerusBR]

would gaf implode if we got a demo release at e3?

GAF would go down even if nothing was shown at E3 anyway

 

[StuBurns]

I assume you are being facetious here?

Beta alone is pretty crazy, beta with Last Guardian is pure delirium.

Hell, this game will probably be out long before TLG is.

If I were Sony, I'd be concerned with the sales of TLG, if it still exists, and a beta for a popular game would help, they're both also partially from Japan Studio, and presumably it'll get a beta.

Maybe The Order, but that seems like UC4 beta would be a better fit.

 

[Menome]

Off the top of my head I can think of a few fantasy games I've played that have guns, without breaking away from being 'Fantasy':

• Guild Wars 2
• Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura
• Warhammer Online
• Nocturne (Notably the first chapter)
• World of Warcraft
• Wizardry 8

 

[SargerusBR]

Off the top of my head I can think of a few fantasy games I've played that have guns, without breaking away from being 'Fantasy':

• Guild Wars 2
• Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura
• Warhammer Online
• Nocturne (Notably the first chapter)
• World of Warcraft
• Wizardry 8

Yeah but almost all of these titles were more of a Steampunk Fantasy setting. And in Souls, projectiles could be dodged, i really want to know how pistol, shotguns will function in PvP

 

[OboroShogun]

Man one of my motorcycles pooped the bed yesterday and this thread almost makes everything all right. I'm pumped for this. I am excited about all things Souls-esque.

 

[Uncle Rupee]

Off the top of my head I can think of a few fantasy games I've played that have guns, without breaking away from being 'Fantasy':

• Guild Wars 2
• Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura
• Warhammer Online
• Nocturne (Notably the first chapter)
• World of Warcraft
• Wizardry 8

We don't even know if this game is set in a pure fantasy setting. It may be an undead western.

 

[Odrion]

Has the Giantbomb group speak out on this yet?

Someone said earlier that it seems like the big websites and media have gone silent. Idk if its just NDA at this point or something else

Rorie asked them on Unprofessional Fridays. The room got quiet and they all said "Yep. Yep. Yep."

 

[SolidSnakex]

Rorie asked them on Unprofessional Fridays. The room got quiet and they all said "Yep. Yep. Yep."

Someone tweeted it to Patrick and he said that it looked legit.

 

[M°°nblade]

I think it's because it's a natural use of the greater GPU performance. It's expensive to implement lots of compute heavy effects, and arguably not hugely advantageous. They may simply favor greater performance with comparable visuals.

Just because Demon/Dark/Dark2 targeted 30 doesn't mean this will, they also targeted 720p, doesn't mean this will.

On consoles, sacrificing visuals to achieve 60 fps is a design choice only a few developers opt for. And From software is not one of them.

 

[Brutalitops]

Has there been anything notable or interesting since the original /v/ leak? It's a very large thread and I feel like I'm missing something buried in here

 

[Freeman]

Interesting how this has had so little repercussion with the gaming press.

 

[King Allant]

Yes.

Huh why? Sorry for derailing the thread. Can someone just link to the cause.

Back on topic: i showed my friend the pics, and he actually bought a ps4 now thanks to that. I hope theyre not fake or he's killing me lol

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=106121033&postcount=1393
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=106131842&postcount=1596
just found out myself right now too.

anyway if this is a demon soul sequel
I want stable framerate(30/60)
good gameplay,great atmosphere, and have the boss memorable and hard
oh and also call it Demon Soul 2:King Allant Revenge, because why? fuck you I want my own game ;P
other them that don't care if the game has shity graphic or not.

 

[ReaperXL7]

So this thread got huge, what's the consensus at this point? Do we think it's real or not? I kind of don't want to get hyped until we get an official announcement.

 

[StuBurns]

On consoles, sacrificing visuals to achieve 60 fps is a design choice only a few developers opt for. And From software is not one of them.

That was true of DICE last year.

 

[Rogue_Ledr]

If I were Sony, I'd be concerned with the sales of TLG, if it still exists, and a beta for a popular game would help, they're both also partially from Japan Studio, and presumably it'll get a beta.

Maybe The Order, but that seems like UC4 beta would be a better fit.

Do you actually believe we will even see Last Guardian this year?

 

[StuBurns]

Do you actually believe we will even see Last Guardian this year?

Sure

 

[Toma]

Do you actually believe we will even see Last Guardian this year?

I do, even if its not playable for another 2 years, it will give Sony a HUGE boost for their E3 showing to have at least some sort of trailer, which in turn means direct profit in terms of console sales in the fight with MS for the biggest userbase.

If there ever was the perfect time for a new trailer, its now.

 

[Acquiescence]

GAF would go down even if nothing was shown at E3 anyway

It's funny because it's true.

Do you actually believe we will even see Last Guardian this year?

Sony keep reminding us that it's still in development and the timing feels right. I think there's a good chance of it happening.

 

[atr0cious]

Sorry Sony and Demonite, just got back from telling my favorite Gamestop clerk about Project Beast, who immediately looked up this thread and is probably still now telling other customers about it. I couldn't help it, and he was so happy.

 

[Menome]

Yeah but almost all of these titles were more of a Steampunk Fantasy setting. And in Souls, projectiles could be dodged, i really want to know how pistol, shotguns will function in PvP

If I were a betting man, I'd say in a similar style to the Devil May Cry games. They can hit things at a distance, but do damage that even when upgraded, is fairly pitiful compared to actually going in and twatting something with a large metal object. So they end up being more of a situational weapon than a primary one.

As for dodging, I think animations would be key. A flintlock-pistol for example, isn't something you can fire subtly from the hip, so a noticeable firing animation that you can time your dodge to would potentially work. EDIT: It's not like we've been unable to dodge gunfire in other games for the past forty years either.

Early firearms were also notoriously inaccurate and given the Souls-series' penchant for fairly realistic combat, I can imagine another way of doing things would be to replicate that approach instead.

 

[HeelPower]

Sorry Sony and Demonite, just got back from telling my favorite Gamestop clerk about Project Beast, who immediately looked up this thread and is probably still now telling other customers about it. I couldn't help it, and he was so happy.

Epic lol

 

[DarkLordMalik]

Do you actually believe we will even see Last Guardian this year?

The game is still alive..... in our dreams.

 

[Psycho_Mantis]

The Last Guardian will be the last game Sony shows at E3. I mean that literally.

 

[Gorillaz]

Rorie asked them on Unprofessional Fridays. The room got quiet and they all said "Yep. Yep. Yep."

Someone tweeted it to Patrick and he said that it looked legit.

Interesting how this has had so little repercussion with the gaming press.

Hmm....

going to assume it's heavy NDA and nobody wants to get caught in the cross hair of Sony's lawyers

 

[Darknight]

Interesting how this has had so little repercussion with the gaming press.

They must be on some NDA.

 

[UnwrittenZero]

If I were a betting man, I'd say in a similar style to the Devil May Cry games. They can hit things at a distance, but do damage that even when upgraded, is fairly pitiful compared to actually going in and twatting something with a large metal object. So they end up being more of a situational weapon than a primary one.

As for dodging, I think animations would be key. A flintlock-pistol for example, isn't something you can fire subtly from the hip, so a noticeable firing animation that you can time your dodge to would potentially work.

Early firearms were also notoriously inaccurate and given the Souls-series' penchant for fairly realistic combat, I can imagine another way of doing things would be to replicate that approach instead.

Not to mention the audio of the hammer being pulled back before the shot will be a huge tell on when to start the dodge.

 

[Psycho_Mantis]

I didn't know NDA's applied to the reporting of leaks.

 

[Spring-Loaded]

They do when the leaks are planned

 

[Tagg9]

I do, even if its not playable for another 2 years, it will give Sony a HUGE boost for their E3 showing to have at least some sort of trailer, which in turn means direct profit in terms of console sales in the fight with MS for the biggest userbase.

If there ever was the perfect time for a new trailer, its now.

It's been the "perfect time" for several years now.

Also, Sony is not going to reveal the game unless it's less than 6 months away from shipping. They can't show it again without a firm release date.

 

[Menome]

In fact, I also got the memory flash of Bushido Blade and the unlockable character Katze. In a realism-orientated game about sword-fighting he had a semi-auto pistol, yet he wasn't unbeatable.

 

[Brohan]

This is awesome, looking forward to a trailer now! Glad i got a ps4.

 

[ShadowkillXNA]

I assume you are being facetious here?

Beta alone is pretty crazy, beta with Last Guardian is pure delirium.

Hell, this game will probably be out long before TLG is.

Shit, this games sequel wil be out before Last Guardian.

 

[Withnail]

I didn't know NDA's applied to the reporting of leaks.

Depending on the precise wording of the NDA it can include any reporting on the game, even if information has leaked or otherwise been disclosed.

 

[Tabular]

Man one of my motorcycles pooped the bed yesterday and this thread almost makes everything all right. I'm pumped for this. I am excited about all things Souls-esque.

Amazing how a few fuzzy shots can brighten your day.

 

[Stampy]

So we will be seeing even more mobs than DS2? :/

 

[JimPanzer]

ENB has a video up on this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FIzpZuq7h2Y

btw. just finished Dark Souls 2 and the score at the ending stated it's using Autodesk Beast (a lightning engine?) - made me chuckle

 

[Soriku]

So we will be seeing even more mobs than DS2? :/

Hopefully this time they create a battle system that can manage groups well enough.

 

[Stone Ocean]

Hopefully this time they create a battle system that can manage groups well enough.

Either that or give us a Zweihander as a starter weapon

Whatever works!

 

[Unknown One]

Perhaps the shotgun is for mobs.

 

[SniperHunter]

When is e3??

 

[abstract alien]

When is e3??

Early june

 

[Copenap]

I didn't know NDA's applied to the reporting of leaks.

How are you supposed to report on the leaks when you signed that you are not allowed to talk about the game before a certain date?

 

[galvenize]

This game makes me moist.

 

[Dr. Kitty Muffins]

Putting "Souls" anywhere in the title and stressing a relation to the two Souls series is instant sales. The fanbase for the Souls series is frickin rabid.

 

[TheNamelessOne]

All you talking about guns breaking the fiction - you do know that FROM made a King's Field-esque game called Shadow Tower with guns in it right? I said it last page, but it's more probable that the game is a sequel to that than to Souls games.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shadow_Tower_Abyss

 

[Bunta]

I had to google what a mindflayer was and got this:

which immediately reminded me of these from Demon's Souls:

hype!

Spoiler

I hated those things ;_;

I just died 3-4 times to those things, screw those things.

 

[Uncle Rupee]

FROM made a King's Field-esque game called Shadow Tower with guns in it right? I said it last page, but it's more probable that the game is a sequel to that than to Souls games.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shadow_Tower_Abyss

This looks nothing like Shadow Tower Abyss, which were first person dungeon crawler type games. Why do you think they would make a sequel to that, when the Souls games are so hot right now?

 

[Imbarkus]

I just died 3-4 times to those things, screw those things.

The black phantom ones towards the end of the tower were a pain too.

 

[Psycho_Mantis]

5000 posts in a day, from a few screenshots.
We have found GAF's Game of the Generation.

Well Demons and Dark Souls were many people's game of the generation.