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[DoubleTake]

The moment I see how the character animates/swings his weapon will let me know if Im going to absolutely love this game like I did Ds1 and BB or if it will be just an okay addition to the series like Ds2.

The story/lore and level design is pretty much guaranteed to be amazing since Miyazaki is back at the helm.

 

[Morrigan Stark]

John Harker indeed hinted at a Miyazaki-helmed Dark Souls sequel way back:

Ahhh, Miyasaki's dark souls swan song!

This seems to imply that it's the final Dark Souls game, and that Miyazaki's back as director.

Um guys

This would imply that it's Miyazaki's last game too. Or his last Dark Souls.

? ?

 

[Zaki2407]

Ow man, many big news are either leaked or announced early before E3 (fallout 4, UC Collection, DS3 etc). So what's left for the megaton announcement?

Spoiler

The Last Guardian?

 

[Gxgear]

The sword and board is back! Team turtle rejoice.

 

[Experien]

Is it the way it was translated cause "Light sources and enemy layouts have been changed" sounds like it is an expansion to me. Expansion to DS2?

 

[mickcenary]

Holy shit it's actually real?!?!!!


Immmm soooo fuckin hyyyyyped.

Please be Miyazaki.

This would send me over the edge. He's El-fucking-Presidente now; if he's on it, it's because he wants to be and that's all I want.

 

[sappyday]

If this is real, Miyazaki isn't directing. That's quantity over quality. Bloated.

What? Dark Souls and Demon's Souls had a lot of armor and weapons to the point where some were useless.

 

[KR_remix]

So bosses transform when the eclipse happens? That boss that is transformed in the screenshots is in darkness when he is transformed then when he is humanoid it is in sunlight.

 

[Gbraga]

Eclipse... in a Dark Souls game...

Shit hits the fan. That's all you need to fucking know.

Yep

no one caught my comment a month plus ago about the apocalyptic setting

Oh man.

Oh maaaaan.

OH FUUUUUUUUUUUUCKJKDJKLJDNKD

IT'S HAPPENING

http://peterbarnard1984.tumblr.com/post/113163062955/dark-souls-2-design-works-translation

Thank you!

 

[Obliterator]

Um guys

This would imply that it's Miyazaki's last game too. Or his last Dark Souls.

? ?

I think its implying its the final Dark Souls

 

[WhiskerFrisker]

Um guys

This would imply that it's Miyazaki's last game too. Or his last Dark Souls.

? ?

Seems to imply his final Dark Souls which I am okay with. The man has a talent for creating new universes.

 

[sappyday]

no one caught my comment a month plus ago about the apocalyptic setting

OHHH SHIIT

 

[fuzzyreactor]

Art direction looks fantastic.

How does this dude churn out masterpieces so fast

 

[Alebrije]

Lava world doesn't exactly look like anything in Bloodborne, shocker but we didn't go to Hell in that game.

Yep but most of the pictures look like BB , anyway this is good.

 

[Dinda]

Um guys

This would imply that it's Miyazaki's last game too. Or his last Dark Souls.

? ?

Nah, he said Miyazaki's dark souls swan song. So that only means the last Dark Souls game he is directing. Dark Souls will probably continue with the other director/s and he will make other games (not Dark Souls) after that.

 

[Fat4all]

Art direction looks fantastic.

How does this dude churn out masterpieces so fast

Consistency.

 

[Coldsun]

Um guys

This would imply that it's Miyazaki's last game too. Or his last Dark Souls.

? ?

How do you figure? It sounds like he'll move on from Dark Souls not that he's in any way done with games.

 

[Easy_D]

Is it the way it was translated cause "Light sources and enemy layouts have been changed" sounds like it is an expansion to me. Expansion to DS2?

Nah that already happened. It's exactly what the PS4/Xbone/DX11 version is, base game with the DLC + changed enemy placement .

I'm thinking maybe it has something to do with enemies not always being found in the same spot making replays that more exciting since you'll never really know what to expect

 

[Obliterator]

So bosses transform when the eclipse happens? That boss that is transformed in the screenshots is in darkness when he is transformed then when he is humanoid it is in sunlight.

Oh shit good catch

 

[Fat4all]

Um guys

This would imply that it's Miyazaki's last game too. Or his last Dark Souls.

? ?

More like it's Miyazaki's chance to make up for the slightly disappointing Dark Souls 2.

 

[DoubleTake]

Art direction looks fantastic.

How does this dude churn out masterpieces so fast

It really is ridiculous.

 

[Easy_D]

Oh shit good catch

Oh my. That is a good catch indeed. That could explain "Light sources and enemy layouts have been changed".

When the eclipse happens, enemies change and light sources quite obviously change. And then you have these two shots:

Normal conditions:

During eclipse:

 

[Alebrije]

Art direction looks fantastic.

How does this dude churn out masterpieces so fast

He did not fear the old blood !!!

 

[pupcoffee]

I believe it is Miyazaki. I have no fucking idea how, though. We better find out during E3.

 

[Deified Data]

Very impressive for fake screenshots, kudos to the creator.

 

[Obliterator]

Oh my. That is a good catch indeed. That could explain "Light sources and enemy layouts have been changed".

When the eclipse happens, enemies change and light sources quite obviously change.

Whhhhhhoooooooaaaaaaa

GAF we may be on to something

 

[Auctopus]

Do you have a link to this interview? It should be an interesting read.

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1009135&highlight=

I made a thread about it ages ago but it didn't gain much traction.

It's a must-read for Souls fans and made me far more forgiving over Dark Souls 2. It really sounds like a lot of the staff were out of their depth and inherited a project that had to be gutted and switched about mid-development. Some of the ideas they originally had for the game were far superior to what they had to compromise with in the final product.

 

[sappyday]

Oh my. That is a good catch indeed. That could explain "Light sources and enemy layouts have been changed".

When the eclipse happens, enemies change and light sources quite obviously change.

So it will be this games

Spoiler

purple sky event from Bloodborne

but in a more extreme level? I like the sound of that.

 

[DoubleTake]

Very impressive for fake screenshots, kudos to the creator.

Wait are you joking?

 

[Ratrat]

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1009135&highlight=

I made a thread about it ages ago but it didn't gain much traction.

It's a must-read for Souls fans and made me far more forgiving over Dark Souls 2. It really sounds like a lot of the staff were out of their depth and inherited a project that had to be gutted and switched about mid-development. Some of the ideas they originally had for the game were far superior to what they had to compromise with in the final product.

Was looking for this thread. And yes, it greatly changed the way I look at the game and the dlc. But anyone who's played Kings Field knows From are capable of making a great rpg, with or without Miyazaki.

 

[CountAntonius]

Please build upon Dark Souls 2 online mechanics please Miyazaki...

This is the only thing that worries me about him being back at the helm. He likes things to be more disconnected and obtuse it seems from the online perspective.

Bloodborne not having any Soapstones for dueling made everything completely random and to my knowledge fight clubs were impossible. Now we read about having to sacrifice a body to invade another person's game which seems cool but an extra step. Also not sure why I feel if Miyazaki is back respecs will be gone completely.

 

[z1ggy]

Game, if this is real, looks a lot (art style wise) like the first Dark Souls and not so much like BB or Demons Souls. In my eyes at least.

 

[Coldsun]

Very impressive for fake screenshots, kudos to the creator.

Do you have any evidence to support the claim that it's fake?

 

[Morrigan Stark]

Oh my. That is a good catch indeed. That could explain "Light sources and enemy layouts have been changed".

When the eclipse happens, enemies change and light sources quite obviously change. And then you have these two shots:

Normal conditions:

During eclipse:

I feel dumb for not realizing they are the same place but with different times/light sources. Derp.

 

[Hey_Blinkin]

Holy hell this came out of nowhere. I didn't expect another souls type game for a long while after Bloodborne. It almost seems too good to be true.

 

[Americanmushroom]

I really don't see how they would fake these

 

[DoubleTake]

I feel dumb for not realizing they are the same place but with different times/light sources. Derp.

Holy Shit....

 

[Basketball]

OMG ECLIPSE

 

[Obliterator]

I feel dumb for not realizing they are the same place but with different times/light sources. Derp.

Yeah that is the same place isn't it? In sunlight and in the eclipse

Holy shit

 

[rhandino]

Ruin Sentinel?

 

[AmyS]

Very impressive for fake screenshots, kudos to the creator.

Not directed at you, but the idea that it's fake.

 

[BY2K]

Oh my. That is a good catch indeed. That could explain "Light sources and enemy layouts have been changed".

When the eclipse happens, enemies change and light sources quite obviously change. And then you have these two shots:

Normal conditions:

During eclipse:

So it's taking some tips from Bloodborne, then?

 

[SargerusBR]

This will probably be the main theme of the game
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLg_wp0IXoI

 

[Gbraga]

Oh my. That is a good catch indeed. That could explain "Light sources and enemy layouts have been changed".

When the eclipse happens, enemies change and light sources quite obviously change. And then you have these two shots:

Normal conditions:

During eclipse:

Are you kidding me? This is so awesome!

I'm loving this right now, can we please be right about everything?

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1009135&highlight=

I made a thread about it ages ago but it didn't gain much traction.

It's a must-read for Souls fans and made me far more forgiving over Dark Souls 2. It really sounds like a lot of the staff were out of their depth and inherited a project that had to be gutted and switched about mid-development. Some of the ideas they originally had for the game were far superior to what they had to compromise with in the final product.

Thank you as well, sir!

 

[Ricerocket]

Definitely looks legit and great art wise but surprisingly so soon, seems like it's been worked on concurrently with Bloodborne somewhere since quite a few new game mechanics are already being shown.

 

[Altazor]

Oh my. That is a good catch indeed. That could explain "Light sources and enemy layouts have been changed".

When the eclipse happens, enemies change and light sources quite obviously change.

oh my. That sounds reasonable.

 

[convo]

The Fact about DS2 is that we got the introductions out of the way, they can stop pandering to newcomers now because they can play that game first and THEN go to this game. Stop the pandering, stop being nice at all, we got it already, no need to play nice anymore, play goddamn ball and throw down already! No need for explanations at this point they can throw as much shit at us as they feel like.

 

[WhiskerFrisker]

Ruin Sentinel?

I hope not. Some bitches is what they are.

 

[littletran22]

Wait what? whats going on here? my body can't take it if true!!

 

[DoubleTake]

People were talking about time of day changes affecting the world for BB and here we have it in full effect for Ds3. From are reading our comments. Keep the good ideas coming guys.