fluffydelusions
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You should tell that to Sony and SE. Announcing games one year before release I mean
DARK SOULS II Announced - [PC/PS3/360 - PR in OP]
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You should tell that to Sony and SE. Announcing games one year before release I mean
Server-based multiplayer is very good news. Peer-to-peer should theoretically work for the game, but the implementation in Dark Souls certainly left a lot to be desired.
Yeah, I still think the Skyrim connections people are seeing are exceedingly shallow.
Exactly, Dragon Age 3 maybe but Skyrim? LOL
H_Prestige
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That could be Anor Londo in the future.
Misterinenja
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Well it seems to be set in the Dark Souls universe so it makes sense. And they don't own the IP rights for Demon's Souls so they already moved away from it with Dark Souls being standalone game instead of a sequel.
I actually think it should be the other way around, the more you die the easier the enemies are but buffs/hp gets lower and the loot becomes worse.
Then you do not punish noobs/unskilled as much and give the better players a greater not a easier challange.
And with great challanges come better loot.
http://www.examiner.com/article/first-dark-souls-2-platforms-multiplayer-and-other-details-revealed
I'm pretty sure Dark Souls II is a completely unrelated to Dark Souls I, setting wise.
H_Prestige
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"Unfamiliar world" does not necessarily mean new. If it's Lordran, or some other region, in the future or past where things are completely different, then it would still be unfamiliar.
I really don't think that follows from simply being "an unfamiliar world". It could be 1000 years before Dark Souls, or 1000 years later.
There's no library, or Crystal cave. Geography is bit more aggressive looking. Artistic license maybe, but the PR is saying new setting anyway.
I wouldn't dig that at all. Loot has never been a big deal. In a perfect world, the game would be like Demon's and challenging even for experience players if they drop their guard or get sloppy. The game rewarding failure would only cause everyone to breeze through it faster.
Anyway. Namco wants a big hit, so calling it Dark Souls II is a given. Sounds like they're more involved this time, to the point of parity. We'll see how it goes.
I wouldn't dig that at all. Loot has never been a big deal. In a perfect world, the game would be like Demon's and challenging even for experience players if they drop their guard or get sloppy. The game rewarding failure would only cause everyone to breeze through it faster.
Anyway. Namco wants a big hit, so calling it Dark Souls II is a given. Sounds like they're more involved this time, to the point of parity. We'll see how it goes.
Just adopt a god-hand like difficulty setting via world tendency.
The more dark the world gets the harder (Adding enemies, randomizing enemy locations, making the AI more aggressive etc . . .) the game gets but you get more souls and a better item drop rate. Also add relics which allow players to modify the world tendency (IE if I equip this relic, the game gets harder much fast).
That way the game has a lower barrier to entry and still have that difficulty everyone loves.
The more dark the world gets the harder (Adding enemies, randomizing enemy locations, making the AI more aggressive etc . . .) the game gets but you get more souls and a better item drop rate. Also add relics which allow players to modify the world tendency (IE if I equip this relic, the game gets harder much fast).
That way the game has a lower barrier to entry and still have that difficulty everyone loves.
dark_inferno
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Guys stop it... you get me too excited.
So, who's this Tomohiro Shibuya guy? Has he always been at From Software? I google'ed his name and I found a developer from Capcom with the same name, but I doubt it's the same guy, right? I KNOW I'm in the minority here, but I'm actually disappointed that we're still not seeing any sign of King's Field returning. I'm an old school From fan and I love Demon's/Dark Souls as much as the next guy, but I think the series that MADE these games what they are needs a proper/true resurrection. Honestly, I can't seem to get too excited about this one.
H_Prestige
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If they're making it easy for the masses, might as well call it Dumb Souls.
There's a few things I would like From to improve.
- Remove the Resistance stat. Utterly useless.
- Give more benefits of being in human form like Demon's souls.
- Co-op Boss rush mode / arena.
- No TWoP/Pursuers or any kind of bullshit spells that ruins PvP.
- Make dual wielding viable.
- Rebalance the poise.
- No Bed of Chaos type of boss.
- Remove redundant elemental types, hardly anybody uses Occult or Raw.
- Remove the Resistance stat. Utterly useless.
- Give more benefits of being in human form like Demon's souls.
- Co-op Boss rush mode / arena.
- No TWoP/Pursuers or any kind of bullshit spells that ruins PvP.
- Make dual wielding viable.
- Rebalance the poise.
- No Bed of Chaos type of boss.
- Remove redundant elemental types, hardly anybody uses Occult or Raw.
MarshMellow96
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Dark Souls: Assault Horizon coming fall 2016.
Castor Krieg
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GAF - PC or PS3 version?
Sentenza
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PS3. Most players and least hacked.
fluffydelusions
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PC version obviously
I'll wait for someone else to post the pretty pictures of the PC version so you can decide for yourself.Misterinenja
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Dark Souls is probably their biggest hit in years. Why the hell would they go back lol?
PC. Better in every way.
PS3.
legacyzero
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I stopped reading at "and PC's".
All I needed to hear. Dont rely on Durante this time, FROM.
EDIT: And DAMN I have to finish the first Dark Souls. I'm about halfway in, and kept getting my ass handed to me. Gotta build the courage to go back lol
All I needed to hear. Dont rely on Durante this time, FROM.
EDIT: And DAMN I have to finish the first Dark Souls. I'm about halfway in, and kept getting my ass handed to me. Gotta build the courage to go back lol
PC version obviously
That's provided you're a graphics whore. PS3 version will have a longer life due to it's community and least hacked.
darkpaladinmfc
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Nobody who has played the PC version on a decent PC would go against it.
Wanting to play Blighttown at 60fps over 15fps makes you a graphics whore now?
PC, 1080p and playable framerate.
Of course if your PC is old then consider the console versions.
Assumption. Besides you don't need to be a graphic whore to appreciate the benefits of the PC version.
Especially the framerate, it's just terrible in the PS3 version.
fluffydelusions
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PS3 -> More players during my hours. Harder to mod/cheat. Gotta keep the collection together too. I had a lot of fun goofing around with Japanese players in Dark, and I can get my visual kicks in other games.
Amazing news. Dark souls is definitely my game of this gen, I've got xcom sitting on a shelf while I find myself coming back to Dark Souls again and again. Something like 150 hours clocked and I still play several times a week. Just last night I worked on advancing my sunbro character a bit farther.
Could not be happier and will definitely get day 1 which is a rarity for me.
Could not be happier and will definitely get day 1 which is a rarity for me.
Online ran like shit for me on PC, 90% of invasions/co-op failed, even with proper firewall/GFWL settings. On PS3 I can get summoned 10 times in the time it takes me to get summoned never on PC.
While every single time I get the choice between console and PC, it's PC, I'll have to see if they do the online better on PC this time.
fluffydelusions
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Isn't this run on dedicated servers so once hey get shut down so long community.
H_Prestige
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Did they ever fix the PC's online issues?
PS3 will obviously have a far bigger player base, and most of the japanese players. Plus no hacks.
PS3 will obviously have a far bigger player base, and most of the japanese players. Plus no hacks.
Sentenza
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That's *so true* if you haven't the slightest clue of what you are talking about.
You did say pretty pictures.
Dictator93
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Or you just want the game to perform better.
15fps blighttown or 60fps blight town. Your choice
Or you just want a larger community to play with. Or you just want less hacking in your PvP.
More to the game than just framerate and resolution.
Where have you got that the PC version is full of hacks ? The larger community is a fair argument however.
Sentenza
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Oh well, I don't. Or at least I don't care.
As far as I can see an invasion/summon every couple of minutes when I'm in human form, that means there are more than enough players to keep things interesting.
And it surely isn't a good trade off with IQ and performances, anyway.
Because its always easier to cheat on PC games.
darkpaladinmfc
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Then you're missing out on an awesome level, and Blighttown isn't the only place with frame issues.
Well I won't pretend to know a percentage or anything, but the sheer amount of multiplayer hack videos that were out within the month of PC release was fairly high. It's clearly a lot higher than the PS3 ver (for obvious reasons)
Also while videos like this are pretty entertaining, I don't think you'd see such things on a PS3 version.
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