DARK SOULS II Announced - [PC/PS3/360 - PR in OP]
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Sentenza
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Do you mean: beside how unpopular, uncomfortable and generally unreliable it is?
Indeed.
Neither do I, it would be a good thing to bring the game up to graphical standards of PC gamers though. But I'm perhaps misunderstanding what really counts for the majority of the PC audience.
Regardless, that won't prevent me from buying the game.
That's not Dante
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Will Duracell have to fix the PC version again?
MoogleWizard
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The quote in the Edge thread about the new director wanting to make the game more accessible and have a 'presence like The Elder Scrolls' is really worrying. Sounds like they are dumbing it down to get more sales (I assume presence means popularity/sales here). That also explains why the trailer looks like Skyrim Souls and not like Dark Souls.
If this is true, they're killing exactly what made the games so popular in the first place.
Another franchise down the drain...
If this is true, they're killing exactly what made the games so popular in the first place.
Another franchise down the drain...
hydrophilic attack
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The real Dark Souls starts here. This is awesome!
But Miyazaki is not directing? I wonder what that will mean for the game.
But Miyazaki is not directing? I wonder what that will mean for the game.
The online infrastructure is pretty shit, I assume that has something to do with GFWL since it works much better on console.
Dictator93
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PS3 version:
PC version:
Note: the PS3 will likely look a bit better if you play it on a TV thanks to your TV's scaler.
Don't skip it based on the online. I have played through the PC version 3 times, mostly in human form and gotten invaded dozens upon dozens of times. Never faced a hacker (atleast I assume they weren't hacking since I actually did a decent amount of damage to them)
~10 hours of arenas, haven't met a hacker yet.
Im not saying there aren't hackers out there on the PC (dozens of youtube videos) and that they could ruin the PVP experience if you do alot of it.
Don't skip Dark Souls because of those reasons.
fluffydelusions
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PS3 version:
PC version:
Note: the PS3 will likely look a bit better if you play it on a TV thanks to your TV's scaler.
It's like night and day
Cramoss
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Just like the PvP skill differences, OH SNAP.
No seriously, people that PvP on PC version are fucking terrible. It's land of the free. I'll get both versions for this reason alone.
fluffydelusions
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Can't tell if serious?
Lost Fragment
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From didn't mention Skyrim. Edge mentioned Skyrim.
Old school gameplay.
PS3 version:
PC version:
Note: the PS3 will likely look a bit better if you play it on a TV thanks to your TV's scaler.
The difference is about the same as when I remove my glasses.
Kyleripman
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If I'm reading the other thread correctly, then I think the "presence like the Elder Scrolls" line is from the journalist, not anyone affiliated with the game.
I'm a little torn on the issue. I love the difficulty the exploration, but yeah, I do think World Tendency and covenants (and online play, for that matter) should be better explained to the player. For me, the important points are difficulty and combat mechanics. As long as those don't disappoint, I don't think there's really anything wrong with explaining (not necessarily simplifying) how the more obscure aspects of the game work.
AcceptableGhost
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I played the game for 100+ hours on PC and met no hackers. I'd assume the majority of hackers left soon after release considering how boring the game would be without any challenge (and it being a primarily single player game with occasional mp interactions).
I've been lucky in that I actually haven't encountered any hackers on the PC, though I've only PvPed with maybe 5-6 people. People on the PC have actually been really friendly...for most of the duels they sent me a friendly GFWL message afterwards.
The main issue with PC is not the hackers, it's the constant failed connections.
LabouredSubterfuge
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PS3 version:
PC version:
Note: the PS3 will likely look a bit better if you play it on a TV thanks to your TV's scaler.
Second one looks too sharp and angular. Too much detail is distracting. I like the blurred and filmic quality that consoles give me at sub 30fps.
That is actually very worrying. The reason the game got so popular is its hardcore gameplay and not catering to the lowest common denominator.
Changing that now would lose them a chunk of sales. Hardcore gamers are generally better consumers, we will do research before we buy a game. If it looks disappointing, then it will lose sales. Simple as that.
Alcoholikaust
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whooooo!
I've not had a failed connection in co-op or PvP yet, lucky me
I still just go on PS3 when I want to PvP. Community is still really strong.
old manatee
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Cool. I'm still waiting on news of a patch for the pc version that fixes the graphics and sound.
I thought they said they were going to make it more accessible, and now we have to program a VCR to even play it? Those sick bastards!
Ghost_Protocol
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*sigh* yeah that wasn't my intention. I just wanted to lay the facts to let him decide.
In any case...
DARK SOULS 2! YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!
It's not a great comparison shot. This is better:
Unmodded:
Modded:
That Unmodded shot is only running at native 1920*1080 with no SMAA. It can look a lot better than that on PC if you use super sampling and/or SMAA.
You are right, besides the blurryness adds an artistic touch to the game and strengthens the atmosphere.
Game journalism...
"Its like Skyrim with guns!"
"Its like skyrim with swords!"
"Its like skyrim with actual gameplay!"
Can these guys get any more ridiculous?
Fix it yourself. They both take simple fixes.
Ridiculous excuse.
fluffydelusions
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But if smeared Vaseline on my computer screen could I achieve the same effect?
The console experience.
Just gotta configure your vsync to half refresh rate to get 30 fps.
Maybe wrap it a few times in saran wrap while you're at it.
MoogleWizard
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You're right, I misread it. Skyrim was only mentioned by the author of the article. Doesn't change that I thought 'Skyrim 2' when I saw the trailer until the Dark Souls logo came up, but I assume the trailer wasn't made by From themselves. I guess we'll see what 'more direct, less subtle and more straightforward' means to the new directors.
All the explaining they should do IMO is putting down some signs.
But yeah World Tendency should have been better explained, but the system was horrible anyway, I'm glad they ditched that.
then place in toilet
Jibbajabbawockky
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In terms of making the game more accessible, I'd be ok with them just explaining certain mechanics more, like the covenants and so forth. I've only been playing Dark Souls for a little bit now since I got it for PC recently, but having never played a Souls game before, some of the stuff that's going on is totally going over my head and if I wasn't patient I could see myself giving up on the game after a bit. Just explain things a little in the beginning a bit better or have some in game way to read up on things so you don't have to resort to reading over Wikis to figure out what you're doing wrong
And for the PC version I really hope they get some good mouse and keyboard controls, with the PC button prompts on screen. With the mouse mod and some key binding Dark Souls is very much playable with mouse and keyboard but it would be great if they made sure it played decent with mouse and keyboard out of the gate.
And for the PC version I really hope they get some good mouse and keyboard controls, with the PC button prompts on screen. With the mouse mod and some key binding Dark Souls is very much playable with mouse and keyboard but it would be great if they made sure it played decent with mouse and keyboard out of the gate.
Kyleripman
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Me too, haha. It's one of the major reasons I always vote for Dark Souls when the comparison question comes up.
The PC talk in here.
It's cool that more people will be able to enjoy the DS II experience.
I did a comparison a while back showing how much detail is in the PC version that's lost when rendering it at the PS3 resolution.
PS3: http://i.minus.com/iELU3KRfPM3d5.jpg
PC: http://i.minus.com/iba4VRNKnBWFVS.jpg
PS3:
PC:
paperspace
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No difference between sub-HD and full HD? Well certainly, if you're playing 30 feet away ...
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