Oh man I hope so... I've watched the trailer countless times already and look forward to it in HD glory!
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Oh man I hope so... I've watched the trailer countless times already and look forward to it in HD glory!
First link is the trailer. Google searching the video code brings up a site with a link to an image of the same code, which is an image of the dragon skeleton scene.
EDIT: Second video is apparently maybe more of a developer documentary. Searching the video code for that brought up this thumbnail for the video..
So, just a bit of "investigating" on the GFWL logo thing, based on the sites, so don't expect anything too conclusive.
This is Dark Souls 1. Not much to it, GFWL widely announced, making people all over the world miserable. Links to: http://www.xbox.com/en-US/live/pc
Dark Souls 2 uses a generic PC logo that links to the same site as the GFWL logo in Dark Souls' 1 site. Still, it's weird that they didn't use the same logo that they clearly knew that existed a couple months ago.
Hitman Absolution isn't GFWL and uses the better known PC DVD-ROM logo that links to nowhere. I checked about a dozen other non GFWL titles and they all had this logo.
Arkham City doesn't give a shit and doesn't say GFWL, even though its venom is pouring through its veins. I looked at some of other GFWL games sites, like Iron Brigade and Dead Rising 2, and the logo was nowhere to be found, while others like Bioshock 2 and Fallout 3 sported it with pride.
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So basically I just wasted 20 minutes
We have a full year, if not more, this time to convince them to drop GFWL.
Before we were just doing our best to get their attention and port the game over. Now we have their attention and we can discuss positive alternatives like Steamworks or DRM free that will provide more revenue in the long term.
We have time to gather some information through interviews or social networks to determine whether it is using GFWL. If it is, then we need to make petitions, spam their social network accounts, even email Garry and let them know the value in other solutions.
On a side note, does GFWL work with dedicated servers? Are there any games that use them? I'm drawing a blank.
I'm in tears :'D
Well the thumbnail for the second video says "of masks and dragons" while showing the masked assasssin, so there's that.
The oldest your age of birth can be is 1913 on the Dark Souls ii age counter when it was 1900 on preparetodie.. CAN ANYONE ELSE SEE THE CONNECTION! 13 things in Dark Souls that we know and love will be will be casualised...
oh god i can't take it need more info, i'm going insane here 
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The oldest your age of birth can be is 1913 on the Dark Souls ii age counter when it was 1900 on preparetodie.. CAN ANYONE ELSE SEE THE CONNECTION! 13 things in Dark Souls that we know and love will be will be casualised...oh god i can't take it need more info, i'm going insane here
Didn't Cliffy B tweet a pic when he visited From.......
WonkyPanda
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I think I want a wii-u version.
Why? so you and 30 other people can buy it?
Ghost_Protocol
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This is such a stunning shot, probably my favourite next to the "collapse" part.
This was the exact moment in the trailer when I started freaking the fuck out.
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COT DAMN. ICE COLD.
From didn't know better.
Achievements? That is all I got.
CountAntonius
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For From it was just the easiest, cheapest way to directly port the XBOX version online infrastructure and all. It wouldn't surprise me of they do it again.
wait... this isn't using it too now is it?
InternHertz
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Indeed, I think I watched it for 150+ times as of now.
Its incredibly easy, and cheap, to port a game over to PC using GFWL. Problem is a lot of times they don't see a return on investment since GFWL games are usually swept under the rug.
Dictator93
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That is not really true. A lot of games get a reutrn on investment on PC that us (or used) GFWL. But yeah, it definitely makes the importation of net infrastructure a lot easier
Sentenza
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Poor awareness of its reputation and about alternative options is the only acceptable answer that comes to my mind.
RockTurtle
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I think you newbies to the series should aim to have as much swag as this girl/guy duo:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5DYsQvMo2iM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5DYsQvMo2iM
This was posted before and is relevant here:
Players who think Dark Souls is too hard and unforgiving are Adventure #2.
Don't be a #2 and the game is actually easy.
that had me laughing out loud.
Very cheap and easy to port online functionality straight from the 360 version.
Not completely confirmed yet, but it's looking likely.
CountAntonius
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So who will handle the dedicated servers for these games? Namco or will it be Sony and Microsoft? As much as I like Dedicated servers they always scare me on consoles.
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Oh man..just remembered launch day in Japan for Dark. God that sucked. Not that it had to do with the actual servers, but waiting for that patch sucked.
PantherAttacks
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Love it! I had someone complain about the game, calling it trial-and-error because they fell down a hole. This fits perfectly.
Could? This will be the best video game ever created.
WonkyPanda
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Dark Souls (1) was p2p, so I don't see how they could have easily done away with GFWL on the PC version there. But with Dark Souls II having dedicated servers, similar to how Demon's Souls was run, there's no real need for GFWL on the PC version. Only time will tell what From actually does, but here's hoping they hire Durante.
They said it's a new setting though.
New storyline could still happen in the same universe, with new areas, etc. If they've specifically said its completely unrelated to DS1 and in another universe like Dark is to Demon's, then I've got to read that.
burntchomsky
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There's like no doubt...I feel that is definitely correct. It is kind of a bummer because I wanted to see where the storyline went from the first game. Still, sounds very interesting and cool.
They say unfamiliar world...that doesn't necessarily imply it's a different universe. They may be entirely unrelated. We won't know for now.
brandonh83
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I agree. Holy mother...
edit: I made a post about this in Miiverse and the "admins" deleted it like 3 minutes later. Guess no Dark Souls 2 talk on Miiverse is allowed.
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Can miiverse be accessed from in games? If so they'd disable it anyway.
cj_iwakura
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My favorite parts of Souls games:
1. Exploring new areas
2. Discovering new stories behind minimalist dialogue
3. YOU DEFEATED
No better feeling in the world.
1. Exploring new areas
2. Discovering new stories behind minimalist dialogue
3. YOU DEFEATED
No better feeling in the world.
The One and Done
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Someone one needs to put in "Thank you Based God" when he falls to his knees.
LQX
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Kind of funny....
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B006YDPU48/?tag=neogaf0e-20
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B006YDPU48/?tag=neogaf0e-20
WonkyPanda
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That's utterly stupid. "Let's just ignore the fact that everyone has a web-based device 10' from where they play this game.lol. We r so evil!"
No, they wouldn't. No one is forcing you to use Miiverse.
EDIT: Also, yes, miiverse and the web browser can be accessed in-game.
Someone one needs to put in "Thank you Based God" when he falls to his knees.
-_- that better not be a Lil B reference, don't taint Dark Souls with his name.
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Er, they purposely disabled any and all voicechat function on the 360 when the game is booted. I wouldn't be surprised if they did it with miiverse is all I meant. I don't know anything about miiverse though.
It being a prequel is a stretch.
Dark Souls 1 ends with either
the protagonist sacrificing themselves
with the protagonist walking away to let the fire burn out
how long will the fire last? The Age of Fire had already ended a thousand years prior and Gwyn sacrificed himself to prolong it; is the Chosen Undead as strong as Gwyn was?
how long would it take the fire to burn out? People have been sacrificing undead to the fires to prolong the age, so even if the Chosen Undead decided to go Dark Lord, there's no guarantee that the sun would instantly disappear or anything. No guarantee that the Chosen Undead wasn't defeated by someone else and thrown to the fire anyway.
And, besides, not everything we've been told is true.
WonkyPanda
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I don't know if it's up to the developer, or just lazyness, but you can actually stop screenshots from being posted in Miiverse (DSII being one of those). I could definitely see FromSoftware disabling that, possibly. Anyway, FS is evil enough to maybe do that, but I don't know if Nintendo would allow that (interesting to wonder).
Anyway, no point in speculating until we even get a whiff that this is coming to WiiU. It'd be a great addition, though. Sorry if I came off like a dick. Finals got me on edge.
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