Dark Souls II "Curse" Trailer
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Well, SSAO is a lighting effect in principle.
What looks so bad about it?
Outright Villainy
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God I hated that Bartholomew trailer. So glad I didn't see it before playing the first game or it might have put me off and given me completely the wrong impression of the tone of the game.
OT: New trailer is fantastic, probably the best I've seen for any of the games yet. HYPE.
Star Falcon
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Art looks fantastic.
Just done my pre-order, pump it up!
Just done my pre-order, pump it up!
Ha! can you imaging lighting it and that giant thing pops out underneath you?
I'm so hyped for this game I can barely wait. BARELY.
H_Prestige
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masterkajo
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I am really not a fan of spider, let alone giant spiders. I avoid games with them or mod them out (Skyrim Spider->Bear mod FTW) But if there is one game where I am willing to face them, it is Dark Souls II.
something looks off with the graphics. Looks like ps2 graphics at times. Art direction looks weaker than DaS. They are showing too much maybe?
The video title does say X360/PS3 so that's probably why it looks bad. From wants a constant 30fps and that means making concessions.
I don't see anything wrong with the art direction. IMO it (the art direction) looks better than DS1.
This trailer makes it look on par with Deep Down.
AlphaDragoon
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Katana users rejoice!
Yeah, saw this in the trailer and rewinded like three times to make sure I looked at it correctly. XD
Aw yiss.
MasterRain
Neo Member
I didn't play demon's souls, so what was the difference? Dark souls was kinda stock fantasy I guess, lots of dragons, skeletons, a hydra, knights, lots of minotaur like things etc.
well, I don't agree. I think it lacks some finesse. I'm not saying the final game will look bad, but going by this trailer and the screens I've seen so far I think it looks quite a bit worse than DaS, both in terms of aesthetics and execution. Hopefully I'm wrong.
Come on now... Seriously?
H_Prestige
Banned
What am I supposed to be seeing here?
A Samurai Sword.
jim2point0
Banned
Ok.... I absolutely hated the camera positioning in this trailer. It really didn't make any sense to me. Other than that, the graphics look on par with the other 2 games. I'm not sure why anyone would expect any different.
Krusenstern
Banned
I barely ever say that a trailer hypes me but this one absolutely does hype me.
Spectacular trailer. I got the old Souls feeling again!
Spectacular trailer. I got the old Souls feeling again!
SargerusBR
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Transcription of the dialogue:
"Perhaps you've seen it, maybe in a dream...A murky forgotten land. A place where souls may mend your ailing mind.
Long ago in a land far to the north...A great king built a great kingdom, i believe they called it...Drangleic."
"The mad will never be forgiven...Foolish human."
"We Undead will never die...You'll go Hollow instead, become one of them."
"We need the Abyss."
"Your wings will burn in anguish, time after time. For that is your fate...The fate of the cursed."
"Perhaps you've seen it, maybe in a dream...A murky forgotten land. A place where souls may mend your ailing mind.
Long ago in a land far to the north...A great king built a great kingdom, i believe they called it...Drangleic."
"The mad will never be forgiven...Foolish human."
"We Undead will never die...You'll go Hollow instead, become one of them."
"We need the Abyss."
"Your wings will burn in anguish, time after time. For that is your fate...The fate of the cursed."
only if it's directed by andrei tarkovsky
SargerusBR
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One other interesting thing, the Japanese version of the trailer shows that it got a CERO D rating which is the same of Mature in the West. Maybe ESRB screwed up?
The Dark Souls II site is showing a T rating now too, I think it must have actually been reclassified some time between E3 and now.
indigo-cyclops
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Glorious, simply glorious. What's more to say? CAN'T WAIT! Another beauty for FROMSouls GAF.
Krusenstern
Banned
It's still rated PEGI 16 in europe just like the previous Souls games.
God damn, I can't stop watching this trailer over and over again.
God damn, I can't stop watching this trailer over and over again.
blood/gore seems to be the same.
just less boobs.
and therefor "only" a t rating in the us.
it is.
go play it.
and demon's souls too.
hey_it's_that_dog
benevolent sexism
No, but play it.
You better watch your mouth.
you mean a ninja sword. Clearly.
Krusenstern
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Purely from a lore/story standpoint not necessary. There could be some related things in the sequel which people with enough background knowledge would immediately recognise. Don't expect some straight continuity in the story though.
But if you want to get familiar with the combat mechanics I wouldn't say no.
Apart from that I would recommend Dark Souls to everyone who likes challenging RPGs and dark fantasy settings. This game is the epitome of this generation's dark fantasy RPGs in my humble opinion. The game makes you addictive as soon as it clicks with you and you only sink into the world and atmosphere.
I still highly recommend playing the first game. It's an exceptional and awesome game.
EvilKatarn
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Open your eyes!
SargerusBR
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That staue on the left...Is that Gwyn?
D Bo Chops
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That staue on the left...Is that Gwyn?
Nice spot! It looks a lot like his greatsword and the statue overall looks like the one seen in anor londo. Damn I can wait to stomp on these monsters in the trailer.
That staue on the left...Is that Gwyn?
Seems to be wearing similar bracers with those bangles as well, shaped like bangles.
SJRB
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D Bo Chops
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With all the "bad graphics" talk... the thing the new style is missing for me is the "shinnyness/reflectiveness" of the armour. The metal armour sets look drab compared to DS1. Although in the trailer it was mostly dark areas where no actual sunlight may have been reflecting.. We will see. Day one either way.
indigo-cyclops
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It's not required from a story perspective, I'd say...Maybe indirectly. But it may be a good idea to play it and get used to everything it does.
Dictator93
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Very true.
The armor in Dark souls looks so good due to the good specular values and the environ mapping on them (especially evident in firelink shrine).
Let's hope we see some of that in DS2
SargerusBR
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Clothes don't match exactly, but I guess it could. My guess is it's the great king the lady in the intro is speaking of.
What if the Great King is the Firstborn?