What really? Jesus talk about ruining the game for yourself.
Dark Souls II - Graphics Comparison - PC Preview
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What really? Jesus talk about ruining the game for yourself.
PixelHorror
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It seems to be the same that the consoles use (no signs of VAC anywhere).
SeventhSon
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What is that?
CountAntonius
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From is starting to ban people ho have modified safe files.
From what I have read the combat is still p2p but the dedicated servers handle matchmaking. Which is why it's easier to connect to people but there can still be lag when playing online.
Lasthope106
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There are plenty of other companies that release cross-gen games. Metro 2033, Metro Last Light, the Witcher 2, Crysis 2 & 3, and others that I'm forgetting had versions that could run on PS3 and 360 and yet had amazing lead-on-pc versions that still drop jaws to this day.
NTSC PS3. Skybox is fucked for me too.
From has been, or at least has the capability to, ban people who are using hacked saves like that. After probably 200 hours I haven't run into a single player who is (obviously) megamuling. I hear people are using it to invade with end game gear while keeping their soul memory low. At least the megamules in DS1 didn't do anything you couldn't do legitimately.
zephervack
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eot
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Sneaky big lebowski joke
Anyway, I think From deserves some shit for the way they showed off the game earlier I think they also deserve some props for sending out the PC build and letting the press show it off quite a while in advance of release. If they were trying to hide anything they're at least not anymore.
Saw your edit too late and wound up making mine end a bit before that, but here you go.
http://a.pomf.se/mxlseb.webm
Deified Data
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They're not ruining the game for themselves if ruining the game for others is how they enjoy the game. And if my time playing the PC port of DS is any indication this chunk of the playerbase is not inconsiderable.
Garcia
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That's what I was referring to when I said Pop-in was still present in this version. It is far less noticeable than in consoles, trust me. The PS3 was a complete joke with enemies and objects popping in 1 or 2 seconds after you rotated the camera or entered a room.
On PC it's fractions of a second (thanks to HDD reading speeds).
CountAntonius
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Could be behind he was behind the wall and wasn't being rendered and the camera went through it too quickly?
Brerlappin
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Awesome work man. This looks pretty good, if it can be done on one sconce, im sure it can be modded onto all of them
YianGaruga
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Lighting/shadows like that is even in the PS3 version. When you light a bonfire for example. It's just not everywhere like in the pre-release footage.
They are banning people for glitching and using that now, it seems they did a hard sweep and will continue to do so.
Same, I'm going to start using them.
I think the most appropriate response for me is to wait until this is on sale on Steam. This isn't the product I imagined I was waiting for when I passed on the console version. This fiasco reminds me somewhat of the Aliens Colonial Marines situation.
Now, Dark Souls 2 is still a great game and I'm sure that the graphical boost to the PC version and some mods will improve things but I want to send a message to Namco Bandai and From that this kind of thing needs to stop. Marketing materials should best reflect the final product as soon as possible. I don't want to be shown a prototype engine and then not informed that, because of current gen hardware, that game is then impossible to deliver even on PC.
Now, Dark Souls 2 is still a great game and I'm sure that the graphical boost to the PC version and some mods will improve things but I want to send a message to Namco Bandai and From that this kind of thing needs to stop. Marketing materials should best reflect the final product as soon as possible. I don't want to be shown a prototype engine and then not informed that, because of current gen hardware, that game is then impossible to deliver even on PC.
Share with us your crystal ball please!
Am I missing something here? When did they confirm a next-gen version? Even if they did, why would it be upgraded?
Maybe scrapped and saved for DS3 Next Gen Consoles and PC perhaps.
Lasthope106
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One of their programmers mentioned in an interview that their new engine was built with "next gen in mind" Why would he say that? Hmmmmm
Facism
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could be some sort of occlusion going on?
Because is the engine that the company will use for the next years? .....
Is this another of the myths going around like PC version being "darker" when it's very clearly not?
Because IGN video showed absolutely no difference from PS3 besides resolution (and the difference is comparable with DS1, so I'm doubting DS2 has better assets).
Haunted
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On the one hand, I do want to see those sweet, sweet DSII webms. On the other hand, I don't want to have any more of the game spoiled for me!
aargh these decisions!
how to squander the goodwill of your fanbase in three easy steps...
aargh these decisions!
;_;
how to squander the goodwill of your fanbase in three easy steps...
CountAntonius
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Or they could just port the PC version as is and still sell a ton?
YianGaruga
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SweetJohnnyCage
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If they were to release a PS4 version that allowed us to carry the save over from PS3, I'd buy it in an instant.
Giant Bomb video shows that the Pursuer's armour is a lot more reflective and shinier than the console versions. Same with the reflections on shields and so on.
Orthogonal
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Gametrailer's preview doesn't have any new info, but it does call out the clear differences in the released version versus the previews and even calls out to Durante by name for hope.
http://www.gametrailers.com/videos/gz2upr/dark-souls-ii-pc-preview
http://www.gametrailers.com/videos/gz2upr/dark-souls-ii-pc-preview
Sure, but those are all games by European PC exclusive developers that after being successful expanded out to also doing console ports, whereas From went the other way.
mekes
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This is so strange, I know its not unheard of for games (even PC) to take a drastic drop in graphical features. I still remember Oblivion which must be 8 years ago now which had a similar lighting downgrade.
But could this mean that we are being set up for some sort of enhanced edition on PS4 or something? It seems strange they would create something, then downgrade it when there is no need to.
But could this mean that we are being set up for some sort of enhanced edition on PS4 or something? It seems strange they would create something, then downgrade it when there is no need to.
Which may be good for modding, frankly.
CountAntonius
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"Definitive Edition" is becoming a meme at this point.
Orthogonal
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There certainly seems to be a lot of speculation about that right now but there is no indication that this is the case. I would not be surprised to see a current gen port in the next 6-12 months, but I would be surprised if they re-worked and re-balanced the whole game to support the original lighting engine design. Not gonna happen. It will be a straight port of the PS360 version at best.
CountAntonius
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Was honestly a pretty half assed preview.
Actually, I posted a comparison earlier which clearly shows increased texture and shadow resolution, so it's not just rendering resolution.
heh
Phatosaurus
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So it'll still look as rough as a bear's arse in certain areas *cough*Shaded Woods*cough* just like the console version, but it'll at least run at 1080p/60FPS without a fan made patch.
I can live with that, but I'm definitely not happy with it.
I can live with that, but I'm definitely not happy with it.
copelandmaster
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Inverse kinematics glitches. DS1 had them too.
Either that or the new Morpheme based animation system has something to do with it.
SargerusBR
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But From did show a much better looking version of the game at one point. You can't fault anyone for expecting better.