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Dark Souls II |OT| The Dark Souls of Dark Souls
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Eh, doubt we'll see anything worse in 2 than humanity/divine blessing spammers in DkS1.
Uiki
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Deified Data
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Yes, but it's reduced from the first DS I believe. Can anyone confirm?
lol yeah, this is true, I was just being a smartass. I actually think healing items are greatly balanced by their usage speed. I really hope having high adaptibility doesn't increase use speed too much.
SargerusBR
I love Pokken!
I still hope that i can download the game on PSN at PDT 12:01 am, if not i will remain like this:
saveweyard
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My hype is quickly rising...
Sanctuary
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Screen tearing sucks, but how many console games have it so badly that it's the norm through the game instead of an outlier? People bitched pretty hardcore about how Dragon's Dogma was "horrible" with screen tearing, yet that was a bunch of hyperbole since it was barely noticeable until you started quickly panning the screen around.
PC games are another story though. If a PC game has screen tearing, it's almost always going to be noticeable through the majority of the game.
PC games are another story though. If a PC game has screen tearing, it's almost always going to be noticeable through the majority of the game.
Yeah there's a damage boost, but definitely not 1.5 (?) like in DkS. Its real use is guard break.
btw remember when I posted there are no areas that feel iconic like Sen's etc? I lied. I'm playing through a huge area now that is just excellent and is by far my favorite area of the game so far. To give you an idea, it's a mix of
Sen's and Blighttown
Yes. A press of the 2H button 2H's your right weapon. Holding that button 2H's your left weapon.
How are those hype levels guys?
CountAntonius
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The original had it and I played with vsync on to get rid of it. I don't think it's like CS:GO where vsync really hampers your play. I'm just used to it on Source engine games but it's definitely there.
Also how does one handing a dual bladed weapon work?
From what I understand, you go into a different stance where you attack with both weapons at the same time and do more damage. So basically, yes.
Very nice.
Deified Data
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Seems like going into dual-wielding stance is DSII's way of 2-handing while dual-wielding, but I'm probably wrong.
This is why we have adaptive v-sync as an option with nVidia I think. It's great for something like Titanfall on 560 Ti where it can easily go under 60 FPS but not always, yet the v-sync options in-game make it kind of stuttery. Adaptive keeps it smoother in general.
Oh man, just when I feel I can't be any more hyped...
SargerusBR
I love Pokken!
GUYS, NEVER FORGET
Bandit starts with a bow, high dex, and decent strength for bow requirements. Only issues are low initial adapatability, which you can just pump, and 1 intelligence, so I hope you're not a magic fan.Hope they put those Bamco dollars into some early patches then.
I don't know what kind of class I'll play but I'm hoping to make a bow focused character.
Would be a nice change from my traditional Souls style (spear and shield for risk free poking).
Majmun
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There's something off about this game. Each time I see pictures and watch streams there's something missing that was clearly there in the previous games.
It might be the art-direction. From what I've seen so far this game is so much inferior compared to the other Souls game when it comes to atmosphere and art-direction. There seem to be so many environments with empty fields that are very ugly and low res and the vista's look underwhelming as well.
I dunno, there's just something off. Maybe it's just me.
It might be the art-direction. From what I've seen so far this game is so much inferior compared to the other Souls game when it comes to atmosphere and art-direction. There seem to be so many environments with empty fields that are very ugly and low res and the vista's look underwhelming as well.
I dunno, there's just something off. Maybe it's just me.
I would say their sin't as much "shine" as DS1 had when it came to armor,background,etc. It's flat. Alot of people assume it was due to a shift of how they developed the game on consoles this time around.
I'm betting this is the case. There will be a least an area or more where you will need a torch just like Tomb of Giants. I mean I doubt they created that torch system just to totally 100% scrap it last minute, least I hope they didn't because it's a cool idea. Just maybe not such a crazy effect the whole game. Seriously I watched a lot of videos of people playing through the Network Test and a ton of them at one point or another complained that the game was just too fucking dark everywhere. I mean you can't realy build dual wield or 2 hand if you have to carry a fucking torch all the time.
On another topic, the only thing I'm worried about is if this game will have any lack of nuance and craft of the last games. Little things like where and what items are found and the lore behind all that stuff. I mean they could just throw stuff places with little or no thought, but in Dark Souls even things like placement of certain items enhanced the story if you dug deeper into that.
And also all the interactions between the NPCs with you and each other. Like how they could kill each other or not depending on what actions you took in what order or if you just let too much time pass. Or how other characters would show up places they weren't before. The first time I turned the corner and motherfucking Frampt was there where it was just an empty pool of water before and he freaked me out was awesome. Or when I just happened to run into Quelana in Blighttown or Siegmeyer bumbling about on his own adventure. Hopefully FROM wanting to have this easy access central hub thing and everyone fast travelling around doesn't mean lack of randomly running into events like these. I mean like something different in an area the second or third or whatever time you go through it. If Frampt or whoever was just chilling in their spot the first time I went there it would have been way less cool then them showing up later in the game.
All the NPCs seemed to have their own motivations and would go about doing their damn thing while you were off on your own quests too. World felt really alive rather then just a bunch of menus with faces and a little dialog that just stand around and wait for you to talk and buy something.
Don't want to spoil myself but I can't help it, I have to watch this...Man, those screams when you die, it pierces your soul lol! I don't like the new woosh-sound when killing something and getting souls though
Geez. Looks up like a straight up PS2 game on that stream.
VanillaCakeIsBurning
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Thanks. That's probably what I'll be looking at first. I've never really looked into magic in the previous games so I don't think it'll be an issue for me.
CountAntonius
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I wonder if there is a man serpent great sword equivalent. That moveset was great though probably won't be as good since supposedly there is no more dead angling?
The perfect Dark
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Umm, no?
I hope the torch mechanic is still significant. Even as someone who plans to dual-wield the entire game my first playthrough, I'd still love to be tempted to give up a weapon so I can hold a torch in areas where that would be beneficial. It's an interesting gameplay mechanic - a cool give-and-take - and it seems like it would also be wondrous from an atmospheric standpoint.
GUYS, NEVER FORGET
Which anime is this?
Manus
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I just think streams are making the game look bad. It seems like the majority of people who have played it said the game looks great and looks way better than Dark Souls.
SloaneRisette
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>preparing to ship
YES
I am ready and not ready at the same time.
YES
I am ready and not ready at the same time.
SJRB
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Show me an example of said PS2 game. Just for fun.
Pocky4Th3Win
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I just think streams are making the game look bad. It seems like the majority of people who have played it said the game looks great and looks way better than Dark Souls.
I will agree with that after putting a few hours into it at a friends house. I'm excited about getting my copy tomorrow!
LOL @ People comparing it to a PS2 Game... Clearly they never have played a PS2 game.
Morrigan Stark
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You won't get one. It's dat GAF hyperbole again.
In my experience,
the value of the torch has been exeggerated in previews... Every time you pick one up, time gets added to your torch total. I have about 1h9 min of torch time. I've only used it in select areas. I'm still hoping for a large dark area to use it in 
Nothing1016
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Only the greatest show ever conceived by a human being...... It's the Monogatari series. First season is called Bakemonogatari.
The screen tearing of the 360 edition of Dragon's Dogma was indeed horrible. There's no way to sugar coat it. I dumped the game completely as a result.
Flat Level design for most of the part and 15fps
When was the last time you actually played a
PS2 game? Because I played King's Field IV all the way through in January and no, in no way does DkS2 look like a ps2 game.
QisTopTier
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Is psn still down? I'm trying to buy DS2 but I keep getting errors
Yeah...not a good example.
Not to mention an 'empty' world and art design (kind of like dark souls) covering the uglier sides of it.
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