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Dark Souls II |OT| The Dark Souls of Dark Souls
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are you sure that's when it goes live?
You start out with a lot of INT but also two weapons that are already +1 so, you know. Weigh it. (The cost of the shards alone would be around 3200 to level up two swords like that at the start. That doesn't include finding/buying them and the actual costs of the upgrade ... once you find a blacksmith.)
But the "right class" is up to each person.
Curious to hear if anyone's playing Sorcerer and what they think of the supposed improvements to magic this time.
iRAWRasaurus
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spent an hour and a half trying to figure out which way to go. Soo good 
it goes live at 12 PST so 3 EST
XANDER CAGE
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nah son
JumpJeff84
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So it's 12:00pst then? Guess I'll begin. downloading if I'm still awake in an hour
killertofu
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UGHHHHH WHY ISN'T THIS RELEASING TOMORROW on PC
From what I'm hearing, sorcery/pyromancy is pretty good.
I'm currently having a crisis and not sure what class to pick lol. I think I might go for a Moonlight Greatsword / Battlemage build like in DkS1, though I was hampered by keeping Str/Dex low. Then again, the stat requirements for it now are higher, so I might be OK:
18 STR
18 DEX
18 INT
18 DEX
18 INT
A
Also I hope no one's going to hamper me about spoilers about the MLGS being in. It's a From staple and was in the past two Souls games besides.
With this, and probably some sorcery usage, I think Swordsman is the way to go for min/max?
Deified Data
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I suppose some of you are probably playing right now, aren't you? This is where I get off, then. I'll check back in tomorrow after I've played a bit and made some progress.
If you want to go str/dex/int, then yeah, swordsman is a fine choice. or just start sorc and raise the melee stats that you'll need.
Big confession. I'm triple dipping.
CE, black armor, and now the digital.
Keeping CE sealed, may resell it if the market for it is good and recoup cost.
Oh, it had a certain kind of fanservice.
This female reminds me of that chick from The Grudge.
Sanctuary
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I've only been playing it for an hour so far, and I'm not sure what to think. The beginning area is not flattering at all to look at unlike the previous two games, and the stone/rock or whatever it's supposed to be just looks really freaking odd.
is back, and the voice change is going to take some adjustment. It's actually pretty annoying, in an anime kind of way.
On the plus side, now I don't know who I'd consider the best in the business at CG videos. It's a tossup between FROM, Blizzard and Square for me.
Snuggly
On the plus side, now I don't know who I'd consider the best in the business at CG videos. It's a tossup between FROM, Blizzard and Square for me.
Chance Hale
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The giantbomb quick look where they go around trying to figure out what lighting torches does really shows how much has been changed. Unless it really does end up unlocking something.
Anybody interested in increasing the challenge of your first or so playthrough? I'm not interested in doing Sl lvl 1 playthroughs but I do enjoy these soft challenge rules:
- No spending of souls allowed except immediately after defeating a boss (though in Dark Souls 1 "no spending souls allowed except after immediately lighting a new bonfire" worked better)
- No rings allowed (or maybe only 1 ring allowed? it would be more interesting because if there was like a cling ring in this game you'd have to sacrifice it for other necessary benefits, with 2 slots you could manage it a lot easier)
- No magic powered weapons allowed (i,e, mellee weapons can only inflict physical damage)
I might enforce these on my first playthrough, could be interesting. Have fun Gaf!
- No spending of souls allowed except immediately after defeating a boss (though in Dark Souls 1 "no spending souls allowed except after immediately lighting a new bonfire" worked better)
- No rings allowed (or maybe only 1 ring allowed? it would be more interesting because if there was like a cling ring in this game you'd have to sacrifice it for other necessary benefits, with 2 slots you could manage it a lot easier)
- No magic powered weapons allowed (i,e, mellee weapons can only inflict physical damage)
I might enforce these on my first playthrough, could be interesting. Have fun Gaf!
Dark Phoenix
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So I got a torch, and I have no idea how to use it. All these torches, waiting to be lit.
Heh just saw someone get sooooo pissed and quit on a stream. =)
Oh yeah, Sorceror could be a good choice. It starts with one less Faith than Swordsman but has high Int already and Attunement points which I'll probably need. Hmm...
Nah, on my first play, I have no idea what to expect, so I'm gonna respect the game and play hard. Hats off if you do this, though.
Wuthering_Heights
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Oh god, the 'pumped up' emote feels so out of place in this universe.
It reminds me of a touchdown celebration or something.
It reminds me of a touchdown celebration or something.
Sanctuary
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Not noticing any screen tearing at all either on the PS3 version, and I'm spinning the camera all over the place to try to force it. It might end up happening later, but for those that were going "OMG screen tear, I'll kill myself!" can calm down, because it's probably not going to appear all that much.
InternHertz
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Doing absolutely the same thing here, brother =D
MiamiWesker
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OH MY GOD that second area you visit!
Sadly the first area clearly shows the light mechanic is broken. You can tell that area is supposed to be totally dark to make use of the torch but its completely lit in that weird look you see in the shots.
Sadly the first area clearly shows the light mechanic is broken. You can tell that area is supposed to be totally dark to make use of the torch but its completely lit in that weird look you see in the shots.
sssstententen
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Soooooo
That
Yes? No?
That
white knight sitting down against the tree....
Yes? No?
alright, played about an hour, getting some sleep
I think I am going in the right direction because enemies are around the same "level" as me
So far it still feels core DS just a different way of dealing with it all. Interesting way to get the first few items compared to 1.
I think I am going in the right direction because enemies are around the same "level" as me
Forest of Giants
So far it still feels core DS just a different way of dealing with it all. Interesting way to get the first few items compared to 1.
Lol I just stopped after dealing with that....
hope that's not solarie :/
MiamiWesker
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I found a
coffin around those two giant monsters, I got in, it showed me a cutscene of me floating away in the coffin but then I appeared right back where I started. WTF. I guess that comes into play later? Dont answer me if its a spoiler.
sssstententen
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SargerusBR
I love Pokken!
Casanova
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The starting textures and level of detail in the intro level looks noticeably worse than in Dark Souls, why is that? Like, seriously, I am having difficulty playing this game right now after all of the anticipation... I understand it's not a game designed to visually impress anyone, but I feel like this is way worse than Dark Souls 1 even. I'm not sure what's going on, really. I know this shouldn't be normal.
Like it seriously looks awful on my television - on 720p... definitely worse than Dark Souls 1 for some reason.
Like it seriously looks awful on my television - on 720p... definitely worse than Dark Souls 1 for some reason.
Take off your helmet.
Baldwin_the_First
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LOL That's the best one, yet.
He probably has armor on and didn't notice
I think I'm gonna pick this up from Redbox when I drop off Stick of Truth in 10 minutes. Going in pretty much blind, stopped playing the first Dark Souls after 40-50 hours of playing it because I got bored. Sounds like blasphemy I know, but I'm just one of those guys who it didn't click with. Willing to play this for a few days to give it a chance, I'll buy it if I really enjoy it.
Game is amazing. Our review:
http://press-start.com.au/2014/03/11/dark-souls-ii-review-ps3/
http://press-start.com.au/2014/03/11/dark-souls-ii-review-ps3/
The 9s continue. All will be 9.
KCroxtonJr
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You have a heart of gold.
Deified Data
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To allow people stuck on a boss an option to just obliterate all the enemies standing between the bonfire and the fog gate, I guess. If they're going to be that generous why not just put a bonfire in front of every fog gate? I'd actually prefer that to the enemy extinction system.
And a wallet of gold
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