AFAIK you keep the class you picked but all other points are reversed.
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Dark Souls II |OT| The Dark Souls of Dark Souls
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AFAIK you keep the class you picked but all other points are reversed.
Initial impressions:
- Awesome audio
- NPCs are speaking in basically very plain american-like accents much of the time, which is totally new for a Souls game
- Controls feel right
- Graphics in terms of appearance are sometimes better than DkS1 (area around majula shrine, wow) other times pretty damn ugly (the forest of the whatever, the early area I'm in right now, very ugly)
- framerate on ps3 is a bit unsteady so far, I would have hoped for a bit more reliable framerate
There are many ways to go, and I'm having fun figuring things out and trying things.
I haven't really figured out how to properly dual wield. Is there some way to use both weapons at once in an attack?
- Awesome audio
- NPCs are speaking in basically very plain american-like accents much of the time, which is totally new for a Souls game
- Controls feel right
- Graphics in terms of appearance are sometimes better than DkS1 (area around majula shrine, wow) other times pretty damn ugly (the forest of the whatever, the early area I'm in right now, very ugly)
- framerate on ps3 is a bit unsteady so far, I would have hoped for a bit more reliable framerate
There are many ways to go, and I'm having fun figuring things out and trying things.
I found a morning star near the majula shrine by jumping up a little pathway. Nice reference to dark souls 1 where there was also one of these
I haven't really figured out how to properly dual wield. Is there some way to use both weapons at once in an attack?
Chance Hale
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Pretty much played around the tutorial area and Majula for a couple hours. I donno about the later bits, but the starting areas are gorgeous and full of color and contrast. That atmosphere just permeates through the screen. And my god I'm really rusty at the combat, feels like forever since I played Dark Souls and I didn't play enough of it to get really good.
Also, remind me again, but there aren't really any true differences from the classes other than starting equipment and stats correct?
Also, remind me again, but there aren't really any true differences from the classes other than starting equipment and stats correct?
Screaming Meat
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Don't you press triangle when you are using two weapons of the same class to shift to the proper dual style?
This just makes me two hand the right hand weapon.
Dark Souls 2 is awesome so far...I just finished the tutorial and lit the first bonfire. My explorer has a tonnne of shit I dont even know what its for and I'm pretty sure I found all hidden items so far and killed all enemies in the tutorial (not the hags.)
Supposedly , as long as you figure out how to do the dual wield
"stance"
Not very far yet, but I think it looks and feel great. Was I supposed to not be able to jump in the tutorial area? I selected the L3 option but it does not seem to work...may have to revert to the circle button?
I was going to skip the console version but Gamestop in Germany has this in their "9.99 trade in" thing so I trad ein GTA5 and New Super Mario Bros and get the game for 9.99 on Friday.
Guess I gotta go with PS3 cause that's where my friends are, which is sad cause it's the worse version
Guess I gotta go with PS3 cause that's where my friends are, which is sad cause it's the worse version
Easy way to kill him:
Wait first, let him rush to you at the fog gate and run to the left side to the crossbow thing, use it and you just have to attack once more to kill him
Fight itself is easy too, just dodge. Killed him as a sorcerer with ease.
Screaming Meat
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Bearing in mind that I haven't played this (T-T) and I'm just going from what I've read, but are you using the same class of weapons?
Just play through Dark Souls first honestly.
Try to finish Dark Souls to see if you really want DS2. No need to spend money on games that will be left unplayed tbh.
Pressing makes you 2h, holding triangle gets you to dual wield, iirc.
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Fond of the Knight. The Falconer armor is pretty sweet~
eot
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I was going to skip the console version but Gamestop in Germany has this in their "9.99 trade in" thing so I trad ein GTA5 and New Super Mario Bros and get the game for 9.99 on Friday.
Guess I gotta go with PS3 cause that's where my friends are, which is sad cause it's the worse version
So you're still getting the game after saying how you were going to "sigh the whole way through" it?
Wow this game is fucking awesome. Got my ps3 black armor edition at midnight from GameStop, its 4am now and I had to peel myself away from the game haha. Started as the deprived class and played about 3 hours, did a lot of exploring, talking to npcs, and reading item descriptions. I absolutely love the atmosphere so far and the combat feels great. I am really enjoying the voice acting and characters too.
Kiraly
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This does make the most sense. I don't know, buying a game on release and playing it through while this thread is the most active and I can partake in discussions is attractive to me. Even though I sometimes buy games right on release and play them for a night, to never touch them again.
Will fire up Dark Souls tonight again, let's see how it goes.
holding triangle makes me 2h the left handed weapon. I seriously can't figure out how to dual wield "stance".
Baldwin_the_First
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How do you choose a God? Or is it simply covenant based?
Do not worry. If this thread is anything like Demon's Souls and Dark Souls it will be pretty active for a long long time.
Need 2 weapons of the same moveset class + 1.5x the STR and DEX it takes to wield the one with higher requirements. The second part is probably what you're not meeting.
AKingNamedPaul
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Made it to the area that I have watched countless videos of people doing the beta in omg, so excited. LOVE the look of this area.
poopninjamvc3mk
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I was going to skip the console version but Gamestop in Germany has this in their "9.99€ trade in" thing so I trad ein GTA5 and New Super Mario Bros and get the game for 9.99€ on Friday.
Guess I gotta go with PS3 cause that's where my friends are, which is sad cause it's the worse version
Don't see how that's true since DF said one version has a shit ton of tearing and higher framerate or a version with no tearing and lower framerate also with better texture filtering so they're pretty much equal.
LunaticHigh
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I pre-ordered on PSN.. but i cant find the download anywhere. What gives?
Is not you, the enemy need to die to stop them respawning.
super-famicom
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Go to the game page, I was able to download from there.
PS3 version has lower framerate (don't care about tearing) and looks blurrier. Apparently it also drops frames in parts more than the 360 version.
LunaticHigh
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Only option I have is a 3mb theme. ugh.
EDIT: Turned my PS3 on and off. ITS HAPPENING.
US PSN?
I tried to add to the download queue in SEN web store but I could only "Add to cart" (for free) and after that it let me add it to the queue.
EDIT: speaking of which, is there any way to know if a game added to the queue has started/finished downloading?
Antiwhippy
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Hmmm? From the DF article it says that both have the same sharpness in resolution and textures, but the 360 has worse filtering so distant texture are blurrier.
AHA-Lambda
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oh god that sounds awful :/
That sounds awesome.
Dying should be punished.
It will be. Get gud.
poopninjamvc3mk
I sucked six dicks to get this tag.
From the DF review/screens it looks like and kinda says 360 is the blurrier one though. Otherwise that seems both versions are equal and depend on the preference of better framerate, worst textures, and extreme tearing or worst framerate, better textures, and no tearing. So technically no version is truly worse than the other, but you prefer the higher framerate of the 360 version.
Understandable.
Dragon's Dogma all over again.
My kingdom for the location of OP poison resist gear.
It can get pretty bad if you just keep dying over and over.
It can get pretty bad if you just keep dying over and over.
LunaticHigh
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Have to do OT tonight. Currently sitting on my couch watching the game download.
I have no idea what I'm going to do with myself. UGH.
I have no idea what I'm going to do with myself. UGH.
Well if there aren't any amazing chests ahead, are there any fluffy tails?
Can anyone confirm this?
Or has From truly failed us all?
If I recall correctly they said that it is twice the size of Dark Souls. I may be wrong though.
Can anyone confirm this?
all npc(s) are dead =) (again then lol)
It's really not that bad. Plus, you can get the [equipment]
binding ring very early in the game. (75% health instead of 50%)
Heide's tower may seem like a late game area, but it's not. Try to attempt it if other areas/bosses are giving you trouble.
I only use effigies if my health has dropped significantly. They aren't that common, so use them sparingly
It'd make sense. The game is massive.
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