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Dark Souls II |OT| The Dark Souls of Dark Souls
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Patches's Mother will be sad
IF i rememebr correctly the world is the same as Dark Souls.
So it seems that Cling Ring have made its glorious return to the game
I clenched my fist when I found it. It really comes in handy. Some bosses do huge damage
it's here, it's finally here!
added it to the queue list where you can watch if something is happening. didn't work for me, but then I realized I unplugged the internet cable. >_>
added it to the queue list where you can watch if something is happening. didn't work for me, but then I realized I unplugged the internet cable. >_>
Fahrenheit
Banned
Not sure when is last call for getting onto a USPS truck. USPS does't do the hold package at office for pick up. Not sure if I should just go buy a standard edition at bestbuy to stop the pain of waiting.
If anyone was concerned the game would be casual, based on my first couple hours, it's pretty hairy. I've died more than I care to admit. I also am obsessed with exploring eveyrthing, though.
I feel like the framerate on the PS3 is a pretty big problem right now, and I wonder if it can be improved with patches or something. It doesn't seem acceptable after they marked this as an important point to improve following the blight town stuff. Personally, I'd rather have a more solid framerate most the time then a really bad framerate in the occasional blight town, than this sort of.. almost always too low situation we have now. The times when it's 30 or above seem to be infrequent, unfortunately. At least in the areas I've been so far.
I feel like the framerate on the PS3 is a pretty big problem right now, and I wonder if it can be improved with patches or something. It doesn't seem acceptable after they marked this as an important point to improve following the blight town stuff. Personally, I'd rather have a more solid framerate most the time then a really bad framerate in the occasional blight town, than this sort of.. almost always too low situation we have now. The times when it's 30 or above seem to be infrequent, unfortunately. At least in the areas I've been so far.
The perfect Dark
Banned
Jumping with L3, seriously?
you can change it back in the options (at least in the network test you could).
Is it still well interconnected, or is it more like Demon's Souls with different branches that don't connect (except here there are no real barriers like Archstones)?
Game seems huge so far, with always more places to check out and go. It feels big, almost overwhelming at this point.
Honestly, I love everything about the game so far except the framerate (PS3). Some areas look graphically worse than others, sure, but that's not a big deal to me. What hurts is this abysmal framerate. I've been playing Dark Souls 1 on my PS3 lately, leading up to this, and I can tell you the framerate in the first game wasn't anywhere near as bad, if you don't count blight town. I love souls, I'm the biggest fanboy ever, but I have to be honest. This framerate is not ok.
early mildly-spoilerish question:
when I first meet pate, he talks about an area ahead with a door that shuts behind me. I went in and died. how do i get back in again?
Thinking of playing a Swordsman, how is its play style compared to Warrior/Knight?
Ceaseless Discharge
Banned
Are you playing from the disc or downloaded version?
downloaded.
the framerate never gets to blight town levels, that's not what I mean, it's just sorta always *kinda* bad. outdoors it tends to feel about 20ish almost all the time. indoors it gets a bit better sometimes. It's annoying and it detracts from the game, for me, quite a bit.
Sickboy007
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Yuck. L3 and R3 should't be used for basic stuff like jumping.
Nothing1016
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There are times you wish you had a shield. Especially when you get ambushed or face a strong enemy.... But the pure offensive is great. If your good at dodging and have patience, you'll be fine. I've only died like three times in 3 hours worth if gaming so far.
You can change it to the old style.
Gamble
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I feel sorry for the people trying Souls out for the first time.
LOL! very accurate
it's here, it's finally here!
added it to the queue list where you can watch if something is happening. didn't work for me, but then I realized I unplugged the internet cable. >_>
Yeah I added it, but for some reason it does not update the website :/.
I tested it with other game downloads and it stays on "Waiting" forever, even if the game has already been downloaded on the PS3
Nothing1016
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Turn right in the area with turtle looking knight. This will take you to an area with one enemy and on the right wall their will be a ladder. Go up the ladder and to the left.
What do you think about the animations and hit impact?
The perfect Dark
Banned
Thanks!
Sickboy007
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I know it, but not everyone will. Lots of people will play it with the default layout. Moronic choice, the stick's buttons aren't suitable for fast gameplay actions.
You can change it to circle, but honestly, i like it better. Having to hold circle, let go and then press it again is much harder to time that clicking L3 while running. And for some jumps, timing is more crucial than ever.
The animations are unquestionably better than the first game. The cloth physics are great and add a lot of satisfaction to all movement. Hit impact and all that is great, similar to the first game, with some differences I've noted.
For one, enemies don't necessarily get staggered if they attack your blocked shield. Also, you can block arrows without recoiling. Little things like that make the game feel a bit different, and it takes adjustment. Also, as a bandit with low adaptability, it really does take a bit to raise a shield, and this has already led to me taking hits a few times when I wouldn't have if it were DkS1.
It also seems like you can't fall as far. I've judged survivable drops a few times already based on my instincts from the first game, and I splat. So be careful about that.
Have you played Dragon's Dogma? Is it close to that? There were a lot of complaints about it but I thought it was mostly fine...
Framerate probably in the Dragon's Dogma for PS3 range, I'd say. Seems to be an apt comparison.
wow thats fucked up
Dragon's Dogma framerate only drop to unacceptable level when lot of things going on the screen, especially static-placed magic effect like bolide, and of course when fighting Ur-Dragon. But other than that it seems fine, for me at least.
It'll be fine for me then
thelatestmodel
Junior, please.
Guys, I hope this question doesn't get buried in the hype, but can anyone confirm if the game is region free on 360? I'm in Canada but my 360 is PAL.
If it's not I'll just try and wait for PC.
If it's not I'll just try and wait for PC.
I put hundreds of hours into Dragons Dogma so nice to know it won't bother me here either.
So...rather playable I guess. lol.
I thought DD mainly got bad when fighting Ur Dragon, otherwise I didn't really have an issue. I'm not that sensitive to framerate though.
Cloud Strife
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Not sure when is last call for getting onto a USPS truck. USPS does't do the hold package at office for pick up. Not sure if I should just go buy a standard edition at bestbuy to stop the pain of waiting.
Mine is also "in transit" but has arrived at my local post office
Sucks knowing it's here, but it might come tomorrow. It was processed two hours ago ffs!
Arkos
Nose how to spell and rede to
Um yes you can travel to all the regions regardless of platform/location? Weird question.
i don't know lol
The_Darkest_Red
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Still no delivery estimate from Amazon. Why does this world hate me?
Arkos
Nose how to spell and rede to
You are one of the cursed.
Boy Wander
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Not sure when is last call for getting onto a USPS truck. USPS does't do the hold package at office for pick up. Not sure if I should just go buy a standard edition at bestbuy to stop the pain of waiting.
Hey, another person from Philadelphia. Neat.
My package is out for delivery, but it's in the hands of the UPS for some reason.
Cloud Strife
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Not sure when is last call for getting onto a USPS truck. USPS does't do the hold package at office for pick up. Not sure if I should just go buy a standard edition at bestbuy to stop the pain of waiting.
Sometimes it won't register as on vehicle for delivery until 9-10am in my experience with USPS.
Is the framerate worse than in DS1 (ignoring blighttown)?
Screaming Meat
Unconfirmed Member
Aw, yiss.
we will know on april 25. i do agree: dark souls was phenomenal in 3D. cannot wait. once you go 3D you cannot go back, everything seems so flat and lifeless afterwards.
The_Darkest_Red
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Amazon CS rep:
justjustin
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Yeah wow. The game is going to be great, but after playing it a couple hours I agree the framerate on PS3 is on par with Dragon's Dogma. It even does the same thing on my PS3 where the game outright freezes for a split second every once and a while. The framerate, for some crazy reason, is unlocked, so 90% of the time the game is running at around 20fps, then when you're looking at a wall or an area without much stuff it can reach about 50fps. The point is, the picture never looks smooth-- you're always stuttering along somewhere. It's runs worse than Dark Souls on PS3, and I just played it a couple days ago.
From my perspective it absolutely is. We'll see what others say, but I think it's pretty clear.
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