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Dark Souls II |OT| The Dark Souls of Dark Souls
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Switched from restricted to non.... got summoned right away.
*sigh*
If only I had known at midnight.
I'm in the US, to answer your question.
(Spoiler about a...I don't know how to tag this. Mid-game enemy spoiler I guess)
Sorry, I can't remember.
he's having a picnic, why would you attack him?
I just got mine and I think it is amazing.
- The statue is really well made with excellent quality and attention to detail. It also feels very sturdy.
- The cloth map isn't as "thick" of a cloth as I was expecting but it's still something that you could hang on your wall and it does look good.
- I haven't managed to listen to the soundtrack yet but so far from the game it is sounding great.
- The tin case looks fantastic. I really like the look of it and it is great quality. It houses the game and soundtrack cd so that's nice.
- As for the game itself, I haven't had enough time with it to give a very good analysis but I'm really liking it so far. The environments are beautiful and the sound design is really good too. The animations are very smooth although it does feel a little weird at first. I have the 360 version and so far I haven't noticed any problems with screen tearing or the framerate.
All in all, for $120 USD I'd say it's a great package. Definitely worth it to me.
watch ur hp get healed a bit
Yeah, please give proper context to your spoiler tags folks, so that people have some idea what they're about to highlight.
The perfect Dark
Banned
Victory achieved
I feel good
I feel good
AzureSkies
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Dark Souls II is pretty much a sequel to Demon's Souls.
KingGiddra
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Has anyone found a merchant that can absolve sin? I hit an NPC with 3-4 arrows from a distance and he ended up aggroing him by mistake.
enigmatic_alex44
Whenever a game uses "middleware," I expect mediocrity. Just see how poor TLOU looks.
why can't you return it did amazon decline your request? Maybe they can send you a regular copy of they are out of BA edition?
DoubleTake
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Its finally in my 360. Shop I preordered from didnt have the Black Armor Edition so i said fuck it and downgraded to regular. Cannot wait any longer 40% installed :]
Psycho_Mantis
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No.
haha watching my cousin play it that's the impression I got and the only experience I really have with the series is 2-3 hours of Demon Souls. He was dying constantly.I was like "I thought you knew how to play these games".
ipitydatfu
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that new game feel. omg my heart
KingGiddra
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I totally get that feeling while playing this. It's much closer to DeS2. The world feels less connected and the combat is closer to a DeS in my mind.
I'm loving every second of this game so far. I'll hold off final judgement until I beat it, but so far it's on par or better than DaS in nearly every regard.
DownLikeBCPowder
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I really, really want to play this.. but bills.. NO...
I'm not a fan of breaking my weapon before I can repair it. who thought this is a great idea? I hope, there'll be a weapon repair box again.
the lock-on feels horribly delayed at times. I R3'd an enemy but the blue ball didn't show up and so I clicked again. unfortunately, it locked on and off quickly when I was about to back up a bit - which resulted in getting brutally stabbed in the back.
the lock-on feels horribly delayed at times. I R3'd an enemy but the blue ball didn't show up and so I clicked again. unfortunately, it locked on and off quickly when I was about to back up a bit - which resulted in getting brutally stabbed in the back.
Metalingus5150
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I got summoned, killed one enemy and my duty was fulfilled. Also getting summoned is ALOT faster.
KingGiddra
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Buy Repair Powder. It's fairly cheap. There's only been 1-2 areas so far that I've needed to use powder in. The zones are usually pretty well paced. (Bonfires autorepair all gear.)
KingGiddra
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I would suggest trying a different area. There are multiple paths through this game, moreso than Dark Souls I.
oh, so you only need to repair at the blacksmith (or powder) if it's broken? ok, that might not be so bad. my weapon broke, because I was helping as a phantom a lot (was saving up for that pharro's stone-thingy) - but if it resets the durability at the bonfire, that's totally ok with me.
blainethemono
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Left analog feels kind of weird using a Dual Shock 4. It's like, when walking forward I have to tilt the stick a fair bit towards the left for it to register a slight turn. Doesn't seem to be the same for turning right though.
didn't know you could examine
the tree!
theSlacker
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why can't you return it did amazon decline your request? Maybe they can send you a regular copy of they are out of BA edition?
Oh I can return it for a refund easily. There are no more Black Armor editions available though so can't exchange it. So now looking around to see if any other stores have it in stock, but don't really want to order online from other places since most don't have as good of a return policy as amazon if I get another wrecked one.
I really got to stop ordering limited things from amazon since every time I do it comes in some really bad folded cardboard thing that just crushes everything instead of an actual box.
Oh that's interesting, I thought this was the only area to do at the moment. Will try exploring then.
FrankWza
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bestbuy has them available for in store pickup.
Make sure you aren't in the Champions Covent. You should still see messages, but all the white signs and your soap stone will be disabled.
KingGiddra
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The boss you are talking about was my 6th boss, and I had at least 3 other routes to take with an additional boss in the same area that I couldn't figure out how to get to again.
Really nice write up, thanks for posting
Thank you!
Yes. But if you upgrade a broken weapon at the blacksmith, it will not auto repair it. I'm pretty sure it did in the first game right?
Same thing happened to me, I died a LOT on this boss until I finally found somewhere else to go.
Fahrenheit
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Loving this more ans more did just kinda bang my self though
Boss Spoilers
Boss Spoilers
Killed the Last Giant and instead of going to level up with the 10k ish souls he drops I went exploring with the key he drops. Well I found that dude that rides the griffin. Died fighting him and dropped the souls in the boss room. While I'm sure I could beat him if I spent enough time on it I just didn't feel like it. Even popped a effigy if only to see if I could summon someone to help. No summon signs by the gate. Well time for a break anyways
yeah, I did that too - lol! thought, I'll save some bucks by just upgrading it, but no! it's upgraded but still broken. I'm pretty sure that worked in dark and demon's souls.
theSlacker
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Nothing close to me. May take a drive out to a far one tomorrow though.
Carrying a torch is what creates the dynamic shadows. All of their demo videos had the character holding a torch to show off that lighting effect. Holding a torch DOES create shadows that didnt exist before, almost by magic.
Turning down the brightness just makes the game look better. The character and enemy models reflect more light than the terrain, so that they are easier to see in dark settings, if the brightness is too high they look crap.
Have yet to play the game, but did read most of the thread already, so some comments:
If you really want to know more, PM me. I suggest not, though.
Also, regarding all characters, think read somewhere there is an item
The last 2 days had a lot of people complaining about the "lightning" gate (areas too illuminated, some places being too barren/uninteresting/gray), early bosses too easy, too many bonfires, enemies not respawning after being killed 15 times, From's reuse of some assets from previous Souls games, and apparently some (but not major) performance issues on the consoles. Seems there was (still?) some network issues that prevented some persons to invade/summon allies.
Aside of that, almost no one complained about the gameplay itself. Rather the contrary: several persons have reported to have a great time so far. So, sounds like a Soul's game, alright.
Regarding this white armor character
Don't know if he's going to be important later, but he was relevant in the past, and apparently drops a good weapon. I personally won't kill him.
Also, regarding all characters, think read somewhere there is an item
(ring?) that let you know the "thoughts" of characters/enemies. Not sure how it works and if it works with everyone.
The author receives a bit of health as reward, I think.
Recap:
The last 2 days had a lot of people complaining about the "lightning" gate (areas too illuminated, some places being too barren/uninteresting/gray), early bosses too easy, too many bonfires, enemies not respawning after being killed 15 times, From's reuse of some assets from previous Souls games, and apparently some (but not major) performance issues on the consoles. Seems there was (still?) some network issues that prevented some persons to invade/summon allies.
Aside of that, almost no one complained about the gameplay itself. Rather the contrary: several persons have reported to have a great time so far. So, sounds like a Soul's game, alright.
Deeps monsters unite!
eot
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Nice writeup. I hope there's eventually something like O&S that just kicks your ass though.
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