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Dark Souls II - First review
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semiconscious
Member
SILENCE!
I understand the long shot in a PS4 release, but do not crush my hopes and dreams!
You really should at least play Dark Souls 2. I mean the story is not at all important it's the experience that makes it worth playing.
Thursday War
Banned
HYPED AS FUCK
TEARS
Bluekaveli
Member
So they gave both Dark games higher scores than Demon Souls? Don't know if I can take them serious.
Interceptor
Banned
before souls games were 'cool' / after souls games were 'cool'...
That´s what i thought. ^^ Prime exampel of how public anticipation can influence the score. .
Pocky4Th3Win
Member
My wife has three weeks to beat Symphonia Chronicles before the PS3 is locked down.
Happened for the first Dark Souls too. Just compare the Famitsu score for it with the one for Demon's Souls.before souls games were 'cool' / after souls games were 'cool'
Well, objectively Demon's Souls boss design is lesser. But that is to be expected from a first installment of a series.
DXLelouch153
Banned
does it have multiplayer mode
she can be Collete(or whoever) and you can be Loyd(or whoever)
Pocky4Th3Win
Member
Deadly Cyclone
Pride of Iowa State
Will a newcomer be able to play this?
There is no string attached between Souls games, so yes.
Pocky4Th3Win
Member
From what I understand yes, It has no direct connection story wise to the original and it's made to be more understanding for newcomers to the series.
OldAsUrSock
Banned
1.Buttons - keys, same thing. As long as the control scheme works or can be customized the game will be fine.
2.Controllers give me hand cramps.
3.Keyboard and Mouse is just better. If the game does proper keyboard and mouse support then I can map actions to my mouse and macro-keys on my keyboard for combos or easy access.
Funchameleon
Banned
before souls games were 'cool' / after souls games were 'cool'
Exactly. It's pretty meaningless beyond "well they probably haven't fucked it up entirely"
Meh, most reviewers were discovering the game like we were at the time.
Kinda like the guys at Sony who passed on publishing it in the West, it goes something like this:
(1) Pick up controller
(2) Walk forward
(3) Die
(4) Okay, walk forward...you try and pause to ask the guy standing there at the booth to help...No pause. die.
(5) WTF is this shit?
(6) Die
(7) Die
(8) Da Faque?
Here is the juncture, either you put down the controller and say, welp, that's that...its shit..unplayable, or you keep playing
If you keep playing'
(9) Oh, shit! I get it! HOLY EFF BALLS THIS GAME IS AMAZING
So, if a reviewer game Demon's a lower score, I don't hold it against them. It was hard to know exactly what you were playing back in those days.
GayForMaster
Banned
HYPED AS FUCK
LOL that's great.
I've never beaten demon yet, but I'd like to try demon then dark before this.
Audioboxer
Member
HYPED AS FUCK
Yes!
I'm always puzzled by posts like these..I mean even the devs themselves say it's a hard game. DS isn't exactly flawless either because there's more than enough bullshit in there, although still a great game (and yes I've completed the game a couple of times too..)
You'll be disappointed. These guys only put the first game on PC 10 months after the console versions because of a petition and they did a straight port with very limited customization. It was essentially the console game ported to PC exactly, including its complete reliance on using a dual analog controller to be effective.
I have huge doubts that any of that will change with DSII except maybe they'll actually add some of the DSFIX .ini tweaks as options in DSII so that we won't have to have DSIIFIX.
(who am I kidding. We will still need/want a DSIIfix)
legacyzero
Banned
Why are you not on Steam yet?!
Fbh
Member
THIS.
I know people hate it when someone says that the souls franchise isn't that hard because it sound like "you are trying to show off " but that's not it.
The souls franchise truly isn't that hard. If we go by pure "finger skills" and "fast reflexes" I'd say stuff like Ninja Gaiden 1 or even 2 are harder (even on warrior difficulty), or you know Super Meat Boy or Hard Corps Uprising.
But the souls franchise is just a game that demands the player to use observation and take things slowly. If you go running around like you are Kratos then of course it will be hard because that's not how it was designed to be played. Do that and it's really not that hard.
One thing I love about the souls franchise is that your experience as a player with the game is more important the in game experience point. You go somewhere, die but then you learned about that area and that oponen so it shouldn't happen again.
Stuff like Ornstein and smough are hard, sure. But every time you die you learn a bit about the boss and by the end you realize that there are several ways to defeat them-
Plus it has an easy mode. Seriously, just summon people. Every single boss in the game is literally a joke if you summon 2 people to help you (as long as they are not trolls)
HYPED AS FUCK
lmao
AlienKebab
Neo Member
SL1 deprived naked playthrough here I come.
In other neat
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Prepare to Casual guys.
I already wrote it down on my list of PS4 games to buy, along with GTA V, The Last Guardian and Journey.
Amazon just adds placeholder dates to cover their asses, truth is no one knows right now except for From.
Going off of their statements and what is listed on their website, we should expect the PC release within March.
The Incredible Muffin
Member
HYPED AS FUCK
hahahahaI really want the PC version
Any release dates confirmed?
Also do you need to play the first one to enjoy the second one?
Psycho_Mantis
Banned
I wouldn't read too much into 1 score form a random mag. Lets wait till we get see the overall picture. Not that I care. Had Demons before any score came out and have DS2 pre ordered even if it reviews poorly which is unlikely.
Screaming Meat
Unconfirmed Member
before souls games were 'cool' / after souls games were 'cool'
The Souls Series: Now with 8% more 'cool'.
one recent interview said that is "weeks" away and not "months" so march is still not a sure date.
Garcia
Member
Convenient is the key word for me. I like how it sounds for Dark Souls.
Praise the fast travel. I just want to get better at the game, not waste hours repeating the same corridors killing the same enemies over and over again just because I made a mistake.
Lost Izalith is a fucking practical joke. Either that or it's just one of the best examples of how to get lazy in the late stages of a game's production. Insufferable mess indeed.
Praise the fast travel. I just want to get better at the game, not waste hours repeating the same corridors killing the same enemies over and over again just because I made a mistake.
Lost Izalith is a fucking practical joke. Either that or it's just one of the best examples of how to get lazy in the late stages of a game's production. Insufferable mess indeed.