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[fedexpeon]

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Sonic would like a word with you.

Sonic is unemployed bro.
He is selling his body on a street corner right now.

 

[Booshka]

Gonna skip DS2 and wait for this baby.

If you have a good PC DkS2 is worth playing, otherwise, good call.

 

[Shengar]

Just watched the demo... the visuals and gameplay are stunning. the framerate is a disaster, no exaggeration, down most of the time in the low teens and even was single digits at times.

Miyazaki really need some guys that could handle his "trademark" of framerate drop in his game lol

 

[msdstc]

Christ man, just keep it in your pants for once. We have seen nothing but a few seconds of leaked gameplay and a trailer that revealed only the setting and some very basic elements of the game.

Give other devs a chance to make something good before you go DECLARING THE GOTG . Shit is downright embarrassing.

I'll echo his thoughts having seen the 10 minute gameplay demo. hadnt even seen his post before writing basically the exact thing in my post.

 

[Jonboy]

We're calling it Bloodborne.

 

[GribbleGrunger]

Link

No, that's the leaked footage. Where is the footage these snippets were taken from?

 

[Admiral Woofington]

I'll echo his thoughts having seen the 10 minute gameplay demo. hadnt even seen his post before writing basically the exact thing in my post.

Sorry but Game of the Generation? I love Souls games as much as the next not obsessive hardcore fan, but for me at least it'll have to do my taxes and go grocery shopping for me if it hopes to beat Witcher 3 for GOTY alone.

 

[indigo-cyclops]

Just watched the demo... the visuals and gameplay are stunning. the framerate is a disaster, no exaggeration, down most of the time in the low teens and even was single digits at times.

edit if they fix the framerate, and I'm sure they will, this will be easily the best title on ps4 when it releases.

Sounds just like Demon's Souls early footage...

 

[VertPin]

Just watched the demo... the visuals and gameplay are stunning. the framerate is a disaster, no exaggeration, down most of the time in the low teens and even was single digits at times.

edit if they fix the framerate, and I'm sure they will, this will be easily the best title on ps4 when it releases.

Great to hear. I'm sure the frame rate issues will be addressed.

Ok so I just watched the E3 demo with a buddy and we loved it. Loved the fighting mechanics, weapons, visuals kick ass but the only issue that needs to be addressed are the framerate issues. The game looked to be dropping 70% of the time to about 10-15 fps. I was basically just cringing at that point. The second the demo started fps drop almost immediately and happened frequently through enemy fights and heavily at the boss battles. FromSoftware rep said they did not know about any fps drops which I don't believe, it was incredibly obvious. He said nobody else reported fps drops today.

Once again, sounds brilliant. I cannot wait to play it! Any chances the demo footage leaked, or were the both of you insiders? I would LOVE to see this footage!

 

[SOLIDDDD]

This game is gonna be good. From Software's A team has been hard at work on it for years for the sound of it. I've yet to play Dark Souls 2 but haven't heard great things. :/

 

[JasonUresti]

Just watched the demo... the visuals and gameplay are stunning. the framerate is a disaster, no exaggeration, down most of the time in the low teens and even was single digits at times.

edit if they fix the framerate, and I'm sure they will, this will be easily the best title on ps4 when it releases.

ah, I see why they don't want the general public to look at it yet. All the notes from the impressions sound great, though.

Very much looking forward to this (Sony just sold themselves another PS4) and love that, while still clearly building off the teams previous work with the Souls games, it's not a slave to those conventions and is doing it's own thing where appropriate.

 

[MediaBully]

From what I'm reading, I think Miyazaki wants to punish those who ''cheesed'' their way through the Souls series. Prepare to be overwhelmed. Liking this more and more.

 

[GorillaJu]

I'll echo his thoughts having seen the 10 minute gameplay demo. hadnt even seen his post before writing basically the exact thing in my post.

Look as a huge fan of the Souls series, I've been on a high since the reveal and I think what we've seen so far looks exceptional. And knowing who is at the helm, I expect it to be top, top quality game play.

But let's not do every other dev a disservice by proclaiming that <game> is going to be THE BEST GAME IN THIS 5-7 YEAR TIME SPAN. FUCK I JUST CANT SLEEP THINKING ABOUT IT OOOMMMMMGGGGG. Shit the conference isn't over. Let's put our pants on one leg at a time.

 

[Cyrano]

Sonic is unemployed bro.
He is selling his body on a street corner right now.

Or just for reconstructive surgery... =/

*sigh*

No, that's the leaked footage. Where is the footage these snippets were taken from?

It's unlikely it will ever be released, as that's clearly early alpha footage.

 

[Bloodrage]

Just watched the demo... the visuals and gameplay are stunning. the framerate is a disaster, no exaggeration, down most of the time in the low teens and even was single digits at times.

edit if they fix the framerate, and I'm sure they will, this will be easily the best title on ps4 when it releases.

Which is why it's a closed doors demo. Early Demon's/Dark must have been unplayable.

 

[FinalStageBoss]

Makes sense why they didn't release the game play vid, the technical issues will get picked apart. Still wanna see it so bad.

 

[Ephemeris]

The game was stuttering occasionally during really heavy action, but 1) it looked amazing 2) definitely in the vein of the Souls games (animations, item pickups etc)

Stopped me from taking pictures inside :-(

 

[Admiral Woofington]

Stopped me from taking pictures inside :-(

 

[ponpo]

Showing people ~20fps footage and causing some to boycott the game because they fail to grasp the concept of an early build doesn't seem like such a great idea. They'll probably try to polish it up and get the framerate steady before revealing anything.

Pfft I doubt the fps was that b-

Ok so I just watched the E3 demo with a buddy and we loved it. Loved the fighting mechanics, weapons, visuals kick ass but the only issue that needs to be addressed are the framerate issues. The game looked to be dropping 70% of the time to about 10-15 fps. I was basically just cringing at that point. The second the demo started fps drop almost immediately and happened frequently through enemy fights and heavily at the boss battles. FromSoftware rep said they did not know about any fps drops which I don't believe, it was incredibly obvious. He said nobody else reported fps drops today.

O..oh (._. )

 

[Charcoal]

I like the boxart.

=/

 

[Admiral Woofington]

[IG]http://2guysandablog.files.wordpress.com/2010/07/inception_movie_poster.jpg?w=590[/IMG]
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Are we going to start to Simpsons Did It now?

 

[jon bones]

Pfft I doubt the fps was that b-

O..oh (._. )

even if it wasn't that bad, we'd still have a 1000 page thread about it full of nerdrage

 

[velociraptor]

I know this game is still early but I really hope From/Sony Japan lock the framerate to 30. Nothing is worse than dropped frames and it would really hamper the experience.

 

[Cyrano]

O..oh (._. )

Yeah, no way frame drops this obvious to so many people aren't getting fixed. Although...

I know this game is still early but I really hope From/Sony Japan lock the framerate to 30. Nothing is worse than dropped frames and it would really hamper the experience.

I think we should all pray for GGPO...

 

[SDCowboy]

So are there soul gates and bonfires?

 

[Servbot #42]

From what i hear optimizations of framerate are the last thing that gets worked when developing games so i wouldn't worry about drops at this early stage.

 

[Soriku]

=/

From likes back shots.

 

[Palocca]

Interesting. Wonder if they're trying to make the environment more significant for fighting purposes? Like those were always kind of one-off things in the original games, where you got one crushing blow from above and never really did it again (because you couldn't get back up once you were down).

Did they ever go inside any of the buildings, or was there any implication of that? Or mostly just down and around through the corridors of the town? Any indication of destructible environments or climbing (climbing such as seen in Dragon's Dogma)? Also, as far as stealth was concerned, could you use corridors to avoid larger enemies (they couldn't enter them because they were too large)?

Oh yeah, multiple paths to get to the same destination? All the previous games do have a little bit of corridor repetition. Would be interesting to see multiple paths.

They did go into one building very briefly to show off the lighting. They did mention there are side routes to get to the end of the level, but it's hard to tell from the demo since it was hands off. I think the destructible environments are at the same scale of the previous games and there was no indication of having a climbing mechanic that is similar to Dragons Dogma. My guess is that running away to a smaller area from large enemies would be possible, but they didn't show anything like that.

 

[Human_me]

Oh god, sooo much hype for this game.

I want it NOW!

 

[Cyrano]

They did go into one building very briefly to show off the lighting. They did mention there are side routes to get to the end of the level, but it's hard to tell from the demo since it was hands off. I think the destructible environments are at the same scale of the previous games and there was no indication of having a climbing mechanic that is similar to Dragons Dogma. My guess is that running away to a smaller area from large enemies would be possible, but they didn't show anything like that.

Man I could hug you. If you write up an article detailing the stuff later be sure to PM me. Must read.

Seems like they're keeping it very standard, which I think will shape up well. Still using Havok for physics or was that indicated anywhere?

 

[Gammacide]

Sounds just like Demon's Souls early footage...

LOL--Exactly! That first trailer was a technical MESS, but the underlying game was undeniably brilliant. The rest is history. (This is V1ctIm, btw. Hi.

 

[Jaeger]

So woke up, and I'm trying to catch up. The hour long presser we heard about happened, but it was private?

But we do have info from an interview with Miyazaki? I hate night shift. Throws me completely off.

 

[duckroll]

From likes back shots.

Back shots help to keep the character ambiguous and makes it easier for players to imagine themselves as the person on it.

 

[DrROBschiz]

I am going to buy a PS4 when this releases. Period.

As someone who loves Demons Souls enough to comfortably claim that it is my favorite game ever, yet detested Dark Souls... This really catches my interest.

How the hell does someone "detest" Dark Souls???

The games are so similar and complimentary to one another.

I can imagine anyone who is a fan not loving all of the games.

Im not saying you wont like one more tha the other.... but cmon man.

 

[Shengar]

From likes back shots.

Demon's Souls US cover is the best among other Souls games international cover.

 

[Cyrano]

How the hell does someone "detest" Dark Souls???

The games are so similar and complimentary to one another.

I can imagine anyone who is a fan not loving all of the games.

Im not saying you wont like one more tha the other.... but cmon man.

They are very different games. Demon's Souls and Dark Souls have very different design philosophies, which speaks to the talent of Miyazaki being able to direct two games that turn out very different yet have similar basic mechanics (slashing, spellcasting - or ranged if you like, rolling).

 

[Jimmyfenix]

Need more pics..

 

[Finalow]

UMBASA ...not.

just show the fucking video from the demo? Can't wait for this game.
also #yolo strat was the best way to play souls games anyway, glad to read that.

 

[DrROBschiz]

They are very different games. Demon's Souls and Dark Souls have very different design philosophies, which speaks to the talent of Miyazaki being able to direct two games that turn out very different yet have similar basic mechanics (slashing, spellcasting - or ranged if you like, rolling).

The only feeling I had playing both was an intense desire to jump between them and I thoroughly enjoyed the differences

Made playing each one a joy and I didn't get burned out

Hence why I am super pumped that they are exploring some new ideas and directions with the next game!

 

[Booshka]

Back shots help to keep the character ambiguous and makes it easier for players to imagine themselves as the person on it.

Especially if you choose a female character, because you are still getting a Man-Back no matter how hard you try.

 

[Cyrano]

The only feeling I had playing both was an intense desire to jump between them and I thoroughly enjoyed the differences

Made playing each one a joy and I didn't get burned out

Hence why I am super pumped that they are exploring some new ideas and directions with the next game!

And some people appreciate those differences but others do not. I feel like the level design of Demon's Souls is more akin to Mega Man while the level design of Dark Souls is similar to The Legend of Zelda (the first one). But these level designs have certain tradeoffs that change the flow of the game greatly. There is a much more asynchronous feeling to Demon's Souls while Dark Souls feels largely persistent. It's why a lot of people complained about warping in Dark Souls 1.

I'm also hyped to see what new ideas Miyazaki will experiment with next and am glad that he'll have a new IP to do it in.

 

[BananaSprinkles]

Where is the video that contains the footage that was leaked?

No, that's the leaked footage.

Isn't that what you wanted?

Where is the footage these snippets were taken from?

To what snippets are you referring?

 

[Colorful Vocabulary]

more offensive and active combat style

I'm liking this the more I read.

 

[Palocca]

Man I could hug you. If you write up an article detailing the stuff later be sure to PM me. Must read.

Seems like they're keeping it very standard, which I think will shape up well. Still using Havok for physics or was that indicated anywhere?

I'm not sure what physics engine they're using. If I have time I'll ask tomorrow. Oh another thing I really liked was the feedback you get when you hit an enemy. Each attack produces a slash or splatter blood that gave an oomph to each hit

 

[GribbleGrunger]

Isn't that what you wanted?



To what snippets are you referring?

LOL. Why is it so difficult to understand? Read through my quotes carefully ...

We have some snippets of gameplay that was leaked. Those snippets of gameplay were taken from a trailer. Where is that trailer?

 

[Cyrano]

Oh another thing I really liked was the feedback you get when you hit an enemy. Each attack produces a slash or splatter blood that gave an oomph to each hit

Sounds cool. Also heard that blood sticks to the player as you kill more stuff? (or was that just because I recently saw a Drakengard 3 let's play... I don't remember if I'm hallucinating anymore, sleep lately has been weird)

Oh yeah, how amusing is the ragdolling in this one?

 

[BananaSprinkles]

LOL. Why is it so difficult to understand?

We have some snippets of gameplay that was leaked. Those snippets of gameplay were taken from a trailer. Where is that trailer?

Can you link to a post that features the gameplay footage that wasn't covered in the linked youtube video?

 

[GribbleGrunger]

Can you link to a post that features the gameplay footage that wasn't covered in the linked youtube video?

What the hell! Ok, I'm going to guess your pulling my plonker here.

 

[Fallout-with-swords]

Just watched the demo... the visuals and gameplay are stunning. the framerate is a disaster, no exaggeration, down most of the time in the low teens and even was single digits at times.

edit if they fix the framerate, and I'm sure they will, this will be easily the best title on ps4 when it releases.

Arkham Knight was almost unplayable at GDC due to framerate issues and it's running great now. These kinds of optimization usually occur near the end of development.

 

[BananaSprinkles]

Nevermind.