Morrigan Stark
Arrogant Smirk
Dude I think the guy is sincere, don't be a jerk. Unless you're joking? I can't parse that ASCII.
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EpicNameBro working on Dark Souls II strategy guide, thinks it's better than DkS1
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DoubleTake
Member
NITO!
If he really thought it was a lesser game, he just wouldn't say anything.
FTFY.
Sentenza
Member
Eh. I actually have Future's Strategy Guide for the first Dark Souls, because Tony Shoupinou from Namco Bandai Europe sent one to me as a gift when the PC port thing happened, and it's more or less 380 pages, too.
sublimit
Banned
But the question is is it better than Demon's Souls?
Epic is such a great guy and we happen to share many of the same opinions about gaming in general.I'm glad that he got this job.And if he says DS2 is better than DS1 then i trust him.
Still i'm not going to watch any of his playthrough videos until i beat the game myself at least once.
Epic is such a great guy and we happen to share many of the same opinions about gaming in general.I'm glad that he got this job.And if he says DS2 is better than DS1 then i trust him.
Still i'm not going to watch any of his playthrough videos until i beat the game myself at least once.
Dude I think the guy is sincere, don't be a jerk. Unless you're joking? I can't parse that ASCII.
Well I think he's being sincere I don't think he's some shill or anything, but like other people above have stated some might take his opinion as less impartial.
Also I guess it depends what you enjoyed about the games. In terms of what I cared about for the previous two games it was like 90% PvP and the seemingly slower speed is making me not like Dark Souls 2 that much. ENB is clearly more into the single player game and 'lore' and stuff so if that is more fleshed out I'm sure he and others who enjoy that as well will think it's a better game.
Err...how could DS2 possibly be worse? They have more time to improve the engine, polish gameplay, they can reuse and recycle assets, etc. etc. The story could be worse, in theory, but the story is not really important to this franchise
It would be utterly shocking and ridiculous if the game was worse than DS1. The question really is:
Will DS2 be ENOUGH of an improvement over DS1:
To please the fans?
To bring in newcomers who didn't like demon soul and dark soul enough?
To get a 90% meteoritic rating?
To sell X% more than previous games, where X is a good enough number for you?
It would be utterly shocking and ridiculous if the game was worse than DS1. The question really is:
Will DS2 be ENOUGH of an improvement over DS1:
To please the fans?
To bring in newcomers who didn't like demon soul and dark soul enough?
To get a 90% meteoritic rating?
To sell X% more than previous games, where X is a good enough number for you?
Sentenza
Member
If it's actually better than Dark Souls, then obviously yes.
sublimit
Banned
Not necessarily.
Hmm if anyone knows for sure, tell me an I'll update the OP.
But the question is is it better than Demon's Souls?
Epic is such a great guy and we happen to share many of the same opinions about gaming in general.I'm glad that he got this job.And if he says DS2 is better than DS1 then i trust him.
Still i'm not going to watch any of his playthrough videos until i beat the game myself at least once.
He says it's better than Demon's Souls too in the second tweet:
Just pump up the agility stat then.
jim-jam bongs
Member
eh... while those lore videos were definitely something, the last thing I've seen him do was some network test/beta ramblings, where he continuously smelled his own farts with how he totally knows EVERYTHING about dark souls. now that he's involved in the development process I won't take those claims seriously.
I liked the network test though, so I'm not really worried about it to be bad either.
I liked the network test though, so I'm not really worried about it to be bad either.
sublimit
Banned
Oh interesting.I wonder what he thinks about the lore compared to Demon's since he really prefered the story of Demon's over Dark's.
The Network Test as a whole was messy on PVP but the little times it worked IMO was decently. I like what they did to the parry and the backstabs.(backstabs still being easy to achieve so maybe tweak it more) Speed was fine depending class and stats which leveling up made it better from what I managed to play. The only concern was some areas being too dark when they shouldnt be (exteriors), weight of armor and weapons felt odd which might be more animation related and maybe up the difficulty a bit as it wasnt that hard to beat the bosses.
Animations on later game footage that is newer code after the beta makes the movement look less clunkier and maybe the speed and weight will feel proper with the right visuals to back it up.
Depends on your opinion. There are people that thought Dark Souls 1 was better than Demon's Souls. I think I might be one of them but I'm not going to say it with certainty until I've beat Demon's Souls. From what I've played of both I feel boss design is better in Dark Souls. There are really cheap ways to beat the bosses in Demon's.
Poimandres
Member
Considering the quality of Dark Souls, it would be incredibly easy for the game to be worse! I'm not saying Dark Souls is a perfect game, but practically every series in existence has had entries that disappoint.
I never take for granted that a game is going to be better than its prequel!
Anyway, I believe EpicNameBro on this one. That doesn't mean it will be better for everyone, and it could be a case of new game love that fades over time. But I don't think anyone has directed him to say DSII is a better game.
Sequels often make mistakes. You must have been really picky about the games you play or just lucky, I guess. There's more to a game than a list of improvements.
sublimit
Banned
Personally i like both of them equally but i understand why many people prefer Demon's over Dark.
AHA-Lambda
Member
I can't find the guide on amazon, where can I order it from?
define cheap? there's just as many cheap ways to kill the bosses in dark souls, DkS just has more of it. you can kill capra demon without entering the fog door.
I understand why as well, I just don't agree with them.
Or just summon other people, since there's 30 summon signs sitting there at each boss door in Dark Souls.
yeah, if you like wasting 2 hours on failed summons and griefers that is. :3
indigo-cyclops
Member
Namco had some of the wiki members work on the guide for Dark Souls 1.
ENB has a knack for interpreting the lore, but it's not exclusive to him. It's all about connecting the dots. But it's definitely a great gig for him, so I'm looking forward to what he contributes.
I'm expecting DaSII to be awesome. However his opinion about the quality of the game adds nothing, since he can't say anything bad about it.
Get 2 friends DSCfix on pc version and problem solved :3
no dsfix on ps3 version. and my laptop runs dark souls on a solid 5 fps.
threetri333
Banned
This the kind of guide that spoils the trap such as the man eating chest?
sublimit
Banned
I think i prefer the lore to be slowly discovered and unveiled by the community itself rather than an official source to give it to us on a plate.
I LOVE how there are still mysteries and different opinions about many things about the story,world and characters of both games.
If anything i would love them to make the story even more cryptic and add more hidden stuff that connect various elements of the world and characters together.
Sentenza
Member
Those are the kind of guides that are supposed to tell you *everything* about a game, secrets included, and are considered a failure if they miss even the most minute detail.
Obviously they are stuff for completionists, not something people should use at their first playthrough.
ReturnOfTheRAT
Member
Certainly.
cj_iwakura
Member
It was still really well done, and has a lot of useful info.
Often? No. Not according to my definition of often, which is over 50%. If often is 10% or less, then we have no disagreement.
it is the exception and not the rule. Especially if the game director and the dev team remain the same for the sequel.
I will readily concede that If a game relies on a story, on dialogue, a bad sequel is much more likely. Same goes for movies.
Chinpoko_Master
Member
It may be better than Dark Souls, but is it better than Demon's Souls?
Chinpoko_Master
Member
You know that Hidetaka Miyazaki isn't working on this one, right? It's Yui Tanimura that take his role as the game director, though Miyazaki still supervising thing.
I know a lot of concern regarding the game. I believe that the gameplay still a top notch unless they massive changed the core thing into something else. In the end, I'm still get this regardless of ENB's opinion. If he lying in the lore, I'll have his head on a plate, and so does the community on that one.
That shit use to scare me
BennyBlanco
aka IMurRIVAL69
i've watched so many of this guys videos, he is really good at what he does. i don't think he would say that if he didn't mean it. He was pretty critical of DS2 before we knew more about it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-b91BWzLigs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-b91BWzLigs