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[Justinh]

nice, was this better than DS2?

Yeah, I think the general consensus is that 1 is better than 2. I, at least, enjoyed it a lot more.

Great to see this get back compat.
I'd be nice if Raiden IV and Raiden Fighters Aces would get added too, for the upcoming release of V.

 

[BennyBlanco]

After enjoying dark souls with durante fix on pc, it would be hard to play this on console, and the only possible positive would be a higher player count on Xbox? Or would the pc version still have higher numbers?

5,391 playing now

5,760 today's peak

Pretty good numbers for a game from 2012.

nice, was this better than DS2?

It's the best in the series.

 

[Conduit]

nice, was this better than DS2?

Better than DkS2, yes. But not better than Demon's Souls IMO. Atmosphere and difficulty in Demon's Souls are unbeatable in whole Souls franchise ( for now ).

 

[sixteen-bit]

i wonder what blighttown runs like on BC

 

[watdaeff4]

OK Sony, do your move and bring to PS4: Demon's Souls + Dark Souls - ReDie Edition

I imagine DS1 will become part of PSNow.

Would love to se a Demon Souls remaster for PS4. Holding out hope.

 

[CenturionKei]

Better than DkS2, yes. But not better than Demon's Souls IMO. Atmosphere and difficulty in Demon's Souls are unbeatable in whole Souls franchise ( for now ).

Yeah I love Demon Souls. But I thinking it's infitley worse then Dark Souls, Bloodborne, and even Dark Souls 2. Couldn't get into it the same way I could the other Soulborne games.

 

[Rocketz]

Cool cool but I kinda want that alt cover for the day one edition.

 

[Facism]

If i had a Xbox one, i'd be preordering this so fast she'd be telling her mates I was a shit lay.

 

[Finalow]

I wouldn't recommend to play the console version at this point, but if you are pre-ordering DkS3 and for some strange reason you haven't played the first one yet, definitely give the game a try.

Spoiler

then play the pc dsfix version

Whats next, are we gonna post that Matthewmatosis video and start the cycle anew?

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you forgot people posting ''dark souls 2 hitboxes are garbage'' gifs, or the beautiful responses like ''it clearly was a design choice!"

regardless, From has been very consistent in delivering great dlcs so, season pass or not, I'm expecting the same thing to happen with this game.

 

[SlipperyFishes]

They mean the code will ship 7-10 days after DS3 launches.

 

[Dunkley]

Blighttown was GPU heavy because From Software used too many light source in that area (although why this is a resource hog I don't know since it was running a defered renderer), they should have culled the lights far ahead because they provided no purpose as they were dim enough to not matter.

Then there's hopefully performance improvements to look forward to, thanks for explaining it!

 

[Hypron]

Yeah I love Demon Souls. But I thinking it's infitley worse then Dark Souls, Bloodborne, and even Dark Souls 2. Couldn't get into it the same way I could the other Soulborne games.

I wouldn't say it's infinitely worse but it's also my least favourite. Still a great game though.

 

[shortsFortallPeople]

Blighttown was GPU heavy because From Software used too many light source in that area (although why this is a resource hog I don't know since it was running a defered renderer), they should have culled the lights far ahead because they provided no purpose as they were dim enough to not matter.

But wasn't the PS3's GPU a little bit worse than the 360s? The game performs better there than on the 360 so maybe im missing something.

 

[Pajamas]

Does this mean you will have access to the game on Xbox One if you already purchased the game digitally on the 360? The phrasing in that announcement makes it seem like you only get it if you pre-order Dark Souls 3...

 

[.la1n]

Does this mean you will have access to the game on Xbox One if you already purchased the game digitally on the 360? The phrasing in that announcement makes it seem like you only get it if you pre-order Dark Souls 3...

Yes you'll have access if you already own it. The codes are for the original 360 digital license, nothing more.

 

[Bizzquik]

What'dya bet Dark Souls BC goes live a week from today - the same day Microsoft holds its press event.

 

[Chromium.Wings]

They mean the code will ship 7-10 days after DS3 launches.

I don't think they mean the code will ship a week after DS3 launches, but rather that it will ship a week after you pay for it. At least I hope so, and I hope the BC launches at around the same time (because that isn't a guarantee just because the code is sent out), because I've never gotten to play Dark Souls 1.

 

[Kastrioti]

I'm not preordering Dark Souls 3 digitally but will a physical copy of the game be backwards compatable anytime soon or is this just digital?

 

[The Real Napsta]

I'm not preordering Dark Souls 3 digitally but will a physical copy of the game be backwards compatable anytime soon or is this just digital?

I don't think they've ever made one work and not the other.

 

[LlamaJohnson]

Seriously, I have these same questions. I dont know why they word these things so oddly.

 

[JohnnyFootball]

I wonder if this has a chance at having performance improvements on XB1. I'm sure a lot of console players would love to have a smooth-running Blighttown for a change.

Considering even the PC version struggles to run Blighttown I wouldn't get my hopes up.

 

[Korosenai]

Is this coming out anytime soon?