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[TheExodu5]

The enemy movement and hit detection complaints from Rev3 are a bit worrying.

 

[Odrion]

Huh, damn, we might get that 89 metacritic score after all!

 

[Cow Goes Moo]

can't wait!

 

[jim2point0]

I only one I care about.

That review is fake

 

[Wuthering_Heights]

Looks like another amazing entry in the Souls series.

Congrats From!

 

[Ashtar]

Metacritic of 91 I'm putting all my GAFcash down

 

[Kerned]

It's really looking like tomorrow is the sort of day that I'll have to leave work early.

 

[CMojicaAce]

PS3 version currently at 90 on Metacritic.

 

[Toxi]

EGM review. 99.9% spoiler free! If you want to be absolutely certain to avoid any spoilers, when you get to the bottom, read the score but not the Good/Bad/Ugly.

THANKS!

Wrong.

R.L Stein & Smuph is best.

Is... Is that a cardboard cutout of Gwynevere?

 

[Sullichin]

Destructoid - 9/10 http://www.destructoid.com/review-dark-souls-ii-270684.phtml
Reviewer has proof, lol. Chris Carter's great

Wow. I'm ~45 hours in and still going, not sure how much I have left though. Potentially a lot.

Interesting, IGN says it doesn't dip below 30 fps! SAY WHAT?

They're wrong unless the 360 version is a rock solid 30 which I doubt.

 

[TheLostBigBoss]

That review is fake

 

[Orayn]

They're wrong unless the 360 version is a rock solid 30 which I doubt.

IIRC both versions have unlocked framerates and the 360's is a bit higher at the cost of tearing.

 

[Kuro]

GameTrailers holding off on reviewing the online portion of Dark Souls 2 because the game isn't out yet...proceeds to review Titanfall. I don't even know what's going on over there.

GameTrailers is practically owned by Microsoft. Doesn't Microsoft own Viacom?

 

[BurnOutBrighter]

Wow this is a slam dunk. Nice to see the love for a true hardcore RPG.

 

[xir]

That seems reasonable enough to me. Looking forward to seeing how those servers hold tomorrow though.

Thanks, I can understand people's confusion, but we a have policy for reviewing all aspects of a game (trying to play multiplayer of the first The Darkness was pretty daunting) to reflect on the mechanics, modes, integration . Connectivity and the like is doubly important but also subject to change, and as we don't change are reviews like say, polygon, it forces us to make decisions like this, and hopefully the launch reports, though more transient, will help fill that void.

And no slights to the other reviewers, but I do feel it's odd to offer a score and not dabble with the online esp with the new pvp zones and covenant rings, along with the clan rings and the like. A lot to see and do still.

 

[Krusenstern]

That review is fake

I understood that reference.

 

[Quote]

Praise the sun!

 

[ironcreed]

The games can fluctuate wildly depending on how each player approaches it I've found.

Spoiler

Or really how much time you grind, but whatever.

Yeah, Kevin VanOrd played it for 60. Also, a guy I was watching stream was well over 50 hours and had not beat it yet. It's bigger than the first one.

 

[Orayn]

OXM: 8/10

http://www.oxmonline.com/dark-souls-2-review

 

[CountAntonius]

Kotaku: YES

Reviewing this game took weeks off my life, leaving me sleep-deprived, stressed and sick. Meals were skipped and at most I slept 3 hours a night. But I beat it. I won. And that sense of accomplishment, that ability to look back and see a game as an actual journey, is the heart of what Dark Souls II is. I'll be damned if it was any other way.P

Now if you'll excuse me, I need a nap.

Respect.

 

[Mentok]

Getting my copy first thing in the morning!

 

[RedAssedApe]

nice to see this type of game getting more love. hope it sells more than titanfall

 

[Toxi]

That EGM review is very nice and thorough. Pity about the torches.

Wow this is a slam dunk. Nice to see the love for a true hardcore RPG.

Fallout New Vegas is crying.

 

[RK9039]

That review is fake

That post was fake.

I'm getting more more deslucsic.

 

[Error]

These scores...

Thank you based FROM.

 

[zkylon]

nice

 

[djplaeskool]

This is looking oh so GROSSLY INCANDESCENT.

 

[TheLostBigBoss]

All these high scores make me want to dance.

 

[Auto_aim1]

These are some sweet reviews. Can't wait to get my hands on it!

 

[inm8num2]

GAF might be a little slow tomorrow as many a poster enjoys DS2.

 

[Typographenia]

The wait for the PC version continues ;_;

GO BEYOND RELEASE DATE

 

[fuzzyreactor]

Just got my copy and the majority of kids there were getting Dark Souls as well. This is the campus gamestop. only truly educated gamers.

 

[RedAssedApe]

Just got my copy and the majority of kids there were getting Dark Souls as well. This is the campus gamestop. only truly educated gamers.

higher education son. tuition well spent.

 

[djplaeskool]

All these high scores make me want to dance.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_XyAz-VCpU

 

[ironcreed]

Reviewing this game took weeks off my life, leaving me sleep-deprived, stressed and sick. Meals were skipped and at most I slept 3 hours a night. But I beat it. I won. And that sense of accomplishment, that ability to look back and see a game as an actual journey, is the heart of what Dark Souls II is. I'll be damned if it was any other way.P

Now if you'll excuse me, I need a nap.

Sounds like Dark Souls alright. Rest easy, worry warts.

 

[mollipen]

That EGM review is very nice and thorough. Pity about the torches.

Thanks!

 

[GhostWriter24]

I didnt buy Demon/Dark Souls for the gfx. This shall be mine in the morn!

 

[Beck]

Hardcore Gamer - 4.5/5

I'm annoyed my Futureshop order is scheduled for Friday. They're usually good about shipping.

 

[Cetra]

It's really looking like tomorrow is the sort of day that I'll have to leave work early.

Yeah. I'm taking a half day. If I wait any longer I'll go hollow.

 

[Aces&Eights]

GAF might be a little slow tomorrow as many a poster enjoys DS2.

No, I'll be here. Knowing that a ps4 version will be announced soon. It will. I believe. I can do this. I must do this.

 

[zkylon]

gb quicklook is up: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tv71jl9v7Fs&feature=em-uploademail

 

[Gherid__lacksGPS]

You don't review Dark Souls 2. It reviews you.

9/10

 

[Romars202129]

I'm so tickled the meta is higher than Titanfall's right now lol.

Spoiler

I know it doesn't matter, but still...

Will the sales compete though? Those Xbone sales are kinda slow... maybe.

 

[TheLostBigBoss]

Ok seriously guys, I'm so torn.

I know the PC version will be glorious, but these reviews tease me so.

Give me strength GAF, pray for me.

 

[Cow Goes Moo]

Ok seriously guys, I'm so torn.

I know the PC version will be glorious, but these reviews tease me so.

Give me strength GAF, pray for me.

double dip

or play dark souls on pc til the time comes

 

[Vazra]

Ok seriously guys, I'm so torn.

I know the PC version will be glorious, but these reviews tease me so.

Give me strength GAF, pray for me.

Double dipping wont kill ya.

 

[Orayn]

I think someone should PM a mod about adding a pithy thread subtitle.

Dark Souls II: Review Thread - "Let Hope be reborn under the name 9/10"

 

[Havel]

Ok seriously guys, I'm so torn.

I know the PC version will be glorious, but these reviews tease me so.

Give me strength GAF, pray for me.

I'm in the same boat, brother.

Be strong. Our time will come.

 

[PetriP-TNT]

I guess the MASSIVE downgrades explain the lack of 10s across the board.


Cannot wait until the PC version unlocks, maybe I should double dip

 

[RK9039]

'..Demon's Souls the spiritual successor to Dark Souls'

- Rev3.

Good job.