Are we all just going to accept this and settle for the PC version? Seriously? After reading this entire thread, I CANNOT believe that is seriously the consensus. This is a f**king outrage.
I do not have a sufficient PC to play this. I'm sure many others don't as well. I chose to spend my money on a console to enjoy games. I'm sure many others did that too.
I spent money on Dark Souls 2 for PS3, expecting a console version matching the footage that the maker provided. I waited. Now I have an inferior version, blatantly stripped of a visual feature advertised to be a core gameplay mechanic RIGHT UP TO THIS DATE.
With no formal WARNING or EXPLANATION from From Software or the publisher!
They sold us a polished turd, are taking our money and running. WE ARE HOLDING SHINY FECES IN OUR HANDS, AND SMILING AT OUR REFLECTION.
ARE WE SERIOUSLY SETTLING FOR THIS?
Aren't any of you ANGRY at this?
We had a PLAYABLE build of the version including dynamic lighting JUST A FEW MONTHS AGO. Even though it was a beta, it was PLAYABLE.
ON PS3.
ON PS3.
Why does the general consensus on this thread seem to be:
"Oh, it's not that big of a deal. You console players shouldn't have had such high expectations. Just wait for the PC version..."
...DESPITE From Software showcasing the superior PLAYABLE console version to us MERE MONTHS AGO (weeks even!).
This is a bait-and-switch in its TRUEST FORM. We were NEVER told of this before release and we only had mere hints of it from investigations and screenshots from FANS, OF ALL PEOPLE. Like private investigators sniffing out information on their own. From Software NEVER made a formal announcement about this downgrade BEFORE release.
And the worst part is that From DID NOT, AND CONTINUES TO NOT make a statement regarding this blatant downgrade and removal of a key gameplay feature, one they TOUTED in every major press release and reveal?
THIS WAS NOT JUST A REMOVAL OF EYE CANDY.
THIS IS REMOVAL OF AN ACTIVELY-CONTRIBUTING GAMEPLAY FEATURE. A FEATURE TOUTED BY FROM AS A KEY ASPECT OF THE ATMOSPHERE AND MECHANICS OF THE ENTIRE GAME.
IMPORTANTLY, ONE THAT WAS ALREADY SHOWN TO BE PROVEN TO WORK ON CONSOLES.
There must be some action to take to FORCE From Software to make a statement about this. Their silence is equivalent to taking the money and running with it, and the majority seems happy to suck up an INFERIOR PRODUCT, which is PLAIN WRONG. This is boycott-worthy stuff.
The best goal to aim for would be re-implementing the lighting in a soon-in-the-future patch.
From Software should NOT get away with this. THIS SHOULD NOT TURN INTO THE AAA PRECEDENT FOR THIS TYPE OF BEHAVIOUR.