Kamina
Golden Boy
I have to disagree. They dont look too blurry to see in my opinion.
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Dark Souls II - Graphics Comparison - PC Preview
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A bit spoilery, I bailed out 60 seconds in, wish I did it even sooner.
I know the writing is rubbish, but the faces of the characters could be more defined.
a secret-boss
Banned
Is there a way to transfer ps3 save to PC like using USB flash drive
Sentenza
Member
Hard to say without knowing if those files are using the same format.. But chances are it will not be the case.
The lighting (or shadowing?) looks pretty good during this portion, no? It was pretty dark once the character falls into the water
The lighting (or shadowing?) looks pretty good during this portion, no? It was pretty dark once the character falls into the water
I thought that too. Also the
big meat boss thing
It's definitely got improvements over DS1.
Can't wait for Durante's article.
Ugh, they did nothing for the ugly fog doors it seems. Just flat and bland with few actual fog effects. Demon's souls did it right with the translucent refraction effects.
Also, am I the only one who thinks the most deadly and dangerous enemies in the game are the salamanders?
Also, am I the only one who thinks the most deadly and dangerous enemies in the game are the salamanders?
Deified Data
Banned
Guy looked like he was going out of his way to die in many instances. Those jumps in Shaded Ruins were especially foolhardy.
No. They're hax. I think they slowed down their fire spit rate in the new patch though.
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TrueMenace
Unconfirmed Member
Textures look really nice IMO. But the biggest factor is that 60 FPS. For a Souls game, that is HUGE. I'm super excited to play.
I just hope that the game can be modded and we can start a Nexus mod community for it to get like graphical mods in it.
Edit:
YouTube doesn't show 60FPS. You only get to see the texture improvements in that video if I'm correct. Go watch the Giant Bomb one which is in 60 FPS in their own video player.
I just hope that the game can be modded and we can start a Nexus mod community for it to get like graphical mods in it.
Edit:
YouTube doesn't show 60FPS. You only get to see the texture improvements in that video if I'm correct. Go watch the Giant Bomb one which is in 60 FPS in their own video player.
Metalingus5150
Member
Someone from Tumblr who I follow, who does videos on Dark Souls and such by extracting files from the discs said that Nxyos mod tool will have support for Dark Souls 2. I have no idea what Nxyos mod tool is.
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TrueMenace
Unconfirmed Member
Hellkite Drake?
Also, Nyxo's mod tool?
Also, I don't believe Dark Souls 2 on Steam will be using VAC. Although it uses Steamworks which is hella weird. Could be a good thing in the sense that you can mod it w/o getting in trouble (graphical mods, not gameplay-related that can break the game).
CadetMahoney
Member
If there's no VAC or anything what's to stop cheaters?
Garcia
Member
Shaded Woods (1:40) looking fugly as usual.
Still, the PC version has a noticeable polish that improves the looks of the game as a whole. The locations look crispier and both your character and enemies are now "shiny".
10 days to go.
CountAntonius
Member
Yeah I saw that part and thought yuck...won't be spending more time there than I need to.
Wheelatron
Member
Here's a video of what Nyxo's mod tool does: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JX76rh13JWw
CountAntonius
Member
That's really cool. Would there be a way to extract your own character model?
Thankfully it only lasts about 10 minutes.
killertofu
Member
This actually doesn't look the worst?
Holdfing
Member
Yeah, Nyxo said on the xentax forums that his goal is to make a mod tool capable of reading/writing the game's archives. Replacing models and such. That kind of thing.
I've been following his progress for a while now, he just released the viewer only version. He's taking his sweet time
Other commitments, I guess.On topic though: game looks far better than the console version, IMHO. Only 1 week 2 days and 11 hours!
CountAntonius
Member
Will this game ave preloading?
If I start downloading now i may be able to play at launch.
If I start downloading now i may be able to play at launch.
It's like 6 or 7, I believe. I think steam needs 14GB for the install, in actuality.
So I would need 14Gb of free storage space on my SSD, correct? But it will be about a 6~7 GB download.
Someone on reddit said that it's about 7 gigs on PSN after it's all done installing and stuff, and with the higher resolution textures and stuff it's going to be bigger than that on PC.
Maybe Wesley or Durante can spill the beans on that, I don't imagine that's too sensitive information or covered by any NDA.
Maybe Wesley or Durante can spill the beans on that, I don't imagine that's too sensitive information or covered by any NDA.
Well, the console version is 6 or 7, certainly.
(About "spilling the beans": I agreed not to post any results of my investigation of the PC version before the article is published - sorry!)
Sorry, that was an awful post where I didn't clarify what I meant. I assume it won't be 14 GB to download, but after uncompression the full game will take 14 GB, it's simply a guess.
Exactly, but like I said, it's just what I think, not for sure.
Poimandres
Member
What about the much better frame rate, higher resolution, decreased loading times, cheaper price etc?
Orthogonal
Member
That's how I feel. Load times alone are enough to get me to switch, everything else is gravy.
-MD-
Member
Why? Even without lighting the PC version is leaps and bounds ahead of the console version simply due to frame rate and resolution differences.
Going from 20 second loading screens to 2 seconds is a massive bonus too. Not to mention can be had for much cheaper than the console version.
Garcia
Member
People already playing the console version don't mind the loading times that much. The PC version is the same game and the improvements might not be enough to some, which is understandable.
I doubt any NG++ (and above) players will even bother with the PC uncapped port. Just a small few probably would.
Listening to the Giant Bombcast, they actively loathe the load times and genuinely change their play style specifically so they may avoid them.
I dont understand, if it's your article, why you cannot speak about it before it get published?
It's an article I write, but it's a PC Gamer article. They gave me early access to the game enabling me to write it, and are paying me for it, and they set certain conditions. Which are perfectly reasonable, even though not being able to post screenshots is driving me insane
Yeah, I'm very happy I decided to wait. I'm getting a version that is substantially better in every way, and it only cost me $35.
DXLelouch153
Banned
unless we get mods or some durante stuff i fail to see any reason to get the PC version later instead of sticking with my current PS3 version
Cannon Goose
Member
The load times are terrible, what are you talking about?
Have you played Dark Souls on PC without DSFix vs with DSFix?
Dark Souls II on PC is proving to be basically equivalent to "durante stuff".
DSFix has full resolution options, AA (SMAA and FXAA), SSAO, Depth of Field, frame rate unlock, HUD disable/scaling, borderless fullscreen, and AF (though it's recommended not to use it).
DSII by default has full resolution support, texture, shadow, and effects quality, AA (though it's only on/off), two different methods of motion blur toggle (DSI had one option), AF, SSAO, Depth of field, water quality, character model rendering. It's currently unknown whether the framerate is unlocked but it supports at least 60fps (DSI is a bit buggy at 60fps, and very buggy at 120fps). I'm also unsure if it has a borderless fullscreen mode.
Realistically, the frame rate and resolution bump to at least 1080p60 will be a pretty sizeable difference from the last gen consoles 720p30(but very variable)
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TrueMenace
Unconfirmed Member
Seems like a lot of people here don't appreciate how important 60 FPS is to PC gamers.
This is what we are getting, and I'm happy. You should be pumped!
60 FPS Dark Souls II is gunna be so gravy, silky...smooth...so smooth...so GOOD.
This is what we are getting, and I'm happy. You should be pumped!
60 FPS Dark Souls II is gunna be so gravy, silky...smooth...so smooth...so GOOD.
d00d3n
Member
I remember the reduced jumping distance and occasionally falling through geometry when fast sliding down ladders when running 60fps. Did DS1 have additional bugs when you were running 120fps? What were those?
Garcia
Member
Loading times alone are the biggest selling point of the PC version.
However, I doubt anyone playing the console version right now will even mind switching to PC once the port gets released: People actively playing on X360 or PS3 (who have already reached NG+) are either used to the angering loading times or just don't even find them bothering at all. I'm not one of those guys, which is why I sold my PS3 copy immediately in hopes of a better performing version (that we fortunately got).
Realistically I can only see a very selective few double dipping for this game.