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Dark Souls 2: Scholar of the First Sin announced for PS4/XBO/PC - April 2015
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Duxxy3
Member
Can't do a souls collection because Sony owns Demon's souls. Remaking DaS would be a huge undertaking.
FF Seraphim
Member
Glad I waited. Now lets see if we get the lighting effects we were shown the first time DS2 was presented. However, I feel Bamco is still going to cheap out on it.
RiccochetJ
Gold Member
Will double dip. Between this and Bloodborne, I'm pretty happy about the first half of 2015 right now!
SolidSnakex
Member
Danny Dudekisser
I paid good money for this Dynex!
Well, I'm in for the PS4 version. I didn't play Dark Souls 2, so I'm curious to check it out. Though I imagine it'll be a little tough to go back to after Bloodborne hits. I might be FROM-ed out at that point.
Krusenstern
Banned
Hahaha!
Good thing I haven't bought the game yet. Now I can enjoy it with updated visuals, just like it was supposed to be. And all DLC is also included.
Good thing I haven't bought the game yet. Now I can enjoy it with updated visuals, just like it was supposed to be. And all DLC is also included.
fredrancour
Member
Wow. I didn't even intentionally put this game off for this long. I guess I'll wait til next year and just get this version.
CountAntonius
Member
This is the worst part of it all.
There really is no reason for doing this on PC. Everyone should just get that graphical update and bump in online players numbers. If there is more story content then charge us a DLC price. I really hope they don't try to charge existing owners full price for this.
Poimandres
Member
Now I win, because I didn't waste money on an inferior product. I waited and demanded more and I won
Actually you don't win! Nobody wins!
From the trailer/screenshots, it doesn't look like this matches up to the original "vision" for the game. Environmental complexity was reduced, and the original lighting was removed and shows no signs of returning. Sure, you might get a couple of new effects but don't expect it to look like the TGS trailer.
JudgmentJay
Member
Is it written somewhere that DX11 version people will be on their own? Both versions will have the exact same content... the only difference will be the graphics. I don't see why they'd need to split the community.
Like others have said, the DLC (which is included in this) is really, really well done, and reminiscent of the first game. And even barring the main game's faults, the game is utterly packed with content. I would also argue that the main game has some standout parts in comparison to previous entries, and that fans are waaaaaaay to apt to forget DkS1's faults. A simple example that I particularly like is that DkS2 finally made sorcery not the go-to easy mode as it was in DeS and DkS1. Bosses finally have good resistances, and because stats are defined differently and rings are less game changing, magic users actually have interesting risk/rewards. User accessibility is improved for the most part too, although the white sign soapstone is mysteriously more cryptic to acquire, for some reason.
DkS2's main issue is that it often feels less immense and complex than DkS1 in its world design, and its narrative is excessively convoluted. Whereas a playthrough through DkS1 excluding any youtube lore videos would still leave you the ability to make rich interpretations about the game's ending, DkS2's "piecing the parts" through rare and/or extremely rare item drops is frustrating and not particularly satisfying, since many of the game's themes feel half-assed compared to its predecessor.
PvP is a mixed issue; on one hand it plays with greater variety, but on the other hand it's inherently limited by a mechanic that determines matchmaking. This might be something they'll attempt to fix in this version, though.
I don't think we have actually seen what the next-gen version will look like yet, but that's why I said earlier I'm waiting for confirmation.
There are two versions now, DX11 version and DX9 version, and the video barely looked special at all. If that's the way it looks, I'll skip it altogether.
Also just because they scrapped an old version doesn't mean it's gone. It's very possible they saved all that extensive work they did and will re-implement it into a version that can actually work on new systems. I'm not sure why people think scrapping the version necessarily means they threw it in the trash or something
Crimsonclaw111
Member
Let me guess, they aren't even gonna fix the Soul Memory shit?
DX11 will allow the summoning of 5 phantoms rather than 2. Thats why they will have to be split.
Duxxy3
Member
I'd say go ahead and get the DLC. Seems better liked than the base game.
Poimandres
Member
Oh, I was under the impression the video was from the next-gen version.
JudgmentJay
Member
The additional summons is part of the 1.1 patch, which all versions get. That has nothing to do with DirectX...
Bet it was. Godrays looked different than what I remember. Lighting as flat as ever. Mark my words.
I'm not sure! If that is the next-gen version it's completely fucking LOL, so I'll skip it too
CountAntonius
Member
abstract alien
Member
That quote makes it seems mostly cosmetic, unless I'm not understanding I correctly. Not that I'm complaining, because Bloodborne looks really good. I'll be picking it up day one.
Stairouais
Member
I expect it to be sub 30fps on console.
AwakenedCloud
Member
It'd be silly for it not to be... But at the same time, it doesn't look much different from what I remember haha.
JudgmentJay
Member
That doesn't explicitly say that the 6 player thing is "DX11-exclusive." It's poorly worded at best. I'd be extremely surprised if the 6 player online wasn't part of the 1.10 patch and instead an exclusive thing. That would make absolutely no sense.
Laurentius
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H5SKh
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Poimandres
Member
I'm not sure! If that is the next-gen version it's completely fucking LOL, so I'll skip it too
Yeah, I was thinking godrays were different and there are glimpses of new content as well right?
Basically, I think what you see in the trailer is what you're going to get. Go back and watch the TGS trailer and weep for what could have been. At least most developers aren't bothering with cross-gen derpery anymore.
Deified Data
Banned
To be fair I never envisioned myself playing DSII again after Bloodborne's release so my opinion of this announcement really has no further bearing on my desire to play it.
Cameron122
Member
Aw man a Miyazaki Souls Tactical Rpg would be sick.
Valkyria Souls.
darkistheway
Member
I had planned to go back and finish all the DLC at some point but a shiny PS4 version is just the ticket. I think I'm just about ready to retire my 360 - DS2 DLC was going to be its last gasp.
FrostuTheNinja
Member
So glad I waited. Awesome news.
The Dutch Slayer
Member
IF the lighting is back from the fist few trailers last gen day 1 if not wait for sale.
Omnipunctual Godot
Gold Member
I'll still be playing Bloodborne when this comes out, but I may pick it up when it is cheaper.
CountAntonius
Member
Well it would make about as much sense as just trying to sell upgraded graphics as a new sku and including everything else for free on the existing version.
ok im kinda pissed off about this.
All up to the dark souls 2 pc release there was so much speculation on the lighting and enchanced graphics being in the pc version. It came out and didn't have any of it but still looked decent and played fine so the world went on spinning.
Now we are back again to SPECULATING ABOUT THE GODAMN FUCKING LIGHTING in the pc version. Seriously? I thought that was over with. Godamnit From.
All up to the dark souls 2 pc release there was so much speculation on the lighting and enchanced graphics being in the pc version. It came out and didn't have any of it but still looked decent and played fine so the world went on spinning.
Now we are back again to SPECULATING ABOUT THE GODAMN FUCKING LIGHTING in the pc version. Seriously? I thought that was over with. Godamnit From.
Cameron122
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OmegaDL50
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Sleeping Dogs
Basically the Definitive Edition is the same premise as this game. Basically a revised updated with improved graphics and new content.
JudgmentJay
Member
Alright, that settles that.
Still, it doesn't mean it will split the PC playerbase. They could easily just place a cap on how many people you can summon depending on which version you're playing. I think it's a little rash to assume that they're going to split the playerbase between the two PC versions. Not saying that it's not possible, but it's a pretty big assumption at this point.