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Dark Souls PC trailer [Matchmaking, new bosses, enemies, NPCs, weapons, armor, areas]

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Sullichin

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Haven't been in this thread in a while, and I see these discussions:

- Arguing over Dark Souls vs Demons Souls bosses
- Preemptive hate over the technical quality of the PC port because the director has no idea about PC development and won't say if it runs better
- GFWL hate
- People freaking out that the new content might not come to consoles (it totally will)


Am I missing anything? I'd be shocked if you can't change the resolution. Are there even any other PC games that don't let you do this?
 
Haven't been in this thread in a while, and I see these discussions:

- Arguing over Dark Souls vs Demons Souls bosses
- Preemptive hate over the technical quality of the PC port because the director has no idea about PC development and won't say if it runs better
- GFWL hate
- People freaking out that the new content might not come to consoles (it totally will)


Am I missing anything? I'd be shocked if you can't change the resolution. Are there even any other PC games that don't let you do this?
StarCraft[: Brood War]
 

Gvaz

Banned
I don't know, but I'm going to kill it and turn its soul into equipment.

2D engine from 1998. :p

Dark Souls runs on a modified version of Sony's Phyre Engine, same as Race Driver: GRID and Dirt 1-3. Dark Souls PC not having resolution options is downright implausible.
It potentially will have awesome performance, but From Software is no Codemasters.
 

Orayn

Member
It potentially will have awesome performance, but From Software is no Codemasters.

Regardless, I'll buy the PC version. I only speak for myself, but if putting up with a sub-par port is the price of future Souls games getting better ones and modding support, it's worth it.

GFWL, 30 FPS and 720p? (I don't believe the last one).

Not fucking buying this.

Don't buy it in the figurative sense. August is a long time from now, and details can change.
 

casabolg

Banned
Good news guys!

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You make it sounds like outsourcing port is a bad thing. Some porting studio's are pretty good(like Nixxes).

It isn't necessarily a bad thing but outsourced ports make people nervous because the quality can range from unplayably awful to surprisingly amazing. The thing is, even the worst PC port studio wouldn't even consider the thought of locking the resolution.
 

Orayn

Member
Sigh I hadn't thought of that... so naive and innocent.

Considering the fact that unfinished versions of the new bosses were found on the disc, and existing footage of new stuff may have been running on PS3, this is actually quite plausible.

EDIIT: Nvm misunderstood.

It isn't necessarily a bad thing but outsourced ports make people nervous because the quality can range from unplayably awful to surprisingly amazing.

Great: Deus Ex: Human Revolution

Good: Sonic Generations

Lazy: EDF Insect Armageddon

OH GOD MAKE IT STOP: Saints Row 2
 

2San

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It isn't necessarily a bad thing but outsourced ports make people nervous because the quality can range from unplayably awful to surprisingly amazing. The thing is, even the worst PC port studio wouldn't even consider the thought of locking the resolution.
Yeah, my mind can't even comprehend the thought of locking the res.
 
Considering the fact that unfinished versions of the new bosses were found on the disc, and existing footage of new stuff may have been running on PS3, this is actually quite plausible.



Great: Deus Ex: Human Revolution

Good: Sonic Generations

Lazy: EDF Insect Armageddon

OH GOD MAKE IT STOP: Saints Row 2
Has broken mouse controls and two sequels later still hasn't fixed it: Assassin's Creed II onwards
 

Sullichin

Member
No 60fps, no buy. I haven't played Dark Souls yet, and if they limit it to 30fps there's bugger-all reason to choose the PC version over console.


Locked 30 would still be better than the console versions.
Please be nice to the hand.

Anyway people have been PvPing in that Dusk cave lately, so that'd be a coincidental addition.


PVP in the dusk cave... hmm, i'll have to check that out.
 

HoosTrax

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You make it sounds like outsourcing port is a bad thing. Some porting studio's are pretty good(like Nixxes).
DX:HR was a rather good port come to think of it. I wasn't even aware that the PC version wasn't a separate branch until it was point out to me that it was ported from the console version. Mouse-driven drag-and-drop inventory, number bar hotkeys for weapons, full set of graphics options. The only bit of oddity was that the FOV options was in the gameplay section instead of graphics.
 

Derrick01

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Sigh I hadn't thought of that... so naive and innocent.

Yeah if they care so little about the PC port by making it GFWL in 2012 and now we're seeing it may not even have basic graphics options or framerate improvements, you can bet your ass they didn't develop this new content for a PC port. This was unannounced console DLC.

I just found out about the new info and I can't say I'm surprised. As soon as it was announced it would use GFWL I had a bad feeling it was going to be a shit port so I went out and bought the ps3 version cheap from a friend. I intend to finish the game this time.
 
As soon as it was announced it would use GFWL I had a bad feeling it was going to be a shit port so I went out and bought the ps3 version cheap from a friend. I intend to finish the game this time.

I'm not too thrilled about what we've heard so far either, but surely this is jumping the gun a bit?
 
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Any idea what this is?
 

Derrick01

Banned
I'm not too thrilled about what we've heard so far either, but surely this is jumping the gun a bit?

Too be honest I wasn't going to buy it on PC until it was like $10 on Steam anyway due to being GFWL. I find that part alone to be unacceptable in a 2012 PC market, but seeing this getting closer to being a total catastrophe of a port doesn't surprise me.
 

Durante

Member
It's kind of sad, but I just thought about it and I guess I'd still buy the game on PC if it's a " total catastrophe of a port", since it will still be better than the console version.
 

Akainu

Member
If this content did come to consoles would it most likely be a download, disc or both? I just bought the game and it'd be a drag if I couldn't play it.
 

Derrick01

Banned
It's kind of sad, but I just thought about it and I guess I'd still buy the game on PC if it's a " total catastrophe of a port", since it will still be better than the console version.

Will it be though? I mean I was reading how there might not even be a resolution option and talks of locked framerates. Though I guess the framerate can always be unlocked, it's happened in other bad PC ports.
 
If this content did come to consoles would it most likely be a download, disc or both? I just bought the game and it'd be a drag if I couldn't play it.

I'm betting on a re-release. There might be technical issues preventing DLC since they didn't program the game in mind for that. And the expansion plus the new online features sound pretty extensive.
 

Durante

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Will it be though? I mean I was reading how there might not even be a resolution option and talks of locked framerates. Though I guess the framerate can always be unlocked, it's happened in other bad PC ports.
Even if all the very worst rumors are true (and I still don't believe the resolution thing for a second) the game would still run at a stable 30 FPS, and I'd probably be able to force AA.

So, better, just not better to the extent that it should be.
 
What a turd of a port. I have the 360 verson and was planning on maybe building a new rig to play it on PC but even if the community stands up and fixes some of these issues it's still not a positive. I guess I'll just wait for the dlc announcement for consoles. Still really curious to see what this pvp zone is about.
 

Dariso

Neo Member
I'm thinking they are just colorfully saying that you get Artorias' armor and can dress as him.
But even still, he's a boss. I'm very confused.
yea you could be right about that although as it says on the article.
Most importantly, Miyazaki asked if we remembered Artorias the Abysswalker. Dark Souls: Prepare to Die Edition will allow people to travel through time to the past and play as Sir Knight Artorias.
Don't know if it means to play as him or to fight him as a boss.That part needs to be clarified.
 

fastmower

Member
I think you guys should just wait until the game is out before you make these decisions. A lot of this info is just rumor and speculation. Give the game a chance before you write it off completely based on rumor.
 
I think you guys should just wait until the game is out before you make these decisions. A lot of this info is just rumor and speculation. Give the game a chance before you write it off completely based on rumor.

Rumors? It was all gathered from interviews with the developer himself from multiple websites. I think it's more than enough reason to be worried.

This really seems like namco just saying put it out with as little work as possible.
 

Canova

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Haven't been in this thread in a while, and I see these discussions:

- Arguing over Dark Souls vs Demons Souls bosses

sorry but there's no argument here.

I'm the expert, I have a PhD in Demon's/Dark Soulogy and I say Demon's Souls bosses >>> Dark Souls bosses
 

Eusis

Member
While it does seem possible "fixed resolution" could be in response to textures, I wonder if fixing the resolution is because of the HUD? Though most games can scale that, and I figure it shouldn't be THAT hard to put scaling in, so... what the hell?

Eh, I'm just going to wait and see if the PS3 version gets the new stuff as DLC, or if Blighttown is a full 30 FPS. Just have to hope Namco Bandai isn't so reprehensible as to keep the new content PC-exclusive as an incentive to double dip, despite the other big angle (better performance) being utterly squandered.
 

Zimbardo

Member
i bought Ninja Blade during the Steam summer sale last year for $9.99 ...and completed it back then, but redownloaded it today to see what graphics options were included in that game.

so here are the in game graphic options from Ninja Blade (2009 From Software):

Resolution = 640x480 up to 1920x1080
Anti Aliasing = off, 2x, 4x, 8x, 16x
Screen Size = off, on (full screen/Windowed mode)
Refresh Frequency = 56hz up to 75hz
Texture = low, high
Vertical Synchronization = off, on
Frame Rate Setting = 30FPS Max, Variable (lock to 30fps or 'Variable' for uncapped FPS)
Frame Rate = off, on (toggles display of framerate in game)
Shadows = off, low, average
Overall Quality = low, average, medium

(some kinda strange settings there for Shadows and Overall Quality ...ie, 'average' and 'medium' being the highest settings?? weird)

i have 2 GTX560 1gig cards in SLI, but disabled SLI to try the game out. with 1080p and maxed settings/vsync'd ...i was getting 60fps 98% of the time. that's with 4x anti aliasing enabled and FXAA enabled in the Nvidia control panel. so performance is very good with an average graphics card.

i did notice that when using the in game vsync that the game would have some random jitter in the framerate, but would remain @ 60fps while this was happening (at least the game was reporting 60fps). to fix that, i disabled vsync in the game and enabled it via the Nvidia control panel. doing that made the random jitter go away ...or at least go away for the most part. it seemed pretty well perfect then.


so anyway ...there's a decent amount of PC settings in Ninja Blade, a 2009 From Software title, so i can't see why Dark Souls in 2012 wouldn't have something along those lines as well.

i sure hope so anyway.
 

Mxrz

Member
So. . .

- Shitty Straight console port by Namco.
- New content held hostage to try to sell the new edition DLC up to Namco.
- Mizayaki apologizing to fans.
- GFWL & People waiting for steam sales.
- Time Traveling.

Welp.
 

duckroll

Member
Morning. I just read the interviews with Miyazaki from Guardian and from Famitsu. I don't think there's much room for misunderstanding here. What he says is very clear, although it does sound weird and it seems to reflect the lack of experience he has in terms of doing PR for this sort of thing, or understanding the market.

There are a few things he makes very clear:

- The PC version of Dark Souls is a Bandai Namco Games initiative which was brought up after the release of the console version. Remember that From Software published the PS3 version themselves in Japan, while Bandai Namco requested the 360 version for the international market. This seems similar, and Bandai Namco is footing the entire bill and helping them with development as well.

- The PC version is 70-80% complete, the content is basically all at the end stages of development, with the focus being balancing and QC right now. In particular Bandai Namco has been helping them with QC and specifications.

- Miyazaki says that the base game is intended to be a straight port with no change in resolution and he specifically says not to expect 60 fps. This is probably his most controversial statement, because it does seem to suggest that it will run at a locked resolution and framerate. Until he clarifies further, I do feel that is the intended message to manage expectations.

- With regards to how big the new areas are, he mentions in the Japanese interview that if you consider each "are" as a place where you enter into a new sort of setting or situation and the game displays an area name on screen, there will be 3 of these areas being added. One of these areas in particular is something he had in mind which is based on the past history of Darkroot Garden. The actual design of the area is brand new though, and not a rehash.

- There are two questions in the Japanese interview which Miyazaki very frankly said he was unable to comment on. One is regarding any changes to PvP, to which he said that he cannot talk about it at the moment, but he implies there will be some sort of new features which will follow in the spirit of Dark Souls' experimental online nature.

- The other question was about a Japanese release for this product, to which he says he also cannot answer the question right now. Since Bandai Namco does not publish the game in Japan, it seems From Software isn't very sure about what they're going to do with it domestically at the moment. All they are focused on right now is finishing the PC version for international release, while they try to work something out for the other fans.



What I personally read from these interviews is that the ball is really in Bandai Namco Games' court here, and not From Software. They seem to have full control over all the technical and publishing elements of the PC version, and since they're paying for the development, it's probably also up to them to decide if they want to turn that into DLC as well for the console versions. On Miyazaki's part, he seems dedicated to add value to the new release, and is putting substantial effort into making it worthwhile for people looking forward to that content.

Aside from that, he seems very naive and inexperienced with regards to what PC gamers expect, and so he probably doesn't realize the backlash of what he is saying is causing. To him, he probably considers it a good thing if they can develop a PC version which is equal in performance to the console game without making compromises. He probably hasn't considered the natural advantages of PC hardware to make the game performance automatically better.

That's my two cents.
 

Yoshichan

And they made him a Lord of Cinder. Not for virtue, but for might. Such is a lord, I suppose. But here I ask. Do we have a sodding chance?

HoosTrax

Member
Are there any Japanese gaming companies that truly "get" PC gaming? Creative Assembly and Eidos are part of the European divisions of their respective companies (Sega and Squeenix), so I'm not sure they count.
 

Corky

Nine out of ten orphans can't tell the difference.
Heh what a shame, one of the most sought after modern console games finally gets a pc port and from the looks of it it genuinely is slated to be one of the worst modern pc ports.
 

Yoshichan

And they made him a Lord of Cinder. Not for virtue, but for might. Such is a lord, I suppose. But here I ask. Do we have a sodding chance?
Will still buy day one... I mean, how bad can it possibly be? 1080p@60fps is guaranteed, right?
 

Eusis

Member
Well, I hope at least resolution gets addressed, even if it's with black bars (hell, I'd stick with them because that's the "intended view", much like Witcher 2 on PC... and it's a game where I'd rather have a wider view). I can see unlocking the FPS being problematic though, but honestly just remaining 30 FPS reliably through the ENTIRE game is the very least I want.
 
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