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[KefkaPalazzo]

Yup, that looks like Dark Souls all right. Prettier I guess.

 

[H_Prestige]

They said as such in the interview that the monster probably wouldn't have busted through without the shot to the dome.

He also mentioned that other monsters would be doing some wall bustin', so hopefully there's other instances where its completely random and out of the blue.

If it's not completely scripted then wall busting has serious potential.

I did see one of those turtle guys break a pillar so it seems environmental destruction is in.

 

[Rawket Lawnchair]

Great atmosphere as always, some nice new touches in the gameplay.

 

[Phonomezer]

as I was watching this I was so scared there would be some kind of QTE button prompt to grab the bridge rope to save yourself.


Smiled as he continued to fall to his death.

edit: looks like I wasn't the only one, lol

I thought the EXACT. SAME. THING.

Bullet dodged!

 

[Screaming Meat]

im not 100% sure i understand what you are asking, but in the first you could switch between two weapons (in each hand) on the fly. in this he switches among three.

Could that explain the extra boxes on the right?

 

[artorias the abysswalker]

I can't wait for ENB's videos for sure to follow this





...the real Dark Souls 2 begins now.

 

[Åesop]

I uploaded the original HD file of the new second trailer Enjoy :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HgGDa1hLJJY

 

[sixghost]

If it's not completely scripted then wall busting has serious potential.

I did see one of those turtle guys break a pillar so it seems environmental destruction is in.

Destruction was in Dark Souls too, in a few places. Ornstein and Smough could destroy the pillars in their room. That part of the demo looked great, though.

 

[goldsoundz]

Looks catered to casual game players. No sale.

 

[commanderpepper]

I can't wait for ENB's videos for sure to follow this





...the real Dark Souls 2 begins now.

Oh man, I bet he's working on it right now.

 

[Krusenstern]

PC is confirmed in the trailer fyi.

It has been already confirmed for PC since the official website went online. I want to know if this comes for next gen consoles too and if the PC version will take advantage of it. It lookes nice but you can see its visuals are held back by the current hardware.

 

[mario_O]

Man, why didn't they wait until nextgen

Miyazaki might be doing that

Spoiler

Demon's Souls 2 PS4 Exclusive

 

[Whiskeymatt]

I don't like that they're still going with the pseudo open world approach, but I should probably stop hoping for something more along the lines of Demon's Souls for the future at this point. Game looks like more Dark Souls, which is fine with me.

 

[BadWolf]

Nothing to worry about, this team seems to know what they are doing.

Being able to move while shooting from a bow is such a great addition.

 

[MickeyKnox]

but i thought that was possible already, just have it set up already and switch ingame

There were 2 quick equip slots per hand, and the weight of each item in those slots impacted your encumbrance. That character is wearing a knight armour equivalent, a shield on the off hand and 4 weapons to his right and is still rolling around with normal speed.

 

[Mik_Pad]

If it's not completely scripted then wall busting has serious potential.

I did see one of those turtle guys break a pillar so it seems environmental destruction is in.

The cyclops wall breaking was triggered by the player when he hit it with an arrow.

Dark Souls has environmental destruction to some degree see Ornstein and Smough boss battle.

Edit: Beaten with the same example.

 

[Vire]

I uploaded the original HD file of the new second trailer Enjoy :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HgGDa1hLJJY

Guy standing still and walking - The Trailer ™

*shrug*

Pretty boring if you ask me.

 

[Alucrid]

The combat designer guy looked like he didn't want to be there at all lol.

 

[zerokoolpsx]

heres the trailer

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FmqxZrqk3bc

Thanks!

 

[Seanspeed]

Looks catered to casual game players. No sale.

You were just looking for a reason to dismiss this, weren't you?

 

[indigo-cyclops]

It has been already confirmed for PC since the official website went online. I want to know if this comes for next gen consoles too and if the PC version will take advantage of it. It lookes nice but you can see its visuals are held back by the current hardware.

Durante will save us!

Man I'm getting PUMPED and fucking ready for another Souls game, folks.

 

[I H8 Memes]

Looks better than Dark Souls, but it's going to stand out as a pretty unattractive game in 2014. From has really dropped the ball by not making this an early next gen game. Not just in terms of what they could have done with the game graphically, but by losing exposure and mindshare among early PS4 and NextBox adopters.

 

[Corky]

That's a lot of dragons. Must be there for protection. Hmm...

Protecting the player from the pain that they'll inevitably suffer in that castle I'm sure.

 

[Phonomezer]

I don't like that they're still going with the pseudo open world approach, but I should probably stop hoping for something more along the lines of Demon's Souls for the future at this point. Game looks like more Dark Souls, which is fine with me.

Well.... it's Dark Souls II...

 

[Zeliard]

One of the best things they could add to Souls combat is backstab denial for most of the enemies. There's a bit of evidence of that in the vid but I wonder how far they went with it.

 

[VXLbeast]

Miyazaki might be doing that

Spoiler

Demon's Souls 2 PS4 Exclusive

Berieve!

 

[TimeEffect]

I wish they'd add a list of causes of death when you are dead. I want a nice juicy stat tracking system.

YOU ARE DEAD
.....Incineration x21

YOU ARE DEAD
.....Bludgeoning x20

YOU ARE DEAD
.....Great Fall x300

YOU ARE DEAD
.....Beheading x13

Seems like something I'd expect from a sequel, a bunch of awesome details.

 

[alr1ght]

 

[Not Spaceghost]

I AM SO GLAD I WAS WRONG ABOUT EVERYTHING REGARDING THIS GAME

 

[Ostinatto]

say no more

day 1

 

[Moral Panic]

but i thought that was possible already, just have it set up already and switch ingame

In DS/DeS you can only move between 2 items per hand, whereas in the vid he uses 3 different weps in his right hand. Might just be for the reveal though

 

[takriel]

Hope the level design stays as brilliant as it was in DeS and DkS I. Haven't seen too much of it in this gameplay video.

 

[Lucent]

Nothing to worry about, this team seems to know what they are doing.

Being able to move while shooting from a bow is such a great addition.

You could do it in Dragon's Dogma, so I'm not mad. lol. Though you had to manually aim in DD with no lock-on (unless you used a special one) so in DD it could effect your targeting and took skill. If this is lock-on for that then it could be kind of a bad thing. But I guess that's taking it too far. lol

 

[Archpath1]

It could be any number of things. Maybe you need to go get some item that repels the dragons, maybe you need to something similar to the Abyss DLC and shoot the dragons out of the sky, maybe you just need to time it right and sprint across.

what i noticed was that he switched to the healing stone right when that scene started, so he wouldn't attack, and must of died on purpose

my guess is that your suppose to probably fend em off while traversing the bridge. not quick enough you die.

 

[artorias the abysswalker]

Oh man, I bet he's working on it right now.

THAT'S THE BEST PART!!!

I AM ANTICIPATE!!!!

 

[Spinluck]

The combat designer guy looked like he didn't want to be there at all lol.

If you're a Japanese game designer, and you look like you want to be there, then you're doing it wrong.

Outside of Kojima, he likes the attention.

And Miyamoto, he's always smiling.

 

[arit]

Seems like they are not relying on that much alpha blending effects anymore, or am I imagining things?

 

[Psycho_Mantis]

Pros:
-Graphics look real good
-nice atmosphere
-great enemy designs
-cloth physics are nice
-Like the dragons theme
-Storytelling is remaining minimalistic
-movement seems faster a la demons souls
-HUD takes up less space
-Keymouths seems like a cool idea

Cons:
-walking animation looks weird
-animation seemed like it carried less weight (like with the sword)
-Those healing stones heal you real fast like grass
-Oppressive atmosphere is not really there imo but that could be just that level
-Enemies died real easily.


I am pleased but not totally hyped right now. Need to see a bit more.


This not being on PS4 means theres a chance that Miyazaki is working on Demons souls 2 for PS4......

 

[Mik_Pad]

Guy standing still and walking - The Trailer ™

*shrug*

Pretty boring if you ask me.

The trailer was mostly focused on the environments, pretty good imo.

 

[AJ_Wings]

Looks better than Dark Souls, but it's going to stand out as a pretty unattractive game in 2014. From has really dropped the ball by not making this an early next gen game. Not just in terms of what they could have done with the game graphically, but by losing exposure and mindshare among early PS4 and NextBox adopters.

Did From ever expressed interest in porting it to next-gen consoles?

I could see the potential of cross-gen here.

 

[Spiffy_1st]

Looks like I was worried for nothing.

My only complaint is that the default armour is probably the least cool of the 3 games.

 

[dimb]

Strongly dislike what I'm seeing in the shorter second trailer. The world just looks boring.

 

[Off-Kilter]

To be fair that particular scene was super scripted, and I doubt it would have busted through if he didn't shoot it in the eye.

A man can hope.



Would LOVE the idea of a black knight or other strong enemy break into a seemingly secure room and fuck shit up.

 

[LiK]

The player looks OP for the levels. They pumped up his stats for the demo, I bet. His lifebar and magic bar is pretty long. They died in purpose for the video. I bet we'll dying a lot in the real game.

 

[BeeDog]

Amazing, aaaaahhhhh.

 

[The_Monk]

Do GAFfers believe that some sort of "reward" could exist in case they found you have played Dark Souls?

Some games to that, would be nice to see some reward to loyal fans.

 

[sn00zer]

Really love the feel and environments of these games....really hate trial and error gameplay, coupled with losing hours of work in the drop of a hat at any moment...sigh

 

[Hindle]

It's like they throw all the genres I like into one game. Horror, adventure, mystery, it as it all. Hell I bet this will be more scary then Resi, more of an adventure game then UC, more survival then TR lol. They just put every western dev to shame.

 

[Vire]

The trailer was mostly focused no the environments, pretty good imo.

Not to sound like a graphics whore, but I wasn't exactly impressed.

Yummy.

 

[sixghost]

Really love the feel and environments of these games....really hate trial and error gameplay, coupled with losing hours of work in the drop of a hat at any moment...sigh

Maybe you are thinking of a different game. That doesn't happen in Dark Souls.