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Dark Souls 2 Beta Footage
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Outright Villainy
Member
I know you can use healing stones whilst moving, but do you have any footage of people running around chugging estus?
darkpaladinmfc
Member
You can't use Estus while moving, at least in the TGS build I played at Eurogamer.
Red Liquorice
Member
ENB said in his video after playing the beta area that this NPC is a lot like the filthy female merchant in the Valley of Defilement in DeS, deary!
SargerusBR
I love Pokken!
I remember read in an interview that estus could be used while moving, maybe that was changed.
And anyone know the name of the playable area? Just for curiosity.
Red Liquorice
Member
An area in the assets is called Huntsman's Copse, that has to be this forest area.
I think the "problem" is that characters still don't cast shadows. If they did, the presence of the improved illumination would be more evident.
PhantomZone
Member
It looks great, can't wait to see more
SargerusBR
I love Pokken!
Just a warning, there is a boss fight in this video
Bonewheel skeletons are back btw
Looks awesome but i still miss some basic improvements... if i walk over a item i want to see what the item is withouth needing to pick it up first, the circle that appears if you target a enemy is to bright, the saving icon has to much "movement" which is distracting, i cant be sure but magic still seems ridiculous overpowerd.
Souls games always looked somewhat terrible in videos. You play them, and then they become your most favorite games.
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?
What the fuck? Have you played the games?
Rickenslacker
Banned
I'm gonna avoid watching too much of it, but the glimpses I saw were pretty good. March can't come soon enough.
StoppedInTracks
Member
LOL
As for the videos: I loved how the player was only alive because the WP. When they disappeared the first 2 random enemies killed him!
R3TRODYCE
Member
I disagree but I'm glad you enjoy them.
Yes, I even imported Demon Souls before it's US release.
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?
Shit is cray
Brilliant, the cloth animations are looking nice and fluid, well to me that is. I was so worried that Dark Souls II was going to be a drastic change over the other souls games with people requesting the game should be more acceptable to newer players. I'm glad they are sticking with it's roots.
Thank you From Software. Need this now!
Thank you From Software. Need this now!
They aren't going to change it too much since the vast majority of series fans love it. Including me.
Honest question: did you still play/complete Dark Souls if you disliked the combat in DeS?
R3TRODYCE
Member
Yeah, picked it up in a Steam sale, did not complete it though.
TheThunder
Member
Where ?
Red Liquorice
Member
Just gonna post the same thing :O
In a fucking boss fight too!
Love it! The redesigned UI and new menu sounds are great additions, and the art/sound direction are as great as ever.
whut
PRAISE THE SPUN!
whut
Outright Villainy
Member
Looks great. I know in the first game you can sort of move things around so you have your common gear at the top, but still scrolling through a million things to get what you wanted was a huge hassle. The new menus look much more functional.
SargerusBR
I love Pokken!
lazer_bean
Member
It looks exactly like Dark Souls apart from the moving grass, cloth animation, updated bloodstains etc..
Not as major as we were told after that reveal trailer.
I like those games as they look now though so that's fine with me, and I'm only judging from a 15 minute long youtube video anyway.
Inventory looks better, I really hope it's more simple and quicker to find/move your stuff and equip it, that would be a relief.
The UI still seems to take a pretty large part of the screen, which is a bummer. It looks like the health/stamina bars aren't upper left enough for example, which annoys me. I guess there are technical reasons for that It's good that the inventory UI can fold or unfold though.
Also, I'm not sure the health bars for white phantoms were necessary. They should have made it more obvious to see how much health they have or how bad they were hit on the white phantom health bar that already exists, under their name.
I don't like the sounds too much, some were irriating in the inventory (i found them "aggressive") and the enemies' sounds were a bit repetitive and not well made. They don't grunt good
I'm not saying it's a downgrade from the other Souls games but it's not an improvement. Hopefully the music will be as great as in Demon's souls.
So yeah, I only have minor complaints until now, I hope I'll be selected for the beta.
I beat Demons and Dark Souls 3 or 4 times but I haven't played the DLC so I feel lucky I have that to make me wait until March. Still I would love to see a new and updated version of the game, which is what Dark Souls 2 seems to look like.
Not as major as we were told after that reveal trailer.
I like those games as they look now though so that's fine with me, and I'm only judging from a 15 minute long youtube video anyway.
Inventory looks better, I really hope it's more simple and quicker to find/move your stuff and equip it, that would be a relief.
The UI still seems to take a pretty large part of the screen, which is a bummer. It looks like the health/stamina bars aren't upper left enough for example, which annoys me. I guess there are technical reasons for that It's good that the inventory UI can fold or unfold though.
Also, I'm not sure the health bars for white phantoms were necessary. They should have made it more obvious to see how much health they have or how bad they were hit on the white phantom health bar that already exists, under their name.
I don't like the sounds too much, some were irriating in the inventory (i found them "aggressive") and the enemies' sounds were a bit repetitive and not well made. They don't grunt good
I'm not saying it's a downgrade from the other Souls games but it's not an improvement. Hopefully the music will be as great as in Demon's souls.
So yeah, I only have minor complaints until now, I hope I'll be selected for the beta.
I beat Demons and Dark Souls 3 or 4 times but I haven't played the DLC so I feel lucky I have that to make me wait until March. Still I would love to see a new and updated version of the game, which is what Dark Souls 2 seems to look like.
ElbowRocket
Member
I agree and doesn't the guy playing know how to block? I just remembered why I got so frustrated when I died all those times.
Such nonsense...what are you comparing it to, a straight action game like Bayonetta? I hope you realize how absurd it is to compare this to an action game.
Let's hear some some action RPGs that have a better battle system than the Souls games.
SargerusBR
I love Pokken!
No plans for next-gen versions.
FreddieQuell
Member
Extrapolate how it is terrible.
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
Actually that brings up a good question. Do you think they'll reuse the same covenants, entirely new ones, or a mix of old and new?