Garcia
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Same deal here.
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Dark Souls II |OT| The Dark Souls of Dark Souls
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Same deal here.
I'm assuming you posted this in the wrong thread. Awesome sword confirmed?
Hoping Moonlight.
Ick.
It still looks better than Dark Souls 1 and most of the footage of the game says not final.
And there are the nitpickers.
Im not saying they are not buying the game but they are making a bigger deal out of it than they should.
Just hold out for 3 more days. People are latching onto the most mundane of issues because they have nothing else to talk about. Once the game is out and everyone starts playing the thread will fill with the usual sharing of hints and actual discussion of the game and that other kind of discussion will likely be ignored or a moved to a separate topic if the problem is bad enough.
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Sorry for using an example from youtube videos but look here:
That's a massive difference in lighting, not just colors. The level is also more detailed in the top (especially the pillars).
It makes all video game videos prior to this look like they were just very prettied up vertical slices. I really hope that's not he case on PC, but I can't imagine them having more detailed levels and completely different lighting. I can only hope....
Seriously, like what am I looking at? Which one are you arguing for? They both look fine. Just different. Maybe I'm not some graphics connoisseur, but I don't get the big deal here. Especially from some from stream/youtube rips. This is what you all freaking out about? I think everyone is just getting some cabin hype fever with the anticipation and anxiety waiting for the game or something. Damn, I just can't wait to have it and move over to the spoiler thread to be able to discuss what we like and dislike about the actual gameplay and story and stuff instead of fucking textures.
Psycho_Mantis
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You clearly have no idea what you are talking about. Did you even read the posts about why people are angry/disappointed? Obviously not.
Deified Data
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That wasn't what he said.
I could find you a dozen posters acting like petulant children, though.
Sorry, I did.
Sanctuary
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I didn't initially understand the comments about how some were getting a Demon's, Dark, and King's Field vibe from the streams considering how much in Demon's the King's Field roots were so apparent.
Now I get it though. I watched that brief before and after comparison video. Some of the areas look decent, while others seriously look really fucking bad. Literally as in almost PS2 King's Field bad due to the geometry being a bunch of generic blocks and the textures not even trying (a bunch of low res stone walls). What makes it stand out even more though is how it's connected to areas that are drastically better looking. It makes no sense, and looks like the other parts were late additions and incomplete.
Dark Souls suffered from this too, but nowhere near this extent. Why the fuck improve the graphics if you're only going to be able to improve some areas, while actually making other areas worse than anything in the previous games?
And the lighting actually matters. A lot. It's how both of the previous games hid many of the low res textures, and it's also what gave it the oppressive atmosphere.
Now I get it though. I watched that brief before and after comparison video. Some of the areas look decent, while others seriously look really fucking bad. Literally as in almost PS2 King's Field bad due to the geometry being a bunch of generic blocks and the textures not even trying (a bunch of low res stone walls). What makes it stand out even more though is how it's connected to areas that are drastically better looking. It makes no sense, and looks like the other parts were late additions and incomplete.
Dark Souls suffered from this too, but nowhere near this extent. Why the fuck improve the graphics if you're only going to be able to improve some areas, while actually making other areas worse than anything in the previous games?
And the lighting actually matters. A lot. It's how both of the previous games hid many of the low res textures, and it's also what gave it the oppressive atmosphere.
Psycho_Mantis
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Nah, it's good, you're getting me excited.
STR forever, DEX never.Can you tell me (pm)? was it a STR sword (don't tell me anything else
You're making some good points, and I've done some research and found that DS2 actually looks even worse than DS1.
Exhibit A:
From is pulling the wool over our eyes.
Can you tell me (pm)? was it a STR sword (don't tell me anything else
What do you mean don't tell you anything else? Other than if it was a STR sword or not or do you mean tell me all about the sword but only the sword?
Well, here it goes:
It's a motherfucking dragonslayer.
Nah, it's good, you're getting me excited.
I've only clicked the stream thinking "well lemme just check it out real quick, I'll close it right away" >_______>
I need to stop before I get spoiled on something more.
But catdayum dat sword. And the game looks absolutely incredible.
The lighting was different and they liked the new lighting system shown before on the unfinished build. It isn't the same on the final version so they are disappointed what else would I need to read?
It was just this game's (non-specific spoiler)Can you tell me (pm)? was it a STR sword (don't tell me anything else
drake sword
You're making some good points, and I've done some research and found that DS2 actually looks even worse than DS1.
Exhibit A:
From is pulling the wool over our eyes.
1/10
jim2point0
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Well... no. I don't. But I was excited for the lighting I saw in earlier videos. It looks freakin fantastic. And now that I'm not seeing it anymore in videos recorded by people that actually have the game, I'm just disappointed. If the videos all looked like they do now from day 1, I probably wouldn't care.
You're making some good points, and I've done some research and found that DS2 actually looks even worse than DS1.
Exhibit A:
From is pulling the wool over our eyes.
HAHAHAHAHAAAAAAAAALOL
Oh come on Nito, dont tell me you're not, at least a bit, disappointed that the fantastic light are not in the final build.
No one are telling you that they will not buy the game for that. They are simply disappointed about an awesome design not included in the final product
Yeah, there is a whole different world in the spoilers thread, but you can't go there my son. Not yet.
Arrrggghh I hope the game will arrive soon.
StoppedInTracks
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That is most likely the case. We're yet to see if the PC version was saved from these cuts :/
I found PS3 footage with better brightness settings. Here's a somewhat updated comparison:
No matter how you cut it the game took a huge hit in the lighting department. Environment shadows and AO are gone.
Can this stuff be just disabled in the console versions and left enabled in the PC one?
Grinchy
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It's not impossible to be disappointed by the downgrade while simultaneously being excited for the game. And there's really nothing wrong with being disappointed by a sudden downgrade. There's also nothing wrong with not being disappointed by a sudden downgrade. Let's all hold hands and play this PS2 game together.
Definitely possible, not sure how likely it is, though.
I notice the changes but it doesn't affect me honestly.
jim2point0
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Pretty much this. My only hope now is that somehow, the PC version retained everything shown in previous videos.
Garcia
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Look, Nito, I'll put it in simple words so you and all of those who are completely missing the point of the discussion can understand: I pre-ordered the PS3 version because the demo footage looked the way it did. The final build looks worse than what was advertised, hence why I won't be double dipping.
I've never cared about graphics; I only care about getting what's being advertised, be it pixel art, 8-bit homages or next-gen visuals. I don't give a damn one bit.
It is unfortunate that we still don't know if the PC version will look as good as the demo, but I'm honestly going to place my bets on that and wait until then.
MiamiWesker
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I dont understand, what level of complaining should they be at? If they are buying the game that clearly means it does not mean much to them. So you are saying everyone is supposed to just shrug and go "ok it looks completely different from the version I played a month ago, eh whatever". They are not supposed to ask any questions?
Its not like we have the game here and this is not the spoiler thread, there is not much to talk about at this moment. This seems to be about as big and valid a topic as you can get while we wait to actually play it ourselves. Does it mean the end of the world, of course not, but it is real and it is very noticeable.
Yeah, there is a whole different world in the spoilers thread, but you can't go there my son. Not yet.
Arrrggghh I hope the game will arrive soon.
I got up and checked the calender and it still wasn't tuesday.
Metroid-Squadron
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Denial, trivialization and now shaming. Keep up the good work guys.
Curious_George
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At it's best (Majula, some other areas), it absolutely is better looking than Dark Souls. I haven't played it but I've watched enough streams at this point to clearly see that it definitely outshines DS1 in some spots. Now as far as some of the worse looking areas, well I'd say it's about on par with the uglier parts of DS1. I'll have to judge for myself when I play it, but nothing stood out to be completely alarmingly ugly like some people are making it sound.
Exactly. Good pc games often have that type of scalability. That's why I'm not going to freak out before we even see the PC version. It's very possible that if From previously had some of these extra graphical options in before, but took them out at the last minute, then maybe the new engine is more scalable than people are giving it credit. If that's the case, then we could very well see it all make its way back in some form in the PC version.
Not sure..., because it's not just the lighting but also geometry and the appearances of certain parts of an area that is different (downgraded).
Maybe pc version will be able to enable the lighting but i don't think the PC version will change the appearance/geometry of the areas.
razgriz417
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So the consensus from streams are that lighting got reduced/removed and that color looks washed out. Are there any issues with framerate on the console versions as well?
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This really IS a drastic change, wow. Wonder what happened there, it's not like the previous graphics were that incredible. Any official word on all this?
Robot Pants
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I can't imagine it's gonna look much different from the 360 version.
And FROM never made any effort to establish which version they were showing this whole time up until release.
AKingNamedPaul
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Yea, the visuals outside of art design have always mattered less than everything to me in these games. I don't know the extent to which it bothers the people in this chat, but from my perspective it just seems like such a small thing to be crying about. That being said, the crying doesn't really effect my hype in the slightest, only my enjoyment of this thread.
Metroid-Squadron
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http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?p=103606496#post103606496
PS3 version, January 2014
From 3:49 to 5:08 (no spoilers)
From 2:22 to 2:37, torch gameplay (no spoilers)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3MdOBH-jDc&t=3m49s
PS3 version, March 2014
From 6:15 to 9:40 (no spoilers)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qbBwp8MB5js&t=6m50s
If looking at all your posts from the perspective of all the people who put hard work into creating a fun game for the rest of us, same shit can be said about you.
I'm not denying anything about the changes but I'm not going all out that I like or dislike the changes. (I don't like the changes obviously as it looked better)
As for the shaming I guess that ain't directed at me as all I've been saying is most people are overreacting and for trivialization everyone is doing it including you so I dont see the big deal.
Psycho_Mantis
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That the disappointment is on FROM and Namco not telling us and try to hide this downgrade.
What do you mean don't tell you anything else? Other than if it was a STR sword or not or do you mean tell me all about the sword but only the sword?
Well, here it goes:
It's a motherfucking dragonslayer.
I've only clicked the stream thinking "well lemme just check it out real quick, I'll close it right away" >_______>
I need to stop before I get spoiled on something more.
But catdayum dat sword. And the game looks absolutely incredible.
Sorry but you guys are giving me two very different impressions. I mean dat name and then the elaboration are very contrasting. What class is it ( greatsword, ultra greatsword etc)?
Its funny when they we are being hyperbolic when the only hyperbole and poor attempts at trolling are coming from them.
Sanctuary
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You obviously do care about the graphics, or you wouldn't be complaining so much about how the graphics now aren't identical to what was shown six plus months ago in an unfinished build. It also makes you look like you're shouting just to shout since FROM never said "Hey guys, check out our final build" in any of the older previews.
So it was downgraded, and that sucks, but it's also not false advertising. This shit has been going on forever now. Developers make a proof of concept video that is running on much more powerful hardware and as the game continues its development, cuts are made in the name of optimization or budget constraints. What you see initially is very often different from the end result. In this case, it looks like FROM took a slice of their made-for-next-gen engine, displayed what it could do and then started tweaking it for the current gen consoles.
Just because the previous versions on the PS3 looked a lot better, that's not the entire picture.
Why would they tell us every time they change an asset in the game?
"ALERT ALERT we moved some vertices today ALERT ALERT"
Becomes latest GAF scandal.
It's a greatsword, I guess, have no idea of the stats or how strong it is,
I just got hyped because it reminded me of Berserk.
I hope they kept the Reinforced Club, glory of humanity.
Metroid-Squadron
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You mean the people that intentionally deceived us?
Now for those people that think that graphics aren't important, FROM clearly disagrees:
"One of the first things we immediately tried to improve in terms of Dark Souls 2 was the graphic quality of the game. So one thing we focused on obviously for Dark Souls 1 and more so in Dark Souls 2 is how much you can get deep into the game emotionally and physically and one of the things we thought was critical to that was the graphical improvements for more reality, more realistic expressions of everything we want to show in the game. And obviously you just saw the bonfires a key aspect of the game that will remain in Dark Souls 2".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_JFDPCtXFY
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