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Dark Souls |OT| So the industry might be mended

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indigo-cyclops

indigo-cyclops

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TheExecutive said:
Oh god an OP. Already? My body is and isn't ready for all this.

What the hell am I saying, bring it on!!!!!
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Snap out of it! It's fast approaching.

One week, I keep telling myself. One week 'til I'm strapped in; ready and willing to get destroyed by Demon Scorpion/Monster man.

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cj_iwakura said:
How long does Demon's Souls have left?

Are we doing a final game on as a send off?
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So far we've got October 2011 as server shutdown time? Not sure if there's been any mention of it elsewhere.

October is such a good month for Dark Souls.
 
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Blackheim

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Ugh, I really need to get to playing Demon's Souls before this comes out. I had started way back in Feb. or something, but was having a case of the gaming doldrums and never got that far :/ I should restart it tomorrow and hopefully beat it in time before this comes out...
 
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ZeroRay

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soldat7 said:
One of the best and most unique sequences of levels in all of gaming.
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Tell me about it.

From the horror and amazing sound design in 3-1, to the disgustingly daunting tower of 3-2, to the innovative surprise in 3-3 all of them wrapped in amazing Lovecraftian style.

I seriously hope we get an area even close to it for this one.
 
cj_iwakura

cj_iwakura

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My favorite area is 4-1. Just standing on the ledge and watching the clouds roll in the distance. Beautiful area.


My new favorite area looks to be the moonlit forest/swamp area, from the screens.

Also hope we get that snow capped mountain area from the giant crow sequence.
 
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Snuggles

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cj_iwakura said:
My favorite area is 4-1. Just standing on the ledge and watching the clouds roll in the distance. Beautiful area.
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4-1 is the best. I loved fighting the skelies, and it was packed with secret areas. Great level design all the way through.
 
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Soma

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cj_iwakura said:
My favorite area is 4-1. Just standing on the ledge and watching the clouds roll in the distance. Beautiful area.
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Agreed. The entire Shrine of Storms was amazing even down to the battle with the Storm King.

Man. Probably one of my favorite boss fights ever. I'm anticipating some boss fights on that scale for Dark Souls and based on the tutorial boss I don't think it will disappoint in that department.
 
Death Dealer

Death Dealer

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gillFTR said:
I don't mind the whole punishing yet rewarding aspect, where I will die like 5 times and then get past the part. Afterwards, I would think to myself saying that was hard, but if I played it better the first time It would of been easier. I hate unfair game mechanics that are just to added to up the difficulty and gametime. Aslong I am experience the first part I will hopefully enjoy the game..
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Demon's Souls Level 1-1 kicked my ass. I died many times, It's a trial by fire. But I defeated the boss of the level on the first try as well as the boss of 1-2. Felt like a million bucks. At that point the game becomes crack.The game gets your heart pumping. It was my 2009 GOTY. I don't see much competition for Dark Souls this year.
 
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thefil

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The way you all talk about Demon's Souls makes me sure it's a game I would love if I didn't suck so much. Got stuck repeating areas way too much and just gave up.
 
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oracrest

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INDIGO, here are some banners you can use for the OP...

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ChoklitReign

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Could there be a demo? I don't own a PS3 so I would like to understand the appeal of Demons Souls without paying $60 for a game I won't enjoy. I've already been disappointed by hard games like Bayonetta and Gears of War and I hope this will be something different. Are there any good videos for newbies? I like fantasy RPGs, co-op gameplay, and I'm fine with difficulty as long as the tactics are simple to learn and I'm not oblivious to why I've died (I couldn't dodge well in Bayo).
 
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Arcblade

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Snuggler said:
4-1 is the best. I loved fighting the skelies, and it was packed with secret areas. Great level design all the way through.
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Not to mention one of the best "use your noggin to figure out a semi-exploit" ever.

I refer, of course, to the wall where you could run and roll off of the rooftop, thus circumventing several really annoying ambush traps on very narrow, very sheer, cliff-edges.
 
kyubajin

kyubajin

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Great OP, I'm yet another huge Demon's Souls player from EU who can't wait to overcome the torturous challenges awaiting my very soul. I discovered GAF only recently so I hope I can participate in DkS community and just have fun with all you guys and gals.

Have had the game pre-ordered for months (my 2nd ever pre-ordered game, 1st one being DS) and just pre-ordered the FuturePress guide too!

I've been on media and info blackout as I somewhat spoilt my 1st DS playthrough with the Atlus guide and don't want to do it again yet I know about the classes and some of the mechanics and guess I'll be rolling a soldier like I did in DS.

PS. 3-1 was a piece of cake when compared to 5-2. Those Giant Depraved Ones Black Phantoms still haunt my dreams...
 
Joei

Joei

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I can't believe the NA release is less than 3 weeks away!! It's a damn shame though that within the week of the game coming out I have 2 weddings (grooms man in one), a final, clinical stuff to wrap up, and work. :(

I still can't wait to get it though. I wanted to platinum DS beforehand, but I don't think that's going to happen. :/


As for DS talk, my favorite world is probably Boleteria castle. I did gain a new found liking for Latria on my new character though. That world is freaking awesome. Like others, I also love 4-1.
 
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SatelliteOfLove

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* Extremely Deep, Dark & Difficult - Unforgiving in its punishment, yet rewards for the determined - learn to strategize freely and conquer seemingly impossible challenges. You will organically design your own gameplay style by developing your character and continuously trying different strategies to finally achieve successful progression.
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A huge, fat, defiant middle finger at the entitlement, Dogma, and exclusionary dialogue that corrodes this industry from within. With luck (and an electric shitton of sales), this freeing, wonderment-filled, self-betterment incentivizing form of game design will no longer be taboo for design docs in the future.

ALL HAIL FROMSOFT, KINGS OF GAME DESIGN AND DARK FANTASY!!!
 
indigo-cyclops

indigo-cyclops

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SatelliteOfLove said:
A huge, fat, defiant middle finger at the entitlement, Dogma, and exclusionary dialogue that corrodes this industry from within. With luck (and an electric shitton of sales), this freeing, wonderment-filled, self-betterment incentivizing form of game design will no longer be taboo for design docs in the future.

ALL HAIL FROMSOFT, KINGS OF GAME DESIGN AND DARK FANTASY!!!
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Poignant, exactly what I think as well.
 
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thefil

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SatelliteOfLove said:
A huge, fat, defiant middle finger at the entitlement, Dogma, and exclusionary dialogue that corrodes this industry from within. With luck (and an electric shitton of sales), this freeing, wonderment-filled, self-betterment incentivizing form of game design will no longer be taboo for design docs in the future.

ALL HAIL FROMSOFT, KINGS OF GAME DESIGN AND DARK FANTASY!!!
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That quote makes me think of why I love, say, Deus Ex.

Which makes me 100x more sad that I had so much trouble with Demon's Souls.

I'm just going to continue whining in this thread if that's okay.
 
indigo-cyclops

indigo-cyclops

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BLagiver said:
Will U.S players be able to play with Japanese players online on ps3?
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There hasn't been official confirmation, that I found, but word is that online is Global. Shared servers for each region, so yes.

And yes, co-op is a huge part of this game.
 
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sssstententen

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I'm going to have to stay FAR away from this thread until I've dug my teeth into the game.

Early impressions on games I'm already deadset on do nothing but spoil some of the best surprises for me =(.

Easily anticipating over 300+ hours in this game.
 
cj_iwakura

cj_iwakura

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Nice banners, gotta use them in the OP.
(I'd also like to see the shield designs from that contest, but that's just me.)
 
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Arcblade

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I'm rolling either a pyromancer or a thief first.

Master key sounds sexy - even if, if it's anything like Demons Souls, you're going to have to work your ass off to use it (the occupation was hard, in DS).
 
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K' Dash

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At the first sight of one person getting this game, I'm bailing from this thread, for now I'll just enjoy the conversations :D
 
Tokubetsu

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INDIGO_CYCLOPS said:
There's been some footage out of TGS 2011 - seems like the game looks pretty close to the PS3 footage; and runs well.
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Thanks. I was half hoping it'd be negative so I'd have an excuse for not dropping dough on Rage and This day one...guess my wallet won't be so lucky haha.
 
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Varna

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Pre-ordered and ready to go!

Can't wait for this. One of the only reasons I even keep consoles around anymore (Skyward Sword being the only other console game I bought this year).
 
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Arcblade

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Tokubetsu said:
Thanks. I was half hoping it'd be negative so I'd have an excuse for not dropping dough on Rage and This day one...guess my wallet won't be so lucky haha.
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Hmmmm...

15 hour single players campaign, or Dark Souls.

Tough call. ;)
 
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BLagiver

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Canova said:
Yes. This time the connection is hybrid of PSN servers and P2P
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Sounds great I cannot wait to platinum this game like I did Demon Souls. I never over leveled so it was getting pretty tough to beat the bosses and do the world tendency events in game +++. I was such a low level that when I summoned people they were only in game+ and would get completely trashed in one shot by the enemies in my game.
 
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Cloudius12

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oracrest said:
INDIGO, here are some banners you can use for the OP...

http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o312/oracrest/Dark%20Souls/banner.png[IMG]

[IMG]http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o312/oracrest/Dark%20Souls/trailers.png[IMG]

[IMG]http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o312/oracrest/Dark%20Souls/startinginfo.png[IMG]

[IMG]http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o312/oracrest/Dark%20Souls/screenshots.png[IMG]

[IMG]http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o312/oracrest/Dark%20Souls/releasedates.png[IMG]

[IMG]http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o312/oracrest/Dark%20Souls/release.png[IMG]

[IMG]http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o312/oracrest/Dark%20Souls/pricing.png[IMG]

[IMG]http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o312/oracrest/Dark%20Souls/packaging.png[IMG]

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[IMG]http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o312/oracrest/Dark%20Souls/links.png[IMG]

[IMG]http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o312/oracrest/Dark%20Souls/intro.png[IMG]

[IMG]http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o312/oracrest/Dark%20Souls/gameplay.png[IMG]

[IMG]http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o312/oracrest/Dark%20Souls/reviews.png[IMG][/QUOTE]
Nice, hope to see this used.

[QUOTE=chiba]Nice OT, you forgot cleric on the class list though.[/QUOTE]
Yep, need to be added.
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