Dark Souls

Doctor Nick · 13-01-2018 12:43pm

Priced €40 on Smyths. Still €65 on GS. Jokers.

SeantheMan · 13-01-2018 1:59pm

Kiith wrote: »

Rumours of a discount on the pc are ont true apparently. No chance of buying it in that case. Mods do half of what the remaster is offering already.

http://www.pcgamer.com/bandai-namco-on-dark-souls-pc-remaster-there-is-no-discount/

Yeah but there was an update to that statement
https://steamcommunity.com/app/211420/discussions/0/2595630410176290044/?ctp=21#c2595630410176775290

From the Community Manager on STEAM

Hi guys, Izmar here, new community manager for Bandai Namco EU. Nice to meet you all! I just wanted to step in very quickly and say that right now, we haven't officially announced anything about the subject of a discount. I'm not sure who PCGamer's source is, but it seems like they could be someone who isn't in the loop about what's going on, RE: discounts.

mrkiscool2 · 13-01-2018 7:09pm

Don't even care about the cost to be honest. Dark Souls has aged sooooo badly that it would be worth splashing out a bit of cash to get it. And, if you don't have the DLC, it's not the worst deal. From deserve my money as they aren't EA or Activision Blizzard and have always given me a fantastic experience and game for my money. Better graphics, PvP being fairly fully again, fixing some buggy issues, 60FPS, yes plz.

Digital Solitude · 13-01-2018 7:21pm

I'm in two minds on hoping they fix the matchmaking.

On one hand, I've been twinked before in thise game, its really annoying

On the other, I'm now experienced enough to know how to twink...

SeantheMan · 14-01-2018 12:41pm

Will we see a return of Giant Dad for PvP ?

Doctor Nick · 14-01-2018 12:57pm

SeantheMan wrote: »

Will we see a return of Giant Dad for PvP ?

I've heard that saying many times but have no idea what a "giant dad" is. Can you explain?

Vaati has a video about the remaster and also a bit more about "Shadows Die Twice" uploaded to YouTube if anyone is interested.

mrkiscool2 · 14-01-2018 2:24pm

Doctor Nick wrote: »

I've heard that saying many times but have no idea what a "giant dad" is. Can you explain?

Vaati has a video about the remaster and also a bit more about "Shadows Die Twice" uploaded to YouTube if anyone is interested.

Giant Dad was basically a character that the community made up. DaveControl also made a lore video about him. He wears the Mask of the Father, Giant Armor and wields a Zweihander, as well as taunting his opponents with the "Well, what is it?" gesture. Video below

SeantheMan · 14-01-2018 2:48pm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oyA8odjCzZ4

[CrimsonGhost] · 16-01-2018 9:28pm

Doctor Nick wrote: »

I've heard that saying many times but have no idea what a "giant dad" is. Can you explain?

Giant dad was the name given to a min/max build/gear set which was notorious in PvP. Basically it allowed you to take very little damage from your enemies faster attacks whilsts cleaving through them without being staggered with the Zweihander. After the first hit lands from the Zwei your opponent would be stun-locked and will die. The name comes from the armour worn, the mask of the father, with the rest of your gear being pieces from the giants set. Rings worn were havels and FaP ring. There was some specifics about stat placement, but not sure on those.

SeantheMan · 16-01-2018 11:01pm

When I was out at Halloween here in Korea, people obviously were dressed up in the streets etc for the night out.
2 people were dressed in black with 'Masks of the Father' and holding lanterns for some reason.

I called to them and said...Hey ...Dark Souls !!!, Mask of the Father right ?!

They said...in Korean....Oh thanks, you are the first person ALL night to recognise wtf we are :P
(Weren't great costumes tbh)

beans · 17-01-2018 9:12am

SeantheMan wrote: »

2 people were dressed in black with 'Masks of the Father' and holding lanterns for some reason.

Was it a lame Pinwheel attempt? Potential for a savage Pinwheel costume if you had two solid friends who don't mind piggy-backing for the night

SeantheMan · 17-01-2018 9:23am

beans wrote: »

Was it a lame Pinwheel attempt? Potential for a savage Pinwheel costume if you had two solid friends who don't mind piggy-backing for the night

Maybe..now what I think of it. Though they only had 1 mask..and their own arms..so yeah...maybe a 'lame' attempt :rolleyes:

Seen this on Reddit (Make a costume in 20 mins) ...and has me thinking of Halloween next year maybe...

Zero-Cool · 17-01-2018 9:55am

Can't wait to meet Solaire and go on his journey with him again. Sun Bro 4 Life. I never played DS2 sotfs but it would be cool if the remaster followed suit and changed up enemy placement.

Doctor Nick · 17-01-2018 12:16pm

Zero-Cool wrote: »

Can't wait to meet Solaire and go on his journey with him again. Sun Bro 4 Life. I never played DS2 sotfs but it would be cool if the remaster followed suit and changed up enemy placement.

I'm gonna try

save him from going hollow

this time round since finding out it can be done. No SotFS treatment unfortunately going by what I've read so far. It's been done by some Polish company with a good track record for remasters (QLOC or something) with input from From Software. I keep going back and forth on whether I will get it. On the one hand it will be great to have all games on one console but on the other I've just recently finished it twice and swore I was finished with Souls for the moment to allow me to play other games. Currently playing LA Noire and enjoying the change of pace.

beans · 17-01-2018 12:26pm

I'm hoping to finish my first full playthrough at around the time the remaster comes out, thinking I'll pick the remaster up and play through again for a nice comparison.

I'm back to the point I was at when I put the game down back in 2014 - only the Four Kings between Gwyn and myself, and stuck on Artorias.

Last time I played, I was trying to get Sif down to low-health to experience the thing she does, only to accidentally kill her with my Black Knight Greatsword's strong attack. Holy sh!t that's powerful!

Zero-Cool · 17-01-2018 12:58pm

On my last playthrough of DS, I completed Solaire's quest line, totally worth it and made the final battle a cake walk. My Siggy questions glitched on me though so never got to finish his. Between him and the DLC, I'll definitely be purchasing. It's mad, all the more videos I've watched and never came across Giant Bad before being about him here

18-01-2018 12:42am

I've seen it suggested, mechanics aside that this would have been a prime opportunity for a Directors Cut of the game so to speak and actually look at the parts of the game that were rushed and not given the attention other areas got Lost Izalith springs to mind

[CrimsonGhost] · 18-01-2018 11:51pm

Zero-Cool wrote: »

Can't wait to meet Solaire and go on his journey with him again. Sun Bro 4 Life. I never played DS2 sotfs but it would be cool if the remaster followed suit and changed up enemy placement.

Ehh, SotFS did change the enemy placement, along with a load of other changes, including improved graphics, and more players allowed in coop and pvp. It was to all intents and purposes a remaster. Do you want a third version of DSII?

sweetie · 18-01-2018 11:55pm

[quote=[CrimsonGhost]]Ehh, SotFS did change the enemy placement, along with a load of other changes, including improved graphics, and more players allowed in coop and pvp. It was to all intents and purposes a remaster. Do you want a third version of DSII?[/quote]

Reread the post

Zero-Cool · 19-01-2018 10:36am

Speaking of SOTFS, it's down to a tenner on psn. Worth another playthrough? I hadn't played any of the DLC and new enemy placement could be refreshing. My least favourite souls game but still enjoyed the hell out of it.

heebusjeebus · 19-01-2018 12:41pm

Zero-Cool wrote: »

Speaking of SOTFS, it's down to a tenner on psn. Worth another playthrough? I hadn't played any of the DLC and new enemy placement could be refreshing. My least favourite souls game but still enjoyed the hell out of it.

The DLC is amazing, some of the best level design in the series. SotFS really is worth it at the price. The different enemy placements really works too.

beans · 19-01-2018 3:22pm

It would be wonderful if the remaster incorporated all the cut content from DS1, cut bosses and questlines etc - somehow stitched together into a cohesive whole.

SeantheMan · 31-01-2018 3:47pm

Went back to DS1 tonight and loaded up my last previous save.
It was a NG+1 run up to Gywn....running past those 5 knights it the most boring bit...esp if you die often.

I used to be able to parry him quite well. Tried tonight, died about 7 times I'd say trying to get his rythm down.
When I finally beat him I parried him to death, it took 8 straight parries using the BlackKnight sword+5 (he never hit me once, didn't need to even take a potion)

Felt good !!
I am ready for the remaster !

Doctor Nick · 31-01-2018 3:49pm

Smyths doing €5 off if you preorder the remaster so you can pick it up for €35 if anyone is interested. That price is OK with me, it's what I paid for the Prepare to Die edition on PS3 preowned.

Vicxas · 01-02-2018 9:38am

Did they say if the remaster comes with the DLC?

beans · 01-02-2018 9:42am

Vicxas wrote: »

Did they say if the remaster comes with the DLC?

They did, but they didn't announce any new content.

Vicxas · 01-02-2018 10:28am

beans wrote: »

They did, but they didn't announce any new content.

Great, time for Artorias to kick me around for a few weeks again.

beans · 01-02-2018 10:58am

I'm 10 hours into a soul-level 1 run, and it's the most fun I've had with the game since early days. Getting potentially killed by pulling too many hollows in the Parish is something I'd forgotten about, really got the heart racing - you really must plan each encounter, can't rely on absorbing damage, and get meticulous.

It's breathing new life into the game.

Zero-Cool · 09-03-2018 8:31am

https://twitter.com/fromsoftware_pr/status/971872131200921600?s=19

SeantheMan · 09-03-2018 9:41am

I don't really like Amiibos....also...still up in the air on whether I'm getting PS4 or Switch version...but.....

Solaire Amiibo........**drool**

heebusjeebus · 09-03-2018 9:43am

Pardon the ignorance but what would an amibo provide to the game?

Stone Deaf 4evr · 09-03-2018 9:47am

heebusjeebus wrote: »

Pardon the ignorance but what would an amibo provide to the game?

probably something semi useless like a homeward bone every 24 hours id imagine.

Zero-Cool · 09-03-2018 10:06am

heebusjeebus wrote: »

Pardon the ignorance but what would an amibo provide to the game?

Excuse the further ignorance, what's an amiibo? If it's just a statue of Solaire, then I want it.

Ah just read it's for Switch, and if you tap it, then you do the praise the sun gesture in game, pretty ****ing cool.

By tapping this amiibo, the popular ‘Praise the Sun’ gesture can be used with reckless abandon from the start of the game,” Nintendo said in a news release.

SeantheMan · 09-03-2018 1:04pm

Just a cool little cheap-ish dark souls figure for me is all it would be...and I'd be happy with that

Zero-Cool · 09-03-2018 1:20pm

Seeing as there is a sever lack of Solaire figures/toys, I'm buying the **** out of this to put on my desk.

heebusjeebus · 15-03-2018 4:00pm

Is 20 quid a lot for an amibo?

I just pre-ordered Solaire with the remaster for the switch:

https://www.gamestop.ie/Other%20Products/Games/68454/nintendo-dark-souls-solaire-of-astora-amiibo-only-10-units-left

moonboy52 · 15-03-2018 4:08pm

heebusjeebus wrote: »

Is 20 quid a lot for an amibo?

I just pre-ordered Solaire with the remaster for the switch:

https://www.gamestop.ie/Other%20Products/Games/68454/nintendo-dark-souls-solaire-of-astora-amiibo-only-10-units-left

Not at all (although i don't know the cost of other amiibo, i'm buying it to stare at incandescent magnificence

)

Game UK were selling it for £20 + delivery here via PM or by post

I bought mine from Amazon UK for £12.99 + PM cost so close to the €20 mark

TitianGerm · 15-03-2018 6:39pm

moonboy52 wrote: »

Not at all (although i don't know the cost of other amiibo, i'm buying it to stare at incandescent magnificence )

Game UK were selling it for £20 + delivery here via PM or by post

I bought mine from Amazon UK for £12.99 + PM cost so close to the €20 mark

Do you have a link to the Amazon one? I'd been checking regularly and never saw it listed.

moonboy52 · 15-03-2018 6:45pm

TitianGerm wrote: »

Do you have a link to the Amazon one? I'd been checking regularly and never saw it listed.

It lasted for 30 minutes before all was sold. I got a HUKD alert on my phone at the time

You can click on the e-mail me on the right to be alerted when it is in stock again

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07BFRLV6X/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

TitianGerm · 15-03-2018 6:58pm

moonboy52 wrote: »

It lasted for 30 minutes before all was sold. I got a HUKD alert on my phone at the time

You can click on the e-mail me on the right to be alerted when it is in stock again

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07BFRLV6X/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Cheers for that. I have a Game Pre-order but might cancel it.

beans · 27-03-2018 12:28pm

I have just hit the '50 attempts' mark on Ornstein and Smough @ soul-level 1.

I've been putting Ornstein down fairly consistently for a while, but keep losing it. Had Smough down to one strike's worth of health, got greedy and got murdered - the red mist descended and I got stupid!

My game-plan has been to double-hand a +15 spiked club, with charcoal resin, and try to separate them using the pillars.

It's such a great fight. Got to be up there for fight of the series?

Doctor Nick · 27-03-2018 12:50pm

beans wrote: »

I have just hit the '50 attempts' mark on Ornstein and Smough @ soul-level 1.

I've been putting Ornstein down fairly consistently for a while, but keep losing it. Had Smough down to one strike's worth of health, got greedy and got murdered - the red mist descended and I got stupid!

My game-plan has been to double-hand a +15 spiked club, with charcoal resin, and try to separate them using the pillars.

It's such a great fight. Got to be up there for fight of the series?

Anyone I've seen doing a SL1 run has used a

fully upgraded pyromancy glove with black flame or pursuers

on the gruesome twosome.

beans · 27-03-2018 1:02pm

Doctor Nick wrote: »

Anyone I've seen doing a SL1 run has used a
fully upgraded pyromancy glove with black flame or pursuers
on the gruesome twosome.

Not sure how I'd have either of those without visiting the Abyss first? Anyway, I'll plug-on with my flaming club for now. I've honed the technique to the point where it's inevitable, just a matter of time!

I know O's move-set so well now that he rarely hits me. The randomness always comes from electric arse-drops or misjudged hammers. Or once recently getting hit through the fog-wall by a goddam Sentinel.

Doctor Nick · 27-03-2018 4:48pm

beans wrote: »

Not sure how I'd have either of those without visiting the Abyss first? Anyway, I'll plug-on with my flaming club for now. I've honed the technique to the point where it's inevitable, just a matter of time!

I know O's move-set so well now that he rarely hits me. The randomness always comes from electric arse-drops or misjudged hammers. Or once recently getting hit through the fog-wall by a goddam Sentinel.

True re the Abyss. Forgot you'd need to face Artorias first. Think the pyromancer in Blighttown has powerful ones too if you wanna chance that?

On my last play (2nd O&S solo) Smough didn't do the electric butt slam once, I was lucky.

beans · 27-03-2018 5:04pm

I used to run from the first bonfire, down the lift etc, for every run, before realising I could jump the banisters from the Solaire bonfire... Noob!

I'll nail them tonight or tomorrow. It'll happen.

heebusjeebus · 03-04-2018 3:33pm

A small look of the differences between PS3 and the Remastered version on PS4 Pro.
Some lighting & particle changes there for sure but the models all look the same.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qiq8fcwYX18

Doctor Nick · 03-04-2018 3:40pm

I can't wait to explore Blighttown without it becoming a slide show.

Evade · 03-04-2018 3:42pm

Looks good. Fingers crossed for DeS remastered.

heebusjeebus · 03-04-2018 3:48pm

Lots of quality of life changes made too:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_aTqCCZgBw

Zero-Cool · 03-04-2018 3:56pm

I played dark souls last year on Xbox, was at a con and they didn't know dark souls was on the console. Quickly became the sole game played on it with speed runs out of the asylum. I couldn't get over how **** it looked compared to 3. Can't wait to play through again with be the updated graphics. I wish there were a few changes like event placement but I'll take what I can get.

https://twitter.com/DarkSoulsGame/status/981170919740764160?s=19

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