Dark Souls II

Mickeroo · 07-08-2013 6:52pm

[CrimsonGhost] wrote: »

I absolutely hope they don't go that route. It's part of what makes it a challenge.

It's not challenging to sprint through a section just tedious imo. I think the challenging part is the boss fights themselves and also when you explore a new area for the first time.

Cravez · 08-08-2013 8:26am

If there are going to be invasions in the game (very likely) then putting a bonfire beside a boss fog gate will completely negate that aspect of the gameplay so I would highly doubt there will be bonfires near any bosses.

calex71 · 08-08-2013 9:48am

Mickeroo wrote: »

It's not challenging to sprint through a section just tedious imo. I think the challenging part is the boss fights themselves and also when you explore a new area for the first time

Yeah just got to sen's in new game plus and it took me maybe 10-15 minutes to get to the boss collecting and killing all but the demons in the pit. I wonder will they use the same fixed enemy spawns or randomise them a little ? I'm guessing they will stay fixed.

2smiggy · 08-08-2013 10:32am

calex71 wrote: »

Yeah just got to sen's in new game plus and it took me maybe 10-15 minutes to get to the boss collecting and killing all but the demons in the pit. I wonder will they use the same fixed enemy spawns or randomise them a little ? I'm guessing they will stay fixed.

I'd imagine the enemies will be fixed, with mini bosses not re-spawning. Just guessing from what I have seen in the videos so far, and that no one mentions any other system in the commentaries.

I really hope they don't change it. I think it works well as it is. Random enemies in an already hard game could drive people mad !! Especially if you are just doing a run to the boss and enemies popping up in unexpected places to kill you. The likes of the climb out of blightown with random darts and barbarians would be very tedious !!!

Big Knox · 08-08-2013 11:00am

I hope what he said about carrying multiple weapons is true. I've always thought a better system would be to allow players to equip whatever their burden allows them to. If that means wearing lighter armour to equip a 3rd or even 4th weapon then fair game. Also if what he says about the dodge mechanics are true it's a great change. Invincibility frames are never a good thing so changing it so attacks have a very specific hit range that can be dodged accordingly sounds great. Also please please please let the backstab window be about 80% smaller and let it be interruptible.

I don't mind the extra healing items as such but I hope they limit or ban them from pvp. Demon's Souls pvp was a chore as it just became a grass eating fest which could take forever!

I'm actually looking forward to this more than the PS4!

Cravez · 08-08-2013 11:58am

Big Knox wrote: »

I don't mind the extra healing items as such but I hope they limit or ban them from pvp. Demon's Souls pvp was a chore as it just became a grass eating fest which could take forever!

Not familiar with Demon Souls PvP, but if it's the same as Dark Souls then id doubt there will be any limit or ban on extra items or healing. Basically the Soul's franchise is more of a primarily single player experience but with integrated multiplayer elements. It would be hard to limit something that is already freely integrated into the single player experience.

The only alternative to limiting/banning heal items would be an arena type event such as the Dark Souls stoicism arena (although I haven't tried that yet so don't know if they ban/limit heal items)

Big Knox · 08-08-2013 2:33pm

Michael Cravez wrote: »

Not familiar with Demon Souls PvP, but if it's the same as Dark Souls then id doubt there will be any limit or ban on extra items or healing. Basically the Soul's franchise is more of a primarily single player experience but with integrated multiplayer elements. It would be hard to limit something that is already freely integrated into the single player experience.

The only alternative to limiting/banning heal items would be an arena type event such as the Dark Souls stoicism arena (although I haven't tried that yet so don't know if they ban/limit heal items)

I don' expect there to be myself however they came up with the Estus flask to combat the problem of unlimited healing through grass in Demon's as they had a lot of negative feedback from it so I'm hoping there is something in place to stop people stocking up with 99 of each item and essentially having unlimited healing in both single player and pvp.

It's all hear say at the moment anyway, I have faith they will get it right!

Kirby · 09-08-2013 4:28am

Big Knox wrote: »

I Also please please please let the backstab window be about 80% smaller and let it be interruptible.

Backstab as it is in single player was fine in Dark souls. The animation was wonky but they are fixing that. So I hope they don't change anything else.

You fix the lag backstab fest online by disabling backstabs in pvp. It's really that simple.

Big Knox · 09-08-2013 9:44am

Kirby wrote: »

Backstab as it is in single player was fine in Dark souls. The animation was wonky but they are fixing that. So I hope they don't change anything else.

You fix the lag backstab fest online by disabling backstabs in pvp. It's really that simple.

Removing them completely might be too far as a lot of the crit weapons are designed specifically for them and it is a direct counter to massive poise + great weapon builds. If they reduced the window by a large margin and fixed their terrible netcode it would go a long way to helping however I could definitely live with them removing it from pvp completely if that's how they decided to go.

Xenji · 21-08-2013 6:54pm

A closed beta is starting on the 5th of October on PS3

http://www.gametrailers.com/side-mission/59848/dark-souls-ii-closed-beta-coming-to-ps3-this-fall

The depth of the Dark Souls II Closed-Beta experience will truly test players’ skill, intestinal fortitude, and their sheer will to survive. The Dark Souls II Closed-Beta will delve into one of the most treacherous areas of the Dark Souls II world; players will not only get an opportunity to explore an entirely new area of the game, but also experience overwhelming enemy encounters, diabolical challenges, and the unrelenting difficultly that only the developers at FromSoftware can deliver.

Kiith · 22-08-2013 3:17am

No chance i want to play this in beta. Will happily wait till it's released properly, rather than having parts of it spoiled while not finished.

calex71 · 23-08-2013 12:32am

Interview with Tanimura Yui

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_0nevaVL_I

What I spotted what looked like viable dual wielding and insta-swtich to two handed at 5:36 !!! Nice!!!!

2smiggy · 23-08-2013 10:54am

calex71 wrote: »

Interview with Tanimura Yui

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_0nevaVL_I

What I spotted what looked like viable dual wielding and insta-swtich to two handed at 5:36 !!! Nice!!!!

excellent interview !! really can't wait for this game. i must have close to 1000 hours put into dark souls altogether !!!

calex71 · 26-08-2013 1:44pm

want!!!!!!!

Best comment was "10 people didn't have enough souls" in reference to the negative votes lol

Xenji · 05-09-2013 11:13am

Registrations for the Open Beta starting on the 22nd of October are now open on PSN

http://www.vg247.com/2013/09/05/dark-souls-2-beta-sign-ups-open-now-on-ps3/

F1ngers · 19-09-2013 12:08pm

Beta not available to xbox360 or pc -

Next month's Dark Souls 2 beta will not be available on Xbox 360 or PC, Namco Bandai has confirmed to VideoGamer.com.
Instead, the beta will remain exclusive to PlayStation 3.

http://www.videogamer.com/ps3/dark_souls_2/news/dark_souls_2_beta_will_not_be_available_on_xbox_360_or_pc.html

tonydude · 19-09-2013 12:40pm

the collectors editions have been announced also , now to preorder

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar · 19-09-2013 12:47pm

i didnt know the release date for pc was different than for consoles

((((

BeerWolf · 19-09-2013 12:54pm

Never played Dark Souls - I'm intrigued...

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar · 19-09-2013 12:56pm

it's probably the only game that's almost as good as stalker - shadow of chernobyl

calex71 · 19-09-2013 12:58pm

BeerWolf wrote: »

Never played Dark Souls - I'm intrigued...

1st game should be reasonably priced now, well worth picking it up.

Retr0gamer · 19-09-2013 1:02pm

BeerWolf wrote: »

Never played Dark Souls - I'm intrigued...

It's pretty much the best and most important game of this generation of consoles. And it's better on PC :P

BeerWolf · 19-09-2013 1:05pm

Retr0gamer wrote: »

And it's better on PC :P

Pity my PC is so ancient - even struggles to play WoW atm on lowest settings for raids in LFR -.-;

o1s1n · 19-09-2013 4:02pm

Retr0gamer wrote: »

It's pretty much the best and most important game of this generation of consoles. And it's better on PC :P

You'd be surprised how many people I've mentioned Dark Souls to and they look at me as if I've two heads.

There were two guys playing Monster Hunter against each other in the Harbour Bar a week or two ago. I was certain they'd have played it so asked them what they thought of it.

Absolutely no clue what I was on about. One of them even said that because it wasn't on a Nintendo console he wouldn't be interested in it.

Felt like bopping him over the head with the SNK control panel I happened to be carrying under my arm

Retr0gamer · 19-09-2013 4:18pm

Well the asynchronous multiplayer that Demon's/Dark Souls introduced will be the next big thing in the next gen. I see it in Watchdogs already. Unfortunately most are looking at it as DRM for single player games.

Burning Eclipse · 30-09-2013 4:40pm

Black Armour Edition available for pre-order for less than £35. Sounds like a good deal to me

penev10 · 30-09-2013 5:00pm

Shame you have to pay for the figurine in the Collector's Edition as all I'd want is the artbook and ST£62 is too rich for my blood.

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Robert ninja · 30-09-2013 5:12pm

I have no space for figurine in my room anyway (all the ones I got as gifts are stored away under my bed -_-). I would like that cloth map though, would be nice to get that on my wall and nerd out while I'm real into the game. Good to see the full collector's edition is now available for PC because for a while they were only advertising it on the consoles' releases.

tok9 · 30-09-2013 6:11pm

Burning Eclipse wrote: »

Black Armour Edition available for pre-order for less than £35. Sounds like a good deal to me

Nice find.. was tempted to pre order it at eurogamer just to get a tshirt :P

Sephiroth_dude · 30-09-2013 8:40pm

Would it be suicidal to jump straight into Dark souls 2?:D having not played the first?

Xenji · 30-09-2013 8:57pm

Sephiroth_dude wrote: »

Would it be suicidal to jump straight into Dark souls 2?:D having not played the first?

Play the first, you know yourself it is a great game, you would be missing out on a lot of pain and torture otherwise, very rewarding pain and torture I might add.

2Mad2BeMad · 30-09-2013 9:07pm

Sephiroth_dude wrote: »

Would it be suicidal to jump straight into Dark souls 2?:D having not played the first?

play the first, you wont miss out on anything story wise, but the first one is brilliant, by far one of my favourite games, and I don't normally say that with games this gen. True work of genius to the team(s) that made all of the souls games so far

tok9 · 30-09-2013 10:49pm

Just replaying some Dark Souls now and I forgot how low the framerate can go and I'm not even in Blighttown yet.

As I said in the Eurogamer Expo thread.. if they can maintain the visuals and framerate of the Dark Souls 2 demo I played on ps3 it'll be amazing.

Geckolimus · 01-10-2013 9:40am

I hope they will port this to WiiU.

ancapailldorcha · 01-10-2013 9:51am

Sephiroth_dude wrote: »

Would it be suicidal to jump straight into Dark souls 2?:D having not played the first?

You'd get the first for a pittance and it's one of the best games of this generation. Make sure you get the version with the DLC included.

Burning Eclipse · 01-10-2013 10:12am

tok9 wrote: »

Nice find.. was tempted to pre order it at eurogamer just to get a tshirt :P

I wanted to beat the Mirror Knight so badly, and really did come close. I reckon 10 more minutes and I would have had him.

I also thought about pre-ordering, but not sure what game would be like for delivery from UK to here.

tok9 · 01-10-2013 10:32am

Burning Eclipse wrote: »

I wanted to beat the Mirror Knight so badly, and really did come close. I reckon 10 more minutes and I would have had him.

I also thought about pre-ordering, but not sure what game would be like for delivery from UK to here.

Ya I know. I wish I didn't mess around so much in the beginning and legged it straight to the fight. Got close enough too but his attacks were so strong that 1 or 2 (usually 1) direct hits and you were gone.

Big Knox · 01-10-2013 2:01pm

Sephiroth_dude wrote: »

Would it be suicidal to jump straight into Dark souls 2?:D having not played the first?

You would be very silly considering the original is half the price or less and is without a doubt the best game of this gen (imo of course but a lot of people would agree).

Kotaku have posted some videos of Beta footage as it's gone live in Japan, more of the same but you can get a look at the new inventory system and stuff.

http://kotaku.com/leaked-dark-souls-2-videos-show-co-op-armor-and-enemie-1427368803

richymcdermott · 10-10-2013 7:31pm

got the email that i am accepted to join the beta but the psn beta website isnt working for me

tok9 · 10-10-2013 7:41pm

richymcdermott wrote: »

got the email that i am accepted to join the beta but the psn beta website isnt working for me

Me too but I'm after flying home so I won't be able to check it out till Monday.

shruikan2553 · 10-10-2013 7:56pm

Website wont load for me either. Still, happy to hear I got in. Girlfriend wont like it though.

psugrue · 10-10-2013 8:07pm

Website wasn't working for me wither but finally worked there a few mins ago. The code is under the voucher section, so just redeemed it on PSN and its now downloading!

2smiggy · 10-10-2013 8:15pm

got in as well, but page not loading yet, is it a big download ?

can't wait to try it out

psugrue · 10-10-2013 8:22pm

2smiggy wrote: »

got in as well, but page not loading yet, is it a big download ?

can't wait to try it out

1671mb so not too big, it says on the beta page there is a patch of 170mb that needs to be installed too before the servers come online on Saturday at 8pm.

Danonino. · 10-10-2013 8:38pm

Ohhhhhh got the email... this will be epic

2smiggy · 10-10-2013 8:48pm

got it downloading, to get to the beta code took me a while, and plenty of reloading. Trying to read the terms now. does it mean if no servers till saturday , can we still play it off line ??

F1ngers · 10-10-2013 8:53pm

2smiggy wrote: »

got it downloading, to get to the beta code took me a while, and plenty of reloading. Trying to read the terms now. does it mean if no servers till saturday , can we still play it off line ??

I'll tell you in 7 minutes...

2smiggy · 10-10-2013 9:02pm

At 32% downloaded myself. I'm heading for a few pints at 10 so would not mind a crack at it for a few minutes

richymcdermott · 10-10-2013 9:07pm

yay its downloading

F1ngers · 10-10-2013 9:10pm

2smiggy wrote: »

can we still play it off line ??

No, needs the server.

Dark Souls II

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