Dark Souls

richymcdermott

http://www.justpushstart.com/2011/02/01/dark-souls-is-the-follow-up-to-demon-souls/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SEYwCIc0UjQ

Enjoy!!

jmx009

http://ie.ps3.ign.com/articles/114/1147054p1.html

A sequel to 2009's super hit game demon souls was announced today. the title of the game is " Dark Souls".....


I loved the original game. Cant wait for this game to come out !!!!

Let the Hype begin.............................

sockpuppets

Excellent. Demons souls is an amazing game, looking forward to this

tman

And good thing, too, because it seems that From has actually upped the difficulty!

Jesus!:eek:

mrm

Yeah tman, similar reaction here!

Difficulty up'd like how? Someone from From Software comes to your home, breaks your hands, hands you back the controller and presses start. (Actually pressing start would probably constitute waaaaay too much assistance).

It sounds great from the description in the posted article and the Kokatu article. It will be interesting to see how they replace the nexus and how they implement levelling up.

marco_polo

Hopefully people will have managed to finish the first one by the time it comes out.

Dave D

Great News! ha the upping the difficulty on demon souls is going to be a hard challenge.

wobzilla1

I'm still trying to get pure bladestone in the first one :mad:

Retr0gamer

Awesome. Demon's Souls was a little too easy for me in the end. Can't wait.

F1ngers

WarZoneBrother wrote: »

You mean demons souls renamed dark souls...

No, he means Project Dark has been renamed Dark Souls.

WarZoneBrother

F1ngers wrote: »

No, he means Project Dark has been renamed Dark Souls.

I'm confused? Is dark souls not the sequel to demons souls?..

F1ngers

WarZoneBrother wrote: »

I'm confused? Is dark souls not the sequel to demons souls?..

It is, but it had a working title of Project Dark up until last week. The new name was just released.

WarZoneBrother

F1ngers wrote: »

It is, but it had a working title of Project Dark up until last week. The new name was just released.

damn *face palm.. Just realised it said PROJECT I am such an idiot I taught it said PERFECT .. Some one slap me in the face!

richymcdermott

i wouldnt call it a sequel though cause demons souls is a sony owned ip , dark souls however doesnt cross story with demons souls

Retr0gamer

richymcdermott wrote: »

i wouldnt call it a sequel though cause demons souls is a sony owned ip , dark souls however doesnt cross story with demons souls

They can call it what they like, as long as it plays like demon's souls it will be bought by me day 1.

richymcdermott

Retr0gamer wrote: »

They can call it what they like, as long as it plays like demon's souls it will be bought by me day 1.

retr0 i can hug you :P

Sisko

**** yes, very near the end of the 1st one and I certainly want more!

Demons souls is a true gamers game. Its also one of the few pure console games and does what consoles do best instead of trying to be a PC game like most modern console games do these days.

So refreshing and exactly the kinda game I was hoping for to relive my console days when I bought a ps3.

L31mr0d

Retr0gamer wrote: »

Awesome. Demon's Souls was a little too easy for me in the end. Can't wait.

Agreed. The learning curve was indeed steep, but too short. Once over the hump the back 40 was easily, but enjoyably, completed. You only really started to feel that same resistance again in NG+

I'd appreciate if the initial difficulty remained for the entire game in the sequel.

SK1979

Is there any indication when the Japanese launch might be yet?

Even though its on every platform, with the PS3 being multi-region, it might still be necessary to pick up that version if we're waiting a while for a European release.

AnCapaillMor

By all acounts it'll be released the same time in the EU, US and Asia. Should'nt be too difficult, demons souls wasn't exactly over flowing with dialogue and story for translation.

penev10

L31mr0d wrote: »

Agreed. The learning curve was indeed steep, but too short. Once over the hump the back 40 was easily, but enjoyably, completed. You only really started to feel that same resistance again in NG+

I'd appreciate if the initial difficulty remained for the entire game in the sequel.

Couldn't agree more.

AnCapaillMor wrote: »

By all acounts it'll be released the same time in the EU, US and Asia. Should'nt be too difficult, demons souls wasn't exactly over flowing with dialogue and story for translation.

Didn't hear that but if it doesn't pan out that way I'll be importing for sure. Waited far too long for a Euro release last time and the Jap version had enough English text to make it playable.

richymcdermott

They better have some sort of pause menu , i cant tell you how many times i was in a middle of a battle and dying to go for a crapper

AnCapaillMor

Leave the "pause" out, that was part of the atmosphre of the game, nothing like the feeling of fighting maneater, you've 200K+ souls and you're dieing for a piss. I tapped and crossed my legs so much\fast i think one of my feet went back in time.

Retr0gamer

Apparently this game is going to be a bit more like Kings Field in that instead of mostly linear levels the levels are going to be huge branching affairs that are a lot more open. Cannot ****ing wait!

Chairman Meow

out in 2011 in N America/Europe

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=420591

mrm

L31mr0d wrote: »

Agreed. The learning curve was indeed steep, but too short. Once over the hump the back 40 was easily, but enjoyably, completed. You only really started to feel that same resistance again in NG+

I'd appreciate if the initial difficulty remained for the entire game in the sequel.

I agree. I would also like to see more consistancy in the level and boss design throughout. If I have one criticism (and I hate myself for having it) of the game it is that I feel From Software ran out of time and resources to complete the latter levels of each world - I didn't feel that they were as deep as the early levels.

(The length of the levels 2-3, 3-3, and particularly 4-1 and 5-1. Walk through fog gate and you're immediately onto the boss. Those levels bosses were also a bit' cheap' - Astrea wasn't even a boss fight and 3-3 was so cheap they got you to play the boss....for FREE!:) Ok, a little inspired there!)

I imagine with the success of Demons Souls this will not happen on Project Dark. I really like the idea of the open world exploration.

WolfForager

http://www.eurogamer.net/videos/dark-souls-gets-official-announcement?size=hd

Official Announcement trailer. Awesome...

Retr0gamer

Want!

penev10

Chairman Meow wrote: »

out in 2011 in N America/Europe

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=420591

Excellent!

Haven't experienced such anticipation for a game's release for a long time!

richymcdermott

Not sure if ye have seen these lads but heres a good amount of art and screenshots

the attention to detail is mind blowing

http://gamingeverything.com/?p=896

mrm

Gamespot First Look:

http://www.gamespot.com/ps3/rpg/projectdark/news.html?sid=6297337&mode=previews&tag=topslot;thumb;1

Agree with the no pause menu. Pause is for paussies!

Also came in handy (repeatedly) for the odd domestic chore request - "Sorry dear, remember, no pause facility with this game".

Kiith

mrm wrote: »

"Sorry dear, remember, no pause facility with this game".

That actually works? :eek:

tman

Nice hands on feature over on EG

AnCapaillMor

I've a funny feeling i'll be getting this on both consoles, Ps3 for basic play but if enough of my 360 mates get it, i'd get on the 360 for the mltiplayer as well.

CiDeRmAn

You don't need a pause button, you just disconnect the controller and the system pauses automatically!
And a tougher Demons' Souls???
Do they hate me that much???
Will it come out here within a reasonable timeframe or will I be importing it from HK, like I did the original?
The review on Zero Punctuation is pretty funny for the original too...

http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/zero-punctuation/1321-Demons-Souls

Disco Damo

I cant wait for this game. I just finished Demon's Souls over the weekend for the first time, what an amazing game.

From what I hear, this isn't a sequel, in the normal sense of the word. Its a totally new IP, but it is the same type of game, so I can only imagine what they have in store for us this time.

With Bandai on board from the start I would assume (Hope, Pray) that we wont have to wait a massive amount of time for it to be released here. Whispers are saying a release late this year. If this is true, I know what I am getting myself for Christmas. :P

F1ngers

From a post by "rickyjb" on the Demon's Souls thread.
A preview and box art.

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=71695227&postcount=1663

noodler

I'm a bit meh about this tbh.

Got past the mid-point in the original but never felt compelled to go any further. Not sure the level desigh ever got any better then the mastery of 1-1.

penev10

Amazon have the limted edition available to pre-order.

October 1st release date

amacachi

Purely because it looks nicer I'd probably go for the PS3 version. :pac:

rickyjb

penev10 wrote: »

Amazon have the limted edition available to pre-order.

October 1st release date

Zavvi have it as well for 42.95, October 7th release date though? I don't think there's been an official release date announced anyway so the price is the only thing that matters at this stage. 43 euros for a special edition seems cheap enough, I'm tempted to just get it. Do they take the money straight away does anyone know?

F1ngers

rickyjb wrote: »

Zavvi have it as well for 42.95, October 7th release date though? I don't think there's been an official release date announced anyway so the price is the only thing that matters at this stage. 43 euros for a special edition seems cheap enough, I'm tempted to just get it. Do they take the money straight away does anyone know?

We won't charge you until we despatch this item

http://www.zavvi.com/games/platforms/ps3/dark-souls-special-edition/10451825.html

penev10

rickyjb wrote: »

Zavvi have it as well for 42.95, October 7th release date though?

7th sounds more realistic as at leats it's a Friday, the 1st is a Saturday!

rickyjb

F1ngers wrote: »

http://www.zavvi.com/games/platforms/ps3/dark-souls-special-edition/10451825.html

D'oh! That's the second time this week F1ngers:pac:

Kiith

October 7th folks.

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-06-03-dark-souls-october-release-date

F1ngers

Just found the official site here, http://www.preparetodie.com/.

Just about to have a look around now.

AnCapaillMor

Heh a very appropriate site name.

Mr E

Thread renamed (since we're well past the announcement stage).

Gandalph

Forgive me for my ignorance but is Demon Souls the game with the same maker as resident evil and same composer as silent hill? I was just in extra vision yday looking at some games and might of picked up this one to have a gander at the back of the case, was something like "Joe Bloggs has killed too many demons now they are out for revenge etc etc". Is that the one?!?! haha

rickyjb

Love the website name, good to see their setting their stall out early:D They could've made it a bit easier to read though, writings very dark...

They're really pushing the traps aspect, wasn't so much of that in the last one, also differences in elevation so alot of climbing (and falling!) etc. should be good. Seems like the whole thing will be on a much bigger scale than the last one.

They really are sticking to what they know when it comes to characters/storyline though, it's pretty much the exact same.

rickyjb

Gandalph wrote: »

Forgive me for my ignorance but is Demon Souls the game with the same maker as resident evil and same composer as silent hill? I was just in extra vision yday looking at some games and might of picked up this one to have a gander at the back of the case, was something like "Joe Bloggs has killed too many demons now they are out for revenge etc etc". Is that the one?!?! haha

I'm not 100% but I don't think so, it's from a relatively small developer called From Software who I don't think had anything to do with Res Evil.

Ah, you're thinking of Capcom and Devil May Cry is it?