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[OdanUrr]

More like a month and a few days, lame, haha. 

 

If it means we're getting a good PC port, I don't mind that much.

[spirosz]

From the game play, i don't see much difference, still the same tactic...roll over and attack the monster butt. It is because they still using the same enemy design. I suspect there will be no actually fighting in sense...it will end up the same

 

Don't start.  

[SlottsMachine]

From the game play, i don't see much difference, still the same tactic...roll over and attack the monster butt. It is because they still using the same enemy design. I suspect there will be no actually fighting in sense...it will end up the same

 

Apparently some people like the tactical aspect of the game. 

[N0rke]

From the game play, i don't see much difference, still the same tactic...roll over and attack the monster butt. It is because they still using the same enemy design. I suspect there will be no actually fighting in sense...it will end up the same

You don't have invincibility frames when doing things like Backstabbing anymore, so backstabbing won't be an optimal way to take out groups of guys.

 

Everyone who has played DkS2 has said to take everything you know about DkS and throw it out the window. I expect very few of the DkS strategies will actually work as well as they did in DkS, but we'll see come Tuesday.

[Dominus]

Here's some bits to feed your Dark Souls Hunger:

Legends of Lordran. Make it happen, internet.

Dark Souls Deaths: PC gamers can use their game save file to see how many times they died.
 

From the game play, i don't see much difference, still the same tactic...roll over and attack the monster butt.

Welcome to melee combat in video games - the goal is to Stick Them With The Pointy End, and blocking/rolling is part of avoiding all the deaths that come with the game. To an extent, you're right - in terms of AI, there's hardly much difference between the asylum demon and the taurus demon, outside of monster type and the level design around them. I'm sure FromSoftware has heard this before and will try to improve on it for the sequel.

Outside of PMs/Comments, I'd rather not go much farther in this direction - I don't think we're going to be able to convince you on this game(and I'd prefer not to anyways). My personal advice would be to look at your list of favorite games(or more specifically elements from them), and try to find something that fits your fancy a bit more closely instead.

[The Baconer]

The final trailer.

 

Dark Souls and Tull. It's like they know all the things that I love!

[N0rke]

The final trailer.

 

Dark Souls and Tull. It's like they know all the things that I love!

Good thing people who have already played the game has said it was good, otherwise that trailer would have made me worried. That's way too upbeat for a Souls game in my opinion.

[xAmilli0n]

Well I'm excited for tomorrow.  This is one of my most anticipated games this year.

[Eternal Phoenix]

Well I'm excited for tomorrow.  This is one of my most anticipated games this year.

 

Lucky you. Damn Americans. I bet you and your American friends will be sitting around the fire-place drinking your god-awful tea as you play it saying stuff like "I do say, good fellow! That was a fine death!" Meanwhile, us Brits have to wait till Friday.

[N0rke]

Lucky you. Damn Americans. I bet you and your American friends will be sitting around the fire-place drinking your god-awful tea as you play it saying stuff like "I do say, good fellow! That was a fine death!" Meanwhile, us Brits have to wait till Friday.

Next time don't lose the war. Maybe then you can have earlier release dates.

[xAmilli0n]

Lucky you. Damn Americans. I bet you and your American friends will be sitting around the fire-place drinking your god-awful tea as you play it saying stuff like "I do say, good fellow! That was a fine death!" Meanwhile, us Brits have to wait till Friday.

 

Yeah sounds about right.

 

[eternal_napalm]

IGN and GameSpot gave it a 9/10.

I did not know this personally, but apparently the game world is substantially larger then Dark Souls.

GameSpot says the lighting washes out things a little, IGN praises it. Lots of unique enemy designs and bosses. Very similar in difficulty to Dark Souls. Lots of secrets and plenty more to uncover after 80-100 hours of gameplay.

[OdanUrr]

I like Dark Souls concept and all, just the combat mechanic and what it is build upon.

 

It just make you to meta game much...you survive only because you know, not because you getting better or experimenting. You die on the way, live again, then you know what to do because you going through it again and again. Even after you have deal with your enemies, rest at bonfire, they all live again, so what is the point?

 

There is no point at all.

 

From the trailer, i can see it is worsen...across the bridge, there's a dragon cut off the bridge, so what is the lesson? "Do not cross the bridge"?

 

Tis an omen of bad luck.

[AventuroLegendary]

Good thing people who have already played the game has said it was good, otherwise that trailer would have made me worried. That's way too upbeat for a Souls game in my opinion.

We had this trailer for the first Dark Souls. I wouldn't worry in any case.

[Dominus]

So I've gotten through the first couple hours of the game. FromSoftware wasn't shy at all in making drastic changes to the game, and I like what they've done so far. Not necessarily frothing from the mouth over it yet, but I'm pretty impressed with it regardless. The frame rate is very nice. You can sometimes get 60 FPS in the smaller sections, but it's still leagues better than the first game. For something that requires more "twitch reflex", it's a welcome addition. 1 Estus Flask... The chugging marathons will be missed XD. I don't mind the fast travel addition early on, can't say I miss the backtracking.

They added a more organic(and optional) tutorial level compared to what they had originally planned. The beginning has quite a few cinematics, though it'll head back to normal after the fact. I looooove what they've done with some of these environments. Dark Souls 1 had sort of a Heavy Metal Fantasy thing going on, but this one's a bit more somber/mysterious from what I've played. Marjura feels almost like something you'd find in Scotland(or maybe out of Myst/Riven?), it's a perfect location for the stronghold. Hilde's Tower of Flame is full of hnnnnng, has a touch of Anor Londo in there with the architecture. It's also when the gloves are taken off in terms of difficulty. The earlier section(Forest of Giants?) is relatively simple shtick. The first boss fight is something I underestimated:

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So, Dragonrider looks like a normal knight for the most part. Unfortunately, he's got a pike that can pounce you backward....and the ends of the room are death traps. As a melee fighter, I get in close and try to circle as fast as I can. His movements usually boil down to Forward thrust, Shield Bash, or a long-range swing. If he does that longer swing, I try to roll away and get some distance. Like Iron Golem from DS1, try to keep him in the center of the room.

[Liamv2]

Is there loads of bugs like DS1? because that is the only thing that will keep me getting it on march 14th.

[Dominus]

Is there loads of bugs like DS1? because that is the only thing that will keep me getting it on march 14th.

Not that I've seen. I don't recall the original having many bugs, though exploits for experience were very prevalent. I'm probably too early in the game to see something major. Edit: Yikes.

Currently, I'm stuck in

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Old Man's Wharf. I launched the Ghost Ship, but haven't the slightest idea how to get on it. :|

If I see any major issues, I'll plop it in here.

[Liamv2]

Thanks I really don't want to get blocked in a game as long as this.

[xAmilli0n]

Just got my copy and will start in a few hours.  Can't wait.

[Il Divo]

Loving it so far. Just reached Majula as a swordsman.

 

I thought I would hate the increased cinematics, but it's still sufficiently creepy in its approach. I have a few initial theories as far as Drangleic's relation to Lordran that I'm curious to see pan out. My goal is to take the game very slow and savour each environment, something I failed to do with the original.

 

My only concern at this point is something noted in the Ign review is that Drangleic felt like a less cohesive world than Lordran. I'm hoping to see that proven false.

 

Edit: Has anyone had some major success with dual wielding yet? I heard it was retooled to be improved in Dark Souls 2, but I'm having trouble seeing any new mechanics to really justify its use (so far).

[spirosz]

I WANT YOU NOW!  COME OUT FOR PC NOW. 

[Dominus]

My only concern at this point is something noted in the Ign review is that Drangleic felt like a less cohesive world than Lordran. I'm hoping to see that proven false.

I unfortunately have to agree with that. The dungeon variety is great, but they don't feel as interconnected as they did in DS1. That could arguably be an effect of having fast travel, but not likely the main reason. It's almost reminding me of World of Warcraft, where the transitions between locations don't blend very well.

I WANT YOU NOW! COME OUT FOR PC NOW.

Spiros, your tears are delicious, and will be even more delicious when you start dying in the game. The wait will be worth it.

Has anyone had some major success with dual wielding yet? I heard it was retooled to be improved in Dark Souls 2, but I'm having trouble seeing any new mechanics to really justify its use (so far).

The damage done by Double-Wielding a 1h feels rebalanced, and not in our favor. I typically stick with Sword and Shield now. Normally it isn't a big deal to me, since many of the bosses would probably pummel me if I tried that after one of their attacks.

Having said all this, I'm still enjoying the game. Sort of feels like playing Mass Effect 2: I'm not as engaged in the storyline, but the combat and everything else under the hood has gotten so many great changes(combined with the Audio/Visual changes) that I got my money's worth.

My Advice on some Boss Battles:

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Dragonrider:

Looks like a normal knight for the most part. Unfortunately, he's got a pike that can pounce you backward....and the ends of the room are death traps. As a melee fighter, I get in close and try to circle as fast as I can. His movements usually boil down to Forward thrust, Shield Bash, or a long-range swing. If he does that longer swing, I try to roll away and get some distance. Like Iron Golem from DS1, try to keep him in the center of the room.

Flexian Sentry:

Wow, Capra Demon got mutated and decided he wanted to be a pirate. Cool. Switching between the 2 sides will require slightly difference tactics. If he's on the mace side, they're going to be very sluggish attacks that are easier to back up from. It's hard to tell if he's doing one or two swings, so I lean in on the first and watch closely for an attack. If he pops the sword, be on your defense. He's far faster and attacks in great succession. The whole water rising thing doesn't help, so keep your healing items ready. Like Artorias, you're going to have to memorize his attacks for the battle to get easier.

Ruin Sentinel Sisters:

The Ornstein and Smough Triplets. And they make Kate Moss look like Louie Anderson, yikes. Not the funnest fight, but whatever. Once you land on the ledge, STAY on the ledge. If you happen to drop down, the other sisters are going to "activate". That's bad, yo. The first thing Sentinel Yahim will do is a slam attack, so lock onto her and spin behind her. Slap her with your pointy thing. If she does a forward thrust, get behind her. Otherwise, I'd advise just blocking. Sometimes Yahim drops down(in sometimes hilarious ways). If she does, head to a corner, point towards where she was, and put up your shield - she does a lunge attack that's particularly nasty. Once she's dead, head to the middle of the ledge and wait for one of the others to jump up. Once they do, slap em' a few times and drop down away from the other 2. As far as the rest, I play it like O&S without pillars as cover, so you're going to need some patience. Still haven't beat it myself, to be honest.

Note: Some of their attacks downstairs will be different. They can swing towards you(with a very large range), get ready to block. They will also do a Captain America shield attack and an Artorias-esque Lunge-Jump towards you, so be prepared to roll if they do.

The Last Giant:

Dat Face. He's very easy compared to the rest. Circle around him, hit his feet, repeat. He often will try to stomp - back up and do a roll if he starts lifting. At about 1/3 health, he takes a more hands-off approach, so make sure to get behind him quickly if you can. That's about it for the fight.

[spirosz]

From what I've seen in reviews, that travel system reminds me a lot of what it was like back in Demon Souls.  

[Dominus]

From what I've seen in reviews, that travel system reminds me a lot of what it was like back in Demon Souls.

I'd only rented Demon's Souls way back when, and thought it was a broken, annoying game, returning it 3-4 hours later. Now I wish I could get my hands on an old copy. I don't mind the system at all, they make it very user-friendly and the backtracking isn't missed. The issue I see is a lot of the swaps between dungeon areas is done underground, so the transition doesn't feel as organic as DS1 where it's nearly all done outside.

Edit: Update, Locations of some estus flask shards have been found:

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Have a Drink on Me

[Shepenwepet]

I haven't been able to play as much as I'd like, but I can say that the message-leaving community can still be a huge pile of jerks.

 

In Heide's Tower of Flame (which I probably shouldn't even be in, considering most of the knights can kill me in one hit and I can do almost no damage to them unless I use my spells) someone left a message outside of a fog door. "Hurrah for safe zone!" I thought, great, I fluked my way through to another bonfire... although it did seem a little close to the last one... I enter the fog door anyway, thinking, oh, maybe it's a merchant or a covenant.

 

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It's freaking Ornstein. It's not a safe zone, it's Ornstein.

 

I went back afterward, prepared, and killed him. Not so tough without your fat friend, are you, Ornie?