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[Borys]

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[demi]

First Suikoden, now Dark Souls. What else will Himuro ruin?

[Tasty]

First Suikoden, now Dark Souls. What else will Himuro ruin?

Animal Crossing. I bet the next version will have skin tone options. 

[cool breeze]

I remember when they said this about dark souls 2

[magus]

i haven't played dark souls 2 so i don't know how bad it is but this thing is so fucking simple, you ready? you listening to me for the amazing recipe to make soul game more accesible? good?

JUST

PUT

LESS

THINGS

THAT

WILL

INSTA

KILL

THE

PLAYER



see this shit here? this happened because you weren't content with just having the boss fight! no! it had to happens on an arena with pits on it, you wanted to do cheap deaths so badly and bask in the light of "DARK SOULS IS HARDCORE GAMEZ!!1! HUR DUR" so hard you fucked up

[demi]

^ Bad advice

[MoxManiac]

Stop being bad at video games, magus

[magus]

Oh also i forgot to add

IF YOU WANTED A WIDER AUDIENCE YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE MADE THIS A PS4 EXCLUSIVE YOU FUCKING TWAT!!!

[Himu]

Note to everyone in this thread: Borys has not even played Dark Souls. Not 1 or 2.

And I'm playing Dark Souls right now.

Borys has also stopped playing Dragon Age: Origins because he finds it too hard.

Borys acting like he's this great gamer just because he's beaten Demon's Souls and 100%'s Final Fantasy games () is pretty fucking cute. Meanwhile, I'm currently playing Crypt of the Necrodancer, Divinity: Original Sin, Dark Souls. All three of which, are semi-challenging games.

Love how Borys has suddenly gotten all high and mighty when, ultimately, he only plays mainstream pap. This nicca gonna act like he's a badass because he 100%'s Final Fantasy games.

[Himu]

I remember when they said this about dark souls 2

- bonfires galore
- extincting enemies

yup no change from DaS

Note: Borys has not even played this game.

[Cerveza mas fina]

Borys dont be a drama queen!

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thats himuros job <3

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[Himu]

To be truthful, Borys' journey as a "hardcore" or "true" _______ has only skyrocketed since beating Demon's Souls.

No one cares that you're a "true" gamer, Borys.

The other week, he made a snipe post that there aren't "true" Final Fantasy fans in the Final Fantasy thread. Don't know what the fuck is up his butt.

[Cerveza mas fina]

I dunno Himu i think Borys is a legit hardcore gamer, but he is just trolling you with this thread

I beat Demon Souls too, but the game is not hard, just silly and trial and error if you want to play without a guide. Like getting a good weapon is not about skills but crazy shit no one would do on their own

[Rahxephon91]

Fine by me. Maybe I'll actually play one of these games now.

[Himu]

I dunno Himu i think Borys is a legit hardcore gamer, but he is just trolling you with this thread

I beat Demon Souls too, but the game is not hard, just silly and trial and error if you want to play without a guide. Like getting a good weapon is not about skills but crazy shit no one would do on their own

I would take Borys' trolling like it is - as a joke - if he actually played challenging games and not mainstream schlock. I'd love to see him in 100% Jet Set Radio in an hour, but you don't see me making threads and bragging. Shit is comical.

[Steve Contra]

Jet Set sucks.

[Himu]

[The Legend of Sunblade]

They said the same thing about Dark Souls 2 and that ended up being "harder" than the other two (harder being relative to how well-designed the game is). I wouldn't put that much stock into this yet.

[fistfulofmetal]

I beat Demon Souls too, but the game is not hard, just silly and trial and error if you want to play without a guide. Like getting a good weapon is not about skills but crazy shit no one would do on their own

100% incorrect.

[thisismyusername]

I remember when they said this about dark souls 2

- bonfires galore
- extincting enemies

yup no change from DaS

Note: Borys has not even played this game.

Note: Borys' points are true for Dork Souls 2, though.

[Himu]

I remember when they said this about dark souls 2

- bonfires galore
- extincting enemies

yup no change from DaS

Note: Borys has not even played this game.

Note: Borys' points are true for Dork Souls 2, though.

Note: People say that despite all of this, Dark Souls 2 has a harder beginning than Dark Souls 1, another game Borys has not played.

[Steve Contra]

If you mean the immediate beginning than, yes, it does.  After that though...

[fistfulofmetal]

the changes made to dark souls 2 didn't make it a universally easier experience or more casual

the changes made to dark souls 2 simply made it a below average video game experience.

[Great Rumbler]

DS2 is a perfectly fine game. Actually, it's pretty darned good. But whatever.

[thisismyusername]

I remember when they said this about dark souls 2

- bonfires galore
- extincting enemies

yup no change from DaS

Note: Borys has not even played this game.

Note: Borys' points are true for Dork Souls 2, though.

Note: People say that despite all of this, Dark Souls 2 has a harder beginning than Dark Souls 1, another game Borys has not played.

So you're telling me being able to instantly heal/refill your Estus Flask every 30mins-1hour is good design? You're telling me disappearing enemies after you die for the 12th time is good design? (Hint: that last one isn't. Players should expect to be able to grind enemies. Instead they can't do that. DS2 goes from "being able to refill your bows if you screw up and lose your souls" into "BUY! ALL THE THINGS! WE CAN'T HOLD ALL THESE SOULS! (and fucks up with Soul Memory, BTW)"

[BobFromPikeCreek]

Ugh. Dark/Demon Souls forum arguments are the worst.

[thisismyusername]

Ugh. Dark/Demon Souls forum arguments are the worst.

Don't like it? Don't click the thread.   

[magus]

Ugh. Dark/Demon Souls forum arguments are the worst.

[StealthFan]

Dark Souls 2 was good. Not as good, but still good.

[thisismyusername]

Dark Souls 2 was good. Not as good, but still good.

I can agree with that. I enjoyed my time with it and need to go back to it for the DLC expansions, but I don't think it's amazing. I don't think Dark Souls 1 is amazing either.

[thisismyusername]

Anyway I played DaS for about 2 hours. It was impossible to continue @ 15 fps on my rig (no matter the resolution).

Unless you're on a rig from like... 2006, you should be fine.

[SantaC]

WTF @ Himuro's grinding his axe. We no longer FF8/FF12 bros?

Anyway I played DaS for about 2 hours. It was impossible to continue @ 15 fps on my rig (no matter the resolution). When I upgrade my PC (if) then I will start again. I liked what I saw, though.

But let's be real, if they want to sell 5M copies they have to make it easier and more accessible. That's how the market works.

I am still your FF8 & FF12 bro


himuro is no longer welcome in that club.

[SantaC]

Well I was not fine. Dead Space 1/2, CoD4/5/6, Force Unleashed 1&2, Fallout: New Vegas etc. all run fine but Dark Souls runs like shit. It's like it is locked to 15 FPS? Dunno what the problem was. I used Durante's tool to hax it and it was still 15 FPS all the time even when looking at the ground in the Asylum.

I was very frustrated when I experienced it, believe me. And I refuse to play this game on PS3 since I want to enjoy it in full 1080p glory (not possible with Demon's Souls).

Shoulda man up and buy a new PC but the money is going towards XBone next month.

bought a new PC, ran both DKS1 and DKS2 like a charm on max @ 1440P

i7 4820K @ 4.5ghz silent
16 GB DDR3
Asus R9 280X  3GB


currently 200 hours in Dark Souls 2

[SantaC]

Dark Souls 2 is fine. Unlike Dark Souls 1, you can control the level of difficulty at every bonfire using an aesthetic

[SantaC]

oh and borys dont buy an xbone. You will never be able to play a single jrpg with that.

[SantaC]

And I know, I always hated and ridiculed guys that did not play a game yet posted about it and argued, but come on. I am reluctant to even buy DaS2 after seeing the video above. And I am not alone in this feeling based on the GAF thread about that video.

Dark Souls 2 is still worth it due to the online segment being much better. PvP and Co-op is great fun.

It's not for me but for my kids. Kinect 2.0 owns when you have children (my coworkers have kids + 360 with Kinect).

bah my daughter is happy to settle with the wii u. never going to buy a xbox product in this house.

[Cerveza mas fina]

Lol youre gonna buy a Bone?

Kids want ipads/tablets not kinect I think.

So weird seeing you buy a bone for one future that wont get any support from now on. 500 euro and there will be literally 5 games for it for your kids.

Youd be better off getting an Eye toy or whatever its called and the Book of Spells etc.

[thisismyusername]

And I know, I always hated and ridiculed guys that did not play a game yet posted about it and argued, but come on. I am reluctant to even buy DaS2 after seeing the video above. And I am not alone in this feeling based on the GAF thread about that video.

Dark Souls 2 isn't that bad. There's a few "what" design decisions but it's still a worthwhile playthrough.

Is it disappointing compared to Dark Souls 1? For some people, yes. But they also go "it isn't bad, though. Just... not my tea."

[Shaka Khan]

I just like to point out that Borys did not acknowledge, edit, correct, or apologize for his misused gender pronouns.

Just in case this thread isn't awkward or heated enough.

[demi]

oh and borys dont buy an xbone. You will never be able to play a single jrpg with that.

KH3 and XV and Type-0 HD are coming to One. WRONGGGGGGGGGGGGG

[Shaka Khan]

Maybe as timed exclusives too.

[cool breeze]

little too optimistic about FFXV and KH3 releasing in the xbox ones life span

[Cerveza mas fina]

The idea of "truly perilous combat" was reiterate again and again during the presentation. Whereas the Souls series is known for its measured combat system – many players, myself included, spent a great deal of time behind a shield, sussing out the weaknesses of new opponents. Bloodborne definitely still has that aspect to its combat – more on that below – but there's a different flavour to the overall style. Miyazaki and his team want to draw players into something they're terming "mortal combat" and a "rally of deadly blows". Shields encourage tentative combat in some, and that safety has been removed.

Another way in which the player is being encouraged to be more daring is the ‘Regain System’. When you receive damage from your opponents, you have a limited period of time in which to get some of that health back by landing your own attacks. The window is brief and rewards the brave. When you’re low on health, you can choose to attack, and hope to win back some health in the process, or in a more traditional fashion, choose to retreat and use a health item.

It’s an interesting system, and one of the intentions is to make the game feel less punishing, even though the producers reiterated that the overall challenge of the Souls games will remain firmly in places.

[Cerveza mas fina]

“Miyazaki looks at the health gauge not as health. It’s your power of will to go on. And as that goes down you’re plunging into despair but in combat as you get hit. If you think about if you’re in that situation in real life, straight after it happens you can still get your hope back by landing your own attacks. But if you leave it for too long, you’re plunge into more and more despair. When your health reaches zero, that’s complete despair, but until that happens you’re still alive, and you can still go on and get your hope back. And it’s that hope and despair and power of will combined. He just doesn’t see a health gauge and that’s how it’s implemented in Bloodborne.”

[Cerveza mas fina]

There’s a red gauge denoting health in the top left-hand corner of the screen, with a green bar directly below measuring your stamina. Business as usual. Both are joined on the left hand side by a blood stain containing a number (if you’ve played Dark Souls, it looks roughly equivalent the number of hard humanity). This is now your number of health items, which is permanently equipped and separated from other consumables. The assumption is that you’re always going to be in dire need of health so it’s always mapped to the triangle button.

But there’s a secondary motivation behind this change and it’s to encourage players to explore and experiment with other items, which are now displayed directly below the stamina bar. One example shown was throwing oil onto enemies followed by a flaming torch – the oil increases the enemies flammability and the overall damage inflicted.

[Cerveza mas fina]

Transformable weapons potentially support up to three move sets, adding even greater depth and sophistication. They can also be used in different ways, such as transforming one mid-combo can how an interesting side-effect – it might stagger an enemy or knock an important item out of their hand. There’s also the ability to charge up certain weapons for more powerful attacks. The amount of ‘regain’ will also vary between weapons. So there's lot of need concepts and combinations to consider and experiment with.

And while attacking options might be expanding, Yamagiwa reiterated that Bloodborne won't be an “exaggerated hack and slash game". Practice and experience are indispensable. As always, you need to learn situation and master your weapons.

[Great Rumbler]

Sounds pretty cool, I'm looking forward to see how all that works in action.

[naff]

Sounds good, p bored of the souls formula for now

[a slime appears]

Thanks for ruining another series, Himuro.