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How I fem: How I felt
after after Dark Souls

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#1 - netorare

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(01/25/2013)[-]

DarkSouls_PvP.gif

#9 to #1 - kingnarnode

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(01/25/2013)[-]

this is glorious

#361 to #1 - psychodreadnought

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(01/26/2013)[-]

#238 to #1 - berkut

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(01/25/2013)[-]

#236 to #1 - menqudoneix

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(01/25/2013)[-]

I knew this would be here... I just knew it.

#106 to #1 - zetaroxos**User deleted account**

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#3 to #1 - hootini

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(01/25/2013)[-]

Oh god my sides

#4 - thepyras

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(01/25/2013)[-]

>after Skyrim
Like you just stop playing Skyrim.

#32 to #4 - bananarchy

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(01/25/2013)[-]

Skyrim gets really boring after a while

#36 to #32 - odapac

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(01/25/2013)[-]

I don't know how console players can keep playing it. Mods are the only thing that kept me going.

#37 to #36 - squadmissile

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(01/25/2013)[-]

I hear having Alzheimers helps.

#121 to #36 - torkildsen

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(01/25/2013)[-]

I have over 500 hours in Skyrim on console. It's all about RP and LORE!! I have 20 characters or something and still going strong.

#237 to #121 - Johnsfer

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(01/25/2013)[-]

I only have over 500 hours on one game. Runescape
I can roleplay but only for so long.

#319 to #121 - anon id: af0849bf

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(01/25/2013)[-]

I think you have a problem.

#381 to #319 - torkildsen

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(01/26/2013)[-]

Probably...

#222 to #32 - infamoustrapper

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(01/25/2013)[-]

thats because youre boring no offense. it seems like most of the people played it solely for the fighting. people should learn to get in the game more, pretend like youre the character and be realistic. it makes it MUCH more enjoyable. i spent 2 hours cutting wood and and bringing it back to my house yesterday.....or maybe im just weird. why do games have to be always action packed now?

#117 to #4 - fuckinfuckinfuck

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(01/25/2013)[-]

I guess he means he killed ~~Altair~~ ~~Alucard~~ ~~Alakazam~~ Alduin

#70 to #4 - thatguycrow

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(01/25/2013)[-]

Skyrim got really boring after 3 or 4 playthroughs, even with mods. You can fix the easiness of it, but you cant fix the god awful writing and quest lines.

#235 to #4 - Johnsfer

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(01/25/2013)[-]

I stopped after 10 hours, it just got boring.

#59 to #4 - bladeboy

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(01/25/2013)[-]

It's ****** on consoles, that's how.

#35 - haseotakaeda

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(01/25/2013)[-]

420 Praise it phagget

#54 to #35 - LonelyCamel

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(01/25/2013)[-]

if only I could be so grossly incandescent

#72 to #54 - Sylphion

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(01/25/2013)[-]

Here you go

#216 to #35 - iamchicken

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(01/25/2013)[-]

#103 to #35 - bakkenbears

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(01/25/2013)[-]

i killed him on accident, i have never felt so bad in all my life

#105 - brolution

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(01/25/2013)[-]

#80 - felixjarl

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(01/25/2013)[-]

This thing is not only a repost, it is also a reaction image.

#102 - cyberdemon

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(01/25/2013)[-]

#112 to #102 - cyberdemon

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(01/25/2013)[-]

posting all my dark souls stuff

#113 to #112 - cyberdemon

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(01/25/2013)[-]

#114 to #113 - cyberdemon

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(01/25/2013)[-]

#115 to #114 - cyberdemon

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(01/25/2013)[-]

#116 to #115 - cyberdemon

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(01/25/2013)[-]

#128 to #102 - NinjaOfdeath

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(01/25/2013)[-]

#34 - stubbyftw

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(01/25/2013)[-]

But are you prepared for...

#58 to #34 - anon id: 2316b256

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(01/25/2013)[-]

Yeah... That's going to be easier than Skyrim if you're watching the news.

#73 to #58 - apatheticdemon**User deleted account**

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#129 to #73 - anon id: 2316b256

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(01/25/2013)[-]

As in past tense? Sorry to tell you this, but they aren't even half way done with it. "They added a better tutorial" is an entirely false statement. We don't know what they will add.

It will likely be what I said in the reply to the comment below.
The new director has said he likes straight forward plot (aka dumbing down).
He has said it will try to make more sense of things which weren't explained in DkS (like poise and the influence of covenants). Note this does not say "a better tutorial."

And he has said it will be "more accessible." Considering it is perfectly possible to play without knowing the all the mechanics which were never quite explained, and without looking into the backstory, the above two changes would not make it "more accessible."
Therefore, more accessible can only mean easier, and hell, From's executives are bending over and pleading for it harder from Namco, so there is no real reason it shouldn't be easier (or at least have an easy setting).

#313 to #129 - Skullyy

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(01/25/2013)[-]

Having a better tutorial and explaining the items better would make the game more accessible, without taking anything away from the combat. And a straight forward plot isn't bad by any means, a lot of people went through DaS thinking... "why the hell am I doing this." They could EASILY make the plot easier to understand while still having major plot points hidden just like DaS did.

I understand that people like you get off to bashing games before their even out, but can you please take your sick fetish elsewhere? Preferably back to the CoD series or something.

#367 to #313 - anon id: 2316b256

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(01/26/2013)[-]

Now for the actual game, that is if you can keep your vulgarity down enough for an actual discussion.

They have specifically emphasized "accessibiliy," simply adding a bit of text describing covenants doesn't do much to increase that. There are going to be far greater changes. and they HAVE stated that they will be changing the difficulty for the sake of accessibiltiy.
"We plan on making the early parts of the game comparatively less difficult to ease new players in." (Shibuya, 4Gamer interview)

True, this does not demand the game be ruined, but they are CLEARLY changing the difficulty for accessibility, we only wait to see how much. (and really, DkS isn't that difficult to begin with, I beat it in one weekend without using any summons.)
Personally, I'm not trusting From considering all their recent decisons have been business "make me money" decisions rather than "make the best game possible" (Switching to Namco, P2P multiplayer, kicking the series creator off the team to make the game more accessible, the suggestion that DLC is an absolute (and the only reason we won't be having single-item DLC purchases is because Myazaki, the creator, said so before development began "I decided that we shouldn't sell individual items or weapons as DLC"), specifically stating an intent of wide appeal).
I'm going to assume any such damage control remarks are PR-tailored to try to lose as few current fans as possible.
But on I could be wrong (and this is your side's primary fault after ignoring all the personal insults, you declare your view as fact). For the time, I will disregard anything From SAYS only paying attention to what I see. And if it's a terrible game, no big deal, if it's good, I'll be pleasantly surprised. *Insert Yahtzee expectations suicide chart here.* (I don't think anons can post images.)

#366 to #313 - anon id: 2316b256

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(01/26/2013)[-]

Could you take your sick fetish of being an ass on the internet elsewhere?

Look at your side "Stop being a faggot." "How the **** does that make the game easier?" " please take your sick fetish elsewhere." " hop the **** off this bandwagon."
Look at my side
-quoting articles.
-speculation is referenced as such, rather than claimed to be fact ("They added a better tutorial")
-Maintaining civility, at least until you monkeys start the *************.

The fact is, you think you're high and mighty, but you're the troll. All I and my kind are doing is taking what we know of the game, and discussing it, speculating about it, and trying to find out whether or not the game will be good.
Meanwhile your type is trying your hardest to baselessly attack us for doing nothing whatsoever against you.

#63 to #58 - jinkazama

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(01/25/2013)[-]

Actually, if YOU were watching the news then you would know that it wasn't said even once that the game would be easier in any way apart from having a better tutorial.

#122 to #63 - anon id: 2316b256

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(01/25/2013)[-]

No, they said they were:
Dumbing down the plot. (bad)
Adding more explanations (ok if done right, I had no idea what poise was during my first run).

and "Making it more accessible" (terrible because "more accessible" would REQUIRE it to be easier).

#132 to #122 - jinkazama

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(01/25/2013)[-]

Funny because the only thing mentioned about the plot was that it was in the same world. And the game was never said to be more accessible either, just more direct in certain aspects.

Bro, do you even praise the sun?

#177 to #132 - anon id: 2316b256

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(01/25/2013)[-]

(Quotations of director Tomohiro Shibuya in the Edge interview)
"I personally am the sort of person who likes to be more direct than subtle."
“[Dark Souls II] will be more straightforward and more understandable.”
"I intend to make it more accessible to players."

Nope, you're right. No one ever said those things. I'm just making a fool of myself.

True, this does not guarantee a terrible game, but add in booting the creator of the series and all the profit whoring happening between the higher-ups of From and Namco (who don't give a **** about good games, just profits), if DkS2 turns out to be good, it will be sheer coincidence.

#256 to #177 - jinkazama

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(01/25/2013)[-]

Edges interview was translated badly purposefully to get more views and generate a *********. I won't explain much more since Brucis already did.

#267 to #256 - anon id: 2316b256

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(01/25/2013)[-]

No,
your statement was:
"Funny because the only thing mentioned about the plot was that it was in the same world. And the game was never said to be more accessible either, just more direct in certain aspects."

And as we see from my quotations, you are wrong on both counts (regardless of difficulty).

#372 to #267 - jinkazama

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(01/26/2013)[-]

But the edge interview was wrong, destroying all credibility someone quoting it has you buttmunch.

#402 to #372 - anon id: 2316b256

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(01/26/2013)[-]

Can you prove the Edge interview was wrong?
I don't think anything in the 4 Gamer interview directly conflicted with what we heard in the 4 Gamer one.

And that's an entirely different argument anyway. You said that no one ever stated that the game would be more accessible, and that they never mentioned anything about plot other than it being in the same world.

And as we have seen from my quotes, they said both.

Or if you would prefer, 4 Gamer quotes, there us Brucis', showing that they do plan to make it easier and therefore more accessible. Whether this will harm the game or not has yet to be seen, but they have directly said they will make it easier to attract new players (aka, make it more accessible).
And plot wise, I don't recall anything specifically saying it would be more straight forward, but that's still a pretty big point in the Edge interview.

#186 to #177 - Brucis

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(01/25/2013)[-]

Edge's interview was garbage. 4gamer did an interview with both Miyazaki and Shibuya and there's little-to-nothing to worry about. http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=505206

In case you're lazy, here's a snippet.
4Gamer:
You spoke about already having a large fan base, but how are you planning to adjust the difficult in Dark Souls II? To be honest, I can’t help but think that the needs of your existing fans and that of new players might be conflicting.

Shibuya:
Just as you say, it’s a difficult proposition. That’s why we plan on making the early parts of the game comparatively less difficult to ease new players in, and then at a certain point, we’ll tell them “this is where the real game begins.”

4Gamer:
So, a “The real Demon’s Souls starts here.” type of thing?

Shibuya:
Exactly. In reality, I’m sure we’ll get quite a few new players with Dark Souls II, but existing players will probably represent the majority, so we need to make sure we satisfy their needs.

#255 to #186 - anon id: 2316b256

Reply0

(01/25/2013)[-]

How did you have over 10 "line breaks" (enter)? When ever I try to use readable formatting, FJ yells at me.

#253 to #186 - anon id: 2316b256

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(01/25/2013)[-]

Eh, I'm not so sure about that.

Dark Souls already was easier than Demon's Souls (in the sense that the difficulty curve was much shallower, even if it was more difficult over all). If they do it as mentioned in that interview... Well they will either have to have a sudden jump in difficulty, or make the game easier over all.
I suppose removing things like the Black Knight from the starting area could be counted as "easing players into it," but, with this clearly maximum-profit driven direction, I'm still not going to trust From until the game comes out and is good.

#170 to #122 - zombiebacon

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(01/25/2013)[-]

If you pay attention, then they explain everything to you. You just have to look. My first playthrough, I knew about poise and all that because I actually looked on the menu (press the back button on xbox for an explanation of each thing) to find out what each skill does, how it effects me, and how it effects my weapons.
Everything is explained to you, you just have to look for it.

#183 to #170 - anon id: 2316b256

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(01/25/2013)[-]

Well that's how I eventually found out about it, but I was rushing through in my first playthrough because I only had one weekend to play it.

Most gamers however are not the type to read all the text they can find.

#293 to #34 - peterzegreek

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(01/25/2013)[-]

"We're going to make it more friendly to newcomers to the game."

Not even kidding. They got rid of the Demons' Souls and Dark Souls director too.

It's basically going to be this.. youtu.be/GvKXOUHxJZc

#310 to #293 - Skullyy

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(01/25/2013)[-]

Making the game friendlier to newcomers does NOT mean it will be easier. They are just making it more "accessible", such as explaining what humanity is and does, and so forth. God I wish people who hop the **** off this bandwagon.