Dark Souls Discussion Thread #3 (PC version confirmed!)

Post » Fri May 04, 2012 2:35 am

Can I see the US console art? Link to it? That is some nice art though.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/8/8d/Dark_Souls_Cover_Art.jpg

A huge step down from http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/91/Demon%27s_Souls_Cover.jpg Though still another huge step down from http://www.shopncsx.com/images1/products/detail/demon_soul.jpg
User avatar
Stephy Beck
 
Posts: 3492
Joined: Mon Apr 16, 2007 12:33 pm

Post » Fri May 04, 2012 12:23 pm

PC version has the best cover. then demon souls, then Japan's art, and in dead last by a long shot is the US Dark Souls. God it was bad.
User avatar
^~LIL B0NE5~^
 
Posts: 3449
Joined: Wed Oct 31, 2007 12:38 pm

Post » Fri May 04, 2012 3:24 am

Can I see the US console art? Link to it? That is some nice art though.
http://playstationlifestyle.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Dark-Souls-PS3-Box-Art-JP-685x794.jpg the original Japanese cover if you're curious. And http://www.diedagain.com/sites/default/files/u5/Dark-Souls-Box-Art-EU.jpg. Damn, even they have a better one than the US.

Though still another huge step down from http://www.shopncsx.com/images1/products/detail/demon_soul.jpg
Just buying the game kills you! :lol:
User avatar
Taylah Haines
 
Posts: 3439
Joined: Tue Feb 13, 2007 3:10 am

Post » Fri May 04, 2012 10:44 am

Another Petition for it? I think they are not going to listen to us this time. So .. it's going to be for nothing.
User avatar
Harinder Ghag
 
Posts: 3405
Joined: Wed Jan 17, 2007 11:26 am

Post » Fri May 04, 2012 4:12 am

Another Petition for it? I think they are not going to listen to us this time. So .. it's going to be for nothing.
Might as well. I'll probably end up getting the game when it goes down in price despite the annoying GFWL support, but I'd sure rather it be supported by Steam.
User avatar
Tammie Flint
 
Posts: 3336
Joined: Mon Aug 14, 2006 12:12 am

Post » Fri May 04, 2012 5:22 pm

They're already cutting it pretty short with the August release, there's no way if they're currently porting over the matchmaking system to GFWL that they would be able to start from scratch with Steamworks and release on time. Not without rushing the rest of the port, anyway.
User avatar
Damned_Queen
 
Posts: 3425
Joined: Fri Apr 20, 2007 5:18 pm

Post » Fri May 04, 2012 8:43 am

https://twitter.com/#%21/Filthierich/status/192025127511273472

Edit: http://www.edge-online.com/news/dark-souls-pc-may-not-use-gfwl
User avatar
Greg Swan
 
Posts: 3413
Joined: Tue Jun 05, 2007 12:49 am

Post » Fri May 04, 2012 5:52 am

http://www.fudzilla.com/home/item/26822-confusion-over-dark-souls-content

Man. Console gamers supported From Software first. They were the ones that increased sales for them. 360 & PS3 gamers. I still don't get why they may not, but PC gamers get it for free. Great. That's just a bunch of bull. I was thinking of getting it. But ..

.. Game for Windows Live .. :(
User avatar
noa zarfati
 
Posts: 3410
Joined: Sun Apr 15, 2007 5:54 am

Post » Fri May 04, 2012 1:58 pm

http://www.fudzilla.com/home/item/26822-confusion-over-dark-souls-content

Man. Console gamers supported From Software first. They were the ones that increased sales for them. 360 & PS3 gamers. I still don't get why they may not, but PC gamers get it for free. Great. That's just a bunch of bull. I was thinking of getting it. But ..

.. Game for Windows Live .. :(
You got the game first, we may never have gotten it. I'm definitely not opposed to you guys getting it, just stating you've had your boon already.
User avatar
Allison Sizemore
 
Posts: 3492
Joined: Wed Jul 19, 2006 6:09 am

Post » Fri May 04, 2012 4:02 pm

http://www.fudzilla.com/home/item/26822-confusion-over-dark-souls-content

Man. Console gamers supported From Software first. They were the ones that increased sales for them. 360 & PS3 gamers. I still don't get why they may not, but PC gamers get it for free. Great. That's just a bunch of bull. I was thinking of getting it. But ..

.. Game for Windows Live .. :(
I think it makes sense to include some extra content when you release a later port - in fact Oblivion did just that with its PS3 edition.

However it seems very strange to make this new content for the PC release and not offer it as DLC to the existing versions.
User avatar
Kelsey Anna Farley
 
Posts: 3433
Joined: Fri Jun 30, 2006 10:33 pm

Post » Fri May 04, 2012 9:15 am

Just started Demon's Souls for the first time and played it for 2-3 hours, and so far it's rather meh. It's not the difficulty that bothers me either, it's not really that hard as long you're cautious (although I have died a couple of times :tongue:). It's just that I never really cared or enjoyed dungeon crawlers in the past (with very few exceptions) but I figured I should give the game a chance anyway considering how much praise Demon's Souls and Dark Souls received. So I bought them both, and now I feel it may not been the best of ideas :tongue:

Oh well, I guess I will continue with it a bit more and see if it grows on me, or simply just move on to another game.
User avatar
Kelly Upshall
 
Posts: 3475
Joined: Sat Oct 28, 2006 6:26 pm

Post » Fri May 04, 2012 7:28 am

Just started Demon's Souls for the first time and played it for 2-3 hours, and so far it's rather meh. It's not the difficulty that bothers me either, it's not really that hard as long you're cautious (although I have died a couple of times :tongue:). It's just that I never really cared or enjoyed dungeon crawlers in the past (with very few exceptions) but I figured I should give the game a chance anyway considering how much praise Demon's Souls and Dark Souls received. So I bought them both, and now I feel it may not been the best of ideas :tongue:

Oh well, I guess I will continue with it a bit more and see if it grows on me, or simply just move on to another game.
It's much better when you play it online (when there's someone else online as well, hehe). However, the single-player experience is great because of the feeling you get when you finally beat a boss. Digging deeper into the unknown was a very fun experience the first time around.
User avatar
Cheryl Rice
 
Posts: 3412
Joined: Sat Aug 11, 2007 7:44 am

Post » Fri May 04, 2012 3:43 pm

Just started Demon's Souls for the first time and played it for 2-3 hours, and so far it's rather meh. It's not the difficulty that bothers me either, it's not really that hard as long you're cautious (although I have died a couple of times :tongue:). It's just that I never really cared or enjoyed dungeon crawlers in the past (with very few exceptions) but I figured I should give the game a chance anyway considering how much praise Demon's Souls and Dark Souls received. So I bought them both, and now I feel it may not been the best of ideas :tongue:

Oh well, I guess I will continue with it a bit more and see if it grows on me, or simply just move on to another game.

World 3 - Tower of Latria. I'll not forget going there for the first time. I love that place.

Oh, and you'll want to make sure you enjoy the online experience while you can. The servers are being shut down for good on May 31st.
User avatar
djimi
 
Posts: 3519
Joined: Mon Oct 23, 2006 6:44 am

Post » Fri May 04, 2012 6:30 am

Oh, and you'll want to make sure you enjoy the online experience while you can. The servers are being shut down for good on May 31st.

Atlus' servers, not Namco's.
User avatar
^~LIL B0NE5~^
 
Posts: 3449
Joined: Wed Oct 31, 2007 12:38 pm

Post » Fri May 04, 2012 9:38 am

Atlus' servers, not Namco's.

Ah. svcks for the US players then.
User avatar
Vicki Gunn
 
Posts: 3397
Joined: Thu Nov 23, 2006 9:59 am

Post » Fri May 04, 2012 2:58 am

Excited, but I'm going to have to wait until it goes on sale. There's something fundamentally wrong with paying $50 to claw my eyes out in frustration. :P
User avatar
Glu Glu
 
Posts: 3352
Joined: Sun Apr 01, 2007 5:39 am

Post » Fri May 04, 2012 2:07 pm

Excited, but I'm going to have to wait until it goes on sale. There's something fundamentally wrong with paying $50 to claw my eyes out in frustration. :tongue:
No other game can give you such a bargain. :D
User avatar
Suzy Santana
 
Posts: 3572
Joined: Fri Aug 10, 2007 12:02 am

Post » Fri May 04, 2012 7:19 am

http://www.vg247.com/2012/04/17/die-another-day-going-masochist-with-dark-souls-on-pc/

A little disappointed after reading that. With minimal optimisation for the platform I expect a few bugs to creep in. Additionally, the minimal support for keyboard and mouse is not heartening news.
User avatar
Rude Gurl
 
Posts: 3425
Joined: Wed Aug 08, 2007 9:17 am

Post » Fri May 04, 2012 9:29 am

That's very disappointing. Sorry PC gamers. Get ready for Blightlagtown..
User avatar
glot
 
Posts: 3297
Joined: Mon Jul 17, 2006 1:41 pm

Post » Fri May 04, 2012 10:58 am

That's very disappointing. Sorry PC gamers. Get ready for Blightlagtown..
Indeed. But that's just an added level of challenge, right? :D
User avatar
Steph
 
Posts: 3469
Joined: Sun Nov 19, 2006 7:44 am

Post » Fri May 04, 2012 4:17 pm

Indeed. But that's just an added level of challenge, right? :biggrin:
If by 'challenge' you mean 'learning which direction to point the camera in so as to minimize lag,' then yes.
User avatar
lauren cleaves
 
Posts: 3307
Joined: Tue Aug 15, 2006 8:35 am

Post » Fri May 04, 2012 3:43 pm

http://www.vg247.com/2012/04/17/die-another-day-going-masochist-with-dark-souls-on-pc/

A little disappointed after reading that. With minimal optimisation for the platform I expect a few bugs to creep in. Additionally, the minimal support for keyboard and mouse is not heartening news.
I'm not surprised at all, when was the last time a japanese game released for PC that wasn't a poor console port?

Oh wait, The Last Remnant was somewhat ok, I guess, but that's one rare exception that still offer a much smoother experience with a gamepad. Most of them are just junk.
User avatar
Alada Vaginah
 
Posts: 3368
Joined: Sun Jun 25, 2006 8:31 pm

Post » Fri May 04, 2012 4:14 am

I'm not surprised at all, when was the last time a japanese game released for PC that wasn't a poor console port?

Oh wait, The Last Remnant was somewhat ok, I guess, but that's one rare exception that still offer a much smoother experience with a gamepad. Most of them are just junk.
Naturally when the game doesn't do so great, they'll blame pirates. Instead of their own ineptitude. Despite the fact that they even mentioned not knowing how to work with porting a PC game over. I signed the petition, so I have to buy the game. I just fear I've made a mistake. All I can pray for is if they bring the next game to PC from the start it isn't complete trash of a port. If they screw that up, then I'm gone. I'll have given this series its one chance.
User avatar
how solid
 
Posts: 3434
Joined: Mon Apr 23, 2007 5:27 am

Post » Fri May 04, 2012 2:27 am

Got this game for PS3. Played around with it a little bit. It controls very similarly to Monster Hunter, just slower. Big demon thing in the very very beginning of the game. If I take my time I could probably kill him with the basic sword and shield. Perhaps even the broken sword hilt. Though I'm guessing this is just a tiny taste of what is to come? So far though the game isn't holding me like I thought it was. Though that could be because I'm playing Sly Cooper, an addictive game.

Edit
It has a very slow attack, and with enough study I could get its attack pattern down. Then its just a matter of repeat until dead. Unless I need some quest specific item to defeat it (which I doubt).
User avatar
Amie Mccubbing
 
Posts: 3497
Joined: Thu Aug 31, 2006 11:33 pm

Post » Fri May 04, 2012 8:28 am

Got this game for PS3. Played around with it a little bit. It controls very similarly to Monster Hunter, just slower. Big demon thing in the very very beginning of the game. If I take my time I could probably kill him with the basic sword and shield. Perhaps even the broken sword hilt. Though I'm guessing this is just a tiny taste of what is to come? So far though the game isn't holding me like I thought it was. Though that could be because I'm playing Sly Cooper, an addictive game.

Edit
It has a very slow attack, and with enough study I could get its attack pattern down. Then its just a matter of repeat until dead. Unless I need some quest specific item to defeat it (which I doubt).
The demon can be defeated. What you've noticed with him is true for the entire game, which is why it's not actually that hard a game: with patience and study of the enemies (and a bit of good timing), the game becomes entirely easy. Of course, there's still the heavy consequences for when you mess up.

By 'holding you,' do you mean holding your interest? If so, and you're still in the very beginning tutorial area (which is sounds like you are), wait until you reach the game proper. It gets better.
User avatar
renee Duhamel
 
Posts: 3371
Joined: Thu Dec 14, 2006 9:12 am

PreviousNext

Return to Othor Games