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Dark Souls
by Angel Wed Feb 02, 2011 11:12 am
So yeah, not all too much is known about this title yet, other than the fact that is an official sequel to Demon's Souls. It is apparently supposed to be much harder than it's predecessor, and much more open.
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- * The difficulty has been increased greatly over Demon's Souls.
* Dark Souls shares the same themes as Demon's Souls: learning from mistakes and the joy of discovery.
* There's no connection with Demon's Souls in terms of story or world.
* As with Demon's Souls, the basic gameplay is based off classic RPGs -- things like character creation, obtaining weapons and items, leveling up, etc.
* The biggest change, according to Hidetaka, is in the area of exploration. The action battle component is an important element, but on top of this, exploration of a large, seamlessly connected field is an important element. You walk to areas that you can see far off in the distance.
* All the maps are connected, rather than having you move to each area from a shrine. This time, you head off on a journey from a large base of operations, and find smaller bases along the way as you progress further and deeper into your adventure.
* There are far more areas with complex land formations of varying height.
* The goal in character development is to get rid of elements that may hinder freedom of play style. This is why there's no job concept during initial character creation.
* Weapons have a great variety of motions and special capabilities, and there are a great number of magic and item types. This will allow players to play in their own style.
* Regarding network play, Hidetaka said that he can't share too many details, but the game will have cooperative and competitive multiplayer elements. You'll be able to call upon people to help you out when you're stuck.
* The game will also have indirect online elements like the original -- seeing the images of other players, messages from the dead, and so-forth. The game will not have its own servers this time, though, so elements like Soul Tendency from the original will not be here.
* There are some other online elements that will be detailed in future updates.
Dark Souls will be released in Japan in 2011. The game's overseas release on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 is being handled by Namco Bandai. Japan will get just the PlayStation 3 version, published by From itself.
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- The debut trailer for the game! I am so frickin' hyped for it =D
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Re: Dark Souls
by [Mr_Self_Destruct] Wed Feb 02, 2011 12:49 pm
[lol. "The difficulty has been increased greatly over Demon Souls." AT9 is pretty sure anyone who played Demon Souls that just read that is NOT going to buy the sequel]
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Re: Dark Souls
by Moses Wed Feb 02, 2011 12:59 pm
Namco....Bandai....oh joy of joys....
Also From Software DS was cool and all, but I would rather see 3DDGH2 myself.
Also From Software DS was cool and all, but I would rather see 3DDGH2 myself.
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Re: Dark Souls
by [Mr_Self_Destruct] Wed Feb 02, 2011 1:27 pm
[I will not touch this if NB is involved. ALL OF MY HATE!] *flips NB the bird*
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Re: Dark Souls
by Angel Wed Feb 02, 2011 2:40 pm
Lol all. I am intrigued by even higher difficulty. I seriously didn't find Demon's Souls all that difficult. All you had to do was to be cautious and learn from your mistakes, simple as that. But then again, I didn't play for very long, I only played through about three bossfights or so.
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Re: Dark Souls
by [Mr_Self_Destruct] Wed Feb 02, 2011 3:42 pm
[I haven't played it at all, but I just know it's hard from all my friends who played it, and then shot up schools afterwards]
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Re: Dark Souls
by Angel Wed Feb 02, 2011 3:47 pm
I sincerely hope you're joking, 'cuz you just made me laugh.[AstroCreep] wrote:[I haven't played it at all, but I just know it's hard from all my friends who played it, and then shot up schools afterwards]
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Re: Dark Souls
by [Mr_Self_Destruct] Wed Feb 02, 2011 4:23 pm
[That was the idea. And it looks like I succeeded!]
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Re: Dark Souls
by Angel Thu Feb 03, 2011 1:41 pm
Indeed you succeeded. And the post is updated with a trailer RAWR! I am sooooo longing for this gaaaaaaame!!!! =D =D =D =D =D =D =D
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Re: Dark Souls
by Moses Thu Feb 03, 2011 1:55 pm
Funny fact. According to all involved this is not DS2 and has nothing to do with Demon Souls. It is just the idea of DS taken to a new level. Or so the development team said.
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Re: Dark Souls
by Angel Thu Feb 03, 2011 2:13 pm
Lolwut? They even announced on some crap when they changed the project name that it was DS2! Or so I've heard.
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