From Software The Dark Souls II Megathread™

[toroid]

treacherous

Well yeah, it's expected since this is Dark Souls and all. As soon as I walked into that area I knew that hidden water hazards would be a thing, and that I would need to watch every step until I knew the layout. I think I only had one water related death that was unintentional (screwed up during a fight), and at least two water related deaths that were intentional (testing the existence of hidden pathways).

arrows

Gotta have 'em. I've currently put most points into STR (42) VIT (32) ADP (28), and almost nothing into VGR (10), so I can't tank for shit (it's intentional; I want high offense). I need arrows to thin their numbers from a distance so I can get in close with the Mastodon Halberd without getting knocked around. I pretty much only need to worry about getting stunlocked by the Archdrake Mace wielding guys. Currently mid-rolling - maybe I'd get hit less fast rolling, but I feel like I need the defense and poise right now. It's not difficult at all, and I don't die often, it's just tedious. I'm just not really having fun anymore.

 

[DramaticPopcorn]

>Fun
>dark souls
casul

 

[Invictus]

Just restarted Dark Souls with a magic based char and while it feels a bit like cheating in the begining (sort of the Royal from Demon Souls, especially after going to get extra spells at New Londo) the game feels quite different and might prove an interesting challenge especial for the bosses from the DLC

 

[Invictus]

Oops wrong thread

 

[meanwhileInPoland]

This complete Dark Souls II experience will include all 3 Dark Souls II DLC contents (Crown of the Sunken King, Crown of the Old Iron King, Crown of the Ivory King), new NPCs to offer an even deeper storyline, improved graphics, and additional gameplay features and enhancements!

Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin will be launching on Xbox 360, Xbox One, PS3, PS4, and PC!


Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin will be launching in the Americas on April 7, 2015 on Xbox 360, Xbox One, PS3, PS4, and PC/Steam (DirectX 9/DirectX11)!

Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin will include the three previously released DLC packs - Crown of the Sunken King, Crown of the Old Iron King, and Crown of the ivory King - along with additional features.

All versions of the game will include the following features (Existing Dark Souls II owners will receive a patch to implement these elements):

• Additional NPCs added for an enhanced story experience.
• Parameter adjustments for improved game balance.
• Augmented item descriptions.
• Improved online matchmaking functionality.

Xbox One, PS4, and DirectX 11 versions of the game will include the following features (in addition to those listed above):

• Additional upgrades to graphics, sound, performance.
• Increase in maximum online players in single session (6 total).
  

fuck you bamco fuck you from software. i might as well sell my ps3

 

[Surf Solar]

Wait, what? oO

I hope they offer that for free for people who own DS2 and all the DLC already?








haha why am I even asking

EDIT: I cannot into reading

 

[Murk]

6 people at once eh? Jesus, why so late? The game's lost all steam at this point

 

[meanwhileInPoland]

http://gematsu.com/2014/11/kadokawa...t-dungeon-simulation-rpgs#lrox4Pwb6rLovAr8.99

The first project, dubbed Project Code: Daten, is a dungeon RPG themed around the Cthulu mythos.

The second project, dubbed Project Code: Tsukiyomi, is a simulation RPG themed around Japanese mythology.

 

[praetor]

hahahaha... called it months ago! as soon as they revealed the graphics downgrade this is exactly what i predicted. fuck you from/bamco

edit: HAHAHAHAHAHA, this is even more hilarious than i thought. so the PC version with upgraded graphics.... is a SEPARATE GAME! that's right, if you want only the world additions/patch it's a free upgrade, but if you want the improved graphics you'll have to buy it again! aaaand... the 2 versions are on separate servers! yay for more userbase fragmentation!

edit2: and the "improved online matchmaking" will only be included in the next gen versions (so ps4/xbone/dx11 pc) as will "Enemy and game design adjustments", whatever that means

 

[Invictus]

My body is ready...
Slow down preator, sounds to me the PC will get a patch for the Direct X 11 enchancements alongside the new content, almost like Enchanced Editions from The Witcher
I am coming out right now; I am a Souls fanboi and will buy this all over again in metal case Collector Edition. The IGN article details this

 

[Hobo Elf]

Would not buy a second time. From has gone full retard now. They can just fuck off as far as I'm concerned.

 

[Edward_R_Murrow]

Is "Kadokawa" moonspeak for "cashgrab"? Because that's exactly what this re-release smells like.

Also it's utterly lulzy that they are selling a Souls upgrade (seemingly) without any new gameplay content...y'know, the reason people play these games. Then again, VaatiVidya did clear an upper middle class salary from Patreon making lore videos, so maybe people with FAGBONES and GAYSTATION FOURS will shell out money for an "improved storyline experience". I know I wouldn't, even though I'm a massive DkS2PIG and would probably gobble down another DLC or two.

And why the hell would anyone want 6 players in multiplayer? With peer-to-peer connections as they are, the game is wild enough for non-hosts on 1v1s or even 2v2s. 3v3s would probably be an utter mess.

Whatever, guess I should probably finish the Codex review before this drops which...shouldn't be that hard.

 

[praetor]

My body is ready...
Slow down preator, sounds to me the PC will get a patch for the Direct X 11 enchancements alongside the new content, almost like Enchanced Editions from The Witcher
I am coming out right now; I am a Souls fanboi and will buy this all over again in metal case Collector Edition. The IGN article details this

nope. the graphics and multiplayer enhancements are a separate game. it's confirmed on the japanese site

 

[Abu Antar]

Saw this translated on NeoGAF

Okay we have an official super clear comparison between all the versions of this re-release, including a comparison with what will be in the 1.10 Patch for last-gen owners.

http://darksouls.jp/pc/scholar_of_th...pecmatrix.html

The chart is in Japanese, so I'll translate the column on the left indicating the features. The rest should be self-explanatory.

New Features:
- New characters and events (Included in all versions of SoFS, will be added in the 1.10 Patch for existing users)
- Story and world additions (Included in all versions of SoFS, will be added in the 1.10 Patch for existing users)
- Graphics and performance upgrades (Only included in next-gen versions of SoFS)
- Improved online multiplayer (Only included in next-gen versions of SoFS)
- Enemy and game design adjustments (Only included in next-gen versions of SoFS)
- Various balancing tweaks (Included in all versions of SoFS, will be added in the 1.10 Patch for existing users)

Included DLC:
- DLC1 (Included in all versions of SoFS, not included in the 1.10 Patch)
- DLC2 (Included in all versions of SoFS, not included in the 1.10 Patch)
- DLC3 (Included in all versions of SoFS, not included in the 1.10 Patch)

- Supports existing save data (Supported for all last-gen versions of SoFS and the 1.10 Patch, not supported for next-gen versions of SoFS)

- Game Server Region (PS3 = A, 360 = B, PC(DX9) = C, PS4 = D, XBO = E, PC(DX11) = F)

Distribution:
- Retail
- Digital

 

[Bahamut]

My body is ready...
Slow down preator, sounds to me the PC will get a patch for the Direct X 11 enchancements alongside the new content, almost like Enchanced Editions from The Witcher
I am coming out right now; I am a Souls fanboi and will buy this all over again in metal case Collector Edition. The IGN article details this

nope. the graphics and multiplayer enhancements are a separate game. it's confirmed on the japanese site

Bught the game on PC release, got the seasonal pass too,

Im a terrible sucker

 

[ghostdog]

All hail the pirates.

 

[Jaedar]

I might pay 20-25 euro or something like that for all 3 dlcs and improved graphics. That's about what an expansion pack is worth.

 

[Cowboy Moment]

The new graphics even look worse than my modded version. What a fucking joke.

 

[toro]

Will this be the final version of DS2?

 

[Heresiarch]

I might pay 20-25 euro or something like that for all 3 dlcs and improved graphics. That's about what an expansion pack is worth.

5500 JPY is something like 40 EUR. And that's excluding tax. In short, looks like the final price will be 49 EUR as a full new AAA title.

In the end I may buy it, but probably not too soon since next year we have Twitcher 3, Arkham Knight, and Bloodborne (shit I may actually buy a PS4 just for that).

 

[Invictus]

Still sounds to me like the new Direct X and content patch will be available to all, and the "new" product is just a GOTY with all the DLC
If you feel it is double dipping to each his own and to be honest in this case I would suggest torrenting this for playing offline

 

[DramaticPopcorn]

Not very excited about this shit.

 

[UndetectedButthurt]

From/Bamco are learning the ways of western game publishing it seems...

The whole DX11 thing doesn't mean anything either... At best it'll just add a few gimmicky effects. I doubt they'll actually spend time implementing different lighting or even improving textures.

 

[Invictus]

Meh, seems like it and to be honest with Durante's fix all their "fixes" will be rebundant on PC...still as they have clarified they will release the DX patch and new content (but of course NOT the DLC) to existing users its all good to me babay.

 

[Yaar Podshipnik]

See, stuff like that makes me not want to get nice box editions on release.