Topic: Dark Souls III

[Living Legends]

So then...who's looking forward to this?     


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[FiSh77]

can't wait, april's gonna be a busy month with this and uncharted coming out in the space of a couple of weeks

[Living Legends]

can't wait, april's gonna be a busy month with this and uncharted coming out in the space of a couple of weeks

Yeah, I've stayed away from all spoilers so far. Only watched the released trailers. Roll on April \o/ 

[FiSh77]

been released in japan, there's quite a few streams on ps4 so watched one for 5 mins and it looks good, more of the same, not watching any more than that as i don't want to spoil anything

[Living Legends]

been released in japan, there's quite a few streams on ps4 so watched one for 5 mins and it looks good, more of the same, not watching any more than that as i don't want to spoil anything

Yeah, I've been really tempted to watch Peeve playing it on twitch, but I haven't watched any of it. I remember someone saying I wish I could play Dark Souls for the first time again a few years ago. I thought yeah that would be cool. So I shall wait, even though I can't wait! 

[thekitkatshuffler]

The reviews are out for this now and it's scoring well, apart from Polygon with pretty much the only average review so far.

Game Informer = 9.25

IGN = 9.5

Jimquisition = 8

Gamespot = 8

Eurogamer = Essential

Polygon = 7


Polygon's take on the performance issue...

Perhaps the most disappointing part of Dark Souls 3 is that it is a complete technical mess — at least in the debug PlayStation 4 version that we played. We were playing a final build with the day-one patch applied, but the game still consistently ran terribly, with the frame rate stuttering and frequently dipping into or near the single digits across a variety of areas. We've also received a report of at least one repeatable crashing bug that Bandai Namco says will be patched soon after release.

While Dark Souls 3 has vastly improved on the lengthy loading times that plagued Bloodborne, it's hard to feel like it was worth this trade-off. And while we weren't able to test the game on Xbox One or Windows PC, the former of those two platforms reportedly has issues of its own. The frame rate problems never detracted from my overall enjoyment of the game, but it was discouraging to see such a beautiful game made to run like sludge.

We'll continue testing the game on new platforms and as patches are applied, and will update the review if these technical issues are improved.

[Wool]

Can't wait. I won't have a clue what's going on in the story, as always, but the gameplay is going to be fantastic.

[Living Legends]

I'll have to wait until Thursday next week before I can play it due to work! Sucks 

[FiSh77]

I'm on nights so it's the 24 hour asda on the way home then back to work Tuesday night with matchsticks in my eyes

[Living Legends]

I'm on nights so it's the 24 hour asda on the way home then back to work Tuesday night with matchsticks in my eyes

You'll be well ahead of me then!
I better figure out how to use spoiler tags as we proceed!
Spoiler alert "I Died, A Lot"! 

[Living Legends]

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=okBG7oz_Gto 

[thekitkatshuffler]

Getting off work at 16:00 so I'll be straight to bed and up for the midnight download.

 

[Living Legends]

Now that's commitment! Enjoy 

[Twelfth Man]

Bought on Steam. When will it be available in the UK?
Edit* pre-loading now. Will be available at 11pm tonight.

[FiSh77]

Finished work at 6, called in at a 24 hour tesco and no sign of it so went thee asda, got it on the shelves but temporarily unavailable so got to leave the house now when I get ul

[Teapot]

Would love to have the day off to sink some hours into this.  Roll on home time, looking forward to dying many times!

[Twelfth Man]

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/apr/12/dark-souls-3-review-game-trilogy-hidetaki-miyazaki?CMP=twt_gu


Grunaid review.

[Redman0151]

Buying it on the way home tonight, can't wait. Still yet to finish one, but hopefully this is the time!

[Living Legends]

Buying it on the way home tonight, can't wait. Still yet to finish one, but hopefully this is the time!

If you ever need or want help to finish Dark Souls give me a shout!

[Twelfth Man]

Trying to play this with the Steam controller. Fuck it is impossible. Also the great quick fighting mechanics of Bloodborne now makes this feel ponderous, slow and frankly boring. Also the PC version on my 4K rig looks fucking shit. Tempted to get a refund.

[FiSh77]

aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand I've died

[Redman0151]

If you ever need or want help to finish Dark Souls give me a shout!

Cheers bro will do

[Living Legends]

aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand I've died

  How many seconds/minutes did you last?

[thekitkatshuffler]

aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand I've died

Haha, was it the dude with the samurai sword outside the shrine?  Fucker killed me a few times and I didn't get much reward when I finally beat him.

[Redman0151]

And just had my first death!

Spoiler

Made it to the Shrine without dying, but I went up the hill and this naked dude killed me. For some reason there was grey clouds not letting me walk out the shrine again after that, so couldn't go get my souls back. Bugger

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[thekitkatshuffler]

Spoiler

For some reason there was grey clouds not letting me walk out the shrine again after that, so couldn't go get my souls back. Bugger

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I think that's just a loading thing.  The fog disappears after 30 seconds or so.

[Haemoglobin]

Also the great quick fighting mechanics of Bloodborne now makes this feel ponderous, slow and frankly boring.

Can't comment on the game itself 'cause I haven't played it, but I'm very interested in From's subtle changes to the winning formula. I suppose Souls diehards will welcome a return to what they know, patient cautious play with shields held close for dear life, but I'd like to see them add new elements that give the gameplay a novel flavour each time - Bloodborne is obviously very similar to its predecessors, but also strikingly different when you get down to it.

Anyone notice anything new in there, other than improved visuals?

[thekitkatshuffler]

Stylistically it feels closer to Bloodborne than a Souls game to me.  Hopefully the environments will broaden in palette, but for now it very much has that "hewn from rock" eternal greyness that made Bloodborne rather dull to wander round in.

Mechanically it's more Souls-esque and certainly doesn't have the super quick dodging that made Bloodborne relatively easy.  I've already come up against some knights who kick your arse if you're not very careful and the enemies seem to track your rolls a lot better than in previous games, making evasion all the more tricky.  That'll probably come with practice though, given the new timing windows.

Spoiler

Another area that makes it feel like Bloodborne is the weird infected enemies that transform into monstrous versions of themselves.  That was kinda cool in the Sony exclusive but I'm not sure about seeing it in a Souls game.  Again, I've only played an hour or so, so the story beats will almost certainly get me on board with it, but for now I'm reserving judgement.

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[FiSh77]

Haha, was it the dude with the samurai sword outside the shrine?  Fucker killed me a few times and I didn't get much reward when I finally beat him.

no, i saw him before i went in the shrine but saw a warning message so swerved it

Spoiler

first death was just one of those unarmed undead things that transforms, was on top of a tower with a few other undead plus an enemy with a crossbow and fire bolts, i made a beeline for the crossbowman and was too slow to react when the undead transformed and got my arse handed to me

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[Living Legends]

Sick I have to wait till Thursday 

[Redman0151]

Spoiler

Keep getting twatted by those knights with the shields after the dragon shows up. They're a real twat, not got the dodging down yet and my shield is useless against them

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[Twelfth Man]

Spoiler

Keep getting twatted by those knights with the shields after the dragon shows up. They're a real twat, not got the dodging down yet and my shield is useless against them

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Same. It is a lot tougher then DS2.

[thekitkatshuffler]

Spoiler

Keep getting twatted by those knights with the shields after the dragon shows up. They're a real twat, not got the dodging down yet and my shield is useless against them

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Absolute fuckers.

Spoiler

They're as tough as the Black Knights from DS1, but at least they didn't respawn.  Having these guys in my way every time I come back is eating through my Estus Flasks chronically!

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At least I've just found an Estus Shard so have 1 more use of my health juice.

[Twelfth Man]

Managed to get a Warrior, Knight and Herald up to the 5th bonfire. Only encountered the initial boss so far. Though not opened all the doors (shortcuts). I think I like the strength builds best. Went Harry Potter glass cannon last time around (loved them lightning spears). Think I'll go traditional up close and dirty this time around... The Steam controller after much configuring actually does work rather well with this game, however 360 turns are still an issue but the shear programmability of the thing is a joy.

[Redman0151]

Same. It is a lot tougher then DS2.

Absolute fuckers.

Spoiler

They're as tough as the Black Knights from DS1, but at least they didn't respawn.  Having these guys in my way every time I come back is eating through my Estus Flasks chronically!

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At least I've just found an Estus Shard so have 1 more use of my health juice.

Glad i'm not the only one     Just been dumping all my souls in health so far, got it to 18 as a knight

[Twelfth Man]

Absolute fuckers.

Spoiler

They're as tough as the Black Knights from DS1, but at least they didn't respawn.  Having these guys in my way every time I come back is eating through my Estus Flasks chronically!

[close]

At least I've just found an Estus Shard so have 1 more use of my health juice.

The Knight.

Spoiler

He loves cramped spaces to attack. Goad him back up the stairs where the bonfire is. Much easier to fight him up there. He also drops some decent Knight armour.

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[thekitkatshuffler]

Glad i'm not the only one     Just been dumping all my souls in health so far, got it to 18 as a knight

I'm still at 15 on health for my knight build.  Found a Broadsword so I've been driving up my Strength stat instead.  I want to be able to hit these fuckers like a monster. 

Also nudged my Dex to 14 so I can use a bow.

[Twelfth Man]

I'm still at 15 on health for my knight build.  Found a Broadsword so I've been driving up my Strength stat instead.  I want to be able to hit these fuckers like a monster. 

Also nudged my Dex to 14 so I can use a bow.

Am doing something similar. Found a Claymore. Not started upgrading any weapons yet.

[Redman0151]

I'm still at 15 on health for my knight build.  Found a Broadsword so I've been driving up my Strength stat instead.  I want to be able to hit these fuckers like a monster. 

Also nudged my Dex to 14 so I can use a bow.

I sold my broadsword! Been upgrading my long sword instead.

Is there anything more terrifying than entering a room you think is empty, and seeing tons of blood spats on the floor 

[FiSh77]

Not having much bother with the bog standard enemies, that first knight killed me first time I fought him but got him sussed now, got as far as some big fat fucker with little feathery fairy wings who's ruined me a couple of times but gonna blame that on working Monday night and having about 4 hours sleep yesterday  

gonna have a good session today cos won't get much time tomorrow with the match