Finally we are getting what we have longed for since 2012. The real sequel to one of the best games ever made.



Hidetaka Miyazaki is now back as the director and i expect that he will deliver that true Souls experience yet again.

Announcement Trailer



Gameplay



This will be on PS4, Xbox One and PC

The only question that remains now is...

SUBSCRIBED

(Dark Souls II haters are hipsters tho)

DS2 is a good game but it lacked that special something that the other Souls games has(Miyasaki).

Subbed. So pumped I can't handle it...

Let us praise the sun.

Naaaaah.
DS2 had a ton of issues.

Yep.

DS2 was a very good game but it's being compared to a game in the GOAT conversation.

Some info on the Gamescom Demo



General info

Yes, this is the post right here. Compared to DS1, sure, not nearly as good. Compared to 99.99% of video games out there, DS2 is amazing. It's probably in my top 10.

On a more relevant topic - does anyone have any interesting speculations about the lore? I've read some pretty good theories on reddit over the last few months. No point in summarizing them badly, but I'm most curious about the lords of cinder thing. I don't imagine it's Gwyn...

Bring back Dragons and shields! Those are two things about Bloodborne that were missing (among other things). I didn't think Dark Souls 2 was bad, but Dark Souls and Demon Souls were both better for sure. I'll have to mark my calendar for next year for when this comes out. Good stuff!

Regarding Dark Souls 2:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UScsme8didI

Well worth the watch. He also has a very well formed and well argued critique of Bioshock: Infinite in this style.

oh, I can't resist...watch this as well if you've played Infinite, you won't regret it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VdNhwb7iuI4

That vid is really accurate at highlighting DS2s flaws.

Vid makes good points about enemy encounter design. Fighting mob after mob of strong enemies in DS2 was my biggest problem with the game. It made the combat feel like a slog rather than a tough but fair challenge. DS1 balanced large groups by making them weak.

Epic Name Bro has a new series where he really digs deep into lore and atmosphere. Its really amazing that even after all these years i still find things that i didnt know about and that shows how deep DS1 is.

Its a great series to warm up with in the wait for DS3

Yeah it does.

The world is way less awesome.

Just finished that DS2 flaw video. That's a guy who gets it. My neck is sore from nodding along so much.

16 mins of gameplay

I'll probably finally get around to getting a PS4 specifically to get DS3 (as well as other good games that have already been released for it, aka Bloodborne and what not).

DS1 was absolutely incredible IMO. Definitely one of the best games of the last generation, both in terms of quality, originality, design, impact, etc.

DS2 was also quite good, but didn't have the same magic to me. It felt too linear, I prefered the huge interconneted world of DS1. The storyline of DS1 was also better. I still don't even know what the storyline of DS2 really was, even doing research.

also lol at the transition from Earten Peak to Iron Keep...the vid reminded me of how ridiculous it was intuition wise

Reminded me of this post I read lol....

"I just...I don't even GET it. I mean, if there was a mountain behind the earthen keep or something, sure, but...it's just a castle...and you take an elevator up to another castle...with lava."

Iron Keep was pretty badass though. I forgive it.

Yes, I didn't watch the whole video, but the world of DS2 felt more like individuals zones that had often had little to nothing to do with each other. Many of those zones were really cool but in DS1's the world felt more realistic in how it flowed and connected to each other. In DS1 you backtracked a lot as well, in DS2 once you complete a zone you're typically done with it, giving it that more "level" feeling.

It's sorta unfair to hold DS2 to the insanely high standards DS1 set, as everyone says, DS2 is a great game in a vacuum, way better than most games, but it just is impossible to play it without comparing it to DS1.

It's more of a compliment to DS1 than a knock on DS2 really.

2016.3.24

Looks good so far (ouch last 10 seconds)!

http://www.ign.com/videos/2015/09/17...eplay-tgs-2015