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Dark Souls III [Opening Cinematic]
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Player's the 4th Lord?
Lux R7
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there are 3 lord souls and a dark soul. So 3 lords it's ok.
(but i'm not convinced that these guys are the possessors of the lord souls)
Already Torn
Banned
Because one doesn't directly contradict the entire theme of the series.
I think you're right about the giant, caused he's probably got golem power like Dark Souls II.
Is that crown at the end the Dark Soul?
If the Abyss Watchers are agents of the Abyss - or protectors from its effects - they'd likely have a complex relationship with the owner of the Dark Soul. That could be great.
Because the only "real" grip people had with DSII beyond the slightly inferior level design was that Myazaki wasnt involved with it. Most people were already set to hate it before the game was out.
Relaxed Muscle
Member
I'd say the whole "mutiple timelines and worlds" makes the whole cycle stuff not contradict shit.
The "default" protagonist has always had a particular appearance for each game, even if it did not show up in the intro cinematic.
Dark Souls - Elite Knight
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8h0E8SSjJE
Dark Souls II - Faraam Knight
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-dcwB3qTMA
Demon's Souls - Fluted...Knight (this one actually is the intro guy!)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnEzkbdTa0I
Bloodborne - Hunter w/Cleaver (also the cinematic intro guy, but iirc the cinematic intro only loaded as an extra from the start screen and not ahead of each game - it's more a cinematic themesetter than an intro)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Crk_GpxGQE
And Dark Souls III is the Red Knight aka Unkindled
Orochinagis
Member
The player will be tested if he is able to be one of those ala Demon Souls with the giant guy who pass the torch to the player is he get the good ending.
Because those two are different things. the time convouted was some sort of MMO mechanics which you can benefits with buffs from another player world, consistent NPC summon and coop (then it got really messed up in Dark Souls 2). And the point of the cicles was just an excuse to keep the story going aimlessly giving the devs time to make new games and think about how to end the game since the story would have ended in DkS1 and DsK2 is pointless because of that and Dark Soul 3 will be pointless if the game gets the same opening ending or ends like Mass Effect 3 ending.
Worth it and it will give you some insight for Dark Souls 3
NegativeCero
Banned
Good god, that looks good. I skipped 2 though, anyone think it's worth it to go back and play?
finalflame
Member
DkS II and its DLC is great, definitely worth playing before you tackle III and can't/don't want to go back.
No, it's literally (literally 'literally') the worst game ever made.
CenturionKei
Banned
Very much so. Dont listen to the vocal minority. Alot of people who think its worde then 1 still ackowledge its a great game in its own right. Try to get Scholar of The first Sin.
BossLackey
Gold Member
I'm so psyched for this
finalflame
Member
Kwansu Dudes
Member
Yes. Hardcore souls fans hate it, but I found it to be better than most cookie cutter gunk in the AAA space today (even the awful ps3 version).
Relaxed Muscle
Member
Is a very good game (play SOTFS)
BinaryBear07
Member
Impressive. This will be my first Souls game.
finalflame
Member
I'm a hardcore souls fan and still love 2. It's great game.
bruh
Trust me, I put in 70 hours in the first week I bought it, so I'm definitely qualified to say that it's like... if you took the quality gap between Dark Souls 1 and Custer's Revenge, it's as far below Custer's Revenge as CR is below DS1.
it's gud
NinjaBoiX
Member
I just don't like the story in these games guys. I like acting and drama and stuff, not reams of text and corny voice overs.
But I'm sure it's very good if you like that kind of thing.
Still stuck on The Old Chaos (final area of the final DLC) but I'll give it another try at some point.
But I'm sure it's very good if you like that kind of thing.
It's the best game in the series and the only one I've actually finished. Don't listen to the "no Miyazaki make it bad game" brigade, it's the most fun, varied and versatile one.
Still stuck on The Old Chaos (final area of the final DLC) but I'll give it another try at some point.
Orochinagis
Member
What is a hardcore souls fan like where, apart from Yoshi lol
finalflame
Member
I played over 500 hours of DkS1 and over 400 hours of DkS2. I loved both. Yes, 1 is the better game, but I feel you are far, far exaggerating how "bad" 2 is. It's still not only an amazing game, but a great Souls game.
I also enjoy the PvP in 2 more than any of the Soulsborne games. Sue me.
Orochinagis
Member
BTW still not preorder digitally on PSN right?
finalflame
Member
For the apocalypse edition, I. Am literally just pre-order it from anywhere, right? I sort of saw it and impulse pre ordered from best buy with gcu. Want to make sure I get that
Are you in Europe? Apocalypse Edition is EU only.
Actually you guys are onto something - the giant actually has no head. You can see through his chainmail links and see the sky where his neck should be, and when he turns his head, you can actually see through where his head should be too. If he has a head it's situated way to the back, where it could plausibly just be the helmet blocking out light.
Nice detective work, boys.
am I?
Nah, I am.
Dark Souls 2 isn't as good as Dark Souls 1, but it's still better than almost anything out there.
Nope. NA. Damn, that's what I get for rushing after seeing the video, complete forgot about it being a European video. Is it only the soundtrack then as the pre order bonus for NA?
Emedan
Member
Don't bother, It's a mess. Will only sour you. Imagine Dark Souls, made by someone who doesn't know what makes Dark Souls Dark Souls; enter Dark Souls 2.
It's just the same mechanics without the depth. Quite poorly designed by comparison.
Lux R7
Member
The "default" protagonist has always had a particular appearance for each game, even if it did not show up in the intro cinematic.
Dark Souls - Elite Knight
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8h0E8SSjJE
Dark Souls II - Faraam Knight
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-dcwB3qTMA
Demon's Souls - Fluted...Knight (this one actually is the intro guy!)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnEzkbdTa0I
Bloodborne - Hunter w/Cleaver (also the cinematic intro guy, but iirc the cinematic intro only loaded as an extra from the start screen and not ahead of each game - it's more a cinematic themesetter than an intro)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Crk_GpxGQE
And Dark Souls III is the Red Knight aka Unkindled
yeah i know but the intro cinematic is tied directly to the story. I don't know, it feels strange to me.
finalflame
Member
If the previous games are any indication, letting the flame extinguish could be good for mankind.
Robot Pants
Member
Yea Souls is back for sure. Im PUMPED!
N
Noray
Unconfirmed Member
How does that contradict the "entire series" (which at that point was only DS1 and 2)?
I really liked the dreamlike, melancholy atmosphere of Dark Souls 2. It had a lot of character. Love the Herald. Dark Souls 1 is the better game, yes. But Dark Souls 2's only lore sin imo was that it was TOO vague. But again, worked for the dreamlike, ethereal feeling of the whole thing.
Also how does it make you feel then that Dark Souls 3 is very much taking what Dark Souls 2 did and running with it? We've got the giants, the intro stating outright the lands of the lords are "transitory", which fits with Dark Souls 2 perfectly, the fact that there were many, many lords of cinder who lit the flame (or didn't, because it didn't matter)...
SweetJohnnyCage
Member
I just finished setting up my JP PSN account. I just don't want to spoil the first playthrough by not understanding much. All the area titles are in Japanese, I can't tell by the videos if the voice acting is in Japanese. The first playthrough of Souls games are the most important ones.
Lux R7
Member
i think it was confirmed.
King Gilga
Member
You do have a point, at no time during any souls games or bloodborne did I feel motivated to do something for any real reason other than because I enjoy the gameplay, never for any story or character reasons.
it's on gamestop.com
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CliffyB's Cock Holster
Posts like this make me worry about people holding on way too tight to the lore of one particular game within a series that riffs on the same motifs.
Like Bloodborne, this game looks like its harkening back to Demon's Souls at least as much as Dark Souls 1. And that's a game with a very clear and self-contained lore of its own.
Ultimately all these games riff on the same core concepts, which to my mind is well and truly enough to bind themselves as a series without tying themselves into knots by trying to create an over-arching saga where none was ever planned.
Red Liquorice
Member
No. There's a thread every week almost where people explain at length their individual criticisms of DS2, "boo-hoo I want my Miyazaki" doesn't even cover 1% of it.
FF Seraphim
Member
Not sure how you would define "hardcore" but I literally put over 200 hours into each of the Souls/Bourne games and buy the collectors edition if possible, use the soundtrack for when I go to gym... etc
DS2 while having the best PvP is the worse of the bunch for me.
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CliffyB's Cock Holster
How so? Genuinely curious as to why you'd think that?
And to keep it on-topic, what does DS3 need to do to "get the point" of a souls game.
SteamyPunk
Member
It's possible that that part of the trailer is not actually from the opening cinematic. After the Fire Maiden is shown, there's a fade to black. It may be that the intro continues from there but that Namco Bandai spliced in some other footage so that it would end on the mascot knight.