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Dark Souls II PC |OT| Lighting Returns: Prepare to Buy Again
I don't how long thread titles can be, but this is perfect.
Dark Souls II PC |OT| Lighting Returns: Prepare to Buy Again
I guess they had to turn off the lights or it wouldn't be Dark Souls anymore would it?
Honestly if I have to use a torch in the PC version I'm gonna be upset. Sounds like an infuriating mechanic in this game where normal mobs are harder than most the bosses, and torch forces you to not 2hand or have a shield.
But the game (and engine) still clearly has those features -- the assets just use them more rarely. I guess it's a different definition of "missing" effects.
Honestly if I have to use a torch in the PC version I'm gonna be upset. Sounds like an infuriating mechanic in this game where normal mobs are harder than most the bosses, and torch forces you to not 2hand or have a shield.
The solution to that is to put slightly easier mobs in dark parts to balance the fact that you cant equip a shield.
The bad solution is to "lol, lets throw away our amazing atmospheric darkness and torch mechanic"
The solution to that is to put slightly easier mobs in dark parts to balance the fact that you cant equip a shield.
The bad solution is to "lol, lets throw away our amazing atmospheric darkness and torch mechanic"
I think the best we can hope for from the PC version is the TGS build. If I had to bet on one build, it would be that.
I stayed away from any DS2 information beyond the technical, but in DS1 there were at least 2 options for not using a torch and still getting light in the dark areas. Aren't there any in DS2?
Normally I would say yes but being that this is From Software and a new engine I can see them still struggling to get parity.
The final game has more differences than simply lighting.
Missing torches and different textures:
Lack of light sources and less furniture and other details:
Entirely different textures. Looks like another game:
Different day time, greatly reduced the amount of dragons and a competely different castle:
Again completely different scenery in the same area:
Dark Souls II |OT| Prepare To Upgrade
I haven't found anything like the helmet, no. Maybe it exists.
I really see no way that the scenes which had a complete artistic redesign will feature the old design in any version. That doesn't make sense.ugh. PC build better not having any of those things missing. . . I expect superior geometry, original superior scenery and all the other stuff missing. not just simple things like resolution increase.
Everything that I've read or heard about Dark Souls 1 was that for all intents and purposes that game was at parity for both consoles. There wasn't a huge gulf between them in terms of performance. They've already did a multiplat game with relative parity.
Up until a few weeks ago, no other version of Dark Souls 2 existed as far as we knew. Were you in every thread telling everyone that the game was never going to look anything like what we were seeing? Everyone who preordered or planned to buy DS2 had no reason to expect the massive downgrade we got.The game looks like a top PS360 game. People were maybe expecting too much from very old hardware. It's still one of the more impressive PS360 games, visually. At best the claim of false advertising is legit, if the difference is a huge deal and they explicitly stated that earlier footage was representative of PS360. It's not like we can't see the game now and things have never changed before.
I think downgrade hysteria can become ridiculous if people are unrealistic. Also Vsync is usually off on 360 if it holds a better framerate and tearing is less intrusive. There are other reasons for no triple-buffering.
Just checked an item list. There is in fact a.Cast Light sorcery
Just checked an item list. There is in fact a.Cast Light sorcery
So what do the grey areas look like when you cast light?
So what do the grey areas look like when you cast light?
Dark Souls II |OT| Prepare To Upgrade
Honestly if I have to use a torch in the PC version I'm gonna be upset. Sounds like an infuriating mechanic in this game where normal mobs are harder than most the bosses, and torch forces you to not 2hand or have a shield.
The solution to that is to put slightly easier mobs in dark parts to balance the fact that you cant equip a shield.
The bad solution is to "lol, lets throw away our amazing atmospheric darkness and torch mechanic"
Dark Souls II |OT| Prepare To Upgrade
That is the best use of this .gif I've seen yet.
Seriously WTF
Maybe they decided it wasn't that amazing.
I can tell by the page count that this is a very torchy subject.
Indeed.That is the best use of this .gif I've seen yet.
The difference between the reveal and the TGS demo is not really that jarring - The reveal was probably want they wanted the game to be like, TGS demo is probably what they managed to get it looking like.
The more baffling difference between TGS demo and Retail is the lighting. I would argue that they couldn't get a smooth framerate for the entire game with the lighting effects turned on, so they just turned it off and made the entire world brighter, which brings attention to things like the repeating textures you weren't supposed to see.
If that's what really happened, I don't see a reason why the PC couldn't have the new lighting. However, I still think it won't have it.
I can tell by the page count that this is a very torchy subject.
To all the people crying about the graphics, I'd like to say that I'm having so much fun actually playing the game right now. Are you jealous?
To all the people crying about the graphics, I'd like to say that I'm having so much fun actually playing the game right now. Are you jealous?
To all the people crying about the graphics, I'd like to say that I'm having so much fun actually playing the game right now. Are you jealous?
To all the people crying about the graphics, I'd like to say that I'm having so much fun actually playing the game right now. Are you jealous?
I've been crying about the graphics ,I've been playing the game and having so much fun actually. The graphics and torch downgrade are still worth complaining about. Also, I bet I have way more Awestones than you. Are you jealous?
What the fuck was the point of your post anyway?
To all the people crying about the graphics, I'd like to say that I'm having so much fun actually playing the game right now. Are you jealous?
To all the people crying about the graphics, I'd like to say that I'm having so much fun actually playing the game right now. Are you jealous?
To all the people crying about the graphics, I'd like to say that I'm having so much fun actually playing the game right now. Are you jealous?
To all the people crying about the graphics, I'd like to say that I'm having so much fun actually playing the game right now. Are you jealous?