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New Dark Souls 3 screenshots
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VaatiVidya is where I go for all lore related to Soulsborne. You can check out the wikias as well, but that would be pretty spoiler territory if you haven't touched DS1.
tintin1029
Member
For DS1, there's absolutely crazy hidden lore in that game, definitely up to Bloodborne's level
The reason you're confused with DS2 is because that lore just makes a lot of references to DS1 without explaining them.
Can't wait for the character creator
Nightmare Fuel
DoubleTake
Member
Dark Souls 2 is a bit muddy when it comes to the lore so being a bit confused is fine. Moreso if you havent played DS1.
People will tell you to watch VaatiVidya. He's very good at telling stories around the characters within the game, but sometimes takes liberties which arent supported within the game.
Personally I would suggest EpicNameBro. His videos arent as production heavy as Vaati's however he's worked on the guides and when he goes into lore its more often than not based on info found within the game. His older Dark Souls playthroughs are great listens/watch while playing something else.
Even better than all that is playing Ds1 for yourself and seeing what you can piece together on your own.
Excuse my bias is showing. I should have said Greatsword in particular.
Killer Queen
Banned
agreed
Can someone please make a video of two people running into each other holding copies of Bloodborne and Dark Souls. Then the copies fall to the ground stuck together.
"You got Dark Souls in my Bloodborne"
"You got Bloodborne in my Dark Souls."
Then they reach down and pick up a copy of Dark Souls 3
Also Dark Souls inspired by Bloodborne mechanics sounds like the best thing ever. Really hope they keep more of the "streamlined" mechanics from Bloodborne.
"You got Dark Souls in my Bloodborne"
"You got Bloodborne in my Dark Souls."
Then they reach down and pick up a copy of Dark Souls 3
Also Dark Souls inspired by Bloodborne mechanics sounds like the best thing ever. Really hope they keep more of the "streamlined" mechanics from Bloodborne.
TheCongressman1
Member
I gotta agree, I think DS greatswords are so much cooler than those in DS2.
That one right there, that's my fave.
I also just really didn't like the way heavy weapons handled in DS2.
Fair enough. Although I kinda appreciate that DaS1's greatsword looks a lot like Guts' first sword ad DaS2's looks like his second sword, the dragon slayer.
But I actually don't really like huge weapons in either games to be honest, they do look silly. I prefer more realistic ones like the claymore. It's just a shame that I find large weapons a lot more efficient than smaller ones, I'd rather not use them...
All those conflicting emotions haha
JadedWriter
Member
Please tell me that's a photoshop.Can't wait for the character creator
Let's hope we get another DBS and Meat Cleaver. Or combination thereof. It'll be a nice throwback to the game that started it all.
That's some juicy speculation! I like reading how people prepare their minds for these games. Can't wait for everyone to get their hands on it.
I agree completely. Vaati tends to jump around in his videos and spoil things unnecessarily for the viewer just so he can make huge, loose connections and get his point across.
I respect Vaati, his production values and what he does for the community, but sometimes he's like a preacher who tries to get us to see and think things that aren't actually there. ENB tends to be more observant, telling us where to look, then making his own interpretation, and encouraging us to do the same. Sometimes he can be kind of...aggressive while he plays, but all in all he's the better pick in my opinion.
Yes, absolutely. The Dark Sousl world is extremely rich and there are tons of stories there for you. The depth you have with the several characters and questlines far exceed Bloodborne, even if overall I still prefer Bloodborne's story.
SOTFS is confusing to you not just because you didn't play Dark 1, that game is confusing, and honestly, I didn't really like what they did with the main story. Some nice side stories, but eeh.
You should play Dark 1 if possible, if not, Dark III will probably have everything you need to understand it. If you really want to experience it but can't play it, I'd recommend EpicNameBro's From the Dark series, the best playthrough of anything I've ever seen, absolutely fantastic. I've played hundreds of hours of Dark Souls and I still learned many things:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUqg8XtAHnc
RoyaleDuke
Banned
Wow. Cannot wait.
Is that last image basically a shoggoth popping out of a set of armor?
Lovecraft and Bloodborne in my Dark Souls. YESSS MMMM.
Is that last image basically a shoggoth popping out of a set of armor?
Lovecraft and Bloodborne in my Dark Souls. YESSS MMMM.
double jump
you haven't lived until a random little kid ask you "how do you make love".
I love y'all. T_T this the unofficial ds3 support thread. I don't want to over hype anything but I feel it in my gut that this game gonna be special.
You can't say absolutely anything? Not even how you rank them after playing 3 or something like that?
Ç_Ç
Great avatar
Well, we did have the Xanthous King Jeremiah in Dark 1
Polioliolio
Member
Just coming in to look at ONE screenshot to quench my desires...
Did not disappoint. Those slug people look sick.
Now I will go back to ignorance.. April is going to be so good.
Did not disappoint. Those slug people look sick.
Now I will go back to ignorance.. April is going to be so good.
LookAtMeGo
Member
Looks fanfriggingtastic.
Mr. Nice_Guy
Member
God, the filter on that Kirkhammer gif makes it look even cooler than it normally does haha.
I gotta agree, I think DS greatswords are so much cooler than those in DS2.
That one right there, that's my fave.
I also just really didn't like the way heavy weapons handled in DS2.
You really didn't love the Greatsword in DSII? That's probably my favorite in the series, unless we're counting Ludwig's. DS I had a ton of great ones too though, only series I go fully greatsword in.
I think ranking the games would do them a disservice. They each have their own facets that make them unique and interesting in their own ways.
However, I get the feeling that, particularly in terms of lore, if you're one of those people who was disappointed with Dark 2 for whatever reason, you may find yourself won back this time.
Well, we did have the Xanthous King Jeremiah in Dark 1
Not sure what you're getting at. Xanthous is just an archaic (and very cool) word for "yellow".
DoubleTake
Member
Im already sold on the Combat and level design...this is music to my ears. ROLL ON APRIL
Exactly!
I mean, there is a chance it'll be downgraded again, but there's nothing in these shots that looks like a huge leap compared to Bloodborne (aside from IQ, of course). I don't see why not.
Thaaaat... looks like Dark Souls on the Bloodborne engine.
Exactly what it's seemed to be all along.
I'm fine with that.
Exactly what it's seemed to be all along.
I'm fine with that.
You make it sound like people disliking DS2 is baffling, I liked that game alot, but it's not a Miyazaki game and the lack of usual direction and polish in every aspect really shows that, that game deserves to be harshly critized because it's the 3rd Souls game and without Miyazaki they couldn't get it right.
It's not going to look as good as those screenshots, not on consoles anyway. I didn't play the network test, but it doesn't look quite as polished as Bloodborne, however, if it's equal or a little less than that then I'm fine with it. As long as it doesn't have consistently noticeable fps problems.
Killer Queen
Banned
Entirely different situation.
SargerusBR
I love Pokken!
I may be one of the few people that enjoyed DS2 lore but i admit some of it was just there for the sake of being mysterious and adds nothing to the overall storyline. (Darklurker being a prime example of what i'm talking about). Glad to know this apparently won't happen in DS3.
well the game is essentially finished. the DS2 footage came like a year before its release
Doug Heffernan
Member
Love the design of this enemy, very cool.
Love the design of this enemy, very cool.
Reminds me of a cross breed between the Mirror Knight and the Church Giant.
Love the design of this enemy, very cool.
Looks like another Dancer, somehow (very long limbs, small head).
Screenshots look amazing. Beyond hyped for DS3. I'm surprised people are saying the engine is showing it's age, I think it looks amazing, especially in motion. Bloodborne was a phenomenal looking game. Clearly not attributed to amazing, high resolution textures, which seems to be all some people care about. I know I'll be hitting the F12 button taking screenshots of DS3 non-stop.
I know right. I mean literally no Souls game ever released has had cutting edge graphics. This is a series that relies on it's artistic direction to create atmosphere. It's never been about pushing huge amounts of polygons. I have to ask if people are looking for the latest and greatest visuals, why are they playing Souls in the first place?
Sorry, I still don't get what it has to do with the post you originally quoted ^^;
Maybe I'm just being dense.
I meant specifically in terms of lore, but yes, I understand the critcism. Didn't mean to suggest disliking Dark 2 is crazy, or that you're in the minority for doing so. I was just trying to choose my words carefully, as there's a good number of people who love that game, and maybe didn't have much exposure to the lore in the rest of the series.
Hehe, I got called out by not one, but two Big Bosses!
I fully see where you're coming from. Those criticisms are valid, and I'd be lying if I said I didn't quite feel the same magic with Dark 2. (Although I did enjoy discussing it as it's own entity with friends as we played through the game for the first time.)
I haven't even experienced Dark 3 as a complete picture from beginning to end yet, but I firmly believe that it will not let you down in the same way.
Orochinagis
Member
It requires a lot of STR to wield those things.
I need a coffe to understand and explain this.
WHO was watching
me
Vasili2K38
Member
Amazing screens, and it seems that the game has a bit of Bloodborne tone, at least in art, which is very OK in my book .
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KainXVIII
Member
With proper resolution
http://www.gamersyde.com/news_new_images_of_dark_souls_iii-17480_en.html
http://www.gamersyde.com/news_new_images_of_dark_souls_iii-17480_en.html
Yes and it's far, far better in my opinion. In DS1 that is. It's equally ambient and subtle in its storytelling but the story/lore you discover is far less ambiguous than in Bloodborne.
You can start here: http://darksouls.wiki.fextralife.com/Lore (or play the game)
Dark Souls 2 did a pretty messy job with lore, essentially copy and pasting DS1's lore in to some Frankenstein story in the future with a bunch of meaningless bosses, I tend to ignore it.
However, FROM have confirmed that Dark Souls 3 will be related in some ways to both DS1 and DS2 so it's best to brush up a little on both in order to get the best out of it.
Bornstellar
Member
Ohh yeah.
What if I liked 2 too?
Whatever, I know I'm gonna love 3 whatever they do. I'm easy to please when it comes to more Souls.
What if I liked 2 too?
Whatever, I know I'm gonna love 3 whatever they do. I'm easy to please when it comes to more Souls.
Then hopefully you don't need winning back!