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by Rafiki 04/25/2014, 8:09am PDT |
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I HATED the clicking the left stick, because there's about a 1,000% chance I'd accidentally move the stick while trying to jump. But you can change it back to the same button it was in past games. A+ would do business with again.
I don't mind the health penalty, but I haven't gotten barely anywhere in the game yet. I'm hoping it will hold up as a nice challenge instead of making the game worse. I think they're just trying to refine there being any real penalty for dying (well, beyond having to run through part of the level again). Losing your souls was never really much of a penalty.
I think the durability of your weapon is also affected by the enemies you attack and maybe related to stats? I tried taking on one of those giant trolls in the very beginning after I created my character, and my sword's durability went to shit very, very quickly. I was screwing around then, so I started a new character and have gotten a little ways into the giants' forest and haven't had durability issues yet.
I wouldn't say the graphics in Dark Souls 2 are entirely worse overall. There's more detail and better textures, it's just the lighting that's off. There's a cave you walk through on the way to the forest that looks really nice and is well lit, but then you walk outside and am I playing Nightmare Creatures what happened? It's like there's no world lighting, just light in specific places in specific rooms. It's bizarre.
The few enemies I've encountered are way, way more aggressive than past games. I was surprised at how relentlessly the starter grunts chased me down. They also seemed to have changed the timing on dodging and parrying, and I'm not sure if dodging is still 100% avoidance. I got my ass handed to me by one of the giant trolls because I either couldn't get the timing of my dodges right or because they have more opportunity to hit you or remove partial health. |
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Probably the first release day purchase I'll be making in 5 years by fabio 03/09/2014, 3:54pm PDT 
Re: Probably the first release day purchase I'll be making in 5 years by Lurker 340924 03/09/2014, 7:03pm PDT
Re: Probably the first release day purchase I'll be making in 5 years by Cannibal Dave 03/10/2014, 12:24am PDT
What happened in addition to getting TLOU to make it a good day? NT by mysterio 03/10/2014, 3:47pm PDT
So it looks like the console version didn't ship with any shaders/lighting? by Worm 03/12/2014, 6:19am PDT
Oh and just a little flavor to add to this fact. by Worm 03/12/2014, 7:43am PDT
Goddamn, my first thought was "why are they comparing the DS 2 beta by Arbit 03/12/2014, 10:07am PDT
That's some sweet Virtual Hydlide you got there NT by jeep 03/12/2014, 2:53pm PDT
That's an expensive fix NT by If it wasn't crippled on purpose? 03/12/2014, 7:45pm PDT
After watching more of the gameplay it seems like some areas look better. by Worm 03/13/2014, 1:04pm PDT
Lighting seems kind of shitty for me by Rafiki 04/24/2014, 7:59pm PDT
NEVERMIND. I guess lighting is shitty across the board for console and PC :( by Rafiki 04/24/2014, 9:03pm PDT
I'm having 2nd thoughts on first day purchasing :( by fabio 04/25/2014, 1:05am PDT
To clarify weapons degrading by Lurker 410942 04/25/2014, 5:28am PDT
You can change the jump button in the options by Rafiki 04/25/2014, 8:09am PDT
Did you join the hard mode covenant? Enemies felt more brutal once I joined. by Worm 04/25/2014, 11:13am PDT
I don't know, I don't think so. I joined the mopey guy in Majula covenant by Rafiki 04/25/2014, 3:08pm PDT
The hardmode covenant just increases enemy damage and lowers your damage. by Worm 04/25/2014, 5:53pm PDT
It's becoming increasingly obvious how much the last minute lighting change ruin by Rafiki 04/26/2014, 8:02pm PDT
Fuck the Ruin Sentinels. by Worm 04/26/2014, 10:29pm PDT
Too many of these bosses by Lurker 340924 04/26/2014, 11:38pm PDT
Yeah I read about skipping it, it's just a stupid fight though by Worm 04/27/2014, 2:23pm PDT
Oh I totally agree by Lurker 410942 04/27/2014, 7:11pm PDT
I can't believe that Royal Rat Authority wasn't designed by someone's kid. by Worm 04/29/2014, 7:11pm PDT
As an aside, the rat covenant is awesome by Rafiki 04/29/2014, 7:35pm PDT
I saw some people on reddit moaning about how it's 'not fun'. by Worm 04/30/2014, 10:32am PDT
It feels like the encounters in general are set up with the brawl mentality. by Worm 04/30/2014, 10:53pm PDT
It forces you to use cheap tricks by Lurker 340924 04/30/2014, 11:31pm PDT
Re: It forces you to use cheap tricks by Entropy Stew 05/01/2014, 9:44am PDT
Re: It forces you to use cheap tricks by Lurker 410942 05/02/2014, 4:49am PDT
Right but the difference between SL 200 and 800 is what probably months of play? by Worm 05/02/2014, 10:44am PDT
Oh I guess it counts lost souls toward your soul memory too. NT by Worm 05/03/2014, 6:21pm PDT
I thought you were retarded because I fought the guys you were talking about lik by Rafiki 05/02/2014, 8:46pm PDT
Yeah, if you are too far foward and block one of their attacks they all aggro. by Worm 05/02/2014, 9:46pm PDT
The group shit doesn't stop by Lurker 340924 05/02/2014, 10:31pm PDT
I'm dying non-stop but it's just because I'm completely sloppy. by Worm 05/02/2014, 11:31pm PDT
RPS says it the teleporting that kills the tension by Lurker 340924 05/03/2014, 3:42am PDT
This game is just all around easier by Rafiki 05/03/2014, 8:56am PDT
Oh, and like you mentioned, the bonfire placement is too frequent NT by Rafiki 05/03/2014, 8:56am PDT
Attack variety and enemy variety in general are both obviously lacking. by Worm 05/03/2014, 1:16pm PDT
The only hard boss for me by Lurker 340924 05/03/2014, 9:15pm PDT
Jesus christ the entrance to the Castle! by Worm 05/07/2014, 3:11pm PDT
Not the worst part of the castle NT by Lurker 340924 05/07/2014, 6:40pm PDT
You know it's funny, I'm already done with it. by Worm 05/08/2014, 1:04pm PDT
I was thinking of the 6-door room by Lurker 410942 05/08/2014, 9:24pm PDT
See I think I might benefit from having solo'd way too much MMO content. by Worm 05/08/2014, 10:25pm PDT
Mirror Knight did not live up to the Demon Souls prison fight by Lurker 340924 05/09/2014, 12:42am PDT
I've just lost all desire to play this suddenly. by Worm 05/09/2014, 5:16pm PDT
Question by Fullofkittens 05/10/2014, 3:57am PDT
The same reason I don't walk out of movies if they have bad scenes. by Worm 05/10/2014, 8:37am PDT
I didn't think the crypts were that bad since it was so short by Rafiki 05/11/2014, 5:36pm PDT
I LOVE DYING IN THE THRONE OF WANT NT by Graveyard run from Thorium Point 05/12/2014, 8:20pm PDT
It's not bad, just boring. by Worm 05/12/2014, 10:25pm PDT
So what are some positive changes from DS1? NT by fabio 04/27/2014, 9:23am PDT
Re: So what are some positive changes from DS1? by Rafiki 04/27/2014, 10:27am PDT
So I guess what that all means by Rafiki 04/27/2014, 10:28am PDT
2 baffling changes by Lurker 340924 04/28/2014, 9:41pm PDT
If you walk out of the tent in the Cove the right way you won't aggro things. by Worm 04/29/2014, 1:13am PDT
More character customization! by Worm 04/27/2014, 11:51am PDT
More of durability by Lurker 340924 04/27/2014, 4:17am PDT
So how is it? NT by console people? 04/17/2014, 10:51am PDT
There is an anti-piracy screamer, which is fucking hilarious. by Worm 04/29/2014, 1:43am PDT
Modders tweak the graphics again by Rafiki 05/04/2014, 9:26pm PDT
I forgot to mention, there's other preset files you can download from other peop by Rafiki 05/04/2014, 9:40pm PDT
thank u NT by Mysterio 07/28/2023, 9:52pm PDT
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