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Subject: How good is Dark Souls?

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I am on the verge of buying it out of choosing between two games but I need to know the pros and cons, I already know it's tough as balls but that sounds awesome though, is it an RPG where when you get to a high enough level you're a tank that can do anything or is it one that's challenging all the way through, how's the replayability?

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Inappropriate. Went a little to far with the butt hole tearing.

Pros: pros

Cons: cons

  • 12.03.2012 8:05 PM PDT

Does "prepare to die" as the game's motto mean anything to you?

  • 12.03.2012 8:06 PM PDT
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it's a game where you pay money for a computer to piss you off.

  • 12.03.2012 8:06 PM PDT
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CoD>>>Dark Souls

  • 12.03.2012 8:06 PM PDT

Make a thread saying you will counter any argument against armor lock...

Then respond with Adapt.

"War, the original crack"
-Albert Einstein

The enemies don't level with you(Contrary to popular belief).

However, when you beat the game your character begins New Game+ and all enemies become harder. When you beat New Game+ you get New Game++ and the enemies become even harder. This countiues forever.

Its got pretty good replayability if you consider all the different character builds you can make.

As for cons, the PvP can be laggy at times.

Also, the game isn't anywhere near as hard as people will lead you to believe.

  • 12.03.2012 8:09 PM PDT
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No point in putting something funny, clever or informative here. Most probably im going to get perma-banned anyway.

The Witcher 2>Dark Souls. Dont take my word for it, go to metacritic.

  • 12.03.2012 8:09 PM PDT

Well, I've been economical with the truth.

Single player is surely good, if you live in America and have a good service provider then the multiplayer is for you.

  • 12.03.2012 8:10 PM PDT

â™ The enemy of my enemy is my enemy's friend's enemyâ™ 

There will always be a challenge, especially because of the multi-player.

But even pro players can still easily die in single-player.

  • 12.03.2012 8:12 PM PDT

It's mostly good. If you get really into it, it has some nagging flaws such as the mediocre level design near the end of the game, most of the bosses being complete pushovers, and the weapon balance being bad.

If you get sucked into it, it's awesome. Great atmosphere, mostly good level design, and a good combat system. If you're patient, you won't find it very difficult though, it's not nearly as difficult as the rabid fanbase makes it out to be. But it's a good game through and through, it's worth experiencing.

[Edited on 12.03.2012 8:12 PM PST]

  • 12.03.2012 8:12 PM PDT

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Posted by: Lightning Yuna
The Witcher 2>Dark Souls. Dont take my word for it, go to metacritic.
Can you become a tank in Witcher 2?

  • 12.03.2012 8:18 PM PDT

You will die. Hundreds of times. I know a lot of people hear that and go in expecting either it to not be difficult, or for deaths to be complete BS. The unique thing about Dark Souls, however, is that it is not.

When disaster is near, there are ALWAYS hints that let you avoid something. And the deaths are almost never the game's fault. There is not a single 'that is total bull-blam!-' moment. Every death you have, you will know that it was completely your fault. That's really rare in a game, and make it INCREDIBLY satisfying to finally beat a part you have been stuck on... for a month... -blam!- you Seath the Scaleless you can suck my balls.

A single playthrough will net you 50-70 hours of gameplay. More if you're a hoarder and want to collect everything. Then there are infinite new game plus modes. The first NG+ is a substantial increase in everything, the second one less so but still fairly big, then the rest are very small increases in difficulty/ experience. Very small.

The story is almost nonexistent to the casual gamer (and a casual gamer playing this game will NOT have a good time- this is a much more hardcore game). However, if you delve into things such as item descriptions, you will find an incredibly substantial and deep lore that is very interesting. A lot is left up to fan interpretation. Personally, I love listening to these videos, as they really go in depth into the lore and catch things I never would have caught on my own. It's fascinating.

Base line? The game is fun. Pure, simple fun. The game is insanely difficult. You will die, but the game is about learning from each death so you know what NOT to do next time. There is always a strategy that will make every situation easy. The graphics aren't too special, but the art style is obscenely beautiful. Story is hidden, but expansive if you take the time to search for it. You have to search for it because absolutely NOTHING is handed to you. You won't know how anything works aside from a few basic moves- you have to figure out everything yourself or from vague references.

Don't google or youtube anything. Except 'ceaseless discharge' when you get there and something called 'the abyss.' I'd google those when you get to those points, because they're hard if you can't figure it out. And the Abyss in particular is really vague. But yeah. Otherwise? It deserved GOTY.

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No point in putting something funny, clever or informative here. Most probably im going to get perma-banned anyway.


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Posted by: Lightning Yuna
The Witcher 2>Dark Souls. Dont take my word for it, go to metacritic.
Can you become a tank in Witcher 2?


If you are playing in easy or normal you wont be exactly a tank but once you get the hang of it you could overcome fights consistently. In harder ones like Nightmare I believe it is possible to become somewhat of a tank. But that it following a very specific builds with specific gear, hard to come by mutagens in the right places and potions before battles. But you will get this in the later stages of the game.

If your question was could you max Geralt in all his skill trees? Then no, its impossible.

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If your good at video games and like a real challenge, then buy it. If you're a -blam!- and you like MLP then go and play Skyrim.

  • 12.03.2012 8:32 PM PDT

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Posted by: Lightning Yuna

Posted by: omg a bannana

Posted by: Lightning Yuna
The Witcher 2>Dark Souls. Dont take my word for it, go to metacritic.
Can you become a tank in Witcher 2?


If you are playing in easy or normal you wont be exactly a tank but once you get the hang of it you could overcome fights consistently. In harder ones like Nightmare I believe it is possible to become somewhat of a tank. But that it following a very specific builds with specific gear, hard to come by mutagens in the right places and potions before battles. But you will get this in the later stages of the game.

If your question was could you max Geralt in all his skill trees? Then no, its impossible.
I got it!

  • 12.03.2012 8:33 PM PDT

Signatures are for little kids.


Posted by: Lightning Yuna
The Witcher 2>Dark Souls. Dont take my word for it, go to metacritic.
That doesn't matter at all.

I loved Dark Souls but traded in Witcher2 after 3-5 hours of play. Too linear, too much cut-scenes. I think I sat for 5 minutes at one point watching cut-scenes and 'in game engine' conversations. Maybe someday if I want hand-holding from a game, I'll re-buy Witcher2.

Dark Souls is the kind of game that comes along very rarely. It reminded me of old-school Metroid and Zelda games the way it was layed out. I thought that before I read this article..http://bitmob.com/articles/dark-souls-is-more-zelda-than-zeld a-more-metroid-than-metroid

There are very few games that will get inside your head all day even when you're not playing them, Dark Souls is such a game.

  • 12.03.2012 8:34 PM PDT

Awesome, and I don't say that very often.

The Witcher 2 is also pretty good.

[Edited on 12.03.2012 8:36 PM PST]

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Posted by: Godshatter

Posted by: Lightning Yuna
The Witcher 2>Dark Souls. Dont take my word for it, go to metacritic.
That doesn't matter at all.

I loved Dark Souls but traded in Witcher2 after 3-5 hours of play. Too linear, too much cut-scenes. I think I sat for 5 minutes at one point watching cut-scenes and 'in game engine' conversations. Maybe someday if I want hand-holding from a game, I'll re-buy Witcher2.

Dark Souls is the kind of game that comes along very rarely. It reminded me of old-school Metroid and Zelda games the way it was layed out. I thought that before I read this article..http://bitmob.com/articles/dark-souls-is-more-zelda-than-zeld a-more-metroid-than-metroid

There are very few games that will get inside your head all day even when you're not playing them, Dark Souls is such a game.


Lol, I think OP just bought The Witcher 2. And I had the same problems that you had with it. It felt way too linear for an RPG, and for me at least the story left little to be desired, very generic and bland.

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No point in putting something funny, clever or informative here. Most probably im going to get perma-banned anyway.


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Posted by: Lightning Yuna

Posted by: omg a bannana

Posted by: Lightning Yuna
The Witcher 2>Dark Souls. Dont take my word for it, go to metacritic.
Can you become a tank in Witcher 2?


If you are playing in easy or normal you wont be exactly a tank but once you get the hang of it you could overcome fights consistently. In harder ones like Nightmare I believe it is possible to become somewhat of a tank. But that it following a very specific builds with specific gear, hard to come by mutagens in the right places and potions before battles. But you will get this in the later stages of the game.

If your question was could you max Geralt in all his skill trees? Then no, its impossible.
I got it!


Good choice. If you dont like it send me an angry rant PM if you wish but it really is good. Plus boobs. Also, I recently bought XCOM and that game has me addicted. Good think I overlooked the dificulty thing, im enjoying it. So I recomend you open your mind to XCOM as well.

  • 12.03.2012 8:39 PM PDT

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Posted by: Godshatter

Posted by: Lightning Yuna
The Witcher 2>Dark Souls. Dont take my word for it, go to metacritic.
That doesn't matter at all.

I loved Dark Souls but traded in Witcher2 after 3-5 hours of play. Too linear, too much cut-scenes. I think I sat for 5 minutes at one point watching cut-scenes and 'in game engine' conversations. Maybe someday if I want hand-holding from a game, I'll re-buy Witcher2.

Dark Souls is the kind of game that comes along very rarely. It reminded me of old-school Metroid and Zelda games the way it was layed out. I thought that before I read this article..http://bitmob.com/articles/dark-souls-is-more-zelda-than-zeld a-more-metroid-than-metroid

There are very few games that will get inside your head all day even when you're not playing them, Dark Souls is such a game.


Lol, I think OP just bought The Witcher 2. And I had the same problems that you had with it. It felt way too linear for an RPG, and for me at least the story left little to be desired, very generic and bland.
No, like I got what he was saying:P

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Posted by: omg a bannana

Posted by: Ur Didact

Posted by: Godshatter

Posted by: Lightning Yuna
The Witcher 2>Dark Souls. Dont take my word for it, go to metacritic.
That doesn't matter at all.

I loved Dark Souls but traded in Witcher2 after 3-5 hours of play. Too linear, too much cut-scenes. I think I sat for 5 minutes at one point watching cut-scenes and 'in game engine' conversations. Maybe someday if I want hand-holding from a game, I'll re-buy Witcher2.

Dark Souls is the kind of game that comes along very rarely. It reminded me of old-school Metroid and Zelda games the way it was layed out. I thought that before I read this article..http://bitmob.com/articles/dark-souls-is-more-zelda-than-zeld a-more-metroid-than-metroid

There are very few games that will get inside your head all day even when you're not playing them, Dark Souls is such a game.


Lol, I think OP just bought The Witcher 2. And I had the same problems that you had with it. It felt way too linear for an RPG, and for me at least the story left little to be desired, very generic and bland.
No, like I got what he was saying:P


Then there is still time to stop the key from turning. Get Dark Souls.

Nao!

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No point in putting something funny, clever or informative here. Most probably im going to get perma-banned anyway.


Posted by: Godshatter

I loved Dark Souls but traded in Witcher2 after 3-5 hours of play. Too linear, too much cut-scenes. I think I sat for 5 minutes at one point watching cut-scenes and 'in game engine' conversations. Maybe someday if I want hand-holding from a game, I'll re-buy Witcher2.


Dont be an idiot. Trading it that quickly was a mistake and you shouldnt have gotten it in the first place. Too linear is subjective. And too much cutscenes? And one went for 5 mins? In game conversation? Are you serious?

  • 12.03.2012 8:48 PM PDT

Signatures are for little kids.


Posted by: Lightning Yuna


Dont be an idiot. Trading it that quickly was a mistake and you shouldnt have gotten it in the first place. Too linear is subjective. And too much cutscenes? And one went for 5 mins? In game conversation? Are you serious?
You're right, I shouldn't have bought it when I still have to play the DLC of Dark Souls and I haven't finished Skyrim yet, or Borderlands 2 even.

I agree 'too linear' is subjective, I was stating my opinion (obviously).

And yes, I dislike watching long cut-scenes in any games. It pains me that game development money is spent on a bunch of scenes that have no gameplay at all. I watch movies, I read books, I don't need to sit there for 5 minutes listening to voice actors (no matter how good) when I expect to be playing a freaking video game.

If you think I'm 'being an idiot' that's fine with me.

[Edited on 12.03.2012 8:54 PM PST]

  • 12.03.2012 8:54 PM PDT
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I aim to please.

Dark Souls is awesome. Even better if you play online co op with two randoms or friends to summon.

The pvp though...

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Posted by: Godshatter

Then your expectations when going into the Witcher 2 were completely off. You shouldve done more research on it before buying. You are basically complaining about it because it was very expertly made.

Play mindless shooters like COD and other generic FPS games if you wish and thats what you like. But stay clear of games like Mass Effect. I warn you now.

[Edited on 12.03.2012 9:04 PM PST]

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