DARK SOULS 2 - All info so far Thread - Interviews, Trailers, etc. - Release Date: March 2014

Tolvo wrote:I think I may be the only person not looking forwards to this.

Tolvo wrote:Well the trailer just did not feel like it had anything to do with a Dark Souls game, it didn't seem desolate enough to me. They strange looking graphics and need to shoe in places from the first game. It just really turned me away. Not to mention the talk of some about how it might follow the Link the Fire ending, really turned me away due to my love of the lore. Frankly, I might pass on this game unless they really wow me.

Tolvo wrote:Well the trailer just did not feel like it had anything to do with a Dark Souls game, it didn't seem desolate enough to me. They strange looking graphics and need to shoe in places from the first game. It just really turned me away. Not to mention the talk of some about how it might follow the Link the Fire ending, really turned me away due to my love of the lore. Frankly, I might pass on this game unless they really wow me.

jankenneth_10 wrote:Holy mother of Gwyn, i just bought the first one and another is coming out?

(not really a big deal but i just hope some rewards are given for playing the first one. )

An eternal battle rages at the heart of Dark Souls II. On one side stands the stern force of challenge, the very soul of the Souls series. It has inspired thousands of fans to hack their way through two of the most demanding and rewarding games of an era, fans who expect at least the same test on the next go around. On the other side is the bright promise of accessibility. And why not? Why shouldn’t FromSoftware and Namco Bandai open Souls up to a wider audience when it could otherwise be in danger of becoming stuck in a cult cul-de-sac?

There are many, after all, who have been put off by the series’ habit of obscuring its best assets from all but the most committed. Entire systems, such as Dark Souls’ covenants and Demon’s Souls’ World Tendency, remain mysteries to even reasonably experienced players – wouldn’t it be a service to the games to help everyone understand them better? On the other hand, isn’t the very nature of the Souls series about obfuscation and what it makes you work for? Aren’t its greatest pleasures about the slow crawl of discovery in a world that refuses easy interpretation? What would the series lose if it was made more explicit?

As we find out in issue 249, the answers to these questions are in the hands of game directors new to the Souls series, Tomohiro Shibuya and Yui Tanimura, who have taken the reins from Hidetaka Miyazaki. Their descriptions of how they intend to mould Dark Souls II into a more approachable form seem reasonable. But Shibuya admits that their approach will be influenced by their individual characters. “I personally am the sort of person who likes to be more direct than subtle,” he tells us. “[Dark Souls II] will be more straightforward and more understandable.” We sympathise if that sort of statement concerns you, but at the same time, we can surely agree that we would all like to see Dark Souls attain as great a presence as The Elder Scrolls. How it gets there is a worthy matter for debate, but it’s certainly a noble task.

Rarayn wrote:

Tolvo wrote:Well the trailer just did not feel like it had anything to do with a Dark Souls game, it didn't seem desolate enough to me. They strange looking graphics and need to shoe in places from the first game. It just really turned me away. Not to mention the talk of some about how it might follow the Link the Fire ending, really turned me away due to my love of the lore. Frankly, I might pass on this game unless they really wow me.

The fact that it's Dark Souls II at all kind of worries me. I got the impression that Miyazaki himself would have preferred a completely new game separate from Dark Souls, and that Namco decided to make it Dark Souls II because of the value of the brand name. Might just be reading too much into things though.

Mizayaki not being the director on this project is also a downer. Not saying Shibuya will necessarily do a bad job, but so much of what made DkS good came from Miyazaki's vision for the game.

Marino. wrote:Meh, i would rather like to have a new Universe .
Dark Souls 1 felt complete enough to me to not warrant a Sequel .

And Myazaki not working on it and the rumours about making the game "accessible" (easy) im more than skeptical... :|

Its going to be my last Game, so From...please dont screw this up

The Letter X wrote:I really don't care what they do to the game. This reminds me of the band Linkin Park. A lot of their fans are no longer fans because their music changed over the years, but they have always been my favorite band even through the changes. If Dark Souls does go through major changes, oh well. The first Dark Souls has ruined all other video games for me besides a select few FROM games, so I'm just glad I won't be playing Dark Souls 1 for the rest of my life.