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Well apparently Dark souls has been indeed reviewed. Twice in fact! Of course it was by the Japanese (Those damn Japs!) So there's not really a written review which some what annoys me.. a lot.

Famitsu gave it a 37/40

Dengeki gave it 90/90/95/95

What do you guys think? Pleased with the reviews? (Yes I know no one played the game yet)

What are you guys hoping for Dark Souls to do that Demon's Souls didn't?

Personally I hope we can customize our weapon combos and have some more unique combos, all the while maintaining balance and overall fairness of course.

-UPDATE-----You should notice different attacks and mechanics and it just seems so much smoother now....

 

Seems like we got a look at the menu in this 3rd vid and I think it's safe to say that it looks A LOT less cluttered, thank goodness!

4th vid here is all wanderer gameplay straight from the very beggining of the game, so he has base stats/equips.

Good grief he's NAKED!!

 

-UPDATE-

In case you didn't know this is what you get for preordering in America.

 -Art book, guide, metal case, and a soundtrack-

-Supposedly we will get a digital copy of the guide though so we have to wait and see...

 

-UPDATE 9/19/11-

Dark Souls (PS3) adds 10,000 pre-orders for a total of 118,000. The Xbox 360 version adds 7,000 pre-orders for a total of 57,000.

Here's the complete prologue as well as the awesome Batholmew trailer, I'll update again when more info comes in and reviews.


----9/27/11----

New trailer above!!

---9/30/11-----

IGN review!!

http://ps3.ign.com/articles/119/1197278p1.html

 

---10/4/11----

Go get your copy now!!!

Gamespot review as well!

http://www.gamespot.com/ps3/rpg/dark-souls/video/6337762?tag=topslot;title;1

Also heres the metacritic link showing every review as of now, 10/4/11 it's at a 90 =D

http://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-3/dark-souls



           

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Argh i still can't decide if day 1 on this. :/



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Gaming on: PS4 Pro, Switch, SNES Mini, Wii U, PC (i5-7400, GTX 1060)

Solid-Stark said:
Argh i still can't decide if day 1 on this. :/


Look at the preorder bonuses they are sweet!



           

Wow how did they get to review it over half a month before it came out?



blkfish92 said:
Solid-Stark said:
Argh i still can't decide if day 1 on this. :/


Look at the preorder bonuses they are sweet!


I know, it isnt helping!



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Gaming on: PS4 Pro, Switch, SNES Mini, Wii U, PC (i5-7400, GTX 1060)

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Solid-Stark said:
blkfish92 said:
Solid-Stark said:
Argh i still can't decide if day 1 on this. :/


Look at the preorder bonuses they are sweet!


I know, it isnt helping!


Buy it please!! It's going to be the shiz niz, the beez neez!



           

blkfish92 said:
Solid-Stark said:
blkfish92 said:
Solid-Stark said:
Argh i still can't decide if day 1 on this. :/


Look at the preorder bonuses they are sweet!


I know, it isnt helping!


Buy it please!! It's going to be the shiz niz, the beez neez!


Haha strongly leaning toward buying.



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Gaming on: PS4 Pro, Switch, SNES Mini, Wii U, PC (i5-7400, GTX 1060)

yo_john117 said:
Wow how did they get to review it over half a month before it came out?


Apparently Japan (Those damn Japs(No racism lol)) gets it this month on the 22nd, and they can't just release a written review for us to translate too, it's like they want me angry =l



           

Solid-Stark said:
blkfish92 said:
Solid-Stark said:
blkfish92 said:
Solid-Stark said:
Argh i still can't decide if day 1 on this. :/


Look at the preorder bonuses they are sweet!


I know, it isnt helping!


Buy it please!! It's going to be the shiz niz, the beez neez!


Haha strongly leaning toward buying.


You should go to youtube and go watch some more gameplay and trailers to hype you up.



           

This is a day one purchase regardless of reviews.

As far as what they can improve, I'd say:
1. Rework the online component. It just needs to be easier to connect with your friends. All they need to do is make a party type system rather than making players drop soul signs to get summoned.
2. Less glitches, particularly how you can kill some bosses with cheap tactics (Maneater and the False King come to mind).
3. Improved balance- At first, Demon's Souls seemed very balanced, but, as I played more, some of the problems became pretty glaring, particularly in PvP.
4. Combo variation is always welcome as well. Demon's Souls is fun, but it would be better if there was some more variation in what combos you can use.

With that said, this is still my most anticipated title, and I plan on pumping a lot of hours into the game.