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VXIII on 14 September 2011
blkfish92 said:
VXIII said:
For comparison sake, Demon's souls scores are :

Famitsu :
9/7/7/6 = 29/40
Dengeki:
85/95/85/85

Seems like Dark souls is a serious improvement over Demon's souls, and that's one of my favorite games of all time.


Judging by your avatar I can see your rather hyped =D

Yeah man!,  I'm ready to explode





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GameOver22 on 14 September 2011
blkfish92 said:
GameOver22 said:

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.


Definitely good points and I do plan on spending loads of hours!

Also, don't shun me for this, but I feel that voice chat in some way may be nice. Maybe like with people on your friends list who have been on your list for more than month or any other variation?

I forgot about that. Voice chat would be a nice addition as well, especially given the difficulty. It would be nice to get some advice from more experienced players  or just strategize without having to resort to sending text messages.



blkfish92 on 14 September 2011
yo_john117 said:
blkfish92 said:
yo_john117 said:
blkfish92 said:
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

Lol well if thats the case i'm sure some American reviewers will get to review it early. So about a week more before you get an actual review you can read?


Ya I suppose that makes some sense, maybe 2 weeks at max? Still hyped, though this supposed to keep me busy until Zelda!

Well i'm sure it will keep you buys! Heard it was 5 times the size of Demon's Souls. 

 

Anyways I hope Vgchartz has Dark Souls as one of the prizes for next month.


Lol, yep it's going to buy open world to quite the extent now, as in you can explore what ever you can see. Hopefull it lives up!



           

blkfish92 on 14 September 2011
GameOver22 said:
blkfish92 said:
GameOver22 said:

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.


Definitely good points and I do plan on spending loads of hours!

Also, don't shun me for this, but I feel that voice chat in some way may be nice. Maybe like with people on your friends list who have been on your list for more than month or any other variation?

I forgot about that. Voice chat would be a nice addition as well, especially given the difficulty. It would be nice to get some advice from more experienced players  or just strategize without having to resort to sending text messages.


Ya, honestly I want it just for my friends it'd be nice, and that way they can keep it unavailable without being friends.



           

blkfish92 on 14 September 2011
VXIII said:
blkfish92 said:
VXIII said:
For comparison sake, Demon's souls scores are :

Famitsu :
9/7/7/6 = 29/40
Dengeki:
85/95/85/85

Seems like Dark souls is a serious improvement over Demon's souls, and that's one of my favorite games of all time.


Judging by your avatar I can see your rather hyped =D

Yeah man!,  I'm ready to explode




October 4th is taking to long to get here!!



           

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yo_john117 on 14 September 2011
blkfish92 said:
yo_john117 said:
blkfish92 said:
yo_john117 said:
blkfish92 said:
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

Lol well if thats the case i'm sure some American reviewers will get to review it early. So about a week more before you get an actual review you can read?


Ya I suppose that makes some sense, maybe 2 weeks at max? Still hyped, though this supposed to keep me busy until Zelda!

Well i'm sure it will keep you buys! Heard it was 5 times the size of Demon's Souls. 

 

Anyways I hope Vgchartz has Dark Souls as one of the prizes for next month.


Lol, yep it's going to buy open world to quite the extent now, as in you can explore what ever you can see. Hopefull it lives up!

I have no doubt it will live up to every expectation!



blkfish92 on 14 September 2011
yo_john117 said:
blkfish92 said:
yo_john117 said:
blkfish92 said:
yo_john117 said:
blkfish92 said:
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

Lol well if thats the case i'm sure some American reviewers will get to review it early. So about a week more before you get an actual review you can read?


Ya I suppose that makes some sense, maybe 2 weeks at max? Still hyped, though this supposed to keep me busy until Zelda!

Well i'm sure it will keep you buys! Heard it was 5 times the size of Demon's Souls. 

 

Anyways I hope Vgchartz has Dark Souls as one of the prizes for next month.


Lol, yep it's going to buy open world to quite the extent now, as in you can explore what ever you can see. Hopefull it lives up!

I have no doubt it will live up to every expectation!


And that's why it's so hard to wait!



           

yo_john117 on 14 September 2011
blkfish92 said:
yo_john117 said:
blkfish92 said:
yo_john117 said:
blkfish92 said:
yo_john117 said:
blkfish92 said:
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

Lol well if thats the case i'm sure some American reviewers will get to review it early. So about a week more before you get an actual review you can read?


Ya I suppose that makes some sense, maybe 2 weeks at max? Still hyped, though this supposed to keep me busy until Zelda!

Well i'm sure it will keep you buys! Heard it was 5 times the size of Demon's Souls. 

 

Anyways I hope Vgchartz has Dark Souls as one of the prizes for next month.


Lol, yep it's going to buy open world to quite the extent now, as in you can explore what ever you can see. Hopefull it lives up!

I have no doubt it will live up to every expectation!


And that's why it's so hard to wait!

The wait for a good game is always a long hard one. (get your mind out of the gutter!)



blkfish92 on 14 September 2011
yo_john117 said:
blkfish92 said:
yo_john117 said:
blkfish92 said:
yo_john117 said:
blkfish92 said:
yo_john117 said:
blkfish92 said:
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

Lol well if thats the case i'm sure some American reviewers will get to review it early. So about a week more before you get an actual review you can read?


Ya I suppose that makes some sense, maybe 2 weeks at max? Still hyped, though this supposed to keep me busy until Zelda!

Well i'm sure it will keep you buys! Heard it was 5 times the size of Demon's Souls. 

 

Anyways I hope Vgchartz has Dark Souls as one of the prizes for next month.


Lol, yep it's going to buy open world to quite the extent now, as in you can explore what ever you can see. Hopefull it lives up!

I have no doubt it will live up to every expectation!


And that's why it's so hard to wait!

The wait for a good game is always a long hard one. (get your mind out of the gutter!)


My final year of high school's too easy/boring and I have nothing else to do, but on a side  note I got my cousin to love Demon's Souls by playing with him.



           

Wagram on 14 September 2011

I have a hard time believing that Famitsu review. They gave Demon's Souls a 29/40 complaining it was excessively difficult. Dark Souls' is apparently harder and it gets a 37/40. Yeahhhh