Well, my dream has come true: Dark Souls II has been revealed.

Honestly, From Software has done no wrong (aside from a semi-shoddy PC port which I imagine will get better this time around), but aside from that, what would you like to see added?

Given the trailer, it kind of looks like it might have more a centralized story, which I'm all for, but as long as it has the same dungeon crawl, combat, and difficulty, I'll be happy.

EDIT: Dang, the video got removed. I'll find another one.

More dark souls is all I want.

Better netcode for invasions/summoning. Aside from that I'll be happy with just more Dark Souls.

Ugh, what was that. That trailer was not a Souls game, it looked like Dragons Dogma II. If not for it saying Dark Souls II, I would have gone on assuming it was Dragons Dogam II.

Dammit From, don't change the formula to appeal to more people. You will ruin it, and we wont want it anymore.

I WANT DARK SOULS 2!

Misery.

@Gazel_Ministry said:

Better netcode for invasions/summoning. Aside from that I'll be happy with just more Dark Souls.

This. Multiplayer was totally busted. I never had an encounter where lag didn't totally fuck it up.

That was a shitty trailer...

I wouldn't mind having dual wielding weapons be an actually viable option though.

That trailer was fuckin terrible but more of the best game ever quite welcomed.

*Seek thou soul power?*

I do.

A better PC version for sure. After using the fix I am definitely enjoying it via a controller but they need to step up their efforts for this next game. They should have learnt a lot from their first go around, but now there's less excuse for a bad port. Hell hire the guy who did that fix to solve the majority of that game's graphics problems and then that game's sequel will be good to go as far as I'm concerned. No GFWL would be a plus but I can manage if it's still used.

I'd like to see a less obtuse story. While the story was kinda there in Dark Souls, I'd like to see the sequel really lean into the fascinating world they've built.

DRAGONS

@oulzac said:

Ugh, what was that. That trailer was not a Souls game, it looked like Dragons Dogma II. If not for it saying Dark Souls II, I would have gone on assuming it was Dragons Dogam II.

Dammit From, don't change the formula to appeal to more people. You will ruin it, and we wont want it anymore.

really? That trailer looked like nothing but Dark Souls to me. I mean, he is crawling through caves with only a torch lighting his way and almost always alone, as well as getting his ass handed to him. That is Dark Souls to me.

Please, GOD, let the multiplayer not be fucked as shit.

Otherwise, this is one of those moments when a game gets announced and I actually get chills and am foaming at the mouth to play it. It's not often, and I honestly don't remember the last time it happened, but I am extremely excited for this game unlike most others.

For comparison, here's the Dark Souls trailer

Also, though perhaps not relevant, something more in... tune, with the new trailer.

That trailer isn't that depressing for a Souls trailer. After the end of Dark Souls, I kinda felt that we knew everything about Lordran. Perhaps this game will allow you to go to the other lands like Carim or the swamp. That'll be cool.

Looks awesome!

All I could really ask of a sequel is an even more expansive world and weirder places to explore. I love the "OMG THIS PLACE IS FUCKED" first impression you get from some of the areas in Dark Souls.

I'm just gonna say it

This years VGAs have been loud and fun. This has been a solid award show.

@SuperWristBands said:

@oulzac said:

Ugh, what was that. That trailer was not a Souls game, it looked like Dragons Dogma II. If not for it saying Dark Souls II, I would have gone on assuming it was Dragons Dogam II.

Dammit From, don't change the formula to appeal to more people. You will ruin it, and we wont want it anymore.

really? That trailer looked like nothing but Dark Souls to me. I mean, he is crawling through caves with only a torch lighting his way and almost always alone, as well as getting his ass handed to him. That is Dark Souls to me.

Not to mention the classic shot of a knight that looks tired, holding onto his sword in a dark area. That gave me the first solid hint that it was a new Dark Souls game.

fuck yeah , this trailer was epic , music was great, let the lore speculation begin. the ppl with white masks actually look like they could be related to the soul society from demon's souls .. at least thats the impression they gave me. also some people mention it looks like a prequel, i think its the opposite , in a post bonfire world perhaps.

and did anyone see the initial trailer for dark souls? it was pretty nondescript too..

That looked great to me. The knight falling to his knees, peppered with arrows.. that's Dark Souls.

The announcement is all that matters here. Trying to speculate about anything else at this point is futile (especially those worrying about them messing with the formula? what are you even basing that on?). Wait for some actual details and some in-game representation.

Don't know how to feel. I don't know. Doesn't have the magic that seeing the first Dark Souls trailer had. I'm definitely interested though.

The son of Solaire of Astora, praise the Son!

I would love to see it open up even more (even Dark souls is pretty "corridory"), also better bossfights and a few more combat options.

Looks good, but Dark Souls 2? No new name...?

I loved how the trailer kept me guessing... until I saw that one-eyed dragon. Then I knew.

...and that's what she said too. *zing*

Chills all over my body. You could just tell by the body language of the knight that he had been through some shit. Check out how he cowers when the dragon blasts him. None of this fancy invincible hero bullshit

@OneManX said:

Looks good, but Dark Souls 2? No new name...?

The only reason the name was changed the first time was because Sony owns the Demon's Souls name.

@oulzac said:

Ugh, what was that. That trailer was not a Souls game, it looked like Dragons Dogma II. If not for it saying Dark Souls II, I would have gone on assuming it was Dragons Dogam II.

Dammit From, don't change the formula to appeal to more people. You will ruin it, and we wont want it anymore.

The moment I saw it I went..."Is this Dark Souls?"

@Hailinel said:

@OneManX said:

Looks good, but Dark Souls 2? No new name...?

The only reason the name was changed the first time was because Sony owns the Demon's Souls name.

Dark Souls was also set in a completely new world. My guess is that this one isn't going to be, which to be honest is a little disappointing.

@ShiftyMagician said:

@SuperWristBands said:

@oulzac said:

Ugh, what was that. That trailer was not a Souls game, it looked like Dragons Dogma II. If not for it saying Dark Souls II, I would have gone on assuming it was Dragons Dogam II.

Dammit From, don't change the formula to appeal to more people. You will ruin it, and we wont want it anymore.

really? That trailer looked like nothing but Dark Souls to me. I mean, he is crawling through caves with only a torch lighting his way and almost always alone, as well as getting his ass handed to him. That is Dark Souls to me.

Not to mention the classic shot of a knight that looks tired, holding onto his sword in a dark area. That gave me the first solid hint that it was a new Dark Souls game.

Looked like a souls game to me. Just looks like they finally have a bigger budget this time around which is fantastic.

@Zeik: Again, it's all a copyright issue. I've very recently played through Demon's Souls (after enjoying Dark Souls PC release) and it's pretty obvious they just remade Demon's Souls with Dark Souls, just better and with a "new" IP. You can even directly correlate things like levels, enemies and items.

@Zeik said:

@Hailinel said:

@OneManX said:

Looks good, but Dark Souls 2? No new name...?

The only reason the name was changed the first time was because Sony owns the Demon's Souls name.

Dark Souls was also set in a completely new world. My guess is that this one isn't going to be, which to be honest is a little disappointing.

I can think of no reason to assume it won't be. I'd bet that it is.

@Ares42 said:

@Zeik: Again, it's all a copyright issue. I've very recently played through Demon's Souls (after enjoying Dark Souls PC release) and it's pretty obvious they just remade Demon's Souls with Dark Souls, just better and with a "new" IP. You can even directly correlate things like levels, enemies and items.

I never said copyright wasn't an issue. My point was that even if there was no copyright issue they would have likely still called it something other than "Demon's Souls 2" since it's not set in the Demon's Souls world. The fact that this is being called Dark Souls 2 and not "Something-else Souls" is very strong indicator this is being set in the same world as Dark Souls.

I'm curious about where they take it from here. Dark Souls was pretty much the best game it could possibly be in my opinion. Outside of small changes, it feels like there's no room for improvement.

I'm more than willing to be proven wrong, though, so I'm hardly going to criticize this game. Maybe they'll outdo themselves, and even if this ends up being only more of the same, I won't complain too much.

trailer not running

For anyone who wants to see it, if you go to the official site for the VGAs the trailer is around 47 minutes in. I would have liked to see more, but more souls has me excited regardless.

A somewhat decent PC port.  

Furtive pygmy?

@Juno500 said:

I'm curious about where they take it from here. Dark Souls was pretty much the best game it could possibly be in my opinion. Outside of small changes, it feels like there's no room for improvement.

I'm more than willing to be proven wrong, though, so I'm hardly going to criticize this game. Maybe they'll outdo themselves, and even if this ends up being only more of the same, I won't complain too much.

My thoughts as well, but god damn if I'm not excited!

A good PC port from the start. Playing it now is fine, but the initial reaction to it was disheartening, to say the least. Honestly, all they need is more Dark souls, with a better netcode, and I'm golden. Especially if they can continue the trend of fantastic characters. Siegfried's daughter, maybe an older Solaire, etc. Or perhaps, Solaire should just be a legend, and the sun covenant has statues dedicated to his glorious image.

@Zeik: I think you're wrong. It's pretty clear to me that if it wasn't for the trademark issues they would've called Dark Souls Demon's Souls 2 and put it in the same world. It's pretty damn obvious that they're using the same exact concepts just labeling them differently to avoid legal issues. It all came out to their advantage though, as with the rebranding they were able to make an upgraded version of the same game. Hopefully they have more in the tank though, and aren't just making Demon's Souls v1.3.

Is it more Dark Souls? Great.

I don't give a single shit about anything other than that. I will buy this day one, guaranteed. If it's on next-gen systems, it just sold me one on launch day.

I honestly doubt that the licensing issues really had anything to do with the fact that Dark Souls was so similar to Demon's Souls. Even if they had made Demon's Souls 2 I'm sure it would have been much like an upgraded version of Demon's Souls and not some drastic departure. There was nothing holding them back from doing more if they had wanted to.

I do kind of hope I'm wrong, but I'm like 90% sure this game is going to be what Dark Souls was to Demon's Souls.

@Kevino13: Fuckin bring back the Maiden in Black! Although I guess her coming would herald the coming of the Old One, so that probably won't happen... also Sony.

it needs to control well... Make it a great game that's hard... not a sub par games with iffy mechanics that help makes it hard

I can't really think of much in particular. Give me stuff to die to in horrific ways repeatedly until I eventually overcome it, and I'll be happy. Looks like they have more a budget behind it this time if I'm judging based on just one trailer.

I want, good PC port on release. I want good netcode and I want it to be more of the same.

Yeah you heard me, don't fix what ain't broken. I wouldn't even mind if it looked the same, though graphical improvements are more than welcome.