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Ready To Die For Dark Souls?

I don't know what it is, but it can probably kill you unexpectedly.

Jun. 3 2011

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_Phara0h_

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Yeah

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CANNOT WAIT.  Demons' Souls was soooo good.  More of the same is exactly what I want.

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Time to Dieeeeeeeeeeeeee!!

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can't wait for this

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The people with the personality type to enjoy this series should apply that patience, work ethic and never quit attitude to things like scaling Everest, curing cancer and fixing Sony security. 
 
After playing Demon's Souls I think anyone that can finish that game and love it can do anything, ANYTHING, they want.

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I'm ready.

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I really don't think you're strong enough.

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Edited By Chubbaluphigous

Demon's Souls is one of the greatest games I've played this generation.  Few games bring such a range of emotion and accomplishment as Demon's Souls did.  I am very pumped for this game. 

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@CosmicQueso said:

  After playing Demon's Souls I think anyone that can finish that game and love it can do anything, ANYTHING, they want.

Funny. I finished Demon's Souls and loved it and can't for the life of me get past a single encounter in the original Gears of War without getting killed at least once.
 
I really want to and everything :(
 
Speaking of Dark Souls though, I'm really worried that they are going to make this unfairly hard, instead of "Use your shield, don't be an idiot" hard. The first game wasn't marketed with stuff like "Prepare to die" and didn't have interviews with the developers saying how they are going to make a really hard game.  It just happened to have an above average difficulty level. 
 
With Dark Souls though, all I ever hear about this game is how they made it real hard
 
It totally feels like they went "People found it hard and then liked it? Well, let's put Super Meat Boy level design in the sequel then! Special for them!"
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Are you prepared for Dark Souls? Because Dark Souls is prepared for you, and it'll tear you a new asshole.

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I like "Touch the demon inside me" better. 

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Glad to see it's still some depressing ass dark fantasy. My sole purpose in this game will be to act silly and lighten the mood.

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@Ventilaator: I think your concerns are sound and like you I hope that Dark Souls doesn't come to this type of design. The encounters in Demon's Souls were tough because it required careful thought and then sometimes experimentation. Some bosses you just weren't powerful enough to beat at first.
 
Don't go Ninja Gaiden II on us Dark Souls! NGII was a great game, but it was really cheap in certain places.
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Great.

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So....your a zombie? 

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Hell yeah!

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@Ventilaator: Hopefully, it'll just come down to a greater variety of  traps i.e. ways to die. Difficulty wise Demon's Souls was fine like it was, I think.
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I want to play that game so badly...even to the cost of some broken controllers

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@RockmanBionics said:
@Ventilaator: Hopefully, it'll just come down to a greater variety of  traps i.e. ways to die. Difficulty wise Demon's Souls was fine like it was, I think.
I agree with that, but the game developers don't
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Edited By m0rdr3d

Dark Souls says, "Take your pants down...TAKE YOUR EFFIN PANTS DOWN!  NOW!"
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That looks insane.

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Damn! This looks beyond impressive.

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My body is ready

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Excitement level is over 9000
 
Also, Endurance R.. *drops dead*

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GOD DAMNIT I HAVE NEVER BEEN SO PUMPED TO DIE! I AM TYPING IN ALL CAPS TO SHOW YOU THIS!!!!!!!!

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"Prepare to Die." 
 
"A lot." 
 
"No, seriously.  Order in." 
 
And, multi-platform release programmed by 2 different companies?  Has that ever happened before?  

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I can't say I'm too hyped for Dark Souls, but I will buy it, play it, and probably enjoy it. I'm just a little concerned that it will be too much like Demon's Souls (ie exactly the same as), I don't think Demon's Souls is without faults, and to say "here is more of the same" and not talk about improvements (specifically tutorial and narrative wise) just seems off to me.

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Is Sean Bean doing voice work for this? I'm pretty sure I heard his voice in this trailer.
 
Also, bring it on, Ima buy this day one.

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@Enigma777 said:
I like "Touch the demon inside me" better. 
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I wouldn't worry too much about the terrible "OMG DARK SOULS WILL KILL U" marketing. That shit is coming from Namco, not From. 

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GET HYPE

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What this really needs is a good way to play coop with a buddy. Demons' Souls you had to go through so many hoops to try and play 2 player with a friend that it just wasn't worth it. The game actively dissuaded trying to play with a buddy.
 
Other then that, I loved Demons' souls, will probably love this too.

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Yup, those bosses look crazier than the first one. I am convinced.

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dayum yo, dis looks like hot fiyaaa

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So you play the knight from the original Demon's Souls cover?

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@Taklulas said:
@Enigma777 said:
I like "Touch the demon inside me" better. 
hell yeah
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@CosmicQueso said:

The people with the personality type to enjoy this series should apply that patience, work ethic and never quit attitude to things like scaling Everest, curing cancer and fixing Sony security. After playing Demon's Souls I think anyone that can finish that game and love it can do anything, ANYTHING, they want.

Lawl... I am on my fifth playthrough on my second character >.< Muahahahahahahahah and im starting a third!

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@Ventilaator: Why would making the game harder be bad? Demons souls was hard at first and was fine once you understood how to play. To make it harder would mean the joy of finishing things would be that much more awesome.

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Bring it to PC, please.

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The real Dark Souls' begins now!

Aaaah, how I have waited for this; how I have spent many nights replaying Demon's Souls, over and over again, teaching other players just how annoying a vicious enemy can be when he can rust your equipment with spells.. Yees..

Finally a chance to be sadistic and masochistic, all at once, all over again!

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How about we stop talking about how bad Dark Souls is gonna kick out asses and start talking about HOW BAD WE'RE GONNA KICK DARK SOULS' ASS!!!

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Does Dark Souls look like a bitch?

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I can't even begin to explain how much I want this damn game

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Hey, since it's also for 360, maybe this one can kill ME repeatedly this time!

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I think I just shit my pants.

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SO HYPE FOR THIS

Demons Souls is my favourite game of all time!!!

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My god damn body is ready for Dark Souls!

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This will likely be my game of 2011.

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I wouldn't worry about Dark Souls being too hard. Namco wants you back alive. They need your business.

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"Very well. Now though art a blade of the dark moon."

Game looks very cool, but that line sounds ripped directly from How to Write Cheesy Medieval Dialogue 101.