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Another thing is the map isn't sound - it has bits that would technically overlap and the distant object placement is wrong (this is without even mentioning the Earthen Peak -> Iron Keep problem)
Another thing is the map isn't sound - it has bits that would technically overlap and the distant object placement is wrong (this is without even mentioning the Earthen Peak -> Iron Keep problem)
Haha yes that was a bit of a stinker! I do wonder if they intended the lift to go down from the end of Earthen Peak, rather than up.
Thank you SO MUCH for this link. You saved me 50 bucks. Now to go put that money towards a copy of Demon Souls for my PS3... or maybe I should start playing the copy of Dark Souls: Prepare to Die Edition I have installed on my PC.
That said, I'd recommend picking up DkS2 if you can find it at a pretty good discount (such as the inevitable Steam sales). It's definitely not in the same league as the previous two souls games, but it's still certainly worth playing, and still better than a lot of other games out there.
Yeah I'll definitely wait for a sale... honestly I was going to pre-order it on steam to get the soundtrack but I have enough soundtracks I don't listen to already. Not that I don't want to listen to them... just that I have so many. In fact, the other day I found out I had the Baldur's Gate soundtrack from a previous purchase on GOG... who knows what else I have.
For what it's worth, the soundtrack to this one is so forgettable that you'll genuinely be surprised when people even mention that there was music in the game.
I quite like the music in DS2, it's very subtle and builds up an atmosphere - the 3-chord tune on the piano at the start sounds really discordant, really sets the mood for the game.
And the sound in Maluja.. love the waves/sunset, and it sounds great on a good pair of headphones!
Although yes - none of it is really 'buy the soundtrack on CD' territory!
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Fafnir wrote: Nothing in the rest of the Souls series can really measure up with Lord of Cinder.
Man that song... That sold the battle for me. So the DS2 soundtrack really isn't that grand? Are there any exceptions to that (my audio is broken so I really have no idea)?
I will concede that the soundtrack was not as memorable.
However, I didn't really notice the soundtrack in the first game until my second and third play-throughs due to trying desperately not to die (and of course failing).
And while I also agree with the questionable enemy placement and quantity in some areas (shrine of amana will forever haunt my dreams), I still like the gameplay in DS2 more overall.
Maybe this should go in its own thread, but From's next project (which I think is probably directed by Miyazaki) has been 'leaked', but we don't know anything more than a few screenshots and the project name 'Project Beast'.
I've seen the screenshots, and it looks pretty interesting, and obviously another Souls Successor. Suddenly removing Miyazaki from DkS2 is starting to make sense, and I have much higher expectations for this.
It'll be interesting to see what they're planning on from a lore standpoint. On one hand, this could be another self-contained universe, separate from the past two Souls worlds, or on the other, what with the reference to "Beasts" in the title, and the fact that it's only noted as being a PS4 title so far, could imply a continuation of the Dark Souls franchise, since The Old One, in addition to also being Umbasa (God), was also known as the Beast (see: Talisman of Beasts).
Also, the one fog wall shown in the screenshots was absolutely gorgeous... not something particularly important, but damn...
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The lack of Miyazaki really shone through in Dark Souls 2. The entire game lacked direction, both gameplay- and design-wise. HIghly interested in the future games.
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