General and Gaming => Modern Video Games => Topic started by: turom on August 04, 2015, 12:38:20 pm
Title: Dark Souls III
Post by: turom on August 04, 2015, 12:38:20 pm
An amazing trailer for the third installment of the series has just been released:
As a huge Souls fan I'm exctatic.
Title: Re: Dark Souls III
Post by: argyle on August 05, 2015, 08:44:33 am
It looks like they've sped up the combat some so that it's more along the lines of Bloodborne. Bloodborne was the game in the series that finally clicked with me (I know it's not really a DS game, but it's close enough) so for once I'm really looking forward to the release of a DS. :)
Title: Re: Dark Souls III
Post by: turom on August 25, 2015, 05:16:17 am
IGN showcased some actual gameplay of the game during Gamescom:
I'm loving the Demon's Souls feeling in the combat pace and the environments. VaatiVidya made an analysis of his experience playing it during the event as well, the secondary weapon mechanic sounds really cool:
Title: Re: Dark Souls III
Post by: deftommo on August 26, 2015, 10:16:47 am
This may be the reason I get a PS4.
Title: Re: Dark Souls III
Post by: turom on December 04, 2015, 10:53:33 am
Dark Souls III release date set to April 12, 2016 and new trailer:
Title: Re: Dark Souls III
Post by: desocietas on December 04, 2015, 01:40:07 pm
They'll be having demos available at Playstation Experience this weekend - I'm hoping we can make it through the line for the bf to try it out in person!
Title: Re: Dark Souls III
Post by: kashell on December 04, 2015, 04:15:54 pm
They'll be having demos available at Playstation Experience this weekend - I'm hoping we can make it through the line for the bf to try it out in person!
I will be demanding impressions. That game looks magnificent.
Title: Re: Dark Souls III
Post by: argyle on December 06, 2015, 06:59:25 am
I hate that this & Odin Sphere Leifthrasir now have the same release date. Will probably mean I end up waiting on DS3. :-\
Title: Re: Dark Souls III
Post by: kashell on December 14, 2015, 04:05:05 pm
It's not going to effect my purchasing, but I wish this game had the content of an M rated game instead of a T rated game. I know it might sound childish to want more blood and such, but it doesn't feel as impactful when a game as "dark" as Dark Souls has less grit.
Title: Re: Dark Souls III
Post by: krelyan on December 14, 2015, 06:53:53 pm
Hmm, were the previous games M? I remember going back to Dark Souls after playing Bloodborne and the violence felt oddly sterile after Bloodborne's (almost) absurd amount of blood splatter.
Title: Re: Dark Souls III
Post by: turom on December 15, 2015, 02:17:11 am
You really shouldn't be concerned about this rating thing. In EU PEGI rated Demon's Souls, Dark Souls I, II, III and Bloodborne the same rating of 16.
ESRB rated Demon's Souls, Dark Souls I and Bloodborne M while Dark Souls II and III are rated T, though if you read the descriptions it doesn't make much sense since the contents are really similar.
If you watch the Dark Souls III gameplay you'll see they're using some blood effects from Bloodborne and the game's still T rated so I wouldn't pay much attention to this, it's a Souls game like the others.
Title: Re: Dark Souls III
Post by: kashell on December 15, 2015, 09:18:39 am
Hmm, were the previous games M? I remember going back to Dark Souls after playing Bloodborne and the violence felt oddly sterile after Bloodborne's (almost) absurd amount of blood splatter.
Demon's Souls and Dark Souls had an M rating. Dark Souls II had a T. I haven't tried Bloodborne yet, but even its name leads me to believe that it will have plenty of bloodshed.
You really shouldn't be concerned about this rating thing. In EU PEGI rated Demon's Souls, Dark Souls I, II, III and Bloodborne the same rating of 16.
ESRB rated Demon's Souls, Dark Souls I and Bloodborne M while Dark Souls II and III are rated T, though if you read the descriptions it doesn't make much sense since the contents are really similar.
If you watch the Dark Souls III gameplay you'll see they're using some blood effects from Bloodborne and the game's still T rated so I wouldn't pay much attention to this, it's a Souls game like the others.
Oh, I'm not concerned; I'll still be picking the game up. I was just confused by the choices made to warrant the ratings.
Title: Re: Dark Souls III
Post by: gf78 on December 15, 2015, 09:26:44 am
I hate that this & Odin Sphere Leifthrasir now have the same release date. Will probably mean I end up waiting on DS3. :-\
Arghh! I know, right? I have both Odin Sphere Leifthrasir Storybook Edition and Dark Souls III Collector's Edition preordered. It's going to be one expensive month! :'(
Title: Re: Dark Souls III
Post by: kashell on December 15, 2015, 09:29:04 am
I hate that this & Odin Sphere Leifthrasir now have the same release date. Will probably mean I end up waiting on DS3. :-\
Arghh! I know, right? I have both Odin Sphere Leifthrasir Storybook Edition and Dark Souls III Collector's Edition preordered. It's going to be one expensive month! :'(
I'm going back and forth on the CE for Dark Souls III. I mean, that statue is stunning but 130 dollars is a bit steep. @_@
Odin Sphere's getting the regular treatment; I'm going into that game with cautious optimism.
Title: Re: Dark Souls III
Post by: gf78 on December 15, 2015, 10:48:42 am
I hate that this & Odin Sphere Leifthrasir now have the same release date. Will probably mean I end up waiting on DS3. :-\
Arghh! I know, right? I have both Odin Sphere Leifthrasir Storybook Edition and Dark Souls III Collector's Edition preordered. It's going to be one expensive month! :'(
I'm going back and forth on the CE for Dark Souls III. I mean, that statue is stunning but 130 dollars is a bit steep. @_@
Odin Sphere's getting the regular treatment; I'm going into that game with cautious optimism.
I'm a sucker for statues, steelbooks and art books!
As for Odin Sphere, I think the storybook edition is only $20 more than the regular. It has a ton of awesome stuff packed in for the price.
Title: Re: Dark Souls III
Post by: kashell on December 15, 2015, 11:01:22 am
Eh, that's an Old Hickory I can use elsewhere. The original Odin Sphere was nothing like I (and a bunch of others) expected so I'm going to be waiting for a while on this one.
Also, why didn't they put one of the characters on the tee shirt? I mean, it would have been too big on me but the potion equation wouldn't have been my first choice.
Title: Re: Dark Souls III
Post by: gf78 on December 15, 2015, 11:12:08 am
Eh, that's an Old Hickory I can use elsewhere. The original Odin Sphere was nothing like I (and a bunch of others) expected so I'm going to be waiting for a while on this one.
Also, why didn't they put one of the characters on the tee shirt? I mean, it would have been too big on me but the potion equation wouldn't have been my first choice.
I agree on the shirt. A nice piece of George Kamitani art would have been sublime.
Title: Re: Dark Souls III
Post by: kashell on December 15, 2015, 11:22:18 am
This might be old news, but if you simply do a pre-order on Dark Souls III at a store you can still get some goods at normal new release price. I'm most interested in that soundtrack.
Title: Re: Dark Souls III
Post by: mason33g on December 21, 2015, 03:51:26 am
I hate that this & Odin Sphere Leifthrasir now have the same release date. Will probably mean I end up waiting on DS3. :-\ (http://hackerbot.net/mmo/plus/379-star-wars-galaxy-of-heroes-swgoh)
I hope they end the series with DS3... else they will be stretching it thin... some misery should remain when the series ends. :-*
Title: Re: Dark Souls III
Post by: bperry731 on January 13, 2016, 09:31:09 am
Pre ordered the collector's edition yesterday. Can. Not. Wait.