TypeSD said:
saxxon.de said:
There are some games I'm looking forward to, like Arkham City, Bioshock or Uncharted 3. But THE game I'm really excited for is Dark Souls. The reason? I'm already playing the shit out of Demon's Souls. Got it in February and despite having beaten it, I just can't stop playing it. For me, it's one of the best games of the last decade and I'm so pumped for it's successor.
Is Dark Souls the sequel? From what Yahtzee said, I don't think I'll be going near that franchise ~_~'
It is the sequel. And Yahtzee doesn't like RPGs that much in addition to not having time to try to beat the same level over and over again. He complains about individual aspects of the game while not mentioning that all those aspects serve the same purpose: to infuse into the player the feeling of hopelessnes and despair by putting seemingly unconquerable hurdles in his way. The funny thing is, if you play the game online, an odd feeling of some kind of quiet solidarity with those ghostly other players occurs. It's all of you against Demon's Souls. This is simply unique in gaming. Although you don't ever talk to someone, let alone know each other, this blue guy helping you out becomes your friend for as long as it lasts.
Plus, there's an incredibly complex RPG under it's rough shell, supported by one of the best combat systems you'll ever play.
It's certainly no game for everyone, but from all the people I know (not only RL-Friends but also people from other forums and such) everyone who played the game all the way through to the end just loves it and none of them have played the game just once. Hell, I know people with 300+ hours in this game, they're on their 15th oder 16th playthrough with the same character.
If you ask me, Yahtzee is a great critic and I usually agree with his statements. He's got a good eye for flaws in game design and is a good enough writer to point them out. But he just didn't get this game. This is no shame on him, because the game really starts after your first playthrough, when you start to recognize all the little details in character building and your influence on the game world.
Sorry for fanboy-jacking this thread, I'm gonna bug out now
