I was really really hyped up about this since I
loved both Demon's Souls and Dark Souls on PS3. For me Dark Souls is the best game of the PS3. I couldn't wait to play the same game with PC controls. Because, you know, it's really a game that would fit with a keyboard/mouse combo. The locking system would not be needed anymore and we would have a 200% more awesome game.
But no, those assholes said it will be best to play with a gamepad. Now I just say FUCK YOU, what's the point of making a PC port if they won't even use the advantages of it ?
I mad. Big time.
When?
How does playing on a TV help immersion?
Bigger screen. And maybe the image looks bigger, depending on the distance between you and your TV.
Anyway, it will clearly be one of the best PC games of the year for people that don't have a PS3. Otherwise, a big letdown for me but maybe I'll buy it if the added content is good and doesn't show up as DLC for the PS3 version.
What really makes those games awesome :
- Traps are deadly and vicious, but if you are careful you can avoid all of them. All traps have visual and/or sonic elements that let you find them before it's too late. They are also frequent enough to remain dangerous, but not too frequent either, which means you need some effort to keep your guard up when exploring and they do not break the rythm too often.
- The best level design of all time (seriously). Locations are big, varied, always using three dimensions and maze-like, without being mazes either (you have visual/sonic clues to know where you are).
- Additionally in Dark Souls, there's only one enormous world, in one chunk, with no loading times whatsoever. The whole thing is very complicated and regions tend to have ways leading to other regions all over the place.
- Exploration is extremely unlinear. Most of the time you will lack clues as to where you should go next, meaning you will often meet impossible odds and be forced to flee.
- There is leveling and equipment building, which means you will grow stronger if you put more time in the game than strictly necessary. If a boss is too strong for you (although you only rarely need to put up a straight fight), you can spend some time leveling to make things easier.
- The game system in itself is very well tought and works flawlessly in practice.
- Awesome and very original music
- Good replay value since the game changes a lot once you finished your first walkthrough, and there are many mutually exclusive paths to follow (factions in Dark Souls for example).
- Very original online interactions. When you are in human form (small advantages but it consumes a very rare material (humanity) and you lose this status if you die), you can summon people to help you (usually for boss fights), but more interestingly, people can "invade" your world and try to kill you. Iirc you can win/lose humanity with those kinds of PvP fights. The possbility of another player popping out of nowhere to kill you while you play spices things up. A lot.
