Dark Souls 2 announced

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• Oh my god oh my god oh my god : ConfusedUs
• Hell ya. : breadsticks
• I have the biggest boner right now : sposh
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  I just can't get into it. It feels clunky to me. Maybe I'm just terrible at it, which is a really good ... : wykd
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    I'm with you. Dark Souls was a better concept than it was in reality. If the sequel takes the same concep... : Shadow13th
    • Troll^^^^ : firewoodman
• !!!!!! HOLY SHIT YES!!! : Gwyndion
• Hnnngghhhhh : Mexistache
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  Great Job.

  Dec 07, 2012 7:20pm PST
  Great Job. : harvord
• FUCK YES!!!! : happynoodle
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  Yesssss. Though I'm surprised they went with "dark souls 2" and not "something" souls. : Senate5000
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    They wanted to continue in the same universe, which is awesome, a lot to still explore : exit button
    • That works. It was a pretty awesome universe. I forget most of the first one's story. : Senate5000
• Wii U exclusive!? : pgharavi
• video is gone already. : jahulio2
• I had to change my pants. Then I watched the trailer again... Think I'll be wearing a diaper for a ... : doozer667
• fuck yes : wtf242
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  i hope the change the name, otherwise i'm pumped. : ibrokn
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    Dark Souls 2: Souls 2 Dark : deathofrats
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      2 Dark 2 Souls : Arceihn
      • Dark 2ouls : pixelat3d
    • 2dark 2 furious : X-GOUKI
  • Darker Souls : OutlawSundown
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    Tyler Perry's Darkie Souls : My Documents
    • ... : creep
  • Demons Dark Souls : SigENeaT
  • Diablo Souls : Kojak2000
  • Demonic Souls or Dastardly Souls is my preference. : Wisp!
  • Soul Tolls: The Bell Tolls for Thee : Wikus Van De Merwe
  • Dark Souls 2: Modern Battle Ops : Grumbeld
  • Sun Bros: Jolly Cooperation : SeaLlama
  • Dark Souls 2: Darker Souls and then Dark Souls 3: Darkest Souls : vai90
  • Dark Souls 2: Fable 4 : zolointo
  • Donnie DarkSoul : Mr. Goodwrench
• video was pulled :( : ibrokn
• Judging by the title it will be an incomplete game. : RuffasBluetain
• FUCK YESSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! : David Craddock
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  [Passes out]... : valcan_s
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    Vid --> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2wKtHtRet0 watch it before it goes down its MASSIVE : valcan_s
    • AaaaaaaaaWWWWWWWWESOME! : Zollington
• It won't go down, what do I do? Should I call a doctor? : grendel
• I NEED IT. : jasenmp
• :D Demon's Soul 2 next please !! : razlebol
• FUCK YES : niiftyniichy
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  GameTrailers has a link to the trailer. Jump to 2:25: http://www.gametrailers.com/full-episodes/rsonhm/vi... : David Craddock
  • Looks really nice. Wonder if they'll release it on PC off the bat or at all. Did the first game sell w... : Reavers!
• I still have to beat the DLC but yeah, I can't wait for this game. : jingletard
• fukkin' sweet : DeBurgo
• My body is ready. To die repeatedly. : Begawkiness
• Good stuff : MercFox1
• That trailer was fantastic, no gameplay really shown which i hate in trailers, but damn that was cool : silentdante
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  YOU DIED : DM7
  • LIKE A BITCH http://darksouls.nexusmods.com/mods/images/92-1-1348447102.png always cracks me up and my : azuvatar
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  Well, according to http://www.darksoulsii.com/ there will be a PC version(!) And also... it's a curren : Wikus Van De Merwe
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    This is good news... tho I'm still waiting for Dark Souls to have an official resolution patch before I b... : bryanvlo
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      Are they even working on one? : sposh
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        I don't think so. There's no reason to wait, the DSfix works great and includes extra options that From w... : pyide
        • I agree. Doesn't make much business sense for them to keep working on it either. I don't know why anyone ... : sposh
        • you forgot 60fps! : technotica
  • This is awesome news, current gen + pc = less than 2 years : exit button
  • Amazing catch! Fuck this is awesome news. : zolointo
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  OH NO, MY LIFE! : NastyNorman
  • Actually, this is the correct answer. : Gwyndion
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  Hold up on the unabashed excietement some details. http://www.edge-online.com/news/introducing-edge-24 : Rvancetal
  • Oh no. : pyide
  • I would say that Dark Souls could really spend a bit of time explaining even the most basic game play me... : Finchypoo
  • ughhh : barichnikov
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    There should be a named law describing the simplification of games/franchises over time. : Marrbe
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      Pleasing the lowest common denominator of your customers over everyone else is a pretty swell business pl... : thebigbeefsandwich
      • I'm surprised we ever got games like Thief, Planescape: Torment, Deus Ex etc. What were they thinking bac... : Marrbe
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    Eh, as long as they keep the difficulty, play-style and atmosphere, I'm cool with a bit more hand-holding... : tunis5000
    • Yeah there are a few things that could be a little better explained. : OutlawSundown
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    I think all that they'd need to do to make the game more accessible is to allow ways to easily play with ... : Borzoi
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      That would be sweet. : OutlawSundown
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        Just need a special stone for it, maybe one you can't get until late game. : Borzoi
        • I hope they don't fuck it up. : OutlawSundown
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    NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO... : .ka`boom.zZz.
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      I retract my statement from earlier: http://www.shacknews.com/chatty?id=29329100#item_29329100 : .ka`boom.zZz.
      • hehe, that didn't last long. I bet you're great with New Year's resolutions.... : Borzoi
  • The trailer does look... off... for a Souls game. : Omaha
  • This sounds really, really bad. I think I have to hire a Ninja to take this guy out and get Miyazaki bac... : Gwyndion
  • rip dark souls : JINKY
  • I shudder at the comparison to The Elder Scrolls. That's exactly what I don't want. You can't stay true t... : NastyJack
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    I think even the most hardcore SOULS fans can admit that some elements of the series need to be made more : David Craddock
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      yeah crystal lizards in demon's souls were gay and there were a lot of elements that really were way too ... : JINKY
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        Exactly. I consumed several demon souls until about halfway through my first play-through because I had n... : David Craddock
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          that I would have preferred to have explained to me. but how? codex drops or through NPC conversation? n... : Downforce
          • I want there to be an 'easy' mode, but all that mode changes is that there are wiki style tool tips for a : Grumbeld
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      I agree with that statement, but I would like to see Miyazaki do the simplification and not two new peopl... : MercFox1
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        I'm not too worried about that. I thought Namco handled promotion of Dark 1 very well, and one of the sel... : David Craddock
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          You have more faith in publishers than I do. I've seen too many series lose steam the further into them t... : NastyJack
          • Another example is the Dead Space series. It went from a Resident Evil 4 style of survival-horror with so... : Anastomosis
    • If all they change is making it slightly less obscure when it comes to describing the systems of the game... : Gwyndion
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      That ore thing is kind of a bad example, 'cause it demonstrates a way in which Dark Souls was actually mo : DeBurgo
      • seriously this : technotica
    • Agreed, DC : HockeyJohnston
    • Imagine someone buying Demon's Souls and it didn't have the manual? The stat icons alone would force them... : Derringer
  • mould Dark Souls II into a more approachable form the niche game becomes a scope creep :( : Downforce
  • Oh god. :( : Rampancy
  • cool, guess I'm not buying the new souls game then. : DeBurgo
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    I'll hold judgement until I see some actually gameplay. As long as we don't have waypoints or some fairy... : Anastomosis
    • HEY! LISTEN! HEY! LISTEN! HEY LISTEN! HE- *parry* *riposte* : Prinny God
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      The bonfires are sorta-kinda waypoints, but I get what you mean. : David Craddock
      • I just don't want CoD waypoints or anything on screen showing you your objective(s). : Anastomosis
  • FFFFFFFUUUUUUUUU : Wikus Van De Merwe
  • To give some reassurance to anyone still reading this thread: “This new chapter in the Dark Souls sa... : Derringer
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  \O/ /O\ \O/ /O\ \O/ /O\ \O/ /O\ \O/ : Borzoi
  • IAWT \O/ /O\ \O/ /O\ \O/ /O\ \O/ /O\ \O/ : nem00
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  Look at these uninterested assholes. http://i.imgur.com/E0YGW.jpg -Not getting Gabe's name right. -... : shirif
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    To be fair that guy is only like a multi billionaire. : rodneystubbs
    • Yeah, he had that mod, right? It seemed tasteless to put his name on it, but what can you do? : Grumbeld
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  is dark souls with dsfix mod well-playable with keyboard and mouse yet? I want to use kb+m : ]pm[chem
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    yep clocked 300 hrs with KB+M - perfectly playable IMO disclaimer: never played it on XBOX/PS3 so I do... : NastyNorman
    • do you only use 'dsfix' or are other mods needed as well? you're the first person I've heard that says k... : ]pm[chem
• the only thing that piss me off in darksouls is the system to get all cool items like you have to be in a... : speed23e
• I was laying in bed trying to get to sleep and had just turned it on the channel when i heard someone say... : technotica
• Dark Souls 4 lyfe! : chadg033