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[Fushitsusha]

Dude you are actually crazy. Quoting thins I've not said and already judging a game by some leaked maybe xbox one footage.
right....

Dude, trailer looks pretty bad (infamous N64 trees and what not). Official 4K from a few weeks ago looks graphically bad. That's marketing, meant to actually look at its best.

What is your point? Magic won't happen in 3 months despite the polishing phase. I'm fine with this, just don't know why people are expecting it to be graphically impressive or call it downgraded when it always looked this bad.

Anyone calling the trailer good textures must be fucking blind when you are greeted by blurry gloves and horse immediately.

 

[rofif]

Dude, trailer looks pretty bad (infamous N64 trees and what not). Official 4K from a few weeks ago looks graphically bad. That's marketing, meant to actually look at its best.

What is your point? Magic won't happen in 3 months despite the polishing phase.

what?! The 4k screens look fantastic. But these are probably bullshots.
The actual trailer looks very good imo. Even if it looked like ds3, I would be supper happy.
What is your obsession with graphics? From games always look fantastically from technical side and art side. Graphics have never been their issue. Aside from maybe few areas in ds2 which looks good otherwise

 

[Fushitsusha]

what?! The 4k screens look fantastic. But these are probably bullshots.

sure buddy.
(im not complaining. i am complaining about the liars calling it downgraded when it always looked blocky and blurry. and yes, those ultra clean ones ARE bullshots!)

 

[S0ULZB0URNE]

DS3 quality (PC version) 4K with open world isn't to shabby.

If that's the quality we get for open world and with it being a cross gen game, it's worth it imo.

 

[rofif]

sure buddy.

I see you are chery picking now for overworld screenshots. I think it looks good. Nothing wrong with it.
I can do this too. You can see aliasing. It's in game

 

[Fushitsusha]

I see you are chery picking now for overworld screenshots. I think it looks good. Nothing wrong with it.
I can do this too. You can see aliasing. It's in game

Those are touched up for sure. Some locations will look better, who would have thought.

 

[S0ULZB0URNE]

I see you are chery picking now for overworld screenshots. I think it looks good. Nothing wrong with it.
I can do this too. You can see aliasing. It's in game

Those screens are from the store page and look good considering it's a open world,cross gen game with online play.

Most importantly...
They look like a good time!

 

[rofif]

Those screens are from the store page and look good considering it's a open world,cross gen game with online play.

Most importantly...
They look like a good time!

There is a hope this is Dark Souls 2 team.
This maybe means a bit worse graphics but best gameplay ! (ds2 is my fav)
You can see the helmet of the enemy in top image. It seems to be similar to eleum loyce knight

 

[Feel Like I'm On 42]

There is a hope this is Dark Souls 2 team.
This maybe means a bit worse graphics but best gameplay ! (ds2 is my fav)
You can see the helmet of the enemy in top image. It seems to be similar to eleum loyce knight

The controls of ds2 are so much chunkier than all their other games though

 

[Efren is G.O.A.T.]

I don't want to watch it as I want to go in blind but is this confirmed to be 60fps on PS5?

 

[rofif]

The controls of ds2 are so much chunkier than all their other games though

That's because there is this stupid 8 direction deadzone on the analog stick. i really don't get it why... and it's a bit more floaty. But you can get used to it and the game got the best variety and I just like the atmopshere

 

[Feel Like I'm On 42]

Looks as good as one could expect for a FROM SOFTWARE game designed for previous gen. Effectively just DS3 in a more open world format with longer view distances and some minor improvements. And that's fine by me, but I do hope there's improvement to some of the materials. In DS3 especially the ground textures looked really ugly and "plasticky", even though FROM has had pretty nice look to most other textures like armors and buildings. I guess the engine doesn't use any sort of physically based rendering, which I hope they'd manage by now. Also I really hope they'll add DLSS, but that's maybe hoping for too much. I can always tweak the look with reshade, and with working HDR the game should look gorgeous with great art direction.

I would like to think that they do have physically based rendering at this point, right? To not have that a year after the ps5 came out would be BAD. I'm pretty sure though that ds3/sekiro have it though. Can anyone confirm whether FROM's engine uses physically bases rendering?

 

[tommib]

That's because there is this stupid 8 direction deadzone on the analog stick. i really don't get it why... and it's a bit more floaty. But you can get used to it and the game got the best variety and I just like the atmopshere

Much love to you for loving DS2 as much as I do. It has my favourite atmosphere from the Dark Souls games and it's really fun to play. I finished it 3 times and all the DLC. I find it super addictive. Demon's Souls is still a more consistent overall game.

 

[rofif]

Much love to you for loving DS2 as much as I do. It has my favourite atmosphere from the Dark Souls games and it's really fun to play. I finished it 3 times and all the DLC. I find it super addictive. Demon's Souls is still a more consistent overall game.

DEMONS is amazing ! Absolutely best game on ps5 now.
I find the grinding a bit offputting but I only finished it once so far

 

[tommib]

DEMONS is amazing ! Absolutely best game on ps5 now.
I find the grinding a bit offputting but I only finished it once so far

You should try going for the platinum like I did. It's actually quite easy and super satisfying.

 

[Black Chamber]

There is a hope this is Dark Souls 2 team.
This maybe means a bit worse graphics but best gameplay ! (ds2 is my fav)
You can see the helmet of the enemy in top image. It seems to be similar to eleum loyce knight

There are no "teams" - there is just FromSoftware.

The idea of there being 2 teams seems to stem from the fact that Dark Souls II wasn't directed by Hidetaka Miyazaki. FromSoftware works in tandem on multiple projects; when one person finishes art assets for one project, they begin doing art assets for the other project.

 

[Fushitsusha]

There is a hope this is Dark Souls 2 team.
This maybe means a bit worse graphics but best gameplay ! (ds2 is my fav)
You can see the helmet of the enemy in top image. It seems to be similar to eleum loyce knight

There are no "teams" - there is just FromSoftware.

The idea of there being 2 teams seems to stem from the fact that Dark Souls II wasn't directed by Hidetaka Miyazaki. FromSoftware works in tandem on multiple projects; when one person finishes art assets for one project, they begin doing art assets for the other project.

Exactly. There is no superior A team and inferior B team but there are development teams so to speak. "Probably" Daisuke Satake is heavily involved with this as (lead) concept artist like DS2.... and 3... and Sekiro... and Demon's and first Dark Souls and a lot of else. Many directed by Miyazaki!!! *gasp*

Where is this B team? Dark Souls 2 team specifially? It never existed as set in stone. They never seem to understand this. Especially that fishy guy username in here earlier still lashing out about b team/no miyazaki just because he doesn't like how this looks.

Pure cope.

 

[Larxia]

Nice to see some good talk about Dark Souls 2 here. I never understood the hate against it, I loved it, it definitely has the best gameplay in the entire series, so much possibilities. It had the best balance (even more if you are into PVP), a lot of build variety, and my personal favorite weapon in the series, the twinblades (and the santiers spear in particular, it's like 4 weapons in one with super smooth movesets).
If people only dislike it because Miyazaki wasn't involved... I think it's a dumb reason, and a biased argument.

I definitely can understand being disappointed by the level design not being as good as Dark Souls 1 (well, the first HALF of dark souls 1 actually), and some transitions between areas were dumb, but Dark Souls 3 level design really wasn't as good as 1 either, it was mostly seperated zones with teleport / elevators and such to go from one to the other, and with the instant bonfire teleport right from the beginning of the game, removing the dangerous exploration feeling of dark souls 1. So I really don't think 3 was better than 2 on that point, it was just prettier but that's it. Dark Souls 2 had a much better gameplay in general.
(I also hated how Dark Souls 3 totally broke the balancing across the builds, everything is fast, even heavy weight builds, so because of this you don't have any advantages in playing dex / speed build anymore, it's just raw strenght for the win in this game, which made the pvp really boring.)

If Elden Ring can take what was best in each episode, it could make for a great game. The gameplay will be different for sure, the jump button alone will make it feel different.

 

[Kamina]

Nice to see some good talk about Dark Souls 2 here. I never understood the hate against it, I loved it,

Dark Souls 2 was amazing, but the downgrade was real.

 

[Mister Wolf]

Nice to see some good talk about Dark Souls 2 here. I never understood the hate against it, I loved it, it definitely has the best gameplay in the entire series, so much possibilities. It had the best balance (even more if you are into PVP), a lot of build variety, and my personal favorite weapon in the series, the twinblades (and the santiers spear in particular, it's like 4 weapons in one with super smooth movesets).
If people only dislike it because Miyazaki wasn't involved... I think it's a dumb reason, and a biased argument.

I definitely can understand being disappointed by the level design not being as good as Dark Souls 1 (well, the first HALF of dark souls 1 actually), and some transitions between areas were dumb, but Dark Souls 3 level design really wasn't as good as 1 either, it was mostly seperated zones with teleport / elevators and such to go from one to the other, and with the instant bonfire teleport right from the beginning of the game, removing the dangerous exploration feeling of dark souls 1. So I really don't think 3 was better than 2 on that point, it was just prettier but that's it. Dark Souls 2 had a much better gameplay in general.
(I also hated how Dark Souls 3 totally broke the balancing across the builds, everything is fast, even heavy weight builds, so because of this you don't have any advantages in playing dex / speed build anymore, it's just raw strenght for the win in this game, which made the pvp really boring.)

If Elden Ring can take what was best in each episode, it could make for a great game. The gameplay will be different for sure, the jump button alone will make it feel different.

Dark Souls 2 is my favorite one.

 

[Swift_Star]

And that's saying it lightly.

Any other game - a new IP - appearing from an unknown company looking like this? Everyone would be laughing right now.

Bluepoint raised the bar in the Souls games, and now FROM's technical skills are sorely lacking.

Well, We've been accepting gamefreak crap for a few years now, at least this looks high budget.

 

[Larxia]

Dark Souls 2 was amazing, but the downgrade was real.

Oh right, the downgrade was indeed one of the biggest ones we've seen on a big game. This probably hurt the initial reception of the game a lot too. Although it's weird because people say graphics don't matter on these games, kind of paradoxal

 

[skit_data]

Oh right, the downgrade was indeed one of the biggest ones we've seen on a big game. This probably hurt the initial reception of the game a lot too. Although it's weird because people say graphics don't matter on these games, kind of paradoxal

Wasn’t the downgrade also related to completely changing the gameplay as well? I have a faint memory of that DS2 was supposed to be set in almost total darkness (hence all torches everywhere) and having to balance between torch/shield. The consoles at the time supposedly couldn’t handle the whole light/shadow aspect snd they had to pretty much scrap that whole idea quite far into development.

I am not 100% this is true, but I vaguely remember the guys from Bonfireside chat talking about it IIRC.

 

[ANDS]

Watching the gameplay leak: "Are people legit thinking the game is going to release looking like this. . .how cranky are people?"

Seriously it looks like Dark Souls 3 with everything turned to low-settings. The game is going to look okay when it releases, and people need to remember that FS games aren't always these graphical showcases (they are more about the aesthetic).

That said: why bother leaking this? This does nothing but give fodder to folks on the interweb who already weren't going to care for anything FS does and it just brews more concern-juice for folks interested in FS next project. Absolutely nothing is gained here except clicks and notoriety for the uploader.

 

[Mister Wolf]

It will look worse than DS3 and Bloodborne for the sheer fact that it has a larger scope with larger environments.

 

[elcapitano]

So what's the deal with Elden Ring?

Is it a Souls like game like Bloodborne? Is it open world? Not sure I like that for a souls game.

 

[Kumomeme]

there is people actualy complaining graphics for souls game? lol

as long gameplay, the world, story etc. is

im fine.

also dont forget there gonna be tons of mods coming for this game on pc.

 

[Haggard]

Well I never expected a technical marvel from FROM, but a full development cycle after open world games like HZD and GoT I sure hoped for a bit more than just Dark Souls 3 level graphics.....
Of course we don't know how the final product will look, but everything we've seen so far, including the official material, has shown visuals that are at best mediocre, even by last gen standards.

 

[V4skunk]

I'm not crying, I'm just stating facts. And how is this even related anyway, you didn't even answer the questions I asked, your reply is completely outside of the topic.
You said the game can't look better than this footage because it's also releasing on last gen, but now you're saying it's just xbox one footage, so I guess you mean it can look better, your logic is really hard to follow.

Nope.
You are just dumb.
The 30sec footage is from og weak ass Xbone and the "bullshots" is just pc gfx. The game isn't going to look any better.

 

[leo-j]

why on earth would From Software want to use the Bluepoint engine? an anyway like you say that's for PS5....this game needs to run on Xbox/PC.

Yea why would they lol

 

[Yselacrey00]

They definitely have weaknesses when it comes to overall fidelity, their human characters, and the character creator, but I don't think they look "really bad" personally.

Their art direction and environment design is god tier starting with Bloodborne and on to DS3, Sekiro. This leak just looks like it's missing lighting on foliage, particles, etc. Maybe it's the last gen version as people claim and it will look a bit closer to their recent offerings when it launches.

I’ve tried paying bloodborne but the fps and the graphics are awful. It’s just not on par with any decent game out there. It’s actually a really bad job. I don’t know if the game is great or not gameplay wise, it didn’t seem to be though. It felt like i was playing a PS2 game.

 

[Yselacrey00]

I didn’t get to see the gameplay but there’s lots of comments about the graphics. It seems that most people forgot that this is first and foremost a PA4/Xbox One game. It wasn’t developed for current gen consoles. It’s also open world and will likely target 60fps so it won’t be able to push the envelope n the graphics front.

Also, it’s never been about graphics. All about atmosphere and gameplay, which From delivers by the truckload.

We know it is a PS4 game. It looks really bad, like an early PS3 game.

 

[Dirk Benedict]

Yea why would they lol

I saw a playthrough of the game, while resting for work. Bluepoint did a remarkable fucking job. I have the game, but never got to play it on PS3, YLOD, but I ripped the game and played it on RPCS3 and OMFG, it was miles ahead of Dark Souls.
Imagine having the toughest time on the first major boss, but then 1-2 shotting the rest? Lol. Minus Flame Lurker. That one took awhile, mostly because the runback was abhorrent.

I agree, Sony would want Bluepoint and From to connect/collab. I want it to happen. They seem to understand what it takes to put these games together, if judging DSPS5 is anything to go by.

 

[S0ULZB0URNE]

Yea why would they lol

How could they?

 

[Nickolaidas]

I really hope this is one of those 'looks a shit ton better on next-gen systems' kinds of game.

If it isn't, hopefully it's easily moddable so that the PC version will look decent.

 

[FrankWza]

I’ve tried paying bloodborne but the fps and the graphics are awful. It’s just not on par with any decent game out there. It’s actually a really bad job. I don’t know if the game is great or not gameplay wise, it didn’t seem to be though. It felt like i was playing a PS2 game.

 

[R6Rider]

I’ve tried paying bloodborne but the fps and the graphics are awful. It’s just not on par with any decent game out there. It’s actually a really bad job. I don’t know if the game is great or not gameplay wise, it didn’t seem to be though. It felt like i was playing a PS2 game.

 

[Concern]

I’ve tried paying bloodborne but the fps and the graphics are awful. It’s just not on par with any decent game out there. It’s actually a really bad job. I don’t know if the game is great or not gameplay wise, it didn’t seem to be though. It felt like i was playing a PS2 game.

Enjoy your ban lmao

Bloodborne a Ps2 game? fuckin ridiculous

 

[tommib]

Oh, junior.

 

[Flutta]

I’ve tried paying bloodborne but the fps and the graphics are awful. It’s just not on par with any decent game out there. It’s actually a really bad job. I don’t know if the game is great or not gameplay wise, it didn’t seem to be though. It felt like i was playing a PS2 game.

Ma man you sure it didnt feel like a PS1 game?

 

[Marty-McFly]

The janky movement/animation has me more concerned than the graphics. I'm hoping from will step it up because it's an open world game but based on that I'm a bit worried.

 

[kingpotato]

I’ve tried paying bloodborne but the fps and the graphics are awful. It’s just not on par with any decent game out there. It’s actually a really bad job. I don’t know if the game is great or not gameplay wise, it didn’t seem to be though. It felt like i was playing a PS2 game.

Do you know what the word hyperbole means?

PS2 had a MAXIMUM resolution of 480p. Bloodborne runs at 1080p with a locked 30fps. Lots of games on the PS2 ran at 30 fps btw, including several that are likely considered the best the platform had to offer. So I don't know what the fuck you are talking about or if you have a legitimate argument under the pile of bullshit you put into your post.

Here's a comparison for you

Edit: locked 30 on 4pro or 5
Edit 2: 1080, not 720, thanks FranXico

 

[eyesabitdull]

27 second gameplay leak is all we got?

Or am I missing something?

Either way, some of ya'll getting really worked up over a leaked gameplay of an older build.

Even if the game looks like last gen, when the hell did anyone look at From Software to be dishing out AAA graphics?

 

[zombrex]

From Software always used art and design to make their games shine.
All the souls games have low-resolution world textures which they obscure through lighting, clever design and having the camera zoomed out. Not expecting this to look better at release, harder for them to hide the low res textures in the open world. However, I expect the linear dungeon areas will look as good or better than previous games.

 

[DeepEnigma]

I’ve tried paying bloodborne but the fps and the graphics are awful. It’s just not on par with any decent game out there. It’s actually a really bad job. I don’t know if the game is great or not gameplay wise, it didn’t seem to be though. It felt like i was playing a PS2 game.

You weren’t granted eyes.

Shame.

 

[Cyborg]

Late to the party, sorry! That looked bad

But that screenshot of Demons Souls my god!

 

[FranXico]

Bloodborne runs at 720p with a locked 30fps.

1080p. The unofficial patch reduces the resolution to 720p to get 60fps on a Pro.

 

[balt1kr1s]

>Took week off work to play this game on release.
>you can jump - instant GOTY
>WORTH IT

 

[tommib]

Do you know what the word hyperbole means?

PS2 had a MAXIMUM resolution of 480p. Bloodborne runs at 720p with a locked 30fps. Lots of games on the PS2 ran at 30 fps btw, including several that are likely considered the best the platform had to offer. So I don't know what the fuck you are talking about or if you have a legitimate argument under the pile of bullshit you put into your post.

Here's a comparison for you

Edit: locked 30 on 4pro or 5

1080p

 

[tommib]

Late to the party, sorry! That looked bad

But that screenshot of Demons Souls my god!

I don’t care what the RTX nerds say, Bluepoint’s Demon’s Souls is still the most graphically impressive game I’ve ever seen. It blows my mind constantly. When will we get something of this calibre again?