While Street Fighter IV may hold the championship belt for confusing re-releases, the upcoming PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3 update Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin seems like a strong contender. If your head is spinning pondering whether you should upgrade, however, don't worry, as we have you covered in a handy guide.
Those of you that currently own Dark Souls II on the PS3 will be able to download a 1.01 patch on 3rd April, which will add more NPCs, story, and events to your game, as well as detailed item descriptions and multiple balance tweaks. To get the three DLC missions, you'll still need to purchase them separately, or buy the PS3 version of Scholar of the First Sin, which bundles everything on a disc.
Those who upgrade to the PS4 will not only get all of the above benefits, but will also be treated to new enemy placements and gameplay design, in addition to the expected visual and performance upgrades. Furthermore, you'll be able to connect with more players online. Sadly, you won't be able to carry your save data forward, as transfers are reserved for the PS3 version only.
Are you willing to go through hell and back to jump the generation gap? Lose your souls in the comments section below.
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Still never played a Souls game for more than about 5 minutes. I tried Demon's Souls when I was fairly sleep deprived and I mostly remember dying, waking up somewhere I'd never been, with no clues as to where I was, where I was meant to go, or what I was supposed to do.
Being tired, this was enough to cause me to turn it off and never look back. With all the praise the series has had, I'm definitely starting to feel like I should probably have another go at some point. Was there something I was missing when starting out the first time, or do you really just have to pick a direction and go, with no clues from the game? I'm fine if that is the case, but I'd rather know if there was something that I just happened to miss!
@SteveButler2210 Sadly because of when I bought a PS3, I skipped Demon Souls and went straight to Dark Souls so I can't comment on the original. Where you are meant to go is never quite clear but you generally need to beat bosses to access harder areas.
If you are unsure of the franchise but it still catches your intrest, I reccomend opting for Bloodborne instead by the same studio. It is meant to be like Dark Souls but much more player friendly.
Played the original Souls for a few hours years ago after struggling with the GFWL interface. It was interesting. I missed out on this initially, so I think I'll just experience it on PS4 for the first time.
I gave up at rat boss dudey, I'm willing to try it again, still more appealing to me than bloodborne.
DS had a variety of different environments. All I've seen from Bloodborne so far is a creepy city at night.
When it comes to the Soul series, the player is treated differently than in other games. You're not handed anything, you're not provided with much of a direction. You're basically dropped into the world with an unceremonious "Well, here you are now."
What I like about the series is that it feels very much like you're playing a video game version of a tabletop game, except with a gamemaster that has ZERO investment on whether or not your character lives or dies.
It's a game that lets you really explore, allows you to discover things on your own, and despite it's advertised "hardest ever" ad campaign, is amazingly fair to the player. When you screw up, it's your fault. And once you get over the idea of death as just another part of the game, it becomes far less punishing.
I'm looking forward to picking up the remaster.
Only thing I hate is the "no pause" feature. That's just a backwards mechanic any way you slice it. I appreciate challenge and difficulty, and most definitely appreciate games that require skill. But stripping out the pause feature just to increase difficulty only serves to increase frustration. Sometimes I gotta run to the bathroom, or eat dinner, or whatever. Hopefully the PS button will still work as a system level pause- I can't imagine it wouldn't.
I'm giving this game a go after much recommendation from my brother. Still not convinced this is my kind of game though. I'm much more of a Monster Hunter kind of guy when it comes to deep, challenging games.
After spending many hours playing Dark Souls, which I thought was a great game, I bought the sequel on launch day and it just didnt capture my interest in the same way. I've read people debating its various qualities, but for me I found it lacked the cohesive world design and atmosphere that the original achieved, the game world was fragmented and at times just visually unappealing with flat lighting and sparse environments.
Once I completed the game, I never bothered with the dlc.
@NicolaHayden the only reservation I have about that is that I'm not too keen to stump up for a fairly costly PS4 release if I don't end up enjoying it (although to be fair from what I've seen Bloodborne looks pretty great).
I think I'm just going to have to get on with it and go back for another round with Demon's Souls. And if I still don't get on with it, I will probably pick up the original Dark Souls to try, as that seems to be the one with the most praise, and it can be found dirt cheap these days!
DS2 Scholar of the First Sin will also be harder than the PS3 version, good news for some like me but others might not like it. I might pick-up it up for the PS4 with all of the improvements, DLC, & for the new NPC story wise, but with Bloodborne coming out it's hard to see this selling as well on the PS4.
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