Friday, April 19, 2013

Dark Souls II: Combat, Estus Flask and Humanity

In the Dark Souls II demo it is clearly seen combat has evolved, The graphics do look good and "the atmosphere felt spot on for a Dark Souls game. "(Damen). Duel wielding weapons have been enhanced and even been hinted that there are special combos that you can activate via quick time event during your swings. The combat has not only bin evolved with not just the duel wielding but as well as the increase of your inventory to now being able to wield three items on each slot. The demo never paused so we still don’t know anything about how weight, stamina or armor works but we did see a new type of healing items. Drop stone of healing can it be the new Estus flask? In the demo the player had two types of healing stones; can the beloved Estus Flask be replace or are we too early in the production. There is a new symbol is on top of your HUD and instead of a humanity counter there seems to be a symbol that has been hinted to be related and influenced by time. There has been a hint that there will be a season system and environments will change; the demo shows different climates and in the demo they kept bringing up the idea of time. Time in the end will be an importance and we will see when more information is given. The game is still in development and I await more information.

Sources:
Damen. Dark Souls 2 Gameplay Analysis [ONLINE] Available at:
http://www.explosion.com/28193/dark-souls-2-gameplay-analysis/ [Last Accessed April 19, 2013].

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