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Fair Is Foul and Foul Is Dark Souls Remastered

GameLuster writes: Earlier this year, From Software announced the development of Dark Souls Remastered (2018), as we all know. You may also know that some have raised concerns over remaking DS1. What would really be the point, they ask? Does DS1 really need updated textures, updated netcode, updated anything?

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nitus102217d ago

The picture shown is actually part of a cutscene so it not a good comparison.

Now if we could see a Blight-town comparison video that would be telling.

Skankinruby2216d ago

Ohhh man I hope ps store does a dark souls trilogy. Getting through bloodborne has me drooling for more.

Elda2216d ago (Edited 2216d ago )

Japan is releasing the DS Trilogy Box.A 9 disc set included in the set is the OST for each game on individual discs. Releasing May 24th.

DivineAssault 2215d ago

I didnt know that.. Seems cool but 9 discs for 3 games and 3 soundtracks? I need to check into that.. I would mind having it

Blazphemy2215d ago

It's a cool box set but it's like $450. i dunno if i would spend that kinda money on it lol

Vanfernal2216d ago

No one is 'remaking "anything... And no one cares if it's pretty bare bones. Basically a lot of people missed out on Dark Souls because it was a pretty niche game back in the day. Now we have a version that can be played on modern system with a few quality of life improvements and dedicated servers. Those nostalgic about the game and those who never played it get the chance to experience it.

meganick2216d ago

This is my favorite game of all time, and I’m excited to play it at 60 fps with sharper visuals.

PurpHerbison2215d ago

Demons Souls was the niche one. Dark Souls had full blown exposure.

DivineAssault 2215d ago (Edited 2215d ago )

Demons souls was definitely more niche.. I remember buying it, getting my a$$ handed to me then putting it away for 6+ months.. When i decided to try it again, i fell in love with the series.. Had i not given it another shot, i wouldve missed out on one of my absolute favorite game series..
Namco/Bandai marketed Dark Souls fairly well as well as it being multiplat.. Idk who's going to disagree with facts like that

sle7enn2215d ago

I want a direct Demons Souls sequel so bad, bad the sad truth is we might never see it. At the same time I think it should be left the way it is, I like it being niche. I'm kinda on the fence as you can see...

cooperdnizzle2215d ago

I agree. Was going to say that but you beat me to it

Vanfernal2215d ago

The early adopters of Dark Souls were the fans of Demon's Souls. But a mix of it being multi platform, word of mouth and the eventual PC release was what made the game go from an initial cult hit to a huge success. Dark Souls II was when the game officially went mainstream.

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bluefox7552216d ago

As long as it's 60fps, im happy.

sle7enn2215d ago

Author has no idea what he's talking about. This game is a remaster not a remake. A remake is remaking a game from the ground up. A remaster is literally remastering the current assets. I love when people believe in what they think is fact. Also the reason why they didn't call it Dark Souls HD is because it sounds ridiculous, Dark Souls Remastered has a better ring to it imo

DivineAssault 2215d ago

Right? Its a $40 remaster that works for newcomers wanting the trilogy and fans who dont have room for their last gen machines on the TV.. Now if it were $60 instead of $40, id be much more critical

sle7enn2215d ago (Edited 2215d ago )

Nailed it, Dark Souls is a great game. Remastering this just makes sense as to what is available on current platforms and selling at $40, $20 if you have the original on PC and plan on picking it up again. Plus, when dark souls released on the PC is was a hot mess. So it just makes sense. Now if they remade the game, you would likely see a full $60 price tag.

DivineAssault 2215d ago

Yep.. I would much prefer a Demons souls full on remake though.. Fingers crossed.. Id take a bloodborne sequel too tho

sle7enn2215d ago

I would be happy would either of those although I think a Bloodborne sequel is more likely

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10 Biggest Xbox Mistakes of All Time (So Far)

The Xbox brand has done a lot of good over the years, but their various blunders are pretty wild to look back on in their magnitude.

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piroh16h ago(Edited 16h ago)

Ironically number 9 can save them at this point (releasing games on multiple platforms)

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Stellar Blade has sold more physical copies than Dragon's Dogma 2 in Japan, despite PS5 exclusivity

By the looks of it, PlayStation 5 exclusivity does not hurt the sales of Stellar Blade in Japan as the game has passed 90,000 sold physical copies.

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Hugodastrevas16h ago

Stellar Blade really deserves way more praise than it got, devs have been adding more and more content, for free, since release and the game already was great to begin with!

BrettAwesome13h ago

More than it got? It got tons, by everyone except the sad wankers who's idea of a sex life, is pulling on their dicks while watching big fake cgi titties 😂

Cacabunga13h ago

I think we can safely claim that Stellar Blade 2 is confirmed!
I got it day one, i have some backlog due to RDR2 i just platinumed.. i will get to Stellar Blade in the near future

shinoff218313h ago

Same but I'm hitting yakuza right now. Stellar blade looks cool though.

neutralgamer199211h ago

Capcom really dropped the ball with DG2. They had easy success on their hand but instead with their stupid decisions ruined the games success

Stellar blade is an amazing game and deserves all the success. For all the artificial hate it got from people who had no interest in the game to begin with this shows if you make a good game it will sell. The so called 1st party drought from PlayStation has meant 4 exclusives in 2024 so far. Other companies need to learn how to run a business and plan for the future

H916h ago

Stellar blade is performing very impressively there, DD2 didn't do well because word of mouth destroyed it's reputation and not about the Microtransactions or performance, bad word of mouth about how the game lacks so many things that were in the first one

Redemption-6413h ago

DS2 sold 2.5M in a little over a week, what the hell are you talking about?

H913h ago

"there", that's Japan, this article is about Japan, the bad word of mouth is about Japan

Hereandthere14h ago

Exclusives matter. No matter what bumbling phil and bond try to say, exclusives is why you buy a console.

The_Hooligan11h ago

How dare you speak common sense!!??

jznrpg6h ago

It would if they added a lot more combat and didn’t focus on graphics

XiNatsuDragnel14h ago

Stellar blade is great excited for 2

anast14h ago

They dropped the ball with dogma. SB is a solid game, it just had to weather the social storm.

shinoff218313h ago(Edited 13h ago)

Said that dd2 was missing things the first one did,like mass effect 2? I haven't played it so I'm really asking.

spss1111h ago

I've played both and I have no idea what people say when they claim it's "incomplete". I've only noticed new things in comparison to DD1 (I would give a list but spoilers). Sometimes I wonder if some people actually played DD1 or maybe they remember it differently. Anyways, if you liked the first one and want more of that, you'll probably like DD2.

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Sony CEO says although AI "has been used for creation," it's "not a substitute for human creativity"

"AI is not a substitute for human creativity. We position it as a technology that supports creativity. Creativity resides in people. We will continue to contribute to people's creativity through technology," the CEO said.

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1nsomniac1d 13h ago (Edited 1d 13h ago )

...not yet but 100% within the next 10 years!

..Then Sony will use it like the drop of a hat. They're no different to the others.

isarai1d 11h ago (Edited 1d 11h ago )

They used to be 😞 sure it was always a business, and money's always the priority, but they used to have a very strong stance on supporting artists and creativity. "Dont f#@k with the artist" was a phrase they touted a few times back in the ps1-ps3 era, a philosophy carried over from their music branch PlayStation was created from. It's not COMPLETELY gone, but it's barely there compared to what it was back then, i just want them to return to that.

Eonjay16h ago(Edited 16h ago)

I am highly encouraged by their statement about human creativity. "Dont f#@k with the artist" is exactly what they are saying. But at the same time, I don't think people understand that Sony is a corporation. If they don't realize growth, they don't get to exist. When you say 'Sony', you are talking about a bunch of investors. To speak about them any other way is a illogical and incorrect. They haven't changed. They have been a group of investors since they became a public business.

isarai1d 4h ago

Ugh, i really wish people would stop gambling people's livelihoods by turning a project/game into their political soapbox. Im all for statements and having your own opinion, but there's more people working on this than just druckman, ham fisting your political beliefs onto just seems inconsiderate for everyone elses job security when it can result in a failure due to people avoiding it for that reason.

I play games for escape, im so tired of nearly every AAA game blatantly dragging real world issues to shove in my face when I'm trying to take a break from it all. They don't even bother to be subtle about it, quite the opposite, it's blasted and force fed to you and it's just getting exhausting

Einhander197218h ago

People are taking a whole interview and cutting it down to clips that make him look bad and take what he actually was saying out of context. For example he also said things like this AI has "ethical issues we need to address"

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@Einhander

Why defend him at this point?

It’s not taking things out of context, he said what he said.

Old ND would never talk about soulless AI taking over so many creative things they are well known for. The whole “ethical issues” is just a good PR spin people who push this crap fall back on to make their statements not seem as bad. So many AI lovers do this.

AI has no place is so many creative based things.

Einhander197218h ago

Well yeah, because everyone else is using it so they need to stay competitive. It's the same as paid online, they didn't want to go that route but their competition was making so much money they needed to add paid online just to keep up.

RaiderNation15h ago(Edited 15h ago)

AI will never replace humans in game development in terms of conceptualizing new games. Humans still need to come up with the ideas and what they want to implement. However much of the day to day menial coding could be AI driven to reduce production time and team size. I could also see AI being used for bug testing/optimization that could lead to better quality games at launch. I'm actually very optimistic about how AI can positively impact game development.

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XiNatsuDragnel1d 12h ago

Good statement but hopefully this holds up

NotoriousWhiz17h ago

People that aren't software developers just don't understand the benefits of AI. People who's only exposure to A.I is the Terminator movie and other related sci fi films won't understand the benefits it provides.

It's not about replacing human labor. It's about making human labor easier.

Many years ago, I had laser eye surgery done. It was performed by a robot. The doctor took my measurements and calibrated the machine to make sure it would do what needed be done. And then the robot corrected my vision in 10 seconds.

15 years later and I still have 20/20 vision.

Eonjay16h ago

AI in and of itself is not a 'bad'. Money is bad. Money is evil, and corporations will do whatever they can to get more of it. They will find ways to implement AI to replace as may jobs as possible. This isn't even up for debate. It is the charge of the corporation to maximize returns for the investors. They have no choice. I'm a developer and I know that my job will absolutely be replaced. Therefore, I have decided to become an AI dev. AI has a lot of potential to help us solve problem on a scale most can't even imagine. The issue, as ever is that our monetary system only ever allows us to focus on greed and fiscal growth.

But I am a pragmatist. Perhaps an AI model can be built to help protect us from our most dangerous instincts and habits. And perhaps Congress can pass laws to protect us from people who would use AI to manipulate and control us (spoiler: they wont).

RaiderNation3h ago(Edited 3h ago)

Progress is inevitable. Nobody driving cars today is complaining that the horse and buggy is no longer around. Yes, some jobs will be lost but guess what? With innovation comes new job opportunities. It's how the cycle of the job market works.