Low key a decent dungeon crawler if you think about it like that rather than rollslop
DS2 is the least rollsloppy game of the series but I see your point, especially when playing with the randomizer mod
>>738456993i actually consider playing it now that it has non sega mega drive graphics with that path tracing mod. the incredibly weird fan base is putting me off, but i assume without that kind of dedication nobody would spent 8 months on creating a path tracing mod.
It's a corridor crawler.
>>738457707Go ahead, you deserve it.
>>738456993
>>738457787You think you cooked with that one huh
>>738457696Wow is this the ray tracing mod? That looks pretty good
>>738457787
>>738458473Yes, but I'm running my own tweaked preset
>>738458753Wow wtf. That looks amazing. Can you photodump pls
>>738458508Yeah and not imagine a game with more than half having that kind of shitty level design.Behold, a corridor with FOUR bonfires.
>>738457696>>738458753good lord, that looks awful
>>738458968
>>738458805I'll post a few>>738459020Thanks
>>738459134Kino level
>>738459134Already more complicated than the average DS2 level and it's one of the weakest DeS levels.
>>738459171
OOOOH I'M CRAWLING, GETTING LOST IN THE STRAIGHT LINE
makes ds2 look like ds3
>>738459268It looks like a penis. Looks like they had the fags at fromsoft design a level.
>>738459171That looks great
Is that... a Y shape!?!?! Such brilliant level design...
>>738459268
>>738457696Mod list, anon? That looks genuinely good
>>738459295
>>738459465Kino level
>>738459457
>>738459556>>738459507Just the pathtracing version of Lighting Engine with tweaked parameters, no extra texture packs
>>738459696Thank you.
>>738459696You can make any map have whatever lighting or time of day you want
>>738459694Kino level
>>738456993Reminder that Original Dark Souls 2 is superior to Shit of the First Scholar:1. SOTFS ruined the lighting system, cranked up exposure and ruined the entire aesthetic of the game.2. SOTFS enemy TYPE placement is nonsensical and illogical, it ruins immersion and environmental storytelling.3. SOTFS healing upgrade item placement (estus flask shards and sublime bonedust) are inferior to that of the Orginal Dark Souls 2.4. SOTFS ruins the progression, flow and exploration of the game by adding a lot of shitty petrified statues blocking off areas for no good reason.5. SOTFS nerfed many bosses and their damage, turning the game into a casualized garbage game. 6. SOTFS nerfed a lot of the encounters with the normal enemies too, only a few encounters were made harder in SOTFS. Contrary to popular belief, as a whole SOTFS is much easier than the Original Dark Souls 2. SOTFS is a casualized garbage game.
>>738456993>>738460254What happened to the Sun in Shit of the First Scholar version?
>>738460254>>738460298huh, no wonder it feel different when i play it on pc compare to my xbone360
>>738460298It's dying. The age of darkness is upon us. DS4 plot spoilers.
>>738458753Could you upload the mod and your preset to catbox please? I don't like to use discord, the raytracing version isn't available on nexus.
>>738460254The original game's lighting and "aesthetic" was already ruined by the pre-release downgrade, my manI played hundreds of hours of original DS2 and didn't have any problems adjusting to SotFS, never felt the need to go backSotFS also made lots of good smaller changes like adjusting stats of many weapons to make them more balanced and worthwhile to use>>738460298Overexposed post processing, causing the skybox to become blown out
>>738460254i wish there was a mod that restores og lighting
Just admit, just admit, that rollslop sucks.
>>738460702If that one guy didn't troon out we'd have had it already.
>>738459696Can you give a rough overview of what you changed? Did you go in balls deep and do a complete overhaul of the parameters?I stuck to the old version because I thought it looks better, but your pictures may have swayed my mind.
>>738456993agreed
>>738460507The pathtracing version of the mod should be uploaded on Nexus pretty soon, I tweak my preset as I play through the game, it's not finished, haven't even touched later areas, plus the mod itself also makes changes to areas with every beta release so there's no point making an all-encompassing preset right now before the full release>>738460850You should experiment with the settings yourself, I just turned my game into Sunny Souls. The old version is still good since it has much better performance and a much more cohesive overall atmosphere, the pathtracing mod can make lots of areas pitch black
>>738462904You are a fucking faggot, really.
>>738463837Relax, there's no need to be upset
>>738456993Dark Souls 2 is the best souls games the dlcs are shit though.
>>738456993High key it sucks, no matter what genre you want to view it as.
>>738456993DS2 was the last souls game I played, this was post-ER, and it literally was a far better than adventure game than ER and DS3. It has a lot of faults and I understand why it was shat on so hard when directly compared to DS1 but you can see how they went through real effort to create the same sense of adventure that DS1 had, filled with a lot of variety in not just environments but challenges too and it has a good amount of it's own innovations as well. It was incredibly refreshing to play after DS3 which tries so hard to copy DS1 while adding very little to the game beyond "more complex" rollslop combat and ER where level design is practically non-existent and it presents many of the same tired challenges from previous souls game, while further leaning into the bullshittery of the bosses that spam combos at you. It's crazy to think that this game has been ostracized for so long because of it's initial opinion, when on modern reflection it's far better and did a lot more to try and stand apart from previous titles while still capturing the core adventure feeling that is the REAL reason people like DS1 so much. Not this nu-idea where people only like souls because they're LE HARD!!!
>>738465776
>secondaries get introduced to the series at dark souls 1, or even worse dark souls 3>dark souls 2 was made by the team who designed king's field and shadow tower>dark souls 2 is more akin to a true dungeon crawler than that of a souls game as a result >endless seething ensues that it isnt all roll slopmany such cases
>>738460850looks like it is mostly the same except he turned off bloom and removed the fog in every area
>>738467975Name one other case
>>738467424It's really not that shocking. Dark Souls II was victim to a massive youtuber hate bangwagon after it released which shaped popular opinion on the game. I know people in my personal life who have outright skipped 2 after playing all other games in the series because "people online said it was bad and it looks bad". Now that a significant amount of time has passed and more and more people are actually playing it divorced from the opinions of children with webcams making videos about why the game sucks because it isn't spectacle rollslop, sentiment is changing.
>>738468447no
>>738468457>who have outright skipped 2 after playing all other games in the series because "people online said it was bad and it looks bad".I mean that's literally why it was the last one i've played but again even on /v/ you have people relentlessly try to argue it's a terrible game and I still don't understand that. It's like these people are stuck in 2014 or something. Or maybe it's nu-fans who try to gain "cred" by parroting long standing opinions
>>738467028Why do people hype the DLCs so much? I was not impressed by any of them. The first one is the strongest with the weird moving structures stuff and the rape catacombs but the rest are pretty meh. Is it just the bosses?
>787>968>268>405>457>level design is purely about the top down layout of the levelnot even worth a (you).
>>738468921each dlc has fantastic level design (best in the series) that is also marred by at least one horrendous design choice that can largely ruin it entirely depending on how annoyed you get by it >shulva, gank squad rape boss >loyce, outskirts>iron keep, rape tunnel
>>738457696SOULLESS
>>738469589>each dlc has fantastic level design (best in the series)You've gotta be shitposting. Even barring the sore spots like you've pointed out, there isn't anything particularly crazy or innovative about them. They're just ok, when people always hyped them up as being far better than anything in the base game.
>>738459556>>738457696>*rapes elden ring*god souls 2
>>738467404you suck
>>738469848Brume tower is a cool vertical level where the goal is the descent to the bottom. Once you bring it to life it's like a giant clocktower full of platforms and secrets.
>>738469848No, you're wrong.
>>738469848You are wrong and also gay. Also you have a small dick and it smells.
>>738456993>I HAVE TO DODGE THE ENEMY STRATEGICALLY????>WHERE’S THE AUTO WIN BUTTON?>S-SLOP! Kek.
>Le bad game is actually le good
>>738474923this but inorganically
