Duskbloods network test discussion!Stable 60 fps dockedCool aerial movement and combatAmazing enemy design(best rats since das2)Different game modesFinally no more western playstation cotnrol scheme with "X" being confirmation button.Thread question: lake or sewers, which one is the best starting point?
Fuck Zorks!!!Useless ahh teammates
>>745866071They can fly!
>>745866010I feel a bit basic for liking Albert and Senator but the heart knows what it wants
Name a more iconic duo
>>745866138Switch 2 and no games
>>745866121Senator is kinda annoying because his attacks are slowest, and rapier can't hit dogs and ratsbest blood skills thoughDunno why would anyone pick Albert
starting to get disconnected now, anyone else?
stable 60 fps in the hub onlyeverywhere else is kinda fucked. good game, tho
more like duckbluds lmao
>>745866071Yes, I will do nothing but spam missile and charge attacks. Yes I will do nothing but kill mobs. No I will not pick up virtue flames. No I will not help with the pillars.
>>745866162Notice what the PS5 player didn't take a screenshot of for this reply?
I like the singing kin, dude just keeps singing and dropping some wrestling moves on the other players
Finally got a win with Samir and done for the night.I usually dislike PvP so being able to put it off until the end and then destroy other players with my upgrades is satisfying.I'm hoping the game has some progression backbone to it though, could get old fast without a good reason to keep going.
>>745866236That particular anon doesn't even have a PS5 actually. And their PC is an absolute potato.>Source: The Greentexts
Holy mother of tutorials, this shit didnt need to be this confusing. I thought it was fun but the extra mobility makes every pvp fight into a clusterfuck.
Someone making an oopsie here, cause there no way this will be released on original switch
Won my first match despite dicking around phase 1 getting zero virtue. It's neat and I want to try duo's but I can't see myself paying $70 for this at it's current state. Hope the base game has like triple the amount of content.
>>745866010>sniper dude just kites and snipes you to deathis this the pub character
why wont zork just spam sprint attacks
this one is totally gonna be the sweet-lemons circlejerk thread isn't it
>>745866317Compare this to Xenoblade series tutorial, which is worse?
Holy shit I can only win by commendation I can't find anything on these maps.But I guess it's working, I've been winning.
>>745866326yeah or anything else on there kek
>>745866010>Stable 60 fps dockedLmaoMaybe stable 25 fps if you are lucky
>>745866401I think this one. You kinda need it but it is awful.
>found the poison sigil>also found the orb that let you use level 13 skill as a fucking LEVEL ONEthis is godlike aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
I hate the new gesture system>hold +>then use right stick to swing around the wheel>then press a to do itliterally every other FS game had it on select (except ds2 where it was start) why are we doing this
>>745866328Well we know the base game has >An actual story (not just item descriptions) >3 maps>Around double the network cast of characters >More final phases, such as a 3 person co-op against a super boss
>>745866326>Look mom I posted it againYeah we know you want to play it
>>745866450>-20 fps for the seething third worlder modifier
>>745866498it feels like they fucked with controls for the sake of fucking with controls and literally no other reason
>>745866530>He's still coping
>>745866326>Switch 1Placeholder
>>745866440Tbf, I don’t rule out the chance that Sony or Kadokawa ask Fromsoft to buy back the exclusivity and go multiplat.Not like it the first time that happened, Nintendo used to own Fata Frame that why you have the Wii remake and the WiiU exclusive, then they release the censored multiplat version, or that 101 platinum games one
>>745866530Ok, and what do you want to tell us anon, that if it releases on your platform of choice it will stop being shit?
>>745866564>>745866602Anyone here that thinks Duskbloods is gonna stay exclusive is in a rude awakening, the switch 2 audience could never sustain a multiplayer game like this with their playerbase.
>>745866510Nah I have a Switch 2, just in middle of a job transition till next month so no time to play. (Yes I also doesn’t apply for test)
>>745866587They let Platinum publish Wonderful 101 elsewhere because it was such a momentous flop they had no plans to ever make another game in the series If Duskbloods does half decent they won't let it off the platform
>>745866623Depends how much money Nintendo is giving Fromsoft.
Awesome game but not very noob friendly like Elden Ring was. I am getting clobbered.
>>745866623>xhe posted it againI'd laugh but it's just sad at this point. Laughing at the mentally disabled and emotionally broken doesn't feel right. This anon needs a trip to the asylum
>>745866623>Anyone here that thinks Bayonetta 2 is gonna stay exclusive is in a rude awakening, the Wii U audience could never sustain an action game like this with their playerbase.>Anyone here that thinks Bayonetta 3 is gonna stay exclusive is in a rude awakening, the Switch audience could never sustain an action game like this with their playerbase.
>>745866530Even if it's true imagine how behind you will be on a pvp game two years later. These things don't work if you're late these days which sucks ass but that's the way it is
>Feel like I’m doing fuck all the entire match>Somehow get 85 virtue anyways>Doesn’t matter because the two others I’m pvping against both have the fat bastard ally & I get chaingrabbed & stunlocked against the wall before I’m able to adjust my camera properly.I was pretty excited for this but now I’m not so sure.
>>745866285It does. There's a story you uncover over time and you unlock and upgrade new abilities and shit.
>>745866639And they traded IPs. Nintendo got Astral Chain, Platinum got W101.
>>745866010>>>>>>>>>stablefuck off
>>745866660I'm sure Fromsoft will eventually add in bot matches.
So glad to see some trans representation in the game
>>745866683>Sony have share in Kadokawa>Kadokawa own Fromsoft>Kadokawa force Fromsoft to release multiplat if the game success.Joking aside, I don’t think this can happen
>>745866712Iwell in a way they already do with the tutorial missions. I does 10+ times in the fucking tutorial though, so my opinion is invalid.
>>745866660Funny how the selling point of souls games were their noob unfriendliness when they were still unknown
>>745866010I wish Zork was not shit cause he looks funny but he is so shit
>>745866695They need to get rid of the kin, you can literally go a whole match without finding one and then you're fucked at the end.
>>745866564>>745866602>>745866653>>745866681>>745866683Explain why Fromsoftware themselves is the publisher on the eshop instead of Nintendo? Bayonetta 2 and 3 has Nintendo as the publishers.
Holy shit that was fucking awful.First major L by From Software I think. I say this as someone who has been a fan even of shit like Nightreign. This was just awful to play and nothing made any sense. Just running around doing nothing and then you randomly die.
>>745866623Nintendo funded it from day one and was part of the development for 5+ years. I honestly want it multiplat eventually, because it is so much fun, but it is not happening.
>>745866829He’s fine but he’s literally for the Elden Ring fans. As in, his jump attacks are good and he has great charged R2s. I think he benefits from the revival of the easy true combo system.
ZORKS
>>745866895think the problem is hittin anyone when we got triple jumps and air dodges with gun shooty nigga like edwardo
>>745866895There are jump attacks? God, I sucked.
>>745866887See>>745866848And explain
this feels like armored core with bloodborn reskinningway too much mobility going on that the hardware cant even keep up with
whats the verdict so far? is it good?
I played both tutorial missions and still have no idea what I should be doing. It is too overwhelming to take all this in and then go online.
>chink girl is best for normal mode>senator is best for pvpWhat else?
>>745866848So that they can own the IP, whole not necessarily owning the full rights to the first gameIt's been said the game itself was largely funded by Nintendo
I Zork it to the EastAnd I Zork it to the WestAnd I Zork it to the Duskblood that I love best!I be Zorkin'
>>745866010Have to play in handheld since I'm at work and the performance and input delay is fucking brutal. Feels like a little less than half a second delay on every action. I hope docked mode feels better in that regard when I have to chance to try that on Sunday night
>>745867006just collect/kill whatever you find, and run away if you can't kill itthat's literally it
>>745866848Nigga Miyazaki has told 700 times the game was funded by NintendoThem keeping the IP means that if this experiment goes well they can make more and not have them locked in switch unlike bloodborne
>>745866980The Bayonetta IP is owned by Sega, so Platinum would likely not get much back publishing themselves. Nintendo made a deal with Sega and essentially commissioned Platinum Games to develop it. The entire thing is messy and economically risky, so Nintendo took on the publishing costs as well.
Virtue posting begins now.
>>745866010i'm so sad i didn't hear about/sign up for this in time
>>745867039>whole not necessarily owning the full rights to the first gameThen shouldn't it be like Bayonetta? Where Sega owns the whole IP but Nintendo owns the game itself. Yet the publisher is still not nintendo. Also where was it said that this game was fully funded by Nintendo?
>>745867062The switch 2 screen has atrocious latency, even slower than the original switch. Any display you dock to would be an improvement.
That was pretty damn fun, Thinks I'd like changed: >More extra time in 2nd and 3rd phase, they go by way too fast and the second half of them is focused on the rites>Superbosses having more HP but also having the distress call cover more area>Something to balance 2v1 at phase 4. Perhaps make kins target the bloodsworn not being targeted by the player if there are 3 players present, I got jumped by 2 players and 2 kins twice so FOUR characters and it was basically GG. Alternatively, add an extra phase, make phase 4 2v2 1 live each. highest virtue player gets paired with lower. then phase 5 a 1v1
>>745867115how do you screenshot>
>>745867091>>745867102If so, the publisher on the eshop should have been Nintendo, there's no reason why fromsoft would be the publisher then.
Pajama Axe gets fun once you get his level 12, the blink skill is pretty mediocre though.
>>745867125In the interviews with the director. Also, Nintendo's trailer said Switch 2 exclusive. They usually say when it is a timed exclusive.
>>745866956His missiles are kinda useless 1v1, they’re 100% meant for using from afar while the enemy is distracted. Don’t get me started on his ram, the ram is not gonna full anyone on release.
>>745867191I was playing on my PC monitor via capture card so I just screenshot on PC, but pretty sure switch 2 has a built in screenshot button, believe it's the bottom left button on the left joycon?
>>745866010Sex with Trang Lanh.
>>745867115dunno the difference between all those virtures. are they just where you are gaining those from?
>>745867237You mean just like SMT V or Live A Live? Those got ported
>>745867153Be sure to submit info like this in the survey. Go to your account page on the official website and scroll down until you see the Bug Report and Fill Out Survey links.
Well, I need to head to bed, and this test period is about to end, so I'll call it a night.See you on the other side, Duskbros.
>>745867253the only use from fuckin around in the training area at the hub was super jumping up high and using it to traverse areas.do not know why we cannot aim that. would be so much better if we can just like jetpack at an upward angle or something
Dinosaur guy and Zork are my favorites so far. Pajamas guy is a slow starter but he’s alright, I don’t like the axe moveset though. The regular guy is pretty busted.
Miyazaki fucking cookedholy shit
>>745867212Publishing means almost nothing. From soft is getting 70% of the games profits, Nintendo 30%. It is likely just a part of their deal.
Why does no one grab the flame chairs? I dont think Ive seen a single one already lit. Hell Ive seen people walk around and away from them.
>Get 100+ points in the first three phases>Instantly die during the grail battleFuck I suck at PvP
im guessin we can swap around our blood moves and the "perks" for our customization.
>>745866334I've been playing the opposite where I'll snipe people trying to escape for a heal
>>745867282Those were never said to be exclusives in the trailers.
>>745867271Yeah, each one is tied to doing different things. I killed a lot of players during the ritual that round which is where sword virtue comes from. Otherwise there's things like killing minibosses, exploration based ones, 1st and 2nd most enemy kills, most items found, etc.Honestly 2 of my matches I ignored the ritual once or even twice and still made it to the final fight. There's a lot of points you can score if you just run around the map killing mini bosses and grabbing the blue flame locations. plus you get really strong leveling up and getting power ups. It feels super viable to ignore other players until the end. >>745867345Straight up i think people are just skipping the tutorials or not reading them. That one in the cathedral was a free 9 points for me every round.
>>745867301I will, Sigils also NEED to add way more Virtue because you basically go out of your way to clear them and then fucking lose cause you missed all the other extra stuff you could do.
>>745866010>stable 60FPSNah. Plenty of dips and it feels like it runs more at 40.
I WONNED :DHandheld mode runs like ass
>>745866962Jump R2
>>745866236Why would they, schizo?
>Stable 60 fps dockedYou're full of shit.
>>745866010>Different game modesis there? I thought it was just the PvP matches
>>745867264They disabled the screenshot button
We need to see the build variety on release because Souls PVP needs that to survive. The core gameplay has definitely been improved (ironically enough it’s the removal of backstabs that makes the largest impact I think) but we need to see builds.
>>745867153I saw two horse riders that dealt a significant amount of damage. It would take forever to kill with more life.
>>745866525>t. never got into the network test
>Starting a boss battle right at the end of phase 1 so ppl get baited to join and lose out on gaining potential virtue/exp elsewhereWorks every time
>8 niggas fighting each other at night accross the city>ends in a fight for the grailThis is just a fate videogame with fromsoft aesthetic
>>745867487>build varietynigga you got presets lmao "builds" wtf you on unc
>>745867398Sigils have done me little if any good tnh
>>745866841Just go into town or by the bridge, brah. They're almost everywhere except the east and western sections.
>>745867398yeah, i was trying to do the heretic hunting one, and it was beyond not worth it.
>forgot to get a summon>both the final guys had the chariot fucker>get grabbed and rammed all match but hold on>eventually wina true underdog story!
>>745867492Depends on the number of players I jumped on that one and the frog with 6 characters all with summons and they went down fast
Was pretty fun but the amount of content and customization will probably make or break the game. Enemy variety was really low which I hope was just because it was a test. I also really hope we can choose different weapons and skills for the characters.
>>745866148Some did around hour ago, after that more or less stable starts
>>745867514I don't think you can change weapons, but they said in the interviews that you can customize your equipment, so probably spells and shit like that
>>745867514We know there's character customization already
>>745867282Duskbloods will be co-published with Kadokawa/FromSoftware in Japan only and Nintendo worldwide. Read here:https://ssl4.eir-parts.net/doc/9468/ir_material_for_fiscal_ym13/210563/00.pdf
>>745867567PVP is infinite content you fucking ingrate
>>745867514Presets are worse than builds. If we don’t have at least 5 different X skills for each character and some sort of relic system like Nightreign then this game would actually flop.
>>745867487It just has 2 less characters than base Nightreign. And that's "build" variety was kinda basic anyways aside from the occsaional meme build for like 3 of them.
>>745867551>Final match>Two fags focus on me every single time I respawn
>>745866010I thought this was supposed to be like Tarkov or Dark and Darker this is just a BR innit
>>745867619sounds like you're the designated rape victim
>>745867601>It just has 2 less characters than base NightreignThat's only for the network testWe know there are more characters than nightreign+forsaken hollows, around 14 the leak said
>>745867487>Soul pvp>Needs build of variety to survivedas, das3, elden ring prove you wrong
>>745867576
Layla seemed like she was complete ass in the team mode
>>745867576So, almost the exact same publishing arrangement as the (mainline) Pokemon games?
Eh, thought the movement might make it more fun, but I just don’t like Souls shit. Don’t like how it controls or how much jank there is with everything. The virtue system seems super arbitrary too. Did well some matches and poorly in others and played roughly the same in both. I’m definitely shit too, but I’d often lose fights I had won because I was awful at chasing down. Not for me
>>745867667Those games had builds DS1 made a living off meme builds to the point from patched a lot of them out and then people made other bullshit anyway. You meant to say Bloodborne which had the worst PvP in the series.
>>745866010HOW are you getting stable 60 fps docked wtf
>>745867596The way you toggle through the weapon/skills list makes it seem like you'll be allowed customization, especially the more you play.
>>745867729By lying of course
So we can all agree that the Moon Presence is in the Blood Moon, right?
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO IT;S OVER I WAS WINNING
>>745867720Yes. Kadokawa is big in Japan, so you have no problems doing it there. Nintendo is big everywhere, so they can easily do the rest.
IT'S OVER. I was destroying my match too.
>>745867726>DaS pvp>Had build variety just because base game didYou fucking never played dark souls, lmao.Holy shit, how can such retards liek you even exist.>You meant to say Bloodborne which had the worst PvP in the series.Bloodborne had shitton of build variety, but because of that and no "I win button", it was deadAs I said, souls pvp can only survive if there exist meta shit, it can't live with actual build variety because this is not what souls pvp fags want
>kicked just as my final bullets entered my remaining opponent during the final battleOh well
>>745867683I had the same feeling. Running around the first few phases doing pve she felt really strong. Then I got to phase 4 and the pvp fight felt awful.
>>745867796the game is fucking AMAZING when you know what to do holy fucking kino I'm still sweating
>>745867756Yeah, I don't think that you're getting more than 2, but I think we'll be able to swap them out.
>>745867115>60 sword virtueDamn anon went hunting
>>745867791>>745867796If you were zork battling an albert, i had already won nigga
>>745866712it's going to launch with bot matches, yeah
>>745867838You know what, I actually had fun. Not going to say it's amazing, but considering how much I fucking hated Elden Ring, I enjoyed myself and I do want to play more.
Thoughts, everyone who played?1. Looks great, runs okay (50-60 fps)2. Fun movement and gameplay.3. Really mechanically dense and complex. Lots to do.
>>745867574the official page mentions "Bloodsworn Skills and aspects are customizable in the release version."
>>745866326it was originally indev for switch1 retard
rate your charactersfor me it's:1. Zork, amazing fucking abilities to escape and to engage both with2. Albert, clunky until he's not, his level 13 ray exterminates everything3. Senator, dinosaur and bird are fun4. Pajama Guy, his blink is an amazing engager , but was way too much into Zork to try him out more5. Snek Lady, sexy but slow, couldn't get to use her properly6. Sniper girl, I died everytime
>>745867683Pair her with someone that rushes people down and she's insane for 2v2v2>chunks your health away from half the screen
>>745867880I was Layla and it was only phase III, but I was like doubling the VP of 2nd place and I just came out of a ritual site where I killed everybody AND capped the pledge.
>>745867805>but because of that and no "I win button"you could literally just parry fish with the church pick with max skill and visceral damage up to one shot anyone.
Well, that was funHaven't tried pajama dude and zorkI guess wolf is the most useful pve summon?Anyway, have anyone defeated pajama boy in prologue duel? I wonder what cutscene would play if you do
So far it seems that nobody knows how to deal with you if you just spam jumping + dash + r1The homing on the air dash is kinda insane I don't know what Crack they were smoking with this one
>>745867964I'll try to defeat him it next session , I went straight to pvp
>>745867903Played the first 2.5 hours in handheld, felt like shitSwitched to the dock and the smooth 60fps framerate carried me to victorywhy cant handheld mode be that smooth
I assume the performance slowdown was due to the devs running telemetry to collect data from everyone's playthrough. Meaning that it should be no problem for them to get 60fps in the final game. DESU Zelda Tears of the Kingdom and Xenoblade 2 both have way better graphics than this so it will definitely be 60fps.
>>745867958Not really, you couldn't parry fish through half of unpunishable abilities.Comapre it to actual parry fishing with buckler in das, and backstab fishing.Again, you clearly never played souls games pvp, and just sput absolute nonsense about build variety
>>745867964I beat him, you just hear the roar of a beast and he lays down his weapon and kneels down to you proposing a cooperationIs it different if you lose?
Zurko is unironically the most fucking broken dusker so far >>745868009idk maybe it's your machine, I did all of the test in handheld and using wifi and won most of my watches as gunny flying guy
>>745867903Number 1 thing is that the netcode didn't make me want to kill myself. When I got hit, I could tell why I was getting hit and where the enemy actually was. When I swung, there was no bullshit where I swing through them and they dodge a full second later. Also since the game has no backstabs or anything like that, and parries/critical attacks are based on stagger instead of all-or-nothing timing checks, that really helps.It's good enough that I could consistently snipe people jumping away from me with jump-airdash-dash attack and juggle them afterwards. So I am now way more optimistic.
>>745867932only had time to try out Albert and Jan but PLEASE let this be true, i want to replace Jan's Blink with literally anything else, and Albert could use a new ultimate too.
The parry was surprisingly easy to pull off against other people. Im guessing the window for it is pretty lenient.
>>745867814I downed two alberts with her on the final phase, I got the 100 ammo version of her gatling gun and the second anyone took their eyes off me I started holding it down just to be annoyinganyone got close her charged R2 and her teleport did work, was fun as fuck
>>745868047if you lose he tells you to lick your wounds and we'll meet again while a beast gets summoned off screen
Is there a place to always find kins(summons) or is it random. I ran around looking for the glowing circle but didnt run into any. The others had a dog or the fat guy, it's pretty tough to fight without one since theyre very useful for tanking.
If rewards during a boss fight are shared depending on how much everyone contributed, can a final phase be done against a boss with the winner being whoever did better?Some people have been talking about different phases that didn't involve killing each other
>>745867001It's a lot like Kirby Air Riders City Trial in a good way. A lot of the negative tropes I have had in my head about Souls games like that they're damage sponge boss rollslop games ended up not really being the case with this game. Actually makes me want to go play Air Riders now.
>>745867903I can't tell if it feels slightly sluggish mechanically or due to fps, and if either of those are just because of how much nightreign I've played which is super responsive. It's not bad, just different, and I don't know if it will be smoothed out or if I'll just get used to it.Either way, super fun and super deep. It feels like nightreign in the sense that learning the map is definitely the key to doing well since there are so many ways to earn points doing random shit and knowing where stuff spawns is key. I was already starting to get a feel for where minibosses would always be on my 4th or 5th match. There also feels like there is room to go hard on the pvp side of things during rituals but it's completely viable to try and clear the map away from everyone and wrack up virtue and exp/power ups. I'm really looking forward to trying to "solve" it. >>745867938Senator 1-6.
>>745868073It's lenient and the attacks are pretty slow to come out. But since it isn't a fucking instant kill and just jacks stagger, I'm okay with it.
>>745867903Is it me or did they move things around every match? Some flame virtue wasn't where I remember or those kin summon locations. Fun game though, really enjoyed the calling down bombs from those flying balloons
>>745868093I always just looked up when I spawned on round 1 and you could always see a kin close
>>745868089Oh that's neat that it's different
>>745868104>SenatorI raped you like 10 times get rekt
zork better get something different than a missile and jetpack
>>745867938Sniper is best for mobs clearing because her rifle oneshots them starting with lvl 1Chink girl, not sure. I love her attacks patterns and she's easily to dodge with if you got locked. But hate first skills. And snake needs 12 lvl so you can't use it for first phase, sometimes for secondAlbert, kidna meh, no strong impression.Senator, really cool, but rapier attacks suck ass, and strong attack can lock you in the animation. Really loved both skills though
>>745867091if we're lucky that also means it's only console exclusive and we'll see PC down the road.I'm logged in still, in a paused menu in a tutorial. Figured I'd try it and see if I can skip the force disconnect. anybody else still in?
>>745868098It is hilariously similar to Kirby Air Riders. It's DOTA All-Souls Air Riders.
>>745868121yes, everything is different each match , except the visitors (purple bosses)
>>745868047Yeah, he stops from killing you, tells that pvp is worthless this night, gives you meds and leaves.How do you get healing if you beat him?
Lore from the Archives that I read in the last 10 minutes>Zork are a race>They went to war against the place where Layala is from by using their advanced tech>Layla somehow died twice in that same region "The Verd"
>>745867994There's guard counters, everyone is sleeping on the shield for now
i can see this being shit and the only unit that will be good is one that can take advantage of double/triple jump attacks which is mainly edward edwardo or whatever since he can spray bullets as he jumps like hes fuckin slave knight gael.
I own a switch 2 and enjoyed the test but I do hope it comes out on PC one day for all of my PC friends. I'd love to play with them. They just have 0 interest in Nintendo games.
>>745868154I digress, his escape skill is just too fucking good
>>745868121Every zone has different random resources and you get a clue about this on the mini-map. The item spawns are in fixed locations but the items are different every round. It's like Flame Virtues, the red sac crystal lizard guys, the four different flavors of alchemy forge, and then one more yellow thing that I forgot what it was.
>>745867191how do you shot webprush capture button on your tablet lil tendie
>>745867938I won 4 matches with Trang Lanh. She is now my main and my wife
Can you get extra lives for the final battle? I watched player A get killed by player B, then respawn. Then I killed player A while he was running to heal. Then I get fucking ganked by player A because I wasn't expecting him to spawn a third time.
>>745868223Zork absolutely mogs once you master the flying human attack and the missiles both
>>745868198As far as i remember i just picked it up off some corpse after the battle
>>745868259GOD I SUCKED SO MUCH WITH HIS MISSISLES EITHER BY HOLDING IT TOO EARLY OR NOT HOLDING THE BOTTON AT ALL
>>745868229They'll have no choice but to start gaming on Nintendo since now all the games are coming to Switch 2 and less and less are going to PC and Gaystation
>>745867596if you liked nightrain more than this you smoke crack and your dads dick
Sigils should be obligatory to have but not to clear and they should reward more virtue if you actually go out of your way to clear them. Rounds should be longer and have more than one event
>>745867576>>745867681wasn't that the same case for, iirc Daemon X Machina or something? Where it was published by the devs themselves in Japan but worldwide by Nintendo.And it still ended up being ported to PC only. So in the possibilities, it would only be ported to PC and not anywhere else?
>>745868247Explain to me the secrets of the snek. I tried her once and i just could not get that thing to do work for me. I ended up in the final battle and everytime i started to use it the enemy players would just run up to me and it didnt seem to hit directly next to me despite spinning in a circle. I probably am just not timing it right/being safe but it felt like there was a trick.
>>745868284>>745868259i wonder since its slow stasrt up you can just bombard the area around you by holding down left thumbstick and point it at your feet to trick people
>>745868229I'd definitely play this on PC instead.But I want it to stay Switch 2 exclusive because the malding is funny.
>>745868201His weapon being a deep sea cable is pretty rad.
>>745868284They're homing missiles you just need to have some space between the target you're locked onto and they hit pretty well especially if you leveled the attack up
>>745867903Feels like there's a frame or three of buffering or lag on inputs. Frames were 40~ish.
I got the "Reach the Clock Tower Bell" event and the "Infinite red ball spawn" event, both were ludokino although I lost to a Senator at the end with the red balls event, won the other one
>>745868284>>745868312>>745868259You can precision aim to do things like launch them at yourself in expectation of being rushed and you can also start launching midair AND you can just tap and only fire a couple shots.
>>745867380not really, those games were at the time believed to be full exclusives for the switch.
I think I genuinely would have liked the game more if it was legitimately just Nightreign PvPvE like everyone thoughtFor people who thought Nightreign was too much, this would give them an aneurysm
>>745868229I just want crossplay. I hate how I played MHRise and when my friends finally got it (year later or whatever), two of us where basically stranded on the switch ver while two friends purchased it for PC. I have a great PC too but ill be damned if im gonna buy it twice.
>>745868319The malding is funny as fuck I do admit. Brings me back to the Bayo 2 days. A year out on Switch to shake off bandwagoners and then just silently releasing it on PC a year later would be based.
>>745868201I wanted to read archives, but mansion part had zero lore information so I stopped right away
>>745868096There will be a final pve boss in the full game.
>>745868259>Played as laya>Zork about to human missile me>Snipe him out of the sky>He falls forwardI need a cartoony "wua waaaa" sound effect to complete the scene
>>745867342That's still means it could be ported to PC and no other consoles.
>>745868339It has the same godawful Souls input buffer that's never going away.It's been a while since I've played one of these so I was really forcing myself not to mash.
Damn I just realized Snoys are really missing out on this only because they're so gay they bought a PS5 even though it has no games and they refuse to buy a Switch 2.
What's everyone's tier list?S: Layla - EASILY the best character in the game since you chunk enemies from across the screenA: Albert, JanB: Senator Dinosaur, Trang LanhZ: Zork - too fat, too slow and gets kited since everyone has guns
>>745868389I don't remember it on any other game.
Does the gargoyle summon do anything but heal? It seems so bad.
overall for the first fuck up, I think this network test was pretty damn successful, I was playing all the time handheld and with the wifi router right next to me , experienced zero lag or input delay
>>745868301The difference is that nintendo has actually helped to fund/develop this game. With the games you mentioned its basically just NOA/NOE helping with the marketting and distribution. Its a totally different scenario
>>745868169>if we're lucky that also means it's only console exclusive and we'll see PC down the road.What's with this insistence of>Port everything to pc but the other consoles can go fuck themselves
>>745868425Raises syour stats and def on lvl 3
>>745868390Nobody is talking about your boyfriends here. Talk about the game or shut the fuck up.>t. >>745868339 and >>>/vg/578374928
>>745868402I only played Albert, Jan, Trang, and Layla.I like Trang the most so far. Except her ranged attacks suck so much dick.
>>745868402Zork and Albert were my favorite , Albert blood blade is really stupidly fun once you realize it insta locks the opponent
>>745868445They are called petition master race for a reason
I didn't get into the beta. Are you guys having fun? How is it compared to nightreign?
>>745866010>stable 60fpsDo niggers really lack even basic human perception?
>>745866010How many games have you guys won so far? I've won several.
>>745868482i never got into nightreign but The Duskbloods is like a whole different game alltogether , at most is Bloodborne 2
>>745868482This current beta period is over. I had fun. Didn't play Nightreign.
>>745868402>Snake lady lang >Reach lvl 12>All snake all the timeGod damn girl, why you so op
>>745868310I think it really just comes down to spacing it properly. I was using the cloaking ability so I could summon the snake when they weren't prepared for it. When it hits, it hits really hard. Its also pretty much guaranteed to hit if you have a Zork flying towards you. I countered that jetpack fucker like 3 times with the snake. Her L2 ring throws also chain with consecutive presses, so I did a lot of staying in the air and throwing discs. I rarely did R1s/R2s against other players.
>>745868482More chaotic and faster (pace wise). Movement is slightly slower but with way more options. A triple jump, super jump, and air dash. Fucking nuts.
>>745868501I won zero (0) but made it to 3rd once. Had a lot of fun though.
>>745868428Not once did I notice any lag or phantom hits of any kind. It just worked. How they managed it on the switch of all things is impressive.
>>745868539>>745868428Nah, there's input delay with dropped frames.
>>745868428>experienced zero lag or input delayzero lag ill give you, you're insane if you think theres zero input delay. It feels just as sluggish as Bloodborne did in 2015
>>745868539next one today I will try to play docked and see if there's any good or bad difference
>>745868563That's every fucking FROM game (except AC6). That isn't related to netcode.
>>745868539Nintendo online has been good since the switch when they actually cared like with Splatoon or Mario Kart. Same with S2. T. Kirby Air Riders/Granblue Relink player
>>745868539>How they managed it on the switch of all things is impressiveMy guess is because Nintendo seems to have been closely involved with the game's development and want this title to roll out with as few hitches as possible. I had concerns with the issues regarding the first test window but feeling more confident now.
>>745868574Woah woah woah, let's not go that far.
>>745868482For all the serious blood tones and grim atmosphere, the gameplay is wacky funMiyazaki let loose on this one, putting in all the "wouldn't this be cool" ideas.
>>745868563>>745868574didn't notice any input delay at all but I was playing handheld using the joycons, like I could even parry other player light attacks easily (granted there wasn't chaos all around)
>>745868435Daemon X Machina was funded by Nintendo.But it seems to suggest that Nintendo wasn't the only one that funded this but Kadokawa/Fromsoft also funded it, how much? Who knows exactly. But doubtful Nintendo fully funded it.So again, at best, just like Daemon X Machina, it could get a PC port later down the line but not on other consoles, Daemon X Machina to this day is still a Switch/PC release only.
>>745868563I wasn't speaking about input delay, only lag. Of course there is crazy input delay, its a fromsoft game.
>>745868468I wanted to love Zork but he's too slow and gets interrupted by every other character's ranged attacks, he's a slow character in a fast game and the missiles are useless
>>745866285That's not the type of game it is. It's just more Nightreign. There you have a pisspoor "story" and some randomized gems that "upgrade" your abilities.
>>745868663nothing better than to rush the fuck out of someone already fighting a 1v1 and then just simply leaving
>>745868634>Daemon X Machina was funded by NintendoWas it? I cant find any evidence of that.
>>745866895>>745866829The rocket attack is really good for reaching points of value before other players. You can take huge shortcuts with it and it's kind of speedy too. I never found that good in combat though. Especially not in pvp. I really wouldn't say the rockets are bad in pvp though. You can 'load' the rockets while jumping. While ascending while jumping. And then you can airdash or double -> triple jump to position yourself favourably. And you can just unload while descending. And then they'll home and deal serious pressure on your opponent that'll either inhibit their movement as they're forced to flee, or they'll get hit and take pretty good damage. I need to get better at and or understand howling better though. I was about to get #1 during the final battle, but then I went from like 90% health to 0% after getting sucked. Is the suck meant to instant kill you? I genuinely don't know how I took so much damage. But I might have been status afflicted too. I really wish I had it on video so that I could look how I died so fast. But they had less than 10% health left. I was so about to win. but that howl really wrecked me. My stagger wasn't even that large before I was howl:d. And the howl range reaches is farther than I thought. Parries I'm kind of used to. But this time I murdered their summoned kin, and they weren't even close. But then they howled at me from a distance, as I dealt the final blows on their kin. And it wrecked me. Fun though.
>>745868663He needs to be paired with a fast kin. Him with the twin sword kin was a killer combo
>>745868689Miyazaki has said there's gonna be meta progression though. Why are you going around spreading lies about the game?
Pretty solid overall. Those werewolves are filters.
>>745868372There's a little lore on some of the characters. Like Valentius the Unwise a legit Roman Emperor. And The Baritone has Giant lineage.
>>745868420Go boot up literally any of them. Attack then dodge. These games have like a half second of input buffering and it's always been completely retarded.
I don't know if he's good, but i really like the giant kin that sings to buff you. it's just too funny whenever he busts out into song.
I wonder how the futuristic train map is going to change things up. I hope we fight while trains zoom by, damaging everything
How are you mean to find your rival with the rival sigil? How are you meant to find who you're meant to ally with with the ally sigil? The tutorial had perfumes but I never had/found any during the actual games.
>>745868723People said the same thing about Rise lol
>>745868773>tells me to lick my wounds>fucks off afterwell fuck you too
>>745868640Hey now, Armored Core 6 is like perfect. Not the netcode it's abysmal, but there's no input lag.
>>745868773Just parry them bigdawg>>745868790He was my first and his charm level is overwhelming.>>745868804I got a message saying like "the old bond of an ally resonates" then later on that guy sent me an alliance reqIt unlocked a new gesture for Zork "I remember the bond" or whatever where he does an arm gesture.
>>745868823>he lost to pajama sam
>>745868804>not just bashing your head with a rock until you can "see" the targetNGMI.
>>745868723Nah, I just love to see sony and kadokawa lost money to Nintendo for a late port with might be dimishing return.
>>745868773But why pajamas.>>745868804You start with a perfume item that marks them on your compass. When you target them, you'll see the sigil above their head.
I tried the sniper girl because she was fucking me up in the tutorial and then jobbed in top 3 against two of the chakram girls, only match I got to play and I have no idea who I even want to try next, maybe Zork? Maybe I'll try Albert online? I just wish the game didn't run like shit
>>745868804you either use the sigil, an unique emote (you need to press and hold the + botton for them to come out) or the perfumepajama guy has a seriously funny emote where he takes a rock and smash his head on it while saying "EYE, COME TO ME, EYE!" and you see an heretic (another player) and if you kill him or her you ger virtues
>>745867398Co-opping the trespassers can earn you lots of virtue if you eliminate all of them. But it kind of requires you to actually succeed and not die/waste time.
>>745868863>>745868880based schizo enjoyers
>>745868874>But why pajamas.bro what time do you think these fights are happening at? dude obviously was asleep when the blood moon came out.
>>745868790I'm not the only one being reminded of Incredible Gassy when he sings. What's wrong with me?
>>745868874>You start with a perfume item that marks them on your compass.Wait seriously? Wait. Is it like, in the item menu inventory but not on your quick-item bar? Fuck why didn't I even look...
>>745868880>emote where he takes a rock and smash his head on it while saying "EYE, COME TO ME, EYE!" and you see an heretic (another player) and if you kill him or her you ger virtuesMIYAZAKI CERTIFIED KINO
>>745868482Haven't played Nightreign but found Duskbloods really bad. Probably becuase I wanted a souls game, not a spectacle fighter.
>>745868935It's on the quick bar. You get three of them.
>>745868916>Everyone else were doing shit late at night when they got wisked away>Bloodhand Jan was trying to sleep Poor guys just trying to catch some zzzz
>>745868948This is a Souls game though. This is actual Souls PvP. Leveling up, upgrading gear, finding shit, co-op, bosses, and fighting players. You're doing the entire Souls experience in microcosm in 30 minute matches against other people.
>>745868773Jan's weapon is bizarre.>It's an iron axe made from a moldUh okay? I imagine most weapons are cast in molds.>It's also bloodthirstySo wait, it's semi-sentient? Despite its factory creation?>And it can only be satiated by the blood of its wielderThis sounds like a liability.
>nobody mentions how the pajama guy had a fucking stake through his hand that he uses to bathe his axe in blood withkek
>>745869019And despite constantly bleeding from that spike, he still bites his wrist to smear blood on his axe. Shit makes no sense.
Anyone able to get the timing on the parry down? I was able to do it like twice and recruit some shitter enemies but then never again. The really big guys seemed immune to parries so I didn't bother repeatedly trying. Is there even a point to recruiting them?
is the schedule for today the same, or are all of the dates changing?
Why the hell are people playing this in handheld? This feels like a docked/ethernet only game to me.
>>745869007>You're doing the entire Souls experience in microcosm in 30 minute matchesthat doesn't sound very fun actuallyI don't want to restrict the game to 30 minute segments
>>745869019Not what that is. The stake is his sorcery stone and it's how he uses the flame magic. He bites himself to do bloodhand shit.
>>745868482I found that nightreign dropped the most important aspects of both souls games and elden ring. Exploration was rushed, builds were hodgepodge, drops sucked and you had no time to compare or try anything out, no pause in single player. Just really sucked to learn and once you had a handle on it or a good group it still wasn't very fun. Duskbloods is a little goofy but even playing it blind it felt fun to explore, it felt like I had time to run around and see stuff and I had interesting goals. Instead of trying to cram elden ring into a shitty pve fortnite BR thing, they found a way to kind of build a fromsoft take on a pvpve experience with a little battle royale on top. It actually kind of reminds me of smash run, back on the 3ds? And a little bit of TF2. You get this fun playground to fuck around in, and then you get some objectives, then you all kill each other.It's a lot more fun than it ought to be and it's too bad it's platform locked to such a shitty console. I really hope performance improves at release.
>>745869007>This is actual souls pvp>no backstabs>no build variety>no hardswapping>no outplaying 1v2s, its just button mashing Press X to AwesomeThis is peak goycattle pvp for people who have never played a souls game before
>>745868717The succ is basically the critical attack/visceral attack so yes it's functionally an instant kill. Not guaranteed but it does an assload of damage as it always does.
>>745868880Oh yeah, everyone go check out the various emotes in the Courtyard next session. I like the lines that accompany most of them, adds a little more personality with the other flavor text readily available.
>>745869019and despite that, his Pajamas seem relatively clean. Jan is a mystery for sure.
>>745868482I joined late on the evening one and spent like an hour just doing the tutorial stuff and wandering the map. When I joined one of the the real matchups, I was just going around doing whatever I could. There was one guy that was absurdly good (like 80 pts to the rest of our group with like 30ish) and just defending like 4 of those virtue points at once with him and his kin. If the real game has sweats like that, I honestly think it would turn off lots of people.
>>745869085because i paid for it?
>>745869164>Blood gets on his PJ>Axe starts sucking up the blood >Never has to worry about dry cleaning That's a handy axe
>>745869213was it an Albert? because I did that in one match lol but got to third place at the end
>>745869214So? Online games should always be played with an ethernet cable. You're already tethered to your house, why not hook it up properly?
>>745869263nah
>>745868625then you weren't paying attention. I tried a pro1, pro2, joycons, joycons in handheld and a wired 8bitdo pro3. Everything had enough latency that I was off jump before the squat started and I could flick the camera before it responded. I tested in both 1080p and 4k. There is a difference between "souls stuff is slow and deliberate" and "oh the animations don't start right away, that's wild."
>here comes the hurbit shillman kill yourself
Somehow, this universe doesn't seem as bleak as elden ring or dark souls
>>745869085isnt it a good way to test out the network capabilities? The test should be in order to see how the game performs in subpar or lesser conditions aswell.
>>745869308Something is up with your set-up or something man, maybe internet? That was not the case for me. Using pro2 wireless + ethernet
>>745868957>It's on the quick bar. You get three of them.But why did I never have them? In the tutorial I did, but never in an actual match.
>>745869007Don't like the triple jumping and flying about wackiness. Don't like keeping track of all the random shit scattered throughout the map. Don't like the intermissions stopping the game between phases. Don't like the floaty movement. Don't like the lack of backstabs. Don't like the chaotic clusterfuck battles. Don't like the fixed characters without customisation. Don't like the npc summons being there constantly. Don't like the weirdass special abilities all characters have. Don't like the fast pace not allowing me to take in the atmosphere and scenery. Don't like the game.It's like if someone had heard of soulsborne and decided to make a hero battle royale game based on second hand information. Shan't be buying.
>>745869342well yeah, it has people who can turn into dinosaurs. can't be all bad.
>>745869290Based play how you want king
>battle royaleoh is that retard again
>>745869369Ok, but im pretty sure most of you just wanted to play the damn game, not perform some kind of virterous networking testing for fromsoft
>>745869390No, I have a known latency high quality display and I play smash4 very frequently. 3 other heavy competative players I was on VC with had the same experience. You are just blind. It's OK, now you know, and that's half the battle.
>>745869459Surprised he stopped saying it's an extraction shooter
>>745869479trying too hard now broski
>>745869425I don't like you.
>>745869425did you play, or did you just.... watch?
>>745869342This is a Nintendo game for children. Why would it be bleak?
>>745869479You sound like a blast to be around.
>>745869497The series has always had hard input latency retard.
My wife is so strong!
>>745869578>Fought her while the fat kin is rolling around >She can snipe through the kinFuck this cunt
>>745869080Would like to know this, anyone?
>>745869479>smash4Oh. I see. I used to destroy your type at weeklies, brought my own set-up and everything for free entry. Settle down, lil guy.
>>745868435>The difference is that nintendo has actually helped to fund/develop this game. With the games you mentioned its basically just NOA/NOE helping with the marketting and distribution.where was it said that nintendo actually helped fund and develop this game? I don't think its like how Japan Studios helped develop Bloodborne. Also i'm almost certain stuff like Daemon x machina was partially funded by Nintendo because i really don't believe Marvelous or Xseed would ever be willing to fund something like that themselves fully, and that's why that game is only on PC and not on other consoles.
>>745868482It definitely feels like an acquired taste to me. I didn't have a lot of fun in my sessions tonight, but a lot was trying to figure out the characters, the controls, the zillion tutorials, how to move and what to do, and I'm kind of running on Nightreign logic where "see boss on map, kill boss, repeat until event, proceed to event" is my primary objective, but that's not really the only way to play.I'll probably have more fun with it in subsequent sessions after I've had time to process what I was doing and how to play.
>>745869659Its the same
>>745869578Enjoyed using her gatling gun to shred idiots. Sniping seems wack though.
>>745869709ok for your next session, you know how there's a map? press the "legend" icon and try to really familiarize with it and you're golden
>>745869080
>>745869709Did you do the four additional tutorial missions with bots?
I'll give the game this: there's no disgusting anime shit in it. That's usually one thing Fromsoft is good at. Kind of like how Armored Core avoids the sins of most mech games and doesn't have waifushit shoved in for no reason. that was a major reason why I hate gundam and xenoblade x.
>>745866530>>745866623If this does happen, what would be the ETA? 6 months? or a year later like many others?
I've learned that a good Layla is too dangerous>can level up + get points easily by 1shotting the weak enemies with her sniper rifle and 6shotting the fat enemies>able to lock on from incredibly far away so she can't miss>chunks players every time she hits a shot>get out of jail free card
>>745869792>there's no disgusting anime shit in it.The entire game is literally one big fucking Fate reference
So is howl supposed to be the Duskblood version of the shield counter?
>>745869838Bloodborne is not whatever that is
>>745869768I'll take some time doing that, thanks. I remember doing that for Nightreign and it really helped there too.>>745869787Yep. It helped a lot, but I was still confused on shit, like why I had zero virtue in phase 1, went to like 30 virtue on phase 2, got to 60 on phase 3, then was killed at a rite and dropped to 40 and got culled. I need to figure out the different virtue sources and types to understand what I'm doing to get them.
>>745869792anon this is the most Fate + Vampire Hunter D coded game in a hot ass while, it is still animu.
Are the Flame Virtue values random or is it based on how much time they're up?
>>745869705>where was it said that nintendo actually helped fund and develop this game? I don't think its like how Japan Studios helped develop Bloodborne.Miyazaki has directly said that nintendo has been involved with supporting the project from the moment he pitched it to them. The devs of daemon x machina said nothing of the sort. Its extremely normal for nintendo to help third parties publish their games overseas like they did with daemon x machine. Hell, they did it with a bunch of squeenix games last gen too.
>>745869792AC6 had tons of waifukino, poser. You even go on a slow walking date with your coral hottie.
>>745869886Wonder if they'll be bikini skins for the characters if it's animu
>>745869425I think anyone going in expecting a Souls game will be disappointed. Have to think of it more as a party game with a Bloodborne skin.
>>745869893There are smaller 2 pt ones and then bigger 6 pt ones that are usually deeper in the areas and further away from spawns.
>>745866010Every Fromsoft game has been 30fps on it's target hardware, no way Duskbloods is 60fps, even gameplay videos doesn't look 60fps.
>>745866010Important Information for next thread:>FOR THOSE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIMESThe Duskbloods Test Network ScheduleFriday, Aug 21: 6:00–10:00 AM (cancelled)Saturday, Aug 22: 12:00–4:00 AM(was changed to Aug 21: 11:00PM–2:00AM, testing done)Saturday, Aug 22: 2:00PM–6:00 PM (TODAY)Sunday, Aug 23: 6:00AM–10:00 AM (NOT DONE)Monday, Aug 24: 12:00PM–4:00 AM (NOT DONE)
>>745870048its 30fps in handheld, in docked it hovers between 40-60fps.
>>745870048Nigger we all just got one playing it. It's targeting 60. It just doesn't get there very often.
>>745869792Bro every From Software game has some stupid waifu who levels you up. Or some female superboss who is clearly made for goonerbait.
>>745869957And you can kill her for being annoying. Best part of the game.
>>745869958hopefully just Sniper Layla. China girl doesn't seem like the bikini type.
>>745870048most of the time it's a very stable 45, it gets to 60 in certain spots
>>745869425>triple jumpingYou're the third retard I've seen say exactly this. It's a quad jump, and you would've known that if you'd actually played the game. Instead, all three of you just read what the other said and ran with it.
>>745870157>having waifus is only ok if the game lets you kill themActually deranged. Are you the same retard that says terarria isnt a waifu game because you can kill the npcs?
>>745869792>>745869838>>745869886>Fate
>>745870081How does that make any sense, handheld literally has VRR, they can just uncap it
>>745870220anon its acfag, he will keep on arguing in bad faith for another decade.
>>745870245Guess its to preserve the battery.
>>745870260Reminder that ACfag has never played AC6.
Remember when bloodborne was “unplayable” at 30 fps over a decade ago?
>>745869945Supporting doesn't mean fully fund the game, otherwise it wouldn't be co-published with kadokawa and fromsoftware.also those squeenix games did get ports to other consoles, not just PC
>>745870367It was more like 24fps on the regular.
