By Jim Rossignol on January 6th, 2012 at 12:07 pm.
UPDATE: Namco have said that this is nothing more than a “rumor” stemming from the link (obviously) and offer no comment on whether they are likely to produce a PC version of the game.
Update 2: Here’s a petition to sign for Dark Souls PC, if you like signing petitions. Over 9000 signatures so far. Let’s hope it makes the right executives pay attention.
Quite a few people have sent me this link to a forum post in which a Namco employee suggests that has to be “demand” for a PC version of acclaimed console RPG Dark Souls, if it is to show up on the one true format. It seems to me that Namco decided there wasn’t demand, of course, because the game has so far only turned up on the TV boxes. That strikes me as a little strange, especially when you consider that historically-speaking PC gamers are VERY interested in making armoured men hit fantasy enemies with swords and sharp sticks. Underpin that with unforgiving RPG mechanics and that DOES sound like our kind of game. But I suppose there are only thirty million or so Steam accounts, and hundreds of millions of better-than-360-spec PCs worldwide… What possible market could there be for such a game on the age old Windows machine? Eh? Oh, and Namco, while you are converting Dark Souls to PC you might as well do Enslaved too? I mean it can’t possibly hurt. Thanksmuch!
[I've contacted Namco for an official statement on the Dark Souls PC situation. Hands up if you want a PC version!]
I registered just to comment on this post.
Yes!
Yes!
A million times yes!
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Same Here! Ive been reading RPS for years, yet i never registered, i just wanted to say I would love for Dark Souls to come to PC. Fantasy RPG with harsh difficulty ? this is like the best genre for PC gamers seriously.
I would love if RPS staff would actually involve themselves to help bring this game to our platform. By this i mean: they should tell Namco to come here and read the comments and see people actually want the game on PC. Cause im sure there wont be many going to Namco forums …cause…well…they dont have many pc games…its logic. They should look in other places if people want Dark Souls on PC. And yes we want !
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To hell with you guys. I registered a few weeks ago knowing that something was calling me here. And this is it. THIS IS WHY I WAS PUT ON THIS EARTH.
So, +1, I guess?
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One of my first comments ever: Please make this happen!
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Dark Souls, along with Skyrim, is my favorite game of 2010. If I could play it on PC, with modding support thrown in, I think I would probably start believing in God or something.
That said, the real issue is that Japanese game developers are really, really, really weird about the PC. There are tons of Japanese games I’d love to have on my desktop, and I think the likes of Carpe Fulgur and Zeboyd (not actually Japanese, but come on) are doing a good job of popularizing the Japanese sensibility on the PC, but it’ll still be tough to convince Namco Bandai that there’s any market at all on the PC, God knows why.
Still, I fully support an RPS campaign for Dark Souls PC. It’d be amazing.
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Sorry for the repost, but in case my previous post get’s lost within pages of comments, here’s a petition I made. http://petitionbureau.org/DarkSoulsForPC/
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*Raises hand*
My PS3 has become the family’s media machine. It plays DVDs, it plays Blu-Rays, it streams Netflix. My wife and daughter couldn’t live without it. It is also located in the living room directly underneath the master bedroom, so late night gaming is… subdued. I also tend to fall asleep when console gaming on the couch, like an old man.
Release that shit on PC however, and I’ll buy it for full price, from almost any store other then Impulse and Origin. Note – I own the original Demons Souls, but never beat it due to the aforementioned challenges to console gaming for me.
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If Namco makes PC version of Dark Souls, I will buy two extra for my cat and dog !
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I’ll put my feet in the air too if that’ll help.
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Same here!, want demons and dark souls please!
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Logged in for the second time since I registered many moons ago just to say HELL YEAH, MOTHERFUCKER. I’m primarily a PC gamer, but Demon’s Souls is just about my favorite game of all time, and I’d absolutely love to see any one of From Software’s games make its way to the platform.
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I also just registered to raise my hand. I’ve wanted to play this game! Get it going Namco!
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Go Hand, go up there, rise to the internet and sent a sign that Dark Souls belongs to this platform!
Seriously, I would SO love to see this on PC. I don’t own a console anymore and I have a fairly low-tech PC. Neither Skyrim nor the Witcher2 (to speak in RPG terms) could get me to upgrade it (I can always play them at friends’ places and by myself sometime later – so my thoughts), hell, not even Deus Ex HR did, although I bought the thing on sale – but THIS. Yes, for Dark Souls I would do it. Come here!!
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i would happily pay £1000000000 for Dark Souls on PC!!
best game of 2011
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One more person to register just for this. Would be really happy to see this on PC.
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Skyrim, Portal 2, Battlefield 3, and The Witcher 2 be damned
Dark Souls if my goty, and it’s the only console game I’ve bought since Bayonetta.
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Dark Souls on PC would be perfect. Add a PC port of Monster Hunter to the mix and I’m in paradise.
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I’ve reading RPS for a while… never registered, though, . This looks like a good time to do it =P
I want Dark Souls for PC, make this happen Namco!
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I also just registered for this.
Please make it happen :)
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already have it for 360…
would DEFINITELY buy again on PC
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“I’ve reading RPS for a while… never registered, though, . This looks like a good time to do it =P”
Story of my life.
*raise hand !*
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strange! I did that too ;-)
Hail to this great site and YES i WANT Darks Souls in my PC! I already own it on PS3 and Xbox…
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Petition signed, and my desire for Dark Souls on the PC reiterated here.
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A wide church, is PC gaming and, like most churches, we all think everyone else is heretics. http://migre.me/7r8MJ
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I’d buy this again on the PC for sure.
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Dark Souls AND Demon Souls should be on PC! We may be waiting now, but soon our rage will take over >.<!
Why are they not announcing it!? If they do they would get at least 100.000 copies sold in the first few days!
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I’m with you there! Signed up to reply just to say:
DOOOOO ITTTTTT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
DARK SOULS FOR PC!!!!!!
It will be one of the few games worth paying for, both as a physical copy, and as Steam!!! D:
Hell, if possibly, I’d also pay for Demon Souls!!!
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My hand is up, but where do I put it?
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You put it IN. And then you shake it all about.
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Eww?
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No no no. You put it OH LOOK AN AWESOME CLONE PONY!
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tD5P7RsC9TI
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My hand is so far up, I’m tickling tonsils.
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Waves. With both hands
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Dark Souls is just a modern update of the King’s Field series. A series which was equally ignored and mocked until just recently. It’s a miracle the game found a market on consoles. The unique multiplayer framework and complete lack of safety-net (only one save slot, continually updated so that mistakes are very permanent, no respecs) would piss off so many PC gaming purists it’s ridiculous.
The game is great, but I can see there being a massive backlash against it if it was ever released on desktop systems.
Interestingly, there was a King’s Field creation kit released on the PC.
http://www.kings-field.com/som/main.html
I’d totally be in favor of a PC version, BTW.
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I don’t think anyone would dare complain due to fear of being deemed ‘casual.’ By the console crowd nonetheless. ;)
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Hmm, I dunno. Bastion appears to have passed by unscathed, considering there are literally no save slots beyond an autosave feature, in the PC version of the game.
Unless there are other reasons you think a significant number of PC gamers would despise it?
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Bastion doesn’t have the ability to completely screw yourself over for an entire playthrough with a single button-press. Hit the wrong button at the wrong time, and you might end up backstabbing a vital NPC, cutting yourself off from a large range of items and quests, and this is PERMANENT. No undos. No invincible shopkeepers. Everything is frail and decrepit and there are no do-overs other than starting the game fresh, or completing it anyway and continuing on the next difficulty setting up.
Given that this forum is full of people who argue that every game should have quicksaves and cheats, it’d likely be anathema to them. The game would need some serious cheat protection, too, as singleplayer and multiplayer are the same thing – inexorably integrated. Valve anti-cheat protection would be the bare minimum level acceptable. Nothing worse than having a hacking player just jump into your game and one-shot you from the other side of the map.
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I really want Dark Souls on PC, but I know I’ll not be hardcore enough for it. At least if I was playing with mouse and keyboard I’d have a fighting chance versus using a controller, which is still far from being natural for me.
EDIT: regards DW’s second comment – you know what attracts me to the game, a bit like EVE Online, are the war stories I’ve read from players swapping experiences.
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And lets not forget what we have. Dwarf Motherfuckin’ Fortress. We’re bedfellows with frustration.
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Fair enough, then.
Raiyan raises a good point, anyway. Wouldn’t a rockhard PC game that rubbishes the chance to go back and fix your own mistakes be taken as a triumph by a lot of the PC audience? Especially when the difficulty of its enemies is not just to do with increased health and damage?
Or do you just have an axe to grind Dom, as alluded to in your second paragraph?
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I have to agree with Mr White here – I love Dark Souls (GOTY for me) and Demon’s Souls, but I can’t imagine most PC gamers liking it.
Sure it’s a hardcore RPG, but it’s not what PC gamers call a hardcore RPG. It’s about skill, and timing, and evaluating risks while thinking on your feet. Sure crunching the numbers and doing all the geeky pc-rpg stats balancing helps a bit, but (despite apperences) it’s not at its core. Which is awesome, but probably going to rub PC gamers up the wrong way.
And the single-save thing already mentioned. And the multiplayer match making – again, awesome and works really well, but traditional pc gamers will be wailing and thrashing their teeth for dedicated servers and a server browser and completely missing the point.
Controls too. I really can’t see this working on mouse+keyboard. You’ll either get lots of people complaining about shitty m+k controls that ‘don’t work’ or a backlash of people who refuse to consider that maybe a controller is the best way to play some games.
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The only reason I didn’t buy this is because it’s not on PC, when it sounds like a PC game.
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No axe to grind – and I do mean it, the game would need cheat protection out the wazoo. The 360 version is plagued by people with hacked characters, which while not giving them omnipotent death-beams, is pretty horrible to encounter. It should be noted that PvP is non-consensual. So long as you’re online, you can be invaded and murdered by anyone who wants to pick a fight, so long as your character is in human form (retaining at least a little bit of humanity). At least the PS3 version seems largely cheat-free.
Like I said, I’d love to see it on the PC, but I really think it’d rub a lot of old-school PC gamers up the wrong way.
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Dom does have a point in regards to cheating. Granted, you can essentially opt out of PvP by staying hollow, but that’d be a pretty shitty solution. of course his argument that DS is in some way broken because it asks you to live with your decision is anemic (you can do nothing game breaking, for the record). this is “choice and consequence in gaming”–what PC gamers always pretend to go on about–only here it isn’t code for laughable bioware dialog trees and broken and pointless elder scrolls acres.
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Orangy,
You have to remember that PC gamers have overlapping interests, and PC enthusiasts here are not just after stats-based RPGs. Talking about how a game like ‘Souls might be anathema to them because of precise button presses and timing seems a tad superfluous, considering the PC is the original home of the FPS.
Besides which, seems that this comments thread is filling up with far, far more yay-sayers than their frown-faced counterparts. See for yourself.
ALSO: Mortal Online, et al.
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I think we should clarify, there is only one save slot for each character you create.
And I don’t think I’ve managed to accidentally kill an NPC that was vital…unless you count all the bonfire NPCs you meet, but only because I was having no truck with no fancy-pants magic…until I actually bought some spells in NG+ and WOW, would’ve made life easier the first time around, let me tell you.
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Has anyone considered the fact that most PC gamers alredy know that this is not the second coming of Baldurs Gate? It is after all a much talked about game, and most of that talk is about how different it is from any other game
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The Hammer:
I’m not suggesting it won’t find it’s fans, and the RPS crowd would probably be amongst them. But Jim’s suggestion that because there’s “thirty million or so Steam accounts” there is a huge demand for it and it will sell well doesn’t sound likely IMHO.
The average PC-rpg gamer coming off of Wow and Skyrim would be spit out after 5 minutes and dismiss it as crap. I would love it if it got a pc release but I’m not surprised the From Software have decided there won’t be enough sales to justify it.
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I’m not suggesting there’s anything wrong with the game making you live with each and every decision you make – far from it. It’s fantastic. It’s a large part of the reason I’ve played the game so much. It’s also the absolute polar opposite of ‘quicksave-friendly, flexible, play-it-your-way’ PC gaming, and I think a lot of folks here would object quite vocally to that. Singleplayer would have to be locked down and equally as anti-cheat enforced as online play, as both sides are continually linked.
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“The average PC-rpg gamer coming off of Wow and Skyrim would be spit out after 5 minutes and dismiss it as crap.”
They’d have to buy it first :)
What I am saying is that given the sheer number of PC gamers, the cost of porting would be covered by the number it would sell on PC, even if that were not that high. It would not need to compete with WoW or Skyrim to make a profit.
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I think we’ll have to agree to disagree on that one, Jim.
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Skyrim isn’t a PC-exclusive game, though. It ALSO came out for the consoles (the 360 was, in fact, the leading platform), so while I do get your point about conflicting expectations, you could easily argue that same point against its presence on consoles.
You know, the PC is a platform on which games that have a higher-profile on consoles ALSO do well here. Saint’s Row and Batman: Arkham City are both top-sellers on Steam. So is Assassin’s Creed. Would it brush some RPG fans up the wrong way? Well… so did Dragon Age: Origins.
No, I don’t think a Final Fantasy game would do well on PC, but that’s because it’s a very… extravagent game. From the trailers and screenshots I’ve seen, it looks like Dark Souls has a far more PC gamer-friendly artstyle, so it has that to its credit, as well.
Yes, the majority of PC gamers expect a game to live up to the platform they play it on, but that’s when it’s appropriate. If Skyrim launched without the ability to possess multiple saves, then the PC gang would be rightly ticked off. But when a game is specifically designed for one or two? All signs point to them understanding that.
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I’m of the opinion that all those who go on about quicksaves, dedicated servers, .inis and all the rest, while thinking they are championing choice and openness, are in fact like those that put salt on their restaurant meal *before tasting it*.
A wide church, is PC gaming and, like most churches, we all think everyone else is heretics.
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@ Dominic White
Broadly agree, but you know you can get those NPCs reset right?? I abandoned a decent character because I hit Andre in the face while testing a halberd he’d just upgraded for me, and didn’t find out til later that Oswald of Carim (? Guy in the belltower past the gargoyles) will absolve you for souls (ie, they’ll forgive you, as long as they’re not dead).
That said, I’ve got to add that this might be my favourite game of all the games. Peter Serafinowicz tweeted the other day that he’d like to play it for a career and I’m inclined to agree. If you’re planning on playing one day, don’t read anything else about it…the only way I’d have liked this better is if I’d time travelled and given it to my internet-free 12-year-old self. I discovered a few of it’s more amazing corners by myself and they practically blew my head off.
Still, I’ll be annoyed if the PC version looks a lot better…the biggest hole it has in it’s current form is that one or two areas seem artificially stretched-out and are graphically weak. I’d also argue that the recent patch, while mostly implementing sensible changes, makes the world a little bit too friendly and helpful. Also, there are probably better PvP games, if that’s what you love. It’s not too balanced. But that’s because the world of Dark Souls, like all the best game worlds, exists on it’s own terms, rather than as a big bouncy fairground waiting for Mr. Player Character to come and light it up with explodes.
You’ll like it. Prepare to die etc etc
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Forget Dark Souls. I would just like another King’s Field.
Or Ultima Underworld.
Or System Shock.
Bah, it’ll never happen. :(
(Yes I am that obsessed with first-person dungeon crawlers, I wrote the entire HG-101 King’s Field article.)
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Well yes but UW, SS, etc. are not Namco Bandai games.
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@ Dominic
You can’t screw things up as badly as you suggest. The game has no traditional quests via a quest log you just talk to NPC’s and occassionally glean some useful information. If you hit someone by accident you can have your sins absolved or I think visit a few different areas and come back to find their ok again. You only have an issue if you kill someone and then only if its a vendor that you still need. It’s not easy to outright kill an NPC without actively trying. In approximately 10 playthroughs of Demons and Dark I never once killed an NPC I didn’t plan too. Its not hard to avoid the situation.
The ability to kill NPC’s or by inaction allow them to be killed is integral to the game so removing it is not an option. There are points where killing one NPC saves another or joining certain factions would give you the incentive to eliminate NPC’s. Other times an NPC’s story arc can be stopped by you not acting in time to assist them or not finding / freeing them in the first place. The thing perhaps your missing is that these are concious design decisions and inkeeping with the way the game works. If you play these games you accept its harsh but fair rule set.
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I’d definitely want a PC version of darksouls. Being the dog I am, I already have it on a TV-Box, and must say it’s the only reason I’ve started my PS3 in around a year. A keyboard and mouse would be a good addition, frankly it’s fiddly, and all of the stick pushing and button mashing is as irritating as ever. The multiplayer community never hit it off in the same was as a PC community either. I’d certainly rebuy it were it to come out on PC.
However… I do think that were a PC version to be released it should have an enhanced multiplayer framework, more so I would like it to move a few nearer to a well defined multiplayer game, rather than a singleplayer game with multiplayer aspects. A bit of mmo-ification could go a long way with Dark Souls.
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Old school PC purists hate hard games with no save points?
Counter-argument: Roguelikes.
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“What I am saying is that given the sheer number of PC gamers, the cost of porting would be covered by the number it would sell on PC, even if that were not that high.”
Er…Run that one by me again Jim? The cost of porting would be covered by sales figures, even if it doesn’t sell well. What?
On a less pedantic note, there’s a lot of emperor’s clothes going on here guys. Dark Souls sold so well because it was next to fucking impossible by modern console standards, yet this wouldn’t be the case on the PC: as has rightly been pointed out here quite a few times, the PC was the birthplace of the very hard dungeon crawler and thus has quite a few of them knocking around already. Some of which, in my opinion, are already a hell of a lot better than Dark Souls.
Having said my piece, I don’t begrudge anyone who doesn’t own a console box the chance to play this title if only for the taste of it. So sure bring on a PC version…but I honestly, fail to see a PC community that has access to awesome multiplayer games being smitten with From Software’s unique attempt.
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PC sales can pull disproportionate weight even in low numbers because you make 70% from an online sale on PC instead of the 40% you make on a console. Also the game’s already on X-box, which is supposed to be super easy to port (the x stands for directX and all that). If it cost $100k to port and sold at $30 they would only need 4700 sales to meet costs.
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I’d just like to point out that while rouguelikes may have started out on the PC, they’ve traditionally been a far more financially viable genre on consoles, especially in Japan. Check out stuff like the Baroque and Shiren the Wanderer series’. Even Nintendo got in on the roguelike craze with Pokemon Mystery Dungeon.
Aside from The Binding Of Isaac and Dredmor, we haven’t seen many released on the PC for actual money in ages, and certainly none from companies as huge as the big N.
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“The unique multiplayer framework and complete lack of safety-net (only one save slot, continually updated so that mistakes are very permanent, no respecs) would piss off so many PC gaming purists it’s ridiculous.”
the hardest games i have played are on the pc
i know many more people who have done so
and i don’t think “pc purists” would be mad at the difficulty of the game
on the other hand, console “purists” wouldn’t last a minute or two in EVE ONLINE
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I’d agree with Dominic on this Dark Souls would be so prone to rampant cheating/hacks on the PC that there’s no way Namco will spend the money of playing cat and mouse with the cheaters over the long run.
They best they could do is release it as a purely single player game only or have a toggle that kills all multi-player, even then I think many would resort to cheating in single player given how punishing the game is.
One other factor is I cannot see Dark Souls being played well with a keyboard/mouse it’s really designed around a game pads analogue sticks.
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PCs have a file system that you can interact with, there wouldn’t be an issue of only having one save unless it was exclusively restricted to cloud based storage. Copy and paste.
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Damn right I want it, and there’s definitely a market for it. Most hardcore RPGs are on PC to begin with.
It’ll do well for sure.
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Yes please!
I finally gave up altogether and sold the xbox the other month. And then, for the first time in a veeeeeeeeeery long time, someone released a game on it that I A) actually wanted to play and B) couldn’t get on my PC. Cock.
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“Hands up if you want a PC version!”
*hands shoot out of shoulder joints in a glorious display of bloody propulsion*
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Oh yes, I’m definitely interested. The entire concept of Demon’s Souls / Dark Souls is delightful and I’m dying for a chance to give it a spin.
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Very interested.
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Yes to Enslaved. That game is so underrated and was undeservedly forgotten. It warms the heart to see it getting a little acknowledgement from RPS.
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Uhm, yes sir. Give it to me. Baby. Uh-huh, uh-huh.
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I would willingly purchase the bundle on PC, yes, even though I am not a sucker for difficult games.
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Yes!
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The smugness really has to go. Traditionally, Japanese console games don’t exactly light up the PC charts or have much crossover in audience awareness or taste. The game is console through and through and From Software are a small developer, meaning Namco would most likely have to take the port on themselves with absolutely no idea of what audience might be on the other side. As for “demand,” they are serious–it took vocal fan demand to produce even a 360 version. To feign aghast under the cover of numbers is juvenile, and this blog would do well to treat the topic of PC gaming numbers a little less spuriously.
That said, this game and its prequel both are among the greatest games ever created and I would kill for PC versions of both. Dark in particular chugs under the strain of inferior hardware, the console online arena is a much more time sensitive beast than it’s PC counterparts, and the possibilities of cosmetic and balance fan patches in the future positively tickles me.
So yes, please make this happen.
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RPS would wither and die without emanating smugness from all posts, that’s what all the cool guys want to see
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The only thing we’re smug about is your mum.
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@thestage
From Software signed an exclusivity deal with Sony. It wasn’t a fan outcry or mass demand that saw the 360 release, it was the fact they were no longer under contract.
Given that Witcher 2, Shogun 2, Civ 5 and many other PC exclusives sold over a million each shows there is a large hardcore PC gaming market numbering in the millions. Maybe not as many sales as the Consoles sure but cruically those are sales where console manufactuers won’t take a cut, you won’t need to pay X thousand bits for the console dev kit and you could even cut out the retailers too. So not as many sales but a higher profit on each unit.
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\o/
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Since they seem to want to see a petition lets consider these comments as one.
I for one would buy it without second thought. Several people who know what they are talking about have hailed it as one of the best games in last decade.
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I’d definitely play more Enslaved, which was a delightful time when I played it in a basement of HMV. It’s one of those games that I wish I had a console for. Like so many funky, narrative-based games, it was somewhat simple when you actually considered the fighting and platforming, but it seems like it’s a game that could be successful in making you forget that.
And yeah, I’d probably play Dark Souls too. EDGE has been raving about it in the last few issues, and after reading the review it does seem to be a game I’d just about have the stamina for. They’re not lying when they say it’s really effing hard, right?
EDIT: Wasn’t Andy Serkis involved in Enslaved? Or was that just that Ninja Blade’s previous game, when he played a character paranoid about a snake biting off his cock?
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Yes, Andy Serkis was the protagonist of Enslaved.
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If Dark Souls ceases to be hard, it’s because you’re playing nigh-perfect. You can grind all you want, you can get the best gear, and a single mistake will still lead to losing half your health bar.
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i bought a PS3 just for Demon Souls back then and it was worth it for that game alone …. and Dark Souls is even better.
lots of people talk about Difficulty this, difficulty that blah blah blah but its way too much exaggeration.
Demon / Dark Souls arent “difficult” , they just need some time to learn the nuances of the gameplay and once you did that you ll rarely die, no twitch skills required – just common sense. the only reason this appears so “difficult” is because mainstream games these days all try to be as easily accessible as possible.
whats really great about Demon & Dark Souls is the fantastic level design, exploration and combat system. especially in times where other RPGs have sunk to an alltime low considereing level-design (mass effect / dragon age many copy-pasted dungeons being one of the worst offenders ) and combat mechanics.
for me Dark Souls replaced Ultima Underworld as my favourite single-character Dungeon Romp and that was quite an achievement considering how much i loved UU.
i really hope their (FROM Software) s next game is something System Shock-like, they d probably make a fantastic game like that. and hopefully on PC as well.
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yes, on all accounts.
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Except for the freakin’ parry/reposte…! GRRR!
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Just got Dark Souls for the PS3, and while the game’s engine is not particularly advanced in and of itself I think just the increased resolution and smoother frame rate which would be possible in a PC version could improve the experience considerably and let the unusually subtle and refined art design really shine.
And yes, Demon’s Souls/Dark Souls belong to that specific subsection of Japanese roleplaying games which are still heavily influenced by old school Western RPGs, so diehard computerists should be especially well-equipped to appreciate From Software’s design philosophy.
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*raises hand*
Only because I want to see what all the fuss is about.
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Yes yes yes. And then I could write about it furiously until somebody told me to stop.
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Can you do that anyway? I love reading about DS almost as much as playing it.
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PC Gaming website/blog/thing, talking about console games is treasonous conduct.
I’d like to see Dark Souls on the PC but, fancier graphics and better performance aside, I’m not sure it would gain anything from it except perhaps becoming a cheater’s utopia.
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Oh yes please
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Oh yeah.
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Please yes.
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I’m surprised so many people still don’t own a modern console. Of course I understand it’s a very expensive way to play games, but on the other hand, they’ve been literally giving them away with phone contracts on Dial a phone (and other sites, I’m sure) for yonks.
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Consoles might be inexpensive, but the games are too expensive.
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“Of course I understand it’s a very expensive way to play games”
I get that, but you’re missing out on some corkers.
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PC + PS3 seems to be a decent combo these days. It’s what several friends and myself have been operating with for the past few years. There’s a lot of stuff on the PS3 that will likely never see the light of day in PC land and a fair bit of it is quite good.
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yes. plx.
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Dark Souls was by far and away my personal GOTY for 2011, I went as far as to buy a 2nd hand 360 to play it after my ancient one died just after the game arrived.
In a lot of ways, it feels more like a console game than a PC one, and I think it would be a bit of a nightmare to try and play with Mouse &Keyboard, most serious PC Gamers own a pad by now though, so I doubt that’s a major issue. I would probably buy it again on PC if it released, mainly because there are some nasty framerate drops in the 360 version and the game would benefit greatly from high- resolutions.
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It would be an instant buy for me. I would also love to see Atlus’ Demon’s Souls make its way to my desktop.
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Hell yes. It was by far my favorite game this year.
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Go on then, I’d have a go.
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I registered this account on behalf of YES!
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Take the power of a million supernova stars, condense it into one finite point, that entails the letters Y, E, and S; and you have my answer. I would also gift the hell out of it if it was to appear on Steam.
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Yes! I’ve been jealously eyeing up the game for a while now.
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On the one hand, I do want it bad. On the other hand, I want it even more.
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I don’t know if I want it, because I can’t play it, because it isn’t on PC. Maybe if they released it I would spend my money to find out whether I like it or not. This strikes me as probably the position of tonnes of other people out there whose money Namco seems to be refusing to take.
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I demand it!
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Both hands right up.
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Almost done with my NG+ actually…I’d love to see this on PC, if only so the frame rate on 360 doesn’t sometimes decide to take a vacation. Blighttown, I’m looking at you.
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lol, blight town was awful for framerate but i actually grew to love that level after a while.
seeing a better framerate and better graphics are the only reason i want this on PC, but otherwise its a game worth buying a console for.
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I enjoyed Blighttown until my Firelink Shrine keeper died and I had to make the run from the Spider Queen to Andre without dying, LEST I BE THROWN BACK TO THE SPIDER QUEEN AREA! GAHHH FUCK YOU LAUTREC, YOU PRICK!
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Yes, please. My PS3 broke like two weeks before this game came out and I was so disappointed (especially since Demon’s Souls is my favorite game of this gen.) But I just put together a brand new PC and it would be amazing to play this for the first time on it. Would gladly purchase it day one.
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I’m intrigued at how the gameplay would transfer over to mouse + keyboard. The controller setup is perfect once you get used to it.
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Signed. As in, hard on deployed for a version of it on PC.
Also, yeah, Enslaved on the PC would be nice, though seriously, it’s probably dirt cheap by now for consoles so why bother with a port? Dark Souls actually seems like a better fit for PC, anyway.
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150% yes please.
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o/
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Yes please!
I bought it for PS3 but haven’t played it yet because it isn’t my PC. There must be lots of people in the same situation…
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YES. YESSSSS. I want it. Please, Namco! This is one of the few console games I’ve been dying to play!
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I demand Dark Souls on PC. I’m not buying a console and my PC has pretty much the power needed to play anything, so Namco, please
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Yes yes yes. Please?
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Bring it on. I’d love to see it on PC.
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Will suck dick for Dark Souls on PC.
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Yes please please
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I had my 360 die on me… twice. After that, I was done. I’d love to see this come to PC.
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It is absurd that namco bandai doesn’t care about a PC version of a game like this. I’m going to buy it if they release the 60 frame rate version.
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Yes please, I’d really like to check this out.
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I have it on both my consoleboxes. It and Demon’s Souls are my favourite games of the recent times. I’d buy it again on the PC too, if I knew that multiplayer would be active.
It’s criminal for this to not be reaching as many gamers as it can.
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Barring a potentially botched porting job, hell yes I want Dark Souls on the PC
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Also registered just so I could flail my hands wildly in the air. Beaten it and love it. Want to see more of the souls series and I want to see more posts of it on RPS.
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Yes please!
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As long as its has Steamworks built in and not GFWL im 100% in. (side-note: I’ve never had any issues with GFWL – just like Steam’s system better)
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I’ve been considering buying a PS3 for Demon’s Souls/Dark Souls and the various Nippon Ichi tactical RPGs. Nippon Ichi have made noises about dipping their toe in Steam; if this goes through as well, I won’t need a PS3.
So, yes please.
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Oh yes we wantsssss it on PC, precious, we wantsssss it! Oh yes!
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Obivously!
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My hands are in the air! Whoop whoop! My hopes are not really high though. But my hands, yeah!!!
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Blighttown running at sixty FPS rather than ten? Potential for mods, and better networking with less front stabs? Yes please.
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Of course. my answer yes,yes, and yes!
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Difficult to do on PC. The permanency of decisions is enforced on the consoles. Game saves cannot be backed up, transferred etc. How do you do that on PC? You’d have to have a cloud save system and then we’d all moan about having to be online to play it. When playing Demon’s Souls and now Dark Souls on PS3 I always imagined how good this would be on PC so I would welcome it but I just feel that the ease of being able to hack stuff about on PC could doom it instantly.
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Dark Souls is always online anyway, it’s a design thing.
If it wasn’t, who’d care if you save-scummed or not?
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Dark Souls isn’t always online, you can play it offline. . .
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Is this even a question? Hells yes.
The only problem as I see it would be the the servers required for the PvP portions of the game( the only part that is truly hard is being invaded by guys with way better gear than you and can one shot you, while you do 10 damage….)
Namco, you put this on Steam and do it properly, you’ll have huge sales I promise
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I’ve registered specifically to put another vote in. Yes, a thousand times yes. I love this game on PS3 but it would be great to not have the game drop into single digit FPS (Blighttown I’m lookin at you…)
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My copy of this game literally just came through my door as I saw this post. :v
Oh well, not that I wouldn’t totally buy it again on pc if it became availbe, to enjoy it at its best.
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yes please!
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Yes id love it on PC! then i can ACTUALLY play it!
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I can’t possibly imagine playing Dark Souls on a KB+M. If I could get my PS3 controller hooked up and have it working perfectly, then sure.
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Registered to say YES, YES etc
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I also registered to hold my hands up.
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Yes please. I’ve been playing it on PS3 for a while but I’d much rather play it on my PC.
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This is one of those games that I bought for the PS3 and I would buy AGAIN if its also released on PC.
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I have a PS3, but if I could choose I would get in on PC.
Unless it uses Games For Windows Live.
I’m rather curious about this game but haven’t gotten around to getting it due to massive backlog.
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Dark Souls was pretty much my game of 2011. It is ludicrous that its not on PC, Dark Souls and Monster Hunter both provide in depth and hard challenges to people who are determined enough to engage with their worlds and arent put off by difficulty or lack of hand holding. Im actually not suprised they do well on consoles, because theres very little else on consoles that provides that sort of experience (and no matter what we may think about consoles, all owners cant be jsut teenage COD fanatics). But HELL YES, there should be PC versions
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YES PLEASE!
As you already said It seems strange to say there is no demand in the PC crowd for such a game, surely a “hardcore” “fantasy” “RPG” would be best suited to PC gamers as opposed to casual, if you will, console gamers? None of this makes sense to me. Better still none of my friends had heard about Demon’s Souls until I had told them about it and spoke so patiently about it that they had to go out and buy it then Dark Souls, the reason that I bring this up is because I’m a PC Gamer purely with exception for a few games and Demon’s Souls/Dark Souls is right down my alley thus I suggested it to my friends who all bought it as a result. I haven’t had the chance to play Dark Souls yet because I have retreated from console gaming entirely with Demon’s Souls being the last game I played on console.
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Enslaved on PC seems like a no brainer to me since the PC market at the moment is far better set up to deal with cult classics. It seems to me that on console if a game loses it’s place on the supermarket shelves it pretty much sinks where as digital distribution allows the game to always be there and generate quick bursts of word of mouth with sales. Put it on PC, wait six months, then put it in a weekend sale for a good price and watch the money roll in.
Oh and yeah, I also want Dark Souls.
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I comment to show my support for this cause.
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Yes please!
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Truth be told, I’m not even sure if this would be a game I can truly enjoy. But reading about the adventures of gamers, who delved into it on PS3/360 made me really, really curious about it. So – if it would be released on PC, I would definitely buy it and give it a try!
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I’m mainly a PC gamer and I bought a console just for this game and it ended up being my GOTY
I wouldn’t hesitate at buying it again on PC, it’s an amazing game just the type of game PC gamers would love
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(Hands up, firmly)
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I would definitely buy the game a second time if it came to PC. If there was some work put in and they got cross-platform play going on, perhaps by working with Valve to get a similar thing going with Sony like they had with Portal 2, it would be even better. Dark Souls is the sort of game that really shines when played online and having a bigger player base is only a good thing.
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am here coz alexredculs told me to be her for dark souls on PC
yeah am up for it so bring it
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Yes please. I will buy it the first second is available on steam
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Yes can I have it now please?
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registered just to say hell yes, would buy the second it popped up ( hopefully on steam)
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Let PC version be granted so the world might be mended.
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I want it so baaaad. It’s the only Game which could ever convince me to buy a console. In like 20 years when the price is down to like 50E (Console + Game). Of course there will be an emulator at that time. So screw you Namco, I’m going home (to wait for an emulator).
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if namco is worried about cross polonization, I was thinking about buying a ps3 for ps2 remakes, Dark & Demon’s Souls, twisted metal, ufc undisputed 3 & uncharted 3, but realized that I can just emulate all the ps2 games so your not losing a sale. I won’t buy it for full 49.99 but at 29.99 and mod support I will definitely buy it
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Ok sure why not.. but can’t we get red dead redemption first….
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If they come out and say “We’ve decided to make it on the PC, but, thanks to AbyssUK’s input, we’re going to wait until RDR is out on the PC,” I think I will have to hunt you down, my friend.
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Oh my God, A MILLION TIMES YES!
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Yes please. Will buy.
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Registered just to stick my hand in the air and say “yes please.”
Yes please!
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oh god, yes, i already own it on 360, but i would PAY AGAIN, YOUR HERE ME? MORE MONEY, to get it on PC. i dont really play on my 360, at all, so i would play the game 1000% more then i currently do, so yes please.
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Right, who do I have to suck off? Because I’ll go through the whole studio if thats what it takes to get a PC release with mod tools.
The. Whole. Team
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You’ve got my mouth.
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And my axe…er
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Ok I’ve created a petition. Lets see which one tips their decision.
http://www.change.org/petitions/namco-bandai-and-from-software-release-a-pc-port-of-dark-souls#
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Reply fail
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I’ll volunteer my mouth as well. You know, in case they want a range of options.
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Both Demons and Dark Souls are excellent games and would greatly benefit from being on the PC. Just a higher resolution, anti aliasing and a stable frame rate would be awesome. Despite owning both on the PS3 and having completed them seven and three times respectively I’d pick them up again on PC.
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*raises hand*
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I don’t really understand why Namco is in need of convincing. Are they really wondering if there’s a demand for action-RPGs on PC? Anyway, I would gladly buy the game if it were available on my gaming platform of choice.
BUT! Namco, before you go out and start the porting process, please make sure you adhere to the following simple guidelines:
1. Don’t slap on some stupid DRM thing.
2. Don’t, for the love of God, use GFWL.
3. Don’t restrict it to retail only.
4. Consider using Steamworks.
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Yes, yes, yes, yes. The only reasons I would not buy this would be terrible DRM or Resident Evil 4 levels of horrendous port.
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Want? Want!
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Yes, yes a thousand times yes. I hardly ever buy games full-price. The only game in 2012 I will buy instantly is Guild Wars 2. Namco, you can change that. You can make me buy.. two games! You’ve go the power! *dun.. dun dun… dun dun dun… dun dun!*
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I personally would love a PC version, however it would both hurt my heart and produce a small smile to see all of the PC types screeching about how ‘broken’ the difficulty is and how it’s in need of ‘dradondick420s rebalance patch 2012′, as they seem to for any game that provides even the slightest challenge.
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A million times, YES !
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Yes.
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Yes! :D
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Yes here, its made for pc already. Most pc gamers are used to punishment and unique games. Dark Souls is not unfair in its punishment.
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Sounds good.
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Day. one. buy!
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Day one purchase if this happens.
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I’ll buy two copies, and that’s not a joke.
Hardcore action RPGs have a large audience on PC. Check Gothic or Risen.
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*puts hand in the air*
I dont even WANT the game, but I would buy it simply to convince console devs and publishers that PC market is a viable source of income.
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hands up definetly. Ive been wanting to play this for ever on pc
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RPS and ZGR praised this game(s) too much to not make my hands wave in the air by themselves.
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I’m so buying this if it comes on PC.
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Tuco, was that you that posted in that thread on Namco forums?
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Oh, all right then.
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Just another raised hand-post. It’s useless, but hey.
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Count me in, please!
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That’s funny. When I bought my PS3 last year, I went straight to Gamestop and bought Enslaved and Demon’s Souls together. The guy at the counter told me I had excellent taste, and he commented how it was a shame that such great games were only $20 new, while other garbage was still flying off the shelves at $60. Boy was he right. They were both amazing games. So far I’d have to say Dark Souls is even better than the original. Yes it’s frustratingly hard at times, but the feeling you get when you make any sort of tangible progress, either from finding materials to upgrade your weapon even just a hair, killing a boss, or even just reaching a bonfire (checkpoint) is unlike anything else in gaming. It feels like an actual achievement, not some “You completed the tutorial, have a trophy for your profile” achievement. This is certainly a series that could greatly benefit from the extra power provided by the master platform. What these guys can do on console in terms of level design is astonishing at points, even if the framerate chugs at times. I paid $60 for it on PS3, and I would pay another $60 for it if I could get it on PC.
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lets not get crazy, 50 $ will totally suffice
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Yes, please.
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I have it on my xbox but can’t play it properly because of my young children demanding attention at critical times and no pause/ quick save… + some areas have so much lag it’s unplayable
Sign me in for a PC version
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Do it.
I’ve had far too many semi-consolite friends claim it’s amazing, and I don’t want to dust off the old 360 to play it.
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Absolutely, I’d love to play Dark Souls on PC! It’s one of the best modern games I’ve played, and I’d love to see it reach a larger audience.
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I’d probably buy the PC version multiple times, for myself and some friends. So you can count this as multiple “Yes”s.
Those arguing that PC gamers wouldn’t like it… please, don’t generalise like that. I have been a PC-focused gamer for about 20 years, and only have consoles for console-exclusive titles (such as Dark Souls on my PS3). I actually think that this game suits a PC audience more than the console audience.
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I could not agree more. Let us face facts: The modern, quest-marker-ridden, health-regenerating RPG’s began with the console generation. Before that we had the ‘tough, you just need to die a few times before learning how to play the game properly’ sort of old school dungeon crawler on PC.
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Now I am not digging on console players in general here. Its the devs who interpret console players as wanting these sorts of changes. Not saying devs are right – or wrong. Just saying that PC gave rise to these super-hard sorts of dungeon crawlers and I for one would love to see PC get one again.
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So yeah…lets move on that ‘Dark Souls on PC’ thing…kthanks.
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I already have it on my PS3, and have not really had time to spend on it since my TV is usually occupied and I do most of my gaming on PC (which I prefer anyway)… so yeah, I’d buy a second copy if they released it on PC, in a heartbeat.
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I paid 60 USD for this game on the Xboxy. I will pay another 60 easily if they bring it to PC.
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Doesn’t this game practically demand a closed and secure system in order for it to work as intended? PC gamers would break it to bits in about 2 days and totally ruin it. Which is why we can’t have nice things.
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Steamworks steamworks steamworks please
That also solves the DRM issue
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Hell, yeah!
One of the few games that make me sad I don’t own a console.
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*raises hand as well*
Dark Souls for the rest of us!
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DO WANT. WILL BUY.
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Yaaaaaay
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Wait. You mean…a hardcore, super-challenging dungeon crawler on the platform that gave birth to the hardcore, super-challenging dungeon crawler? You mean the hardest dungeon crawler around on the platform whose gamers constantly ask for more difficulty in their games? The platform where people play Skyrim on the hardest difficulty and THEN THEY STILL BUFF THE DRAGONS MORE with mods?
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Nah…couldn’t possibly be more than a few (million) players on PC who would want to play Dark Souls on PC. But I am one of the ones who does want it, just in case the devs are listening in. So yeah, how bout it? Lets get Dark Souls on PC.
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Been holding off on getting the ‘Souls’ games for the PS3 because they look very much like something I’d enjoy at a more intimate length using a mouse and keyboard. Make it happen Namco…!
Also, I just realized that Namco Bandai also published ‘The Witcher 2′!
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Hey guys, I’ve made a petition. Please tell me if you have any issues/suggestions for the description.
http://petitionbureau.org/DarkSoulsForPC
Spread the word and let’s see how far this will go!
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Oh yes. Definite buy.
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Do it. Also Enslaved.
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Registered just for that. I was incredibly happy when I heard that the sequel of Demon Souls was going multiplatform (as I have a 360 and not a PS3), and would be even happier to buy Dark Souls a second time on PC this time (if the port is good of course).
I know several friends with no consoles who would love to have a chance to play this masterpiece too…
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Also, Enslaved. Bought it cheap on my PS3 when I had one. Would buy it (and play it) again on PC. Very cool game, nice story, nice settings. Here’s to buying Dark Souls on PC and buying Enslaved again.
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i would have to play a demo first, i’ve been put off by a friend whose opinions i trust who told me that whenever he saw someone playing the game they just looked utterly miserable.
Still, yes, I approve of more games for the good ol’ PC.
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*raises hand*
Very want
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Who do I have to bribe to make Namco bring us the PC version?
TOTALLY support this and would buy this even if it was Steam exclusive.
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I really want to have Dark Souls on the PC, mister Internet Man, sir.
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Not really a fan of masocore games, but Enslaved should have been ported to PC.
Maybe both?
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Bought this on PS3, would buy again on PC in a heartbeat.
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I would love to see this game on PC. Not enough frustratingly difficult games on there.
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I have it on 360 but I would still like to register my interest for a PC version! I’d buy it again probably and would certainly prefer future versions on the PC platform over consoles.
Dark Souls would benefit from the extra power on PC (especially in the Blighttown area) and it’d be nice to hear RPS’s thoughts on this amazing game too.
DO IT From Software/Namco-Bandai!
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Yes, yes, a hundred million times yes. Pretty please.
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Yes please! Even RPGCodex likes this game!
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Very much I’d like to have this on the PC, yes please thank you!
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Where do I have to sign to have Dark Souls on PC?
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Demon’s Souls was better.
Of course there’s hardly much point in a PC release for those of us who own the game(s) already, except perhaps the principle of the thing… But I sure wouldn’t pay anywhere near full price for a second copy.
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Considering Namco published Witcher 2 and it sold over a million copies, Namco should know there’s an audience for RPGs on PC.
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*hand up*
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Absolutely! I just got it on PS3 and would buy it again to play on PC (assume the port wasn’t terrible, of course).
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If it handled it’s online aspect well, save games, rejigged controls running in 60fps, and cost 30-39 € at launch… I’m most worried about the controls and camera handling on mouse & keyboard but I would want this on PC too.
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I am playing Dark Souls with a mouse and keyboard via the Eagle eye, and it is handling it very well. Much easier for me than using a stupid controller. I can only imagine how much better it would be if the game was coded to use the mouse and keyboard.
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Dark Souls is the main reason I’ve been considering buying a PS3 some day. Aside from Demons Souls, maybe. So yes, please!
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Yes because all games should come to PC (and people keep saying this one is good).
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My money is ready.
PS : I’ll buy it twice if a linux port is planned. <3
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Now you’re pushing it.
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Yes!
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Oh man, I’ve been wishing I could play this game since it came out. It seems to stand up there with Skyrim in a lot of peoples’ minds, despite being a console-only gamepad-only thing. Thinking about playing it with those hobbles removed excites the hell out of me.
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please do this.
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I have Enslaved, Demon’s Souls, and Dark Souls for my PS3 and love all three.
Enslaved would definitely sell like hotcakes. One of the best narratives in recent years.
Dark Souls I am more hesitant about. I am primarily a PC gamer (I actually got into PC gaming because DOOM on my 486 was a lot less frustrating than Street Fighter 2010 on my NES) but I have a console for when I need to vegetate/play the games that I feel are better handled on consoles. And Dark Souls frustrates the crap out of me (yet, much like Street Fighter 2010, I keep going back).
Mechanically, Dark Souls would fit perfectly on PC. It even feels like a PC game while I play it.
But conceptually, it is a weak game, with regard to gameplay/game design. In a lot of ways, it is like Planescape and Enslaved and that god damned meat circus in Pyschonauts: the gameplay is kind of weak, but you keep playing for the story. Just replace “for the story” with “out of spite”.
The thing is though, that need to spite the game is, I would say for most of the fanbase (based off forums and people I know), a console thing. It has to do with achievements. For PC gaming, we tend to get our jollies off actually dominating the opponent (FPS and RTS) or by flaunting our e-penises (MMOs). Demon Souls is more like “Ha, you mean you actually died more than 500 times the last time you played it? What a loser”
I think Namco should give it a port anyway (the development is already paid off, so PC would just have to pay off porting costs), but I can also understand why they would be hesitant.
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Wow, did we play the same game? I don’t know how you could ever refer to the gameplay or design as ‘weak’, it’s got one of the most solidly built, easy-to-pick-up-hard-to-master combat systems I’ve ever seen.
And for the record, I’ve encountered none of the self-hating frustrato-gaming you seem to refer to. The game punishes haste and impatience, but ultimately, it’s fair. If you die, it’s because you made a mistake somewhere, not because of poor design.
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I am not saying the game isn’t fun. But it is VERY cheap and frustrating. In many ways, it reminds me of some of the Megamans and (japanese) top-down shooters. It becomes about memorizing patterns and pure trial and error and discourages innovation (at least, after you have figured out the magic pattern).
Is that necessarily a bad thing? Nah. But I wouldn’t call it good game design.
As an example, I recently played through Resistance 3 on the PS3 (fun game). A lot of the set piece battles were VERY frustrating and poorly designed (arenas with very little cover and enemies from all directions who sneak up on you). Oddly enough, those were some of my favorite parts of the game (aside from the cutscenes). It gave me opportunities to play with the guns and level them up. But it also massively derailed the narrative and, in a few cases, made me wander over to my PC and play Binding of Isaac or Dungeons of Dredmore (when a roguelike seems less frustrating, you are doing something wrong :p).
People always say “Demon/Dark Souls is perfectly fair and never feels cheap”. I call them liars. Getting hit by traps and memorizing the pattern of every single enemy type is tedious.
But I do agree that you can master it, if you put time in. And it makes for one of the most satisfying gaming experiences. I also cite people who feel the same way about speed runs (full of exploits) and other self-imposed challenges.
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The line between being unforgiving and being cheap is that you have no chance the first time when dealing with the latter. The Souls games definitely have some moments like that (Dark Souls more so, namely due to the second half being obviously somewhat rushed), but the vast majority is simply unforgiving; with reasonably sane equipment choices and levelling it’s fully possible to get through almost everything the first time (and I managed that in a couple of areas in both games when I was in the zone). The memorisation is something that happens naturally as you play and slip up/observe, which is different from being FORCED to memorise. Also, outside of one at the start of Dark Souls (which also takes away very little HP) I can’t really think of any traps in either game that don’t provide plenty of clues that they’re there if you being careful; all the traps I can think of are ones I started to fall into after I learned the levels, as that’s when you start rushing and get caught in them by accident.
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Memorizing attack patterns? More like “Shield up, swing BK axe, rinse & repeat” amiright?
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Oh, you guys are in for a painful, masochistic treat if this gets ported!
It’s one of the few things I turned my xbox on for last year, and then I didn’t touch my PC (for gaming) for nearly a month. It’s that good.
It’s a game for a very specific sort of person, though. And yet, it’s a vague sort of specific, if that makes any sense. What I mean is, I know and have heard of a lot of people who thought this game would never be for them, then found on trying that they were in fact that sort of person. They just never knew it themselves.
Everyone ought to give it a try. Especially people who think it would be for them if it only weren’t so punishing. Those are the sorts who will be happily proved wrong.
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OMG I want it :O I drooled over Demons’ Souls, but I don’t have a PS3, only a silly Xbox 360 (which I hardly ever use :() and I just yesterday saw that Dark Souls was out for that, and so very nearly ordered it. Only to reconsider as I have far too much backcatalogue right now.
So, if it’s coming for PC!? I will certainly not buy a Xbox version if I can get a PC version :O please, give me a PC version! Pretty please? Go Namco! Give us what we want :D
Also, I can say that Xbox games look horrible on my puter monitor :( I need a TV I guess, that’s lo-fi enough to do them justice :| though it’s better now that I have a 16:9 monitor… just the resolution is way too big for the poor xbox to not look all blurry when you’re sitting closer than 2 meters. And 2 meters is kinda far away from a 27″ :(
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+1 to the hand-waving masses that look like a sea of anemones just swishing back and forth. Will they be eaten? Will they prove haven to a clown fish? Will they get what they want? I do not know. But I am among them, and they are me, and we are all together on this day, except for that one guy whose creepy so we put him to the side a little because no one wants to touch him. He waves, too, but more sadly than the rest. The current takes him away. No one is sad. End scene.
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We can do it, guys! So when or if, the guys from RPS have a reply, we will start this sh*t up!
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Not really. Looks like a horrible game.
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Graphically, it ins’t that great. However, that isn’t what the selling point of the games were. It was the atmosphere, the felling of dread, knowing that you are vulnerable to even a simple grunt. Making you feel like a mortal man in a very hostile world.
Sure that is nothing new on the PC (STALKER for instance does this very well and in my opinion, much better), but for a console it was somthing unique.
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Heard this game was Bad A$$ let the PC have a crack at it.
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Adding my +1!
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Dark and Demon’s Souls should be on PC, on Steam more specifically. Constantly-online-enabled game will live longer on PC, if Namco ever wishes to abandon game(s) server support and will give the ability to have “one true server” for the community, something that simply cannot happen with consoles. In fact, even if the gamepad will still be a preferable choice for playing (some older similar in controls games, like Severance: Blade of Darkness were better with gamepad anyway), i will get it from Steam.
P.S. Hey, RPS, while you’re at it, Deadly Premonition will also definitely get more attention and love, if it’s on Steam, for about 15$ and ported right, don’t you agree?
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You made a point that has been one of my biggest concerns for Dark Souls + Demon Souls. Online play on consoles is poor, and most likely will always be this way for one reason… Multiplayer support gets disbanded for the games (sometimes even sooner) when the new console comes out. As much as I enjoyed playing the two games, I won’t be able to play them online in the furture, and thats the only real way to get the full experience of the two games. This one one of many reasons why I don’t care for consoles.
Within 5 years, these two games won’t be selling very well, because who will buy a multiplayer console game that doesn’t have any servers running for it?
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I was not sure if I should get the console version, but if there would be a PC version, I would buy it immediately.
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I’ll definitely buy a PC version of Dark Souls!
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My hands just crushed through the roof.
I really hope this game comes out on PC, it would ease the horrible pain in my hands.
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I have bought both Demon Souls and Dark Souls for the PS3. Beat Demon Souls, but still working on Dark Souls. I don’t play a whole lot of console games, but I really enjoyed them. Felt like I was playing an old school pc game. I even bought an eagle eye converter so that I could play the games with a mouse and keyboard.
If Dark Souls comes to PC, I will without a doubt preorder the game. The multiplayer community would be better, and the controls and interface of the game seem like they belong on a natively supported mouse and keyboard.
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I raise my hand up for a good PC conversion of Dark Souls.
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*raises hand*
I’ve always lurked this site, but this made me register to it!!
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Yes Yes! [M. Bison cit.]
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Yes! Yes! And yes again! I need it!
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Yes, please!
Each year there is usually one game that makes me consider getting a PSbox. 2010′s was Red Dead Redemption (still waiting…) and 2011′s was Dark Souls.
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Yes please! I would buy two copies
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*Hand up!*
Yes! I wanna a PC version of Dark Souls! :D And if it’s the kick-assing Mega Man to ask this, it must be done as fast as possible! Or i’m calling Zero out! xD
:P
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Yes please. I very much want to play this game :D
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All 8 tentacles up!
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Namco want us as their sloppy seconds? Well, as long as I don’t know what I’m missing I couldn’t care less.
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Registered to post.
I would KILL for this. Where is the petition? Please someone make a petition. This is quite possibly my favorite game and having it on PC would be twice as awesome.
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http://petitionbureau.org/DarkSoulsForPC this?
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I love how this thread is 95% people going “ohhh yes I really want this on PC” and about 3% people saying “PC gamers don’t want a game like this!”
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Registered extra for this!
Played about 50 Hours on PS3 so far. Will go again for Masterrace-Version.
Make it happen Namco and I will name my unborn child after you!
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As a german, I approve of Masterrace modes in games! RELEASE THIS GAME SOFORT
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First comment, internet please make this happen!
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Oh Gadzooks yes.
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Hell Yeah!
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Cutting off the hands of a few more fellow chaps to raise and rally for this glorious quest!!
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Aye!
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yes please thank you
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Already own Dark Souls on Ps3, but since I’m a PC Gamer at heart, YES I WANT DARK SOULS ON PC!
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Made an acc just for this. Pleeeease make it happen somehow :)
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I think it wouldn’t be a bad idea, for them, to “ping” the potential PC performance of these titles. The big chunk of sales on consoles has already been done, so the port won’t damage the numbers there.
Provided the port is easy and if the game works well, they could generate a new “minor” wave of cash from the title with relatively low effort. (And there’s no need to make a big marketing campaign).
Japanese are very strict about changing the models, they should try more. This seems a good title to try the jump.
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I would have purchased this on release day if there was a PC version.
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While I was thinking about buying it for my PS3, I just have to many games on hand right now that I didn’t even play yet.
Still, I was planing on definitely getting it one day, and if it comes out for PC I’d obviously buy it for PC.
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*Hand up*
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I was summoned to help another player defeat a boss, and upon entering his world saw that he had summoned another player to help as well. As the three of us stood greeting each other with bowing and waving emotes, another player invaded the host’s world as a black phantom.
He appeared right in our midst, utterly surrounded. I could almost feel his embarrassment leak through my screen as he suffered immediate repeated backstabs, and he was destroyed within moments.
We proceeded to the boss lair in high spirits, no doubt all silently wishing there was a “fraternal slapping on the shoulder whilst laughing & quaffing a goblet of mead” emote. It was a double-boss, in fact, and once they showed up my two partners focused on one whilst I devoted my efforts to distract the other from the host.
The first boss fell without too much effort, and his waning power was consumed by his partnetr who healed himself and grew to giant proportions. He quickly overpowered one phantom comrade, leaving only the host and myself. It does not matter if us phantoms are defeated, as long as the host survives to defeat his boss. To this end I threw myself at the boss to keep his attention focused on me.
The host and I whittled the remaining, more dangerous boss down slowly, when suddenly he impaled me with his lightning spear weapon. As he hoisted me up slowly, the host was battering away from the flank with his strongest strikes. The boss slowly tossed me aside and after I hit the ground, familiar “YOU DIED” lettering apeared on my screen.
Through the letters and the screen fading to black, I saw the host landing a final killing blow, the lone triumphant survivor in the battle. Just before I was sent back to my own world I saw him sending us, his fallen comrades, a final salute.
It was a “fook yeah” moment of note.
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I really think this is a case of wanting a game because you don’t have it and not because you’d actually play it.
Dark Souls has many elements which drive PC gamers mad. The save slot system is just one of them – the fact that the combat is entirely designed around a controller is another but there are many more (sparse savepoints, long loading times, the way items are found and stored etc.)
Bastion (mentioned earlier) is a poor comparison as it’s a DD title which costs a quarter-or-less of the price – this would be £40 if it came out – Skyrim prices – and it’s nothing, not even remotely in the same league (and Skyrim isn’t exactly PC-perfect, is it?)
The idea it would have mods is even more scatty – why would they do that??
I also think it would look shit on a PC – it has that “shiny” look that PC games stopped having about 10 years ago – and the way the game is lit (as if you have some personal high-powered torch following you around) is similarly grim when compared to even slightly modern PC RPGs (Oblivion with a few tweaks looks FAR better – as does Gothic 3)
Whatever reasons console players love this – PC gamers will probably hate it in equal measure.
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Save game slot system: biggest issue yeah. But who am I kidding, I rarely reload an older save anyway. Controls: after 2 minutes with Witcher 2 keyboard mouse, I switched to controller, and never looked back. Good keyboard and mouse support is nice, but no dealbreaker for me. As PC gamer, I have several input devices, including joysticks, controllers, and a keyboard and mouse. I’m not against using any of them where appropriate (FPS needs keyboard + mouse obviously).
Graphics: meh. I still play Fallout 2, Might and Magic World of Xeen, Ultima Underworld. It will look better than that I guess. Loading times and such could be much better for a PC version.
I would play it, if only to compare the difficulty with other games.
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I think you’re right about traditional PC gamers, but a lot of people are coming back from consoles who wouldn’t mind it. Think about the success of Super Meat Boy: it’s a game that looks bad in an unstylized kind of way; it berates you for using a keyboard and says the x-box controller is better at start-up; and the lead of the company is an inflammatory douche.
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As long as the game’s saving system actually works, I don’t mind a single save system. I actually wish more PC games supported Iron Man modes for extra challenge.
And as a PC gamer, I support using the control scheme that best fits the game. Most PC gamers have a gamepad at this point.
And as long as the graphics aren’t distracting, I don’t care too much. Of course I prefer things to look better, but I care more about how the game plays than how it looks.
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The difficulty comes from a mixture of good things (like making you use your brain and then apply your skills rather than just mashing “attack”) and bad things (like poor design and nasty difficulty spikes) – it’s clear the developers want to punish the player (even good ones) and for some reason people have decided to like it.
This is Front Software tho – previous Front games on PC have not been great and I doubt this will be any different. Given the fact we have a TONNE of other RPGs that console players lack – I really do think this will end-up looking like the lost child of another generation…
What PC players might be better-off doing – instead of asking for a port of a game already on it’s way to the bargain bins of consoles – is asking for one of a game not yet out for them.
Skyrim let you kill Dragons – Dragons Dogma (awful name, I know) let’s you RIDE them – Capcom (ok) but open world (cool!) and there’s RE4 (one of the 10 best games ever made) people involved…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vf9SjtrXXT0
http://www.destructoid.com/dragon-s-dogma-video-makes-me-pine-for-silent-characters-209611.phtml
Get in early for that one instead eh? :)
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p.s. on the “if the saving system works”, the game crashed on me at the first proper encounter (the troll) and when my console(36) rebooted my savegame was gone forever…
THAT isn’t good – and I was only 20 mins in!!
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“What PC players might be better-off doing – instead of asking for a port of a game already on it’s way to the bargain bins of consoles – is asking for one of a game not yet out for them.”
Err… No. I’ll support the porting of a game I know is one of the best of the generation, rather than one that may or may not be good (and probably won’t be better than the Souls games anyway even if it is good).
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The point I was trying to make is that petitioning for an upcoming game to come to your platform is FAR more likely to work than asking for an existing one to be ported.
When DS was released, they spent a FORTUNE advertising it. If they were to do a PC version, they’d have to spend that money again and for a declining return (and if they didn’t, sales would be crap)…
I still think people are het-up over what’s a very consoley game tho – the same people who bitch about needing a controller in games like Renegade Ops or Bastion (arcade games – controller preferred, really) will moan when the mouse/keyboard option in this turns-out to be shit.
and I still can’t get over the laughable way skeletons etc. are trailed around under your feet – ah, each to their own…
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I am very much in support of this. I think Steamworks integration might be the way for the multiplayer component also (even though it’s filthy DRM and such…).
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Personally, I have no interest in Dark Souls. It’d be good if the people that wanted it on PC could play it on PC, but I think it would probably be tedious on a keyboard and I doubt Namco has the knowledge to make a good port. They’ve made 80 bajillion games, most of which only appear on PC as roms. Also, I get that it’s supposed to be hard, but doesn’t it sound like a waste of time to play a game where losing a lot of progress is a major mechanic?
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+1, both hands are up!
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Was going to try and grab this for console in sales sometime this month – would love a PC version. I’d even pay full price, honest!
Honest!
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Just adding my voice to the crowd:
Dark Souls for PC!
Dark Souls for PC!
Dark Souls for PC!
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No thanks. Why would I want a single character hack and slash on my PC platform?
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well done, you are someone who has no idea aboout the game whatsoever.
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You hack and you slash and you control one character.
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Oh i see,you must think you can look clever just by over simplifying and turning it into a black or white situation.
well done chap.
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Yeah. I do as a matter of fact. And I’m sure you must feel rather silly accusing someone of not knowing anything about a product that he/she was factually correct about.
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You mean like The Witcher 2?
What a shit hack-n-slash affair that was, only letting me control 1 character, pft, how retro…
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Yeah, exactly. Consoles can have The Witcher 2.
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See Metriculated, your mistake was choosing a modern RPG that most people like and consider a good RPG, while clearly not understanding that Mr. Wizards idea of an RPG is stuck in 1988, and only games in a brief window around that period are “real” RPGs.
He’s of course wrong, and his idea of what constitutes an cRPG is both, idiotically narrow (even for the period his taste is stuck in) and ignores the history, design and intention of RPGs and their creators from the beginning of the genre.
He’s the gaming equivalent of a music genre exclusionist/dismissers “the only real metal is 70′s classic metal”, “electronic music isn’t real music” and so on.
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I made an account just to add my support towards this.
Yes. For the love of all that is good in the world… Yes.
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I would buy it
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Literally the entire time I was playing Dark Souls I was just thinking to myself “man this would be even better on PC”
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Mister Bungle wants it now!
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Sign me up! I don’t want to buy a console just to play one awesome game
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Registered just to comment.
BE LOUD! GET THIS GAME ON PC!
I own a ps3 and can’t even be bothered to turn it on for this. Day one buy if it comes to PC though.
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As someone that’s put close to 40 hours in the PS3 version of this game, I would fall head over heels if it came to PC. Having the game run at a smooth 60fps at all times would be absolutely glorious.
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TWO Hands!
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Would pre-order the digital deluxe version the moment it was available. That’s at least twice as profitable as any console sale Devs!
Common, give us PC gamers some love!
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Hell yes. This is one of the few games I’m sad I’m missing out on.
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Both hands up for this. I would pre-order instantaneously too for whatever the most expensive version available then I would gift a copy to a friend too. Just give us the damn game!
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Make it happen, now.
Petition:
http://petitionbureau.org/DarkSoulsForPC
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I’d have bought it already if it was on Steam.
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Yay dark souls! I R teh interested.
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I have been eyeing both Dark Souls and Demons Souls with envey for a long time.
If this arrives on the PC I will buy it very much instantly.
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I was planning on getting it for PS3 once it hit the sub-$20 mark, but it’s a day one buy on PC.
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oh yes this game is just wonderful i hope something comes out of this
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Thread
http://www.reddit.com/r/gaming/comme…k_souls_on_pc/
and petition
http://petitionbureau.org/DarkSoulsForPC
on Reddit.
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I’d definitely buy it.
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http://petitionbureau.org/DarkSoulsForPC <—– online petition linked from REddit. I want this on PC!!!!!
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Registered just show support. A Dark Souls PC version would be amazing. Already beat (and loved) it on PS3, but I’d double dip.
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My hand’s up, Namco.
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Namco Bandai – are you listening?
Dark Souls was the best game of 2011. The most engrossing, satisfying, interesting and not to mention UTTERLY fucking frustrating game since… well, Demon’s Souls. I’d like to remind people that originally Demon’s Souls wasn’t originally going to be released in Europe but due to its unexpected success in the US it was, and from what I understand sold pretty damn well in our neck of the woods too. PC gamers deserve to play at least one of these magnificent games, and it’s fair to say when it comes to unconventional/nuts hardcore RPGs they are far more enthusiastic than their console-playing counterparts.
Also, Dark Souls is SO GOOD I hereby promise to BUY IT AGAIN should it be released on the PC. (If only to play through blightown without having to contend with the absolutely dreadful slowdown present on the PS3 version…)
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Consider my hand thoroughly up
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Dark Souls is a PC game that isn’t on PC. Namco should release the game on Steam for $39 and I’m sure it would sell more on this platform than any individual console.
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Registered to say “Yes, please!” Also signed the petition.
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When I see all this Skyrim hype, I just smile knowingly to myself and glance over at my copies of DARK SOULS.
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Considering most of the replay value in the game lies in the multiplayer part, piracy won’t be that much of a problem. In this case, i think they will profit from it, bringing them new players.
Already bought this on PS3, and will definitely buy it again on the PC, steam (preferred) or no steam.
you have my axe
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Might b cool
No really, with proper coding and extra-quality to pc version would be great
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Put the petition link in the article!
http://petitionbureau.org/DarkSoulsForPC
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I played Demon’s Souls on the PS3, but Dark Souls on the PC (preferably through Steam) would be awesome!
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Throwing my name in the mix of folks supporting the porting of DARK SOULS to PC. I have it for PS3 and it’s my favorite of 2011, but would rebuy it in a heartbeat for PC.
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Registered to say yes.
+1
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Best game of last year, I’d play it all the time if it was on PC.
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I’d definitely like to see it!
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\o/
TWO ARMS RAISED HIGH! THE HANDS ON THE END? JAZZ HANDS! MAKE IT HAPPEN, PAC-MAN PEOPLE! :D
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I would buy this game again if it hit PC. I hate my consoles now, I havent touched them in ages.
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*raises both hands and does big retard wave*
NAMCO NOTICE ME
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MAKE IT HAPPEN NAMCO AND TAKE MY MONEY
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I enjoyed dark souls on the 360 a lot. Got to the end, started a pvp oriented character, tried the multiplayer a bit and found it lacking, and haven’t been back to visit it. I guess I should have finished off the main boss, I now forget how to play :)
Either way the game is great. I think it actually might play well with asdw controls. Most of the time you spend it locked on to an enemy, but there are times you deliberately can not lock onto mega huge monsters to hit their tails and things, which would work for wasd.
The thing I think I would like to see the most with it coming to PC is a working multiplayer, either from the company or from a hack. I didn’t get to play demon souls, but from what I read there were more people to be found in the world.
On the 360, I feel like even when I went to ‘hot spot’ areas at the right level, I was hardly finding people to co op with or pvp with. Also, most of the messages encountered never had ratings up or down. I would really love to see some epic pc network connectivity going on to really make that truely unique aspect of it work.
As for the difficulty, when the hell did pc gamers become the ‘need everything served on a hot dish of easy’? All in all dark souls is not difficult or punishing. It sounds like demon souls was crueler. In dark souls there are several great farming spots that net you souls very quickly it doesn’t hurt to lose 50k + souls and up. Campfires reasonably close together, they never really leave you out in the wild for very long. Boss doors are very obvious, so if you are running around with a lot of stuff you want to hold on to, you just don’t go through them.
This game is fine, you just have to be reasonable and you won’t ever experience any major setbacks, yet you will still get that great feeling of inching into new territory waiting to find that next campfire.
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I just want to say that I would buy Dark Souls on PC if it was well ported (60fps, good x360 controller controls, good graphics at 1920*1080).
So bring it on, dammit!
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60fps? I’d prefer no framerate cap, as I’m pretty sure my PC (and many others’) could run Dark Souls with a framerate in the triple digits.
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I would love to see this on PC. As a PC gamer this looks like a perfect game for me, but I really don’t want to buy a console just to play one game.
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@RPS: “UPDATE: Namco have said that this is nothing more than a “rumor” stemming from the link (obviously) and offer no comment on whether they are likely to produce a PC version of the game.”
Well, as the poor deluded fool who started all this, I’d like to point that I never claimed otherwise.
That link to the Namco Bandai forum speaks for itself: it never was an official statement by Namco, just a hint about what could help to promote this noble cause.
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I am currently playing both Dark Souls on PS3 and have played Enslaved on it, but I would rebuy Dark Souls just for the convenience, controls, visual, etc. Would love this to happen.
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I love this game and would buy it again if it came out on the pc.
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Fuck yes.
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Don’t care what the official statement is at this point, please let me play Dark Souls.
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Just adding my voice to those of us crying out that we want this on PC!
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I own Dark Souls on PS3 but all my friends go on skype and play PC games, being able to Play on it PC would be amazing.
This has to happen – DARK SOULS ON PC!
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A thousand times, yes.
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I got it on PS3 and what an amazing game. I don’t know if it will play better on the PC but more people need to play this. It’s a shame people miss on so many good games by not owning a console..
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You would have had a sale with me, Namco!
Unless of course you support SOPA, in which case I endorse your utter destruction as a financial entity.
But, you know. Dark Souls, yeah!
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I’d be happy to see a PC version!! Hopefully Namco etc will see this reaction and take Dark Souls for PC seriously. Perhaps posting interest on the Dark Souls forum would help awareness.
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I would absolutely love to see it on a PC. Day one pre-order.
Heck, let them bring the Armored Core series over, too. We need some further competition to the upcoming Mechwarrior!
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Don’t really know much about the actual game, nor Demon’s Souls (I actually assumed that it was some kind of platformer.) The heaps of praise it receives makes me really want to play it though. Would certainly consider getting it, even without knowing anything about it.
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Always been interested in this series but lack of console and all all that…
Would definitely buy it a reasonable price.
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I’m positive the game would have gained even more recognition thanks to the broad community of PC gamers, that love hardcore games such Dark Souls. If I were given the option to buy Dark Souls for the PC, I would not hesitate a minute. We want Dark Souls for the PC!!!
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I already own the PS3 version, but I would double dip for a PC version in a heartbeat. Especially if it was easily moddable .
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go go go. I can only see this as being a positive move, I’ve not touched my console in ages due to the quality that is on pc at the moment. Honestly, can’t see myself going back.
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Oh boy have I been hoping for Dark Souls on PC…
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Just make it and take my money!
And everyone sign the petition http://petitionbureau.org/DarkSoulsForPC
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Yeah I’ll be in that.
As others have surely mentioned, is calling it an RPG a good idea? I gather it’s more like Severance: Blade of Darkness and Dark Messiah of Might and Magic, which are fighting adventures with character upgrades (not many in Severance’s case) more than they are “RPGs”.
But I like those games anyway, so either way…
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@Muzman:
With people calling Skyrim, Mass Effect 2 and whatnot RPGs I don’t see any reason why this shouldn’t be called one. Just because it’s not filled with generic writing and superficial choices doesn’t mean it’s not one by the same definition. It’s an Action RPG(with much better action than any other I might add) just like every other “RPG” released these days.
Anyway this game deserves the PC treatment of mods if it would have modtools were it ever released. So much you could do with just a map editor..
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Please please please!!!
I literally bought a PS3 just for Demon Souls when it came out. I own 3 games on the PS3 (Demon Souls, Way of the Samurai 3 and Dark Souls). I would definitely buy Demon Souls and Dark Souls again on the PC even if there was no mod support and no mouse/keyboard support.
Great games that really understand how important the feel of combat is in a game where you mainly swing swords around…
This will likely not happen however signing the petition that got started wouldn’t hurt:
http://petitionbureau.org/DarkSoulsForPC/
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Even though I’ve put in 200+ hours into Dark Souls on my PS3, I would buy another PC copy in a heartbeat. Especially if it meant future releases would be on PC as well.
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Not enough comments. Keep ‘em coming. ALSO GIMME DARK SOULS
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Hand up. I could finally get rid of my 360 (not a joke, I’ve almost entirely converted to PC only except for a literal handful of games, DS being #1 by a far margin).
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Well, since nobody else is saying it, I will.
Dear gorgeous and well-appointed denizens of FROM SOFTWARE,
I would like to buy Dark Souls for a second time on my PC box.
Love,
Meat
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Yes, please
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Ahh, so Demon’s Souls and Dark Souls aren’t the same thing? Some kinda spiritual successor thing going on? Either way, I hope there’s a PC release, like everyone else on earth.
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You get King’s Field, then Demon’s Souls, then Dark Souls. They are all spiritual sequels in the way they do not follow the same plot, nor do they necessarily exist in the same timeframe, but they all share fundamental game mechanics and occur in the same “universe”, the latter two far moreso than the first.
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I have signed on to say one thing:
YES, PLEASE!
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Dark Souls is the only reason I own a PS3. If it came out for PC I would sell my PS3 in a heart beat.
Why these people didn’t release it for PC in the first place is beyond me. It seems more like a PC game than a console game–more hardcore and old school.
This game would sell like crazy on Steam. Lets hope these people grow some common sense.
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Yiss. Petition? Where do I sign?
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Here: http://petitionbureau.org/DarkSoulsForPC
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http://petitionbureau.org/DarkSoulsForPC/
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I would love to be able to play this on PC. Please bring this out Namco
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I’d love to see this on PC too. Innovative multiplayers and brilliant combat in an atmospheric world does make me want.
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I would gladly buy Dark Souls on the PC if it were to be released.
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I would be very, very interested in Dark Souls if it was granted a PC release.
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+1 lets make this happen. dark souls on pc please!
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I would buy it, yes
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Do eeet!
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You do SO have my point on this petition! This game should immediatelly be ported to PC.
RPG >isis< PC.
Bring it!
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I will buy dark souls for PC no question!!
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I love hardcore RPGs, can I get an “Of course I want this ported to PC”? All you Roguelike fans with me?
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(Finally) registering just to say I’d love to see this happen too.
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It would stop me from buying a 360 now that I’ve bought Street Fighter IV
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I bought PS3 because of Demon Souls / Dark souls and i will definitely buy a PC version as well if it gets released.
So Make it happen Namco Bandai. (a Steam version plz, no GFWL crap)
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Yes, I’d like a port to PC. I’ve finished Dark Souls now four times. This game has the most satisfying game mechanics for fighting with sword and shield. The only PC game that had this depth in medieval fighting style that I remember was Die By The Sword. And that had truly difficult controls in contrast.
My hope is that From Software is watching and learning how people play this game and are working already on the next iteration. There is always room for improvement. I’m all for a PC port, but maybe the resources should be used to create a version that is working on all platforms. And this version should take network lag into account.
Still GOTY 2011 for me. And I’m a PC gamer.
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give some love over at the official forum for more coverage
here
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1. Set up a preorder site to gauge interest
2. Take preorders for 60 days
3. At the end of 60 days, make a decision about porting it or refund the money
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And we area nearing 9000 signatures. Not bad for a petition started today. So how about that PC version, eh Namco?
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lol looks like RPS can barely handle all the traffic that this article caused…sloooow
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I would buy the PC version of this game, no doubt.
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+1 etc
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I own a Ps3, but it just doesn’t feel right to play Dark Souls on a console. I think it is the perfect game for PC and I would buy it withouth a doubt.
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If Dark Souls ever comes to PC, I hope that the new Armored Core game comes with it. Yes, it’s much faster than mechwarrior, but no less complex. Hell, the mech-lab in the recent AC games made even Mechwarrior 3 look like childs play. So much freedom and complexity there.
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I’ve loved some Armored Core games in my day. But then, they have fully customizable giant robots, so it’s impossible for them to be entirely bad. Tried a more recent entry in the series, and it felt like the controls had changed for the worse, and being a console game, there was nothing I could do about it (I actually think there was a remapping feature, but the abilities were not “bundled” to my taste), and I couldn’t get into it anymore.
Seems like a natural fit for the PC, even with a KB+M.
Still rather have another authentic Mechwarrior game, though…
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A better match for the PC? While the aiming might be faster (although given that everything is handled via weapon-lock speeds dependent on the targetting computer and sensor package you’re using, that’s kinda moot), but you’d lose the analogue movement and thruster controls – the latter in particular being very important. Lots of aerial combat, so being able to accurately control how fast you rise or fall helps.
The default controls in AC4 were pants, but the ‘advanced’ setup, with a little rebinding, let you pull of some amazing maneuvers that you’d be hard pressed to do on any other controller. The standalone expansion made the advanced control setup the default.
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Well, I was thinking it would be a good fit conceptually for a PC sort of game, with all the customization, open ended mission play, and strategy options, as you mentioned.
Yeah, I didn’t get on with AC 4. Rented it, lasted about 20 minutes. I put in a lot of time on AC 1 and 2, though. I enjoyed unlocking components, and building my mission specific rigs. Based on those two games, I dont see why you couldn’t play it on the PC.
Personally, I’ve never found syrupy analog stick movement particularly useful, but one could always play it with a gamepad.
You know, come to think of it, a lot of the specifically “console” games I’ve always enjoyed back in the day tend to be From Software, all the way back to even Kings Field which I enjoyed sort of because they felt more like a PC game to me. I wish they would release their games on the PC.
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Even though I mostly play on consoles, I think I’d be more up to playing this on the PC (though, only if it’s on Steam). Sure, there’s only one save slot, but that’s mostly to prevent abuse and make your mistakes more meaningful (and you’d really have to mess up to screw yourself over).
Mods and fan patches actually wouldn’t affect those who want to play the vanilla game, as players are put into “lobbies” depending on what version they are playing (it’s based on what patch you have), IIRC. It was part of the reason the game wasn’t populated for a while, as Americans could not interact with the Japanese when they got their patches.
I could just imagine how fun this would be on Steam. You could meet up with friends to take on some of the tougher stage or bosses. And you could use Steam voice chat to relay much needed advice to your partner when fighting a tough boss. It’d be a really great thing to have.
But, as hopeful as I might be, this is Namco Bandai we’re talking about. Many of their decisions don’t really make sense, and they aren’t known for their relationship with their customers. I haven’t had trouble with them, mind you, but have seen any people who have. If it was Atlus, I’d be more optimistic (even if the chances wouldn’t be much higher). It’d be great if this ends up happening, but it’s entirely possible that Namco Bandai won’t port it over. It’d be a shame, but would come as a surprise to no one.
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Already have the PS3 versions of both Demons Souls and Dark Souls. Will sell a kidney and my left liver lobe to be able to buy a PC version as well. If they add mod support, well, children are overrated anyway.
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Damn, YES!
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Namco really has to understand that the fate of 12.21.12 rests in their hands. Dark Souls must come to PC if we are stop the Mayan prophecy!
Namco, the fate of the world is in your hands. Do the right thing, bring Dark Souls to PC, save humanity.
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Slap Steamworks on it, give it a settings menu, re-map the controls and I’ll buy it =D
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o/
I won’t buy a 360 to play this, but I will so buy it on PC.
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Signed. Really eager to play this game. Had a PS3 a while back to play Demon Souls, but do not have a console now, so I have so far missed out on Dark Souls.
I cannot imagine any real reason Namco/From should not make a PC port. It would take minimal time and effort, and they would likely be rewarded with sales far beyond the cost of porting. Also, it would be an easy way to test the PC waters for future releases. I really hope they see the amount of PC gamers begging to hand them money and actually do something about it. I will pre-order the instant it is available on PC.
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isnt the petition capped?
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yes, weirdly the cap is at 15643. you can see that when browsing petitions, most are at this number. it’s just strange.
some guy on the forum made a 2nd one somewhere else, http://www.gopetition.com/petitions/dark-souls-for-pc.html
dunno if i’m gonna sign it, over 15k in a few hours should suffice for a publisher to at least talk about it, shouldn’t it?
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We’re at 25,844 now so I guess not.
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Cap isn’t in place, the 15643 number just seems to be one used by exploiters for some reason…or at least that’s what I can figure.
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http://ai.vc/uf
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the pc needs an rpg that isn’t a dating sim with space aliens
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sim! Jogo Incrivel merece mesmo vim pra PC !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! STEAM
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over 20,000 signatures in 24 hours. just sayin
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Signed up to RPS, signed the petition. I’ll sign whatever it takes.
ps long time RPS reader
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this thread is now kaput and eats replies and then formats all current replies on one page
(hmm, well this comment worked)
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22,000 signatures in 19 hours. Holy crap!
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just fuckin do it namco
Y YOU NO WANT MONEY YOU BLITHERING IDIOTS
i can’t understand this with the recent sales figures of something like skyrim its proven that the pc market is strong and has future and hardcore games are usually right up our sleeve and there are still guys that develop good games but think its too much of a bother because who likes those pesky dollars anyway.
just don’t go down the rockstar route of fucking the pc userbase over with really really bad pc ports and then wonder why the hell they get pirated like fuck
just do it proper and it’ll sell like water in a desert
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I’m going to sound like an asshole here, but I’m still going to say it: I fail to see the point of porting this to the PC.
In my opinion, Dark Souls is a console game through-and-through. It’s a game that stands as a prime example of the division between the PC and console market. It made use of everything that the console market had to offer. Porting it to the PC would, once again in my opinion, be the opposite of everything RPS and PC gamers have been preaching for a decade now: stop porting console games to PC when they don’t belong there. I’m a PC gamer because the PC offers principal advantages over consoles, yes, but also because the PC is better suited for different types of games that I enjoy immensely as well. Games that can’t be realized as succesfully on their console counterpart. Same goes for consoles.
Dark Souls simply isn’t a PC game. If you want to play this console game, you should simply buy a console. Plain and simple. It’s worth it.
Nonetheless, if Namco decides decides to port this to PC and that makes you happy, I won’t mind. You’ll have the chance to play the best game of the last 5 years. To me, this just feels like it’s going against the very principles you’ve stood behind for such a long time.
(Side note: I’m a very dedicated gamer on both PC and consoles. I just like to play my Mario’s on consoles and my Arma’s on the PC. There’s nothing evil about consoles or console games. The problem is that most modern day games don’t recognize the difference between a good console game and a good PC game anymore.)
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Since when is it a “console game”?
It resembles a lot Severance:Edge of Darkness, a game which was released on pc only about 10 years ago and that didn’t have any equivalent on any platform until Demon’s Souls was released.
In my opinion it’s a perfect game for a pc port, and I already own an xbox 360.
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I’m curious, what are/were the principles that PC gamers stand/stood for? I primarily play my major games on console and get my indie games/RTS/nostalgic fix on PC so I’m not really familiar with the principles.
Although to be honest, if it came out on PC, I’d buy it only because my PC is drastically more powerful than my xbox and the framerate is such shit at time (Blighttown was a fucker).
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i dunno, i can sort of see your point here.
i would just love to be able play DS in 1080P @100+FPS and have a much more reliable online infrastructure :P
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So it can be played on the PC.
You’re welcome.
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*Raise hand*
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I’d consider buying it again if it’s on steam, glorious 60 FPS.
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Like a poster before me suggested. They should let people pre-order and only charge people if they think enough people wanted it. I wanted demon souls and I want this too, but without a PS3 and 360 (sent off to my little brother) I cannot :(
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Almost 31,000 sigs now.. wow. Lets hope for the sake of fans and Namco that they aren’t just empty voices.
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Nah.
Even as a primarily PC-based gamer, I think Dark & Demon’s souls find a more fitting home on the consoles. I can’t see the controls translating well at all to a keyboard and mouse. Just because a game is an RPG does not make it a good fit for the computer. Man, those games are great though. Just finished Dark Souls today, immediately began my NG+ and started an alt. Fantastic.
Maybe some people want this ported because they don’t have a console to play it on. That’s fair enough, and I think Dark & Demon’s Souls have the potential to bring a lot of elitist PC gamers down a notch, because here’s a game they really want and look how it excels on the platform it was designed for. Maybe the consoles are worth more than they’re given credit for by some people (me included, D/DS significantly changed my outlook on the consoles).
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Except that controls could easily translate over to PC. RMB and LMB for right and left hand wepons, Shift to dash, WASD for movement, and maybe Q and E for the other stuff. It’s really not that hard to translate over, and someone even said they were playing this on the PS3 through keyboard and mouse, IIRC. People not satisfied with the keyboard and mouse controls would be able to play on a gamepad.
I’m all for consoles, as I play those the most, but the game can definitely be ported over. Would I mind terribly if it wasnt? No. But I’d say it would be best that as many people should be able to play this game as possible.
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I signed the petition and registered here only to say: It’s over 9000…ehm, I mean, over 37.000 already!!!
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Nope, its over 40k already :)
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I need to play this game.
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this is it, brothers !
Now the PCs have a chance to play one of the most amazing games ever.
FREEEEEDOOOOOOOOOMMMM !
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BRING IT TO THE PC
please :3
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TBs Army is here to save the day.
CHARGE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1111
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oh…and by that i mean…yes i want and will buy this for PC and ONLY for PC
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I see a lot of posts about how this game would be unwelcome or ignored by PC users. I’ve done most of my gaming on PC since the late 90′s and I can’t personally speak for anyone else, but Demon’s Souls was one of the reasons I bought a PS3. If it were possible, I would have bought that and Dark Souls on PC instead.
I’d still buy Dark Souls on Steam, even at $50, so long as the port had similar or better performance, respectable graphics options, gamepad support and a reliable online mode.
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Namco Bandai rep answers our claim!
Damn you are amazing!
I honestly wasn’t expecting such a massive support. My boss(es) even came to talk to me about this, after it explodes all around the world. If you wanted to have the attention of Namco Bandai Games, now you have it.
The future is in your hands, and I hope you will keep supporting this.
I make a personal objective to make sure every relevant people in Namco Bandai Games is in touch with this formidable effort.
Great Thanks!
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