ds is perfectly playable with mouse and keyboard (tho i recommend to rebind parry to Q)
you just need to dl mouse fix (http://pages.cs.wisc.edu/~petska/) and res&fps fix aka dsfix (http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=488240). I even beat this game on my first playthrough without that mouse fix, it was like 3 times harder cos any slightest mouse movement would switch targets xD
advice?
well if you are going to play with mouse and keyboard you need to figure out what keys do, and game won't help you here cos all the tips it provides show controller icons ._.
So:
F = focus, E = use item, q = action/use, tab = parry (better swap these last two), shift = block/use left hand, c = change left hand weapon, v = right hand weapon, g= gestures/additonal info on stat screens, end=options, del=toggle additonal info on items/unequip item, insert=toggle character info, space = dodge, lmb = normal attack, rmb = strong attack, w+lmb = kick (or dodge with some weapons), w+rmb = jump attack, hold space and lmb = running attack, alt = use wepaon with both hands, ctrl = walking, hold space and tap it again to jump.
you can parry enemy attack if you press q (default tab) after enemy backswing, right when he launches it at you, you can then use normal attack to stab him for a lot of damage, you can also surround enemy from behind and press lmb to backstab.
Also it's not worth it to take stats over 40(the only exception is 46 int required for crystal soul spear), read info on items you aquire, you move and roll slower for every 25% encumbrance.
Well thats about how much i wished i knew i started this game, the rest is about exploration and your own experiance! You should beat this game at least once without major spoilers and know how.
you just need to dl mouse fix (http://pages.cs.wisc.edu/~petska/) and res&fps fix aka dsfix (http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=488240). I even beat this game on my first playthrough without that mouse fix, it was like 3 times harder cos any slightest mouse movement would switch targets xD
advice?
well if you are going to play with mouse and keyboard you need to figure out what keys do, and game won't help you here cos all the tips it provides show controller icons ._.
So:
F = focus, E = use item, q = action/use, tab = parry (better swap these last two), shift = block/use left hand, c = change left hand weapon, v = right hand weapon, g= gestures/additonal info on stat screens, end=options, del=toggle additonal info on items/unequip item, insert=toggle character info, space = dodge, lmb = normal attack, rmb = strong attack, w+lmb = kick (or dodge with some weapons), w+rmb = jump attack, hold space and lmb = running attack, alt = use wepaon with both hands, ctrl = walking, hold space and tap it again to jump.
you can parry enemy attack if you press q (default tab) after enemy backswing, right when he launches it at you, you can then use normal attack to stab him for a lot of damage, you can also surround enemy from behind and press lmb to backstab.
Also it's not worth it to take stats over 40(the only exception is 46 int required for crystal soul spear), read info on items you aquire, you move and roll slower for every 25% encumbrance.
Well thats about how much i wished i knew i started this game, the rest is about exploration and your own experiance! You should beat this game at least once without major spoilers and know how.
Man. I've been following Dark Souls 2 news religiously. But the problem is, I don't want to! 
I don't want the game spoiled for me, at all, in any way! Yet I can't resist. Ah, I feel like I'm already playing the game, cause I feel cursed. I'm forever drawn towards articles and videos and I'm powerless to stop myself
But from all I've seen so far, DS2 is shaping up to be one helluva game. Also, considering what I've heard from VaatiVidya and ENB/P, the game's already a god damn master piece. Great. Here I was, thinking I couldn't get any more hyped for the game. But yeah, especially ENB has said that DS2 is better than DS (source Marcus' twitter). In-fucking-credible. I'm gonna avoid all news from now on. I have to stay strong.
I seriously cannot wait for DS2. I'm counting the fucking days. I haven't been this hyped, probably ever. There are a couple of games that I've just been dying to play, but this is the first time in my life that I'm counting the damn minutes until a game is released I'm prepared to die and I'm ready to go beyond death. Bring it the fuck on! RAWR!
I don't want the game spoiled for me, at all, in any way! Yet I can't resist. Ah, I feel like I'm already playing the game, cause I feel cursed. I'm forever drawn towards articles and videos and I'm powerless to stop myself But from all I've seen so far, DS2 is shaping up to be one helluva game. Also, considering what I've heard from VaatiVidya and ENB/P, the game's already a god damn master piece. Great. Here I was, thinking I couldn't get any more hyped for the game. But yeah, especially ENB has said that DS2 is better than DS (source Marcus' twitter). In-fucking-credible. I'm gonna avoid all news from now on. I have to stay strong.
I seriously cannot wait for DS2. I'm counting the fucking days. I haven't been this hyped, probably ever. There are a couple of games that I've just been dying to play, but this is the first time in my life that I'm counting the damn minutes until a game is released
I'm prepared to die and I'm ready to go beyond death. Bring it the fuck on! RAWR!Can someone explain the excitement over this game? The first one, that is. I watched a playthrough of the first 30-40 minutes, and it seemed a bit awkward to me. The setting was very... weird, and vague? The combat (which, I understand, is the game's banner?) was slow and cautious. This I actually liked, at first, but it didn't seem complex, just harsh; conducted mainly by staying out of range, waiting for the window, jumping in with the standard strike, and jumping back out.
I understand that the first half hour of a game isn't definitive, and maybe it was just the specific playthrough I watched that was bad. Anyway, I'd like to hear what is it you fellows like about it. Is it primarily the combat?
I understand that the first half hour of a game isn't definitive, and maybe it was just the specific playthrough I watched that was bad. Anyway, I'd like to hear what is it you fellows like about it. Is it primarily the combat?
I like everything, and I have no idea why. At first, it drove me crazy (Taurus boss on a bridge, a frigging red dragon, TWO frigging gargoyles), but even than I couldn't just quit. Then I kind of figured out the game, so to speak. Use of terrain, exploration (seven hells, I just loved jumping from bridge to bridge in the catacombs, right to Pinwheel's chamber), and different tactics for different monsters. It is beautiful and stylish as well. I don't know how to explain it but its atmosphere, its feel is unique and unforgettable. This game affects me on some deep level, but, I guess, it may be just me.
By the way, some guy on youtube is making a movie out of it, with minimal fighting, and all of the story-lines. He is super-good in filming and editing. Check it out.
http://www.youtube.com/user/SunlightMaggot/videos
And yeah, I am counting days until DS2 is out.
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All, the combat is far superior than withcer 1 or 2 , the music is brutal for every boss, anotehr point over witcher, and the atmosphere is puer magic... only the story or interaction with everything else is a bit bad, but you can do things like kill NPC and they will never return