Dark Souls II - What Happened?

#whathappened #darksoulsII #mattmcmuscles

[Apocalyptico]

Everytime I hear "create new engine from scratch" I know shit is going to happen.

[morgen]

"Yo let's create a hard game, with good game design... AND open world, and photorealstic and let's scratch that old engine, make a new one"
Yeah it's a top tier red flag right here.

[pingpong]

The Dark Souls of game development hell.

[MadSnake]

So ... All things considered, it's a miracle that Dark Souls 2 is actually a decent game. I mean yes, it's the black sheep of the series but the work they did with the remaining time was pretty impressive.

[Mcaark]

Vaati saying “Ah. Eldenring.” Is something I felt on an emotional level.

[Odinsday]

Looking at some of the cut content of the game, you realize that what they had in mind was far more ambitious and unique compared to what they did in the final game. A good example of this would be the Gutter which instead of being just skyscraper Blighttown, would have been a city of repeatedly stacked on houses with Gyrm roaming the streets and getting drunk. There was even a bar you could go to through a brewery. It sucks to see all this potential get thrown to the wayside due to time constraints and hardware limitations.

[Narokkurai]

Funnily enough, Elden Ring sounds like it's going to be the kind of game DS2 wanted to be. More open world, open-ended action than the labyrinthine design of the Souls series. Presumably, the long and quiet development is part of their commitment to build a suitable engine for the game as well.

[GenerationWest]

Dark Souls II, the one everyone dunks on, now I know why. Though It's seen as the least liked, it's still in favorable range as a game, which is still a accomplishment.

[mfchimichanga]

*The Comment Section Has Been Invaded By Dark Spirit Forlorn*

[AnthrKira]

There is a channel called "Illusory wall" that has showed a little of how many of the areas were going to be and existing maps were before, giving more explanation of why the maps look inconsistent.

[thebestcentaur]

“Prepare To Die Edition”

Absolutely awash with subtlety, innit?

[roxis_wunder]

Gotta say, digging Matt's avatar being very animated in this episode.

[jmjedi]

I like dark souls 2, but i know it went through hell

[TrainedOldSkool]

I remember playing this game when it came out and thinking something felt off and the world didn't seem as organically connected as the first game. I had no idea it had such a difficult development.

[dragon___]

the fact that the B-team still cared to finish an "unfixable" game and still come out on way way on top of all the souls clones is one of the greatest, most respectable moves in teamwork history

[TheSilliestWilly]

Okay no lie... Vaati really should go into voiceover or recording audio books because that man’s voice is like velvet butter

[Dragonman]

"That is the last one, right?"

"Until Elden Ring, maybe..."

So that's the last one then?

[TaimatCR]

7:40 ah yes armored core, that's a name that from software seems to have forgotten.

Please do a what happen or a retrospective on it some time

[Mannnnnnnn]

Would you like to upgrade your estus flask?

YES NO
⬆️

You have no estus flask shards.

[lokiofdohmend]

Ah, Dark Souls 2. The least liked in the franchise, but still beloved in general.