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19 minutes ago, BigBossBalrog said:

Here's my writeup on what I found.

Pose is back but it's such a dramatic revival I dont think it's the same. It's called posture, and it's a separate bar (with stamina and health) You can wittle down an enemies posture bar (apparently it's also to encourage parrying. Blocking is in, but just regular blocking will drain your posture super fast, so your encouraged to time your blocks a second at a time), and once you do, you can one shot them with a super powerful kill move. It's called an evolution of Bloodborne's visceral attacks.

There are NO Bonefires or lanterns, but there adding a new death mechanic. It's based on the title itself, Shadows (Ninja) Die Twice. Once you die, you can cast a Blood Rune which brings you back to life (at half health). This is apparently very strategic, because once you die your enemies loose interest in you, so you can use that to your advantage. The example they gave is a crowd of Yashiguru (foot soldiers) wrecked the character. So they let him die, and once they wandered a little off, he used his blood rune, came back, popped a Blood Mist, and in the chaos, stealth killed a bunch of them, and made the fight much easier. Apparently the game is going to punish you if you abuse this mechanic however. The scene in the trailer we're the boss kills the player was a another example of using the mechanic to ones advantage, cause you can get a stealth attack on bosses that do a ton of damage

Stealth is a massive new feature, and they we're heavily inspired by the Tenchu series (another From property about Ninjas) The game is described as an unholy fusion of Dark Souls,  Bloodborne, Tenchu, and Kuon. You can scale walls, creep around, and do stealth kills like a proper Ninja. Apparently, they don't want you to rely on it for everything, and it's going to be more of "one of many tools". Like one of the bosses have a bunch of musket snipers overlooking the fight area, and apparently to make the fight easier you can scale the towers to kill them before the fight itself. Observation is key. 

Bosses, apparently, are going to be heavily inspired by Dark Souls 3's (YESSS!) Their multi staged, brutal in difficulty, and because of dropping multiplayer they can focus on adding even more then before (while maintaining the same quality)  Many of them are hidden away and optional. (They said it'll be like discovering ancient horror that should have been forgotten eons ago.) An example 

"The demo ended with a rad boss fight against a skeletal samurai with supernatural powers and a terrifying attack that let him cover the battlefield in smoke, then appear as multiple illusions around you. We watched him kill the player, which was a fitting end note." Someone said the boss reminded them of the Omen from Samurai Jack. 

There are heavy horror elements, but they don't want to talk about them right now. They stressed the game is not historical, and will have a Japanese mythology/horror feeling combined with Samurai Classics. 

GIVE IT TO ME FUCKING NOW!

I think I’m going to get this game. Sounds pretty fun

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2 minutes ago, BigBossBalrog said:

Make sure you play a Soulsborne title before hand XD

Why? I assumed this being a new game would be a good entry point into the ‘series,’ especially since the stealth focus is different from the previous games

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2 minutes ago, BTCollins said:

Why? I assumed this being a new game would be a good entry point into the ‘series,’ especially since the stealth focus is different from the previous games

Because Bloodborne is fricking dope. XD 

But in all honesty, I’m not sure why you’d have to play any other game first since it’s a new IP. 

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1 minute ago, The Good Doctor said:

Because Bloodborne is fricking dope. XD 

But in all honesty, I’m not sure why you’d have to play any other game first since it’s a new IP. 

Doc should be hired by From for PR XD

Just meant to get used to the gameplay but I guess going in for the first time will be fine...as it's fine smashing your head against a brick wall over and over XD

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3 minutes ago, The Good Doctor said:

Because Bloodborne is fricking dope. XD 

But in all honesty, I’m not sure why you’d have to play any other game first since it’s a new IP. 

If I was going to play one, it’d probably be Bloodborne. A standalone game seems a better entry point than the third in a series 

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Just now, ColonelKillaBee said:

No MP makes me sad a bit but honestly that just means the single player aspects gonna be even more amazing.

That’s how I feel. Dark Souls will always still be there for invasion fun. I’m excited to get a game that’s fully dedicated to single player, since that means the best parts will be even better.

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5 minutes ago, ColonelKillaBee said:

No MP makes me sad a bit but honestly that just means the single player aspects gonna be even more amazing.

My thoughts. It's unfortunate, but if this means more bosses, more mechanics, more polish, and no longer having to balance the hugely unbalanced multiplayer make me very happy.

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5 minutes ago, TheCzarsHussar said:

I think Im fucked, I killed Eingyi and the spider firekeeper for the soul and used up the only cure.

Now something fucking wanted my help and distracted me in the chaos place and my character got infected, they were a smartass about it too.

You’re not completely fucked. But it is a pretty nasty bind since Eingyi is by far the easiest way to cure it. Not the only way, though.

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3 minutes ago, TheCzarsHussar said:

God help me, I'm about to enter Sen's Fortress... I'm killing myself first so I cant get invaded.

That place is a damned maze. But it feels awesome to use prism stones to mark rooms you've been in. Just watch the floors for traps and take each area slowly and you'll be fine.

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1 minute ago, The Good Doctor said:

That's weird. Are you sure your game is set to online mode? I wouldn't even bother killing yourself for Sen's fortress if you're not getting invaded anyway.

I am online, tested it out earlier by summoning some random guy. Plus messages and blood stains.

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Just now, TheCzarsHussar said:

I am online, tested it out earlier by summoning some random guy. Plus messages and blood stains.

Weird. I've gotten invaded plenty and launched a couple myself. Maybe you are overleveled and the bulk of invaders for the areas you're in are below you. Would make sense since you hit up the Catacombs so early.

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