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Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice Countdown Live event set for 10th of March (live streamed)
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Thanks.
Would love to know if Future Press is putting out a guide and if the OST will be made available digitally for those unable to purchase the Gamestop CE.
Recently, there were some people that were able to play the demo on a PS4 pro; they say that it feels like 60fps. Hard to say for sure, though. There is no official information on this so far, unfortunately. It is probably 30fps on base consoles
Seen at least two people who have played the EU tour build say 60fps but that could be internet by)
I've seen two people attest to this. One person on Reddit and another on ResetEra (Peradam, I believe is the username)
Really hoping this is true due to the heavy focus on parrying. Apparently parrying in DS1 Remastered is easier due to it being 60 fps.
Hopefully 60fps is something that can be managed on the base consoles at the cost of resolution.
Could just be for the demo build, would be awesome if the game actually is 60 and has no framepacing issues like BB and DS3 though. I'm not worried since I'm playing on PC but it would suck for console players.
I just imagine Bobby Kotick read that reply and immediately called for an emergency late night meeting trying to figure out how to implement lootboxes in to single player only games.
Sekiro is so Low on the list of money makers that Kotick probably never heard of it
No way 60 fps shouldn't be possible on XBX or PS4PRO especially with the PC CPU requirements scaled back from DS3.
I guess you're right, especially since DS3 was added after the fact and wasn't planned from the start.
Nooooooo....
I was just saying one of the nice things so far has been how close to the chest FROM and Activision have been keeping Sekiro.. and not spoiling half the bosses and areas. I will be disappointed if this event blows out a bunch of spoiler shit and then we have "influencers" already playing and discovering all the secrets before everyone else gets a chance to. :(
It's pretty great and I want to know everything before release.
That said influencers have been invited to a launch day release event, I heard some big ones like Lirik declined because they'd only get to play 2h and would rather just stream it from home. Doubt there will be early influencer copies, that's Bamco's thing.
At least it won't be that bad compared to DS3 launch. It was released worldwide like three weeks after Japan, and by then there were already a ton of spoilers
Damn, son. Do you. I dont want anything spoiled, however.
Actually, I'd like to know if the HDR implementation is at least decent. That's about it.
Spoilers should stay in the spoiler thread anyway or if they're spoilerish trailers people can edit the title imo. Obv I don't want people to get spoiled on purpose.
I meant more your desire to be spoiled I mean.
That said, I watched many playthroughs of DS1 before getting to play it and my enjoyment of the game wasnt impacted at all
Oh spoilers can't ruin stuff for me and I want all the info as fast as possible rofl.
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About the Activision discussion, let's not forget that From Software is part of Kadokawa. I think it's very likely they want a partner to facilitate the publishing, not as their only means to even make the game.
Activision can surely handle this part way better than From themselves, even if From could afford it.
Guess that's when I should leave the internet until I finish my first playthrough. Don't want random spoilers as gifs in unrelated threads.
Activision can surely handle this part way better than From themselves, even if From could afford it.
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Guess that's when I should leave the internet until I finish my first playthrough. Don't want random spoilers as gifs in unrelated threads.
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Exactly, the publishing is one of the main reasons they partner with other companies to release their games. They don't have the publishing infrastructure in place in the west to fully self-publish. I don't even know if they are interested in pursuing that in the future since they've been partnering with publishers for so long.
A qoute by Miyazaki from a 4gamer interview when asked about why they partnered with Activision.
The way he words this makes me wonder if Namco was all like "you're sure you don't wanna make another Dark Souls...?", while Activision was just "sure, we'll publish your game that is likely to win a bunch of awards, we don't care what it is".
Acti was more like here we'll help we need more genres other than FPS and Platformers
https://www.gameinformer.com/2019/01/28/how-sekiro-shadows-die-twice-became-an-activision-game
Everyone involved in working with japanese devs at Activision seems to be really cool. Sure, we'll get Platinum Games to make a downloadable Korra game, why not?
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Yes definitely, it seems be a way to broaden their game portfolio. I can see Activision choosing to help other developers publish their games if Sekiro does well.
They funny thing is they literally said that at one point.
Gameindustry.biz
I'm pretty sure they won't have trouble finding publishers to partner with in the future.
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I'd be ok if some loot boxes were actually Mimics that delete your save upon opening them.
Just for shits n' giggles.
I thought it was just the same area that we've already seen since the start? Maybe that's why there's a lack of impressions - it's all already been said?
Yes, can't be blocked but you can parry.
Only thrust though, you have to jump against the red sweep attacks.
Read what you quoted, that's what I said. I didn't use block as in holding block but block incoming damage. Thanks for the picture <3
Awesome video. Thanks for sharing.
Apparently there's another way to totally destroy this boss if you pay attention to the surrounding environs.
Check out the latter portions of this video:
Edit: I think this is what the above was referring to. Start from 1:35:
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If you followed the DS3 marketing, you should have looked back on it after release and realised there was only 2 bosses NOT featured in the promo material. Whereas with Sekiro, we have seen... 3? Maybe. Most of those trailers look to have been produced by Namco as From Soft did not put many of them up on their own channel. So I can only hope they didn't like the abundance of released boss footage and took a step back. They kind of did this with Bloodborne but it being an exclusive, Sony probably wanted it out there so that's why we saw more marketing.
I'm happy about it, because while I am trying to avoid watching footage, it does mean plenty of surprises in store for people who do watch these trailers.
I hope you're right and it's not a sign that the game itself will be disappointing...or even disappointing by From Software standards...they've set the bar so high since Demon's Souls (or really Dark Souls 1) and anything less then amazing will be viewed upon as a disappointment
It's been long enough since their latest combat-oriented game that I'll even take disappointing.
It's one thing to play Dark Souls III and feel slightly disappointed when we just had Dark Souls II, Bloodborne and Dark Souls III back to back, but 3 years without a brand new title? I don't give a fuck, just give me the game.
It's one thing to play Dark Souls III and feel slightly disappointed when we just had Dark Souls II, Bloodborne and Dark Souls III back to back, but 3 years without a brand new title? I don't give a fuck, just give me the game.
I think it's been FROM the ones that go full spoiler with their trailers. The JP version of their launch trailers for DS3 and Bloodborne (DS3 was self published in Japan), were full of bosses spoilers, especially the former.
I expect the japanese launch trailer of Sekiro to be in that style.
I am on media blackout since the tgs trailer and think that a big part of FromSoft fans did the same, as we trust Miyazaki to deliver again and want to go in as fresh as possible. I hope I will not be spoiled by thread titles here after the live event on the 10th lol.
Yeah we might get something akin to that, compared to the EU/US launch trailer though, it still doesn't seem as spoiler heavy. This one shows ending cutscenes right from the start. 12 bosses featured in this, and many of the unique encounters such as the wolf on the bridge. I really hope there's just one launch trailer this time and they keep most of its later-game content hidden.
I assume we got 2 trailers because it got pushed back slightly for US/EU territories. So the US/EU also got a new launch trailer as well as the Japanese launch trailer which was called Accursed Trailer here.
they did the exact same for Bloodborne...they showed Yharnam and Hemwick Charnel Lane and that was it...nothing different with Sekiro. In fact they showed less Bloodborne bosses than this time with Sekiro.
They want it to be a surprise for the players. and this game isn´t aimed at a mainstream audience anyways, it is even more niche than a game with knights. Fromsoft knows their audience at this point, this is not a product they want to sell to the mass market.
and it is a good thing, many people are tired of showing everything in before, it is the same as a movie trailer where the best scenes are already shown, it is boring and ruins the experience.
Most of the impressions I've seen on Youtube seem very positive and indicate this is From Software quality and everything that has been shown looks impressive to me. So I don't read too much into the not showing a lot thing. In fact, showing less may indicate confidence that word of mouth and quality reviews will drive sales more than marketing.
I have a feeling that if there is disappointment it may be more related to some fans not liking the changes in the style of play (jumping, grappling, same weapon, linear character builds). In fact that is what I predict, that its going to be a great game, but some Souls purists might find it disappointing - whereas it might bring in some new players that love it that didn't necessarily like Souls.
I disagree with that...I think Sekiro is From Software's most obvious attempt at making a mainstream game...they're taking out the RPG elements and trying to appeal to a wider audience outside of Dark Souls fans
Sry but I think you're talking outta your ass. Stop spreading misinformation.
At no point has From said this. The game lacks these elements because that is the game From wanted to make.
Hell the only reason why the resurrection system even exists is because the game is/was so demanding that people were dying left and right.
Celeste lets you start right from the same screen you die on. That isnt a casual or dumbed down game at any stretch.
Just stop saying that From us trying to cast a wider net because certain elements from Soulsborne arent present in Sekiro.
Edit: Sry if I came off as hostile.
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