Dark Souls II director explains "accessibility"

Dark Souls is not that hard of a game, as long as you're careful and patient. The gameplay is satisfying and challenging, and the game's strongest element. Leave that as it is.

However, From Software needs to fix all the ambiguous stuff in the sequel. The basic game mechanics should be explained in the manual and a tutorial. What I'm supposed to be doing in the game should be better explained by NPCs, i.e, "Go this way only if seeking a tough fight." Letting new players wander into high level enemies isn't fun or challenging; it's just a beginner's trap that you didn't have a fair chance of figuring out. On that note, write better dialogue for your NPCs. And a quest log wouldn't hurt either. If I come back to the game after several days, I should not have to consult the Wiki to know what I'm supposed to be doing and why.

Making it so that the game mechanics are explained in-game so that I don't have to consult a wiki constantly would be a huge plus. Too many vague gameplay mechanics in Demon and Dark Souls. The only thing I hope they continue to keep vague is the story because that was cool. And I also liked puzzling out how to defeat bosses. Just would be nice if the game explained better what each item did or what allegiances do more specifically.

The thing with Dark Souls' difficulty is that, unlike some games, when you die in dark souls it feels like its your fault and thus doesn't make you rage and smash the controller into the tv. The game isn't hard, it's fair and if you die it just means you weren't skilled enough YET.

Accessibility doesn't mean the game will be any easier, it means they will "chisel" some of the games more flawed aspects. Like including fast travel only eliminates tedious backtracking which unnecessarily prolonged the first game, however if that's your thing just don't use the damned fast travel it's not like you're forced to use it.

I look forward to Dark Souls 2, so far it looks promising and hopefully it won't disappoint.

I hope it's not gonna be a bad GFWL port this time... and I hope it's gonna be no fps limit at 1080p.... would be great with my controller and my pc

"Streamlined", "accessible" "less is more" these phrases from developers are getting old. Why don't they just fess up and admit they're making the game easier to score more $$$$. Does anyone actually believe they're make these changes to "improve" the game because I don't.

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http://www.gamespot.com/e3/dark-souls-ii-e3-2013-stage-demo-6410643/

Tanimura clearly states that character customization is pretty much the same as in the original. I'm pretty sure that weapons / spells will have stat requirements like before, and character builds will be just as important.

I cant wait for dark souls 2 it will be one of my first games on the new console for sure

I always understood him.

When I tell hardcore fighting game fanatics that they need to make fighters more accessible, they usually scoff at the idea with fear that it might ruin what makes the game so endearing.

That's not necessarily true. There are aspects to many hardcore games that are either left unexplained, or are extremely redundant, repetitive, or just plain stupid. It is best that you cut all of this nonsense out in order to invite more people in to experience the game, and to simply create a better experience all around.

I don't miss the Grass eating mechanic from Demon's Souls. It allowed for overstocking and thus alleviated the difficulty a bit. The Estus Flask is a damn good alternative.

My dark souls adventure ended after 3 hours with me snapping the disc in half. Guess it just wasn´t my kind of game..

By HOLY GOD, NO A IOS GAME please!

I am confused. Some things were too time consuming and tedious, you must mean grinding. That's the only thing I can think of. That's not required and it's also been a part of both games so far, so I am not quite sure what they mean here.

I hope the new game is harder. Dark Souls is great but its way too easy. Getting past lvl 200 and New Game ++++ is much easier than I thought It would be.

Being for the PS3 won't be bad you have more people to play with since everyone ones a ps3 already. I pre-ordered a PS4 from software knows graphics isn't everything they help but it's not a tell all situation where it will make you feel better about the game somehow.

i really hope the netcode is good for this game...loved the pvp from Demons and Dark but the netcode for both were terrible

I hope they delay release and just make it for PS4

Please just don't make it even easier than Dark Souls.. For me Dark Souls is already easier than Demon's Souls, which is sad :( .

But what if I don't want a streamlined experience? :(

I hear a lot of stuff coming out that gives me confidence.... but I dunno... anytime a classic game has a sequel and I hear about changing the original formula... I'll be a little nervous until I actually get my hands on it. (thank God it's on current-gen systems so I don't have to wait a couple of years to play it)

that E3 gameplay video looks alot like the good old dark souls..