am I crazy to think the art direction/graphics in LotF is better than Dark Souls/Elden Ring?

[jidong216]

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[Virake]

graphics are obviously better, but art direction is subjective.

[Mike]

Nope, not in the slightest.

I have been a souls player since the beginning and I actually much prefer the art direction in this game, especially compared to ER. I absolutely love the armor designs (much better then many souls games), I love the overall world detail and vistas, I love the vibrant colors yet the dark tone of setting, the music is great...etc.

People will always trash anything that is not a From Soft title but this game, given the studio was brand new, is quite an impressive showcase of how to make a dark medevil fantasy setting without Miyzaki of the souls series being behind it.

[Virake]

Originally posted by Mike:

Nope, not in the slightest.

I have been a souls player since the beginning and I actually much prefer the art direction in this game, especially compared to ER. I absolutely love the armor designs (much better then many souls games), I love the overall world detail and vistas, I love the vibrant colors yet the dark tone of setting, the music is great...etc.

People will always trash anything that is not a From Soft title but this game, given the studio was brand new, is quite an impressive showcase of how to make a dark medevil fantasy setting without Miyzaki of the souls series being behind it.

aren't you forgetting something?

[Mike]

Originally posted by Virake:

Originally posted by Mike:

Nope, not in the slightest.

I have been a souls player since the beginning and I actually much prefer the art direction in this game, especially compared to ER. I absolutely love the armor designs (much better then many souls games), I love the overall world detail and vistas, I love the vibrant colors yet the dark tone of setting, the music is great...etc.

People will always trash anything that is not a From Soft title but this game, given the studio was brand new, is quite an impressive showcase of how to make a dark medevil fantasy setting without Miyzaki of the souls series being behind it.

aren't you forgetting something?

What are you taking about?

[Virake]

Originally posted by Mike:

Originally posted by Virake:

aren't you forgetting something?

What are you taking about?

I am, of course, talking about Dark Souls 2, which also has great armor and vistas, and is also viciously hated by the Souls community. however, it is most definitely a From Software game.

[Mike]

Originally posted by Virake:

Originally posted by Mike:

What are you taking about?

I am, of course, talking about Dark Souls 2, which also has great armor and vistas, and is also viciously hated by the Souls community. however, it is most definitely a From Software game.

I like DS2 a lot (actually find it more memorable then DS3) but I still much prefer the look and feel of LOTF. I also feel DS2 is trashed on too much because people want to be able to run through all enemy encounters, meanwhile DS2 (and LOTF) have their levels designed in a way to punish this type of play.

If the analog controls on PC were no so trash I would replay DS2 but I tried it a few months ago and the analog turning just felt garbage, and form my knowledge that was just how that game was..

[bgm.1]

Art work is excellent equal to ER the fighting mechanics are also good, The one problem I have is the lock on....... mine just stopped working for apparently no reason ,any suggestions on how to get it corrected?

[Virake]

Originally posted by Mike:

Originally posted by Virake:

I am, of course, talking about Dark Souls 2, which also has great armor and vistas, and is also viciously hated by the Souls community. however, it is most definitely a From Software game.

I like DS2 a lot (actually find it more memorable then DS3) but I still much prefer the look and feel of LOTF. I also feel DS2 is trashed on too much because people want to be able to run through all enemy encounters, meanwhile DS2 (and LOTF) have their levels designed in a way to punish this type of play.

If the analog controls on PC were no so trash I would replay DS2 but I tried it a few months ago and the analog turning just felt garbage, and form my knowledge that was just how that game was.

I think the DS2 hate is emotional, and the specific reasons people come up with are just rationalizations.

there's a YouTube channel that's been on fire lately, debunking all sorts of myths that the community came up with to justify their dislike of DS2:
https://www.youtube.com/@Domo3000/videos

regarding controls, wasn't there a some kind of mod that fixes this? not that I tried it, I only play these games with mouse and keyboard.

[königplatzen]

Originally posted by Mike:

If the analog controls on PC were no so trash I would replay DS2 but I tried it a few months ago and the analog turning just felt garbage, and form my knowledge that was just how that game was..

The deadzone setting is bad in DS2. Don't recall exactly, what has to be done, but it can be fixed via Steam Input or a mod.

[Virake]

is this it?
https://www.nexusmods.com/darksouls2/mods/1200

[Mike]

Originally posted by Virake:

is this it?
https://www.nexusmods.com/darksouls2/mods/1200

Hmm, I will keep this in mind and I might just try it with a fresh DS2 run in the near future. Thanks

[prototype81]

Originally posted by jidong216:

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How old are you , 12?

Who cares whats better, each are different.

I personally love elden rings style much more since you brought it up but why does that matter to you?

[Mike]

Originally posted by prototype81:

Originally posted by jidong216:

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How old are you , 12?

Who cares whats better, each are different.

I personally love elden rings style much more since you brought it up but why does that matter to you?

Holy crap chill. OP was just making an honest discussion, so why are you getting all in your feels?

[Mike]

Originally posted by Virake:

is this it?
https://www.nexusmods.com/darksouls2/mods/1200

I know its off topic but I wanted to confirm for myself before I forgot about this, and yes this 100% fixed the terrible deadzone issue DS2 had for me. Thanks again for the link

[SilverBullets000]

I'm going to say something a little crazy, but I actually kind of liked the artstyle of the first game a little more. This iteration looks fantastic and definitely sets itself up as a dark fantasy setting superbly, but I miss the more heroic angle of the first game and the massive shoulder pieces. I also felt that it helped differentiate itself from Dark Souls a little more, but I get why they shifted to this particular aesthetic. It's all good stuff nonetheless.