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PS3:

Resident Evil Super Bundle (Not available in Germany) (Discount goes live Thursday 3rd July)
Was €69.99/AU$99.95/£59.99, now €49.99/AU$69.95/£39.99
Additional 15% discount for PS Plus members

Resident Evil Revelations (Discount goes live Thursday 3rd July)
Was €29.99/AU$39.95/£19.99, now €14.99/AU$17.95/£10.99
Additional 20% discount for PS Plus members

Resident Evil: Chronicles HD Collection (Not available in Germany)
Was €26.99/AU$40.95/£21.99, now €10.99/AU$16.45/£8.99
Additional 20% discount for PS Plus members

RESIDENT EVIL CODE: Veronica X
Was €19.99/AU$29.95/£15.99, now €9.99/AU$14.95/£7.99
Additional 20% discount for PS Plus members

Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles (Not available in Germany)
Was €14.99/AU$22.95/£11.99, now €6.99/AU$10.45/£5.79
Additional 20% discount for PS Plus members

Resident Evil Operation Raccoon City
Was €14.99/AU$22.95/£11.99, now €7.49/AU$11.25/£6.19
Additional 20% discount for PS Plus members

Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles
Was €14.99/AU$22.95/£11.99, now €6.99/AU$10.45/£5.79
Additional 20% discount for PS Plus members

Dynasty Warriors 6
Was €19.99/AU$24.95/£15.99, now €14.99/AU$17.95/£10.99
Additional 10% discount for PS Plus members

Dynasty Warriors 6 Empires (Not available in Russia)
Was €19.99/AU$24.95/£15.99, now €14.99/AU$17.95/£10.99
Additional 10% discount for PS Plus members

Dynasty Warriors 7 (Not available in Russia)
Was €29.99/AU$44.95/£24.99, now €19.99/AU$29.95/£15.99
Additional 10% discount for PS Plus members

Dynasty Warriors 7 Xtreme Legends
Was €29.99/AU$44.95/£24.99, now €19.99/AU$29.95/£15.99
Additional 10% discount for PS Plus members

Dynasty Warriors 8 (Not available in Russia)
Was €59.99/AU$89.95/£49.99, now €29.99/AU$39.95/£19.99
Additional 10% discount for PS Plus members

Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z
Was €59.99/AU$89.95/£49.99, now €24.99/AU$29.95/£19.99
Additional 10% discount for PS Plus members

Ninja Gaiden Σ2 Plus and Ninja Gaiden Σ Plus (Not available in Germany, New Zealand)
Was €59.99/AU$90.95/£49.99, now €34.99/AU$52.95/£28.99
Additional 10% discount for PS Plus members

Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor’s Edge (Not available in Germany)
Was €29.99/AU$39.95/£19.99, now €19.99/AU$24.95/£15.99
Additional 10% discount for PS Plus members

Saint Seiya: Brave Soldiers (Not available in India)
Was €54.99/AU$79.95/£44.99, now €19.99/AU$24.95/£15.99

Atelier Escha & Logy ~Alchemists of the Dusk Sky~
Was €49.99/AU$69.95/£39.99, now €34.99/AU$44.95/£24.99
Additional 10% discount for PS Plus members

Fist of the North Star: Ken’s Rage 2 (Not available in New Zealand)
Was €49.99/AU$69.95/£39.99, now €19.99/AU$24.95/£15.99
Additional 10% discount for PS Plus members

Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII (Discount goes live Thursday 3rd July)
Was €59.99/AU$89.95/£39.99, now €24.99/AU$29.95/£19.99

Final Fantasy X/X-2
Was €39.99/AU$49.95/£29.99, now €18.99/AU$28.95/£15.49

Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn Standard Edition
Was €19.99/AU$29.95/£19.99, now €11.99/AU$17.95/£11.99

Final Fantasy XIII-2
Was €19.99/AU$24.95/£15.99, now €9.99/AU$14.95/£7.99

Final Fantasy V (Discount goes live Thursday 3rd July)
Was €9.99/AU$14.95/£7.99, now €4.99/AU$7.55/£3.99

Final Fantasy VI (Discount goes live Thursday 3rd July)
Was €9.99/AU$14.95/£7.99, now €4.99/AU$7.55/£3.99

Final Fantasy VII (Discount goes live Thursday 3rd July)
Was €9.99/AU$14.95/£7.99, now €4.99/AU$7.55/£3.99

Final Fantasy VIII (Discount goes live Thursday 3rd July)
Was €9.99/AU$14.95/£7.99, now €4.99/AU$7.55/£3.99

Dynasty Warriors 7 Empires
Was €44.99/AU$62.95/£34.99, now €24.99/AU$29.95/£19.99
Additional 10% discount for PS Plus members

Dead or Alive 5 Ultimate
Was €39.99/AU$49.95/£29.99, now €19.99/AU$24.95/£15.99
Additional 10% discount for PS Plus members

Under Defeat HD: Deluxe Edition
Was €39.99/AU$49.95/£29.99, now €7.99/AU$11.95/£6.49
Additional 10% discount for PS Plus members

Metal Gear Solid HD Collection
Was €39.99/AU$59.95/£32.99, now €14.99/AU$22.95/£11.99
Additional 10% discount for PS Plus members

Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance
Was €24.99/AU$29.95/£19.99, now €11.99/AU$17.95/£9.49
Additional 10% discount for PS Plus members

Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker – HD Edition
Was €14.99/AU$22.95/£11.99, now €6.99/AU$10.45/£5.79
Additional 10% discount for PS Plus members

Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty – HD Edition
Was €14.99/AU$22.95/£11.99, now €6.99/AU$10.45/£5.79
Additional 10% discount for PS Plus members

Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater – HD Edition
Was €14.99/AU$22.95/£11.99, now €7.49/AU$11.25/£6.19
Additional 10% discount for PS Plus members

Agarest: Generations of War 2 (Not available in New Zealand)
Was €34.99/AU$52.95/£28.99, now €16.99/AU$25.95/£13.99
Additional 10% discount for PS Plus members

Warriors Orochi 3
Was €29.99/AU$39.95/£19.99, now €19.99/AU$24.95/£15.99
Additional 10% discount for PS Plus members

Hakuoki: Stories of the Shinsengumi
Was €29.99/AU$44.95/£19.99, now €14.99/AU$22.95/£10.99
Additional 10% discount for PS Plus members

Namco Fighter Collection
Was €29.99/AU$39.95/£19.99, now €14.99/AU$17.95/£7.99

Tales of Graces f
Was €29.99/AU$44.95/£24.99, now €9.99/AU$26.95/£14.99

Capcom Arcade Cabinet: All-in-One Pack
Was €29.99/AU$44.95/£24.99, now €10.99/AU$16.45/£8.99
Additional 20% discount for PS Plus members

Lost Planet 3
Was €29.99/AU$39.95/£19.99, now €13.49/AU$20.45/£10.99
Additional 20% discount for PS Plus members

Zone of the Enders – HD Collection
Was €29.99/AU$39.95/£19.99, now €9.99/AU$12.95/£7.99
Additional 10% discount for PS Plus members

Agarest: Generations of War Zero (Not available in Australia, Finland, New Zealand, Norway)
Was €24.99/£19.99, now €9.99/£7.99
Additional 10% discount for PS Plus members

Virtua Fighter 5 Final Showdown Complete Edition
Was €24.99/AU$37.95/£19.99, now €7.99/AU$11.95/£6.49
Additional 10% discount for PS Plus members

Bladestorm: The Hundred Years’ War
Was €19.99/AU$29.95/£15.99, now €14.99/AU$22.95/£11.99
Additional 10% discount for PS Plus members

Tales of Symphonia
Was €19.99/AU$29.95/£15.99, now €9.99/AU$14.95/£7.99

Tales of Symphonia Dawn of the New World
Was €19.99/AU$24.95/£15.99, now €4.99/AU$7.55/£3.99

Soulcalibur II HD Online
Was €19.99/AU$29.95/£15.99, now €9.99/AU$14.95/£7.99
Additional 10% discount for PS Plus members

Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch
Was €19.99/AU$24.95/£15.99, now €4.99/AU$7.55/£3.99

Demon’s Souls
Was €19.99/AU$24.95/£15.99, now €4.99/AU$7.55/£3.99

Street Fighter X Tekken
Was €19.99/AU$29.95/£15.99, now €7.99/AU$11.95/£6.49
Additional 10% discount for PS Plus members

Catherine
Was €19.99/AU$24.95/£15.99Now €9.99/AU$14.95/£7.99
Additional 10% discount for PS Plus members

Child of Eden (Not available in Bulgaria, Hungary, Qatar)
Was €14.99/AU$22.95/£11.99, now €3.99/AU$5.95/£3.29
Additional 10% discount for PS Plus members

The King of Fighters XIII
Was €14.99/AU$22.95/£11.99, now €7.99/AU$11.95/£6.49
Additional 10% discount for PS Plus members

Darkstalkers Resurrection
Was €14.99/AU$22.95/£11.99, now €7.49/AU$11.25/£6.19
Additional 20% discount for PS Plus members

Street Fighter 2 Turbo HD Remix (Not available in Bulgaria, Hungary, Qatar)
Was €14.99/AU$22.95/£11.99, now €3.99/AU$5.95/£3.29
Additional 10% discount for PS Plus members

Super Street Fighter IV Arcade Edition
Was €14.99/AU$17.95/£10.99, now €4.99/AU$7.55/£3.99
Additional 10% discount for PS Plus members

Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike Online Edition (Not available in Bulgaria, Hungary, Qatar, Slovenia)
Was €14.99/AU$22.95/£11.99, now €5.99/AU$8.95/£4.99
Additional 10% discount for PS Plus members

Dungeons & Dragons: Chronicles of Mystara
Was €14.99/AU$22.95/£11.99, now €7.49/AU$11.25/£6.19
Additional 10% discount for PS Plus members

Castlevania: Harmony of Despair (Not available in Bulgaria, Hungary, New Zealand/Qatar)
Was €14.99/AU$22.95/£11.99, now €6.99/AU$10.45/£5.79
Additional 10% discount for PS Plus members

Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Mirror of Fate HD (Not available in Germany)
Was €12.99/AU$19.45/£9.99, now €4.99/AU$7.55/£3.99
Additional 10% discount for PS Plus members

Zone of the Enders: The 2nd Runner HD Edition
Was €14.49/AU$21.95/£11.59, now €4.99/AU$7.55/£3.99
Additional 10% discount for PS Plus members

Virtua Fighter 5 Final Showdown
Was €12.99/AU$19.45/£9.99, now €4.99/AU$7.55/£3.99
Additional 10% discount for PS Plus members

HELL YEAH! Wrath of the Dead Rabbit
Was €12.99/AU$19.45/£9.99, now €4.99/AU$7.55/£3.99
Additional 10% discount for PS Plus members

Moon Diver (Not available in Bulgaria, Hungary, Qatar)
Was €12.99/AU$19.45/£9.99, now €6.19/AU$9.35/£5.09

Vandal Hearts: Flames Of Judgment (Not available in Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary, India, Israel, Kuwait, Qatar, Slovenia, Turkey, Ukraine)
Was €12.99/AU$19.45/£9.99, now €5.99/AU$8.95/£4.99
Additional 10% discount for PS Plus members

Tekken Tag Tournament 2 Online Pass
Was €9.99/AU$14.95/£7.99, now €3.99/AU$5.95/£3.29

Mega Man 10 Complete (Not available in Bulgaria, Hungary, Qatar)
Was €9.99/AU$14.95/£7.99, now €4.99/AU$7.55/£3.99
Additional 20% discount for PS Plus members

Mega Man 10 (Not available in Bulgaria, Hungary, Qatar)
Was €9.99/AU$14.95/£7.99, now €3.99/AU$5.95/£3.29
Additional 20% discount for PS Plus members

Mega Man 9 (Not available in Bulgaria, Hungary, Qatar)
Was €9.99/AU$14.95/£7.99, now €3.99/AU$5.95/£3.29
Additional 20% discount for PS Plus members

R-Type Dimensions (Discount ends 9th July)
Was £7.99/€9.99/AU$14.95, now £4.29/€5.19/AU$7.85
Additional 10% discount for PS Plus members

Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo HD Remix (Not available in Bulgaria, Hungary, Qatar)
Was €9.99/AU$14.95/£7.99, now €3.99/AU$5.95/£3.29
Additional 10% discount for PS Plus members

Final Fight: Double Impact (Not available in Bulgaria, Hungary, Qatar)
Was €9.99/AU$14.95/£7.99, now €3.99/AU$5.95/£3.29
Additional 10% discount for PS Plus members

Crystal Defender (Not available in Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary, India, Israel, Kuwait, Qatar, Slovenia, Turkey, Ukraine)
Was €9.99/AU$14.95/£7.99, now €4.99/AU$7.55/£3.99

Elevator Action Deluxe (Not available in Bulgaria, Hungary, Qatar)
Was €9.99/AU$14.95/£7.99, now €4.99/AU$7.55/£3.99

Space Invaders Infinity Gene (Discount goes live Thursday 3rd July)
Was €9.99/AU$14.95/£7.99, now €4.99/AU$7.55/£3.99

Yu-Gi-Oh! Millennium Duels
Was €9.99/AU$14.95/£6.99, now €4.49/AU$6.75/£3.69
Additional 10% discount for PS Plus members

Spelunker HD (Not available in Bulgaria, Hungary, Qatar) (Discount goes live Thursday 3rd July)
Was €9.99/AU$14.95/£7.99, now €3.99/AU$5.95/£3.29
Additional 10% discount for PS Plus members

Samurai Shodown (Not available in Bulgaria, Hungary, Israel, Kuwait, Qatar, Ukraine)
Was €8.99/AU$13.45/£7.39, now €3.99/AU$5.95/£3.29
Additional 10% discount for PS Plus members

Fatal Fury (Not available in Bulgaria, Hungary, Israel, Kuwait, Qatar, Ukraine)
Was €8.99/AU$13.45/£7.39, now €1.99/AU$2.95/£1.69
Additional 10% discount for PS Plus members

House of the Dead 4 (Not available in Germany)
Was €7.99/AU$11.95/£6.49Now €2.99/AU$4.55/£2.49
Additional 10% discount for PS Plus members

Thexder Neo (Not available in Bulgaria, Hungary, Qatar) (Discount goes live Thursday 3rd July)
Was €7.99/AU$11.95/£6.49, now €3.99/AU$5.95/£3.29

Parasite Eve 2 (Not available in Bulgaria, Hungary, New Zealand, Qatar)
Was €6.99/AU$10.45/£5.79, now €3.49/AU$5.25/£2.89

Front Mission 3 (Not available in Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary, India, Israel, Kuwait, Qatar, Slovenia, Turkey, Ukraine) (Discount goes live Thursday 3rd July)
Was €5.99/AU$8.95/£4.99, now €2.99/AU$4.55/£2.49

Virtua Fighter 2
Was €4.49/AU$6.75/£3.69, now €1.99/AU$2.95/£1.69
Additional 10% discount for PS Plus members

Streets of Rage 2 (Not available in Bulgaria, Hungary, Qatar)
Was €4.49/AU$6.75/£3.69, now €1.99/AU$2.95/£1.69
Additional 10% discount for PS Plus members

Golden Axe (Not available in Bulgaria, Hungary, Qatar)
Was €4.49/AU$6.75/£3.69, now €1.99/AU$2.95/£1.69
Additional 10% discount for PS Plus members

The Revenge of Shinobi
Was €7.99/AU$11.95/£6.49, now €3.99/AU$5.95/£3.29
Additional 10% discount for PS Plus members

ICO Classics HD (Not available in Bulgaria, Hungary, Qatar)
Was €17.99/$26.95/£14.99, now €9.99/$14.95/£7.99

Malicious
Was €7.99/$11.95/£6.49, now €3.99/$5.95/£3.29

Shadow of the Colossus Classics HD (Not available in Bulgaria, Hungary, Qatar)
Was €17.99/$26.95/£14.99, now €9.99/$14.95/£7.99

Tokyo Jungle
Was €12.99/$19.95/£9.99, now €6.99/$10.45/£5.79

PS Vita/PSP:

Final Fantasy (Discount goes live Thursday 3rd July)
Was €9.99/AU$14.95/£7.99, now €4.99/AU$7.55/£3.99

Final Fantasy II (Discount goes live Thursday 3rd July)
Was €9.99/AU$14.95/£7.99, now €4.99/AU$7.55/£3.99

Final Fantasy III
Was €14.99/AU$22.95/£11.99, now €7.49/AU$11.25/£6.19

Final Fantasy IV (Discount goes live Thursday 3rd July)
Was €9.99/AU$14.95/£7.99, now €4.99/AU$7.55/£3.99

Final Fantasy V (Discount goes live Thursday 3rd July)
Was €9.99/AU$14.95/£7.99, now €4.99/AU$7.55/£3.99

Final Fantasy VI (Discount goes live Thursday 3rd July)
Was €9.99/AU$14.95/£7.99, now €4.99/AU$7.55/£3.99

Final Fantasy VII (Discount goes live Thursday 3rd July)
Was €9.99/AU$14.95/£7.99, now €4.99/AU$7.55/£3.99

Final Fantasy VIII (Discount goes live Thursday 3rd July)
Was €9.99/AU$14.95/£7.99, now €4.99/AU$7.55/£3.99

Final Fantasy X/X-2
Was €39.99/AU$49.95/£29.99, now €18.99/AU$28.95/£15.49

The 3rd Birthday (Not available in Bulgaria, Hungary, New Zealand, Qatar)
Was €19.99/AU$29.95/£15.99, now €9.99/AU$14.95/£7.99

Crystal Defender (Not available in Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary, India, Israel, Kuwait, Qatar, Slovenia, Turkey, Ukraine)
Was €9.99/AU$14.95/£7.99, now €4.99/AU$7.55/£3.99

Soul Sacrifice (Discount ends 9th July)
Was £29.99/€34.99/AU$47.95, now £14.99/€19.99/AU$24.95

Space Invaders Extreme (Discount goes live Thursday 3rd July)
Was €9.99/AU$14.95/£7.99, now €4.99/AU$7.55/£3.99

Thexder Neo (Not available in Bulgaria, Hungary, Qatar) (Discount goes live Thursday 3rd July)
Was €7.99/AU$11.95/£6.49, now €3.99/AU$5.95/£3.29

Parasite Eve 2 (Not available in Bulgaria, Hungary, New Zealand, Qatar) (Discount goes live Thursday 3rd July)
Was €6.99/AU$10.45/£5.79, now €3.49/AU$5.25/£2.89

Front Mission 3 (Not available in Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary, India, Israel, Kuwait, Qatar, Slovenia, Turkey, Ukraine)
Was €5.99/AU$8.95/£4.99, now €2.99/AU$4.55/£2.49

mavity Rush
Was €14.99/AU$22.95/£11.99, now €9.99/AU$14.95/£6.99

Malicious Rebirth
Was €12.99/AU$19.95/£9.99, now €6.99/AU$10.45/£5.79

Open Me!
Was €7.99/AU$11.95/£6.49, now €4.99/AU$7.55/£3.99

White Knight Chronicles: Origins
Was €7.99/AU$11.95/£6.49, now €3.99/AU$5.95/£3.29

Persona 2/Trails In The Sky (Not available in Australia and New Zealand) (Discount goes live Thursday 3rd July)
Was €49.99/£39.99, now €21.99/£17.99
Additional 10% discount for PS Plus members

Persona 2/Persona 3 Portable (Discount goes live Thursday 3rd July)
Was €49.99/AU$75.95/£39.99, now €21.99/AU$32.95/£17.99
Additional 10% discount for PS Plus members

Persona 3 Portable (Discount goes live Thursday 3rd July)
Was €29.99/AU$44.95/£24.99, now €12.99/AU$19.45/£9.99
Additional 10% discount for PS Plus members

Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed (Discount goes live Thursday 3rd July)
Was €39.99/AU$54.95/£34.99, now €14.99/AU$22.95/£11.99
Additional 10% discount for PS Plus members

Trails in the Sky (Discount goes live Thursday 3rd July)
Was €29.99/AU$44.95/£24.99, now €12.99/AU$19.45/£9.99
Additional 10% discount for PS Plus members

Fate/EXTRA (Not available in Australia, Finland, New Zealand, Ukraine) (Discount goes live Thursday 3rd July)
Was €29.99/£24.99, now €11.25/£9.29
Additional 10% discount for PS Plus members

Persona 2: Innocent Sin (Discount goes live Thursday 3rd July)
Was €29.99/AU$44.95/£24.99, now €11.25/AU$16.95/£9.29
Additional 10% discount for PS Plus members

Earth Defense Force 2017 Portable (Discount goes live Thursday 3rd July)
Was €29.99/AU$44.95/£24.99, now €9.99/AU$14.95/£7.99
Additional 10% discount for PS Plus members

Blazblue Continuum Shift Extend (Discount goes live Thursday 3rd July)
Was €24.99/AU$32.95/£19.99, now €9.99/AU$14.95/£7.99
Additional 10% discount for PS Plus members

Elminage Original (Not available in Australia and New Zealand) (Discount goes live Thursday 3rd July)
Was €19.99/£15.99, now €7.49/£6.19
Additional 10% discount for PS Plus members

Touch my Katamari (Discount goes live Thursday 3rd July)
Was €19.99/AU$24.95/£14.99, now €6.99/AU$10.45/£5.79

Spectral Souls: RotEE (Not available in Australia, Bulgaria, Hungary, New Zealand, Qatar) (Discount goes live Thursday 3rd July)
Was €10.99/£8.99, now €6.19/£5.09
Additional 10% Discount for PS Plus Members

Shinobido 2: Revenge of Zen (Discount goes live Thursday 3rd July)
Was €14.99/AU$22.95/£11.99, now €4.99/AU$7.55/£3.99
Additional 10% Discount for PS Plus Members

Shinobido 2: Revenge of Zen DLC (Discount goes live Thursday 3rd July)
Was €2.99/AU$4.55/£2.49, now €0.99/AU$1.45/£0.79

Some great deals to be had. Tempted to set my PS3 back up and pick a few games up.
 
Davey_Pitch said:
Anyone who hasn't played Demon's Souls needs to buy it for £3.99. It'll be the best £4 you'll ever spend, the game is amazing.
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I downloaded Dark Souls 1 as part of Xbox Live's free game this month and I'm not sure about it, seems like a dodgy Skyrim in that it appears to be needlessly complicated.

Is Dark Souls a sequel to Demon Souls? Is it worth trying Demon Souls instead, or continue with Dark Souls for a bit?
 
Demon's souls is well worth the price. Have just stayed playing through it properly after shelving it some time ago. Sure, it's harsh but it makes you learn from your mistakes.
 
wingman said:
I downloaded Dark Souls 1 as part of Xbox Live's free game this month and I'm not sure about it, seems like a dodgy Skyrim in that it appears to be needlessly complicated.

Is Dark Souls a sequel to Demon Souls? Is it worth trying Demon Souls instead, or continue with Dark Souls for a bit?
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I wouldn't say Dark Souls is complicated, it just doesn't hold your hand as you play the game. It's brutal, it's difficult, and it's brilliant.

Dark Souls is the spiritual successor to Demon's Souls (made by the same company), so if you don't like Dark Souls you won't like Demon's Souls either. Shame for you really, they really are some of the most rewarding game experiences you'll ever find.
 
Demon's>Dark :p

Both awesome though. Still not played DSII. It'll probably end up being the last 60+ hour PS3 game I play so I will pick the right time to pick it up.
 
* Souls = :mad:

I can't be doing with roguelike stuff where you have to fight the same things over and over again.
 
Davey_Pitch said:
I wouldn't say Dark Souls is complicated, it just doesn't hold your hand as you play the game. It's brutal, it's difficult, and it's brilliant.

Dark Souls is the spiritual successor to Demon's Souls (made by the same company), so if you don't like Dark Souls you won't like Demon's Souls either. Shame for you really, they really are some of the most rewarding game experiences you'll ever find.
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I'm sure it rewarding but when games are brutal without being particularly fun it makes me want to rage quit.

It takes a great team and studio to create a game that's intriguing, fun, difficult and challenging but only to the point where you want to improve yourself and continue.

I'm also not all that keen on the graphical style, it feels generic and somewhat without character.

I enjoy challenges don't get me wrong, I am ranked the in the top 3,000 players of Trials HD's "Inferno II", it took me months to achieve that. The difference being I wanted to do it.

I'll give Dark Souls another go but if a game doesn't grip me within the first hour or so it normally means it isn't going to.
 
wingman said:
I'll give Dark Souls another go but if a game doesn't grip me within the first hour or so it normally means it isn't going to.
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It took Dark Souls three attempts for me to get to grips with it and power on. Then I got to Anor Londo and my hard drive crashed. Lost all my saves and just couldn't be bothered going back to it. I simply wasn't finding it any fun at all. Stressful as hell and just as rewarding when you finally beat that boss that was giving you trouble, but the fun factor is just absent for me.

Thanks for the heads up on the sale, OP. Just grabbed Ni No Kuni and a few other bits. :)
 
wingman said:
I'm sure it rewarding but when games are brutal without being particularly fun it makes me want to rage quit.

It takes a great team and studio to create a game that's intriguing, fun, difficult and challenging but only to the point where you want to improve yourself and continue.
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You've actually just described the Souls games perfectly in my eyes. To me, the Souls games require a certain mindset and an appreciation of what the developers are doing with the game. Because the game isn't linear, you need to be aware and ready for the little clues you find in the game to keep you heading in the right direction. You might go into a new area and find that you get absolutely spanked by the enemies there. This isn't the game being cheap, or overly difficult. This is a message from the devs - you're not ready for this area yet, go away and come back later.

The Souls games are one of the few games that are genuinely challenging without ever really being cheap about it. With only a few very rare exceptions, if you die in the Souls games, it's not because the game has been unfair or cheap. It's simply because you weren't good enough yet, or you made a mistake. That's what I find so enjoyable and rewarding about the games. During my first playthrough I struggled a lot at times, but I persevered, I improved, and I overcame. Now I could run through Dark Souls and I'll only die due to a lack of concentration on my part. That's good game design IMO.

I'll give Dark Souls another go but if a game doesn't grip me within the first hour or so it normally means it isn't going to.
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If you're going to do that I'd give it longer than an hour to be honest. Your first 30 minutes will be spent escaping the Undead Asylum, and after that you'll reach Firelink Shrine. From there you can easily spend another 30 minutes trying to go into different areas, dying because you're not ready for them yet, and getting frustrated. If you do start again, I'd suggest asking on here for some guidance if you feel yourself stuck, or just in need of a pointer. t's definitely one of those games that the more you understand it, the more you enjoy it.
 
Cheers for the overview, you've actually made me want to go back and try again.

I'm going to load up my save tonight and give it another shot and see how I fair! I got the game for free so I might as well :)

Is Dark Souls II better? Is it necessary to complete DS1 to move onto 2, or recommended?
 
Personally I'd avoid DS2, mechanically its better but its nowhere near the experience of the first two games from what I've seen (while I say that it's still better than the majority of games released). Play DeS and DS though...

Anyone that has trouble getting into DS would get a better idea if they watch the Kay plays series - she plays it from a POV of not knowing anything about Souls games and its quite refreshing - just watch enough not to spoil and avoid YT comments

ps3ud0 :cool:
 
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Anyone else finding this a bit troublesome? I have No No Kuni and Demon's Souls ready to checkout, just trying to get FF VII and VIII for £3.99 like they're supposed to be but they seem to be £7.99 each! Damnation.
 
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Anyone else finding this a bit troublesome? I have No No Kuni and Demon's Souls ready to checkout, just trying to get FF VII and VIII for £3.99 like they're supposed to be but they seem to be £7.99 each! Damnation.
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Think I saw that the FF's weren't discounted till the 4th

Just checked yea the blog says active from the 4th :confused:
 
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