Dark Souls 2 Hype Train

Trailers

Announcement Trailer
http://youtu.be/U6uyuIQYlfY

"Despair"
http://youtu.be/ENJnjsO5C50

"I am Undone"
http://youtu.be/EHgUuhOsHoA

"Aching Bones"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VVtIb8lkAxc

"Curse"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=svZBy_scUdg



Gameplay Footage

http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XNjE1MzMxMjYw.html

What we can learn from this:

-Estus usage is overall slower and heals over time rather than near-instantaneously.
-Taking a hit in the regen process ceases healing
-Host estus no longer heals phantoms.
-Phantoms may use their own estus; however, they will have less hp and health will regen more slowly.

-Hosts may light bonfires while phantoms are in their worlds.
-Phantoms may rest at bonfires to replenish their stocks of estus.
-Players may light torches at bonfires to provide better vision.

-There seem to be large and small versions of white soapstones
-Phantoms are sent home after dying or "completing the task" for a host - task completion conditions are unknown.
-Phantoms will not regain spent estus in transitioning between worlds.

-Backstabs seem to require a solid hit to the back in order to connect
-Backstabs still deal heavy damage
-Parries cause a knockdown, during which the foe can receive a single double-damage hit and will be invulnerable after.
-Rolling i-frames still seem to be very much in effect.

-Spears are much slower than in previous games in subsequent attacks.
-Straight sword backstabs are a multi-hit combo, while spears, greatswords, and daggers seem to use single hits
-Armor still seems to provide some sort of poise - shortly after swapping to a cloth set from the knight's plate armor, a player is combo'd to death by a quickly-hitting enemy.
-There appears to be some sort of aiming stance with crossbows.

-Players can now have up to 10 items in their hotbars. (why)

-As the player character grows closer to death he will appear visibly wounded.
-As the player character depleted stamina he will be visibly winded.

-Female character walking animations look terrible.

-Some of these beta testers are DSP tier.



Text Dumps

Spells and Item Descriptions
http://pastie.org/pastes/8364221/text?key=y650snjyxh9prjna310xfq

Stat Descriptions -
http://pastie.org/pastes/8364228/text?key=adqbdrhyk0n4w9xwg7cg

Item names -
http://pastie.org/pastes/8364220/text?key=bpqvjofdnqwvakrtodiyka

NPC Dialogue (Merchant and Bloodbro) -
http://pastie.org/pastes/8364217/text?key=rjfvpxfaxra8ncnc6ztwmq

NPC Dialogue ("Pait," Bag Merchant and Wizard) -
http://pastie.org/pastes/8364219/text?key=nnfb05qs2ls9bk0mcg8iq



Older Gameplay Footage/Videos

Famitsu Footage of Different Classes
Warrior
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EtmY86i0ZH8
Sorcerer
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iu9vgT13MV8
Temple Knight
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDBt00Z9iIg
Dual Swordsman
www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKZfVnaooqc

Forging a Hero - armor aesthetics, design process
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=muw925FIF6g

Mirror Knight Boss Fight Footage
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmf0hxr9R28



Older Interviews, Articles

Buzzwords are a Real and Present Danger
http://www.vg247.com/2013/09/10/dark-souls-2-a-lesson-in-painfully-balanced-gameplay/

More Information on Game Mechanics from SDCC
http://www.reddit.com/1ijdae/

Edge Interview with Co-Director Tomohiro Shibuya AKA Holy Fucking Shit It's Not a Prequel Stop Thinking It's a Prequel Fuck
http://www.edge-online.com/features/dark-souls-ii-co-director-tomohiro-shibuya-on-accessibility-and-taking-control-of-the-series/

12-minute Gameplay Reveal and Q&A
http://assets.ign.com/videos/zencoder/1280/f8facedd42df03957cee28e69ea2c547-3000000-1365531458-w.mp4

10 Things the Reveal Didn't Show, and More
http://www.nowgamer.com/features/1883766/dark_souls_2_10_things_the_gameplay_demo_didnt_show_you.html

Interview with DaS II Co-Director, Yui Tanimura
http://www.nowgamer.com/features/1883599/dark_souls_2_interview_why_it_wont_be_easier_than_dark_souls.html

Fairly In-Depth look at E3 Demo
http://www.polygon.com/2013/6/11/4417986/dark-souls-2-e3-preview

Interview with Yui Tanimura and short Demo footage
http://www.gametrailers.com/videos/00rhlw/dark-souls-ii-e3-2013--gameplay-demo--stream-



Miscellaneous

Shield Design Contest Winners
http://i.imgur.com/LBSWmvI.jpg

Concept Art
http://imgur.com/a/g4Vzc