PC Digital Download Games: Dark Souls: Prepare to Die Edition $16, Dead Island $4, Dead Island Game of the Year Edition $5.50, Downloadable Content $3 & More

Quote from WilliamG : Most people serious about their gaming on a PC use a 360 controller anyway. So what's the big deal? Who honestly attempts to play most of these games with a keyboard and mouse?

You just killed and ate a baby in front of everyone.

I don't know if you did it because you believe that or because you're trolling for shock value. But I hope it was worth the eternal damnation of your soul.

Quote from xdbx : if I wanted to use a gamepad I'd buy a console, but that's not the point here.. the point is this is a sub par product for pc

You're really going to buy a console just to use the gamepad? Why not save yourself a few hundred bucks and just buy a $20 wired controller and play the exact same games on your PC for a cheaper price at a higher resolution?

Your statement makes absolutely no sense.

Dark Souls is a fantastic RPG if you are into this type of hardcore old school gaming. If you get over a silly tutorial and can man up to download 1 to 2 mods, you know.. since pc gaming is all about modding, this is a fantastic game. Also if you can get over your "feelings" of self-entitlement and you can allow yourself to enjoy "sub-par" ports, you are in for a great treat because the gameplay is actually good!

While the mouse/keyboard fix is fine, I would highly recommend using a controller unless you are the type who has no problem playing games like Assassin's Creed with a controller, then you may not need one.

Just wanted to present another view point of Dark Souls.

Link: http://darksouls.nexusmods.com/ Nexus already has many dark souls mods out.

I hope the troll posts on the first page don't scare people off Dark Souls. It's a brilliant game in every way except that you need a gamepad. Not the worst thing in the world, since if you play a lot of platformers/racing games you probably have one already. If not, just drop the $10 and get one.

Dark Souls is viciously difficult, yes, but only at first. Once you get a feel for its combat and tactics, then it's just a damn good action RPG. Has tons of items, weapons, and magic, and you have ultimate freedom in how to play your character. The starting "classes" are just combinations of gear, and you can turn your "Pyromancer" into a heavy armor wearing, hammer-wielding beefcake. The graphics are actually quite stellar (get DSfix to unlock 1080p, SSAO, and AA), and the multi-player system is one of the more ingenious game elements I've ever seen.

All in all this was a strong buy at $25. At $16 you have almost enough savings to buy that controller you need.

Quote from sumnayin : I used to get all my games on console and then I got tired of over priced DLC and games not going really low. I can wait awhile and get a game+all dlc for less than 20 on PC, but on xbox the game will typically be 20+ and each DLC will never go under 5 or 7.50 if you're lucky to catch it on sale. Will be grabbing Dark Souls on Amazon for 12.50 but great prices without coupons.

One of the Main Reasons I moved to PC gaming. Tired of paying too much for very old games with no discount on DLC

Finally pulled the trigger on Dead Island GOTY.
Thanks!

Quote from 6grapes : So basically, if you have a console, just buy a used copy of this for 1/2 the price? From what you all said, I see no reason to ever buy this on PC, unless you don't own a 360/ps3. I don't mind playing with a controller on PC if it is better. Kind of like how I wish I could play some games on console with a legitimate keyboard/mouse

The only reason not to buy Dark Souls on PC would be if you're interested in PVP. The graphics fix (DSFix) actually makes it look better and perform better than on the consoles. I have it for both the PC and the PS3 and I play exclusively on the PC with an xbox controller. There are areas in the game that suffer from severe slowdown. Not so on the PC with the fix.

Quote from crazindndude : I hope the troll posts on the first page don't scare people off Dark Souls. It's a brilliant game in every way except that you need a gamepad. Not the worst thing in the world, since if you play a lot of platformers/racing games you probably have one already. If not, just drop the $10 and get one. Dark Souls is viciously difficult, yes, but only at first. Once you get a feel for its combat and tactics, then it's just a damn good action RPG. Has tons of items, weapons, and magic, and you have ultimate freedom in how to play your character. The starting "classes" are just combinations of gear, and you can turn your "Pyromancer" into a heavy armor wearing, hammer-wielding beefcake. The graphics are actually quite stellar (get DSfix to unlock 1080p, SSAO, and AA), and the multi-player system is one of the more ingenious game elements I've ever seen. All in all this was a strong buy at $25. At $16 you have almost enough savings to buy that controller you need.

Totally agree.

The biggest things I've seen people complain about Dark Souls is either the shotty PC port (which FromSoft didn't want to do, but the community begged and begged and begged for it, and then whined and whined and whined about. All this complaining will teach a gaming company what happens when they listen to the community.) The game was meant for and designed using a controller. Get over it. Do two minutes of research and you will see the the KB/M controls just don't work as well as the controller, which is maybe why FromSoft made if for CONSOLE ONLY. If you only play your PC with KB/M, then don't get this epic game. KB/M controls just don't do it justice.

The other complaint about "lack of story" or "no direction" or "too hard" are simply complaints about the game, not the port. Dark Souls isn't for everyone. It doesn't tell you what to do, where to go, or how to win. There's no map, there's no mercy, but there are also no "cheap" kills. If you die, you died because of something YOU did. For many people, it's too hard or confusing or whatever, but for those of us that spent the time in game and out of game (epicnamebro's Lore videos), Dark Souls is something that hasn't been done in gaming since NES. The first time you beat a boss that has mopped the floor with you for an hour is just incredible, and it is a feeling that most games today do not provide. Dark Souls is a hell of a challenge, but the depth of the lore, the awesome control, and the brutal difficulty make one of my top 3 games of all time.

tl;dr Prepare to Die.

Quote from dhL17 : You're really going to buy a console just to use the gamepad? Why not save yourself a few hundred bucks and just buy a $20 wired controller and play the exact same games on your PC for a cheaper price at a higher resolution? Your statement makes absolutely no sense. Dark Souls is a fantastic RPG if you are into this type of hardcore old school gaming. If you get over a silly tutorial and can man up to download 1 to 2 mods, you know.. since pc gaming is all about modding, this is a fantastic game. Also if you can get over your "feelings" of self-entitlement and you can allow yourself to enjoy "sub-par" ports, you are in for a great treat because the gameplay is actually good! While the mouse/keyboard fix is fine, I would highly recommend using a controller unless you are the type who has no problem playing games like Assassin's Creed with a controller, then you may not need one. Just wanted to present another view point of Dark Souls. Link: http://darksouls.nexusmods.com/ Nexus already has many dark souls mods out.

This. If you're trying to play Dark Souls with KB+M, you're doing it wrong. I've been a PC exclusive gamer for so long. Some games are just better with a controller. Stop being elitists. Dark Souls DOES play just fine out of the box. I beat the game unmodded. It's just very ugly out of the box. I don't care about graphics as much as gameplay. I was too into the game to do the graphics fix (though it's incredibly easy). When I beat it, I did the gfx fix, and beat the game all over again in glorious 1080p. I must say, the fix works wonders and makes it indeed better than the console version. Playing with a 360 controller, it's the exact same game, except better looking. How is that a bad port???? (assuming everyone does the gfx fix).

To those complaining about the game itself, it's actually understandable (clunky, boring, lack of story, etc.). But at least play it how it's meant to be played before hating on it. You can't call it a bad game for having bad KB+M controls, because that's just the nature of the genre.

As for me, I like to compare it to the original Legend of Zelda. Completely open world, brutally difficult, no guidance, glitchy, and full of hidden treasures. That's the way I like like it. Go grab a strategy guide and enjoy (or use the various Dark Souls wikis)

Quote from bonapartist : Great post, appreciate it.

Unless you have to use a mouse and keyboard then the game is fantastic on the PC. I have it on the PC and the PS3. I much prefer it on the PC. You do have to run a simple mod (DSFix), but that's it.

Loved Dark Souls on PS3, and even though I'd love to get it for PC for the new content (seems cheaper to get the PC version with the new content than just buy the new content as DLC...), my backlog won't permit.

On the other hand, it's about time I gave Dead Island a try. I'm sure I can get $5.50 worth of enjoyment out of it. Thanks!

dead island, thanks

Quote from 6grapes : So basically, if you have a console, just buy a used copy of this for 1/2 the price? From what you all said, I see no reason to ever buy this on PC, unless you don't own a 360/ps3. I don't mind playing with a controller on PC if it is better. Kind of like how I wish I could play some games on console with a legitimate keyboard/mouse

Let me give you one example.

I own both consoles, I plated the game when it first came out. But when during Thanksgiving there was a huge discount for the Dark SoulsTD edition for PC i grabbed it immediately. Simply because it is cheap, and I don't have to pay for almost the same amount of money for the DLC on my PS3. on MotionJoy, simple to setup, and why not?

Quote from Koubiak : Finally pulled the trigger on Dead Island GOTY. Thanks!

Does it activate on steam?

Just buy a stick to play games on your PC that's better with a stick, and no problems. I bought a wired XBox 360 and use it to play Super Meat Boy, Skyrim, and a couple others. It's fun to be able to switch back and forth between M/KB and a stick, anyways. And for games that were obviously meant for consoles, then you won't have this problem.