GFWL is totally going to ruin the game.

am I doing this right?

GFWL is totally going to ruin the game.

am I doing this right?

Unfortunately, thats probably gonna stop me from buying but maybe the game itself might still sell the game to me, like Toy Soldiers and Arkham City.

I'm not sure which part of Kotaku I read this about, Steam-purchased version won't have GFWL, but GFWL would be tethered to the physical retail version. Though I'd understand not wanting to deal with the abomination that is GFWL (anyone who played Red Faction Guerilla would understand why it's so hated).

Eurogamer have conducted an illuminating interview with Dark Souls producer Daisuke Uchiyama at E3. Sadly, it’s not good news. Dark Souls PC will still suffer from the technical issues that plagued the console versions, including the serious frame rate issues that affected certain sections of the game.

Oh dear.

“In terms of the PC version, the quick answer is no, [we won't be fixing the frame rate problems]. Because we wanted to get the PC version out as soon as possible,” said the producer.

“It’s more strictly a port from the console version. We haven’t been able to step up into doing any specific optimisation for PC.”

Daisuke told the website that time restraints and a lack of experience in PC ports is to blame: “To be completely honest, we’re having a tough time doing it due to our lack of experience and knowledge in terms of porting to PC. First we thought it would be a breeze, but it’s turned out not to be the case. We’re still developing right now – we’re crunching right now.”

From Software are bringing three new venues, four new bosses and additional weapons to the game in an attempt to compensate for the lack of optimisation.

Wow. My dreams of the definitive version of Dark Souls hitting PC on August 21st were just shattered. Porting framerate issues? Really? I appreciate that From Software might have encountered unexpected issues in development but I’d prefer a delayed release than a slightly shoddy one. And the threat of Games For Windows Live still lingers.

Petition time?

Oh, great. One of most favourite console games ported to my favourite gaming platform with two DRM, now.

At least the FPS of this game's gonna be higher on the PC compared to the consoles, right? Or are they just gonna cap that as well?

The biggest problem is the lower pit or wat area i forgot the name where the place is swammy and large.... that area the FPS drop like hell.

There were some worrying noises from the Dark Souls camp during E3 last week. Dark Souls producer Daisuke Uchiyama told Eurogamer that From Software “haven’t been able to step up into doing any specific optimisation for PC,” admitting that the framerate problems present in the console versions will likely persist. “It’s more strictly a port from the console version,” he said.

Later in the show, Graham asked Nobu Taguchi of Namco Bandai America about the challenges of bringing Dark Souls to PC. Taguchi painted a picture of a studio surprised by the sudden demand for a PC version, struggling to meet the expectations of a new audience. He admits that “from an experience background From Software and Namco Bandai ourselves, we don’t really have that strong PC experience.”

The project started when a petition showing support for a PC version of Dark Souls gained tens of thousands of signatures within a month. That spurred Namco Bandai into action. “At that point that’s when we brought it over to From Software to discuss the concept of ‘are you able to create this PC version of the game that everybody is asking for?’” Saguchi explained. “From Software being very community orientated said that “We’ll try out best” but one of the concepts they were fearing was that just bringing out a straight port wouldn’t suffice at all.”

From Software decided to expand the game to “alleviate” the optimisation drawbacks, in Taguchi’s words, “to create a brand new location and a strong extension which really expands what the game was originally about.” That extension takes includes the extra bosses and a new PvP mode being slotted into the Prepare to Die edition.

Will it be worth putting up with poor performance to access the new areas? Saguchi suggests that the severity of the port problems will vary depending on the power of the player’s machine. “While the game hasn’t been tweaked itself, because it’s very difficult to tweak, but for people who play on the PC, which is arguably a lot more stronger format to work off of, it does improve the framerate issues,” he said.

“I think it’s really inherent on the person’s setup in terms of what kind of power the game can use. So it’s a little bit more difficult to determine, it really kind of shifts along with the processor that you’re selling.”

“It’s definitely going to be better than the console version,” he added later. “It’s just that in terms of what PC gamers are maybe looking at in terms of what they usually play, it may not match up.”

what's wrong with GWFL really? Sorry, I didn't really know why this could suck so bad.