Assignment 2 Task 1 Software Technologies for Game Platforms Dark souls

Dark souls 2

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Platform dependency

Dark souls 2 is playable on Xbox; Playstation and PC. This allows  players from the majority of platforms to play without the requiring a specific device. In addition to this allowing for the company to gain more income due to the larger number of people. They are also able to attract a much larger number of fans.

Operating systems used

To play Dark souls 2 the minimal operating system requirements are Windows XP - Vista - Windows 7 and 8. This is a highly useful doe to the fact that it is the minimum requirement for an operating system to run the game allowing players who don't manage to afford powerful computer parts to have access to the game which broadens the number of available players.

Application software used (Programming)

The code which was used to create Dark souls 2 would most likely have been C++. I can only assume this due to the fact the there is nearly no evidence of what it is and the evidence of the game files which is in code I am unable to know since I don't know any of the coding languages. I jump to the conclusion of it being C++ due to the fact that it is a easy to use programming language as well as it being used by nearly all game development companies to create games.

Graphical API

The graphical API for dark souls 2 is easy to use and navigate as well as having a large number of graphical properties to modify for example it has separate options for texture quality and shadow quality, this is brilliant for players who don't want to make large changes to the graphics of the game.

Sound API

















The options for the sound in Dark souls 2 are fairly basic and minimalistic. It only allows the adjustment of the music; sound effect and voice volumes. This could be improved by allowing players to adjust the bass as well as options for surround sound. Adjusting the volume for separate speakers or the sound balance for players who use headsets.

TV

The overall quality of the game cannot be adjusted in terms of overall resolution when playing on the console version of the game. What can be changed is the texture quality for different elements of the game. When playing on the PC version, the general resolution can be changed within the video settings. 

Drivers needed

CPU:	AMD Phenom II X2 555 3.2 GHz or Intel Pentium Core 2 Duo E8500 3.17 GHz

CPU Speed:

Info

RAM:

2 GB

OS:	Windows XP SP3, Vista SP2, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8

Video Card:

NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GT, ATI Radeon HD 5870

Sound Card:

Yes

Free Disk Space:

14 GB

http://www.systemrequirementslab.com/cyri/requirements/dark-souls-ii/12005/?p=a

These are the minimal requirements to run Dark souls 2 on a PC. I would say that this isn't a terribly high set of requirements although I'm not experienced with the components of a PC.