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ThyCorndog 09/27/21 6:08:04 PM #1:	The game was very good. I was intimidated in starting this game for a few years. I bought it way back when and it just sat on my backlog because of the whole git gud thing. I'm glad I finally played it, though. While it was challenging at many instances, it wasn't anything you can't overcome with enough effort and it's far from the hardest game I've ever played. I ended at level 120. I started as a pyromancer and used those spells every now and then throughout the game, but mostly used greatswords once I got to the Gaping Dragon. I played the game entirely in light armor because I didn't like how slow heavy armor was. I liked the fast rolling. I got through a lot of the game without looking anything up. It was after Anor Londo where I wasn't sure where to go and discovered that there were a bunch of side areas I missed like revisiting the undead asylum and the painted world. So I backtracked and went through every area cause I wanted to do every area in one playthrough. I did the DLC once I'd finished every other area besides the Kiln of the First Flame because I saw the game ends when you beat the final boss. On the game's areas and bosses: There isn't much to say about the Undead Asylum. It's a tutorial. It's not hard, but maybe it would be a little bit if you went in expecting some other game. I knew from people talking about the game that any enemy can kill you, so I approached each one with caution and made sure to not try and tank hits. The Asylum Demon was easy, but I landed that drop down attack and then used pyromancy for the rest of his HP. Beat him on the first try. Revisiting the Asylum much later into the game was a whole different story. The Stray Demon killed me an embarassing number of times. Probably the most times of any non-DLC boss. Every single time that I landed, I kept getting hit by that stupid fucking blast that you can't seem to escape unless you're directly behind him. It took me way too long to realize that, but once I did it only took me like 2-3 more attempts until I finally put it down I loved the Undead Burg's design. It was a very cool area. I made my first topic about the game while I was in this area and learned about the Drake Sword, which lasted me until the Depths. I died a few times in the area, but nothing crazy. The Taurus Demon didn't kill me, so I started to think the game wasn't that hard but was also worried that the real difficult stuff was creeping up on me. I returned to kill the dragon much later, but didn't know you could until I found out he lands on the bridge if you stay outside in cover for long enough. The only reason I returned was because I had finished with Anor Londo, unsure of where to go, and remembered that there was a bunch of loot on the bridge I hadn't picked up. The dragon was easy enough to beat at that point, so there isn't much to say there. The Undead Parish was where I hit my first wall. The area itself was fine and easy enough. So far to this point I was essentially killing everything by rolling around and using two handed leap attacks. I say to this point, but tbh I did that for like 90% of the fights in general. I had to switch it up with the Bell Gargoyles. They probably killed me like 15-20 times until I finally got them. The only reason I was able to finally win is because I tried using a shield and realized that despite them being 10x my size and look like their attacks can destroy fucking buildings, I was able to block them just fine and retaliate... so yeah. That was done after some time. Going into the lower Undead Burg wasn't that bad. The dogs kept me on my toes at first because they were very different from the previous enemies. Frankly, I gave up trying to dodge them and just mashed my attacks to kill them. It was like, the first time it seemed viable enough. That didn't prepare me at all for the Capra Demon. That thing killed me close to 10 times. Not as many as the Gargoyles, but it seemed more impossible at first because of how relentless he was. I tried a few different tactics, but ultimately gave up on trying to do different things and just learned how to dodge him, doing one attack at a time between every few dodges till he was finally dead. Very annoying boss because of the small area and didn't really feel that satisfying when I beat him the way the Gargoyles did. The Depths were actually kind of cool. I guess sewer levels are kind of overdone but I didn't have that much trouble. The rats were very easy enemies to deal with. The basilisks only cursed me once and I found their gas attacks to be pretty easy to dodge and get out of in time. I did fall through the floor, though, so that was annoying. The giant rat boss was easy. I honestly didn't remember fighting it at the time until I just got reminded as I look back at the areas. The Gaping Dragon was a pretty badass looking boss. Probably the most metal thing by that point in the game. It wasn't too difficult, though. It killed me like... 5 times or less. It was the first fight where I started to use a Black Knight Sword that i had in my inventory and was the start of my love for greatswords. I realized how slow the dragon was and just started to run around to it's side and back to wreck it with my big ass sword. Blight Town was a mess. Blight town was fucking awful and I wish I knew about the rusted iron ring ahead of time. It started off fine, going through the scaffolding-like areas. I wasn't getting knocked off or anything and thought "oh this isn't too bad", because I had heard bad things about Blight Town. It turned out everyone was right, and it got real bad once I reached the bottom. The amount of times I got poisoned was unreal, and I started to get irrationally angry every time a mosquito started drifting towards me. Quelaag was hot. Too bad she was a demon spider. I really enjoyed fighting her for some reason. I guess it just seemed like a really balanced boss fight and it was something fun after slowly walking through poison water for a few days. I got her within 10 tries probably. Next up was Sen's Fortress. This area was very cool. 10/10. I really liked the whole dungeon with traps thing it has going on. I died many times getting through it, but never got mad except for when I was trying to fight the Titanite Demons in the water below. I probably died more to these things than to anything else in the entire game, bosses included. It must have been like 50 times, no joke. I was incredibly stubborn and wanted to clear the fortress without having to return. Eventually I made myself stop and come back later to wreck them when I was a higher level with better equipment (and that I did). The most disappointing part of the whole thing was probably the boss. I beat the Iron Golem on my first try. The dude literally collapsed as I was attacking his leg and he was dead before he was able to stand up again. How embarrassing. --- https://imgur.com/6cPXvLN https://imgur.com/hVC4i6j <cite>ThyCorndog posted [p:958474225] in I just fin... [t:79682644]...</cite> <quote>The game was very good. I was intimidated in starting this game for a few years. I bought it way back when and it just sat on my backlog because of the whole git gud thing. I'm glad I finally played it, though. While it was challenging at many instances, it wasn't anything you can't overcome with enough effort and it's far from the hardest game I've ever played. I ended at level 120. I started as a pyromancer and used those spells every now and then throughout the game, but mostly used greatswords once I got to the Gaping Dragon. I played the game entirely in light armor because I didn't like how slow heavy armor was. I liked the fast rolling. I got through a lot of the game without looking anything up. It was after Anor Londo where I wasn't sure where to go and discovered that there were a bunch of side areas I missed like revisiting the undead asylum and the painted world. So I backtracked and went through every area cause I wanted to do every area in one playthrough. I did the DLC once I'd finished every other area besides the Kiln of the First Flame because I saw the game ends when you beat the final boss. On the game's areas and bosses: There isn't much to say about the Undead Asylum. It's a tutorial. It's not hard, but maybe it would be a little bit if you went in expecting some other game. I knew from people talking about the game that any enemy can kill you, so I approached each one with caution and made sure to not try and tank hits. The Asylum Demon was easy, but I landed that drop down attack and then used pyromancy for the rest of his HP. Beat him on the first try. Revisiting the Asylum much later into the game was a whole different story. The Stray Demon killed me an embarassing number of times. Probably the most times of any non-DLC boss. Every single time that I landed, I kept getting hit by that stupid fucking blast that you can't seem to escape unless you're directly behind him. It took me way too long to realize that, but once I did it only took me like 2-3 more attempts until I finally put it down I loved the Undead Burg's design. It was a very cool area. I made my first topic about the game while I was in this area and learned about the Drake Sword, which lasted me until the Depths. I died a few times in the area, but nothing crazy. The Taurus Demon didn't kill me, so I started to think the game wasn't that hard but was also worried that the real difficult stuff was creeping up on me. I returned to kill the dragon much later, but didn't know you could until I found out he lands on the bridge if you stay outside in cover for long enough. The only reason I returned was because I had finished with Anor Londo, unsure of where to go, and remembered that there was a bunch of loot on the bridge I hadn't picked up. The dragon was easy enough to beat at that point, so there isn't much to say there. The Undead Parish was where I hit my first wall. The area itself was fine and easy enough. So far to this point I was essentially killing everything by rolling around and using two handed leap attacks. I say to this point, but tbh I did that for like 90% of the fights in general. I had to switch it up with the Bell Gargoyles. They probably killed me like 15-20 times until I finally got them. The only reason I was able to finally win is because I tried using a shield and realized that despite them being 10x my size and look like their attacks can destroy fucking buildings, I was able to block them just fine and retaliate... so yeah. That was done after some time. Going into the lower Undead Burg wasn't that bad. The dogs kept me on my toes at first because they were very different from the previous enemies. Frankly, I gave up trying to dodge them and just mashed my attacks to kill them. It was like, the first time it seemed viable enough. That didn't prepare me at all for the Capra Demon. That thing killed me close to 10 times. Not as many as the Gargoyles, but it seemed more impossible at first because of how relentless he was. I tried a few different tactics, but ultimately gave up on trying to do different things and just learned how to dodge him, doing one attack at a time between every few dodges till he was finally dead. Very annoying boss because of the small area and didn't really feel that satisfying when I beat him the way the Gargoyles did. The Depths were actually kind of cool. I guess sewer levels are kind of overdone but I didn't have that much trouble. The rats were very easy enemies to deal with. The basilisks only cursed me once and I found their gas attacks to be pretty easy to dodge and get out of in time. I did fall through the floor, though, so that was annoying. The giant rat boss was easy. I honestly didn't remember fighting it at the time until I just got reminded as I look back at the areas. The Gaping Dragon was a pretty badass looking boss. Probably the most metal thing by that point in the game. It wasn't too difficult, though. It killed me like... 5 times or less. It was the first fight where I started to use a Black Knight Sword that i had in my inventory and was the start of my love for greatswords. I realized how slow the dragon was and just started to run around to it's side and back to wreck it with my big ass sword. Blight Town was a mess. Blight town was fucking awful and I wish I knew about the rusted iron ring ahead of time. It started off fine, going through the scaffolding-like areas. I wasn't getting knocked off or anything and thought "oh this isn't too bad", because I had heard bad things about Blight Town. It turned out everyone was right, and it got real bad once I reached the bottom. The amount of times I got poisoned was unreal, and I started to get irrationally angry every time a mosquito started drifting towards me. Quelaag was hot. Too bad she was a demon spider. I really enjoyed fighting her for some reason. I guess it just seemed like a really balanced boss fight and it was something fun after slowly walking through poison water for a few days. I got her within 10 tries probably. Next up was Sen's Fortress. This area was very cool. 10/10. I really liked the whole dungeon with traps thing it has going on. I died many times getting through it, but never got mad except for when I was trying to fight the Titanite Demons in the water below. I probably died more to these things than to anything else in the entire game, bosses included. It must have been like 50 times, no joke. I was incredibly stubborn and wanted to clear the fortress without having to return. Eventually I made myself stop and come back later to wreck them when I was a higher level with better equipment (and that I did). The most disappointing part of the whole thing was probably the boss. I beat the Iron Golem on my first try. The dude literally collapsed as I was attacking his leg and he was dead before he was able to stand up again. How embarrassing. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ThyCorndog 09/27/21 6:09:22 PM #2:	Anor Londo was very cool and probably my favorite area to look at. Amazing chest ahead. But no not just that, also just in general. It was like the only place in the game that wasn't falling apart. I farmed the silver knights here for several days and went from like level 30 to level 100 something, or something dumb like that. I was worried about the infamous Anor Londo archers but never once died to them and I think that's because I had the fast rolling. Ornstein and Smough... okay so... I remember from posts in my previous topics that people kept mentioning them. Now, maybe it's because I was level 100+ by the time I actually started their boss fight, and maybe I subconsciously farmed so much out of fear of fighting them... No one's going to believe me, but... I beat them on my first try. When they came after me, I ran back a bit and saw that Ornstein gets to me much faster. Hit him a few times. Ran away and rolled till I was on the opposite side. Ornstein was back, but Smough was still far away. Devoted my attention to killing Ornstein, ran back to the opposite corner before Smough could corner me. Used my Estus Flasks to heal to full, kited Smough around a pillar and chucked fireballs at him. Then jumped in for the kill with my greatsword. So, yeah... that's how that went. This is where I didn't know where to go, so I looked up that I had missed a bunch of areas and went to revisit them now. This is where I revisited the Asylum and had the fucking Stray Demon kill me more than Ornstein and Smough. What the fuck ever. Darkroot Garden was an interesting place. It was cool to look at. I like dark forests. The hardest parts of the area were those giant cats, the big mushrooms and Havel's ambush. Fuck Havel. The Moonlight Butterfly was a joke, but maybe it's cause I had fireballs. The Hydra killed me once at range and one time I fell into the water. The third time, it was easy. The fight got easier as time went on since it had less attacks when it had less heads. I was used to fights getting harder over time, not easier. Finally, Sif was uh, interesting. Definitely did not understand the context until I started playing the DLC. I guess I was supposed to feel sad or something, but I pounced to finish the wolf off quickly once it started limping. I think Sif killed me once or twice. The Great Hollow and Ash Lake were next. I hated the Great Hollow cause I kept falling trying to grab loot. Ash Lake was a very cool looking area, very eerie. Sort of reminded me of Morrowind. The Hydra didn't kill me this time and overall it was the same shit as before. I don't understand what the point of Ash Lake was except to join the covenant? I wouldn't have minded a larger area. The Painted World was interesting. It took me back to the Undead Burg, sort of. The design of the area was cool. I died a lot. The harpies killed me a lot. Those Last of Us fungus hollows killed me a lot. The Undead Dragon killed me a lot. Priscilla killed me a lot. I probably spent an entire day on this area. I wasn't sure how to beat Priscilla and started getting annoyed. I couldn't manage to hit her while she was invisible even after like a dozen attempts. I decided to use pyromancy once she went invisible and that worked like a charm... so yeah, there's that... I kind of felt bad attacking her. Idk if she was like a bad lady or something. Seemed ok. Maybe the Chosen Undead is a dick. The Catacombs were uh, rather easy by this point. I guess it's because you could go here a lot earlier than I did. I liked the whole spooky scary skeletons with necromancers thing it had going on. The exploding skulls were stupid. I think I would have hated those wheel skeletons more if I hadn't just encountered them in the Painted World. Pinwheel... exists. I'm not sure if that was supposed to be a serious boss fight. I think I downed him in 3 hits and he didn't do anything. The Tomb of the Giants were stupid but I'm glad I had enough strength to one hand greatswords by the time I was doing it. Those giant beast skeletons wreaked havoc on me until I started to just use fireballs against them specifically. I liked to save my pyromancy for boss fights in case I need it, but fuck it. I had no idea how to melee those things without taking damage. What the fuck was up with those tiny skeletons? Kind of dark, bruh. Nito gave me grief for a while until I realized he had a sort of blind spot right under him. Went to town on his underbelly and that was that. The Duke's Archives were pretty cool. I like these expansive areas like Anor Londo and the Duke's Archives a lot. Didn't quite like the sorcerers, but you can't win em all. Going forward into the Crystal Cave was a different matter. Really did not like that area either, like the Great Hollow. I died more times to falling than I did to Seath. I think Seath killed me once or twice, but I must have fallen over a dozen times just getting to him. Also fuck those clams getting in my way after falling a bunch of times. The New Londo Ruins were cool. I liked how you unlock half the area by draining the water. The ghosts were a nuisance but nothing too bad. It was only annoying until I realized I had to use that item to allow you to hit them. I actually beat the Four Kings on my first attempt. I guess they were supposed to swarm you or something, but because I was using a +15 Zweihander by this point, I was able to kill them one by one without a lot of trouble. It was a very trippy fight, though. I felt very anxious with the whole depth perception thing it had going on. The Valley of Drakes... yeah... I dunno. Really small area. This, along with areas like Ash Lake and the Great Hollow makes me think they rushed the game at some point. Maybe not, but there wasn't much to the area. Similarly, the Demon Ruins were cool but also felt largely empty. The Ceaseless Discharge was not a very interesting boss. He killed me a few times until I got lucky where he just completely missed me and started swinging in the opposite direction of where I would be like a bad goalie. It was kind of cool how killing him drained the lava. Also fuck yeah we Ringwraiths now with that gold-hemmed black. Wore that for the rest of the game. The Centipede Demon fight wasn't very memorable. I don't remember if he killed me or not and I don't really remember what I did to beat him. This area started seeming like a fever dream to me with all the lava everywhere. Lost Izalith was... interesting, I guess? I get they were trying to do something different with having an area covered in lava where you had to equip that ring and walk around fighting stuff while slowly burning away but... yeah. I dunno. Was one of my least favorite areas for sure. As one of my least favorite areas, it was only fitting that it had my least favorite "boss". If it wasn't for the fact that destroying a piece of the Bed of Chaos did not reset on death, I actually think I might have quit here and watched the rest of the game on youtube. Really dumb "boss" not worth talking about. I hope it's the worst designed one in the series, cause I'm looking forward to starting up DS2 and DS3. --- https://imgur.com/6cPXvLN https://imgur.com/hVC4i6j <cite>ThyCorndog posted [p:958474257] in I just fin... [t:79682644]...</cite> <quote>Anor Londo was very cool and probably my favorite area to look at. Amazing chest ahead. But no not just that, also just in general. It was like the only place in the game that wasn't falling apart. I farmed the silver knights here for several days and went from like level 30 to level 100 something, or something dumb like that. I was worried about the infamous Anor Londo archers but never once died to them and I think that's because I had the fast rolling. Ornstein and Smough... okay so... I remember from posts in my previous topics that people kept mentioning them. Now, maybe it's because I was level 100+ by the time I actually started their boss fight, and maybe I subconsciously farmed so much out of fear of fighting them... No one's going to believe me, but... I beat them on my first try. When they came after me, I ran back a bit and saw that Ornstein gets to me much faster. Hit him a few times. Ran away and rolled till I was on the opposite side. Ornstein was back, but Smough was still far away. Devoted my attention to killing Ornstein, ran back to the opposite corner before Smough could corner me. Used my Estus Flasks to heal to full, kited Smough around a pillar and chucked fireballs at him. Then jumped in for the kill with my greatsword. So, yeah... that's how that went. This is where I didn't know where to go, so I looked up that I had missed a bunch of areas and went to revisit them now. This is where I revisited the Asylum and had the fucking Stray Demon kill me more than Ornstein and Smough. What the fuck ever. Darkroot Garden was an interesting place. It was cool to look at. I like dark forests. The hardest parts of the area were those giant cats, the big mushrooms and Havel's ambush. Fuck Havel. The Moonlight Butterfly was a joke, but maybe it's cause I had fireballs. The Hydra killed me once at range and one time I fell into the water. The third time, it was easy. The fight got easier as time went on since it had less attacks when it had less heads. I was used to fights getting harder over time, not easier. Finally, Sif was uh, interesting. Definitely did not understand the context until I started playing the DLC. I guess I was supposed to feel sad or something, but I pounced to finish the wolf off quickly once it started limping. I think Sif killed me once or twice. The Great Hollow and Ash Lake were next. I hated the Great Hollow cause I kept falling trying to grab loot. Ash Lake was a very cool looking area, very eerie. Sort of reminded me of Morrowind. The Hydra didn't kill me this time and overall it was the same shit as before. I don't understand what the point of Ash Lake was except to join the covenant? I wouldn't have minded a larger area. The Painted World was interesting. It took me back to the Undead Burg, sort of. The design of the area was cool. I died a lot. The harpies killed me a lot. Those Last of Us fungus hollows killed me a lot. The Undead Dragon killed me a lot. Priscilla killed me a lot. I probably spent an entire day on this area. I wasn't sure how to beat Priscilla and started getting annoyed. I couldn't manage to hit her while she was invisible even after like a dozen attempts. I decided to use pyromancy once she went invisible and that worked like a charm... so yeah, there's that... I kind of felt bad attacking her. Idk if she was like a bad lady or something. Seemed ok. Maybe the Chosen Undead is a dick. The Catacombs were uh, rather easy by this point. I guess it's because you could go here a lot earlier than I did. I liked the whole spooky scary skeletons with necromancers thing it had going on. The exploding skulls were stupid. I think I would have hated those wheel skeletons more if I hadn't just encountered them in the Painted World. Pinwheel... exists. I'm not sure if that was supposed to be a serious boss fight. I think I downed him in 3 hits and he didn't do anything. The Tomb of the Giants were stupid but I'm glad I had enough strength to one hand greatswords by the time I was doing it. Those giant beast skeletons wreaked havoc on me until I started to just use fireballs against them specifically. I liked to save my pyromancy for boss fights in case I need it, but fuck it. I had no idea how to melee those things without taking damage. What the fuck was up with those tiny skeletons? Kind of dark, bruh. Nito gave me grief for a while until I realized he had a sort of blind spot right under him. Went to town on his underbelly and that was that. The Duke's Archives were pretty cool. I like these expansive areas like Anor Londo and the Duke's Archives a lot. Didn't quite like the sorcerers, but you can't win em all. Going forward into the Crystal Cave was a different matter. Really did not like that area either, like the Great Hollow. I died more times to falling than I did to Seath. I think Seath killed me once or twice, but I must have fallen over a dozen times just getting to him. Also fuck those clams getting in my way after falling a bunch of times. The New Londo Ruins were cool. I liked how you unlock half the area by draining the water. The ghosts were a nuisance but nothing too bad. It was only annoying until I realized I had to use that item to allow you to hit them. I actually beat the Four Kings on my first attempt. I guess they were supposed to swarm you or something, but because I was using a +15 Zweihander by this point, I was able to kill them one by one without a lot of trouble. It was a very trippy fight, though. I felt very anxious with the whole depth perception thing it had going on. The Valley of Drakes... yeah... I dunno. Really small area. This, along with areas like Ash Lake and the Great Hollow makes me think they rushed the game at some point. Maybe not, but there wasn't much to the area. Similarly, the Demon Ruins were cool but also felt largely empty. The Ceaseless Discharge was not a very interesting boss. He killed me a few times until I got lucky where he just completely missed me and started swinging in the opposite direction of where I would be like a bad goalie. It was kind of cool how killing him drained the lava. Also fuck yeah we Ringwraiths now with that gold-hemmed black. Wore that for the rest of the game. The Centipede Demon fight wasn't very memorable. I don't remember if he killed me or not and I don't really remember what I did to beat him. This area started seeming like a fever dream to me with all the lava everywhere. Lost Izalith was... interesting, I guess? I get they were trying to do something different with having an area covered in lava where you had to equip that ring and walk around fighting stuff while slowly burning away but... yeah. I dunno. Was one of my least favorite areas for sure. As one of my least favorite areas, it was only fitting that it had my least favorite "boss". If it wasn't for the fact that destroying a piece of the Bed of Chaos did not reset on death, I actually think I might have quit here and watched the rest of the game on youtube. Really dumb "boss" not worth talking about. I hope it's the worst designed one in the series, cause I'm looking forward to starting up DS2 and DS3. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Stalolin 09/27/21 6:09:36 PM #3:	Tag I will read this later. --- "Our selves are something we create, not discover." <cite>Stalolin posted [p:958474263] in I just fin... [t:79682644]...</cite> <quote>Tag I will read this later. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ThyCorndog 09/27/21 6:10:43 PM #4:	From there, I went on to do the DLC rather than finish the game early. The DLC was not very long, but it had the 2 most challenging bosses for me. Starting off in the Sanctuary Garden and going straight into a boss fight was a good way of letting you know not to get complacent... The Sanctuary Guardian was incredibly agile. I was intimidated. I died a couple of times until I seemingly got lucky and was able to open up on its side as it landed next to me. The Royal Wood was annoying to clear. Like with most things in this game, they sometimes seem incredibly difficult at first until you get into the rhythm. Overall it looked a lot like that one part of Darkroot Garden with the cats and mushrooms. Artorias... oh Artorias. You took me 3 or 4 days to beat. I wasn't even mad. The dude was impressive. I have to say that despite me dying easily like 50 times or something, he's probably the coolest boss in the game. Oolacile Township was ok. I think they were trying to go for the whole Undead Burg vibe but I was kind of over it by this point. Those pumpkin head dudes were whatever, but fuck the sorcerers. I didn't like how fast those spells get to you. I probably got hit more often than I was able to dodge. Kalameet wasn't too bad. Gough is the shit, though. That dude's a badass. I think Kalameet only took me a few attempts when I realized I didn't have to tank that fire attack he centers around himself and that I could actually just run away. The last area of the DLC, the Chasm of the Abyss. Man. I just beat this area today, so it's all still fresh. I don't really know what to think. I think Manus got me so bitter I don't really want to think about this area. Artorias was difficult but it felt fun. Manus was not fun for me at all. It was the first time I went human for a boss for the extra flasks and summoned Sif. Even that took me. I've been on Manus for several days and was heavily considering skipping him and going straight for the Kiln to end the game. But I got this far, so I decided to see it through. If it wasn't for Sif sometimes distracting him, I don't know how long it would've taken me to beat him. I can't say exactly if he was more or less difficult than Artorias, because mentally I was just drained and over it. His stupid fucking monkey fist slams were the most irritating thing in the game 2nd only to the Bed of Chaos. Before I went for the final boss, I had one more thing to do. I would never have known about Dark Sun Gwyndolin on my own. I didn't kill Gwynevere, but went with the Darkmoon Seance Ring route. That boss was almost as much of a joke as Pinwheel, except he actually got to fire off something at me before I killed him in 3 hits. I used quick rolls and cover to get closer and closer. He only got to teleport away once. With all that wrapped up, just a couple of hours ago, I made my way back to FIrelink to end it. Jumped down to the Lordvessel area. Frampt had been gone like half a game ago, I don't know why. He seemed upset at me and went to sleep. Anyone know why? Whatever. Anyway, after everything that I'd gone through with Artorias and Manus, Gwyn was not too impressive. I beat him on the first attempt, though it definitely helped to have 20 estus flasks. I was still human from my fight with Manus. I lit the fire and... am back at the Asylum? New game+, I suppose? So yeah... Dark Souls. Fun game. Will definitely fire up Dark Souls 2 at some point soon-ish, but I think I need a break for a bit first. Long post, but that's leaving a lot of stuff out too. Thank you for coming to my TED Talk. So, CE. What do you think about Dark Souls? (Now that I'll actually understand what you guys are talking about) --- https://imgur.com/6cPXvLN https://imgur.com/hVC4i6j <cite>ThyCorndog posted [p:958474292] in I just fin... [t:79682644]...</cite> <quote>From there, I went on to do the DLC rather than finish the game early. The DLC was not very long, but it had the 2 most challenging bosses for me. Starting off in the Sanctuary Garden and going straight into a boss fight was a good way of letting you know not to get complacent... The Sanctuary Guardian was incredibly agile. I was intimidated. I died a couple of times until I seemingly got lucky and was able to open up on its side as it landed next to me. The Royal Wood was annoying to clear. Like with most things in this game, they sometimes seem incredibly difficult at first until you get into the rhythm. Overall it looked a lot like that one part of Darkroot Garden with the cats and mushrooms. Artorias... oh Artorias. You took me 3 or 4 days to beat. I wasn't even mad. The dude was impressive. I have to say that despite me dying easily like 50 times or something, he's probably the coolest boss in the game. Oolacile Township was ok. I think they were trying to go for the whole Undead Burg vibe but I was kind of over it by this point. Those pumpkin head dudes were whatever, but fuck the sorcerers. I didn't like how fast those spells get to you. I probably got hit more often than I was able to dodge. Kalameet wasn't too bad. Gough is the shit, though. That dude's a badass. I think Kalameet only took me a few attempts when I realized I didn't have to tank that fire attack he centers around himself and that I could actually just run away. The last area of the DLC, the Chasm of the Abyss. Man. I just beat this area today, so it's all still fresh. I don't really know what to think. I think Manus got me so bitter I don't really want to think about this area. Artorias was difficult but it felt fun. Manus was not fun for me at all. It was the first time I went human for a boss for the extra flasks and summoned Sif. Even that took me. I've been on Manus for several days and was heavily considering skipping him and going straight for the Kiln to end the game. But I got this far, so I decided to see it through. If it wasn't for Sif sometimes distracting him, I don't know how long it would've taken me to beat him. I can't say exactly if he was more or less difficult than Artorias, because mentally I was just drained and over it. His stupid fucking monkey fist slams were the most irritating thing in the game 2nd only to the Bed of Chaos. Before I went for the final boss, I had one more thing to do. I would never have known about Dark Sun Gwyndolin on my own. I didn't kill Gwynevere, but went with the Darkmoon Seance Ring route. That boss was almost as much of a joke as Pinwheel, except he actually got to fire off something at me before I killed him in 3 hits. I used quick rolls and cover to get closer and closer. He only got to teleport away once. With all that wrapped up, just a couple of hours ago, I made my way back to FIrelink to end it. Jumped down to the Lordvessel area. Frampt had been gone like half a game ago, I don't know why. He seemed upset at me and went to sleep. Anyone know why? Whatever. Anyway, after everything that I'd gone through with Artorias and Manus, Gwyn was not too impressive. I beat him on the first attempt, though it definitely helped to have 20 estus flasks. I was still human from my fight with Manus. I lit the fire and... am back at the Asylum? New game+, I suppose? So yeah... Dark Souls. Fun game. Will definitely fire up Dark Souls 2 at some point soon-ish, but I think I need a break for a bit first. Long post, but that's leaving a lot of stuff out too. Thank you for coming to my TED Talk. So, CE. What do you think about Dark Souls? (Now that I'll actually understand what you guys are talking about) </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Big_Nabendu 09/27/21 6:12:22 PM #6:	\[T]/ Praise it. You deserve it --- The embrace of the Dark is gentle. Let it absorb your sorrows, forever. \[T]/ Owner of the 500 board and Leader of sunbro board GT Nabendu <cite>Big_Nabendu posted [p:958474339] in I just fin... [t:79682644]...</cite> <quote>\[T]/ Praise it. You deserve it </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ThyCorndog 09/27/21 6:21:03 PM #7:	Big_Nabendu posted... \[T]/ Praise it. You deserve it Praise the Sun. I hope that guy was ok. He seemed depressed in Izalith, if that was that same guy --- https://imgur.com/6cPXvLN https://imgur.com/hVC4i6j <cite>ThyCorndog posted [p:958474568] in I just fin... [t:79682644]...</cite> <quote>Big_Nabendu posted... </cite> <quote>\[T]/ Praise it. You deserve it</quote>Praise the Sun. I hope that guy was ok. He seemed depressed in Izalith, if that was that same guy </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
LightningAce11 09/27/21 6:22:37 PM #8:	Now move to the sequels. I say DS2 is optional, since 1 and 3 are set in the same universe. 2 is its own thing. --- I want you to grab your nuts. Grab your balls. I want you to take a handful, and just grab your nuts real quick. Swivel 'em around in a circular motion. -LTG <cite>LightningAce11 posted [p:958474609] in I just fin... [t:79682644]...</cite> <quote>Now move to the sequels. I say DS2 is optional, since 1 and 3 are set in the same universe. 2 is its own thing. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
pinky0926 09/27/21 6:23:22 PM #9:	ThyCorndog posted... I was intimidated in starting this game for a few years. I bought it way back when and it just sat on my backlog because of the whole git gud thing. I'm glad I finally played it, though. While it was challenging at many instances, it wasn't anything you can't overcome with enough effort and it's far from the hardest game I've ever played. This was my experience too. If I'd heard less of the "you just need to git gud" stuff and more approachable advice like "it's kinda like devil may cry in that you need to learn the boss patterns but like any other RPG in that you get better gear and shit" then I wouldn't have been so intimidated. The first areas were by far the hardest. By the end of the game I was beating the "most difficult bosses in the game" in a single try. --- CE's Resident Scotsman. https://imgur.com/ILz2ZbV <cite>pinky0926 posted [p:958474623] in I just fin... [t:79682644]...</cite> <quote>ThyCorndog posted... </cite> <quote>I was intimidated in starting this game for a few years. I bought it way back when and it just sat on my backlog because of the whole git gud thing. I'm glad I finally played it, though. While it was challenging at many instances, it wasn't anything you can't overcome with enough effort and it's far from the hardest game I've ever played.</quote> This was my experience too. If I'd heard less of the "you just need to git gud" stuff and more approachable advice like "it's kinda like devil may cry in that you need to learn the boss patterns but like any other RPG in that you get better gear and shit" then I wouldn't have been so intimidated. The first areas were by far the hardest. By the end of the game I was beating the "most difficult bosses in the game" in a single try. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Big_Nabendu 09/27/21 6:25:13 PM #10:	ThyCorndog posted... Praise the Sun. I hope that guy was ok. He seemed depressed in Izalith, if that was that same guy Then u did the shortcut and saved him You could've ~~summoned him for the final boss~~ --- The embrace of the Dark is gentle. Let it absorb your sorrows, forever. \[T]/ Owner of the 500 board and Leader of sunbro board GT Nabendu <cite>Big_Nabendu posted [p:958474680] in I just fin... [t:79682644]...</cite> <quote>ThyCorndog posted... </cite> <quote>Praise the Sun. I hope that guy was ok. He seemed depressed in Izalith, if that was that same guy</quote> Then u did the shortcut and saved him You could've summoned him for the final boss </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ThyCorndog 09/27/21 6:28:30 PM #11:	LightningAce11 posted... Now move to the sequels. I say DS2 is optional, since 1 and 3 are set in the same universe. 2 is its own thing. ye I will. but I'm not skipping 2. I just need a break cause I've been playing for over a month lol pinky0926 posted... This was my experience too. If I'd heard less of the "you just need to git gud" stuff and more approachable advice like "it's kinda like devil may cry in that you need to learn the boss patterns but like any other RPG in that you get better gear and shit" then I wouldn't have been so intimidated. The first areas were by far the hardest. By the end of the game I was beating the "most difficult bosses in the game" in a single try. yeah for sure. though I don't know if I'd say the earliest areas were the hardest. the areas overall were ok. some of the earlier bosses definitely gave me waaay more trouble than later bosses though. still can't believe i beat Ornstein and Smough on my first try after all the, for lack of a better word, fearmongering lol Big_Nabendu posted... Then u did the shortcut and saved him You could've ~~summoned him for the final boss~~ oh nice. I always felt bad for the NPCs. seemed like a very dreary world. ~~I only summoned for Manus though. I liked playing solo~~ --- https://imgur.com/6cPXvLN https://imgur.com/hVC4i6j <cite>ThyCorndog posted [p:958474768] in I just fin... [t:79682644]...</cite> <quote>LightningAce11 posted... </cite> <quote>Now move to the sequels. I say DS2 is optional, since 1 and 3 are set in the same universe. 2 is its own thing.</quote>ye I will. but I'm not skipping 2. I just need a break cause I've been playing for over a month lol pinky0926 posted... </cite> <quote>This was my experience too. If I'd heard less of the "you just need to git gud" stuff and more approachable advice like "it's kinda like devil may cry in that you need to learn the boss patterns but like any other RPG in that you get better gear and shit" then I wouldn't have been so intimidated. The first areas were by far the hardest. By the end of the game I was beating the "most difficult bosses in the game" in a single try.</quote>yeah for sure. though I don't know if I'd say the earliest areas were the hardest. the areas overall were ok. some of the earlier bosses definitely gave me waaay more trouble than later bosses though. still can't believe i beat Ornstein and Smough on my first try after all the, for lack of a better word, fearmongering lol Big_Nabendu posted... </cite> <quote>Then u did the shortcut and saved him You could've summoned him for the final boss </quote>oh nice. I always felt bad for the NPCs. seemed like a very dreary world. I only summoned for Manus though. I liked playing solo </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
I4NRulez 09/27/21 6:29:29 PM #12:	LightningAce11 posted... I say DS2 is optional, since 1 and 3 are set in the same universe. 2 is its own thing. All the Dark Souls are both in and out of the same universe of each other. but thats great TC. I kinda feel the same on most of the areas although did you play on PC or console? Blight Town is super easy when you got enough frames to handle it lol. The Tomb of Giants is my least favorite area --- The night brims with defiled scum,and is permeated by their rotten stench. Just think. Now you're all set to hunt and kill to your heart's content. <cite>I4NRulez posted [p:958474792] in I just fin... [t:79682644]...</cite> <quote>LightningAce11 posted... </cite> <quote>I say DS2 is optional, since 1 and 3 are set in the same universe. 2 is its own thing.</quote> All the Dark Souls are both in and out of the same universe of each other. but thats great TC. I kinda feel the same on most of the areas although did you play on PC or console? Blight Town is super easy when you got enough frames to handle it lol. The Tomb of Giants is my least favorite area </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ThyCorndog 09/27/21 6:30:42 PM #13:	I4NRulez posted... All the Dark Souls are both in and out of the same universe of each other. but thats great TC. I kinda feel the same on most of the areas although did you play on PC or console? Blight Town is super easy when you got enough frames to handle it lol. The Tomb of Giants is my least favorite area PC. I guess I just didn't have a lot of poison resistance. I didn't lag at all. I just spent way too much time trudging in that sewage. I agree the tomb was one of the worst. there were a few bad areas and that's one of them lol --- https://imgur.com/6cPXvLN https://imgur.com/hVC4i6j <cite>ThyCorndog posted [p:958474823] in I just fin... [t:79682644]...</cite> <quote>I4NRulez posted... </cite> <quote>All the Dark Souls are both in and out of the same universe of each other. but thats great TC. I kinda feel the same on most of the areas although did you play on PC or console? Blight Town is super easy when you got enough frames to handle it lol. The Tomb of Giants is my least favorite area</quote>PC. I guess I just didn't have a lot of poison resistance. I didn't lag at all. I just spent way too much time trudging in that sewage. I agree the tomb was one of the worst. there were a few bad areas and that's one of them lol </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Vicious_Dios 09/27/21 6:34:41 PM #14:	Stalolin posted... Tag I will read this later. --- S / K / Y / N / E <cite>Vicious_Dios posted [p:958474928] in I just fin... [t:79682644]...</cite> <quote>Stalolin posted... </cite> <quote>Tag I will read this later.</quote> </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
pinky0926 09/27/21 6:35:35 PM #15:	ThyCorndog posted... ye I will. but I'm not skipping 2. I just need a break cause I've been playing for over a month lol yeah for sure. though I don't know if I'd say the earliest areas were the hardest. the areas overall were ok. some of the earlier bosses definitely gave me waaay more trouble than later bosses though. still can't believe i beat Ornstein and Smough on my first try after all the, for lack of a better word, fearmongering lol oh nice. I always felt bad for the NPCs. seemed like a very dreary world. ~~I only summoned for Manus though. I liked playing solo~~ I think what it comes down to is that no matter how high level you get or how powerful your build is, if you get complacent at ANY point in the game then it immediately punishes you for it. Like, even 3 low level zombies will fuck you up if you try and run in sword blazing without any thought. But the opposite is true too. So I think that's why the scariest bosses are easiest for some people, because you get ultra prepared for it. I think I beat ornstein and smough on my 3rd try, definitely didnt mess with me as much as I thought it was going to. --- CE's Resident Scotsman. https://imgur.com/ILz2ZbV <cite>pinky0926 posted [p:958474959] in I just fin... [t:79682644]...</cite> <quote>ThyCorndog posted... </cite> <quote>ye I will. but I'm not skipping 2. I just need a break cause I've been playing for over a month lol yeah for sure. though I don't know if I'd say the earliest areas were the hardest. the areas overall were ok. some of the earlier bosses definitely gave me waaay more trouble than later bosses though. still can't believe i beat Ornstein and Smough on my first try after all the, for lack of a better word, fearmongering lol oh nice. I always felt bad for the NPCs. seemed like a very dreary world. I only summoned for Manus though. I liked playing solo</quote> I think what it comes down to is that no matter how high level you get or how powerful your build is, if you get complacent at ANY point in the game then it immediately punishes you for it. Like, even 3 low level zombies will fuck you up if you try and run in sword blazing without any thought. But the opposite is true too. So I think that's why the scariest bosses are easiest for some people, because you get ultra prepared for it. I think I beat ornstein and smough on my 3rd try, definitely didnt mess with me as much as I thought it was going to. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
brestugo 09/27/21 6:41:34 PM #16:	Blight Town was a mess. Blight town was fucking awful and I wish I knew about the rusted iron ring ahead of time. It started off fine, going through the scaffolding-like areas. I wasn't getting knocked off or anything and thought "oh this isn't too bad", because I had heard bad things about Blight Town. It turned out everyone was right, and it got real bad once I reached the bottom. The amount of times I got poisoned was unreal, and I started to get irrationally angry every time a mosquito started drifting towards me. Quelaag was hot. Too bad she was a demon spider. I really enjoyed fighting her for some reason. I guess it just seemed like a really balanced boss fight and it was something fun after slowly walking through poison water for a few days. I got her within 10 tries probably. Blight Town is a rite of passage. Congratulations. --- Voted NO and left the second question blank. <cite>brestugo posted [p:958475123] in I just fin... [t:79682644]...</cite> <quote>Blight Town was a mess. Blight town was fucking awful and I wish I knew about the rusted iron ring ahead of time. It started off fine, going through the scaffolding-like areas. I wasn't getting knocked off or anything and thought "oh this isn't too bad", because I had heard bad things about Blight Town. It turned out everyone was right, and it got real bad once I reached the bottom. The amount of times I got poisoned was unreal, and I started to get irrationally angry every time a mosquito started drifting towards me. Quelaag was hot. Too bad she was a demon spider. I really enjoyed fighting her for some reason. I guess it just seemed like a really balanced boss fight and it was something fun after slowly walking through poison water for a few days. I got her within 10 tries probably. Blight Town is a rite of passage. Congratulations. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
brestugo 09/27/21 6:43:07 PM #17:	pinky0926 posted... I think what it comes down to is that no matter how high level you get or how powerful your build is, if you get complacent at ANY point in the game then it immediately punishes you for it. Like, even 3 low level zombies will fuck you up if you try and run in sword blazing without any thought. But the opposite is true too. So I think that's why the scariest bosses are easiest for some people, because you get ultra prepared for it. I think I beat ornstein and smough on my 3rd try, definitely didnt mess with me as much as I thought it was going to. This. I love this aspect about Souls games. One slip up and it's your ass, so you just don't slip up. --- Voted NO and left the second question blank. <cite>brestugo posted [p:958475182] in I just fin... [t:79682644]...</cite> <quote>pinky0926 posted... </cite> <quote>I think what it comes down to is that no matter how high level you get or how powerful your build is, if you get complacent at ANY point in the game then it immediately punishes you for it. Like, even 3 low level zombies will fuck you up if you try and run in sword blazing without any thought. But the opposite is true too. So I think that's why the scariest bosses are easiest for some people, because you get ultra prepared for it. I think I beat ornstein and smough on my 3rd try, definitely didnt mess with me as much as I thought it was going to.</quote>This. I love this aspect about Souls games. One slip up and it's your ass, so you just don't slip up. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ThyCorndog 09/27/21 7:47:15 PM #18:	pinky0926 posted... I think what it comes down to is that no matter how high level you get or how powerful your build is, if you get complacent at ANY point in the game then it immediately punishes you for it. Like, even 3 low level zombies will fuck you up if you try and run in sword blazing without any thought. But the opposite is true too. So I think that's why the scariest bosses are easiest for some people, because you get ultra prepared for it. I think I beat ornstein and smough on my 3rd try, definitely didnt mess with me as much as I thought it was going to. brestugo posted... This. I love this aspect about Souls games. One slip up and it's your ass, so you just don't slip up. oh for sure. when my mind wasn't fully into it and I wasn't bringing my A-game, I would get wrecked. really had to be in tune with what you were doing brestugo posted... Blight Town is a rite of passage. Congratulations. thanks boo --- https://imgur.com/6cPXvLN https://imgur.com/hVC4i6j <cite>ThyCorndog posted [p:958476760] in I just fin... [t:79682644]...</cite> <quote>pinky0926 posted... </cite> <quote>I think what it comes down to is that no matter how high level you get or how powerful your build is, if you get complacent at ANY point in the game then it immediately punishes you for it. Like, even 3 low level zombies will fuck you up if you try and run in sword blazing without any thought. But the opposite is true too. So I think that's why the scariest bosses are easiest for some people, because you get ultra prepared for it. I think I beat ornstein and smough on my 3rd try, definitely didnt mess with me as much as I thought it was going to.</quote> brestugo posted... </cite> <quote>This. I love this aspect about Souls games. One slip up and it's your ass, so you just don't slip up.</quote>oh for sure. when my mind wasn't fully into it and I wasn't bringing my A-game, I would get wrecked. really had to be in tune with what you were doing brestugo posted... </cite> <quote>Blight Town is a rite of passage. Congratulations.</quote>thanks boo </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
I4NRulez 09/27/21 7:51:31 PM #19:	ThyCorndog posted... I didn't lag at all. I just spent way too much time trudging in that sewage. I agree the tomb was one of the worst. there were a few bad areas and that's one of them lol You just kinda haul ass to the bonfire thats in the middle of the swampy part. Then from there haul ass to the shore to fight spidergirl --- The night brims with defiled scum,and is permeated by their rotten stench. Just think. Now you're all set to hunt and kill to your heart's content. <cite>I4NRulez posted [p:958476881] in I just fin... [t:79682644]...</cite> <quote>ThyCorndog posted... </cite> <quote>I didn't lag at all. I just spent way too much time trudging in that sewage. I agree the tomb was one of the worst. there were a few bad areas and that's one of them lol</quote> You just kinda haul ass to the bonfire thats in the middle of the swampy part. Then from there haul ass to the shore to fight spidergirl </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Doe 09/27/21 7:56:10 PM #20:	I just restarted a playthrough but stopped when I got to the Depths. The first time you play DS1 everything is so new and scary and exciting that larger issues with level and game design sort of go over your head. On replays though, especially once you've played DS3 and Bloodborne, the problems hit you in the face. Depths and Blighttown are a slog, then you get Sen's Fortress and Anor Londo which are awesome, but from then on, Crystal Cavern, Lost Izalith, and Tomb of the Giants all range from unfinished-bad to what-were-they-thinking-bad. It's a very important game in the industry but DS3 is the total king of the franchise. --- https://imgur.com/u5kY6Yt https://imgur.com/V6HBhkR <cite>Doe posted [p:958477006] in I just fin... [t:79682644]...</cite> <quote>I just restarted a playthrough but stopped when I got to the Depths. The first time you play DS1 everything is so new and scary and exciting that larger issues with level and game design sort of go over your head. On replays though, especially once you've played DS3 and Bloodborne, the problems hit you in the face. Depths and Blighttown are a slog, then you get Sen's Fortress and Anor Londo which are awesome, but from then on, Crystal Cavern, Lost Izalith, and Tomb of the Giants all range from unfinished-bad to what-were-they-thinking-bad. It's a very important game in the industry but DS3 is the total king of the franchise. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
brestugo 09/27/21 9:52:21 PM #21:	Doe posted... I just restarted a playthrough but stopped when I got to the Depths. The first time you play DS1 everything is so new and scary and exciting that larger issues with level and game design sort of go over your head. On replays though, especially once you've played DS3 and Bloodborne, the problems hit you in the face. Depths and Blighttown are a slog, then you get Sen's Fortress and Anor Londo which are awesome, but from then on, Crystal Cavern, Lost Izalith, and Tomb of the Giants all range from unfinished-bad to what-were-they-thinking-bad. It's a very important game in the industry but DS3 is the total king of the franchise. I agree with this. I think DkS3 is underrated coming so close on the heels of Bloodborne. --- Newsom 2022 <cite>brestugo posted [p:958480491] in I just fin... [t:79682644]...</cite> <quote>Doe posted... </cite> <quote>I just restarted a playthrough but stopped when I got to the Depths. The first time you play DS1 everything is so new and scary and exciting that larger issues with level and game design sort of go over your head. On replays though, especially once you've played DS3 and Bloodborne, the problems hit you in the face. Depths and Blighttown are a slog, then you get Sen's Fortress and Anor Londo which are awesome, but from then on, Crystal Cavern, Lost Izalith, and Tomb of the Giants all range from unfinished-bad to what-were-they-thinking-bad. It's a very important game in the industry but DS3 is the total king of the franchise.</quote>I agree with this. I think DkS3 is underrated coming so close on the heels of Bloodborne. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ThyCorndog 09/28/21 12:05:12 AM #22:	sounds like a lotta love for DS3 what's wrong with DS2? --- https://imgur.com/6cPXvLN https://imgur.com/hVC4i6j <cite>ThyCorndog posted [p:958484209] in I just fin... [t:79682644]...</cite> <quote>sounds like a lotta love for DS3 what's wrong with DS2? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
brestugo 09/28/21 12:10:15 AM #23:	ThyCorndog posted... sounds like a lotta love for DS3 what's wrong with DS2? OH, NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!! --- Newsom 2022 <cite>brestugo posted [p:958484318] in I just fin... [t:79682644]...</cite> <quote>ThyCorndog posted... </cite> <quote>sounds like a lotta love for DS3 what's wrong with DS2?</quote>OH, NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!! </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Doe 09/28/21 12:52:34 AM #24:	ThyCorndog posted... sounds like a lotta love for DS3 what's wrong with DS2? DS2 wasn't really worked on by Miyazaki, the big creative mind behind FromSoft. So it can feel out of place in context of the series. It plays a bit differently from the others (I think a different engine?), it had development issues that resulted in some broken up level design and ugly texturing, and there's a quantity > quality issue in regards to the bosses. An updated release called 'Scholar of the First Sin' is now the defacto version but it introduced some ridiculous difficulty changes, mostly by adding too many enemies to areas, which makes the runs back to boss rooms really obnoxious since there's 3 seconds when you touch a fog wall where you can get hit and the animation canceled, so you have to fight all those enemies. Anecdotally, it's just not a memorable game. Upon my series replay I remembered 80% of Dks1 and like 5% of Dks2. --- https://imgur.com/u5kY6Yt https://imgur.com/V6HBhkR <cite>Doe posted [p:958485239] in I just fin... [t:79682644]...</cite> <quote>ThyCorndog posted... </cite> <quote>sounds like a lotta love for DS3 what's wrong with DS2?</quote>DS2 wasn't really worked on by Miyazaki, the big creative mind behind FromSoft. So it can feel out of place in context of the series. It plays a bit differently from the others (I think a different engine?), it had development issues that resulted in some broken up level design and ugly texturing, and there's a quantity > quality issue in regards to the bosses. An updated release called 'Scholar of the First Sin' is now the defacto version but it introduced some ridiculous difficulty changes, mostly by adding too many enemies to areas, which makes the runs back to boss rooms really obnoxious since there's 3 seconds when you touch a fog wall where you can get hit and the animation canceled, so you have to fight all those enemies. Anecdotally, it's just not a memorable game. Upon my series replay I remembered 80% of Dks1 and like 5% of Dks2. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ThyCorndog 09/28/21 12:32:27 PM #25:	Doe posted... DS2 wasn't really worked on by Miyazaki, the big creative mind behind FromSoft. So it can feel out of place in context of the series. It plays a bit differently from the others (I think a different engine?), it had development issues that resulted in some broken up level design and ugly texturing, and there's a quantity > quality issue in regards to the bosses. An updated release called 'Scholar of the First Sin' is now the defacto version but it introduced some ridiculous difficulty changes, mostly by adding too many enemies to areas, which makes the runs back to boss rooms really obnoxious since there's 3 seconds when you touch a fog wall where you can get hit and the animation canceled, so you have to fight all those enemies. Anecdotally, it's just not a memorable game. Upon my series replay I remembered 80% of Dks1 and like 5% of Dks2. Ah I gotcha. I'll still play it, cause I like to play stuff in order even if it doesn't matter. Sounds like I have more to look forward to with DS3 than DS2. I do have scholar of the first sin. I have the steam versions of each game Kinda salty I don't have a console to play Bloodborne on cause it looks really cool as well. But I'm not gonna buy a system for one game. Maybe one day idk --- https://imgur.com/6cPXvLN https://imgur.com/hVC4i6j <cite>ThyCorndog posted [p:958496917] in I just fin... [t:79682644]...</cite> <quote>Doe posted... </cite> <quote>DS2 wasn't really worked on by Miyazaki, the big creative mind behind FromSoft. So it can feel out of place in context of the series. It plays a bit differently from the others (I think a different engine?), it had development issues that resulted in some broken up level design and ugly texturing, and there's a quantity > quality issue in regards to the bosses. An updated release called 'Scholar of the First Sin' is now the defacto version but it introduced some ridiculous difficulty changes, mostly by adding too many enemies to areas, which makes the runs back to boss rooms really obnoxious since there's 3 seconds when you touch a fog wall where you can get hit and the animation canceled, so you have to fight all those enemies. Anecdotally, it's just not a memorable game. Upon my series replay I remembered 80% of Dks1 and like 5% of Dks2.</quote>Ah I gotcha. I'll still play it, cause I like to play stuff in order even if it doesn't matter. Sounds like I have more to look forward to with DS3 than DS2. I do have scholar of the first sin. I have the steam versions of each game Kinda salty I don't have a console to play Bloodborne on cause it looks really cool as well. But I'm not gonna buy a system for one game. Maybe one day idk </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
I4NRulez 09/28/21 12:49:49 PM #26:	ThyCorndog posted... Kinda salty I don't have a console to play Bloodborne on cause it looks really cool as well. But I'm not gonna buy a system for one game. Maybe one day idk i believe there was a leak showing bloodborne coming to PC :) --- The night brims with defiled scum,and is permeated by their rotten stench. Just think. Now you're all set to hunt and kill to your heart's content. <cite>I4NRulez posted [p:958497420] in I just fin... [t:79682644]...</cite> <quote>ThyCorndog posted... </cite> <quote>Kinda salty I don't have a console to play Bloodborne on cause it looks really cool as well. But I'm not gonna buy a system for one game. Maybe one day idk</quote> i believe there was a leak showing bloodborne coming to PC :) </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
brestugo 09/28/21 12:52:31 PM #27:	Back in 2015 a lot of people bought a PS4 just for Bloodborne. Maybe not much sense now, but it moved a lot of people then. It's that good. --- Newsom 2022 <cite>brestugo posted [p:958497511] in I just fin... [t:79682644]...</cite> <quote>Back in 2015 a lot of people bought a PS4 just for Bloodborne. Maybe not much sense now, but it moved a lot of people then. It's that good. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
_MorningStar 09/28/21 2:22:21 PM #28:	Big_Nabendu posted... \[T]/ Praise it. You deserve it This. And I love topics like this. Gives me a....wrenching nostalgia. Never being able to play the game again for the first time, I love hearing how others did. And their reactions to certain things. --- https://imgur.com/UM1VO2V https://imgur.com/fd6WS3f <cite>_MorningStar posted [p:958500166] in I just fin... [t:79682644]...</cite> <quote>Big_Nabendu posted... </cite> <quote>\[T]/ Praise it. You deserve it</quote>This. And I love topics like this. Gives me a....wrenching nostalgia. Never being able to play the game again for the first time, I love hearing how others did. And their reactions to certain things. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Doe 09/28/21 2:42:40 PM #29:	ThyCorndog posted... Kinda salty I don't have a console to play Bloodborne on cause it looks really cool as well. But I'm not gonna buy a system for one game. Maybe one day idk I actually just played the game on the PC PSNow service. Sometimes the graphics quality was pretty poor but the game was quite responsive on wired internet. Sadly it doesn't have the Old Hunters DLC. --- https://imgur.com/u5kY6Yt https://imgur.com/V6HBhkR <cite>Doe posted [p:958500793] in I just fin... [t:79682644]...</cite> <quote>ThyCorndog posted... </cite> <quote>Kinda salty I don't have a console to play Bloodborne on cause it looks really cool as well. But I'm not gonna buy a system for one game. Maybe one day idk</quote>I actually just played the game on the PC PSNow service. Sometimes the graphics quality was pretty poor but the game was quite responsive on wired internet. Sadly it doesn't have the Old Hunters DLC. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Big_Nabendu 09/28/21 5:04:41 PM #30:	Ce shits on ds2 Its a great game. Best pvp. Best ng+ and beyond. All weapons are viable. Great gem Please don't skip it --- The embrace of the Dark is gentle. Let it absorb your sorrows, forever. \[T]/ Owner of the 500 board and Leader of sunbro board GT Nabendu <cite>Big_Nabendu posted [p:958505095] in I just fin... [t:79682644]...</cite> <quote>Ce shits on ds2 Its a great game. Best pvp. Best ng+ and beyond. All weapons are viable. Great gem Please don't skip it </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
brestugo 09/28/21 5:40:28 PM #31:	_MorningStar posted... This. And I love topics like this. Gives me a....wrenching nostalgia. Never being able to play the game again for the first time, I love hearing how others did. And their reactions to certain things. I would love to experience a Souls game for the first time again. And the shared experience of difficulty everyone goes through is what makes these types of threads special. Because at some point we all had the same feeling. --- Newsom 2022 <cite>brestugo posted [p:958506104] in I just fin... [t:79682644]...</cite> <quote>_MorningStar posted... </cite> <quote>This. And I love topics like this. Gives me a....wrenching nostalgia. Never being able to play the game again for the first time, I love hearing how others did. And their reactions to certain things.</quote>I would love to experience a Souls game for the first time again. And the shared experience of difficulty everyone goes through is what makes these types of threads special. Because at some point we all had the same feeling. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ThyCorndog 09/28/21 7:11:19 PM #32:	yeah it was definitely an experience. it's weird to feel accomplished after finishing a game, but I do. usually I'm either glad it's over or wish there was more depending on how good or bad the game is, but in this case I don't feel either. it feels more like I finished a big project or something lol and nah I'm not skipping DS2. I'll probably start that in a couple of weeks or something --- https://imgur.com/6cPXvLN https://imgur.com/hVC4i6j <cite>ThyCorndog posted [p:958508863] in I just fin... [t:79682644]...</cite> <quote>yeah it was definitely an experience. it's weird to feel accomplished after finishing a game, but I do. usually I'm either glad it's over or wish there was more depending on how good or bad the game is, but in this case I don't feel either. it feels more like I finished a big project or something lol and nah I'm not skipping DS2. I'll probably start that in a couple of weeks or something </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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