I'm in that camp and I don't think this can really compare in the same feel (i've been using twinblades so far), so I think BB will hold the edge in that area but if the game holds steady I'd put it above the other Dark Souls games.
Dark Souls III [Import OT] Kindle the fire, one last time
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I'm in that camp and I don't think this can really compare in the same feel (i've been using twinblades so far), so I think BB will hold the edge in that area but if the game holds steady I'd put it above the other Dark Souls games.
SlasherJPC
Banned
So is parry different now or is my timing off? I seem to parry but then I hit attack and it doesn't do any special animation or noise just a regular attack. I had no issues doing parry in BB.
Relaxed Muscle
Member
Dude parrying with the Uchi is so awesome!
Try it.
I guess you press R1 to fast? I parry, and use R1, not moving or touching any direction, didn't failed once so far.
Practice, practice and more practice.
That's the only advice I can give you, you'll have to eat lot of shit, but is the only way to learn the timing and what attacks from enemies are the easier one to parry.
Durrzerker
Banned
I managed to do it to a black knight but every time I've attempted it since I ate shit. I dunno how to get the timing down, any tips?
addyb
Member
Now get some fresh air.
OrbitalBeard
Member
Does NG+ have new enemies, new enemy placements, new items, etc. or is it just a more challenging version of the base game?
TheCthultist
Member
So I'm not entirely sure what they did to it between DSII and DSIII but parrying now feels fantastic again. Something about it in 2 just felt wrong, but 3 feels just as good if not better than DSI did.
Already Torn
Banned
Yoshichan
And they made him a Lord of Cinder. Not for virtue, but for might. Such is a lord, I suppose. But here I ask. Do we have a sodding chance?
Haha, you guys are awesome. I played this game casually as fuck, going to bed every day, eating, drinking regularly, talking to my cousin, girlfriend, family, etc.
But yeah it was a THRILL streaming this game, those who watched were all awesome. Thank you!
My build.
My NG completion character and stats:
![SPOILER]](http://i.imgur.com/U5yEmQB.jpg[/SPOILER])
My NG+ completion character and stats:
Very specific rings have +1 and most Lost soul of the X have been replaced with higher tier versions. The rest is the same.
Already Torn
Banned
Is that more triangular sword better than the starting Knight one?
OrbitalBeard
Member
Thanks!
TatteredHat
Member
What does burning bones at a bonfire actually do?
Yoshichan
And they made him a Lord of Cinder. Not for virtue, but for might. Such is a lord, I suppose. But here I ask. Do we have a sodding chance?
More HP!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UHokAGzoEwk
Watching this series of videos of the PC version is really nice from a graphics & framerate perspective.
Can't watch too much though, don't want to spoil it.
Watching this series of videos of the PC version is really nice from a graphics & framerate perspective.
Can't watch too much though, don't want to spoil it.
TatteredHat
Member
From flask recovery?
Yoshichan
And they made him a Lord of Cinder. Not for virtue, but for might. Such is a lord, I suppose. But here I ask. Do we have a sodding chance?
Yes, you can increase the amount of flasks you can get (up to 15), and the power of the flask (+10 is max).
TatteredHat
Member
Cool, thanks!
Yoshichan
And they made him a Lord of Cinder. Not for virtue, but for might. Such is a lord, I suppose. But here I ask. Do we have a sodding chance?
Holy fucking shit, everything looks so different... like, I knew this would be the case but I can't fathom how good it must feel for people to upgrade from PS4 to PC when it comes out.
Golgo 13
The Man With The Golden Dong
Awesome, thanks for the feedback guys. I'm playing a Knight/Stamina build and just basically steam-rolling through lots of stuff, but I'm just under 10 hours in just had to fight
the tree boss
I have found it slightly easier than other Souls games so far, but I'm also a) Playing on English X1, b) using a powerful build, c) a grizzled Souls veteran.
Probably a combination of everything.
Yeah, you'll get +1 to your Estus strength which heals more HP the more you upgrade it.
I'm so close to biting on the JP PS4 version. Someone stop me ;_;
Yoshichan
And they made him a Lord of Cinder. Not for virtue, but for might. Such is a lord, I suppose. But here I ask. Do we have a sodding chance?
fucking do it.
Shadowhaxor
Member
So I have a number of gems, including a lightning gem that I can't use for infusions. Anyone run into that? Does it need to be a specific weapon I can only use it on?
TatteredHat
Member
You should do it, it's perfectly playable and buying it is easy.
Is there an easy way to kill
those skeletons in the catacombs? Right now I've resorted to kicking them all off bridges into the far beyond but it's not exactly efficient. I don't think i've seen any holy weapons yet either. edit: nvm, seems like they're just linked to the bigger enemies.
N
Noray
Unconfirmed Member
Just beat the final boss and beat the game. Not sure what happened at the end. Playing it in Japanese and not being able to read boss names and locations turned out to be way more of a bummer than I thought it would be, lol. Final fight was epic as fuck but I beat it on my first try (PS4). Awesome game though, not sure yet where it falls overall but early impressions are good. So many awesome weapons I can't wait to use on different builds, cool locations, etc.
Also a special Fuck You to whoever at Bandai Namco decided on the arbitrary 3-week delay so I couldn't just play English version on day one. What a dumb move.
Whoever's in this thread is already tainted, but if you have the wherewithal to avoid spoilers and can wait, playing English adds so much. At least if you care about the lore like me. I have no idea what this game was about.
Also a special Fuck You to whoever at Bandai Namco decided on the arbitrary 3-week delay so I couldn't just play English version on day one. What a dumb move.
Whoever's in this thread is already tainted, but if you have the wherewithal to avoid spoilers and can wait, playing English adds so much. At least if you care about the lore like me. I have no idea what this game was about.
Static Veins
Member
Oh man, now we know for sure the unpatched version is easier than the patched game I'm even more pumped for the English release to hurry up and my PS4 copy to turn up. Really interested to see how my experience differs on the "real" difficulty.
For now, back to the unpatched Xbox version...
For now, back to the unpatched Xbox version...
Backfoggen
Banned
It's like an extra NG step. NG-, NG, NG+, NG++ etc. lol.
Already Torn
Banned
I think it's because a worldwide release means there'd be a lot more bugs and server problems, and then we'd all gang up on Bamco like we did on Cacpom earlier this year. They've been doing server maintenances a lot for example, but nobody's complaining.
And "no idea?" The NPCs explain things pretty well, and you can pick up clues even from Google translations that help a lot. From there you can guess! It's the legit Miyazaki experience bro. At the very least I have more idea what's happening than I did in Dark Souls II, and that was in all English lol
Do it bro
Yeah, I already had it pre-ordered on Xbox One, so no way am I going to buy it again just to play it a little earlier. But it is pretty much bullshit that they will not just release the game.
I mean, they are not even bothering to stop streams and so many here in America already have it anyway. There is no reason not to release it at least digitally for the rest of us waiting. The game should be out... period.
Static Veins
Member
Haha yeah NG- indeed!
Kind of feels a bit cheap now, going through the game on an easier difficulty. But it's still very taxing in parts, and I'll be damned if I'm letting my extra £50 purchase go to waste now. Game's too damn good to put down anyway!
Yeah...
Here's part 1 which is 1 hour and 28 minutes, includes the first two bosses. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMFnRLCTCu8
Glorious 1080p 60fps. He's posted 9 parts so far.
Backfoggen
Banned
You can compensate by not upping your health too much. I did the same in Bloodborne. That game also felt too easy in its standard NG progression.
Try exiting the building with the bonfire the way you first entered it.
dryuriev7777
Member
Oh boy got an invader at the beginning of the game with infinite health. So it's started already.
N
Noray
Unconfirmed Member
Not being able to read anything in the game means I have like 2% of the information I'd normally have. NPC dialogue alone isn't enough, and as usual with these games, every NPC has an agenda, so you can't take what they say at face value. I knew no more at the end of the game than I did at the beginning. I'm not saying that's the game's fault, but the fact that I played it in JP, mind you. FWIW I thought Dark Souls 2 was very compelling story-wise as I was playing through it, because I was paying attention to everything. Obviously I couldn't do that here. Like, I don't even know the name of the final boss! I'm pretty sure I know what it was but still, you know. I felt like I was missing the emotional connection I have with these games because everything was abstracted out and all I had to think about was gameplay. Maybe that's a me-thing, but I think if I could go back and choose to play it for the first time in English and wait 3 weeks, I just might have. I didn't anticipate it would affect my enjoyment like this. I still love the game, don't get me wrong. I just wasn't invested in the story and setting the way I like to be, because I literally couldn't be.
Already Torn
Banned
That's super weird dude. I'm the same way (the best part about playing Bloodborne was feeling my slept frenzy as I tried to figure everything out), but I think lore is much more on point here than it was in DS2, even in a different language. It's fun to translate stuff yourself too.
Like when I got to the
Snow Yharnam
I can't figure out this whole my x-axis on the right stick being reversed thing...I re-started the game, started a new game, all default settings and it still does it. It wasn't doing this last night while I was playing. I started up DS2 and BB just to see if my controller was boned or something and it was fine in it.
Sanctuary
Member
It's still going to be skewed, because you've already had experience with the game. It won't be the same as never having played any version at all.
d00d3n
Member
How do I get to this optional area? It has something to do with doing a certain gesture at the right place, right?
D
Deleted member 30609
Unconfirmed Member
I've never been more happy to find a shortcut then I have upon opening a door back into the Chapel.
Yoshichan
And they made him a Lord of Cinder. Not for virtue, but for might. Such is a lord, I suppose. But here I ask. Do we have a sodding chance?
It doesn't :/
Northeastmonk
Gold Member
I kinda want to ask this, but I realize it's a major spoiler. I'll ask it with the most simple of words:
What level is a good level for the final boss? I'm a 74, but I realize that I'm either nervous or something because I run outta Estus during the latter part. Should I just grind to 80's or 90's and then retry it? I've got nervous fingers at the moment
Miyazaki is really going old school and pretty much ignoring Dark Souls 2 altogether and making this more like Demon's Souls/Dark Souls 1...DS2 is destined to be the bastard stepchild of the Souls franchise
Static Veins
Member
Well of course, still wanting to see how it stacks up. Like someone else said, like going from NG to NG+.
Having said that I'm off on holiday back end of this week and won't be back until the game is out in the west so I'll be playing the back end of the game entirely fresh regardless.
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