-
Hey, guest user. Hope you're enjoying NeoGAF! Have you considered registering for an account? Come join us and add your take to the daily discourse.
Dark Souls III |OT| Thy path has been tested, now fight unkindled ash
- Thread starter Yoshichan
- Start date
- Status
In case that comes to another area or something and I have to fight it head on and not be ready.
Candescence
Member
'Sometimes' seems more like 'consistently' for me. And it's absolutely frustrating, because I can't do the P
rinces
Freezasaurus
Member
How on Earth am I supposed to beat
? It's hard as a melee character as I'm constantly having an issue where I get stuck in his crotch area when he goes for his firebreath attack. I'm using my weapon two-handed since a shield would do fuck-all during this fight, but it's still pretty difficult.
Old Demon King
1. Don't use target cam
2. Stay behind him
3. Attack when it's safe and don't be greedy.
If his flame circle thingys kill you too often you might want to think about using Dragon Crest Shield to block them. ~90% fire damage reduction allow you to turtle his flame attacks.
Reposting something I said earlier:
Also equip fire res ring and fire res gear etc. Shouldn't really get hit by his melee so defence stats not important
Edit: I beat him with uchigatana, no shield fyi. (doing shield-less run)
Freezasaurus
Member
Both that and Irithyll Dungeon afterwards are very much cases of
I didn't find the Catacombs to be too difficult. I was probably a bit over-leveled though.
Thanks! Will give it a try.
WhiskerFrisker
Member
Don't you just love it when you step in his lingering fire attack and lose about 50% of your health? You'll have to time your dodges so you get behind and to the side when he swings his club. Get a few hits and back off because he'll do his projectile attack or his "aoe".
AlphaDragoon
Member
Probably the
Farron Greatsword, it has an attack where you swing the sword in a 360 using the accompanying dagger as a sort of anchor while you spin around with centrifugal force.
The perfect Dark
Banned
Okay I'm convinced. Yoshichan was (almost) right 
This game is epic. As good as Dark Souls 1 at least. The areas are soo good
This game is epic. As good as Dark Souls 1 at least. The areas are soo good
WhiskerFrisker
Member
Lies because the enemy placement in theBoth that and Irithyll Dungeon afterwards are very much cases of
Irithyll Dungeon
Yep, you can manually choose to go into NG+
Apparently after credits it asks you if you want to stay in the world or move onto NG+
Edit:
Agreed, slow and steady wins the race!
Freezasaurus
Member
Ha ha, yeah. The damage on that is insane.
Really loving the game. It just gets better and better the further you go. Just got to
! Do I have a much content left? Seems like I'm close to the end.
I love all the secrets in the game too. I know I missed some major NPC quests. I can't wait to find out how many things I missed when I get to the point where I can progress to NG+.
Lothric Castle, gotta love that eclipse
I love all the secrets in the game too. I know I missed some major NPC quests. I can't wait to find out how many things I missed when I get to the point where I can progress to NG+.
I was helping a guy in
last night when we got invaded by 2 dark spirits and they began to fight each other. So I started waving my torch at them and and everyone joined in:
https://twitter.com/linzb0t/status/721584150751289344
After about a minute or two of waving our torches we noticed that a blue sentinel had walked up and joined in:
https://twitter.com/linzb0t/status/721584489118302208
https://twitter.com/linzb0t/status/721585064719425536
Dark Spirits and
kept invading and fighting each other, we did this for like 5-10 minutes.
Potential area spoilers if you aren't too far in the game.
Anor Londo
https://twitter.com/linzb0t/status/721584150751289344
After about a minute or two of waving our torches we noticed that a blue sentinel had walked up and joined in:
https://twitter.com/linzb0t/status/721584489118302208
https://twitter.com/linzb0t/status/721585064719425536
Dark Spirits and
Aldritch Faithful
Potential area spoilers if you aren't too far in the game.
dealer-
Member
That's the final area. I missed loads of stuff in my first playthrough too, enjoying my second playthrough more tbh as a lot of the NPC quests just bypassed me.
This is exactly what I resorted to and found the bonfire - I am much happier now!
You know, I really don't know why FROM didn't decide to change the camera distance for bosses. I just now noticed, since I started a second character that
the camera distance changes as you cross a line. Why just here?
immediately after Vordt when you're about to put the banner down
thequickandthedead
Member
How far into the game are you if you just beat
?
dancer
NeroAngelo
Banned
Yeah, the NPCs can be very elusive.
Shield is indeed pointless.
Dodge into the sweeping hit (it goes right to left, dodge left to right). A stomp with AoE will follow, dodge towards him and get a few hits.
Dodge the smashing hit, he'll try that short range "blow" fire attack right after if you're close. Dodge and get a few hits in, just mind that it's slightly delayed.
If he breathes fire (that he probably won't if you stay close), dodge the ground flames right to left. You won't outrun it. If you're close enough, you can run to him and avoid it altogether while getting a few hits in.
If he stops and raises the club, he's summoning meteors. Get a couple hits then GTFO.
If he stops and stomps the ground (not aiming at you), he's summoning that ring of fire. GTFO as well.
Dodge into the sweeping hit (it goes right to left, dodge left to right). A stomp with AoE will follow, dodge towards him and get a few hits.
Dodge the smashing hit, he'll try that short range "blow" fire attack right after if you're close. Dodge and get a few hits in, just mind that it's slightly delayed.
If he breathes fire (that he probably won't if you stay close), dodge the ground flames right to left. You won't outrun it. If you're close enough, you can run to him and avoid it altogether while getting a few hits in.
If he stops and raises the club, he's summoning meteors. Get a couple hits then GTFO.
If he stops and stomps the ground (not aiming at you), he's summoning that ring of fire. GTFO as well.
if he's at low health and looks stunned, GTFO or you'll be one-shotted by an AoE
Yeah that sounds right. It's super irritating to play against, everyone writhing around on the floor like Eddy Gordo.
Main story/progress,
two real areas left
Finished my first run through, mostly blind except just to see areas i've missed.
Still enjoyed the game a lot, but yeah, there's a bunch of minor things in it tthat keep me from elevating it over Souls 1 and Bloodborne. Certainly better than 2. Amazingly packed with content still and difficulty wise probably the hardest game of them all for me really (sometimes in good, sometimes bad).
Level design is for the most part very solid with shortcut porn all over the place. Graphics and performance on PC are really good. Although certain zones like the
reek of "Chalice Dungeon leftovers". Some others like
were freaking gorgeous.
My main gripe would be, and it's not even the fault of the game, that it's hard to come off the previous games and still bring something completely new. A lot of the time felt almost too familiar either to BB or Souls 1, both in terms of reused assets and level design. It's still fun and I'm guessing if you haven't played BB or one of the previous souls games you'll enjoy these a lot. But places like
. It does feel all too familiar sometimes.
But my biggest thing was some of the enemy design. Some bosses and monsters were amazing, especially near the end where it felt they were made for Souls game. Others...felt straight ripped from bloodborne, including their design mechanics more tailored for bloodborne. So you have ennemies who can chain attack, have huge lunges plus damaging auras. Same for bosses with even extra bullshit and it feels annoying that i -had- to summon just to have a chance for certain ones. I like soloing my bosses the first time around and some just felt way too cheap.
Overall though, still damn solid. Some bosses were still memorable, and areas just kept on giving.
Still enjoyed the game a lot, but yeah, there's a bunch of minor things in it tthat keep me from elevating it over Souls 1 and Bloodborne. Certainly better than 2. Amazingly packed with content still and difficulty wise probably the hardest game of them all for me really (sometimes in good, sometimes bad).
Level design is for the most part very solid with shortcut porn all over the place. Graphics and performance on PC are really good. Although certain zones like the
Catacombs and ancient ruins
Archdragon peak
My main gripe would be, and it's not even the fault of the game, that it's hard to come off the previous games and still bring something completely new. A lot of the time felt almost too familiar either to BB or Souls 1, both in terms of reused assets and level design. It's still fun and I'm guessing if you haven't played BB or one of the previous souls games you'll enjoy these a lot. But places like
Grand Archives, which really was like a mix of Duke's Archives mixed with the lab in the BB dlc. Or the undead settlement which felt a lot like hemwick's channel lane. Irythil was a mix of Cainhurst and then you straight up have anor londo
But my biggest thing was some of the enemy design. Some bosses and monsters were amazing, especially near the end where it felt they were made for Souls game. Others...felt straight ripped from bloodborne, including their design mechanics more tailored for bloodborne. So you have ennemies who can chain attack, have huge lunges plus damaging auras. Same for bosses with even extra bullshit and it feels annoying that i -had- to summon just to have a chance for certain ones. I like soloing my bosses the first time around and some just felt way too cheap.
The outrider monsters are probably some of the worst. INSANE reach, long chain of attacks and a frostbite aura. Either dodging or blocking is too risky as they'll just eat through your stamina. And Pontiff is the one i HAD to coop for
Overall though, still damn solid. Some bosses were still memorable, and areas just kept on giving.
Nydus
Member
WHOAguitarninja
Member
Just got past the
s. A bit of a let down after how nice looking and artistic the
was. The verticality and complexity of that area was awesome aesthetically as well as from a design standpoint. It looked so much like a painting from some angles. Hopefully some of the areas still to come can match the level design of that area.
Road of Sacrifice
Undead Settlement
CountAntonius
Member
To NG++ for those damn rings or not to NG++.....
StrawberryKikwi
Member
yes sir
MR ARCADE FOREVER
Member
That frostbite Knight below the lift at the undead settlement is kicking my ass
Cob32
Member
You can drop him down the elevator shaft for a cheap win if you like.
RespectThySole
Member
Just beat
That second form was tough.
And again where do I find a heavy gem?
Dancer.
And again where do I find a heavy gem?
Jawbreaker
Member
All the "Crest" shields are good, Shield of Want is 100% physical and increases the amount of souls you get per kill, and the Black Knight Shield is great for its effect, too.
You can get one from two crystal lizards. There's one in the
Undead Settlement
Old Wolf of Farron
I have a question about armor in this. I've been getting a lot but I notice that almost all of it is much worse then the starting Knight gear is there something I'm missing. I'm a good length into the game
and like anything I've found the stats drop significantly.
Farron Keep Perimeter
The
are insane. From really upped the difficult level to 100 in this area. Backstabs are only doing like a quarter health to the enemies here and Im lvl 53.
Also
The game gives you no hints where this thing might be.
Demon Ruins
Also
where is the doll that's needed to enter the Boreal area?
RespectThySole
Member
Thanks. Back to the swamp!
- Status