Jackben
bitch I'm taking calls.
Nah, they likely got it from a video posted on YouTube that shows how to do it, something called "How 2 Cheese Capra Demon".
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Dark Souls |OT5| Definitely better than the sequel
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Lame. Dark Souls street cred revoked. Turn in your card, you're out.
Nope it's pretty hard to miss the fact the is a huge gap you can throw stuff over unless you pay no attention.
Jackben
bitch I'm taking calls.
Orochinagis
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Buuuuu but hey its him or you.
I dont remember you have poison stuff at that early part of the game without a master key
Female undead merchant sell dung pies. I would have been friends with it but I got that ultra greatsword from it so I think it went well.
Well fair enough then.
Jackben
bitch I'm taking calls.
How is there a rat in a box?
Red Liquorice
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Well now we know what not to get you for Christmas.
Jackben
bitch I'm taking calls.
When you actually get down to the swamp it's a piece of cake IMO. You only run into difficulty when you want to explore, and if you're smart you look for a bonfire first. It's everything beforehand that is stressful and scary your first time through (the descent).
Also can't wait for your impressions of the boss there.
Also can't wait for your impressions of the boss there.
You beaten the best looking boss yet?
Ok, I didnt find the cave for the boss at first, and went out of the area. So I ended up consulting a guide and went back down. Seems I hadnt really explored the swamps just as methodical as I thought. Anyways, I tried to kill the stuff outside the Boss Lair, and while it didnt manage to kill me, my PS3 actually freezed. Not a good sign at all! Fortunately, I got enough overwhelmed by the little bugs that I now know better than to let them free again lol.
SeventhSon
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Only someone as good as pro gamer Jeff Green can hope to beat Kellog
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hp9qJ2KZQFo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hp9qJ2KZQFo
But I thought Blighttown was a joke...?
Lol it was untill now, but guess I spoke to soon.
Anyways, two really irritating things. First, those respawning mosquitos that takes forever to kill, fuck them. They make the trip to the Queen waaaaaay longer that it should be (and not in a challenging way), and two it sucks to change equpiment between high poison-defense and high fire-defense all the fucking time.
So, third time and dead. I am starting to live a bit longer, but not really sure how I should go ahead. Might just drop the shield althogheter and two-hand for higher damage, as it doesnt seem to do me much good.
SeventhSon
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There is a path through the swamp to the boss where you can avoid being poisoned.
I think I have almost found this, as there is only really one place I get poisoned when I go to her, guess I just need to explore a bit more there (but its between the two boulder groups, so I kinda dont want to be to adventurous either).
Orochinagis
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or you can use the ring thats make you move faster in water and run away from everything
Yeah, I dont have that ring (yet).
I wasnt able to get through without getting poisoned, meaning I wasted two of my five flasks before even starting the battle with Quelaag.
Afte having died on her four times, I was pretty much aware of her movement and how to avoid her attacks and when to counter. I played extremely defensive and did very little damage (only about 100 for each slash), so it took forever, but I managed to play almost perfectly, only getting trapped in her lave once, and thus only had to use one Estus Flask. I only attacked her when she both was occupied lavaing the floor, and there was a good escape route from her side, went there and slashed once, and left, always keeping my distance as best I could. I eventually changed to dual-wielding which upped the damage I gave a bit, but it still took some time. However, it seemed the fight became easier as it went on, as she seemed to be slower and slower, I dont know, maybe she got trapped in her own stuff? Anyways, in the end I was able to do two or even three slashed before she turned around, so that was nice.
Was another fight that seemed impossible at first, but then quickly became easier when I just concentrated and used my head. I would say the most difficult part was making sure she didnt put lava in a way that made continued running around her impossible, and that almost happened a few times, but thankfully not enough. Continuous movement and patience was key here. (Not looking forward to see people on youtube destroy her on level 1 within seconds lol).
Hi Souls-GAF
Today I bought DS Prepare to Die Edition on Amazon and it should arrive tomorrow. It'll be my 4th go at completing the game. Last time I gave up on Smough & Ornstein.
I love this game and I've had a lot of enjoyment out of it. Over 150 hours (which I'm sure the regulars in this thread will scoff at). But now I'm just determined to get to the end by any means.
What's the best way to complete this game, as easily as possible? What's the best walkthrough/FAQ I can find online?
Also, I'm on PS3 this time whereas my last copy of the game was for 360. Which has the worst Blight Town framerate? Any other notable differences?
Today I bought DS Prepare to Die Edition on Amazon and it should arrive tomorrow. It'll be my 4th go at completing the game. Last time I gave up on Smough & Ornstein.
I love this game and I've had a lot of enjoyment out of it. Over 150 hours (which I'm sure the regulars in this thread will scoff at). But now I'm just determined to get to the end by any means.
What's the best way to complete this game, as easily as possible? What's the best walkthrough/FAQ I can find online?
Also, I'm on PS3 this time whereas my last copy of the game was for 360. Which has the worst Blight Town framerate? Any other notable differences?
I would guess the framterate is a bit worse on the PS3, but I have that version as well since it has free multiplayer
Finding the snake you can feed items to might have been the best moment so far in the game. This is seriously a huge upgrade from Demons Souls imo.
Feels awesome to be back in the light again, although it sucks that the Firelink Bonfire is gone. Oh well. Suggestions on where to go next? I guess I have the Sen Fortress, Anor Londo, Valley of Drake, Graveyard, Demons Ruins, Hollow Tree and the Garden all unlocked.
Feels awesome to be back in the light again, although it sucks that the Firelink Bonfire is gone. Oh well. Suggestions on where to go next? I guess I have the Sen Fortress, Anor Londo, Valley of Drake, Graveyard, Demons Ruins, Hollow Tree and the Garden all unlocked.
You've got Sen's to do to progress but you could go to the catacombs and get a gravelord greatsword if you want. Or go through hollow tree to join the dragon.
SeventhSon
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If you just rang the second bell, the cut scene showed you where to go.
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Morfeo, you're tripling
Gonna try to kill the Capra Demon before I have to do stuff today
Gonna try to kill the Capra Demon before I have to do stuff today
Joei
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So I'm doing NG+, and it's, well, a very different and interesting kind of game. First, I wanted to go straight down New Londo and kill 4K, and I got down there and was like, d'oh, I need that ring, no biggie, so then I'm on my way to Sif, but the back way and realize I don't have the crest, which isn't a problem since you can buy it right by that entrance to Darkroot. So I'm going through the Valley of the Drakes, get to Darkroot, and eventually make my way to Andre. And then I'm thinking, hmm, I'm here, I might as well open up the pathway to Firelink. But here's the thing, along the way I got to a bonfire I didn't max out in my first game and started thinking, well, I GUESS I could go kill Pinwheel. So now I'm not sure what I want to do. And through all this, some of those enemies were seriously pissing me off. The ghosts in New Londo kept ganging up on me and killing me. When I started to go the back way through the Valley, those Drakes kept getting their shots in and taking me down. Hell, when I finally did get to Andre, that Demon outside got a lucky kill in there.
I tried NG+ once before on another character and went "the normal" way and rang the two bells, but it was super easy and quick. Now, I'm not sure what I want to do. I think I want to kill the Gargoyles last, but take down every boss I can before doing that. Now to figure out an order.
I tried NG+ once before on another character and went "the normal" way and rang the two bells, but it was super easy and quick. Now, I'm not sure what I want to do. I think I want to kill the Gargoyles last, but take down every boss I can before doing that. Now to figure out an order.
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Getting close, but I don't really fancy the design of the Capra fight.
Sometimes when you start the fight, you'll get caught between the dogs and the demon, with no chance of escaping, and sometimes you wont, and you can proceed with the normal fight after killing the dogs. A bit too random for my liking.
edit: he dead
Sometimes when you start the fight, you'll get caught between the dogs and the demon, with no chance of escaping, and sometimes you wont, and you can proceed with the normal fight after killing the dogs. A bit too random for my liking.
edit: he dead
Red Liquorice
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@Joei
^ The Gargoyles are usually the last early boss I do too - since it's quick to do them and straight on to Sen's rather than trek up from B-town.
I'd do Pinwheel - the drop down route is so fast, rescue Rhea, homebone, Forest bosses, 4 Kings, Depths, B-Town, Gargoyles, Sen's. If you do all the forest bosses this early though you close off the Gankers Woods for pvp.
The ghosts in New Londo: If you run through the house (or jump the broken stairs outside) to the path leading to the seal, half a dozen ghosts in the house will follow you but it's easier to take them out there when not surrounded by them like inside the house. Then go up on the roof take out the two or three there, drop down go to the room inside with the ladder and there are now only two in there, the rest only aggro as you pass them going for treasures - soul, cursebite ring. It's my tried and tested method of getting the seal early (killing the NPC from range)
^ The Gargoyles are usually the last early boss I do too - since it's quick to do them and straight on to Sen's rather than trek up from B-town.
I'd do Pinwheel - the drop down route is so fast, rescue Rhea, homebone, Forest bosses, 4 Kings, Depths, B-Town, Gargoyles, Sen's. If you do all the forest bosses this early though you close off the Gankers Woods for pvp.
The ghosts in New Londo: If you run through the house (or jump the broken stairs outside) to the path leading to the seal, half a dozen ghosts in the house will follow you but it's easier to take them out there when not surrounded by them like inside the house. Then go up on the roof take out the two or three there, drop down go to the room inside with the ladder and there are now only two in there, the rest only aggro as you pass them going for treasures - soul, cursebite ring. It's my tried and tested method of getting the seal early (killing the NPC from range)
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Oh no, the sewers... fuck this area, I'm out.
aaaaaa, I got cursed too before I died
aaaaaa, I got cursed too before I died
Just beat Dark Souls - feels fucking good man.
only took me 2-3 attempts before I figured him out and made quick work of him. Awesome game, mind blowing and awesome story/setting. Just...fucking awesome. The story is just so damn amazing.
For those interested, I played with a Great Sword, Great Shield and Pyromancy. Damnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn was so good! So good!
If you haven't beaten it yet, prepare your butts for Anor Londo. That is all.
Will probably do NG+ while starting DS2.
Gwyn
For those interested, I played with a Great Sword, Great Shield and Pyromancy. Damnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn was so good! So good!
If you haven't beaten it yet, prepare your butts for Anor Londo. That is all.
Will probably do NG+ while starting DS2.
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While I agree that the game is awesome, I'm not sure about the story part. Is there really one at all? Isn't it more like: "here is an awesome world, now kill everything."
I spent heaps of time reading item descriptions, talking to NPCs (before and after game changing actions) and the different covenants too. I think there is a really interesting setting, and from that, an equally intriguing story. You kinda have to look for it. I hate myself for being LTTP with this one, but the implied stuff, symbolism etc was really cool while I was playing. Then reading about stuff and theories online was just mind blowing. There's a lot there if you dig! But I will agree, the game doesn't really present in that way at all. It really is as you say
I think I will probably like the story more after playing it more, but for now, I kinda agree with Roboleon that it feels mostly like "here is a world, now kill everything". However, I had the same feeling in Demons Souls, and while the general story there isnt really that great imo, a lot of the sub-stories and background info on the different worlds felt really interesting and made me want to search it out, and I hope I will feel that way about Dark Souls as well.
You're pretty early (no offense) so it's not very fleshed out yet. Once you get to Anor Londo you'll learn a lot more about the world (if you go looking for it) and the story of the game. Anor Londo is really amazing. Also the toughest part of the game (IMO). Good luck!
This is true. Heck, until Anor Londo, the lore-filled opening cinematic of the game might as well almost not exist, because not much of the stuff told there is really relevant quite yet.
Sounds like a plan.
Inskipp
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It's a decent side-arm for beginner PVP, but later on becomes pointless when you know how to dead-angle with other weapons.
Jackben
bitch I'm taking calls.
Tarkus Souls is best souls.
They don't change the plot, just the outcome...
Jackben
bitch I'm taking calls.
And if you play the sequel you'll discover that not even this is true.