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Dark Souls |OT5| Definitely better than the sequel
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RecursiveFault
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To be fair from a gameplay/level design standpoint it's just kinda awkward. Visually it's awesome and having a boss
you don't have to fight, kinda like an NPC
Tarkus
Member
Anor Londo is tops for me. Tower of Latria is right there too. The Painted World just doesn't seem to fit in to Dark Souls to me.
Orochinagis
Member
Well, thats the idea, she just ran away from that world.
Ash Lake and Painted World are completely on a different pace from the rest of the game, and nicely highlight the general theme of the game, namely melancholy, despair and ruination. Love them to bits.
lol I heal during PvPs sometimes.
This game is better compared to DS2. Also, my brother spoiled something about anor londo for me (not too bummed about it), and should I keep the illusion or show the reality?
Tarkus
Member
Top 3 weapons this week:
1. Great Scythe - Goddamn. Fast, high AR, A Dex scaling, huge reach, low weight, low stamina drain per swing, and buffable. Normal attack in 1 hand and 2 hand are similar overhead attacks, good for tight quarters, and very fast. Strong attacks alternate directions and are quick with a huge sweep. Dead angles like crazy. Inflicts BLEED buildup at 30 per strike (Uchi is 33). The only con: there's a slight delay if you miss with strong attack. Doesn't happen if you strike shield, only a whiff.
2. Balder Side Sword - A Dex scaling, fantastic moveset, fast weapon. Buffable, decent reach, and nice combos. Strong 1 hand attack is thrust followed by a faster thrust, which can then be followed up with another thrust if 40 END. Low stamina drain and pokes work with Leo Ring. Moderately high AR. Con: Very common weapon in PvP and almost everybody knows the moveset making for easy parries.
3. Claymore - reach, power, stagger, best moveset. High AR...this one is the fallback crutch.
1. Great Scythe - Goddamn. Fast, high AR, A Dex scaling, huge reach, low weight, low stamina drain per swing, and buffable. Normal attack in 1 hand and 2 hand are similar overhead attacks, good for tight quarters, and very fast. Strong attacks alternate directions and are quick with a huge sweep. Dead angles like crazy. Inflicts BLEED buildup at 30 per strike (Uchi is 33). The only con: there's a slight delay if you miss with strong attack. Doesn't happen if you strike shield, only a whiff.
2. Balder Side Sword - A Dex scaling, fantastic moveset, fast weapon. Buffable, decent reach, and nice combos. Strong 1 hand attack is thrust followed by a faster thrust, which can then be followed up with another thrust if 40 END. Low stamina drain and pokes work with Leo Ring. Moderately high AR. Con: Very common weapon in PvP and almost everybody knows the moveset making for easy parries.
3. Claymore - reach, power, stagger, best moveset. High AR...this one is the fallback crutch.
Morrigan Stark
Arrogant Smirk
Eh? It's one of the best-designed areas in all three games. And artistically it's the best. Everything about it is just awesome. The boss is too easy but that's Souls for you.
Aizo
Banned
I'm playing through for the first time, and I didn't think it was hard, until I fought the gargoyles. Once I started using my shield against them, I succeeded, luckily. Now I feel very confused. It seems like I just reached a big difficulty curve because I get destroyed when I go to the Dark Woods in any direction. I'm scared.
Are you upgrading your equipment? The demonic foliages might give you hassle at first but with a bit of practice they really easy to kill due to their telegraphing.
Orochinagis
Member
It depends on you, you get perks for getting the ilusion rather than uncover the truth but you want to live in an ilusion ?
Well is a openworld, the garden is supposed to be reached after Anor londo. Maybe your gear and weapons need an upgrade to survive in that harsh area
Garden is supposed to be after Londo? Silver Knights > foliage.
Dissapointed by the last area before final boss. At least the boss is a nice fight and not a pushover like in Demon's Souls.
Introduction to last boss was also low key. I know the Souls games are different in storytelling but hey, it's the last boss and not some random encounter.
Dissapointed by the last area before final boss. At least the boss is a nice fight and not a pushover like in Demon's Souls.
Introduction to last boss was also low key. I know the Souls games are different in storytelling but hey, it's the last boss and not some random encounter.
Tarkus
Member
The Kiln Black Knights are pushovers at this point. Lots of free BK weapons for NG+ though. Did you also know that there are
two endings?
Tart Toter 9k
Member
Well, you might have noticed something else about that fight that is different from all the other boss encounters in that game. Mainly the music. Most boss fights have a hype theme that pumps you up for the fight but the one for the final boss is different.
My take on this is
that the entire fight is supposed to have a different feel than a normal boss encounter. The game intro shows Gwyn leading an army and killing dragons, throwing lightning like a boss.
You meet multiple characters that hype up Gwyn by telling you that he is the all powerful god of sunlight but when you finally meet him all that is left is this husk of a man that is all hollowed out!
You meet multiple characters that hype up Gwyn by telling you that he is the all powerful god of sunlight but when you finally meet him all that is left is this husk of a man that is all hollowed out!
Yeah good interpretation. The music was a nice touch and i liked it. Rest of the game lacks a bit of the Demon's Souls atmosphere/strange ambient vibe. Ash Lake had this vibe and was really nice.
Last Area
The whole design of the Kiln + enemy placement felt like *oh we have to make a final area before the boss, lets make one in 10 minutes and place some enemies here and there". The stairs with the shadows/ghost of the knights where nice, also the first view of the Kiln. But going down till the boss was a *that's it?* moment.
Like you said, they had to know that people are strong when they are going to the end and then they just place some Black Knights there? Also 1 on1 ? At least pack them together (like the four Red Eyed Knights on the stairs before the Penetrator boss in DeS).
Would have been way more interesting when there had been Anor Londos everybody favourites Silver Knights with the Greatbows left and right while you descend and fight Black Knights. Or some mages shooting fireballs and stuff.
To give you the feeling of pushing through to the last act.
Like you said, they had to know that people are strong when they are going to the end and then they just place some Black Knights there? Also 1 on1 ? At least pack them together (like the four Red Eyed Knights on the stairs before the Penetrator boss in DeS).
Would have been way more interesting when there had been Anor Londos everybody favourites Silver Knights with the Greatbows left and right while you descend and fight Black Knights. Or some mages shooting fireballs and stuff.
To give you the feeling of pushing through to the last act.
Well, overall fantastic game. Would rate it the same as Demon's Souls or slightly higher but the high/lows of both games are sometimes very different so i think i like both equally.
All without the online aspect because i only tried it briefly in both games but started both game years after release so that i only fought hardcore/trolls or teleporting backstabbers. I plan to try some more of it and help people with some bosses (O&S).
Low on money righty now so i'm going to wait for Dark Souls 2.
RecursiveFault
Banned
Demon's and Dark are both dark fantasy, Dark has the specific area that looks like High Fantasy. Dark 2 is spaghetti, tasteless, bland, etc mostly- at least by comparison. (IMO, don't take this like fact)
Orochinagis
Member
Considering Gwyn fragment his soul in four parts and gaves them to the four kings and with his remaining soul reignite the fire and still have the strength to fight you, that was pretty impressive. I also love that kind of "this is not your typical boss battle, they are more screwed than you" bosses in Souls series.
DS2 feels like I am playing Zelda but dark souls themed
Orochinagis
Member
Yes.
Also, the painted world is more of a demon's souls level compared to a dark souls one. It plays exactly like one of DeS's acts. Finding shortcuts that go back to the bonefire, etc.
Orochinagis
Member
her tails gives you a dagger, one of the few weapons that can harm the ghosts
I don't know if it was dread, but I was saving 2 humanities to kindle the upcoming bonefire, and really did not want to lose them.
I don't think I will be fighting this NPC, so I will be keeping that fluffy tail intact, lol. I heard that you can get artorias's cursed blade for the ghosts.
Also, where is your avatar from? I know it is a DaS's avatar, but the source is?
Works for me.
OdysseusVA
Banned
Wait, is this right?
This is the source:
Ghost blade, jagged ghost blade, and the greatsword of artorias cursed version.
I actually meant the artist, but that's cool either way. Found the artist via the signature. Thanks.
EDIT: Ornstein and Smough first half isn't hard when trying to kill Smough but leaving Ornstein. Second half is hard when you have giant Ornstein. I want that armor <__< It is that good eh?
Tried twice, and stopped after dying the second time. Will try again later. Till now, the boss is not as infamously hard as people say it is. I think it is because DS2 had a good number of of 2 vs 1 bosses.
EDIT 2: Tried two more times, and now I know why people say it is hard. Only problem is the lock-on is a bit iffy. It doesn't lock on the the enemies from afar, and changing between the two is a bit dumb. Also, camera is all over the place lol.
Orochinagis
Member
It is, since is one of the cursed weapons alonside with the the phantoms's daggers drop and the artorias greatsword
solid mike
Member
Need some help with Artorias of the Abyss dlc.
My PS3 is asian (R3) as well as my PSN account. My Dark Souls is US (R1).
Will I be able to play the dlc if I buy it from the store despite the difference on regions?
My PS3 is asian (R3) as well as my PSN account. My Dark Souls is US (R1).
Will I be able to play the dlc if I buy it from the store despite the difference on regions?
OdysseusVA
Banned
You sir are a liar lol I swung and swung and didn't hit a damned thing.
Edit: Ornstein's armor is a bit of a letdown. I find the Eastern much more appealing.
Orochinagis
Member
you made log in to check it. the other dagger is drops from the phantoms too lol
Make sure you buy it from the R1 store and not R3
Morrigan Stark
Arrogant Smirk
Nope. Her tail is a dagger of no special properties beyond causing bleed (IIRC).
solid mike
Member
OdysseusVA
Banned
Four Kings? More like Four Babbys, amirite?
Yes you can. The thing is though, if you change playstations in the future, you can only play it on your R1 account.
solid mike
Member
The Pharis bow is more high DEX oriented than the longbow if you've invested with STR you will get better damage with a longbow. Not to mention a +10 longbow is stronger than a +5 Pharis bow.
If you want extended range the hawk ring can give you that it's in Anor londo next to the blacksmith.
It seemed once I started upgrading Long Bow, it had the same "S" dexterity scaling as the Pharis. But Long Bow has better strength scaling I think.
Anyway my character stats are around 24-25 for strength, dexterity, vitality, and endurance. Only other stat I ever invested in was attunement to add a couple more slots.
Equipped right now with + 10 claymore, +10 balder shield, +5 bow of Pharis, +5 pyromancy, crimson set. Also wearing Havel and Covetous rings.
I wouldn't worry too much about it the pair of them at max upgrade level with your stats (assuming 25 for both STR/DEX) there's only a 21 damage difference between Pharis's at 256 and the Longbow at 277. At the 40/40 soft caps it's still not that much of a difference with the Pharis having 338 to the Longbow's 354.
Yes you will miss some of the areas within the game and no it doesn't tell you the point of no return.
Morrigan Stark
Arrogant Smirk
It's not 100% clear but you can guess at what the point of no return is. If you want to know, it's the first fog gate at the
Kiln of the First Flame
There are 3 optional areas and the DLC that you can miss if you only follow the mission critical path:
Undead Asylum revisited, The Great Hollow/Ash Lake and Painted World.
If you're going in blind, these areas can be difficult to find, and even the DLC is hidden away. The lack of signs these days can make it even harder to find them.
Orochinagis
Member
You can miss like 6 places with critical items for upgrades,covenants and armor sets. More if you use the masterkey.
If you dont talk to the NPCs so much, you wont notice the point of no return like most of the players in their first run. The game just jump to NG+ without asking you.
Yes you will miss some areas if you just stick to the critical path. No, the game doesn't tell you when there is a point of no return but I think its pretty easy to tell when that point is.
So, why are ornstein and smough hard again? I found the main problem with the fight is the start. If you position yourself wrong from the very start you are dead. If you pass that initial phase, the rest of the fight opens up.
I killed smough first, and then ornstein. I want ornstein's armor.
I actually had a much harder time with the three sentinals in DS2, but that was probably because I was under leveled when fighting them.
Did I reach the midpoint of the game?
I killed smough first, and then ornstein. I want ornstein's armor.
I actually had a much harder time with the three sentinals in DS2, but that was probably because I was under leveled when fighting them.
Did I reach the midpoint of the game?