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[Black Chamber]

Once that OP loads (which is admittedly a bit of a wait, even on my fiber connection), it's a sight to behold.

Incredible effort.

Thank you

Easily the title gif. Seeing the “black chamber presents…” and Neogaf OT - I knew I was in for a ride.

That's my favorite one as well

I was inspired by these:

The ancient stone Triforce with the ivy growing on it - that really spoke to me as a child. It tells a tale all on it's own...in my mind, I thought of a fantasy world, legendary deeds, triumphant stories of great heroes, villains and journeys into foreboding, unknown lands.

All that from seeing a mere logo.

I've carried these images in my mind; always being inspired by them. Now, I finally had a reason to homage them in my own way

 

[kikkis]

Bosses are super aggressive often and the dude drinks his flask quite slow. Have to adapt that's for sure.

 

[SafeOrAlone]

Seriously, am I the only person on xbox who only is able to purchase the Deluxe edition? Standard says not available.

Edit: had to get to standard edition through the Deluxe edition "hub."

 

[nivix]

Same here. About ten hours in and I haven’t noticed anything that makes this unplayable for some people. I don’t even have a VRR capable TV and it’s been mostly smooth for me. Maybe it’s later in the game but so far so good.

VRR TV/Display?

I am right on the edge of the fence to buy it or not for XSX.. But my TCL 55 is 2018 and didn't get the VRR update, planning on getting a new one in the next few months.

No, I'm playing on a basic TV. I've been playing most of the day and it has been super solid compared to what I remember for Dark Souls 1-3 and Bloodborne. Still nothing more than some grass pop-in when I'm moving fast on the horse. Might be of note though that I've done little fast travel and not a whole lot of resting unless I was getting killed repeatedly by a boss. Also, I mostly use the horse for just traversal. The horse combat isn't quite my jam.

 

[abstract alien]

Does the game have a massive metroidvania style map with shorts cuts that fold in on itself at all, or is it
a truly flat, traditional open world style?

 

[Dr. Claus]

Thank you

That's my favorite one as well

I was inspired by these:

The ancient stone with the ivy growing on it - that really spoke to me as a child - I've carried these images in my mind; always being inspired by them. Now, I finally had a reason to homage it in my own way

Well you did a bang up job mate. Even showed it to some non-gaffers and they got hyped from it. Fantastic job.

 

[TheDarkPhantom]

Already madly in love, this is going to be an experience for the ages! But please FROM, do whatever you need to do to give us a rock solid 60 in performance mode.

 

[hlm666]

any way for the game to display the actual keyboard and mouse bindings in the game? it always displays controller binding, ie "Y" or "X" etc when i'm not using a controller...

In system under one of the tabs (sorry can't remember which one) you can change ui prompts from controller to keyboard.

 

[Riky]

Picked up Digital Deluxe from CDkeys for £54 then get over £5 back from Xbox Rewards, less than the cost of the standard disc version.
Installing now.

 

[Pop]

Anyone having the issue of the game completely shutting off your PS5? Happened twice now in 30 mins

Going to wait for confirmation or patch before playing again

 

[R6Rider]

Anyone having the issue of the game completely shutting off your PS5? Happened twice now in 30 mins

Going to wait for confirmation or patch before playing again

Nope. Played for 4 hours today and no issues outside of some frame drops.

 

[BouncyFrag]

 

[TintoConCasera]

This game is amazing. The world is filled with things to discover at almost every corner, and the game surprised me a few times, and even trolled me once.

Bosses are pretty cool too, all the minibosses I fought were pretty agressive and had great designs. Specially loved the Tree Sentinel, which took a few tries but was a very cool "mounted boss fight", so I hope we get more of those.

Btw, I cheated two minibosses with the wolfs spirit, which I guess is the easy mode mechanic because man, it lets you cheese bosses like you wouldn't believe.

Overall, I'm amazed with the game. Can see myself putting many hours into this.

 

[Black Chamber]

Well you did a bang up job mate. Even showed it to some non-gaffers and they got hyped from it. Fantastic job.

That's great to hear!!

 

[Jennings]

The yellow trees up on Stormhill are dancing maniacs in the wind. They do the jig.

 

[I collect VHS tapes]

okay well that was retarded

finished first story boss fight

We both died at the same time

I got credit for killing him but no souls

I don’t think I can do anything about it? Was looking forward to leveling up a few times

 

[Pejo]

Man I got absolutely FILTERED by Margit.

I feel like I felt the very first time I played Demon's Souls on PS3. He's really tough with a melee build. Going to call it a night and try again tomorrow, probably do a few upgrades too before getting back into it.

 

[Stuart360]

Just put another hour in before i have to pop out. Loving it so far. Its nothing out of this world or anything, its Dark Souls in an open world, but Dark Souls in an open world is very much top tier gaming.

 

[FunkMiller]

Good grief, the reviews weren’t lying.

The sense of discovery and exploration is off the charts. Have been at it for four hours and not even bothered with Margit yet. Too busy looking in all the nooks and crannies. Love how you can just stumble on a random dungeon and boss, completely unsignposted by the game.

Incredible game.

 

[shubik]

I fucking caved in and bought it last night for the PS5. I know I will probably regret it because I will most likely bounce off the difficulty just like with Bloodborne and Dark Souls 3 before. But after those reviews, I still had to try it for myself.

Gonna start later today. Any recommendations for a beginners class? I thought of going prisoner because magic looks fire.

 

[FunkMiller]

Oh my god, the elevator ride down to

Spoiler

Siofra River.

This game is gloriously huge. HUGE.

 

[J3nga]

Played it 30mins, didn't seem like DS3 to me. Unfortunately very very stuttery on PC, had this same engine for years, still have these issues.

 

[JordoftheDead]

Quick peeps, should I grab it on XSX or PS5?

Was going to on XSX but would appreciate any feedback.

 

[kikkis]

Is it wrong to wish this game had quest log?

 

[FunkMiller]

Quick peeps, should I grab it on XSX or PS5?

Was going to on XSX but would appreciate any feedback.

I’m on Series X. A bit laggy in open world when you sweep the camera around fast. Other than that, absolutely fine. Frame rate feels smooth. A bit of pop in, but nothing to get mad about. All in all, I’m fine with the performance so far.

 

[FunkMiller]

I fucking caved in and bought it last night for the PS5. I know I will probably regret it because I will most likely bounce off the difficulty just like with Bloodborne and Dark Souls 3 before. But after those reviews, I still had to try it for myself.

Gonna start later today. Any recommendations for a beginners class? I thought of going prisoner because magic looks fire.

Magic is definitely your friend. Prisoner is a good starting class. Starting magic let’s you sit off the enemy, although it’s slow to deliver. Marry with summons and some bosses are already a breeze.

 

[Data Ghost]

I caved and bought it on XSX last night even though these are NOT my kind of games and while I am also playing HFW on PS5. There is no logic to my actions and they will ultimately lead to one of the games not getting played enough. I don't know why I do this to myself

 

[THE Caffeinated]

Margit took forever to kill, are there any good early game weapons or was I just too under levelled? I'm pretty sure I was doing like 100 damage at the most with each hit. Still using the long sword I started the game with.

 

[MegaBustet]

This is one of the best video games I've ever played. Straight up.

 

[Kenneth Haight]

Magic is definitely your friend. Prisoner is a good starting class. Starting magic let’s you sit off the enemy, although it’s slow to deliver. Marry with summons and some bosses are already a breeze.

I went prisoner as well but think I need to get used to topping up my FP with my magic flask, I have just one charge in it and 4 in health but still getting wrecked by the first boss, going to explore more of Limgrave later, this is glorious even with the framerate a bit ropey, I hope they can patch that to make it a solid 60 at some point in the future but as you say it is fine on next gen consoles, nothing unplayable.

 

[FunkMiller]

I went prisoner as well but think I need to get used to topping up my FP with my magic flask, I have just one charge in it and 4 in health but still getting wrecked by the first boss, going to explore more of Limgrave later, this is glorious even with the framerate a bit ropey, I hope they can patch that to make it a solid 60 at some point in the future but as you say it is fine on next gen consoles, nothing unplayable.

Did you get the golden seed as keepsake? That adds another flask of either. There’s another one in open world in Limgrave. I’m balancing three of each right now, though leaning more on magic flasks as am keeping my distance.

By boss, do you mean

Spoiler

Margit? I’d suggest going off to explore a little more. Ash summons help with him no end, as does the npc.

 

[Jibran#one]

Am I crazy , or that gold horse fuckboy at the start is impossible to beat in the start I've literally died 50 times on it , I know i can avoid him but now I have a grudge against him

 

[kikkis]

Margit took forever to kill, are there any good early game weapons or was I just too under levelled? I'm pretty sure I was doing like 100 damage at the most with each hit. Still using the long sword I started the game with.

Maybe look for golden seeds and sacred tears, those helped me a lot.

 

[kikkis]

Am I crazy , or that gold horse fuckboy at the start is impossible to beat in the start I've literally died 50 times on it , I know i can avoid him but now I have a grudge against him

I used hit and run with torrent on it.

 

[Jibran#one]

I used hit and run with torrent on it.

I'm a samurai , head to head melee fight I dropped him to like 20 percent once and then he one shotted my asshole

 

[SantaC]

I am wandering around alot and feel kinda disorientated, even with the so called map. I havent accomplished much so far

 

[Kenneth Haight]

Did you get the golden seed as keepsake? That adds another flask of either. There’s another one in open world in Limgrave. I’m balancing three of each right now, though leaning more on magic flasks as am keeping my distance.

By boss, do you mean

Spoiler

Margit? I’d suggest going off to explore a little more. Ash summons help with him no end, as does the npc.

Yes, took the golden seed as well! I might try balancing my HP/FP a bit more evenly then and your advice is sound I definitely need to explore more before taking Margit, damn I am so glad they used that music in their title theme, I just sat there for a few minutes last night and listened to that music.

 

[ÆMNE22A!C]

What's the main difference between Incantations and spells? Are both able to enchant weapons?

It's my first time wanting to play with magic. Just started as a prophet but not sure

Folks here that changed their button mapping?

 

[DavidGzz]

The torch works much better on the damned turtles when they are turtling up.

 

[SantaC]

Anyone else who wonders where the fuck am I?

Also, i cannot see bloodstains. Anyone else?

 

[GymWolf]

My copy came early!

Did you used 2 fingers instead of 1?!

 

[DavidGzz]

Figured out how to kill the land octopus in 9 hits with a starting weapon. I still haven't found a second weapon upgrade ingredient lol

Spoiler

Just jump strong attack the beak in the middle twice and he staggers for a critical attack. Do that 3 times and he is dead

 

[SantaC]

One can wonder why this game isnt called Dark Souls 4, and thats not criticism.

 

[GymWolf]

Went with Astrologer

Is the sagittarius sign good this month?

 

[SSfox]

Let's go

C ya all later!!!

PS: Going with Hero, as always in Souls games i put my character without clothes when i create so i can get his look exactly like i want.

 

[EruditeHobo]

I am really enjoying the start... I only taken on a couple of the easy mini bosses & dungeons so far, but I'm really taking my time -- I started as a wretch, only just got a few equippable items, and am still learning to be patient and use the combat system properly. But I'm at the point where I'm starting to feel it come together a little bit... I'm taking a little more damage, have gained 10 levels or so, getting used to mounted combat, using ranged items/weapons... it's feeling really fun, I can see the depth and great potential.

Haven't gotten into any magic/spells so far, and haven't found many ashes yet. Those are the next steps and some more levels before trying to actually progress.

3 hours in and having a lot of fun. It's a really beautiful and varied world, even just in this first major zone. Many more hours to come this weekend.

 

[Auto_aim1]

Margit took forever to kill, are there any good early game weapons or was I just too under levelled? I'm pretty sure I was doing like 100 damage at the most with each hit. Still using the long sword I started the game with.

Yeah lol. Dodge attacks and then get few hits in and dodge again.

 

[rofif]

This game is amazing. The world is filled with things to discover at almost every corner, and the game surprised me a few times, and even trolled me once.

Bosses are pretty cool too, all the minibosses I fought were pretty agressive and had great designs. Specially loved the Tree Sentinel, which took a few tries but was a very cool "mounted boss fight", so I hope we get more of those.

Btw, I cheated two minibosses with the wolfs spirit, which I guess is the easy mode mechanic because man, it lets you cheese bosses like you wouldn't believe.

Overall, I'm amazed with the game. Can see myself putting many hours into this.

how do I use the damn spirits. I am playing as first class

 

[TheDarkPhantom]

Well after playing 6 hours straight I can say this is everything I hoped it would be. I'm getting lost in this gorgeous, mysterious, densely packed world, utterly immersed. Taking a break to eat dinner then it's right back into the Lands Between.

 

[TheDarkPhantom]

how do I use the damn spirits. I am playing as first class

Summoning Bell, after unlocking the horse I got mine from a witch at the first church, died and when I resurrected at the bonfire she was there (night).