putting a save point ten minutes away from the boss room after dying from a boss and having to trek ten minutes to get there isn’t difficulty. I’m fine with retrieving my souls (or corpse) as I have played many games where I do just that. But I can’t stand the tedium of Souls 1 of dying at a boss and traveling all that way just to refight them.
My issue is that the enemies on the way are easy and going through doing the same shit just to get to the boss is tedious as fuck.
Where were y'all a few years ago? I made this same complaint about DS1 and people told me,"just don't die hurrr". I beat the goat boss and I just never really continued after that.
I haven't played a Souls game since. I love hard games. I love rogue likes. But fuck that.
The only thing you "have" to do, is obtain the lord's vessel to open up the final three areas., and you have to beat Sen's fortress before getting to Anor Londo.
Almost anything else if fair game.
Catacombs, Burg, Blighttown, Depths, New Londo Ruins, Ash Lake, Great Hollow, etc.
Oh and the hollow mechanic. It's so fucking dumb I need humanity in order to summon. It's so dumb and tedious.
"We want you to summon to beat this boss but we'll make it hard for you to be able to summon"
???
How the heck did you play 46 hours and only get to and past the Capra Demon? That's like the first 6 hours of the game.
My recommendation would be to roll a fast melee build and give it a try and if you start not feeling it, use a guide until you're feeling it again. It might just be a few sections/bosses that are burning you out and you need to get to the point where it clicks.
I like the Katana but it will make the game kinda easy in the 2nd half because it's broken OP
Also Dark Souls 1 has the best story of the 3 souls games (and better than Demon Souls story imo), so try to get into the lore, which means reading the fextralife wiki it's real good. I'd recommend what I do, which is after you kill bosses to read up on them and their lore:
https://darksouls.wiki.fextralife.com/Dark+Souls+WikiOh and the hollow mechanic. It's so fucking dumb I need humanity in order to summon. It's so dumb and tedious.
"We want you to summon to beat this boss but we'll make it hard for you to be able to summon"
???
I can't remember ever needing to summon in Dark Souls 1-3, maybe I did just to try it once or twice, but Bloodborne is where summoning is way more useful. I never used my humanity drops and you get a ton. You can play fine in Hollow state. I mean you have more HP than Sekiro lol
Im also trying to get into this on the Switch now after it didnt click on ps3 and pc. Loved Bloodborne and Demon Souls.
Whats the most op bebe friendly build?
if you put 40 hours into it already you're almost certainly not going to change your mind now
Im also trying to get into this on the Switch now after it didnt click on ps3 and pc. Loved Bloodborne and Demon Souls.Pyro build used to be the beginner friendly back in the day, not sure if there are better ones now.
Whats the most op bebe friendly build?
Also the whole thing of “play and watch things you like” results in someone unable to critique or knows what’s good. Staying in your comfort zone sounds like a boring and limited way to live life.
:what
You've played 40 hours and didn't like it. Yet you're going to play it again and hope other people can convince you that you actually like it this time. This is the same thing as you starting a thread about doing a MCU marathon and asking for help enjoying it. It's not like taking a chance on something you haven't played or don't know if you'll enjoy or not. You know you didn't enjoy playing these games already. Yet you're going to do it again and then get frustrated and mad.
Also the whole thing of “play and watch things you like” results in someone unable to critique or knows what’s good. Staying in your comfort zone sounds like a boring and limited way to live life.
:what
You've played 40 hours and didn't like it. Yet you're going to play it again and hope other people can convince you that you actually like it this time. This is the same thing as you starting a thread about doing a MCU marathon and asking for help enjoying it. It's not like taking a chance on something you haven't played or don't know if you'll enjoy or not. You know you didn't enjoy playing these games already. Yet you're going to do it again and then get frustrated and mad.
To be fair Cindi says she was only past Capra Demon. Which is really really early on. So maybe if she gets past that and gets a little further in she'll enjoy it? So I played DS1 when it came out myself, and Capra Demon was a pain, and I finally got past him and lost interest and dropped the game for like SIX YEARS and gave it another shot after Bloodborne and now it's tied for my favorite soulsborne game with Bloodborne.
Well, being fair: Sekiro isn't -Souls.
Considering this.
https://www.amazon.com/Bloodborne-Game-Year-Sony-PlayStation-4/dp/B01MS1GOAX/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=bloodborne+goty+edition&qid=1556221171&s=gateway&sr=8-1
But it's European. Does that matter? Probably not anymore with PS4 being region free, but I'm curious about it. It has all dlc. But would EU dlc work on an US ps account?
Europe edition right? Yeah that's the one I've been linking.
But there is a version of this game that has all the DLC already included on the disc- I have it. It's the version that came out in Saudi Arabia (has a quote from IGN Middle East on the cover).
This guy appears to be selling this version of the game, on eBay, for $29:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Bloodborne-Game-of-the-Year-Edition-PlayStation-4-PS4-Region-Free-ARPG-NEW/142241086884?hash=item211e3abda4:g:v1kAAOSwSZFZ3Tnt&frcectupt=true
I ask because European version advertises the same, hence GotY edition. It has The Old Hunters on it. What does the Arab version have that's missing from European?
I think that's the same one I linked. But the amazon link isn't working on both of our ends.
I really want to play BB after watching the Jimquisition. Jim really sold me on it.
Please consider you one of many people who pushed me to starting with BB. :doge But I was worried that if I start with 3/BB that by the time I get to 1 I’ll find it slower.I understand the logic of starting with BB, but honestly dark Souls 1 is so much more chill and slow than 3, i don't think it's going to be a good transition backwards.
Please consider you one of many people who pushed me to starting with BB. :doge But I was worried that if I start with 3/BB that by the time I get to 1 I’ll find it slower.
Considering this.
https://www.amazon.com/Bloodborne-Game-Year-Sony-PlayStation-4/dp/B01MS1GOAX/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=bloodborne+goty+edition&qid=1556221171&s=gateway&sr=8-1
But it's European. Does that matter? Probably not anymore with PS4 being region free, but I'm curious about it. It has all dlc. But would EU dlc work on an US ps account?
Doesn't matter and you'd just need to make a EU account to redeem the DLC, which you can then use on your American account. But there is a version of this game that has all the DLC already included on the disc- I have it. It's the version that came out in Saudi Arabia (has a quote from IGN Middle East on the cover).
This guy appears to be selling this version of the game, on eBay, for $29:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Bloodborne-Game-of-the-Year-Edition-PlayStation-4-PS4-Region-Free-ARPG-NEW/142241086884?hash=item211e3abda4:g:v1kAAOSwSZFZ3Tnt&frcectupt=true
Posted in Sekiro thread but not sure if others who post in this thread read that one. Sekiro spoilers obviously. Do Soulsborne games have this type of side questing?If you've played Demon's Souls, they're all pretty much like that, yeah.
Subtle, world building shit. Like for instance, a lady tells you about fruit: one dry, one wet. And you're not sure what she's talking about. But you're interested. You go down and encounter a snake, you have to survive encounters and then you're face to face with the beast. Then you have to solve a puzzle to get past it. You go in the house it's guarding and turns out it's guarding a heart. I defeated another snake before, and it dropped a dry heart. This one was sopping wet with blood.
Then there's this.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8aaxHfZciPs
Does Soulsborne have organic side questing/world building like this? I do recall in Dks1, there was a fat knight with a cute outfit guarding a place and there was a quest with a cursed person on the lower deck behind some bars.
1) Everything was Castles. Castle here (Cath.), Castle there (C-hurst.), Castle everywhere (N-Mensis).
2) Very limited set of weapons. Truth be told I only used the Axe from zero to Platinum (+DLC) but still.
3) Undercooked random labyrinths (Pthumerian). They could have been much better.
4) Non-existent armor or better yet: every armor set feels the same. It's a game about not being hit after all so armor doesn't matter.
But the atmosphere, enemy design, boss design, LORE is only second to Demon's Souls.
Posted in Sekiro thread but not sure if others who post in this thread read that one. Sekiro spoilers obviously. Do Soulsborne games have this type of side questing?If you've played Demon's Souls, they're all pretty much like that, yeah.
Subtle, world building shit. Like for instance, a lady tells you about fruit: one dry, one wet. And you're not sure what she's talking about. But you're interested. You go down and encounter a snake, you have to survive encounters and then you're face to face with the beast. Then you have to solve a puzzle to get past it. You go in the house it's guarding and turns out it's guarding a heart. I defeated another snake before, and it dropped a dry heart. This one was sopping wet with blood.
Then there's this.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8aaxHfZciPs
Does Soulsborne have organic side questing/world building like this? I do recall in Dks1, there was a fat knight with a cute outfit guarding a place and there was a quest with a cursed person on the lower deck behind some bars.
Most of the story telling come from item descriptions and some sparse npc dialogue (much like Sekiro), there's just much less of that dialogue dump Sekiro has with Kuro/Emma, every other big boss fight, and less cutscenes.
Installing Dark Souls to fuck around lol.
Installing Dark Souls to fuck around lol.
Play Bloodborne :rage :rage :rage
Catacombs, Burg, Blighttown, Depths, New Londo Ruins, Ash Lake, Great Hollow, etc.
Normal run is like: starting area --> go up to the bridge --> Undead Burg (?) --> go for Taurus Demon --> fire bridge --> go unlock Andre. Then it's up to you either Gargoyles up or Capra down and enter Depths (easy boss there) and move on to Blighttown to fight the Spider. But I think you know all of this (you remember) so I dunno why are you asking?
Catacombs, New Londo Ruins --> leave them for later on, much later on. After Sen's and all the other shit.
Ps. Capra Demon fight still gonna be shit all these years later. Just learn the trick and get past it when you get there.
i would highly rec specialising in a primary dmg stat and levelling that next to vit and endurance more or less ignoring the rest. there aren't really quality builds with Dark Souls, it's about getting base stats for your weapon of choice them pumping your dmg stat, end/vit. resistance is worthless.
by far the path of least resistance (and natural progression) is through undead burg
Ps. Capra Demon fight still gonna be shit all these years later. Just learn the trick and get past it when you get there.
What I remember is, kill his dogs immediately, run for the stairs let him chase you, fall off stairs, attack while he's falling, repeat.
i would highly rec specialising in a primary dmg stat and levelling that next to vit and endurance more or less ignoring the rest. there aren't really quality builds with Dark Souls, it's about getting base stats for your weapon of choice them pumping your dmg stat, end/vit. resistance is worthless.
by far the path of least resistance (and natural progression) is through undead burg
In this i prefer speed over heavy because i like to roll. So pump into dex?
nah cindi, your rollspeed has nothing to do with anything except your equip load. you can play the heaviest ultra greatsword in the game and roll like you're carrying a feather, so long as you're under 25% or 50% of your total equip load (you can be over your total equip load too at which point you can't run or roll at all).
How does a gun work for parrying.
So your plan is:
Sekiro --> BB --> DS1?
Sound plan, hope you don't bail out in the middle. Be sure to play both games (BB, DS1) with the DLCs. BB DLC is fucking CRAY CRAY.
Im going for a Cleric build, just got to the Tauren who killed me lol even though I know what to do. Last soulsbourne i played was BB like 4 years ago so Im a bit rusty.
Or old or shit :doge
Dark Souls 2 is pretty good. Don't get the hate. There's like one stage which sucks but the main areas are pretty great. Some really neat lore stuff too.I get the hate, but i also like DkS2 a lot, the one i've sinked more hours into, if anything because there's so much content.
Also this “play/watch what you like” is some preposterous shit. How does anyone develop taste by staying in their comfort zone? The reason my taste is so damn good is because I’ve fought hard to be eclectic as possible. At one point in time I liked every game genre and probably had the most diverse game taste on this site besides Demi. The only reason I can’t stand modern games is their hand holding, waypoints, and endless tutorials.
Also this “play/watch what you like” is some preposterous shit. How does anyone develop taste by staying in their comfort zone? The reason my taste is so damn good is because I’ve fought hard to be eclectic as possible. At one point in time I liked every game genre and probably had the most diverse game taste on this site besides Demi. The only reason I can’t stand modern games is their hand holding, waypoints, and endless tutorials.
I know this is from several days ago and I don't know if anyone else made this point to you, but it's called "the first 30 or whatever years you've been alive so far." This is a natural part of life. I don't play shit in genres I know I don't like anymore just so I can "have an experience" everyone else is having. And some shit I used to enjoy when I was younger (harder games) I just don't enjoy as much any longer because, quite frankly, I'm 41 and my reflexes and hand/eye coordination are shit and can't physically do what I used to do in order to be successful at those games anymore.
Tbh the biggest deterrent against games isn’t reflexes or anything like that: it’s time.This is true. And what time allowed to play greatly affects how you play, imo. I know it does me. DS for example, feeling of losing progress when souls are lost and/or fighting the same enemies over again (regardless of running past them or not), it's hard to justify, "well, I gained some git gud I suppose" :doge Of course, the wee hours of the weekend I get to play my own games, I have some drank... that too hinders those reflexes some, but I still have fun. :D
Here you have 2 skilled, younger fighting games/ Ninja Gaiden guys telling an elder player he should maybe reconsider his gaming priorities and get good :rofl
Is Mace in DS1 as overpowered as in DS2? I remember using Mace for 90% of time in DS2 because it was that good.
Should I get lighting spear asap? Already put 6 points in faith (and a few in end and vit) ,need 10 more.
With what little time I have to play, I could never see myself playing for over an hour fighting one boss over and over again till I beat him, like Borys can… That’s where time tells me to say, fuck it, gotta move on. …which makes me struggle with Souls games. But I want to play them so bad though, because I love action RPGs and the themes. :noah
Tbf, I’ve always hated hand holding. It’s why I could never get into Okami. Ive always enjoyed exploring, making my own rules, mastering systems. Back in the day, I enjoyed the freedom that came with games. In that, rules can be broken. Or you had the freedom to explore to your own liking. It’s a big reason I was big on RPGs (especially j) and open world sandbox like gta. So the more games handhold, the less I like. It is by far and beyond my biggest gaming pet peeve and I have never been able to overcome it. I loathe it with a thousand suns.
As for hand eye reflex coordination, in my experience that can be built up and maintained if practiced. I feel like my reflexes are better now than in my 20’s. Might be the fighters, I have no idea.
I completely get you though.
Tbf, I’ve always hated hand holding. It’s why I could never get into Okami. Ive always enjoyed exploring, making my own rules, mastering systems. Back in the day, I enjoyed the freedom that came with games. In that, rules can be broken. Or you had the freedom to explore to your own liking. It’s a big reason I was big on RPGs (especially j) and open world sandbox like gta. So the more games handhold, the less I like. It is by far and beyond my biggest gaming pet peeve and I have never been able to overcome it. I loathe it with a thousand suns.
As for hand eye reflex coordination, in my experience that can be built up and maintained if practiced. I feel like my reflexes are better now than in my 20’s. Might be the fighters, I have no idea.
I completely get you though.
said after making a 3 page thread begging to be hand held through a game that has, at worst, a SNES game's accessibility. :doge
one don't need tips for bb except play blind
:o
this is fantastic
should've said: don't post 'til you beat father gascoigne :teeheeI beat Gascoigne on first try, back in the day. :smug
Considering this.
https://www.amazon.com/Bloodborne-Game-Year-Sony-PlayStation-4/dp/B01MS1GOAX/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=bloodborne+goty+edition&qid=1556221171&s=gateway&sr=8-1
But it's European. Does that matter? Probably not anymore with PS4 being region free, but I'm curious about it. It has all dlc. But would EU dlc work on an US ps account?
Doesn't matter and you'd just need to make a EU account to redeem the DLC, which you can then use on your American account. But there is a version of this game that has all the DLC already included on the disc- I have it. It's the version that came out in Saudi Arabia (has a quote from IGN Middle East on the cover).
This guy appears to be selling this version of the game, on eBay, for $29:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Bloodborne-Game-of-the-Year-Edition-PlayStation-4-PS4-Region-Free-ARPG-NEW/142241086884?hash=item211e3abda4:g:v1kAAOSwSZFZ3Tnt&frcectupt=true
Dracula's vibes in the beginning > Lovecraft shit.
Probably the only person on the planet who thinks that, though.
Not sure what the point of Skill is.
should've said: don't post 'til you beat father gascoigne :teehee
https://youtu.be/FQu5q49DtxU
Facts:
1) 99% (all but one) of your parries missed.
2) Exactly 1 (one) of your parries connected and you did not visceral it --> ergo treat it as a missed parry.
3) You beat this guy in under 2 minutes with no effort.
Learnings:
1) Parry mechanics SUCK. They SUCK in Demon's Souls, Dark Souls 1/2/3, Bloodborne. They SUCK in Sekiro.
2) They are NOT NEEDED for any Soulsborne/Sekiro game even for Platinuming them.
You just proved this with that one video. FROM should really reconsider their post-Sekiro game to not be a "rhytm parry" title.
Bloodborne bosses feel easy coming from Sekiro, no?
I also beat this guy at 2nd or 3rd try. Never understood why he is a "roadblock" for the internet (I used Axe). I don't think I had a lot of problems with any BB (DLC) boss. Maybe Micolash. Everyone else was just a dodge game (no parries).
Capra demon now :doge
I remember I destroyed Ludwig thinking "that is the hardest boss on youtube? what?"
I feel likw i made a booboo by investing like 11 levels in faith from thw get go, but now I have unlocked Lighting Spear which will hopefully prove BIG for me
I feel likw i made a booboo by investing like 11 levels in faith from thw get go, but now I have unlocked Lighting Spear which will hopefully prove BIG for me
did u get artorias's sword?
you could make a run for the divine ember too and imbue something for faith scaling, or go for lightning or just get the sunlight blade.
im SL 26 with most levels put into end (at 20), faith 2nd, then vit and a few in str and dex - 14/14 so i can start wielding uchi, now to get faith to 30 for sunlight blade. something i'd recommend going for asap since you're so heavy on faith. will prob more than double your weapon damage per strike with a high mag adjust talisman
Surprised people complain about Bloodborne’s community. In my experience they’ve been very respectful and even sweet. Very supportive community.You probably weren't around the "i just played Bloodborne and i can't enjoy any other game" obnoxious parade.
Surprised people complain about Bloodborne’s community. In my experience they’ve been very respectful and even sweet. Very supportive community.You probably weren't around the "i just played Bloodborne and i can't enjoy any other game" obnoxious parade.
Especially when it came to the "Witcher 3 vs Bloodborne" threads/posts (which incidentally doubled as a Playstation vs Xbox ones, because Witcher was more tied to MS in marketing terms).
FROM fans are generally insufferable, and Bloodborne is their Jesus Christ, the fact that it's also Sony exclusive makes it all the more succulent.
Nah, they moved on to God of War as PS Jesus.Lol fair enough.
Well, like I said it’s the best game on the system so it’s not surprising people hold it in high regard. Same thing happened with RE4 on GC.Best game on the system is debatable, though i agree it's probably the best PS4 exclusive, but RE4 was much more "earth shattering", in terms of design innovation, BB is just a twist on Souls, and if you played souls with a shieldless build, you were already 60% of the way there.
Hotline Miami is the shit.... Didn't care for the 2nd one much at all. :-\
I tried nier automata demo and thought it sucked
What’s the appeal of hotline miami
Oh please, ask me to carry another crystal at snail's pace for 5 miles!
There is a bunch of haters here (Xbox, PC based) but do not mind them.
What’s the appeal of hotline miami
The music, the fast paced action and the on the fly decision making.
Collectible masks in the levels changing the way you get through a level.
Somehow, some way, Sekiro and Bloodborne have converted me to Soulsborne. Ordering Dark Souls Trilogy for PS4 when I can. Steelbox! :lawd
Fuck grind 5k souls to cure curse
Somehow, some way, Sekiro and Bloodborne have converted me to Soulsborne. Ordering Dark Souls Trilogy for PS4 when I can. Steelbox! :lawd
What about Nioh?
Keep it up Svejk! DS3 is in my opinion the best Dark Souls game. Most varied, most polished, most confident. Gives you a lot in return.Definitely have enjoyed it A LOT more than DS2 so far.
I'll try Bloodborne once I get back to Tokyo and re-setup my PS4. I started it and played for like 40 minutes, but I was not enjoying the Dark Souls trauma feelings caused by the tissue-paper weight corpses being kicked around the scene when I moved.
Someone mentioned it's kind of mythos-inspired/lovecraftian, so I'm going to give it another go.
UN.
SEEN.
VILLAGE.
(https://i.imgur.com/tPwnXwa.gif)
This game, man.
Fuck grind 5k souls to cure curse
Fuck grind 5k souls to cure curse
Concern about 5000 souls
:betty
Fuck grind 5k souls to cure curse
Concern about 5000 souls
:betty
please keep the bb spoilers low key. i'm borrowing it off a friend to play next week, and i've avoided any critical spoilers up 'til now. just played the first few hrs up to father g and a little further on.
Surprised people complain about Bloodborne’s community. In my experience they’ve been very respectful and even sweet. Very supportive community.You probably weren't around the "i just played Bloodborne and i can't enjoy any other game" obnoxious parade.
Especially when it came to the "Witcher 3 vs Bloodborne" threads/posts (which incidentally doubled as a Playstation vs Xbox ones, because Witcher was more tied to MS in marketing terms).
FROM fans are generally insufferable, and Bloodborne is their Jesus Christ, the fact that it's also Sony exclusive makes it all the more succulent.
please keep the bb spoilers low key. i'm borrowing it off a friend to play next week, and i've avoided any critical spoilers up 'til now. just played the first few hrs up to father g and a little further on.
what in the fuck. you been in this thread knowing i was going through bb and didn't mention you never played it? God dammit. I'll use spoilers from now on.
Nah.Surprised people complain about Bloodborne’s community. In my experience they’ve been very respectful and even sweet. Very supportive community.You probably weren't around the "i just played Bloodborne and i can't enjoy any other game" obnoxious parade.
Especially when it came to the "Witcher 3 vs Bloodborne" threads/posts (which incidentally doubled as a Playstation vs Xbox ones, because Witcher was more tied to MS in marketing terms).
FROM fans are generally insufferable, and Bloodborne is their Jesus Christ, the fact that it's also Sony exclusive makes it all the more succulent.
I mean, Bloodborne is so good that I kinda get it. I really don't judge them. I think the game is good enough to warrant that kind of reaction.
Nah.Surprised people complain about Bloodborne’s community. In my experience they’ve been very respectful and even sweet. Very supportive community.You probably weren't around the "i just played Bloodborne and i can't enjoy any other game" obnoxious parade.
Especially when it came to the "Witcher 3 vs Bloodborne" threads/posts (which incidentally doubled as a Playstation vs Xbox ones, because Witcher was more tied to MS in marketing terms).
FROM fans are generally insufferable, and Bloodborne is their Jesus Christ, the fact that it's also Sony exclusive makes it all the more succulent.
I mean, Bloodborne is so good that I kinda get it. I really don't judge them. I think the game is good enough to warrant that kind of reaction.
It's good, but it's just people being hyperbolic as usual.
Combat in BB isn't even particularly good, it's basically Souls' but sped up a bit and made stamina less restricting/impactful.
The visual design is great tho.
That's basically calling all combat in Souls games outside Sekiro badCalling something "not particularly good" isn't the same as calling it "bad". ???
Taken as a whole, BB is surely a great game, and the best FROM title yet, but even then, i roll my eyes at people saying it "ruined gaming for them" or similar bullshit.
Bloodborne has some of the best level- and exploration design plus atmosphere since like Super Metroid. So, similar to the latter, less-than-excellent combat doesn't even matter.I agree, the game overall is great, just for other reasons.
I think the combat is fun as shit. Easy to kill, but easy to be killed. The combat certainly counts as good. Maybe not excellent - after all it’s not fucking Ninja Gaiden or something - but saying it’s not at least good makes little sense to me but whatever. I don’t want to debate what I consider good combat to be.Thankfully nobody said that. ;)
Taken as a whole, BB is surely a great game, and the best FROM title yet, but even then, i roll my eyes at people saying it "ruined gaming for them" or similar bullshit.
I found it so eye rolling when the friends i referenced above suddenly felt emboldened to speak on game mechanics and the validity of entire genres (all other rpg's are shit now) 'cause they'd played a couple souls games. Er, try playing some other action rpgs that aren't the witcher 3 or skyrim. But they'll happily zone out in dumb fuck shlooters ::) I'm over it now but The Witcher 3 vs. Soulsborne debates were the dumbest shit.
Ill grab some screens today Borys, I'm in Blighttown now.Blighttown. Jesus, that was the first time I ragequit the game.
Ill grab some screens today Borys, I'm in Blighttown now.Blighttown. Jesus, that was the first time I ragequit the game.
You said not particularly good, while also saying it’s not bad, which puts it between - average. Bloodborne’s combat, average? Nah.It's above average, just not particularly so.
What is the connection between a bonfire bug in DS1 and you uninstalling DS3? I am missing it.None, just used it as an excuse to uninstall it, because as long as i have it there, i'll keep checking in, and i have other games i should be finishing instead.
Nice job, but I don't like that fight. Multiple enemies in souls games/sekiro is just like lots of running.That combat system doesn't handle crowds well, and is mostly good for 1 on 1 fights, however that are crowd fights that are at least satisfying to chew through (Deacons from DkS3, for example).
Bloodborne continues its march towards my top 20. Took out Paarl (easy), did my first chalice dungeon.
I agree with Borys. Some find the Diablo formula to be crack but I am finding this to be as addictive and even more so. It has everything I like about RPGs.
Very close to ordering the Dark Souls trilogy. I really want to replay Bloodborne before doing DkS1. Unlike Sekiro where I have zero desire to replay it I could see myself replay Bloodborne 5-6 times this year. It’s that kind for me and it’s been enough to make me not play a single fighting game since I got it.
I pretty much 100%'d Bloodborne but I didn't touch the Chalice dungeons. Like I tried them for an hour or two and realized this was just a little randomly generated rogue dungeon rpg mini-game that's completely separate from the well crafted fully complete main campaign & dlc.
I might platinum this. Will be my first plat since Uncharted 2.
BB is not that hard to platinum.I might platinum this. Will be my first plat since Uncharted 2.
Good luck :teehee
I beat a fire hound already. Was that it?Did you have half health? If not, no.
I beat a fire hound already. Was that it?Did you have half health? If not, no.
Though the boss itself is the same.
Yeah I agree that subtle is better. Sure beats all those jrpgs where there are 10 minute talks repeating the same story points over and over again (cough*cough*Tales)
Nah, I think The Pale Blood thing is pretty spot on. Like I'm not 100% sure about The Old Hunters stuff but I think they nailed the main game like 99% accurate of what the plot is. Shosta if you haven't read that whole thing, go back a page and sit down for a night and read through that from start to finish. So good.Ok I started reading this and
I feel like Bloodborne has the most clear and fleshed out plot of any of the souls games, one of the reasons I enjoy it the most. Dark Souls 1 is probably 2nd for that.
Bloodborne, like Demon’s Souls before it, doesn’t have the answers to be solved within the game itself. There’s no dialogue or item description which can provide the player with that crucial piece of information that explains everything. There’s no brilliant detective who can explain it for someone in a condensed manner. Bloodborne is a book where half of the words can’t be understood, and the reader must fill in the blanks on their own.This is what I said! Lol
When I first wrote The Paleblood Hunt, I wrote that there was a singular truth we could discover. Seven months later, having read so many different interpretations and discussion on the game’s story, having discussed the plot with so many
different people, I can only now see how absurd that the idea of a singular story had been. There is no answer to Bloodborne’s story. Bloodborne is a game that asks you what YOU think. It asks you what YOUR story is.
BB is not that hard to platinum.I might platinum this. Will be my first plat since Uncharted 2.
Good luck :teehee
It's the only platinum i have outside of Spiderman (and i did neither intentionally).
Chalice Fire Doggo is the only real hurdle, i'd say, once you finish the game.
DS3 is quite big. No spoilers but IMO The Cathedral of the Deep is the best location in the entire game. And there is one moment later on a... revelation of sorts that is the single best "whoa whoa what the...?!?" moment in Soulsborne games since opening up that shortcut to Firelink Shrine in DS1.I don't, no... But if I can get through this game, I'll certainly consider getting it.
Do you have the DLC Svejk? It has some of the hardest Soulsborne bosses outside Sekiro. Hardest within DeS/ DS1/ DS2/ DS3/ BB for sure.
Sekiro has bosses harder than Blackflame Frieda?
Sekiro has bosses harder than Blackflame Frieda?
Near end game and haven't summoned for a single boss fight in Bloodborne so far. Proud of myself.
Near end game and haven't summoned for a single boss fight in Bloodborne so far. Proud of myself.I also never summoned in BB, not because i was against it, but i just forgot, tbh.
Near end game and haven't summoned for a single boss fight in Bloodborne so far. Proud of myself.
Did you go to the mansion in the snow and fight the boss on the roof? That was the hardest fight for me in the main game. Fantastic area though.
Near end game and haven't summoned for a single boss fight in Bloodborne so far. Proud of myself.
Did you go to the mansion in the snow and fight the boss on the roof? That was the hardest fight for me in the main game. Fantastic area though.
I have unlocked cainhurst. I love the location hard. I have mass hard nipples when it comes to snow locales. It’s a big reason i adored Sekiro world design.
I’ve also unlocked nightmare frontier, mensis, and upper cathedral. I’m not sure which locale to do first but right now I’m leaning on cainhurst. Place is spooky as shit.
Made it through Sens fortress up to the iron beast. Those snakes were annoying af.BTW, there are
Gotta kill that rock throwing giant before I take on the Iron Golem again.
Holy fuck
https://youtu.be/FuniGF7Y1nY
Cainhurst and Upper Cathedral done. I’ll do Nightmare Frontier tomorrow. When’s a good time to do the dlc?
Cainhurst might be my favorite locale in the game.
We will never get BB2 or (proper, horror themed) Demon's Souls 2, won't we?Why would you think that? BB2 is the best card Sony can play when they need some "gamer cred", so they're not gonna squander it by releasing it a couple of years after the first one, on PS4, when they're already on top of the pile.
*sigh*
Had to do some mix and matching to get medium roll.
Had to do some mix and matching to get medium roll.
idk how people stomach med roll in DkS1. i die so much more without speed roll. i'd rather play naked :doge
Smoug and OrnsteinYou're doing Dex build or Faith build? either way, it's time to put the Lightning Spear to pasture, if you were still using that.
4 tries solo so far, was trying loghtning strike smoug first, ha one hit left
:ltg
EO is pedo trash.
Had to do some mix and matching to get medium roll.
idk how people stomach med roll in DkS1. i die so much more without speed roll. i'd rather play naked :doge
Mid roll is fine. You still roll through everything and have that added armor for times when they clip you.
Fat roll :nah this is for challenge runs.
Smoug and OrnsteinYou're doing Dex build or Faith build? either way, it's time to put the Lightning Spear to pasture, if you were still using that.
4 tries solo so far, was trying loghtning strike smoug first, ha one hit left
:ltg
Last run i did a couple of weeks back (the one i mentioned above) i killed them real easy with a Uchi +15, elemental damage in this game already isn't great, but then you factor in that they are lightning resistant.
Also yes,O&S minor spoilerkilling Orn. first is the easy way to go (though you don't get his cool as shit armor), because you can kite him away from Smough and he goes down fast, and lightning Smough is still easier than super Orn.[close]
So what u mean is that Ornt is spanking me because I have mid roll?
They’re Hunters Tools. Most have an Arcane stat requirement that requires you to put a few points in, and the ones that do damage scale with the stat. They consume blood bullets.
Hunter’s Bone enhances your dodge, and it made Undead Giant (chain version) way easier.
Defeated the Crystal Sage in Road of Sacrifices easy enough. Now, not sure whether to pursue Farron Keep or Cathedral of the Deep. Love the branching path. The fasion soules bug is starting to itch too. This game, man. :whewI suggest you clean up farron keep, since it's full of goodies, but then do the cathedral, before continuing down that path.
Ill give this another go another time, cant be arsed trekking back through sens fortress to farm humanity in the sewers.I think you're better off farming levels than humanity.
Great game and I had the right tactic to beat smough, just needed more tries.
Tied up some loose ends in Road of Sacrifices. Took out that Black Knight guy. Ventured onto Farron Keep and did the 3 flame puzzle to open that door. Poison levels suck. There seems to be a boss door, but gonna come back later and head to Cathedral of the Deep first.Another bonfire first, but yeah, good call.
Yeah, I can hear some metal clanging commotion going on behind the door... thought it's best to just wait. lolTied up some loose ends in Road of Sacrifices. Took out that Black Knight guy. Ventured onto Farron Keep and did the 3 flame puzzle to open that door. Poison levels suck. There seems to be a boss door, but gonna come back later and head to Cathedral of the Deep first.Another bonfire first, but yeah, good call.
No actually, i thought you meant the big door you open with the 3 flames, if you mean the door past that, yeah then it's a boss door.Yeah, I can hear some metal clanging commotion going on behind the door... thought it's best to just wait. lolTied up some loose ends in Road of Sacrifices. Took out that Black Knight guy. Ventured onto Farron Keep and did the 3 flame puzzle to open that door. Poison levels suck. There seems to be a boss door, but gonna come back later and head to Cathedral of the Deep first.Another bonfire first, but yeah, good call.
Also get the Hollowslayer Greatsword if you can.Went ahead and got this... and holy shit is it awesome! I was expecting a two hander, but this beast goes one handed much easier than expected. Was able to level it up twice too... needless to say, it fucks shit up good.
Finished the Catacombs of Carthus last night. Do you all suggest doing Smoldering Lake or Irithyll of the Boreal Valley next?Smoldering Lake is optional, so i guess that one, but it's also an absolutely miserable area, in my opinion, with one of the worst bosses in the whole series.
Also, is it worth attempting to heal the dark sigil? It's like around 95K souls atm.
Sounds like the dlc should be a must for DS3. Can/Should it be played mid-game? Or more post?I played only about half of the first one (then i got fed up with the whole thing) but i'd definitely suggest post game, it can get brutal.
I was surewill pop out from the sarcocigarillous after the fight :( It would make 10x more sense than his actual location.spoiler (click to show/hide)Aldrich[close]
...
3 years later some DS3 alpha leaks confirm he was supposed to be fought there, in the Cathedral! What should have and could have been!
Bout to take on the Irithyll of the Boreal Valley. This place looks damn beautiful...Top 5 places in any Souls game.
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Wait for it.................................If this is about that huge wolf/opossum looking thing that came out of nowhere, this shot was right after I defeated it. :whew
Also the DLC only gets harder from here lol
Beat the Wet Nurse.
Now all I have to do is finish the DLC. Ugh.
Maria and the living whatever were easy af. Thank god after Ludwig.
lobos beat 3x Marias at the same time on modded Bloodborne. Crazy fight.That and 3x Friede took him several hours, but it was crazy to witness.
Link if anyone is interested:
https://www.twitch.tv/videos/439920809?t=06h25m40s
Lobos vs 3x Lady Maria after some 4 to 5 hours of trying and failing.
No idea where that Maria hype came from. Looks almost like a regular NPC hunter, but has a few glowing attacks down the line. Okay? :whatsthedeal
No idea where that Maria hype came from. Looks almost like a regular hunter NPC, but has a few glowing attacks down the line. Okay? :whatsthedealIt just has all of the anime badass trappings in her design and attitude.
Link if anyone is interested:
https://www.twitch.tv/videos/439920809?t=06h25m40s
Lobos vs 3x Lady Maria after some 4 to 5 hours of trying and failing.
This is wack playing.
Just waiting for the parry. Dude even managed to make fighting three of them at once boring as fuck. Uses zero in the way of space control and tactics such as trades.
What a dumb critique. Then you do it yourself.
That's quite a feat, Svejk, because Nameless King is scored as one of the toughest if not *the* toughest boss fight in DS3 with no DLCs. Hardest than the final boss even.:lol I'm an idiot. I meant Consumed King. My B... Was just reading about the Nameless King and got mixed up.
Wait a muthafuckin' second.................. you just got to the Archdragon Peak? Like just arrived there?
Then that's not Nameless King you fought :lol :rofl
Orphan of Kos is easy as shit. Knocking that zombie boy even deader.
Orphan of Kos is easy as shit. Knocking that zombie boy even deader.
:o
Orphan of Kos is easy as shit. Knocking that zombie boy even deader.
:o
First form is easy, almost got his second form the first night. Been busy the rest of the week. Will have to dedicate time to beat him. He's not bad, just his damage output is so obscene and moveset is absurd.
Orphan of Kos is easy as shit.
The thing is, he IS easy. Unless he gets a random hit. Did I look like I was struggling? One bad move, a knockdown, and bam. Dead. It’s BS.
https://youtu.be/Tsv95KmJ9YwGG EZ.
Bitch ass orphan mother fucker.
Started BB last night. (Around 4:30am!).
elden ring most anticipated game <3You're welcome :)
stole svejk's avvy <3
So I've finished and Soloed Bloodbourne. I thought it was fucking brilliant. I tried Dark Souls 1 but it was too slow. My son recommended I go after Dark Souls 3 as it's the best in the series. I've gotten a ways in and it's really hard to play after an admittedly superior BB. There's a lot of foibles in Dark Souls, and at times it feels willfully obtuse, more than once my kid will be like "Oh yeah, did you do this x way?" I was more than once like "How the fuck was I supposed to know that?" Like I had a hard time with the abyss watchers and my kid was like "Oh your weight ratio is too high. Try this instead." Sure enough about 3 tries later it was done. There was nothing in the game to tell me above a certain point I'd start rolling slower.
Also as everyone says this game is hard but really if you're playing online I don't think anything's all that hard. Soloing stuff can be difficult. But still not as hard as BB. Actually soloing it so far shows me how easy this would be online. Still I will say so far the level design has been top notch. Way better so far than the last 2 shit levels of bloodbourne.
All this though makes me terrified of Sekiro. I don't think I have it in me to do that game. I don't think I have the reflexes/skill/patience necessary for it.
yeah I played the first few hours of Sekiro and I felt like there was just one way to beat the bosses and you'd have to die over and over until you got that. In Dark Souls 3 and lesser amount BB you could approach bosses many different ways.All this though makes me terrified of Sekiro. I don't think I have it in me to do that game. I don't think I have the reflexes/skill/patience necessary for it.
I would really, really like to know Sekiro sales numbers. How does it compare to DS3 or BB? They shut down sooooooooooooo many doors and pathways a Souls player can enjoy the game in Sekiro that I am really curious did it have any impact on sales or not? Sekiro = DEX build only. Not saying it is bad but to be the only way to play the game was... rather disappointing.
༼ つ ◕_◕ ༽つ E L D E N R I N G
Skip DS2.
Beat gargoyle.
Had to use solaire. Not sure if that's normal or not. I beat all of bb without summoning. So I feel ashamed.
Skip DS2.
Imo dark souls is harder than bb but maybe i just gotta readjustGotta be that.
Imo dark souls is harder than bb but maybe i just gotta readjustGotta be that.
BB destroyed my ass, while i sometimes fire up DkS1 for the comfy difficulty.
Infact, that was the sweet spot for me, further FROM games got too hard for their own good, in my opinion (didn't even finish Sekiro).
Dark 1 is a very slow and methodical game by comparison.
Also no 8 directional roll while locked on, can fuck with your head, but they change that in 2 and 3.
Also I've never bothered with PVP with these games but was exploring in Undead Burg and saw a white summon sign despite being undead form. Turns out it lets me invade someone that killed before for revenge. Lots of people were trying to kill him. It was fun as hell. Couldn't get him because he had a flame sword but one time he killed me, did a victory lap, and someone got him while he was dancing on my grave.
So I got the assist, at least. :jawalrus That's for killing me on the way to the Gargoyles you fuck.
:bow Giant Dad
:bow Iron Pineapple ganks
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oyA8odjCzZ4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=70Z2t7nq_sU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vf3Wj_d-aOE
What? I didn't watch them just sorted by views and posted. Even Souls fans are toxic it seems, damn!:lol
What? I didn't watch them just sorted by views and posted. Even Souls fans are toxic it seems, damn!:lol
I mean...
Yeah, as far as i know.What? I didn't watch them just sorted by views and posted. Even Souls fans are toxic it seems, damn!:lol
I mean...
I thought the current renaissance of "git gud" is traceable back to Dark Souls as an origin, no?
I think I enjoy Dark Souls 1 more than Bloodborne :o One reason is the map. It's incredible how so much connects to each other. I'm BB the world is far more disjointed. Although that's the point, I vastly prefer the map in DS1.
I still think DS is the best souls game for exactly that reason. The design of the world is just so damn good. :rejoice
Their reliance on teleportation is also why they felt more free to do the linear maps they've had ever since.I still think DS is the best souls game for exactly that reason. The design of the world is just so damn good. :rejoice
After Sekiro and BB I was miffed there was no teleport. But now I understand why and I prefer that. :)
lol nopespoiler (click to show/hide)Unless they changed it for the remaster, you have to beat the Hydra. Reload your save to reset the world settings, go to a little alcove in the lake on the left side - you'll see a golden crystal golem you have to kill. That golem will transform into an NPC. After that you have to kill another golem in the Duke's archive to get a pendant that will unlock a portal where the NPC was.[close]
HOLY FUCK BLIGHTTOWN IS AMAZING
Level design, atmosphere, PvE. I fucking love it! Navigating it is such a thrill. Holy damn they nailed the dungeon crawl feel of not knowing what's next around the corner and being surrounded by oppressive enemies.
Sen has nothing on Tower of Latria from Demon's.They're not that similar, design wise.
BTW I did not found the bonfire nor the elevator in Sen only after killing the boss. Yeah, that was fun running ALL THE FUCKING WAY to the boss at least a couple of times. I had that shit memorized to a tee.
Sekiro had fucking APES!2 apes.
Made it to Anor Londo. HOLY SHIT!!!
Man Sekiro sure had great imaginery................ I miss it already. It was just different barring Nioh.
I'm not too familiar what with all hollowing entails (the lore) in the souls games, but in DS2, when you start to hollow out from dying more often, you start to look hollowed; undead like. Which also drops your HP cap too; up to half... But that didn't bother me as much as appearance though. :doge I want to look beautiful while covered in blood and darkness. FashionSouls for me.I modded that out on PC.
:thinking hmmmm.. didn't even think about that. I may pick up SOTFS again if it goes on the cheap.I'm not too familiar what with all hollowing entails (the lore) in the souls games, but in DS2, when you start to hollow out from dying more often, you start to look hollowed; undead like. Which also drops your HP cap too; up to half... But that didn't bother me as much as appearance though. :doge I want to look beautiful while covered in blood and darkness. FashionSouls for me.I modded that out on PC.
Damn Anor Londo has tricky bits
Damn Anor Londo has tricky bits
Damn Anor Londo has tricky bits
The part with the archers :maf
Anor Londo is hard as shit. Still haven't gotten past the archers on the ledges. (Almost though)
Holy fuck I did it
Lmao gotta play thisIT BROKE NEW GROUUUNNNNDDD
https://youtu.be/tzBIOCOvlgM
Lmao gotta play thisThe game is basically copied homework with Sekiro and some more classic Soul elements, yes.
https://youtu.be/tzBIOCOvlgM
Smough and Ornstein :o
If you're having trouble, remember what the Romans used to say: Divide et Impera. :-*Smough and Ornstein :o
Omfg :stahp
Ornstein is BS. The attack he has that tracks and he glides is BULLSHIT. He has fast recovery on every single move. Dude will glide across the screen and immediately do a backdash distancing himself from attack space. FUCKING BULLSHIT.What weapon are you using for the fight? Something too slow? Kite him away from Smough, use the pillars (even just the stumps work fine) to block his attacks, and roll into his lunges and immediately strike.
Ornstein is BS. The attack he has that tracks and he glides is BULLSHIT. He has fast recovery on every single move. Dude will glide across the screen and immediately do a backdash distancing himself from attack space. FUCKING BULLSHIT.What weapon are you using for the fight? Something too slow? Kite him away from Smough, use the pillars (even just the stumps work fine) to block his attacks, and roll into his lunges and immediately strike.
That strategy usually works for me.
Uchigatana has shit durability thodurability is only really a factor in DkS2 though, except for crystal weapons. as long as you buy the tool box.
Hmm, maybe all Katanas cause bleed. Don't remember.Many dex weapons do, i think.
This game is such an adventure. Found a coffin and rested in it and was dragged to some sarcophagus. So fucking metal.
I've never understood the concept of "post-Anor Londo" when you can play the game in such different orders. There are quite a few areas that you could technically play before there, but which most people probably don't find until after (if ever). And the entire DLC, one of the best parts of the game, is impossible to play until after.The areas that require the Lordvessel. :doge
I've never understood the concept of "post-Anor Londo" when you can play the game in such different orders. There are quite a few areas that you could technically play before there, but which most people probably don't find until after (if ever). And the entire DLC, one of the best parts of the game, is impossible to play until after.The areas that require the Lordvessel. :doge
I like how the Blight town scene pops up and the frame rate drops all of a sudden. :lolYeah, jesus. That was the first time I put the game down and quit. The framerate there made it nigh unplayable.
Smough and Ornstein :oHaving upgraded my Zwei to an Elemental weapon just prior to those two, they are the last place I quit the game.
Did you do Painted World already?
Yet another secret area you should do before the DLC. ;)Did you do Painted World already?
Wtf is that
I hate Manus and don't find him fun unlike Artorias.
Edit:
:beli I googled how to deal with his magic because one attack took half my life with one hit and turns out you have to nullify with an item you get in a super secret, place tucked in a super obscure fashion. I tried to best him for two hours to no avail last night and after getting that item managed to beat him on second try. Utter bullshit fight. :beli
Now I've done everything and I'll fight Gwn tomorrow and bask in my reward of heavenly sun titties. :rejoice
Sun/Moon priest?
I ended up beating Asylum Demon without running away and got his hammer. lmao So maybe post-AL stuff is much better with prior knowledge.
Got 100% the first play of DS1?? Playing blind??
https://youtu.be/umvifujEaxk
How'd I do? Died once because I fucked up.
Any tips to improve?
No offense but that doesn't sound fun.Same, i find ng+ boring, better try out fresh new builds.
Also a brand new save file > new game +
We all have preferences though so I won't belabor it.
Boss fights in BB are better
Combat is tighter in BB but more options in DS1
Map is better in DS1
Story is great in both
:meeble
I shot Gwynevere in the titty with an arrow, she "died", and now Anor Londo is in perpetual night.
:jeb
It was all an image. Bah gawd. Killed all her guards too, including the fire keeper.
Gwndolin at night is TERRIBLE GAME DESIGN
Gwndolin at night is TERRIBLE GAME DESIGN
FROM Soft with terrible Game Design? I am Jack's lack of surprise.
What's bad about it? I don't remember the fight other than it being a cool looking boss & lore.
Jump run is L3? What the fuck.This is actually a good and needed change, and it became standard in subsequent games (although they let you choose i think).
You find a way to level up asap in BB because bonfires transfer you to the dream. So that's an awful comparison. I have not found anywhere I can level up in DS2 yet. Demons or BB don't have estus but it's not bad like lifegems.DkS2 also has Estus, life gems are a bonus, even if they make the healing sort of trivial (exactly like in Demon's).
How is L3 to jump good? I use circle to jump in BB too. It's natural and simple.
It's a bad comparison because in BB you go to the dream and instantly see a doll. It's hard to miss. Same as the maiden in Demons.Oh, i thought you meant the system in itself (having to talk to an NPC to lvl up).
In DS2 you go to the second bonfire and have to wander all over the damn place and talk to some npc. She doesn't reveal you can level up with her until you talk to her an upward of THREE TIMES. Once again showing DS2's bafflingly stupid game design.
How? I'm into swords. Yes it's easy but just a pain. So slow.
Beat it and now figuring out where to go. Got the tower key.
In case you didn't figure it out, take the elevator down in that one tower where you meet the onion Knight, fight the frost knight thing, and proceed onwards to the Road of Sacrifices.
I really liked the more open environments DS3 introduced. The first couple areas of the game really shine in that regard.
Some people may disagree with this, but the Lothric Princes are a tougher boss fight than Ornstein and Smough.
I died a decent number of times against O&S like everyone else, but I beat them the same day I first attempted them, after maybe 1-2 hours of trying.
With my current character, I've been stuck against L&L for a lot longer. I gave up and went and did the DLC first. Friede was easier than these fucking brothers. I've made more progress against Nameless King than against these fucking brothers.
They just hit so hard, so frequently, and from anywhere in the room due to teleporting and beam attacks that go through the pillars. It's like if you gave Bloodborne's Abhorrent Beast a beam attack in addition to his infinite stamina, infinite tracking regular bullshit. I almost broke a controller after the 10th time Lorian teleported away, then hit me with an offscreen OHKO energy wave before I could even find him again.
https://twitter.com/roxiqt/status/1233521958882508803https://youtu.be/cUdtMm3Y9G4
Some people may disagree with this, but the Lothric Princes are a tougher boss fight than Ornstein and Smough.
I died a decent number of times against O&S like everyone else, but I beat them the same day I first attempted them, after maybe 1-2 hours of trying.
With my current character, I've been stuck against L&L for a lot longer. I gave up and went and did the DLC first. Friede was easier than these fucking brothers. I've made more progress against Nameless King than against these fucking brothers.
They just hit so hard, so frequently, and from anywhere in the room due to teleporting and beam attacks that go through the pillars. It's like if you gave Bloodborne's Abhorrent Beast a beam attack in addition to his infinite stamina, infinite tracking regular bullshit. I almost broke a controller after the 10th time Lorian teleported away, then hit me with an offscreen OHKO energy wave before I could even find him again.
Nah, I'm with you. last time I played DS1 I steamrolled fatty and thinny but those stupid fucking princes must have whooped my ass over like 50 times in DS3
DS2 might be my favorite of them. DS1 is the better game but both are better than 3.
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...so I fucking bought Bloodborne and I don't REALLY suck at it, but I do have lazy tendencies. Keeping my focus 100% on what's going on and the environment seems to be a necessity in this game and I, uh, am lazy and shit. I'M OLD AND MY ATTENTION WANDERS.
I'm still early on in the game, about to fight the Blood-starved Beast. Cleric Beast wasn't tough for me for whatever reason ("only" two tries) but Father Gascoigne's speed was not something I was good at dealing with. In general, the slower enemies (brick trolls or whatever) I tend to easily deal with and swarms of faster enemies give me problems.
The game is obviously incredible and on the short list for game of the generation. I'm going to seriously try to finish it but if it gets too absurd I can see myself rage quitting. WILL REPORT BACK LATER.
ETA: I am stubborn and pissy and will not ever summon other hunters or engage in pvp because fuck you I hate other actual human beings and would rather pound my dick into mush with a mallet than play games with people.
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Generic WoW shit? :lol
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The gameplay in the Demon's Souls remake looked off.Yeah.. Even though I haven't played DeS, when he was blocking, there was little to no feedback or resistance with regular scrub enemies... looked weird... Is the PS3 version like that?
Like graphically it looks amazing, but I don't know if Bluepoint "gets it". Hit detection and animation looked iffy and certain attacks from enemies weren't as effective as it was in the original. For example, the shield bash the blue eyed knight does broke your posture on PS3, but in this one you can just tank 3 in a row and be fine?
The gameplay in the Demon's Souls remake looked off.So they get it. ;)
Like graphically it looks amazing, but I don't know if Bluepoint "gets it". Hit detection and animation looked iffy and certain attacks from enemies weren't as effective as it was in the original. For example, the shield bash the blue eyed knight does broke your posture on PS3, but in this one you can just tank 3 in a row and be fine?
Nah, FROMs hit detection outside of DS2 is top tier babyPlenty of bullshit grab moves outside of DS2. :doge
Shadows of Yharnam easy as shit.After reading through this thread lately playing BB, and watching this vid randomly, I want to thank you for posting it as it helped me get past them my first try. I didn't even realize that I was at this particular boss fight till I saw the names pop up. Lol
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5uXJo5pL7I
Fantastic fight tho
Yeah, hopefully.
Demon's Souls is top 10 for me so I don't want them to fuck it up
from the few scraps of the remade ost I've heard it sounds great
the original is still there if you want it. wouldn't be surprised if there's a switch to just use the original.
Figured I'd post this here instead of the PS5 thread...
More Demon's Souls character creator and photomode details... FUCK YIS. :rejoice
With this new character creator, you will be able to customize your appearance with up to 16 million permutations.
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I'm never going to start this game... :rejoice
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Nioh 2 is even way better.
I dont really care
Nioh 2 is even way better.
Yeah, can't believe it's still not on PC wtf
I want to know if bebs is fat rolling w his knight build. can see why you'd be having probs with the armoured spider if you are.
lolol, yes! lower to sub 50 for sure. you can switch to jp servers if you want in the network settings. I've been finding murca cali servers p good, and every region is pbwt in shrine of storms right now it seems. nt sure if it actually changes based on region tendency but that's what I thought?
there's a fog door you go through in a hallway at some point up near the top, instead of going in, explore down the tunnel first. you come to a ledge above where you start, turn a lever and start mining platforms moving that can take you straight up there from the starting bonfire. idk how to describe it better but im sure a map of the area will sort you out
soul arrow that bish.
i went back across that bridge and the dragon still aggro'd. you have to have killed the purple dragon to stop that i thought
demon's souls has great shortcut design. I'm really surprised at this reaction. Race to the shortcut. Unlock asap.
Bebpo is there a path you'd recommend? I'm not too far yet, only beaten Tower Knight and Fool's Idol. Not really sure which level to try next.
Jesus the skeletons in 4-2 are quite a bit beefier and the run outside is kicking my ass. Might need to come back after I've leveled up some more.
Latria might be one of the most atmospheric areas in any video game I've played. :whoo The gargoyle section is blowing my mind all over again.
be careful when backing up or you'll fall off the cliff backwards.:tocry
world 5 is more environment challenge, 5-1 is very vertical and easy to fall. All the first stages of worlds are pretty doable off the start.That would totally explain it then! :lol. Thanks for pointing that out. I do have a spear, but don't think I'm strong enough to wield yet. I started with a Magician build, so I might need build more dex or strength for it.
Also the diggers in world 2 are weak to either magic, weapons with magic, or thrust weapons like rapier. They are heavy resistant against slash weapons. This threw me off and I had to keep a second weapon for them. I can't think of any other enemy in the game that was like that or maybe I was just already rolling magic weapons by the point I fought them.
One shot Flamelurker but made sure to not 2H much and mostly stay just outside his swipe range to bait slams. I love Guts builds in these games but Demon’s is a weird game and frequently puts bosses in your path that necessitate or at least encourage off build solutions. Almost more like puzzles than skill and execution.
just use the rapier/estoc if you don't want to put more points into dex/str. both are really, really good. that said, i'm a magic main with a base dex/str of 13/14 respectively so i can wield the kilij and winged spear coz they're a great combo of slash and pierce damage. i would def consider just running falchion (or soem other slash wep with lower reqs) and estoc/rapier if i rerolled thoughFinally jumped back into 2-1 with the spear I had and started to really wreck shit. Glad you all pointed it out (no pun intended). Getting into a Souls groove again :rejoice
I'm nearing the end now. Overall i'd say this is a great game and just a half step behind Dark Souls 3. I'd probably put it a notch above Dark Souls 1, mostly because this feels a bit more focused but also takes more risks. Dark Souls 1 also drags towards the end. Lost Izalith kind of sucks and nothing after Anor Londo is nearly as good as the stuff before it (excluding the excellent DLC, of course). DeS is short and sweet by comparison without any bloat. My ranking as of right now
1) Bloodborne
2) Dark Souls 3
3) Demon's Souls 2020
4) Dark Souls 1
5) Sekiro
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lol who cares) Dark Souls 2
Armored Spider is kicking my ass and burned through all my grass. Gonna need to farm them back. I watched videos with most people, it does like no damage to them. Guess it's their build. Gonna come back to it later.
Dove deep into 3-1. Wow.. the level design is a bit crazy to follow, but the atmosphere is bloody awesome. Got all the way to shutting down that ballista, but decided to double back to level up real quick. Hoping to clear it tonight.
I love Dark Souls 1 because I think it's tied with Bloodborne for the best storyline. I really like the stuff with the Serpents. The lore is super interesting in DS1. That being side, I'll absolutely admit that the second half game design-wise is pretty messy. Lost Izaleth is fucking terrible along with the boss and there's some other weak stretches as well. The balance is also the most broken.I agree on Dark vs Demon boss fights for sure.
Demon's Souls 2020 might have a the better level design and balance, but that's about it compared to DS1. DS1 bosses aren't amazing but most of Demon's bosses suck so I'd give DS1 the edge there. Also DS1 has a lot more build variety and is longer I think, plus the better story.
Killed Maiden Astraea with arrows for the trophy, which incidentally gave me white world tendency for world 5. Grabbed Istarelle, which just happens to be awesome for my faith build. Switching between Moonlight Greatsword and Istarelle now depending on the situation. I really love this game.
They definitely messed with the drop rates in the remake, I got a pure bladestone from the skeleton in 4-2 and I wasn't even trying to farm him. :dogei dunno i feel like it has always been this way in demon's souls. I never actually got pure bladestone after probably cumulatively weeks of play/grinding... but others get it without even messing with tendency. who knows... the best builds don't really even rely that heavily on exotic stone drops anyway 👀
So, is there anything else to spend your boss demon souls on other than magic? Just wanted to be sure before using them.Some can be used for weapon upgrades. Some can be used for of of multiple spells.
wait after he does that charge move... or lose the weight ;)Oh I'm definitely lighter...on soul level.