Dark Souls

Doctor Nick · 03-11-2017 6:44pm

Jeez, the difficulty has really ramped up with archives. Presume that dragon Seath was meant to kill you to put you in that cage?

Digital Solitude · 03-11-2017 7:44pm

Doctor Nick wrote: »

Jeez, the difficulty has really ramped up with archives. Presume that dragon Seath was meant to kill you to put you in that cage?

Yeah its unavoidable, the archives is ****hard

Doctor Nick · 03-11-2017 11:02pm

Crystal caves is proving to be a nightmare.
Ah balls a boss that curses you within 2 seconds. Can't see me enjoying this fight. All others seemed fair but this

Doctor Nick · 04-11-2017 10:17am

Doctor Nick wrote: »

Crystal caves is proving to be a nightmare.
Ah balls a boss that curses you within 2 seconds. Can't see me enjoying this fight. All others seemed fair but this

Seath wasn't bad in the end. Got him on third attempt and turned out a bit intense with the curse crystals.

Doctor Nick · 04-11-2017 9:45pm

Bed of Chaos is an odd one. Haven't a clue how to get at it. Got the yokes either side but there a big hole in the floor and anywhere I go more holes appear.

Digital Solitude · 05-11-2017 1:06am

Doctor Nick wrote: »

Bed of Chaos is an odd one. Haven't a clue how to get at it. Got the yokes either side but there a big hole in the floor and anywhere I go more holes appear.

Do you want the solution? Look a bit closer

SeantheMan · 05-11-2017 7:22am

Doctor Nick wrote: »

Bed of Chaos is an odd one. Haven't a clue how to get at it. Got the yokes either side but there a big hole in the floor and anywhere I go more holes appear.

It's a stupid boss and tbh I'd just ask or check online to the solution.
It's not obvious.
It's widely regarded as one of the worst designed bosses in the Souls series.

Doctor Nick · 05-11-2017 8:36am

Done it. I did have to look it up though as knew there was something up. Off to Catacombs I go.

beans · 05-11-2017 9:21am

Love the catacombs. The sense of claustrophobia, the scenery, cool enemies too. Boss design rocks.

Doctor Nick · 05-11-2017 10:20am

I enjoy catacombs too. Not so much Tomb of the Giants. I actually thought you were on your first play through like myself, beans.

Have the four Lord Souls. Started DLC. Couldn't believe how quick there was a boss in it. Got past it anyway. I might actually finish Dark Souls 1! Just Demon Souls left to conquer then.

Doctor Nick · 05-11-2017 11:06am

Oh man this Knight Artorias fight is deadly. Half way first time so proud of myself for that. Probably my favourite fight in the game so far.

Doctor Nick · 05-11-2017 4:25pm

Nito is dead. As is Sanctuary Guardian, Artorias, Manus and Gwyn and the fire has been linked

What a journey it was.

Stone Deaf 4evr · 05-11-2017 7:06pm

Doctor Nick wrote: »

Nito is dead. As is Sanctuary Guardian, Artorias, Manus and Gwyn and the fire has been linked

What a journey it was.

Fair play, you fair blitzed through it in the end!

Doctor Nick · 05-11-2017 7:40pm

Stone Deaf 4evr wrote: »

Fair play, you fair blitzed through it in the end!

Surprised meself how quick I did it. 37 hours. My last game was longer than that and I hadn't got any lord souls. After looking up a walkthrough and it seems I missed a few things, dark Anor Londo, Dragon kalameet, the other snake thing never spawned either as I'd already placed the lord vessel. If I play again I'll look at a guide. Great game though. Love it. I liked the latter half even if some of it wasn't the most aesthetically pleasing. Demon Ruins in particular I really enjoyed. Played the majority of the game hollow, had I been human it might have been longer. The few times I was human I got invaded so it's still got active multiplayer.

beans · 05-11-2017 10:51pm

Doctor Nick wrote: »

I actually thought you were on your first play through like myself, beans.

Second, first was back in 2014, I bounced off Artorias and the Kings and put it down.

Fair play, I think I have 37 hours in already and I'm still at O&S

J. Marston · 06-12-2017 12:08am

Rumours about a remaster being announced at a Namco event on the 15th...

https://seasonedgaming.com/2017/12/05/rumor-dark-souls-1-remaster-coming-to-xbox-one-ps4-and-switch/

People are sick of remasters but feck it, I'd play a new shiny version of DS.

06-12-2017 12:35am

Yeah I'd play it again ..... and again for the achievements. Those tail cuts where an arse ache though.

EDIT: Unless they 100% fix Blighttown though they can keep it.

Stone Deaf 4evr · 06-12-2017 9:53am

I'd play it again, but at the same time, I'm not sure at what price. I reckon 30 euros would be the most I'd pay tbh. It would also need to be guaranteed 60fps, Include all DLC and I'd like to see a 'directors cut' treatment applied to lost Izalith and Crystal caves. otherwise I think the core mechanics should not be altered.

J. Marston · 06-12-2017 11:15am

I definitely don't think they'll finish areas.

It'll be more of a spit-shine, if anything.

YouSavedMyLife · 06-12-2017 11:27am

I wouldn't play a remastered version to be honest. I would play a directors cut version with some new content or a change of content and maybe a better NG+

**** Dark Souls though, I would play a shiny new Demon Souls no problem with the same content as the PS3 version

After posting this I remember I don't have a PlayStation anymore and Demons is a Sony IP. Only Bloodborne 2 would push me to get a PS again.

Mickeroo · 06-12-2017 11:31am

It's already on Xbox One through backwards compatibility. Would need to be a genuine remaster and not just a port for me to consider getting it I think.

heebusjeebus · 06-12-2017 11:44am

Mickeroo wrote: »

It's already on Xbox One through backwards compatibility. Would need to be a genuine remaster and not just a port for me to consider getting it I think.

Is it still 30fps on the Xbox One?
I'd 100% get it for the PS4 if it was 60fps like Dark Souls 2 SofFS edition.
I'd also get it on the Switch just so I could play it at work

Stone Deaf 4evr · 06-12-2017 11:48am

heebusjeebus wrote: »

Is it still 30fps on the Xbox One?
I'd 100% get it for the PS4 if it was 60fps like Dark Souls 2 SofFS edition.
I'd also get it on the Switch just so I could play it at work

30 for the most part, still drops like a stone in the usual spots.
I must check it on the one x, but I doubt there will be any meaningful difference

Vicxas · 06-12-2017 11:51am

They'd seriously need to fix the 30FPS and disastrous frame drops in Blighttown before i'd even consider it.

That being said 10/10 would still play again. I'm running the DS3 DLC at the mo so any new souls game would be amazing.

beans · 06-12-2017 12:04pm

I just watched a 1 hour 18 minutes all-bosses speed-run of DS1 for motivation.

Holy hell, that's something to watch!

I'm going to try the red tear-stone approach to beating O&S later

beans · 20-12-2017 11:42pm

https://twitter.com/Lobosjrgaming/status/943371309685329920?s=17

Interesting for PC this Thursday

Doctor Nick · 23-12-2017 11:23am

I started a new character last week doing a dex build compared to my tank last time. Previously missed a lot of optional areas, Great Hollow, Ash Lake, Painted World, Dark Anor Londo and Kalameet. Anyway Im finding Kalameet cheap. I was one hit away from finishing it and had a full health bar when he flew up into the air breathing fire which wiped out my entire health bar. Absolutely no way to dodge this. Completely unavoidable. Switched off in disgust. The first time I've really considered a boss unfair in a From Soft game.

I think I much prefer the Dex build to the tank. I'm surprised the game is still active online. Early in the game I was invaded in the burg by some dude wearing Smough gear, downing Elizabeth mushrooms. He did one move and I was dead. It was a pyromancy. Not sure what was just like he breathed. Annoyed me so figured out you could check PSN IDs. Known hacker. Lot of videos about him. Invaded earlier by a dude in Oolacile. This was a lot more fair. I actually enjoyed it even if I still died. Not sure if I'll ever be able for PVP.

Digital Solitude · 23-12-2017 2:54pm

Most PvP builds are built for PvP, yours is built for PvE so will be weaker from the start.

With a bit of practice you'd definitely be able to reach pace, the PvP is a lot of fun in these games.

You can avoid Kalameets fire by

running behind the waterfall iirc, where you find the slab

Doctor Nick · 23-12-2017 9:53pm

Digital Solitude wrote: »

Most PvP builds are built for PvP, yours is built for PvE so will be weaker from the start.

With a bit of practice you'd definitely be able to reach pace, the PvP is a lot of fun in these games.

You can avoid Kalameets fire by
running behind the waterfall iirc, where you find the slab

Got him in the end, amazing what a break does after lots of frustration. On to Manus next, I should probably switch off till tomorrow or I'll be up all night.

Doctor Nick · 26-12-2017 4:38pm

Completed my dex build including Crossbreed Prisicilla and Gwyndolin or whatever his/her name is in Dark Anor Londo. Was also chuffed to save Sigmeyer

in Lost Izalith (sad end to his storyline in Ash Lake)

and get the fire keeper soul from

Lautrec.

Highlight of this play through was

knocking the Iron Golem off the roof in Sens Fortress

which I didn't even know was possible. Also learned to parry properly which is so satisfying. Doesn't seem to transfer across to 3 though.

Digital Solitude · 26-12-2017 5:34pm

Slightly different party timing between the 5 games, Bloodborne and DkS are quite similar, DkS2 is a little earlier in the animation and DkS3 is a little later, don't know how to parry in Demons so can't speak there.

Doctor Nick · 26-12-2017 5:48pm

Digital Solitude wrote: »

Slightly different party timing between the 5 games, Bloodborne and DkS are quite similar, DkS2 is a little earlier in the animation and DkS3 is a little later, don't know how to parry in Demons so can't speak there.

I'm OK parrying in Bloodborne. Demons is actually the easiest of them all I thought. In DS2 I could parry but was never able to riposte oddly enough, whenever I tried it I just did a normal R1 swing. With 3 I was able to parry Iudex Gundier about 25% of the time the other night. I kept getting killed so I could practise but couldn't do it consistently which is weird. Same with the hollows outside the Boss arena. Frustrating, can't figure out what I'm doing differently between the successes and failures.

Digital Solitude · 26-12-2017 6:02pm

In two you riposte same as a visceral in BB, small delay before attacking iirc

I can't parry very well in 3 so I can't advise too much, I'm pretty sure it's slightly later in the animation that BB or DkS though

noodler · 26-12-2017 8:43pm

BB is a piece of piss to parry in.

Could never do it in others.

SeantheMan · 26-12-2017 11:16pm

I always felt DS1 was the easiest to parry in...maybe because it's the only one where I got so much practice.
I must have spent hours getting parrying down against the Sivler Knights in Anor Londo (and the invading knights ...which ruined some of my attempts to get to O&S). They became my favourite enemy.....I was delighted when they showed up in DS3.
I actually managed to parry Gywn to death.
Later on another run after completing DS2, DS3 I jumped to a save and did NG++ and tried to parry Gwyn again......not a hope. The save file is still sitting there with me at the final run to Gywn.

Doctor Nick · 26-12-2017 11:52pm

SeantheMan wrote: »

I always felt DS1 was the easiest to parry in...maybe because it's the only one where I got so much practice.
I must have spent hours getting parrying down against the Sivler Knights in Anor Londo (and the invading knights ...which ruined some of my attempts to get to O&S). They became my favourite enemy.....I was delighted when they showed up in DS3.
I actually managed to parry Gywn to death.
Later on another run after completing DS2, DS3 I jumped to a save and did NG++ and tried to parry Gwyn again......not a hope. The save file is still sitting there with me at the final run to Gywn.

I parried Gwyn to death both times I finished the game. How did you find parrying in the later games Sean? I think parrying was easiest in Demons Souls, then Bloodborne then DS1.

Also, lads, what ending did yis prefer? I personally thought the

Dark Lord

ending was the more satisfying one.

Digital Solitude · 27-12-2017 3:30am

Agree there, fcuk Gwyn and his bull**** prophecy, I do what I please

SeantheMan · 28-12-2017 3:17pm

Doctor Nick wrote: »

I parried Gwyn to death both times I finished the game. How did you find parrying in the later games Sean? I think parrying was easiest in Demons Souls, then Bloodborne then DS1.

Also, lads, what ending did yis prefer? I personally thought the
Dark Lord
ending was the more satisfying one.

Didn't really do it much as it was a much faster game in 3 which allowed for moving behind them etc, and such a variety of bosses I didn't wanna learn to parry....it was much easier to block with shield...let them bounce off it...then hit them.
I learned to parry in DS1 out of necessity, I didn't parry at all...up until Anor Londo when I met them Knights and spent hours rerunning the place and farming souls.

In DS2 I went with that 2 Greatsword build and just smashed through everything, so there was no parrying.

Still never went back to BloodBorne.....parrying...well...shooting them in the face...seemed much easier than trying to parry with a shield.

I still watch the old DS vids from time to time.
VaatiVidya is far away the best for Lore
and of course The Dumb****s Guide to DarkSouls for the LOLs...still the best DS vids out there imo

beans · 10-01-2018 9:53am

I'm pretty frustrated. Jumped down into the monster-pit to help our friend in Lost Izilith, we bested the chaos eaters together and he didn't take so much as a hit... and then he keeled over dead, presumably from poison?

Is there a trick to keeping him alive, should you just bone-out as soon as they're all dead?

Presumably the best end to his character is just to let him fight on his own. He was very grumpy that I'd seen it necessary to lend a hand at all.

Retr0gamer · 10-01-2018 10:55am

Check out the video Vaati Vidya did on the lore of that character. He feels useless as you've been solving his problems all along. It's actually quite a heartbreaking little side tale that is very easy to miss.

Doctor Nick · 10-01-2018 11:17am

beans wrote: »

I'm pretty frustrated. Jumped down into the monster-pit to help our friend in Lost Izilith, we bested the chaos eaters together and he didn't take so much as a hit... and then he keeled over dead, presumably from poison?

Is there a trick to keeping him alive, should you just bone-out as soon as they're all dead?

Presumably the best end to his character is just to let him fight on his own. He was very grumpy that I'd seen it necessary to lend a hand at all.

Last play I saved him. When the floor broke I killed all but one of the chaos things then let him take on the last one himself. He survived that encounter.

noodler · 10-01-2018 11:55am

Retr0gamer wrote: »

Check out the video Vaati Vidya did on the lore of that character. He feels useless as you've been solving his problems all along. It's actually quite a heartbreaking little side tale that is very easy to miss.

Who is the NPC again?

Mickeroo · 10-01-2018 12:04pm

noodler wrote: »

Who is the NPC again?

Solaire ain't it?

beans · 10-01-2018 12:16pm

Mickeroo wrote: »

Solaire ain't it?

Solaire ends up down by the chaos bugs near the shortcut, it's Siegmeyer who is gung-ho about jumping into the monster-pit.

Mickeroo · 10-01-2018 12:39pm

beans wrote: »

Solaire ends up down by the chaos bugs near the shortcut, it's Siegmeyer who is gung-ho about jumping into the monster-pit.

Ah yes I remember the bit now. I'm sure I saved him on one play through but I can't remember how I went about it.

Retr0gamer · 10-01-2018 1:01pm

I think you let him jump in and finish them off himself. His daughter then comes looking for him.

Doctor Nick · 10-01-2018 1:56pm

Retr0gamer wrote: »

I think you let him jump in and finish them off himself. His daughter then comes looking for him.

Any guide I read said he normally dies on that encounter either from the chaos things or poison. They all recommended the strat to kill all but one before you talk to him if you want him to survive.

heebusjeebus · 11-01-2018 11:26am

Another rumor today about a Dark Souls remaster.
This could potentially be out in May this year.
Would be sweet if this had extra gfx effects, and not just 60FPS. Some mods for the PC version really add a lot to the look of the game.

https://www.reddit.com/r/darksouls/comments/7ple1m/rumor_dark_souls_remastered_for_ps4_24_may_2018/

gizmo · 11-01-2018 3:30pm

Looks like this is definitly happening, Switch first with other platforms to follow.

Nintendo Switch is getting Dark Souls Remastered

Kiith · 11-01-2018 3:30pm

Dark Souls Remastered announced for the Switch.

Dark Souls

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