Thanks! I suppose I'll just keep trucking then.
Starting to get to the groove again but that mistake took the steam off for tonight.
Starting to get to the groove again but that mistake took the steam off for tonight.
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Dark Souls: Remastered |OT| The Dark Souls of remasters
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Just to reply to this question as it is a fair one, relevant, and I did leave it open to interpretation.
I am actually pretty damn patient with everything in life. One of the things I find myself saying a whole lot is "It is what it is," meaning it is out of my hands so why let it affect me in any negative way. However when it comes to games I do not have a lot of time to play them. So if I feel as if I am "wasting my time," which could wind up meaning a whole lot of different things like it is just not very good, it is too long, it is not challenging, it is too challenging, I tend to lose my patience and move on to something else I feel like I will enjoy. So it is not I do not have patience because it is too hard or difficult. I am fine with that if it is a good game (which the reason I even posted is how highly regarded this game is and I have never played it). So that is what I specifically meant as I do not have much patience.
Wow. Thank you all for taking the time to post thoughtfully and with a whole lot of detail.
Really, very truly appreciated, especially since I do know and realize it is a pretty subjective question and also open ended.
I believe I am going to pick it up based on all of the feedback. I was going to pick it up on the Switch just to have the portability factor, but still not having a release date is making it not easy to do that. I will wait a few weeks to see if that changes, and if not I will dive in probably on the PS4. Sounds like that is where the more active community is overall.
Little update, I just beat ornstein and smough and the game has been pretty easy so far, definitely the easiest out of them. The only bit ive got annoyed at is sen's fortress but after knowing the way it was okay.
This game makes me want to replay DS3. Wish I had the dlc on PC though....I know not so long ago it was on sale for cheap but I missed it :(
Is there any point to going out of your way and keeping Solaire alive in Lost Izalith if I don't mean to summon him in the last fight?
Hey Era,
I ate the Firekeeper soul I found from the church. Don't know what I was thinking.
How bad did I do? I know I should have used it to reinforce the Estus flask, but somehow I ended up eating it. And then proceeded to lose that humanity on the Gargoyle fight. (Which I'm sure I'm going to rage over later on.)
If you do Anastacia quest no one will notice...there are more soulkeepers souls around the world
Why would you leave your only friend behind.
There is no reward if you save him
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I'm at the DLC now. I killed the first boss in two Crystal Soul Spears and a Great Soul Arrow XD.
Anyone on Xbox wanna roll through Lost Izalith with me? Already got the witch's left arm but need to hit the area below, before boss fog.
GT: OH MY GOD RUN
Edit: done! Thanks !!
GT: OH MY GOD RUN
Edit: done! Thanks !!
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Fuck yeah. Beat Ornstein and Smough. No summons, no kindling bonfires, and nothing but the warrior class's starting gear. (the sword has been upgraded to +10)
When played the game on PS3 the jumps felt tricky and the parring timing was a mess , the remaster feels solid with responsible controls , the back attack is easier to do. Saddly the graphics look aged and wished From improved them, they really look basic specially after coming from God of War , the visual impact is shocking. Gameplay and nostalgia saves this remaster.
Is anything permanently missable by using the alternative Blighttown entrance? I already went down to the Depths to get the large ember and farm some large titanite, but I don't want to lose my 15 soft humanity on a failed attempt on the gaping dragon and upper Blighttown
I reallly dont think so
I can only think of one thing you can permanently miss in this game and its not in blighttown
The only things worth getting in upper Blighttown is an amazing Pyromancy, a cool armor set and maybe a shield. If you can do without those it is not worth going...
Some dialogue with a specific shopkeeper, but nothing important.
I personally think the game looks really great on the basis that the environment and enemy design is still, and will always be, amazing. The little visual touches they added like the redone lighting and some other effects are good enough.
Also obviously they're saving the Bluepoint SotC remake treatment for Demon's Souls to be announced in a couple weeks at E3.
I gotta disagree with the graphics not being enough. There's AO and high res textures and great alpha effects too, even though there are some spots that stick out as real rough (that house in the off distance in Undead Burg looks like ass.) I'm playing in 4k and this game manages to be a looker in my eyes, even after GoW.
I don't think you get anything special by summoning him for the last fight. If you want to solo Gwyn you can let him kill Solaire before you join in on the fun and it will actually make it harder.
After playing the PS4 version i really want to double dip in the Switch Bersion.
Oh where are you Switch Version... Where are you...
Oh where are you Switch Version... Where are you...
I kinda want to replay Bloodborne(for like the 10th time) and Dark Souls 3 again myself. These games are just so good, can't get enough.
Lol I'm definitely replaying BB and replaying/playing the latter half for the first time for DkS3 after I'm done with this. Hell, I'm even thinking of replaying Dark Souls 2! Never played the DLC of that game.
I wonder what will be the more popular souls game on PC...ds3 still has like 10k average per day. Ds1r is around 24k right now. I don't really pvp so not sure which people prefer but I know ds3 combat is better
It is? I thought it was odd and out of place, almost like a glitch lol :)
Can anyone help me out on the PC version and give me a Crown of Dusk? I had no idea that a Great Chaos Fireball would immediately kill Dusk upon killing the Golden Golem and now I can't get a Crown of dusk on my first play through and my main damage is Pyromancy, damnit. That is a huge freaking oversight on the developer's part. I am not even sure if I will even be able to access the DLC area now with her dead.
fwiw, amazon.de showed a date a few days ago, the date is now gone. it was the 15th August...
Having now got all but one pyromancy spell, it's a ton of fun and nice to finally do what I intended to all those years ago on my first playthrough.
(2011: I rolled pyro, wandered into the graveyard, thought "this shit is weak" and rerolled Bandit, my pyromancy following this was glorious iron flesh spam without realising it was initially OP, good times!)
Not sure what the best uses of my five slots are though, fireballs of some variety are a given, chaos fire whip has been good to me so that stays.
The flamethrower one I got in the painted world feels more novelty than anything else, the mists seem PvP focused (especially acid, don't think hollows care for durability).
Power within is an interesting wild card.
The chaos storm and its various similar types definitely come across to me as more for enemies (or specifically the lass in front of bed of chaos) to use for the "oh shit" factor because that mess takes time to cast, locks you in place and then is inconsistent whether it actually hits well enough, pretty much one use as well. Bit disappointing this was Quelanna's ultimate gift, popped it off a few times for novelty moments like diving into the phalanx pile of sneaking around to Seath's rear but naaaaaah, not worth it.
One gripe with even my beloved chaos firewhip and chaos fireball, and that's the magma after-effect being damn inconsistent, great idea that only pans out half the time if that.
edit^ and when it does it's killing Dusk by accident in Reins case, oh man
(2011: I rolled pyro, wandered into the graveyard, thought "this shit is weak" and rerolled Bandit, my pyromancy following this was glorious iron flesh spam without realising it was initially OP, good times!)
Not sure what the best uses of my five slots are though, fireballs of some variety are a given, chaos fire whip has been good to me so that stays.
The flamethrower one I got in the painted world feels more novelty than anything else, the mists seem PvP focused (especially acid, don't think hollows care for durability).
Power within is an interesting wild card.
The chaos storm and its various similar types definitely come across to me as more for enemies (or specifically the lass in front of bed of chaos) to use for the "oh shit" factor because that mess takes time to cast, locks you in place and then is inconsistent whether it actually hits well enough, pretty much one use as well. Bit disappointing this was Quelanna's ultimate gift, popped it off a few times for novelty moments like diving into the phalanx pile of sneaking around to Seath's rear but naaaaaah, not worth it.
One gripe with even my beloved chaos firewhip and chaos fireball, and that's the magma after-effect being damn inconsistent, great idea that only pans out half the time if that.
edit^ and when it does it's killing Dusk by accident in Reins case, oh man
I don't remember black knights being so easy to kill. I guess future souls games forced me to get better.
Btw when you see ghosts of other players (not bloodstains) are they seeing you at the same time?
Btw when you see ghosts of other players (not bloodstains) are they seeing you at the same time?
Ugh, I'm a bit disappointed they didn't add a respec option for NG+. I love the idea of NG+, but I really enjoyed being able to reroll characters in Dark Souls 2 and 3 so that you don't have to have the exact same character going into NG+. I guess I'll just start a new game then.
Got a slab from one of the lizards in the Great Hollow.
Accidently hit Seigmeyer when fighting the Chaos Eaters in Izalith, so no slab from Sieglinde this go around.
Went Dragon Scale/Chunk farming, first Darkwraith dropped a slab.
-- It's just Dark Souls <3
Accidently hit Seigmeyer when fighting the Chaos Eaters in Izalith, so no slab from Sieglinde this go around.
Went Dragon Scale/Chunk farming, first Darkwraith dropped a slab.
-- It's just Dark Souls <3
Well you're using equipment that the host couldn't possibly get at that point in the game. I'm not defending plug pullers, but it's not a fair fight is it.