Dark Souls is kind of the only one built like that (and Sekiro and the DS3 DLC). Bloodborne is far more segmented, and Dark Souls 3 is just strung together linearly (and Dark Souls 2 doesn't fit together at all).
Demon's individual areas are sometimes like this, though mostly not visible from afar.
I'm a fan of the details and layouts of the environment, but sometimes it's hard for me to accept their believeability. As a recent example in Sekiro, either the entire game takes place in and around Ashina castle, or all of Ashina is just that small. I refuse to believe a state in the Sengoku period is that small, but there is no evidence otherwise that states that there's more of Ashina than what we see.
I don't know why the interconnectedness is as nostalgia inducing as it is. Seeing a video of someone fighting a boss or running through an area or whatever = zero feelings but seeing someone take an elevator from point a to b then look off at point c = damn....
I know people will say other areas are worse but that's the worst area IMO, slipping off awkwardly shaped ledges, walking across invisible bridges and getting cursed there almost made me drop the game too.
Most of this can be annoying but is pretty easily solvable if you look it up. Like the catacombs enemies will stay dead if you kill certain necromancer enemies running around. Some are hidden though so it might not be obvious where you have to go to kill the guy so skeletons stop respawning. Same with the weapon upgrades - the solution is easy if you look it up, but I know sometimes people don't like resorting to wikis all the time.
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It's been awhile since whenever I replay it I stop at the Demon's Ruins, but I recall a part where it feels like they just copy and pasted a bunch of dinosaur feet.
Izalith literally has dragon asses that walk around a giant lava pit.
I had the same experience of coming back to Dark Souls in late game after a long break, it was tough but it's doable. I've only beaten the game once so I'm not an expert or anything but I'm gonna try to give you some advice.
Basically the way it works is, after you've upgraded a weapon to a certain level like +5, you need to ascend it before you can upgrade it more. You do that in the "modify equipment" menu at a blacksmith. This menu is also where you can switch to a different upgrade path like crystal or divine, but if you want to get the best dex or strength scaling it's generally best to stick with normal path(crystal scales better but breaks).
You can only summon people when you're human. Use a humanity to reverse hollowing at any bonfire to become human. When you're human and in an area where the boss is still alive, you can see other people's summoning signs. They're usually around bonfires and right before bosses. You can also summon NPCs if you find their signs in specific places. If you got the white soapstone from Solaire you can put down your own summoning sign and be summoned by other people, help them kill a boss and you get souls and humanity. You don't need to be human for that.
I think I saw them maybe twice during all my playtime. Slightly more often than gravelording.I just found out about "vagrants" through this channel.
Wtf? How did I not encounter them in hundrets of hours playing this game over the years? Never even heard of them tbh. Haha!
I feel betrayed somehow!
Yes! The (almost) complete layout is all there! You can even see the iconic steps of Anor Londo from the beginning if you look closely!Dark Souls 3 never gets appreciated enough in this aspect. Yes it's not layered on top of each other but close to the beginning of the game you come to this hill and you can see how basically every location is laid out.
Dark Souls 3 never gets appreciated enough in this aspect. Yes it's not layered on top of each other but close to the beginning of the game you come to this hill and you can see how basically every location is laid out.
I need a labeled version of this; I don't even remember half the locations in 3 lol. I think I can see the dragon place in the mountains at least.
Too bad it's the most linear game in the series.Dark Souls 3 never gets appreciated enough in this aspect. Yes it's not layered on top of each other but close to the beginning of the game you come to this hill and you can see how basically every location is laid out.
