Game's already pre-ordered and ready for pre-loading as soon as it's available.
Annoying how in DS2, every boss is weak to lightning but I can't find a boltstone or a lightning weapon anywhere. Apparently there was an early Heide weapon, but was removed for SofFS.
I guess I should focus on getting past that dragon then.Doesn't the Blue Sentinels covenant guy in Heide sell Boltstones?
Though I wouldn't bother with infusing a weapon with lightning unless I was running a faith build since they scale with that.
Ended up switching from a longsword to a large club. Makes a huge difference against those Heide Knights, woo boy! But then had to switch back for the Old Dragonslayer because the club was way too slow. Unlike Bloodborne and DS3, I think I'll need to be more situational with my weapon choices in this game. No picking the Dark Sword for everything this time around.
I made it to the Blue Sentinel but he doesn't want to talk to me. So I'll have to figure out how to get him to like me.
Thanks for the tips all.
I've come to the conclusion that Dark Souls 2 is ... (shock)... good! All the complaints are true, most bosses suck, enemy variety isn't that great, enemies will spot you from a million yards away and follow you to the ends of the earth, but at the same time, it's impressively non-linear, and character customization feels more "important" and this from the other Souls games I've played. I just wish healing from Etsus wasn't so damn slow.
Remember from the above, I still haven't played Demon or DS1. I am playing backwards (Bloodborne -> DS3 -> DS2).
Thanks for the tips all.
I've come to the conclusion that Dark Souls 2 is ... (shock)... good! All the complaints are true, most bosses suck, enemy variety isn't that great, enemies will spot you from a million yards away and follow you to the ends of the earth, but at the same time, it's impressively non-linear, and character customization feels more "important" and this from the other Souls games I've played. I just wish healing from Etsus wasn't so damn slow.
Remember from the above, I still haven't played Demon or DS1. I am playing backwards (Bloodborne -> DS3 -> DS2).
Thanks for the tips all.
I've come to the conclusion that Dark Souls 2 is ... (shock)... good! All the complaints are true, most bosses suck, enemy variety isn't that great, enemies will spot you from a million yards away and follow you to the ends of the earth, but at the same time, it's impressively non-linear, and character customization feels more "important" and this from the other Souls games I've played. I just wish healing from Etsus wasn't so damn slow.
Remember from the above, I still haven't played Demon or DS1. I am playing backwards (Bloodborne -> DS3 -> DS2).
Pre-orderedThe dark souls of preordering art books available for pre-order:
DS1 is linear than DS2, even with the master key.And if you think DS2 is non linear, wait until you get to DS1. ;)
Just watched the latest episode of Retry from RKG, put me in the mood for souls so I'm considering:
DS2 is the only game in the franchise that I don't have the platinum trophy for and would love to get it but It's my least favorite of them all. I've heard great things about Nioh and was wondering how easy the plat is in a single playthrough. I'd rather not use a guide so I don't even know if it's possible. Hoping someone could shed some light on this for me.
- NG+ of DS2 or
- First playthrough of NIOH
Thanks.
Oh yeah, I remember you talking about that just a bit ago. I think I will give it a go then. I've had it forever but haven't jumped in as I've been trying to finish up some big recent releases (RDR2 and DQXI). I haven't finished Dragon Quest but like I said, I'm in the mood for some souls and haven't played any since DS1 remastered.Nioh is extraordinary and I would wholeheartedly recommend playing it over a game you've already played and that you're not crazy about. I'm a huge fan and if you like the Souls games and want something with more emphasis on combat, there's nothing better than Nioh. It's the game this Gen that I've put the most time into.
And the Platinum is easily achievable in one playthrough. Nioh is structured differently than the Souls games since it's mission based and the missions can be replayed at will. Even after beating the game and unlocking the higher difficulties you can jump back and forth.
I found getting the Platinum for Nioh more enjoyable that any of the Souls games other than Bloodborne. The only tricky trophy is Samurai of Legend, which requires you to beat every mission in the base game. The reason it's tricky is because some of the post game missions are fairly difficult (though you can always summon if you need a hand) and the Twilight missions, which are remixed versions of the regular missions which appear on daily rotation. I was missing one of the twilight missions to get the 100% and I had to wait almost two weeks for it to appear in the rotation. This can be avoided by doing all the daily twilight missions as they become available.
Thanks for the tips all.
I've come to the conclusion that Dark Souls 2 is ... (shock)... good!
Sounds great and the non-linear start was desperately needed. I'll watch a YT playthrough since I'm not a PC gamer, but I really like these kind of mods.Been playing a mod called Cinders. It's a community overhaul on PVE for Dark Souls 3 that changes up the game completely.
https://www.nexusmods.com/darksouls3/mods/310?tab=files
It adds too much to talk about (alot of cut content, rebalances) but my favorite addition is it brings the Dark Souls 1 poise system in the game, as well as opens up the game to be non linear in a sense (At the start of the game you can warp to not only the High Wall, but also the Undead Settlement, Catacombs, and the Dreg Heap. makes progression a little non linear) Anyone should give it a go.
It kinda sucks the game that needs an overhaul more (Dark Souls 2) aint getting it any time soon :(
As an ardent defender of 3 I still hate the poise system and love how they buffed heavy armor ;)That sounds really interes....
I'll probably give it a shot, thx
Yeah the magic revamp sounds really interesting.Another great feature is how it makes miracles and magic viable. (FP also now recovers 1 point per second)
So is DS2 NG+ notoriously hard or am I just out of touch? I swear this is harder than NG++ in DS1 or DS3. I'm having a hell of a time getting to The Pursuer. I've come across at least 4 red phantoms already.
Also, Nioh is really good. I finished the intro and am working my way up to the mansion in the first village you come to. I just wanted to start up on DS2 while I was feeling it but I don't know if I'll continue.
Yeah, I'm planning on playing a good bit of it tomorrow as I have nothing going on. I do hope the switching between stances becomes easier to manage the more I play, I've also got to stop playing it like a souls game. I keep dying to those red phantom things because I try to attack with my R1 and R2 instead of square and I keep using the wrong button to evade.Going back to DS2 always feels rough. The deadzone and how sluggish everything feels in general, specially compared to 3.
I'm glad you're enjoying Nioh. You're in for a hell of a ride.
Yeah, I'm planning on playing a good bit of it tomorrow as I have nothing going on. I do hope the switching between stances becomes easier to manage the more I play, I've also got to stop playing it like a souls game. I keep dying to those red phantom things because I try to attack with my R1 and R2 instead of square and I keep using the wrong button to evade.
Oh cool. I didn't even think about remapping the controls. I'll look into that first thing.You can change the controls so they are more like Souls, with Attacks on R1 and R2. That's how I play.
Switching stances becomes very natural with practice; in fact there's an unlockable skill called Ki Flux which gives you a Ki Pulse every time you change stances immediately after doing an attack and it makes the combat really flow since you get almost unlimited Ki if you time it right and plan your chain of combos.
Its a bad ideaI'm so hungry for Sekiro that I've put Lords of the Fallen in my cart on PSN (It's currently $3).
Tell me it's a bad idea.
Btw people don't do like me and play this mod online... you might get softbanned. Oops.... Completely forgot about that stuff and neglected to start in offline mode. >_>Been playing a mod called Cinders. It's a community overhaul on PVE for Dark Souls 3 that changes up the game completely.
https://www.nexusmods.com/darksouls3/mods/310?tab=files
For $3? Eh, you should be fine. It's an OK distraction. I'd probably just replay one of the Soulsborne games though... <_<I'm so hungry for Sekiro that I've put Lords of the Fallen in my cart on PSN (It's currently $3).
Tell me it's a bad idea.
I'm so hungry for Sekiro that I've put Lords of the Fallen in my cart on PSN (It's currently $3).
Tell me it's a bad idea.
Assume you've played Nioh and The Surge if you're stooping that low. The Surge kinda sucks but it's better than Lords of the Fallen.
Have you played Salt & Sanctuary? I haven't myself but have heard people call it a souls like.That bad, huh?
Yeah, I've played over 200 hours of Nioh. I've heard The Surge is better (than Lord of the Fallen) but that's $50 on PSN.
That bad, huh?
Yeah, I've played over 200 hours of Nioh. I've heard The Surge is better (than Lord of the Fallen) but that's $50 on PSN.