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Post by bichii2 on Nov 7, 2022 10:32:17 GMT
Yeah don't block him. He's a piece of fucking piss. Just stand middle to long range, bait his attack, roll under, couple of hits, back off, rinse and repeat. Watch out for his AoE as it's got a longer reach than you'd think and is capable of OHK you. I love you. Did him first time listening to this advice. Only needed two heals right near the start. I was thinking on the way up the lift how moody I was going to be if I kept dying with this stupid boss run I'd be repeating. |
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Post by wunty on Nov 7, 2022 10:34:05 GMT
Lol, my advice normally sucks so that's a turn up for the books.
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Post by Jambowayoh on Nov 7, 2022 10:42:45 GMT
Yeah I wouldn't block him, he's got a brutal grab attack that I think is unblockable and, just as a special treat, removes a soul level from you Yeah when that grab happened, being pissed off was an...understatement. |
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Post by bichii2 on Nov 7, 2022 11:15:14 GMT
All done.  . |
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Post by Zuluhero on Nov 7, 2022 11:24:46 GMT
Alright who's fucking slagging DS2 now. Pretty sure an alarm goes off in your head as soon as anyone mentions it 😉 |
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Post by Zuluhero on Nov 7, 2022 11:26:39 GMT
Well done bichii, knew you could do it.
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Post by Vandelay on Nov 7, 2022 11:30:58 GMT
Congrats. I think Demon's Souls is a tad easier than other From games (and a bit shorter), but still a fair few bits that are a bit of a slog and an achievement to finish it.
I remember I started a second game doing a magic build and I should really go back to that. Was a disappointing to see that there isn't much optional content to explore though. With the world tendancy mechanic you would think there was quite a bit hidden away.
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Post by Zuluhero on Nov 7, 2022 11:38:59 GMT
It's a neat idea, just poorly executed.
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Post by wunty on Nov 7, 2022 11:41:33 GMT
Alright who's fucking slagging DS2 now. Pretty sure an alarm goes off in your head as soon as anyone mentions it 😉 I get a phone call. |
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Post by bichii2 on Nov 7, 2022 11:51:03 GMT
Yeah deffo easier apart for the runs. Finished at lvl 76 and pretty much exactly 20hours.
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Post by Zuluhero on Nov 7, 2022 11:57:35 GMT
Pretty sure an alarm goes off in your head as soon as anyone mentions it 😉 I get a phone call. "Hello? Mr Wunty? It's From again. Yes. Someone mentioned DS2 again. Yes. That's right. You know what to do." Click. |
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Post by retro74 on Nov 7, 2022 12:00:05 GMT
Yeah deffo easier apart for the runs. Finished at lvl 76 and pretty much exactly 20hours. The true Demon’s Souls starts here |
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Post by quadfather on Nov 7, 2022 12:42:01 GMT
Did you unlock the unique weapon blacksmith to use all the boss souls to create awesome unique weapons?
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Post by bichii2 on Nov 7, 2022 12:42:56 GMT
Did you unlock the unique weapon blacksmith to use all the boss souls to create awesome unique weapons? Nope I claymored my way through it. |
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Post by quadfather on Nov 7, 2022 12:44:20 GMT
Fair enough. Well there's always that to piss about with if you ever wanted to do more. And or use them for spells/miracles
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Post by bichii2 on Nov 7, 2022 12:56:26 GMT
I'll maybe never play it again. Borrowing the ps5 off my brother to play this and Ragnarok. Can't see me buying a ps5 when game pass has more games than I have time for.
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Post by quadfather on Nov 7, 2022 12:57:33 GMT
Yeah fair enough then. Might as well move on
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Post by Chopper on Nov 7, 2022 13:20:54 GMT
I remember I started a second game doing a magic build and I should really go back to that. Was a disappointing to see that there isn't much optional content to explore though. With the world tendancy mechanic you would think there was quite a bit hidden away. Eh, I don't know, it's one of the more satisfying games I've played in regard to extra content and secrets which are fully integrated with the base game and complementary to the mechanics. Like, you can only get certain weapons at certain world tendencies, and then that feeds back into mini quests given by NPCs, and results in harder fights with rewards like new weapons or upgrade materials.
The platinum trophy is one of the best I've seen, because it makes you engage with all of the game's content, even down to killing those silly colourless demons you see on the sides of buildings. It takes three and a half playthroughs though, and you're obviously retreading a lot of the same ground with having to kill all of the normal bosses. And you really have to use a guide, or you'd spend 1000 hours dicking around.
Not to mention the character tendency stuff  It's a neat idea, just poorly executed. I suppose, in that it's not even clear what shade of black and white world tendency you're in, and you really have to use a guide to understand it, so yeah. I remember having to check the stats on weapons (ie some weapons do X amount of damage based on world tendency) to see what state the world was in! But I loved all the back and forth trying to get the weapons, rings etc. |
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Post by Chopper on Nov 7, 2022 13:24:43 GMT
To be fair, it's a bit of an artefact now. Who has time for those long boss runs after Elden Ring?
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Post by Aunt Alison on Nov 7, 2022 13:28:11 GMT
Sounds like you could finish Demon's Souls about 5 times in the time it takes to play Elden Ring
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Post by Vandelay on Nov 7, 2022 13:43:31 GMT
I remember I started a second game doing a magic build and I should really go back to that. Was a disappointing to see that there isn't much optional content to explore though. With the world tendancy mechanic you would think there was quite a bit hidden away. Eh, I don't know, it's one of the more satisfying games I've played in regard to extra content and secrets which are fully integrated with the base game and complementary to the mechanics. Like, you can only get certain weapons at certain world tendencies, and then that feeds back into mini quests given by NPCs, and results in harder fights with rewards like new weapons or upgrade materials.
Maybe items and weapons you can only get with certain world tendency, but I was expecting there to be whole areas and optionally bosses. Later From games have plenty of places that you don't need to go to and are easily missed. Hearing about world tendency before playing the remaster, I was expecting a Cainhurst type of place or two, at least a couple of hidden bosses. Probably for the better that nothing like that is tied in with the mechanic though. I didn't engage at all with it when I played, but seemed needlessly fiddly and obfuscated. |
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Post by quadfather on Nov 7, 2022 13:51:43 GMT
Probably also worth bearing in mind that quite a few people missed out on Demon's originally, and have been treated to all the subsequent games since then with all their improvements (half of which have been fans clamouring for them) - so to go back to a faithful remaster is going to be a bit jarring. It was their first jaunt out really.
There are areas that you have to unlock via tendency, but agreed, they're not 'whole areas', more just a little snipped of an area that's locked until you meet the tendency requirements.
If it wasn't for this game, you wouldn't have Elden ring!
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Post by Youthist on Nov 7, 2022 13:55:04 GMT
I had never played any of them before, so my first was PS5 Demon Souls remaster. And I thought it was amazing.
Now 150 hours into Elden Ring. Cant wait for PS5 remakes of the DarkSouls games, none of which I have ever played.
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Post by Chopper on Nov 7, 2022 14:02:21 GMT
Maybe items and weapons you can only get with certain world tendency, but I was expecting there to be whole areas and optionally bosses. Later From games have plenty of places that you don't need to go to and are easily missed. Hearing about world tendency before playing the remaster, I was expecting a Cainhurst type of place or two, at least a couple of hidden bosses. Probably for the better that nothing like that is tied in with the mechanic though. I didn't engage at all with it when I played, but seemed needlessly fiddly and obfuscated.
Yeah, in fairness it's all just low key character-based stuff kinda like Yurt and Mephistopheles, but still very cool for all that. I don't think Yurt was tied to tendency, but that was so cool, thinking back on it. Why are all these dead guys turning up in the Nexus?
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Post by quadfather on Nov 7, 2022 14:05:05 GMT
Haha yeah, it's a nice twist. I can't think of many other games where an NPC that YOU helped ends up killing vital NPCs that YOU need Never mind the 'tasks' you need to do for Mephistopheles |
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Post by Aunt Alison on Nov 7, 2022 14:13:02 GMT
Cant wait for PS5 remakes of the DarkSouls games, none of which I have ever played. Is this pure speculation/wishful thinking? Did Sony foot the bill for the the DeS remake? Doubt they'd do the same for the multiplatform ones |
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Post by Zuluhero on Nov 7, 2022 14:14:36 GMT
Tbf there are some big hidden areas that open up, like that side bit with all the phantoms at the start in 1-1
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Post by quadfather on Nov 7, 2022 14:17:34 GMT
Yeah, that's quite a big one. I think it's mainly the ones that have specific weapons that are in small areas. Like the Istarelle and the dragon bone smasher etc. Totally forgot about that area in 1-1. That's Rob's favourite area, isn't it Rob? |
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Post by bichii2 on Nov 7, 2022 14:27:55 GMT
I'd be moist for a Bloodborne remake which is vastly more likely than anything dark souls as that's the other Sony exclusive.
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Post by retro74 on Nov 7, 2022 14:39:05 GMT
I'd be moist for a Bloodborne remake which is vastly more likely than anything dark souls as that's the other Sony exclusive. You need to put this nugget of info in the dating thread to give some advice to those that keep getting it wrong Who knew it was so easy to woo the ladies? |
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