Dark Souls /r/DarkSouls - Salty Sunday. |
- /r/DarkSouls - Salty Sunday.
- I've played through all three souls games during my isolation and here are my opinions on the hardest levels and bosses; coolest levels and bosses; and worst levels and bosses. I'm curious for all of your opinions as well!
- Today i came to the conclusion that every character you delete or give up on has gone hollow
- Hey Peter, mind if I borrow an Estus Flask?
- I still laugh when I see all the end game gear phantoms at the depts Bonfire
- I wanted to share some drawings I made with you guys
- Ornstein and Smough is my favourite boss
- Dragonslayer Ornstein - Sketch
- My friend and I just started DS1 and just met Solaire
- Yes, indeed. The Darksign brands the Undead.
- Is poison supposed to be this powerful?
- My Top 5 Boss Themes In The Trilogy From Worst to Best
- Serious question: why do I like dark souls so much?
- Flee from first seath encounter
- Fire Keeper Souls?
- I've come to realise something, most of the people who go hollow throughout the game, go hollow primarily because of your interference and your quest.
- Solaire of Astora's Sketch- Praise the Sun
- Which way do you go from Firelink when you first go there on a play through?
- I finished my first playthrough and this game is just Amazing!
- What FromSoftware Game should I play first?
- Quite enjoying the lack of fast travel
- Dark souls playthrough
- I Made Chibi Solaire
- Got to the end! (No spoilers)
- How has dark souls changed you, dear traveller?
- Which Souls game should I start?
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| Posted: 21 Mar 2020 05:28 PM PDT Edit: I typed this on mobile and my phone auto corrected a bunch of stuff and I fat fingered a few words... sorry about that, should be able to understand what I'm trying to say though lol DARK SOULS hardest locations 1) Oolacile- dark bead 😕😳. Very punishing at a lot of locations. Makes sense as you are literally defending into the abyss 2)Dukes archives- crystal hollows... and then the channeled buffs said hollows. Definitely a lot of "fuck this game" thrown out at this location lol 3)blighttown- I still get lost and confused and the toxic is such a pain. It is better in the remaster though. Vanilla was horrible. Blighttown murdered the frame rate so it's probably why I have a sour taste in my mouth of this location hardest bosses 1) Manus- so fast and hard hitting :( really weird moveset too. Kind if reminds me of the pus of man enemies in DS3. Just very uncoordinated and jerky movements making it hard to determine when he is attacking 2)kalameet- so much AoE... just really punishing 3) artorias- fast, hard hitting, attacks arent super telegraphed. His front flip attack has some of the most broken tracking in the series in my opinion but still a fun fight A total sweep from the DLC coolest locations 1)dukes archives- I just think the massive library and great crystal are just really cool aesthetically. I LOVE the design of.the jail here. The scale of the room is mind blowing. Plus when they ring the alarm and those tentacle snake things start coming out makes it super eerie 2)sens fortress- gives me huge legend of zelda vibes. I hated this place at first, but now it's probably my favorite location in the series. So much fun 3)painted world- just pretty cool with the snow and being in a painting. Was my first introduction into pinwheel skeletons... the lore begind it is pretty neat as well coolest bosses 1) artorias- obviously lol. Almost feels like artorias is the main protagonist of loran. The fact that he annihilates you with his WEAK hand considering his strong hand is broken as fuck is a testament to his ability as a warrior 2)quelaag- cool looking but easy haha. 3)gaping dragon- dissappointingly easy but you cant deny he is pretty intimidating and cool looking coolest boss arenas 1) four kings- the total abyss and lack of depth perception makes this one really neat. When their laser spells hit that black back drop and look like they are moving in slow motion is really cool 2) ornstein and smough- very beautiful cathedral with our favorite gank squad 3) seathe the scaleless- big crystal room. Pretty cool aesthetic. Just wish the giant octopus dragon wasnt blocking my view >:( worst bosses 1) bed of chaos 2) bed of chaos 3)bed of chaos Worst boss in the series. I dont hate the idea of having the boss be more of an "obstacle course" but I hate how it was implemented. Just so much bullshittery and honestly it straight up just doesnt feel like you died because you messed up. There are plenty if times where I just barely get touched and then fall to my death. Or I'll time my jump and then miss the tree trunk I need ti jump on. Or you'll reach the heart and then chaos storm kills you. Just so much bullshit at every second of this "fight" I appreciate what they were going fOr, but they just really shit the bed on this one worst locations 1) lost izalith- felt unfinished. Just disappointing. Blinding neon orange lava. And what the hell is with the enemy placement? At one point you have like 10 Taurus demons standing in a line like they are waiting to buy movie theater tickets. Have a shitty stray demon copy. Have a broken centipede demon fight. Then there are just all those dinosaur butts just jammed into the area. The enemy placement makes me think some interns kid was given the reins to place the enemies on this level. Many if you have the fortune if not playing this level pre remaster when the fucking dinosaur butts had a massive agro range and it was just a massive clusterfuck. Just such a bad level in so many aspects. I dont mind having early bosses as enemies. Its pretty cool if done correctly. But it was just done so badly on this level. A shane since it is such an important location for lore. I understand it had to be rushed because of development. I just wish we all could have seen what they really had in mind fir this location :( 2)blightown- super jumbled. Hard to see. Poison swamp sucks if you dont have rusted iron ring. I still dont think I'll ever truly like it because my view is so tainted on it when it used to destroy your frame rate. It's just left a permanent sour taste in my mouth. I also think I wouldn't rate it this high if it just came a little later in the game. The toxic and poison just hit really hard when you have ti come here in the beginning of the game 3) tomb of giants- cramped and dark.... those skeleton dogs were some really unfair enemies Dark souls 2- hate on me all you want but this is my favorite of the 3 after playing through all of them again. *hardest locations 1) eleum Loyce- holy shit. After playing through dark souls 1 and 3 where you can stagger lock stuff pretty easily, this level completely destroyed me with the insane poise of all the enemies. Couple with the fact that they often attack in groups. This is without even mentioning the PTSD inducing frozen outskirts...this place is a true test of if you have gotten gud. This place makes my hands sweaty with stress. 2) shrine of amana- very short. But very difficult. Magic being thrown at you everywhere. Archdrake warriors not being impeded by water at all while you move like a snail and they hit like fucking trains. I always dread this location every playthrough and try to speed through it as fast as possible 3)Brume tower- a toss up between this and shulva the sunken city; but I had to go with Bruce tower. Nadalia buffing and healing enemies, insane magic resistances, a confusing and deep layout, getting to the smelter demon is literal hell. Getting to sir alonne is also a literal hell. Deoleting festus like crazy to fight on of the harder bosses in the game ☹☹ hardest bosses 1) burnt ivory king- some people find him easy. I do not. I still dont think ive ever successfully beaten him on my first try with any character. He hits like a tank, has delayed versions of moves to bait dodging and is an all around beast. He feels to me like more of a true final boss to the game 2)Sir Alonne- getting to him is hard enough. But his fight is very difficult. Much like with ivory king, has delayed attacks, can close in on you very fast. Is very persistent if he causes damage and it's hard to find the right time to pop an festus. 3)blue smelter demon- probably a strange choice but he destroys me all the time. He is very different compared to the regular smelter demon who I find easy because I have been summoned agains him so many times. When it game to blue demon, his delayed versions of his attacks that i normally know the timing of very well catches me totally off guard and if he hits you once, its basically over. Not to mention how hard it is to actually get to him Honorable mention: fume knight. Lots of people think he Is DS2's hardest boss. I've spun bro's against him so many times that I can beat him pretty easy solo now. coolest locations 1) eleum loyce. The snowy environment is so much different than most places we've seen in the game. It's a beautiful city and is totally massive in scale. Has some really awesome shortcuts and new locations once you melt all the ice. Plus is sits above literal chaos that the ivory king gave his soul to to freeze the city and contain it. Fucking sick. 2)heides tower of flame. Super disappointing that it was not a bigger location. It's so beautiful to look at :( 3)Brume tower- I think it was just really cool the DEPTH of this level. Very reminiscent of dark souls 1 level design. Huge verticality. Coolest bosses 1)burnt ivory king- everything about him is cool. His lore, his armor, his sword, his boss arena. Burnt ivory king is the coolest boss in the game without much of a doubt 2) sir Alonne- beaitful arena, sweet armor and the world's biggest katana. He is fashion souls defined and he is dangerously elegant in his attacks. 3)the pursuer- cool armor. Love how he follows you around throughout the game pursuing you. coolest boss arena's 1) burnt ivory king- if this isnt your vote you are crazy. Jumping into the heart of chaos and then opening up into that gigantic arena is a total eyegasm makes dying to him over and over again with it because it is such a destructively beautiful setting 2) sir Alonne- just a beautiful marble room with the sunset in the background. So fucking cool 3) looking glass knight- rain and lightning with the imposing drangleic castle in the background. Awesome arena for one if my favorite bosses in the game worst bosses 1) ths sanctum city gank squad. Fuck this fight. It is so stupid and unfunny. You literally just run around d in circles for 15 minutes slowly whittling away at health for basically no reward. I hate everything about this boss fight. For how great the DLC's were, this boss fight was a travesty. 2)vendrick- just so fucking annoying how he has like 3 moves and can basically one shot you. You can just easily cheese him by staying at his left leg and it's just kind of a lame fight for someone that was extremely close to being a true monarch. I fought him once for the achievement and then never fight him again because it's just a disappointing fight. INSANE damage does not equal difficult or fun. It's just a lame game if being patient and hitting him once or twice. Dodge, hit once or twice, dodge, hot ince or twice, for like 5 to 10 minutes 3) demon of song- the hardest area in the vanilla game gives us the easiest boss... cool looking design but just a really lackluster fight. Just bait him to body slam and its over in no time. Could have been way better Honorable mention: Lud and Zallen- the only gripe I had with this fight was that it was a reskin of Aava X2. However the fight is fittingly difficult for the point of the game you fight them. Just wish they made it more unique. Plus it's just not really worth it for how hard it is to actually get to them Worst locations 1)frozen outskirts: love eleum loyce but this place is the worst. Difficult level of total bullshit and it's barely even worth it except for the fashion souls ring 2)huntsman copse- just a really boring aesthetic and pretty lame enemies. Not very appealing. 3) shaded woods/ruins- same reasoning as huntsman copse. dark souls 3 hardest locations, 1) ringed city- yet again a dlc location takes the mantle as the hardest location. This place is totally unforgiving at every turn 2)lothric castle- considering before the DLC it was the endgame location it makes sense that it was so hard 3-) irithyll of boreal valley- pontiff knight hit really hard and fast. Pontiff puppies, silver knights, dogs, pontiff sulyvahn. Teying to reach anor Londor (still counting as irithyll) this place was the first place where shit got real on my first playthrough hardest bosses 1) dark eater midir- the optional boss of the hardest DLC in the final souls game? Yeah he is gonna be hard as fuck 2) slave knight gael- can get pretty easy once you figure out his moves but he is just such a long fight and one mistake can spell the end for you. 3 phase boss???? Holy shit 3)champion gondry. This is gonna be an unpopular choice but I struggle very hard with champion gondry. I can never time my parties correctly and once he reaches the second phase he is so relentless that.you fant even heal if you make a mistake. He has caused me to rage quit more than once. Strangely enough I find nameless king easy in comparison haha coolest locations 1) irithyll- did anyone. Not stare in awe at this city the first time you left the catacombs of carthus? 2) cathedral of the deep- I think this place truly showcases how amazing FROM is at level design. One singular bonfire connected throughout the entire level. So cool. 3)ringed city- another one of those aesthetically beautiful locations in this game. Just awesome level design and world building. Coolest bosses 1) abyss watchers- just such a cool fight. Music and everything sends chills down your spine. Probably the most well rounded boss in the game difficulty wise as well. Never any bullshit. Just takes so skill and patience to bring them down. 2)dancer of the boreal valley- I love her music and moveset. Feels like a theatrical performance with her graceful moveset. She also looks creepy as fuck so she has that going for her 3)Lorian- the dude beats your ass and he is hard carrying his loser brother while the lower half of his body is paralyzed. Imagine him at full power? He'd probably be the hardest boss in the game lol. He is such an underrated character and boss coolest arenas 1)slave knight gael- this place is the end of it all. A devoid ashen landscape housing the dark soul. Just super cool to close out the lore. 2) soul of cinder- awesome music, cool aesthetic, love all the weapons sticking out of the ground signifying all the types of chosen undead how tried to link the flame. The cool melting sun eclipse thing adds a cool touch 3) pontiff sulyvahn. I have a hard on for cool cathedrals in these games. This one is no exception worst bosses 1)yorm. I was so disappointed in this fight. I was expecting an epic battle and I'll we get was some stupid gimmick fight that is total easy mode. Fir such an important character and location, yorm and the profane capital felt very lackluster compared to the rest of the game. 2) arch dragon/ ancient dragon (dont know the name) just another lame gimmick fight. Just sppedrun through the level, avoid enemies and one shot a massive dragon. Lame. 3)curse rotted greatwood. Fuck this fight I hate it. At least you never have to do it if you dont want to. It's less challenging and more total bullshit Honorable mention: deacons if the deep. More just disappointed that one of the best locations in the game had some easy mob boss. However this fight can actually be ridiculously fun to just abuse them. I love going in with a halberd and spinning in circles blending up the deacons like I'm making a deep smoothie. Also fun to use AOE spells. I just like this fight because its fun to experiment with murdering large groups of enemies Worst locations in the game 1)demon ruins. I hate this place. Hate hate hate hate hate it. I hate the jumping goat dudes. I hate the opera fire order demons. I hate the giant crossbow. I hate all the gurus. Just an annoying location. 2)profane capital- I just dislike how lackluster it was for being such an important part of dark would 3 lore. 3)the swamp area before abysswalkers. Totally spacing the name. Poison swamps suck hardest location in the series 1)eleum Loyce- just the amount of poise enemies have, the amount you fight, and the level design in general makes this the hardest location in the series in my opinion. Runner up: ringed city hardest boss in the series 1) dark eater midir- the sheer power of this boss and the difficulty of avoiding certain death takes the cake for me. Runner up: tie between Gael and burnt ivory king. Gael is fast and hits hard buy I can usually down him in one or two tries I still really struggle with burnt ivory king solo. For some reason he is my bane in this series. coolest location in the series 1) ringed city: just beautiful and masterfully crafted. Runner up: dukes archives. Just still love the aesthetic of this place. coolest boss in the series 1)burnt ivory king. Has arguably the best lore in the series the fight with him is just totally epic. Runner up: artorias. Also has arguably the best lore in the series. He and ivory kind are very similar in a lot of respects. Artorias became corrupted by the abyss. Ivory king because corrupted by chaos. coolest boss arena in the series 1) old chaos (burnt ivory king). The coolest arena hands down. Nothing really comes close to it. Runner up: Gaels wasteland. Worst boss in the series Bed of chaos. Runner up: bed of chaos. Worst location in the series 1) lost izalith. For how majorly important this location was, the lack of polish and the overwhelming feeling of it being unfinished was unacceptable. Reskinned stray demon as a boss. Copy pasted enemies with no real rhyme or reason to their location. The eye gore that is the lava and the worst boss in the series. This place sucks because of how badly designed it is compared to everything else. Runner up* frozen outskirts. Bullshit difficulty. No real reason to come here except for completionish reasons. Lame payoff with the copy paste boss. Regular mob enemies that are harder than most bosses in the lightning reindeer. Hard to figure out where to go. Just bad level design Sorry if this is long. What are your opinions of everything? [link] [comments] |
| Today i came to the conclusion that every character you delete or give up on has gone hollow Posted: 21 Mar 2020 03:22 PM PDT |
| Hey Peter, mind if I borrow an Estus Flask? Posted: 21 Mar 2020 07:40 PM PDT https://i.imgur.com/LLrv4lx.jpg https://i.imgur.com/2T6ussy.jpg (Sunbro version) My friend makes tons of random art and only shares it with a couple people, I thought it was cool enough to share with more people. Let me know what you think. [link] [comments] |
| I still laugh when I see all the end game gear phantoms at the depts Bonfire Posted: 21 Mar 2020 04:24 PM PDT |
| I wanted to share some drawings I made with you guys Posted: 21 Mar 2020 08:52 AM PDT |
| Ornstein and Smough is my favourite boss Posted: 21 Mar 2020 05:23 AM PDT All of the bosses up to this point have been monsters and fairly easy. Ornstein and Smough are actually somewhat of a challenge, and it is really fun in my opinion. It changes things up a little and you actually have to think about what you're doing. That's my little rant. [link] [comments] |
| Dragonslayer Ornstein - Sketch Posted: 21 Mar 2020 06:11 PM PDT https://imgur.com/THcqNek - Dragonslayer Ornstein - Sketch [link] [comments] |
| My friend and I just started DS1 and just met Solaire Posted: 22 Mar 2020 04:52 AM PDT I tapped and messed up the chunkiness of the lines so I'm the thickest, nakedest hollow you'll ever see [link] [comments] |
| Yes, indeed. The Darksign brands the Undead. Posted: 21 Mar 2020 03:43 PM PDT "And in this land, the Undead are corralled and led to the north, where they are locked away, to await the end of the world... This is your fate." This brings up the current situation in the world... [link] [comments] |
| Is poison supposed to be this powerful? Posted: 21 Mar 2020 06:33 AM PDT I'm new to the game and idk how to deal with poison :( it takes ages to go and it drains so much hp.. is there anything I can do? [link] [comments] |
| My Top 5 Boss Themes In The Trilogy From Worst to Best Posted: 22 Mar 2020 05:31 AM PDT
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| Serious question: why do I like dark souls so much? Posted: 22 Mar 2020 01:22 AM PDT And why do you? I really fucking love this game. So much that it has almost ruined my experience with other games because nothing else compares for me. I'm 31 l, been playing games since twisted metal 2 and silent hill. I started the souls games years ago and I'm still playing them. Why do I love these games so much? I'm getting the solair of Astora sun tattoo on my wrist tomorrow and I'm constantly reading about the lore. Idk what it is but it holds something powerful over me. Why do you guys like this game so much ? And why do I?? [link] [comments] |
| Flee from first seath encounter Posted: 21 Mar 2020 08:50 PM PDT Did anyone else know that you could exit through the white fog gate first time you meet seath freely [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 22 Mar 2020 12:22 AM PDT I'm playing DS1 Remastered right now, and want to know, how abundant are Fire Keeper Souls? I just gave one to the nice lady near the Anor Londo bonfire and my Estus is +1 now. I had a fire keeper soul a while ago but ended up consuming it because i didn't know it was used for Estus reinforcements. Did I permanently lose an Estus upgrade because of my foolish actions??? Or are there tons more in Lordran? Thanks. [link] [comments] |
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| Solaire of Astora's Sketch- Praise the Sun Posted: 22 Mar 2020 01:31 AM PDT https://imgur.com/3J9GPfg - Solaire of Astora's Sketch- Praise the Sun [link] [comments] |
| Which way do you go from Firelink when you first go there on a play through? Posted: 21 Mar 2020 08:37 PM PDT I usually attack Crestfallen Chainmail and Petrus Priest, lure them to aqueduct and roll jump onto that bottom bridge: let them fall off the cliff, get souls and humanity then grab Sacrifice ring. Then go back to graveyard grab zweihänder and head back to the bonfire. Then go down to new Londo ruins- grab firekeep soul and either die w sacrifice ring or homeward bone. Then I go through drake valley to bonfire cave shortcut elevator to dark root. Get grasscrest shield and go to Blighttown to fight quelaag with man eater Mildred. TL;DR- Kill NPCS at firelink for souls, ring of sacrifice, zweihänder, new Londo FK soul for estus +1, grasscrest shield, Blighttown thru drake valley entrance [link] [comments] |
| I finished my first playthrough and this game is just Amazing! Posted: 22 Mar 2020 03:20 AM PDT As title, yesterday I beated Gwyn for the first time. I absolutely love this game. I wanted to play this game from so much time, but i never had the time until now. At the beginning I followed a guide because I really sucked, but at the end I became quite self-sufficient. I really want to thank who actually allowed me to beat Gwyn (on which I was having some difficulty), The Greatshield of Artorias, it's the most beautiful shield I've ever used, and as a DEX and STR based character it was just awesome to see Gwyn consume just half of my stamina bar with his entire combo. I'm now already in a second playthrough in which I'm trying some pyromancy and miracles and I'm also trying to do all those quests which I fucked up on my first playthrough [link] [comments] |
| What FromSoftware Game should I play first? Posted: 21 Mar 2020 09:22 PM PDT Okay to put it bluntly, I am a FromSoftware noob. I respect the patience that is required to play these games and I respect how challenging the games can be. I have always looked at these games as the type of games that I know I can't beat but I don't hate the games for it. Due to the lockdown in my state, I have a ton of free time and I'd like to take this opportunity to play through as many FromSoftware games as I can. My question is which game should I start with? Which game will gradually let me adapt to the difficulty? I understand all these games have a learning curve but everyone has to start somewhere. The game list I have in mind is DS remastered, DS2 and 3, Sekiro, and Bloodborne. Thanks for reading! [link] [comments] |
| Quite enjoying the lack of fast travel Posted: 22 Mar 2020 12:24 AM PDT I know a lot of people find DS1 easier after going back to it with more souls experience. Still, I can't help notice that DS1 has some more punishing/old-school features. One is a lack of fast travel early in the game. My best and worst memory was being new to the game and somehow ending up scared to death on a tiny, dark ledge somewhere deep underground. It sucked but damn I was immersed in the game. I knew I had to escape to continue and it was thrilling. I know no fast travel would quickly become unbearable later on but it's great early and enhances the game. The connectivity of areas is done so well early on that it doesn't matter much at all. I saw the idea somewhere of creating your own bonfires. Seemed like an interesting idea that might add an element of gambling/payoff and uncertainty to your area runs. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 21 Mar 2020 11:57 PM PDT I can confirm 100% players can get the trophy for pyro sorcerers and miracles on 2 separate characters if u have all but 1 and u get that 1 on player 2 it still counts I did it today because I have hush on 1 but not 2 and I got the trophy [link] [comments] |
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| Posted: 21 Mar 2020 11:15 PM PDT I just got to the final boss and did so with only a few guides (that I used only when I was completely stumped) and only a few spoilers (my friends got into dark souls and said some stuff occasionally). I must say that this has been one of my favourite video games of all time. But should I play NG+, start a new character, or play Dark Souls 2 next? I really want more souls gameplay! [link] [comments] |
| How has dark souls changed you, dear traveller? Posted: 21 Mar 2020 11:13 PM PDT I've heard how dark souls change people, getting them through depression, letting them get better at games etc. So why don't we sit around and talk about our experiences dear travellers? Oh, also don't you dare go hollow. [link] [comments] |
| Which Souls game should I start? Posted: 21 Mar 2020 01:24 PM PDT I've seen some gameplays of the DS remastered that made me wanna start playing but I have no ideia which one is the best for a beginner. Do you guys have any suggest? [link] [comments] |
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