Oracle Dragon
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I love both games, but I put about 150 hours into Dark Souls between different builds, replays, NG+++, etc. I don't think "more content" was required
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I got Dark Souls. Now what?
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I love both games, but I put about 150 hours into Dark Souls between different builds, replays, NG+++, etc. I don't think "more content" was required
base shagohod
Member
Sorry to
highjack this thread but... I don't want to play this because I feel like there's going to be a centipede monster. But I hear so many good things about it. But I don't like centipedes. Enough to make me not want to play this at all.
Am I wrong/should I bite?
sort-of
Am I wrong/should I bite?
MMaRsu
Banned
Wrong.
Risk Breaker
Member
It's not really a centipede and you can also skip it if you know how, so just get the game and ask for advice over at the Community thread, we'll help you!
Don't worry, with the way the camera works in that fight, you'll never even know it's a centipede.
Relatively easy boss, but stupid, stupid camera.
Misterinenja
Member
You can literally run past every enemy on that stage especially after you get a lantern.
base shagohod
Member
Thanks guys. I'll get it and try the skipping route.
Seriously, I'm a bitch when it comes to centipedes, lol.
Felix Lighter
Member
Specifically about that boss,
it does not move like a centipede, if that makes a difference. It walks upright on 2 legs and has centipedes in place of it's arms and tail. It doesn't crawl around like a centipede.
Everyone's talking about the Centipede Boss, but there are also centipede monsters.
I'm sure he'll freak out when he has to go get that chest with the Large Flame Ember
toastyToast
Member
Those things are fucking terrifying
H_Prestige
Banned
Wanderer, bandit, warrior, knight, or thief. Melee is what this game is about IMO. You'd be missing out on a lot by standing 20 feet away casting magic.
base shagohod
Member
Uhhh? Once you figure out what to do, and get the lantern, that stage really isn't that difficult.
I love learning that there is a lantern after I had completed this area.
i also second that the "difficulty is exaggerated" posts are exaggerating. The game IS FUCKING HARD. Don't be fooled. Yes, it's "punishing" more than anything else. But that's what makes it difficult. There is also a huge learning curve in the beginning.
That being said.. this game is awesome, and probably my favorite game this generation. I probably already posted this in this thread. Who cares. It's the best.
EDIT: I suggest pyro in the beginning. You can go mostly or all melee if you want, you start at level 1 (requiring less souls to level up), and you start with pyromancy which is pretty powerful.
That being said.. this game is awesome, and probably my favorite game this generation. I probably already posted this in this thread. Who cares. It's the best.
EDIT: I suggest pyro in the beginning. You can go mostly or all melee if you want, you start at level 1 (requiring less souls to level up), and you start with pyromancy which is pretty powerful.
Cast Light.
You can get the first shot off on most enemies without alerting them. The old crystal ring shield could one shot them all.
I still dislike the wheelie skeletons -_-
The lantern sucks. I traded that crap in for something. Stupid bird.
lastendconductor
Put your snobby liquids into my mouth!
It wasn't that hard. This is the strategy I used:
(Figured all of this on my own, no wiki/guides)
I made a giant axe that could 1 hit kill giant skelletons (and those vicious skelletons "dogs" too) if I 2handed it and used the jumping attack. Equiped dragonslumber boots, killed one at a time very carefully. Also brought an ivory catalyst and the light spell. It was stressful but doable. I still hate the place though...
The hardest parts of the game for me were Blighttown and Anor Londo. Blighttown is fucking hard as it is, but my gear was still trash when I got there, and on top of that it was a bit too scary and unsettling. Anor Londo had those two fucking archers, only one of the two times I've looked for help on the internet for this game.
S&O can definitely be the hardest part of the game if you aren't equipped properly. It was a real dick move making players reliant on the Lightning Spear and letting Giant Blacksmith upgrade to Lightning weapons by default can totally screw you in that fight because of how resistant Ornstein and super Smough are to lightning. Upgrading a +10 weapon with any sort of scaling to a +whatever lightning makes you do so much less damage in that fight.
bob_arctor
Tough_Smooth
heh the first time i got to tomb of giants and saw pitch blackness i turned right back around and left. i never went back until the endgame and by then i had the sunlight maggot helm.
FreeMufasa
Junior Member
There's stuff A LOT more scary than centipedes. But like others have said, you probably won't even tell. I didn't know it was one till I came online.
You could take a quick look at a video or pic and see what's in store. Or you could just get an online team and let them handle it whilst you avoid it.
H_Prestige
Banned
I just figured this out, although my newly acquired fury sword is also doing pitiful damage. I think I'm just going to summon someone.
Chittagong
Gold Member
So, today with enough leisure time, I decided to do it and popped in Dark Souls to my 360 and take my first steps in it. I got to play a solid, uninterrupted hour or two.
The initial impression is underwhelming. Early 90s style menus, a bit underwhelming graphics. The movement and combat felt initially sluggish, reminding me of Monster Hunter. No directions, no signposting.
Slowly I started to get hang of it - keeping up the shield, as GAF suggested. I learned that the combat really wasn't sluggish but actually represented the weight of the weapons I used, so I needed to compensate for them in planning my attack. I learned that different enemies had different attack patterns and behaviors that I could memorize.
Quite soon after the beginning I belive I got what it's all about. There was a dragon boss, much stronger than I was, seemingly able to whack me on a few swipes. I kept on going back, getting my lost souls, trying again. I learned that I need to focus on the dragon, roll sideways when the hammer comes down, and backwards when the dragon jumps. Also, I was best finding my way behind it. Then just doing a quick strike, not getting too greedy with multiple strikes.
Completing the dragon took me some 10 tries (I haven't learned how to use the potion), but like people have suggested - each death was my fault. The sense of accomplishment I felt when defeating this one very early boss was incredible. It was a real effort, but I practiced, planned and did it.
It seems I need to be constantly alert and focused, my mind can't wander anywhere else while playing.
So, that was my first hour or two with Dark Souls.
EDIT - I went for Pyro / Master Key by the way. I hate looking for keys.
The initial impression is underwhelming. Early 90s style menus, a bit underwhelming graphics. The movement and combat felt initially sluggish, reminding me of Monster Hunter. No directions, no signposting.
Slowly I started to get hang of it - keeping up the shield, as GAF suggested. I learned that the combat really wasn't sluggish but actually represented the weight of the weapons I used, so I needed to compensate for them in planning my attack. I learned that different enemies had different attack patterns and behaviors that I could memorize.
Quite soon after the beginning I belive I got what it's all about. There was a dragon boss, much stronger than I was, seemingly able to whack me on a few swipes. I kept on going back, getting my lost souls, trying again. I learned that I need to focus on the dragon, roll sideways when the hammer comes down, and backwards when the dragon jumps. Also, I was best finding my way behind it. Then just doing a quick strike, not getting too greedy with multiple strikes.
Completing the dragon took me some 10 tries (I haven't learned how to use the potion), but like people have suggested - each death was my fault. The sense of accomplishment I felt when defeating this one very early boss was incredible. It was a real effort, but I practiced, planned and did it.
It seems I need to be constantly alert and focused, my mind can't wander anywhere else while playing.
So, that was my first hour or two with Dark Souls.
EDIT - I went for Pyro / Master Key by the way. I hate looking for keys.
Chittagong
Gold Member
You killed the dragon in your first two hours? You're really not meant to kill him until much later, I think (though I guess most of us cheesed him with the arrow to the back glitch). Congrats.
what, really? haha. no, I did him with my first weapon. Learning when he strikes, rolling and swiping. It was doable.
You killed the dragon in your first two hours? You're really not meant to kill him until much later, I think (though I guess most of us cheesed him with the arrow to the back glitch). Congrats.
I think he's talking about the tutorial boss. I don't think there's any dragon in this game with a hammer.
I guess it could be the Taurus Demon too but that's not really a dragon haha.
Chittagong
Gold Member
well, I killed something!
H_Prestige
Banned
Are you talking about the taurus demon boss?
Air Zombie Meat
Member
lol, he's talking about the first boss at the end of the asylum. looks kind of like a dragon.
Was it the disc?
It can.
What is this mysterious well you speak of? I can't remember any well, what did I miss? :/
NEOPARADIGM
Banned
PantherAttacks
Member
This game deserves much more than a rental. I'm not sure you're made of the right stuff for this.
If you killed the fat demon with a hammer, you are ahead of the curve. Enjoy the rest! And congrats and your perseverance.
MMaRsu
Banned
Keep with it your doing great! Pyro is awesome... Im lvl 69 and 78 hrs in and still havent finished it. Goty for sure.
Chittagong
Gold Member
I'm flying tmrw from London to LA and just had a thought - if I just could continue this on my Vita over the Atlantic
FFFUUUUUUU
It 's well doable, right?
FFFUUUUUUU
It 's well doable, right?
Right near the Firelink Shrine. I've never figured out how to jump into it, though.
SpaceBridge
Member
So I picked it up today, new even at the advice of some of you. I hope I enjoy it more than I did Demon Souls.
Based on these first impressions, and how quickly you got into rhythm, you're going to love the rest of the game.
Oh the one at firelink shrine with the dead body leant over it? You can jump down that? will have to try it.
My suggestion is to never build your stats hybrid style. If you want to cast magic spells, pour all your stats into intellect (and whatever defensive stat you desire, I went with Stamina and Health) and build a magic weapon (it's very easy.) If you're going towards Strength/Dex, pick up Pyromancy spells along the way and only put your offensive points into either str/dex, but not both. If you end up trying to do a split, neither stat is going to be good compared to the non-stat scaling pyromancy or elemental weapons for a while, so those stats then become a waste.
Never go pure melee. It's possible, but stressful as hell. Skilling up pyromancy has zero consequence (other than having to farm a bit) so you're really just making things harder for yourself.
Once I figured that out, the game became a BREEZE. Min-maxing in this game turns you into a quasi-steamroller.
I also don't remember any centipedes ever in this game. o_o
Never go pure melee. It's possible, but stressful as hell. Skilling up pyromancy has zero consequence (other than having to farm a bit) so you're really just making things harder for yourself.
Once I figured that out, the game became a BREEZE. Min-maxing in this game turns you into a quasi-steamroller.
I also don't remember any centipedes ever in this game. o_o
MMaRsu
Banned
Lol drake sword lol farming.