Dark Souls 3
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Sunray
Its sunny somewhere.
Gah, the unlock is taking ages.
Come on, I want to take on a massive monster with a blade of grass and win like I did in 2, even though it took me 10 hours. That stone ring was worth the time.
e2a: OK the combat is more fluid, its got more of a silky smooth feel to it which I'm liking and I'm not disappointed with the super hard boss 1 second into the game. If you're a noob to these games its upping the brutal stakes a notch. I'm already into no shields as I've not really used a shield for ages in DS1 or 2, dual wield blades and spin attacks feels homely.
I am disappointed by 2 crashes in < 15min of play though. Gonna vac the graphics card to see if its not that... oh with 27 pages of 'crash' in 1 hour on the steam forums means its probably not my PC.
Come on, I want to take on a massive monster with a blade of grass and win like I did in 2, even though it took me 10 hours. That stone ring was worth the time.
e2a: OK the combat is more fluid, its got more of a silky smooth feel to it which I'm liking and I'm not disappointed with the super hard boss 1 second into the game. If you're a noob to these games its upping the brutal stakes a notch. I'm already into no shields as I've not really used a shield for ages in DS1 or 2, dual wield blades and spin attacks feels homely.
I am disappointed by 2 crashes in < 15min of play though. Gonna vac the graphics card to see if its not that... oh with 27 pages of 'crash' in 1 hour on the steam forums means its probably not my PC.
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Disjecta Membra
cashing reality checks but cant even pay atention.
Waiting at the bus stop! Normally I'd scoff at fan boys but.............yeah no excuses for waiting for the shop to open, haha.
tommers
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ruffneck23
front left
im just starting dark souls one and im stuck lol
Cid
Proper break this time
Here's a top tip for people new to DS: Get used to it.
ruffneck23
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I've played and pretty much completed lords of the fallen, got pretty used to dying in that 
I only went to DS1 as Ive had to cut back on my gaming and go last gen , it was only a fiver I think in CEX
I only went to DS1 as Ive had to cut back on my gaming and go last gen , it was only a fiver I think in CEX
ruffneck23
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just at the beginning tbh, I got 6 games with the console I got, and it was the first I started playing, then went off and played and got absorbed in 'red dead redemption' 
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Il try and give it a proper go one eve this week/end , Im not entirely sure I am stuck , just need to put some proper time in
, Il try and give it a proper go one eve this week/end , Im not entirely sure I am stuck , just need to put some proper time in
redchris
Active Member
Aahh..it's proper tough. it's similar enough to Bloodborne to make you think you know what you're doing and different enough to make you realise you don't. downed the first boss in 2 attempts but the blue thing before it gave me some grief. I don't like the way the camera seems to unlock itself during battle. Doesn't do that on BB. Perhaps I'm getting too far away from my target. I think it's great. just need to learn how to use that shield now. I'm used to the BB guns.
Disjecta Membra
cashing reality checks but cant even pay atention.
Spoilers!!! Think they've messed this right up, Is this GTA? Fair enough Bloodborne, guns! but having a bloody assault rifle! WTF and I definitely Don't think they should of added cars(the racing levels are crap) plus the Dubstep ruins the atmosphere. ...........................anyway................Enjoy 
Sunray
Its sunny somewhere.
If you get too far away it does unlock. If you have auto target setting switched on it will retarget, but I don't recommend it. I find that you need to use targetting as part of the battle strat, some things are best attacked untargetted or if you have a few at once. The backstab is far easier without targetting for instance.
redchris
Active Member
Cool, thanks. So backstab...you don't need to do a charged attack to backstab like you do in BB or so it seems. And that damn parry. I can't get the hang of the shield to parry! It has no range :-(
tommers
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Played a couple of hours this morning. It's recycled a lot of the stuff from Dark Souls but that's not a bad thing.
Really struggled with the first boss. Not sure if it was just being out of practice or playing too much Salt & Sanctuary. Did end up with one sliver of health left, frantically slashing at his legs and shouting so it's definitely a Souls game.
Really struggled with the first boss. Not sure if it was just being out of practice or playing too much Salt & Sanctuary. Did end up with one sliver of health left, frantically slashing at his legs and shouting so it's definitely a Souls game.
redchris
Active Member
As someone who's only played Bloodborne and is sufferign as a result I found this post particularly funny You may be suffering from a blood borne pathegen • /r/darksouls3
Sunray
Its sunny somewhere.
Are you talking about the knight, one second into the game?
It is DS1! Even some enemies have the same move patterns. Talk about CnP.
I''m currently playing as a swordsman, no shield. You start with a fairly powerful set of twin blades with quite a move set. Some time ago I realised in DS 2 I was enjoying defeating things without getting hit so switched to a swordsman and dropped the shield where possible. I think the designer is a bit anti shield, I note all the shields I've found are 60% or less.
Biggest change I've noted is that you can get more hits in at a time on DS3. DS2 more than 2 and you are going to die before landing the 3rd. Could just be the starting enemies have very low poise.
My current quest is to grind 20000 for that key. It's going to be shit, I know it's going to be shit. @ 10000 atm, taken me over 3 hours so far.
Oh and what's with these Knights that give you nothing! Nothing! Not exactly easy to kill either.
It is DS1! Even some enemies have the same move patterns. Talk about CnP.
I''m currently playing as a swordsman, no shield. You start with a fairly powerful set of twin blades with quite a move set. Some time ago I realised in DS 2 I was enjoying defeating things without getting hit so switched to a swordsman and dropped the shield where possible. I think the designer is a bit anti shield, I note all the shields I've found are 60% or less.
Biggest change I've noted is that you can get more hits in at a time on DS3. DS2 more than 2 and you are going to die before landing the 3rd. Could just be the starting enemies have very low poise.
My current quest is to grind 20000 for that key. It's going to be shit, I know it's going to be shit. @ 10000 atm, taken me over 3 hours so far.
Oh and what's with these Knights that give you nothing! Nothing! Not exactly easy to kill either.
Played a couple of hours this morning. It's recycled a lot of the stuff from Dark Souls but that's not a bad thing.
Really struggled with the first boss. Not sure if it was just being out of practice or playing too much Salt & Sanctuary. Did end up with one sliver of health left, frantically slashing at his legs and shouting so it's definitely a Souls game.
Shippou-Sensei
4:1:2.5
unfortunatly runs like compleate arse on my machine. i need a new GFX card
tommers
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Yeah, Ludex Grundyr or whatever he's called.
I got a nice sword off one of those Knights. I think they're the equivalent of the Baldur Knights from DkS. Their sidesword was my favourite weapon in that game and this one is very similar.
It reminds me a bit of the new Star Wars. Everything is the same, just slightly repackaged. To be fair that's pretty much all I want.
I've always play as a knight with all-round non-magic stats and decent armour and shield. In DS1 my favoured weapons were the broadsword, zweihander and bastard sword, this time around I've been using the longsword that I started with and a little bit of the pike too.
I've done 6 bosses now (not including min-bosses). It's similar to Bloodbourne in that it forces you to be fairly aggressive.
I've done 6 bosses now (not including min-bosses). It's similar to Bloodbourne in that it forces you to be fairly aggressive.
Monkeygrinder's Organ
Dodgy geezer swilling vapid lager
I quite often have a bit of a laugh at the 'special editions' where you get a big cardboard box and a crappy model or something for a hundred quid but fuck me this is something else: Dark Souls III Prestige Edition Amazon Exclusive (PS4): Amazon.co.uk: PC & Video Games
Four and a half grand!
Four and a half grand!
tommers
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I think that's just somebody trying it on isn't it? There's two others there for £1,500. I'm sure I saw them on sale before release for 100 odd quid.I quite often have a bit of a laugh at the 'special editions' where you get a big cardboard box and a crappy model or something for a hundred quid but fuck me this is something else: Dark Souls III Prestige Edition Amazon Exclusive (PS4): Amazon.co.uk: PC & Video Games
Four and a half grand!
You'd have to be crazy to pay that much for a Lord of Cinder model.
