Dark Souls
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tommers
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I don't think that's how it works! I'm intrigued by it but I'm not sure I have the time any more that it obviously demands.
I like that it completely ignores all the trends in modern gaming. It's fucking difficult right from the start. Games aren't a challenge any more, they hold your hand, tell you what to do and restart you from exactly the same place if you still manage to fuck it up. At least this is different.
It reminds me of the hells in Iain M Banks.
I like that it completely ignores all the trends in modern gaming. It's fucking difficult right from the start. Games aren't a challenge any more, they hold your hand, tell you what to do and restart you from exactly the same place if you still manage to fuck it up. At least this is different.
It reminds me of the hells in Iain M Banks.
tommers
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Review in the Telegraph.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/video-games/video-game-reviews/8803351/Dark-Souls-review.html
I'm going to pre-order. F**k it.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/video-games/video-game-reviews/8803351/Dark-Souls-review.html
I'm going to pre-order. F**k it.
tommers
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Just beat the first boss.
You meet him about 10 mins into the game. You have no shield, no spells and a broken sword. He is a 15ft tall horned demon with a stone club the same size as you.
I spent ages not even getting close enough to hit him.
But fuck him, he's dead now.
You meet him about 10 mins into the game. You have no shield, no spells and a broken sword. He is a 15ft tall horned demon with a stone club the same size as you.
I spent ages not even getting close enough to hit him.
But fuck him, he's dead now.
tommers
It was... Rebekah Vardy's account
I realise I am talking to myself on this thread but I've played about 5 hours of this now and a few things come to mind.
1. it could really, really, really do with a pause button.
2. I had to turn it off for a little bit cos I was knackered. It's fucking scary, or tense anyway. You're waiting for an ambush or an instant death everywhere you go. In fact I've seen very little apart from the first boss which justifies this - in fact that's really good. You can be in a fight and get absolutely twatted, no chance of winning - but if you go back knowing what's coming then you get past it no problem at all.
3. As an example I just opened a door which led to a spiral staircase going downstairs. I went down the stairs for ages. As I was getting to the bottom all I saw was a shape moving quickly across and up the stairs. I shat it, and legged it back to the surface. Whatever it was it hit the door frame as I got out. I am now too scared to go and see what it is.
It's been a fuck of a long time since a game has done that.
One of the reviews described it as a survival horror, I think that's quite true.
1. it could really, really, really do with a pause button.
2. I had to turn it off for a little bit cos I was knackered. It's fucking scary, or tense anyway. You're waiting for an ambush or an instant death everywhere you go. In fact I've seen very little apart from the first boss which justifies this - in fact that's really good. You can be in a fight and get absolutely twatted, no chance of winning - but if you go back knowing what's coming then you get past it no problem at all.
3. As an example I just opened a door which led to a spiral staircase going downstairs. I went down the stairs for ages. As I was getting to the bottom all I saw was a shape moving quickly across and up the stairs. I shat it, and legged it back to the surface. Whatever it was it hit the door frame as I got out. I am now too scared to go and see what it is.
It's been a fuck of a long time since a game has done that.
One of the reviews described it as a survival horror, I think that's quite true.
Epona
Sonic: 1 Nov 2006 - 8 Jan 2022
I like the sound of this as a concept, but tbh in practice I'm not really into difficult or really scary adrenalin rush type games - I like a pause button, I like to be able to have a choice of save games to reload if it goes tits up, and I don't like to feel tense while playing - I suffer from a touch of anxiety and play games to relax and take my mind off worrying about other shit, I don't find a game fun if it ratchets up my anxiety level. It does sound like a great concept though and I hope it does well just because it breaks the mold, even though it's not for me.
spawnofsatan
Down by the river
We
Well done! if you explore further on that level, you get a long sword and a shield, I had a go at him last night, but could only get his health bar down to a 3rd, he kept killing me as I was taking health potions.Just beat the first boss.
You meet him about 10 mins into the game. You have no shield, no spells and a broken sword. He is a 15ft tall horned demon with a stone club the same size as you.
I spent ages not even getting close enough to hit him.
But fuck him, he's dead now.
tommers
It was... Rebekah Vardy's account
Ah, somebody else is playing it. I did it with the sword and shield (axe in my case) but I didn't want to let on cos I spent ages trying to fight him with my broken sword before I realised the gate was open. 
There is a trick to killing him that takes down about half of his health.
Did you figure out how to get the treasure on the 2nd floor? I couldn't.
I'm in the Undead Burg now, it's cool.
Do you like it?
There is a trick to killing him that takes down about half of his health.
Did you figure out how to get the treasure on the 2nd floor? I couldn't.
I'm in the Undead Burg now, it's cool.
Do you like it?
spawnofsatan
Down by the river
Ah, somebody else is playing it. I did it with the sword and shield (axe in my case) but I didn't want to let on cos I spent ages trying to fight him with my broken sword before I realised the gate was open.
There is a trick to killing him that takes down about half of his health.
Did you figure out how to get the treasure on the 2nd floor? I couldn't.
I'm in the Undead Burg now, it's cool.
Do you like it?
I couldn't figure out how to get through the false wall at all, not found the axe yet either, got a bow, but no arrows.
What was interesting was my wife was playing it last night and half the message glyphs weren't showing as she hasn't got an xbox live account.
spawnofsatan
Down by the river
Ah, I went for warrior, I like it so far, just hope I have the patience to stick with it, got far too many unfinished games.
spawnofsatan
Down by the river
That big fucker with the club is going down tonight
spawnofsatan
Down by the river
The Asylum Demon, I kicked his ass
tommers
It was... Rebekah Vardy's account
Heh. Nice one. Did you
I tried him about 5 times before I read that again.
I'm loving it, it's a proper game and the combat is brilliant. I must have done the run from the fireplace in Undead Burg to the boss about 20 times but it didn't get boring.
And I got a bow! Bows are cool!
drop attack him?
I'm loving it, it's a proper game and the combat is brilliant. I must have done the run from the fireplace in Undead Burg to the boss about 20 times but it didn't get boring.
And I got a bow! Bows are cool!
Johnny Vodka
The Abominable Scotsman
I'm really, really, really shit at games. Should I get this?
tommers
It was... Rebekah Vardy's account
Depends. Have you got a lot of patience?
I'm only right at the start, probably in the first "main" area, but really the only hard bits have been the bosses and even they aren't impossible once you know what you need to do. You can die pretty easily but you can also kill the enemies pretty easily if you concentrate and don't let your guard down.
One of the reviews said dying is a core mechanic and they're right. It's only bad if you don't get back to where you left your souls. Even then, you get more pretty quick. Otherwise it's quite liberating - I'm seriously considering charging a dragon headfirst that has already killed me twice. I can't think of any other way to do it. I'll probably die but at least then I know that's what happens.
But you will go through the same areas over and over again, and you will die and you will lose souls but you will also shout rude words at the telly when you take that big fat b**tard down.
I'm only right at the start, probably in the first "main" area, but really the only hard bits have been the bosses and even they aren't impossible once you know what you need to do. You can die pretty easily but you can also kill the enemies pretty easily if you concentrate and don't let your guard down.
One of the reviews said dying is a core mechanic and they're right. It's only bad if you don't get back to where you left your souls. Even then, you get more pretty quick. Otherwise it's quite liberating - I'm seriously considering charging a dragon headfirst that has already killed me twice. I can't think of any other way to do it. I'll probably die but at least then I know that's what happens.
But you will go through the same areas over and over again, and you will die and you will lose souls but you will also shout rude words at the telly when you take that big fat b**tard down.
tommers
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Sounds about right.
I'm at the Belfry Gargoyle. You've got some treats coming. Every now and again you hear the bell tolling and you know somebody, somewhere has beaten it. I think I've tried him about 10 times, including as a shade helping somebody else and never got anywhere near. I've got hope for tonight though, 10 Estus Flasks and I'm human so I can summon some helpers.
I still haven't beaten that twat at the bottom of the tower.
