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Just bought the remastered version. Never played it before. I assume it's as tough as people make it out to be. Thing is i'm a 'pause and re-evaluate' or 'pause and save regularly' type gamer. I'm quite intimidated by its reputation (lol!). Still in we go.
 
Ming said:
Just bought the remastered version. Never played it before. I assume it's as tough as people make it out to be. Thing is i'm a 'pause and re-evaluate' or 'pause and save regularly' type gamer. I'm quite intimidated by its reputation (lol!). Still in we go.
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How did it go Ming?
 
tommers said:
How did it go Ming?
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I still haven’t played it yet. There’s a guy at work who reckoned its the best game he’s ever played but i’m Genuinely intimidated. I’ve got 2 cultural roadblocks im being a pussy over at the moment for the same reason. This one and ‘Infinite Jest’ by David Foster Wallace. I’ll let you know how i get on.
 
Ming said:
I still haven’t played it yet. There’s a guy at work who reckoned its the best game he’s ever played but i’m Genuinely intimidated. I’ve got 2 cultural roadblocks im being a pussy over at the moment for the same reason. This one and ‘Infinite Jest’ by David Foster Wallace. I’ll let you know how i get on.
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I preferred Dark Souls I've got to say. Infinite Jest wasn't my thing. I got about halfway through and gave up.

Your mate is right though. Dark Souls is the best game.
 
I got Dark Souls II, with a humble bundle, about a year ago. Must get a game controller for my PC.

And overcome my fear of it being an immensely frustrating experience.
 
InfoBurner said:
And overcome my fear of it being an immensely frustrating experience.
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It's surprising how it's not, IMO*. It wasn't the sort of thing I expected to like but I love them (actually Bloodborne first but it's part of the same series really). It's so well designed that even though you do die a lot you're still progressing, rather than just dying at the same spot over and over again. You just start to accept it.




*OK some bosses can be, a bit.
 
so beat the bell gargoyle yesterday , found it much easier once I summoned the solaire bloke, let him do most of the work, although did get its tail, then kept out of the way of the flames of the other , was over surprisingly quickly .

The discovered the bloke at the bottom of the tower and got the poison-bite ring ready for blight town.

Id missed him on every other play through ive done
 
ruffneck23 said:
so beat the bell gargoyle yesterday , found it much easier once I summoned the solaire bloke, let him do most of the work, although did get its tail, then kept out of the way of the flames of the other , was over surprisingly quickly .

The discovered the bloke at the bottom of the tower and got the poison-bite ring ready for blight town.

Id missed him on every other play through ive done
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Yeah that is definitely helpful there.

I still think about the journalist who, when Dark Souls first came out, killed Solaire for his armour. :D
 
so , I cant put the game down, This is the 3rd ( possibly 4th ) time Ive tried to play the game but over the weekend I've got further than ever and discovered far more than before

Killed a few bosses , attempting Sen's Fortress, its taking a while but think I'm going to over-come it this evening.

Discovered snuggly's nest ;-)

Finally discovered how to use my bow properly , making life a lot easier.

And poison arrows , FTW

I really love this game and am already making plans for the next playthrough even though I've still got loads to do
 
ruffneck23 said:
so , I cant put the game down, This is the 3rd ( possibly 4th ) time Ive tried to play the game but over the weekend I've got further than ever and discovered far more than before

Killed a few bosses , attempting Sen's Fortress, its taking a while but think I'm going to over-come it this evening.

Discovered snuggly's nest ;-)

Finally discovered how to use my bow properly , making life a lot easier.

And poison arrows , FTW

I really love this game and am already making plans for the next playthrough even though I've still got loads to do
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It's great when it clicks. :D
 
so my ps4 has benen playing up , so i decided to start dark souls2 on the pc, its great but im not sure its as tough so far , maybe because my brain is now wired in a dark souls way now
 
ruffneck23 said:
so my ps4 has benen playing up , so i decided to start dark souls2 on the pc, its great but im not sure its as tough so far , maybe because my brain is now wired in a dark souls way now
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I think it's both.

It isn't as hard. I killed the first boss without dying once. I remember being a bit disappointed.

But you've also just done all the training in the first one so you know what you're doing. They aren't actually that difficult once you know what's going on.
 
so , started a new game (not NG+) armed with about 130 hours experience on my warrior build to play as a sorcerer / pyromancer , and it seems much easier , still tough if I'm not concentrating (or had more than 1 beer)

Still loving it, dont think this will be my last playthrough..
 
ruffneck23 said:
so , started a new game (not NG+) armed with about 130 hours experience on my warrior build to play as a sorcerer / pyromancer , and it seems much easier , still tough if I'm not concentrating (or had more than 1 beer)

Still loving it, dont think this will be my last playthrough..
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I think I did four in the end - Cleric, Black Knight (in NG+), Sorcerer and one without going up a level. Didn't finish the last one, couldn't beat the last boss. :)

I'm considering buying my fourth copy of it. :D
 
do it !!!!

I think after playing all 3 that 1 is my favorite, with 3 in a close second, weirdly as soon as I completed 3 , I couldn't wait to get back to 1.

I'm actually thinking of sacking off this game and doing a pure sorcerer build from scratch, as I think I could become a lot more powerful ,more quickly , with a bit of thought.

I have never in 36 years of gaming found a game that I want to go back and play again, so much.

My mate at work is nagging me to go and get a cheap ps 3 so he can lend me demon souls as he knows I'm a glutton for punishment
 
ruffneck23 said:
do it !!!!

I think after playing all 3 that 1 is my favorite, with 3 in a close second, weirdly as soon as I completed 3 , I couldn't wait to get back to 1.

I'm actually thinking of sacking off this game and doing a pure sorcerer build from scratch, as I think I could become a lot more powerful ,more quickly , with a bit of thought.

I have never in 36 years of gaming found a game that I want to go back and play again, so much.

My mate at work is nagging me to go and get a cheap ps 3 so he can lend me demon souls as he knows I'm a glutton for punishment
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Yeah, I'm the same. 1,3,2. I think 3 is only "worse" cos I played it after 1 so I knew what to expect.
 
Started it up again. Still good.

I think about the journalist who killed Solaire for his armour every day.
 
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