Trailers: Dark Souls: Hardcore Trailer
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Really? Because the only thing this trailer makes me want to do is flee to the safety of Under-My-Covers with a copy of Pokemon HeartGold while I silently sob to myself, and my Totodile comforts me with "shh, shh...it's okay, I know the bad dragon violated you over and over...but you're safe here."
Seriously, y'all are a bunch of masochists.
Well, as long as I don't have to traverse rickety walkways in the dark and the very ground I walk on isn't poisoning me, I'll take anything.Dommius said:
...Right?
the game is such a spectacularly fun spectator game! I can't get enough of it from ppl streaming the game on JTV! Especially when the streamer has played the game enough that he makes it all look Easy! is astounding.
Hahaha, oh you wait. You think any other area in the game is dark? The Tomb is nothing but pure blackness. Try traversing tiny walkways (that you can barely see its so dark) while being shot at by things you can't see, and attacked by giant soul crushing skeletons (who somehow can dodge and navigate the area with perfect night-vision)Casual Shinji said:
I honestly don't believe any other game has come close to being that unfair.
Good trailer. Amazing game. Fixed all of my minor complaints with Demon's Souls, plus more bosses and secrets and weapons... I'm loving it. It might just become my favorite game of all time... *fingers crossed*
Perfect, needed a place to unload.
First things first, I love this game (though that may be a stockholm syndrome sort of love), but what I don't love is the players, nobody votes up other players tips and people keep on putting identical signs infront of yours when you give a good tip.
My big problem though is people who lie, just now I lost 18k souls because some massive tosser put down a sign saying there was a bonfire ahead when there wasn't which led to me dying to toxins.
Seriously, if you do this I hope you die. (and lose 100k souls, you don't think I would ACTUALLY wish death upon someone because im angry do you?)
First things first, I love this game (though that may be a stockholm syndrome sort of love), but what I don't love is the players, nobody votes up other players tips and people keep on putting identical signs infront of yours when you give a good tip.
My big problem though is people who lie, just now I lost 18k souls because some massive tosser put down a sign saying there was a bonfire ahead when there wasn't which led to me dying to toxins.
Seriously, if you do this I hope you die. (and lose 100k souls, you don't think I would ACTUALLY wish death upon someone because im angry do you?)
If it's too hard, there are some places fairly early on in the game where you can farm souls with little risk to yourself, letting you bump up your level massively over what you should be. However, two things to keep in mind if you do this:Doclector said:
1. You're not quite getting the Dark Souls experience. The utter terror of dying because you're going to lose your souls if you fuck up one more time becomes more a creeping dread that you'll have to go farm some more to get them back.
2. Levels aren't everything. Not by a long shot. A friend of mine wanted to give the game a shot but didn't like seeing how much I died asked me to level grind his character for him so he could start with a big edge and he still got his butt kicked. Being somewhat higher level changes the difficulty from "Holy Shit Hard" to "Holy Crap Hard", you still need to learn what you're doing.
If you can, there's a back door through to Blighttown from the Valley of the Drakes, if you take the entrance from New Londo next to the elevator from Firelink. You only have to fight through 3 of the fat dudes and a couple fire-breathers and then ride the watermill down to the bottom, and right next to the boss. Easy peasyMadmanonfire said:
Except of course you lose out on all the precious loot.It entirely depends on you as a gamer. If you keep losing because you can't figure out a strategy, does that mostly piss you off at the game for not being clearer with you, or yourself and motivate you to do better? If you can't take big failure in stride sometimes you just won't enjoy yourself enough when the payoffs DO come (like when you beat that asshole boss who has killed you 8 times). How do you feel about no fast travel in a sort-of open world game? Plenty of shortcuts to get you from place to place, but its still a bit of walking and there are enemies and sections of the game you will go through many times.Jungy 365 said:
I call the game truly great simply for the number of times I've gone into a new area and went "Wow, this looks incredible..", and when I've seen new enemies off in the distance with a "What the FUCK IS THAT?!". Every boss fight has been tense and tough, even the ones I knew were coming.
And of course if things go from challenging fun to frustrating, you can always ask on the Escapist for help, check out the guides on youtube or use the "cheap" methods I described to Doclector.
Their is a bonfire by the swamp. People always forget to get it but it will make your life a lot easier. Facing away from the giant wheel that takes you up stick to the left wall and you will eventually end up on a piece of land with one beetle. To your left will be a bonfire. This makes getting to Quelaag easier and the swamp more bearable.
Other Blightown tips:
Get the Spider Shield in the sewers. This is starting equipment for the bandit or you can find it by droping down behind a bunch of boxes where you first fought the butcher enemies. This will take you to the room where the giant rat was it just on the second floor.
Get the rusty old ring in the return visit from Undead Asylum. This is a alternate place their is also an optional boss that is worth 20000 souls. The ring gives you free movement in the swamp.
Other Blightown tips:
Get the Spider Shield in the sewers. This is starting equipment for the bandit or you can find it by droping down behind a bunch of boxes where you first fought the butcher enemies. This will take you to the room where the giant rat was it just on the second floor.
Get the rusty old ring in the return visit from Undead Asylum. This is a alternate place their is also an optional boss that is worth 20000 souls. The ring gives you free movement in the swamp.
From the 10+ hours I played after renting it, it's not so much difficult as you just need to be careful and either pick your battles and battlefields or find the quirk of the battle or battlefield you're in. I played as a knight and had very few problems, probably because of the high hp and defense they start with and I boosted my strength and dexterity so I could wield some weapons. About your question, it is very satisfying and where it may be hard, at least it isn't bullshit if you get what I mean.Jungy 365 said:
I'll say one thing: If you're planning to play Dark Souls, playing Demon's Souls first is a very, very good idea. Dark Souls is harder in almost every respect, and Demon's Souls can introduce you to the game mechanics.
Oh, and the wiki is your friend. Gathering some basic information beforehand (as any sort of tutorial offered is shit) can make the difference between two deaths and twenty.
Oh, and the wiki is your friend. Gathering some basic information beforehand (as any sort of tutorial offered is shit) can make the difference between two deaths and twenty.
I don't know about wanting to be a knight, but those are some sweet sweet wolverine claws!
Too bad I'm a pyromancer though, and I just realized I have a very long ways to go before the end.
Too bad I'm a pyromancer though, and I just realized I have a very long ways to go before the end.
Welp, level 50, currently fighting a fine couple of gents named Ornstein and Smough....it hasn't been going so well. I feel like if I even have one non-AI phantom with me, I can take em...but good god, these two are annoying. Though I have gathered fatty is weak to lightning, and skinny is weak to fire. That's certainly a thing.
Massive agree. I keep trying to leave helpful messages and have never gotten a vote up.Ickorus said:
I had to rage quit tonight because someone had left notes in Blight Town indicating there was a secret ahead, in fact is was the spot I needed to stand in to have an undead lizard man thing sneak up on me and one hit backstab/eat me! I lost all of my humanity because I couldn't get back there. Fuck the guy who left that message, it's stuff like this that leads normally sane gamers to track little kids down and smack the shit out of them.