Jam412 |
I wanted to finish my NG+ game of Dark Souls before this came out, but the four kings had other plans. Plans that involved killing me over and over again.
But yeah, super excited!
Sebastrd |
I wanted to finish my NG+ game of Dark Souls before this came out, but the four kings had other plans. Plans that involved killing me over and over again.
But yeah, super excited!
What system and level range?
I have an Int-based caster that eats the Four kings for breakfast, and I've helped many a fellow gamer get past them in NG+. Praise the Sun!
Jam412 |
Jam412 wrote:I wanted to finish my NG+ game of Dark Souls before this came out, but the four kings had other plans. Plans that involved killing me over and over again.
But yeah, super excited!
What system and level range?
I have an Int-based caster that eats the Four kings for breakfast, and I've helped many a fellow gamer get past them in NG+. Praise the Sun!
Hey Sebastrd, sorry about that, just saw this. I'm on 360 at SL 125ish. Just started playing part 2 though.
Anyone else playing yet? Opinions?
Sebastrd |
Sebastrd wrote:Jam412 wrote:I wanted to finish my NG+ game of Dark Souls before this came out, but the four kings had other plans. Plans that involved killing me over and over again.
But yeah, super excited!
What system and level range?
I have an Int-based caster that eats the Four kings for breakfast, and I've helped many a fellow gamer get past them in NG+. Praise the Sun!
Hey Sebastrd, sorry about that, just saw this. I'm on 360 at SL 125ish. Just started playing part 2 though.
Anyone else playing yet? Opinions?
I'm on 36, as well, and my mage is lvl 125. Let me know if you ever decide to go back.
I'll probably wait for a while on DS2 due to playing other games at the moment. If I'm lucky, the price will have dropped by the time I'm ready, too.
James Keegan |
I've gotten maybe 9-10 hours in so far. I'm enjoying it, though being a tank has gotten a bit tougher since shields don't block 100% physical damage anymore. And you've really got to dedicate a lot of levels to attunement and/or intelligence/faith if you want to cast even one spell. All in all, I am liking it though.
Jam412 |
I'm tanking too. I decided to pretty much ignore casting altogether. We'll see how much I regret that in the future.
Have you been dealing well with the changes to the controls? The new method of sliding down ladders got me killed pretty early on. I loathe the new jump mechanic. I've probably died five or six times already because of it.
Klaus van der Kroft |
I actually thought the narrative in Dark Souls 1 was innovative and interesting. The game gave you very little in the way of direct information, instead opting for obscure hints, ambiguous descriptions, and a scenery with a lot of personality. I thought it really worked well with the fatalistic tone of the world, and it helped create a sense of wonder that I found very compelling.
As for DS 2, just got it a couple of days ago; having a blast so far with my knight.
Andrea1 |
Fired it up last night and ran through Things Betwixt and a little into the first town.
First death was a head chomp from the first cyclops.
Graphics.....are not as good as DS1
Dunno about the hit to health with each death. Since respawns/shops are limited this means people can get ground down too far to recover.
James Keegan |
And outside the Cathedral of Blue in Heide's Tower of Flame you'll find a ring of binding that reduces how much health you lose on hollowing, topping it off at 75%. I don't find it to be too much of a hardship personally, especially since the game (at least at the beginning) hands you a lot of effigies if you do some exploring.
James Keegan |
Looking at the starting classes, I would try starting with the swordsman since he/she has the least ground to cover enhancing attunement and intelligence to at least 10 each. The warrior is more durable and the sorcerer starts with soul arrow, but it will take a greater investment to get them to the point where they can double dip. The merchant that sells sorceries requires at least 8 intelligence to even speak to, so that may be a first priority before getting an attunement slot.
As far as spells and weapons, it may be good to focus on quick dexterity weapons that can get a lot of hits in quickly and enhance them with a magic weapon spell. You probably won't be wearing very heavy armor, but as long as you get used to dodging and attacking from a distance where possible you should be fine.
Kthulhu |
Try not to get frustrated with your extremely frequent deaths.
I picked up Dark Souls and Demon's Souls a couple of months ago. I haven't been able to play them as much as I want, but I know I have a LONG way to go before I can even claim competence.
There's no hand-holding, and very very little in the way of explaination of..
well....anything.
Andrea1 |
I think I lost out on a special fight. Castle of Fallen Giants and I went up some roots to an upper pthway(has the exploding wall that is a shortcut to the bonfire) Climbed a ladder and a giant bird dropped off a creature. Flipped off due to panic and ran around a bit but got killed. So whatever that fight was didn't trigger again.
Jam412 |
I have no clue from playing how you level up. What the heck do you collect for "EP" is it the meter on the bottom right that goes to zero every time you die? I'm utterly confused.
To level up, you collect souls. These are your XP and currency. They are absorbed automatically every time you kill a monster. To spend the the souls and level up, you will have to talk to the lady standing near the bonfire in the town Majula. I think her name is the emerald herald.. something like that..
Jam412 |
Oh, the number on the bottom right is the number of souls you have. If you die, you drop those souls wherever you were killed. To get them back, you have to make it back to that spot and find your blood stain.
WannabeIndy |
RPG with an online component, (you can leave limited messeges for other players, be summoned, invade or be invaded.).
As for running the Swordsman that was a cruel thing to do to a starting souls player that low health is a real pain, though it will teach you the games defensive tactics quite fast as you learn them or you die. (I started as swordman myself for exactly that reason low health forces solid play as even a single slip will kill you.)
Andrea1 |
Lack of manual for basic gameplay is annoying for newcomers to the series.
Finished off Last Giant. Anyone know how to get to the bottom floor if possible where the fires are? I saw a treasure down there.
Went to Flame Tower, the mace is a very good weapon to use against the guards there.
Hi Ornstein. *dies*
WannabeIndy |
Lack of manual for basic gameplay is annoying for newcomers to the series.
Finished off Last Giant. Anyone know how to get to the bottom floor if possible where the fires are? I saw a treasure down there.
Went to Flame Tower, the mace is a very good weapon to use against the guards there.
Hi Ornstein. *dies*
Several ways to get in there, silvercat ring from shalquoir and jumping down in the right place with low burden, fall control sorcery, or theres a key later in the game which unlocks a door in.
Andrea1 |
More stuff done. Got to Harvest Valley and finally got more titanite to upgrade my armor. Might have a go again at Lost Sinner.
Harvest Valley spoiler