Dark Souls (360)

[Rodster]

I think there is a way to kill that but you are supposed to die there.

What better way to introduce you to the game than killing you?

I both laugh and cry at that comment. Actually I cry more than laugh while dying in this sadistic game.

[XXXIV]

One seemingly strange observation about a couple of the bosses so far is that they have been easier to defeat than it was to get to them.

I can say it about Pinwheel( in the catacombs) and the second tangle with Seath(Dukes Archives). Except for the final boss, this was never the case in my experience with Demon's Souls.

10/10

[Rodster]

OK stupid question alert !

How or where do you level up in this (Demon's Souls) game?

[XXXIV]

OK stupid question alert !

How or where do you level up in this (Demon's Souls) game?

There are no stupid questions!

There is or will be a chick in the Nexus.

Its been a couple of years but thats what I think I remember.

[XXXIV]

After a brief two month break to play through the console game of this century (SKYRIM) and all its 360 achievements, I am back to Dark Souls.

WOW!

Different.

What it lacks in vastness of mythology and open world majesty it makes up for in its intensity and an awesome rpg combat engine.

I am down to the final boss battle but since the game does not let me save and do as I wish, I must prolong the event and take care of all the family business now.

What a great year 2011 was for video games eh?

[XXXIV]

Credits rolled.

F U Dark Souls!

I mean that in a good way.

Ng+? Maybe.

[XXXIV]

One more Dark Souls post.

Credits just rolled again on NG. Finished a second play through to get the alternate ending. Not impressed with either ending but this game is no where near a Skyrim in the story department.
Again...Its strength is in its precise combat, satisfaction of enemies bested, challenges met and fear of death/adrenaline rush department.

I think I might be able to complete the achievements on a third go in NG+ as I am missing some weapons/ upgrades and a covenant that I keep forgetting to do.

Its not as f***in awesome as F1, as massive as Skyrim, as bad ass as Mass Effect or the greatest game of all time (WoW) but I really really like this game.

[MizzouRah]

I picked this up for around $20... can't wait to get into it later this week.

I took a break after Dragon's Dogma, but I like what I've read about this game, it's time to jump back into an RPG.

[Rodster]

I picked this up for around $20... can't wait to get into it later this week.

I took a break after Dragon's Dogma, but I like what I've read about this game, it's time to jump back into an RPG.

Prepare for an ass kicking

[MizzouRah]

I picked this up for around $20... can't wait to get into it later this week.

I took a break after Dragon's Dogma, but I like what I've read about this game, it's time to jump back into an RPG.

Prepare for an ass kicking

HAHA.. that's what I've been reading.

[Rodster]

I picked this up for around $20... can't wait to get into it later this week.

I took a break after Dragon's Dogma, but I like what I've read about this game, it's time to jump back into an RPG.

Prepare for an ass kicking

HAHA.. that's what I've been reading.

You've read correctly and it auto saves. Double the pleasure, double the kick to the nuts.

[MizzouRah]

You've read correctly and it auto saves. Double the pleasure, double the kick to the nuts.

Kind of a "me against the world" game.

[XXXIV]

Having almost made it through three play throughs before I moved on, I can safely tell you that you well get out of the game what you put in.

The game is difficult but it does not cheat. When you fail it is becuase you failed. Oh and you will fail. Again and again. Failure is a big part of the game.

If you stay strong you will be rewarded.

Enjoy the ride.

I still have it and at some point I may pop it back in and get that third game done.

[Rodster]

Maybe it's just me but when I compare to kick in the groin games Dark Souls vs Ninja Gaiden, I find that DS is very fair. As XXXIV said, if you die it's because you F'd-up and it's very fair as how you progress in the game. I also liked that any enemy can kill you, even a grunt. In Ninja Gaiden I found the game at times would sometimes cheat by overloading you with bad guys.

[MizzouRah]

Having almost made it through three play throughs before I moved on, I can safely tell you that you well get out of the game what you put in.

The game is difficult but it does not cheat. When you fail it is becuase you failed. Oh and you will fail. Again and again. Failure is a big part of the game.

If you stay strong you will be rewarded.

Enjoy the ride.

I still have it and at some point I may pop it back in and get that third game done.

This what every review I've read has said and I'm fine with that. I'll probably die more than normal, heck, Darksiders is kicking my ass.

[Rodster]

Can you do Coop in DS?

[XXXIV]

Finally got my lazy ass down to down loading the DLC a week or so ago...

My ass is getting kicked again. Just getting to it was not easy but as luck would have it I was at the almost perfect point of play thru number three to get at it without all the pain these bastards enjoy dishing out.

GREAT STUFF for the Dark Soul/Demon Soul fan....Game is VERY special and reason number 4 I am not getting either new console at launch as DS II will be on the trusty ole 360.

[XXXIV]

Dark Souls 2 aka Dying Yet Again and Again 2.
Only game Ive ever played where I died before the tutorial.... Which isnt even named a tutorial. Love the not being held by the hand theme in these games. GO DIE and figure it out for yourself. I love and dread not knowing what lurks ariund the next corner, up that ladder or through that next fog gate.

Played a few hours each of the last two evenings. Seems a bit easier than the last one with the not having to play through half the game before you get to link bonfires and with the addition of life gems to aid with healing but I have not met any bosses yet and have only played a few hours so the jury is still out on that. Oh and every time you die you get hollower and lose hp to your max health until you go human again.

Combat feels the same as DS1 to me. There are some changes like to the back stab but they havent affected my bad style any. ..Gotta love a game where almost anything can kill you if you dont pay attention to what the hell you are doing.

Biggest issue is getting onto servers so far.

Anyway..feels like home again.

EDIT: As I just died three times in a 10-12 minute period.

1) Proceed with caution! DO NOT RUSH IN!
2) Rolling does seemed nerfed?
3) Once again. Mistakes will be punished by death.

[TCrouch]

I noticed the same thing, that I wasn't dying every 10 minutes. I think it took me a good 2 hours to get my first death, and that's when I ran into my first boss unprepared. Had no idea it was even going to be there. Climbed a little ladder to take out a firebombing Hollow, and something swooped onto the platform behind me. Turned around, and it's an 8-foot tall Knight hovering above the ground. Way too fast, way too much range...I pretty much got trashed. Haven't been back to try him again yet.

But I've been exploring every nook and cranny and found 4 or 5 Titanite Shards, 3 estus flask upgrades, got the blacksmith all set up, and it's really started to get its hooks into me. Played it until way too late last night.

Servers being up and down sucks, but at least it doesn't kick you off or render the game unplayable. Was smart on their part just to let you play offline and just not have any friendly little warning messages or bloodstains to view.

[Rodster]

Can't wait for the PC version. LOL, at Terry's experience. That happened to me in Dark Souls. I climbed a ladder of a castle outpost and was greeted some big ass boss I wasn't expecting, died many times in that encounter till I figured it out.

[Brando70]

Text my brother sent me last night while he was playing Dark Souls II: "This game makes me want to stab somebody."

And yes, he played hell out of the first one.

[TCrouch]

My son just got around to trying Dark Souls last week, and was totally sucked in. He also totally sucked, which is to be expected when you first try it. But this kid is the type to just run into a room and go 2-handed with a weapon and swing away...then wonder why he's died 25 times in the first 10 minutes.

Well, he decided we should both start playing Dark Souls 2 at the same time (he on 360, me on PS3) as Deprived, no gift. Why? Because he's a masochist, I guess.

Since we're sitting side by side, I'm cracking up watching him just fly right by the tutorial rooms, zip around and try to zoom through. I don't even understand that approach. I think I ran through those initial tutorial rooms 4 times to stack up a bunch of souls and level up when I got to Marjula.

By the time I head to the first real area, I can at least wield a short sword and dagger, as well as a small shield. And I'm watching him run around in a loincloth trying to two-hand a dagger and wondering why he gets absolutely pummeled by 3 hollows who come at him with polearms, 2H hammers, and sword-and-board.

By the end of the night, I was trying to help him "get it", because it dawned on me that this game is like no other. There isn't any simple way to fly through the game. You MUST learn every nuance of the controls, what enemies are doing, how to manage your stamina for offense vs. defense. He about fell over when I took his naked warrior and killed the two ogres early on. The fact that this game really doesn't make itself punishing just for the sake of being punishing is a huge win. It's 100% true that when you die, you learn. And you're surprised at how much you've learned when you watch somebody trying to play for the first time.

You realize just how far you've come

[XXXIV]

By the end of the night, I was trying to help him "get it", because it dawned on me that this game is like no other. There isn't any simple way to fly through the game. You MUST learn every nuance of the controls, what enemies are doing, how to manage your stamina for offense vs. defense. He about fell over when I took his naked warrior and killed the two ogres early on. The fact that this game really doesn't make itself punishing just for the sake of being punishing is a huge win. It's 100% true that when you die, you learn. And you're surprised at how much you've learned when you watch somebody trying to play for the first time.

You realize just how far you've come

+1

It is different for sure. Dying does serve a purpose.
The game is hard but it doesnt cheat. You must earn almost everything you get. Its in your hands.

Getting through both Demons Souls( Only PS3 game I put any real time into) and the first Dark Souls two times each was quite the kick.... but just getting by a boss that seems invincible or even finding an item or that slab for an upgrade give you that same done something feeling.
Last night I got two rings that will help a great deal on the journey...Was a great DS night!

I know it can be a b*tch to get there but once you are sucked in. You are sucked in.

Awesome game(s)!

[MizzouRah]

We need more games like this.

[XXXIV]

After holding off on the final bosses to screw around farm I felt the need to f*** some s*** up after watching hockey this weekend.

The credits are rolling as I type. I made it last as I was loving it.

Brilliant.

Easier for newbs yes as they made it easier to do simple things like connecting the bonfires early but so wrong I say my fellow souls boys are at calling it a less Souls game.
IT WAS MUCH BIGGER and the feeling no less.
Get a grip fan boys. This game KICKS ASS just as much as the first two did!

Just now as I type on my screen a 100 point achievement for seeing the ending...the heir! Woo hoo.

GREAT f***in JOB From Soft.

LOVED IT!

and thank you!

I will do NG+ as the first two Souls games are the only games I think I have ever played through twice.