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Title: Souls Series |OT| LTTP keeping spam away from other threads.
Post by: the-pi-guy on Dec 17, 2021, 09:27 PM
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I'm in a Dark Souls kick.  So far I've put about 100 hours into Dark Souls 1 in the past 40 days or so.
Planning to platinum the first game depending on how it goes....
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Post by: BananaKing on Dec 17, 2021, 11:10 PM
Well its not a souls game, I was playing mortal shell. But I decided to rage quite. Its progression is too annoying and its just not that good.

Title: Re: Souls Series |OT| LTTP keeping spam away from other threads.
Post by: Legend on Dec 18, 2021, 05:33 AM


Did not know grime was 2d.
Well its not a souls game, I was playing mortal shell. But I decided to rage quite. Its progression is too annoying and its just not that good.


Shame. I want to try it.
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Post by: BananaKing on Dec 18, 2021, 08:56 PM


Did not know grime was 2d.Shame. I want to try it.
Try it.  You might like it.

The main issue i have with this game is that there is a lack of fast travel, I need to go all the way back to where I started basically to go to the vendor, which is needed to buy heeling consumable and some tools to upgrade yourself/gear.

If I reached half way through a dungeon, and need to go to the vendor, I half to go back the entire way, then fight my way through all over again. The game is very very stingy with healing consumables. So progression In this game is just too difficult at times, because it can take a long time to reach a new respawn point, and if there is a difficult area where you just need some more healing consumables, you're shame out of luck  
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Post by: the-pi-guy on Dec 19, 2021, 07:27 PM
Stuff I need for platinum:

Spoiler for Hidden:
<br>https://www.trueachievements.com/a252735/knights-honor-achievement<br><br>Weapons:<br>Grant<br>Sanctus (paladin in tomb)<br><br>Crystal Ring Shield: requires Soul of the Moonlight Butterfly and any +10 shield<br><br>Chaos Blade: requires Soul of Quelaag and any +10 katana<br><br>Greatsword of Artorias (Cursed): requires Soul of Sif and any +10 dagger, greatsword, or straight sword other than Broken Straight Sword and Straight Sword Hilt<br><br>Greatshield of Artorias: requires Soul of Sif and any +10 shield<br><br>Dragon Bone Fist: requires Core of an Iron Golem and any +10 fist weapon<br><br>Dragonslayer Spear: requires Soul of Ornstein and any +10 spears or thrusting swords<br><br>Darkmoon Bow: requires Soul of Gwyndolin and any +10 bow<br><br>Great Lord Greatsword: requires Soul of Gwyn, Lord of Cinder and any +10 dagger, greatsword, or straight sword<br><br>Dragon King Greataxe from the Gaping Dragon in the Depths<br><br>Moonlight Greatsword from Seath the Scaleless in the Crystal Cave<br><br><br>Covenants:<br>Dark Wraith<br><br>Pyromancer&#39;s:<br>https://www.trueachievements.com/a252737/bond-of-a-pyromancer-achievement<br><br>Quelana in Blightown<br>Painted World<br><br>Miracles:<br>https://www.trueachievements.com/a252738/prayer-of-a-maiden-achievement<br><br>
Title: Re: Souls Series |OT| LTTP keeping spam away from other threads.
Post by: the-pi-guy on Dec 21, 2021, 04:21 AM
My first Dark Souls playthrough is done.
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Post by: the-pi-guy on Dec 24, 2021, 05:24 AM
Spoiler for Hidden:
<br>The New Londo ruins were annoying in the first place. &nbsp;But NG+ kicks it up like 10 notches. <br>I&#39;m convinced there are 2x as many ghosts this time around. <br><br>
Title: Re: Souls Series |OT| LTTP keeping spam away from other threads.
Post by: the-pi-guy on Jan 03, 2022, 02:24 AM
Only have to get 1 more trophies:

Collect all the weapons.
Spoiler for guide:
<br>Greatsword of Artorias (Cursed): requires Soul of Sif and any +10 dagger, greatsword, or straight sword other than Broken Straight Sword and Straight Sword Hilt<br><br>Dragonslayer Spear: requires Soul of Ornstein and any +10 spears or thrusting swords<br><br>Great Lord Greatsword: requires Soul of Gwyn, Lord of Cinder and any +10 dagger, greatsword, or straight sword<br><br>


Spoiler for Hidden:
<br>- beat sif<br>- beat ornstein and smog <br>
Title: Re: Souls Series |OT| LTTP keeping spam away from other threads.
Post by: the-pi-guy on Jan 08, 2022, 05:07 AM
I screwed up massively.  

Accidentally created the wrong weapon, and I would have to play through the entire game a third time just to make it.

I am enjoying my time, but I think I might take a break first.
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Post by: the-pi-guy on Jan 17, 2022, 04:44 AM
150 hours
Partway through NG+++, and I completed all trophies for Dark Souls.

Was well worth it.
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Post by: the-pi-guy on Jan 17, 2022, 07:46 PM
Something I find kind of funny:

So all of the enemies in the game are zoned off by invisible walls that don't affect the player. And for the most part, it's not an issue. It's not generally noticeable. Most enemies will start to calm down when you get too far away from their territory and it generally feels kind of natural.  

With a few exceptions. Sometimes you can kill an enemy without alerting them because you're on the other side of the invisible wall.

There's one spot though where it's particularly funny. There's an enemy that runs full speed. It's really funny when just out of nowhere, the creature will smash into an invisible wall (that is just a doorway for the player).
Title: Re: Souls Series |OT| LTTP keeping spam away from other threads.
Post by: kitler53 on Jan 17, 2022, 08:35 PM
I find it more funny the enemies you can kill through non-invisible walls. 
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Post by: the-pi-guy on Jan 18, 2022, 01:41 PM
Dark Souls 2 is weird. (Very minor design spoilers)

Spoiler for Hidden:
Gameplay wise: on the bright side it feels less clunky, on the worse side it feels looser. It&#39;s also much faster than the first game. <br><br>World and level design, it feels like a very different design philosophy. <br><br>I know some of the souls games have towns, but the first town doesn&#39;t feel like any Souls town I&#39;ve seen yet. It&#39;s also insanely bright and not brooding like the vast majority of the other Souls games I&#39;ve played. <br><br>I think I understand what people have complained about with regards to the level design. Or maybe I&#39;m just trying to see things that aren&#39;t there yet. Some of the encounters feel kind of cheap.
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Post by: the-pi-guy on Feb 09, 2022, 03:35 PM
I've been playing a lot of Souls II on my lunch breaks and sometimes before I start work.

I even beat a boss before starting work this morning.  

I'm making pretty good progress now.
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Post by: the-pi-guy on Feb 18, 2022, 03:02 AM
I really don't understand the appeal of online for Souls games.  

Getting invaded is annoying.

There are notes that are sometimes helpful, but most of the time they suck. A huge chunk of them are memes, some of them are flat out bad for the player. (Like saying there's a secret path by jumping off a bridge.  I got wrecked because a there were like 6 notes saying a torch was required in a certain area. It ends up making an otherwise friendly NPC start attacking you and you miss out on a trophy because of it. Yay. )
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Post by: BananaKing on Feb 18, 2022, 03:14 AM
I just liked having 1v1 fights against other people in bloodbrone. Id love a MP game/mode with similar gameplay and its a 4v4 or a 6v6 with objectives in the map.
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Post by: the-pi-guy on Jun 03, 2022, 07:26 PM
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Title: Re: Souls Series |OT| LTTP keeping spam away from other threads.
Post by: Legend on Jun 03, 2022, 07:45 PM
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Could also be like the haunted mansion stretching room. You only think you're moving.
I really don't understand the appeal of online for Souls games.  

Getting invaded is annoying.

There are notes that are sometimes helpful, but most of the time they suck. A huge chunk of them are memes, some of them are flat out bad for the player. (Like saying there's a secret path by jumping off a bridge.  I got wrecked because a there were like 6 notes saying a torch was required in a certain area. It ends up making an otherwise friendly NPC start attacking you and you miss out on a trophy because of it. Yay. )

Death stranding was great. Every other single player+online game I just play offline.
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Post by: Legend on Jun 18, 2022, 06:45 PM
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Title: Re: Souls Series |OT| LTTP keeping spam away from other threads.
Post by: kitler53 on Jun 18, 2022, 07:02 PM
dark souls is easy on your second playthrough. 
Title: Re: Souls Series |OT| LTTP keeping spam away from other threads.
Post by: the-pi-guy on Jul 18, 2022, 02:27 AM
I started Dark Souls 3 like a week ago now.
I'm finding it surprisingly easy. Usually it takes me a bit to get into the groove of a new Souls game.  
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Post by: the-pi-guy on Jul 26, 2022, 04:15 AM
Was like 92% done at the 24 hour mark, which is crazy fast for me. Usually that's the kind of time I'd get from a second playthrough.  

Deciding to finish some quests and stuff before finishing.
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Post by: the-pi-guy on Aug 01, 2022, 05:39 PM
Ignore:

Spoiler for Hidden:
<br>Pyromancy:<br>Warmth<br><br>Miracles:<br>Great Lightning Spear<br>Sacred Oath<br>Great Magic Barrier<br><br><br>Rings:<br>NG+ rings<br>NG++ rings<br><br>Havel&#39;s ring<br>Talk to Orbek, after buying spells to get rings<br><br>
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Post by: Legend on Aug 01, 2022, 07:15 PM
Ignore:
Never!
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Post by: the-pi-guy on Aug 01, 2022, 07:56 PM
Working on getting the Platinum for Dark Souls 3.

At least that's the plan. For the most part I'm having fun. But, a couple of these trophies look kind of terrible.
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Post by: the-pi-guy on Aug 04, 2022, 03:24 AM
Finished the main story.
Mucked around for quite a while, but this is still my fastest first Dark Souls playthrough.  

I think overall
DS3 > DS1 > DS2
But, DS1 has some niceties. DS2 is definitely the most flawed game, but it brings some nice improvements over the first.
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Post by: Legend on Aug 04, 2022, 04:00 AM
Finished the main story.
Mucked around for quite a while, but this is still my fastest first Dark Souls playthrough.  

I think overall
DS3 > DS1 > DS2
But, DS1 has some niceties. DS2 is definitely the most flawed game, but it brings some nice improvements over the first.
Short but sweet I guess.
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Post by: the-pi-guy on Aug 10, 2022, 04:38 AM
So I still have:
NG+ ending and rings
NG++ ending and rings
3 items to farm for hours
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Post by: the-pi-guy on Sep 10, 2022, 04:56 AM
I have the platinum for Dark Souls 3.

Previously had:
Bloodborne, Dark Souls 1, Elden Ring

Been playing the Demon's Souls remake, to get that platinum. Not far off.
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Post by: kitler53 on Sep 10, 2022, 01:31 PM
Thats a lot of soulsborne gaming to get all those plats.  

Meanwhile I can't even bring myself to finish eldin ring…
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Post by: the-pi-guy on Sep 11, 2022, 03:36 AM
Does anyone have the remake, and would you be willing to help me with the multiplayer trophies?
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Post by: kitler53 on Sep 11, 2022, 04:04 AM
I don't have it now but will probably get it someday.  If you still need help in a year let me know. 
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Post by: the-pi-guy on Sep 12, 2022, 04:15 AM
Have to get two multiplayer trophies, 1 ending, a secret weapon, and 3 collection trophies.

Thats a lot of soulsborne gaming to get all those plats.  

Meanwhile I can't even bring myself to finish eldin ring…
To be honest it isn't that bad. The first playthrough is where like 70% of my playtime goes.

It's a lot of fun though. I get to see how much I've improved with a second playthrough and I really get to explore more of the games. Like having to actually mess with the world tendency in Demon's Souls for example.
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Post by: the-pi-guy on Sep 16, 2022, 04:32 AM
Down to one ring and the magic collection.
Finished the multiplayer trophies.

One thing I find incredibly frustrating is that the game is much, much easier to go evil than good. It is basically impossible to go from pure black to pure white in one playthrough, whereas the alternative can be done several times over.
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Post by: kitler53 on Sep 16, 2022, 01:01 PM
A common complaint. 

you just have to plan to go full white first and then go full black once your ready.  Personally i liked the tendancy system.  I was sad to see it completely removed in the later games.  Sure the could have made it easy to control but the idea was fun. 
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Post by: the-pi-guy on Sep 26, 2022, 08:09 PM
A common complaint.

you just have to plan to go full white first and then go full black once your ready.  Personally i liked the tendancy system.  I was sad to see it completely removed in the later games.  Sure the could have made it easy to control but the idea was fun.
Its probably the one thing that I would say is a flaw with the game.  

I absolutely love Demons Souls.
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Post by: the-pi-guy on Oct 02, 2022, 04:35 AM
Demon's Souls NG+ is brutal.

Easily the biggest difficulty step up out of any Souls game. Usually NG+ is a walk in the park for me.

This on the other hand is in a competition for the hardest Souls game I've played.
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Post by: kitler53 on Oct 02, 2022, 12:38 PM
yep.  if it plays like the original ng++ is either the smallest jump or just felt like it after finishing  the brutal ng+
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Post by: the-pi-guy on Oct 23, 2022, 10:34 PM
Demon's Souls NG+ is brutal.

Easily the biggest difficulty step up out of any Souls game. Usually NG+ is a walk in the park for me.

This on the other hand is in a competition for the hardest Souls game I've played.
Finished NG+ and NG++, and got the Platinum.