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Dark Souls- You Will Die. Often.

Started by JonWake, December 11, 2013, 02:33:02 PM

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JonWake

December 11, 2013, 02:33:02 PM
The little bastard is just sitting at the top of the ladder, tossing firebombs at me. I've killed him maybe ten, eleven times, usually by shimmying up the ladder and shanking him twice with my winged spear. This time,though, he seems to have learned a thing or two. If I leave him be, I'll be dodging fireballs for the rest of my run, so it looks like I'm going up that ladder. I have enough healing flasks to deal with it, but I'm loaded down with precious experience points that I 'll lose if I die.

He catches me with a bomb as I crest the roof, stunning me for just a moment too long before I can roll out of the way. He's swinging his rusty sword at me now, and I can only just block them with my shield. Each hit is eating up my stamina, but I'm pretty sure he's at the end of his attack routine.  I circle around him, getting some distance and taking a breather.  Then the little zombie jerkhole does something totally out of the blue. Just as I drop my shield to regain my stamina, he leaps fifteen feet forward and runs me through.

I died.  Again.

Dark Souls isn't a game I can recommend to everyone. Sure, it's brilliant. Sure, the level design is stunning, the monsters hideous, and the combat is viciously balanced. But it's hard. It's unforgiving. You will die, over and over again. You'll throw yourself at a mini boss a dozen times before you figure out a trick, and it won't feel like cheating because you earned that exploit. You can't cheat the game any harder than it cheats you-- every time you die, all the enemies respawn with you. You make your way from spawn point to spawn point, marking each stretch with the knowledge that you can get bitchslapped at any moment by any enemy if you don't keep to your game plan.

If you've got a hankering for the old school brutality of OD&D on a console, pick it up. Has anyone else played this?

Ladybird

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December 12, 2013, 01:09:46 PM
Quote from: JonWake;715271If you've got a hankering for the old school brutality of OD&D on a console, pick it up. Has anyone else played this?

I love it.

I can't beat the giant dog boss.
one two FUCK YOU

JonWake

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December 12, 2013, 01:34:51 PM
Quote from: Ladybird;715547I love it.

I can't beat the giant dog boss.

There are a couple bosses that I know about but won't go near yet. Giant Dog with Sword in his mouth and Jerkhole 15' tall Knight.
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