Can anyone recommend Dark Souls?
Hello everyone,
my old, grumpy 360 has been collecting dust since a very long time now. Needless to say, I barely use it anymore. Now, I've been reading a lot about this Dark Souls RPG. It's atmosphere and look got me hooked.
One of the things I love about the Infinity games is the tactical, often very challenging, combat. Things can go wrong badly and I like sitting down with a cup of coffee and figuring out an appropriate tactic.
Modern RPGs, or more specifically, third-person RPGs, don't do that anymore. With the exception of Dark Souls, it seems.
So before I run off and buy it (BG2:EE will have to wait till most of the bugs are squashed), have any of you played it? Many reviews say it is downright brutal, if not unfair even.
Can you recommend it? Please share a bit.
Thx
my old, grumpy 360 has been collecting dust since a very long time now. Needless to say, I barely use it anymore. Now, I've been reading a lot about this Dark Souls RPG. It's atmosphere and look got me hooked.
One of the things I love about the Infinity games is the tactical, often very challenging, combat. Things can go wrong badly and I like sitting down with a cup of coffee and figuring out an appropriate tactic.
Modern RPGs, or more specifically, third-person RPGs, don't do that anymore. With the exception of Dark Souls, it seems.
So before I run off and buy it (BG2:EE will have to wait till most of the bugs are squashed), have any of you played it? Many reviews say it is downright brutal, if not unfair even.
Can you recommend it? Please share a bit.
Thx
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The best part of Dark Souls is that it is brutal, but also fair. You virtually never die for any other reason than because you messed up your gameplay or weren't paying attention to the environment.
You can and should play it on PC, if you are willing to install a few bugfixes. Much like BG, really.
only thing I still do not understand is the weapons and customization. I just don't know how to create the optimum weapon. I just got the dark knight sword you get pretty early and upgraded that, slow and hard hitting. i realized its ineffectiveness in pvp, however.
I can recommend you get it for any system too, but never play it mouse and keyboard. luckily I hear the 2nd game's pc port will be better. just be careful about being human because that enables pvp, though you can also summon allies as well and upgrade bonfires.
Except the cestus, god damn it blows hard.
I personally didn't like it... For me the gameplay sort of felt more like a less awesome version of Ninja Gaiden than anything else...
Sorry, but I don't see the basis for comparison here. Ninja Gaiden is a balls-to-the-wall action game. Dark Souls is a dungeon crawl RPG.
First of all, Dark souls is a brutal game, every mistake, no matter how slight is punished in this game and it requires you're full attention at all times. Secondly it is a game that is VERY unfriendly to new players, you are given no information and no hint on where to go at all. Dark souls also requires a different mindset, In most games dying is seen as losing, not so in Dark Souls, the penalty for dying is very small, dying twice in a row is, but I'll get to that point later. The only time you ever "lose" in Dark Souls is when you get so frustrated that you just rage quit. The game beats you. Every bit of its advertising says "You WILL die in this game" So, expect to die, and don't let it frustrate you. Dark Souls is a game about learning and understanding when you die you lose all your souls and humanity, but you can get them back if you pick them up where you last died, but if you die before that, they are lost. It punishes you for mistakes and it punishes you more of not learning from them, Every boss can be beaten if you know they're attack patterns and telegraphs, every mob is put there to push you to be better. I found it to be one of the best made, best thought out, best playing, just best experiences I have ever had in a video game
PvP is what it is, really it depends on who you're matched up with. But in short Dark Souls is a very rewarding game, IF you have the tenacity and the mindset to say "I will not let this game beat me, I am the master, the game is my bitch" right before you get pummeled by a giant minotaur with a 2 ton hammer.
Edit* I've been writing term papers, can you tell...
I would disagree that its unfair but it is unforgiving
if u have a ps3 though I would suggest getting Demon's souls I personally found it to be a more enjoyable experience, its world was far more interesting.
if I was to give any advice it would be to always let your enemy do the work particularly in pvp and never engage another player on there terms