@Yagami Probably each level pertaining to an DeS Archstone. I just love the open-world feeling to the game as well as the 'Light Souls' aesthetic of the game, based on what I've played so far, as I'm not trying to see every thing in the game I'm sure I won't face a similar form of burnout.
Edit: If that is, indeed, what you have experienced.
"Preoccupied with a single leaf, you won’t see the tree. Preoccupied with a single tree, you’ll miss the entire forest. Don't be preoccupied with a single spot. See everything in its entirety...effortlessly. That is what it means...to truly "see." "
@Yagami Yeah, it's definitely not balanced for solo players, you are intended to use Spirit Ashes for sure. But I feel that FromSoft wanted to do something different with this game, and make it more accessible for new players, if that means trivializing boss encounters for some, it opens up new doorways for other ,some would say more "casual", players.
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@Yagami@BlAcK_Sw0rDsMaN This is an interesting discussion and you've both nailed my only real problem with Elden Ring. There's no happy medium in terms of the difficulty, it's either batter them with ashes, or struggle for absolutely ages with some of the bosses. I wouldn't think it's a reflection on your skills either - without wanting to boast (but I'm going to anyway) I solo'd the Dark Souls trilogy and managed it all right, with only a handful of massively problematic bosses (hello Manus). Elden Ring is still a great game, but Dark Souls 3 is still my favourite.
Good job, Parappa. You can go on to the next stage now.
@Gremio108 Yeah I solo'd most bosses in Dark Souls, Dark Souls 3 & Bloodborne as well (defo had to summon for Ludwig though). And I also solo'd all the bosses in Demon's Souls (2020) w/ the exception of Penetrator (shout out to my homie, Biorr, for that one!) but admittedly Dark Souls 3 has the hardest bosses.
In terms of overall enjoyment ,I would rank the games as follows:
1)Dark Souls 3
2)Demon's Souls (2020) - w/ a caveat of that being it wouldn't have been half as enjoyable w/out my Dragon Bone Smasher+3 & Curse Weapon to hand for the latter stages of the game.
3)Bloodborne (would be interchangeable w/ 4) if it wasn't for Ludwig's Holy Blade & character's not being able to 'hollow'
4)Dark Souls (only 'cause I don't like the way my character looks when he's hollowed)
(Didn't complete Sekiro or DS2 b/c I didn't find them as enjoyable and Miyazaki specifically said, as I've said elsewhere on here and been rebutted for, but he did say it, that Sekiro wasn't intended to be a Souls game or Soulslike, and DS2 wasn't directed by the legendary Miyazaki-san).
I think I've explained that thoroughly enough, heh heh heh.
"Preoccupied with a single leaf, you won’t see the tree. Preoccupied with a single tree, you’ll miss the entire forest. Don't be preoccupied with a single spot. See everything in its entirety...effortlessly. That is what it means...to truly "see." "
@BlAcK_Sw0rDsMaN Funnily enough my list would probably look very similar to yours, with a couple of differences - I'd probably swap Bloodborne and Demon's Souls around, having replayed them both recently (Demon's Souls is ace and dripping with atmosphere, but feels a bit short when you've played the others) and it sounds like I enjoyed Dark Souls II a lot more than you did lol. So I'd pop that in there somewhere, near the bottom.
How far did you get with DS2? Just wondering because I didn't like it at first either, but it seemed to get better the longer it went on.
As for the Sekiro question, that's an interesting one. It didn't massively click with me and I struggled through it, although the combat and game world were very well-realised. So it wouldn't make my list, although I can see why that would be a controversial view!
Good job, Parappa. You can go on to the next stage now.
@Gremio108 I did No Man's Wharf early, got the Greatsword, and then just decided for whatever reason - i.e enemy placement, enemy types compared to Dark Souls enemies etc. that I didn't like the game, I also did that famous cheese on that early boss that you can manipulate into falling to his death.
I think that was the last boss I beat in the game, the second after the first Giant one.
Also, I'm not sure where I'd place Elden Ring as I haven't completed it yet, but, yeah it could dethrone Dark Souls 3 for me if the sum of it's parts is as good as the polls say, but Idk how many people who've contributed to those polls only really played ER and maybe a bit of Bloodborne/Sekiro and DS3.
And yeah, DS2 does get a lot of hate, presumably a lot of it is unjustified ,and the DLC is widely regarded as top-quality, so if you're gonna get any version of it, I hear SOTFS is def the one to go for - I did get that one, but, as I say, didn't make it to the DLC.
"Preoccupied with a single leaf, you won’t see the tree. Preoccupied with a single tree, you’ll miss the entire forest. Don't be preoccupied with a single spot. See everything in its entirety...effortlessly. That is what it means...to truly "see." "
@BlAcK_Sw0rDsMaN I mean, at least you know DS2 is always there if you fancy another go, it's not going anywhere. I'd agree that the DLC is excellent. Another thing it did well was new game+. New items, different enemy placements, bosses suddenly jumping out at you in random spots, that sort of thing.
I forgot to put Elden Ring in my list, I'd probably put it second behind DS3, that game just resonated with me for some reason.
So I booted up Elden Ring for the first time thinking I'd just give it a little look for now and that I wasn't gonna go too wild playing it...
...Then 5 hours passed.
I'll be honest I was a little wary about ER eschewing the tightly knit and crafted areas of previous Souls games for an open world design and right now it appears I was wrong to doubt Fromsoft.
Went with an Astrologer for my little test but I think I'll make a new character and maybe finally try a faith build in a Souls game...
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"You don't have to save the world to find meaning in life. Sometimes all you need is something simple, like someone to take care of"
@HallowMoonshadow I've never gone full faith before. Dabbled with it in Elden Ring and the original Dark Souls, it was quite fun. Enjoy, let me know how you get on!
Good job, Parappa. You can go on to the next stage now.
@HallowMoonshadow Whoah, are you going try to play BG3 and Elden Ring in tandem? Those are two enormous epics to try to juggle! I know, because I’ve got both of them on my backlog list. 😅
I’m giving ER a wide berth until I get to Dark Souls 3 later this year though. But I’m glad to hear ER is proving to scratch that itch. Even though it’s a long and complex RPG, its action focused combat might be different enough to be a good diversion between time in BG3.
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@HallowMoonshadow Do you normally farm in Souls games? Just asking 'cause that's the approach I took back when I was playing them. If so, I can recommend some good farming spots, early on. Otherwise I'll trust that your swords/spells and skills will be enough to carry you through the game! You appear to be quite adept at the games from what I've read of your previous progress, so compliments there!
"Preoccupied with a single leaf, you won’t see the tree. Preoccupied with a single tree, you’ll miss the entire forest. Don't be preoccupied with a single spot. See everything in its entirety...effortlessly. That is what it means...to truly "see." "
Maybe all faith build won't be the best for my first try as I don't recall many good attacking skills for faith in the other soul games... But playing a warrior nun (The Confessor class) is rather appealing!
I was just doing my usual give it a little test
and see how it runs & looks sorta deal for something I know I'm not going to play for a while.
... Except I just kept playing and now it's already got it's hooks in me.
Looks like I'm putting BGIII on the backburner (again) at the moment as I can't juggle two behemoths like that and only like to focus on 1 game at a time really. No fault of BG, it's first act would still be my favourite gaming experience of last year.
I look forward to seeing your thoughts on DSIII whenever you get round to it.
No I'm not really one for farming @BlAcK_Sw0rDsMaN. I'll keep you in mind if I want any farming spots but right now I'll be going in as blind as possible!
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"You don't have to save the world to find meaning in life. Sometimes all you need is something simple, like someone to take care of"
Elden Ring was my first souls game and I didn't really aim for a set build, but I really enjoyed giving my tarnished a "sword and seal" faith/dexterity focus when it became available, so it isn't like faith will tank your playthrough in any way, and levelling vigour and strength later on is a given anyway. It means you can kind of do everything, either ranged, mid range and up close depending on the situation. And I too loved exploring as blind as possible as it's easy enough to top up your runes if needs be and there game is phenomenal when exploring and making your own decisions
Enjoy, if your brain can handle so many good games rattling round in it 😁
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@HallowMoonshadow Without wanting to give too much away, I reckon an all-out faith build is viable. Put it this way, incantations extend far beyond heaing spells in this one.
May the lord be with you sister.
Good job, Parappa. You can go on to the next stage now.
@HallowMoonshadow Re-speccing is a bit easier than in previous games i beleive, but you do have to beat an early-ish boss and have a specific item. I defo experimented more than in their other games and must have re-specced at least a handful of times. But i did spend a loooooooong time in the game! Enjoy!
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Confessor Katherine Lavell (I don't know why either it's just the first name that I came up with) has started taking sins and cleaving foes in twain with her Axe or dousing them in holy fire(balls) so that her enemies might find redemption and forgiveness in death.
Her Faith has guided her and grown only ever stronger. Her Vigor has nearly increased twofold, allowing her to face the abominations that grace these lands. Her mind a touch sharper whilst everything else remains dull.
The Roundtable hold has been unwelcoming to her like most in these lands until she proves herself worthy. Though Katherine has found some small comfort and acceptance in Fia... albeit perhaps a bit too much comfort in fact in the maiden's overly long embrace.
Her journey in the Lands Between has extended beyond Limgrave thanks to the spectral steed Torrent that has been bequeathed to her, travelling to the south and hearing of a rebellion at a castle from a blind noblewoman... Though the calling's of grace send her in a different direction.
Stormveil Castle.
Margit proved a decent match when fought... Though the assistance of a spirit Jellyfish was the surprising element needed to debilitate this irksome foe.
3 other notable foes were felled on the way. The demi-human chiefs hiding in their costal cave. The Beastman of Farum Azula in the Groveside cave and the Erdtree Burial Watchdog in the Stormfoot Catacombs~
Stormveil itself however is testing Katherine's abilities. The front gate proved far too challenging with it's numerous ballista and seemingly endless soldiers... Instead she took the easier path around the ramparts, though that has not been without it's own challenges.
Currently she waits at the ramparts... Eagles watching her move...
Dunno why I framed the post like this exactly but I had fun writing it
@HallowMoonshadow Congratulations on felling Margit! I used the jellyfish ashes against him, with my Nordic version of a Guts build, too! .I would appreciate being tagged in order to observe your continuing progress throughout the game.
"Preoccupied with a single leaf, you won’t see the tree. Preoccupied with a single tree, you’ll miss the entire forest. Don't be preoccupied with a single spot. See everything in its entirety...effortlessly. That is what it means...to truly "see." "
@Hapless 60 Vig 66 Str 34 End Didn't level up much if anything else from what I can remember, Greatsword, gradually upgraded to +25, of course and Lordsworn Knight's greaves only - for fast-rolling. Used one of the standard preset models and gave him long white hair. Also used a Mimic+7 once I acquired it, but still had to summon for the remaining bosses after Fire Giant. You might not need to!
"Preoccupied with a single leaf, you won’t see the tree. Preoccupied with a single tree, you’ll miss the entire forest. Don't be preoccupied with a single spot. See everything in its entirety...effortlessly. That is what it means...to truly "see." "
@Hapless Congratulations man, it seems your prowess in the game is evidently rivalled only by the minority of players. I used Lion's Claw Talisman, that was it, but apparently Shard of Alexander is recommended for the build I based mine off of.
"Preoccupied with a single leaf, you won’t see the tree. Preoccupied with a single tree, you’ll miss the entire forest. Don't be preoccupied with a single spot. See everything in its entirety...effortlessly. That is what it means...to truly "see." "
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