rooks Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 I can't wait anymore to make this thread. Eventual Game Discussion thread but for the next 2 months will serve as hype central. Opening cinematic for Dark Souls III was released today: Get Hype! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Young Thug Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 HYPE! Dark souls is the best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shelby Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 Damn I'll finally have to use the block feature. tittus 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooks Posted February 8, 2016 Author Share Posted February 8, 2016 Never block. Only dodge. tittus and Young Thug 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Young Thug Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 Playing a shield/swipe character is fun for getting used to the game but I like playing without a shield. What's Dark Souls without the Soul crushing challenge!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bladew1ll1s1sdead Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 I got to the first boss in DS I. Gave up after 6 tries. I will never git gud it seems. Young Thug 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooks Posted February 8, 2016 Author Share Posted February 8, 2016 I got to the first boss in DS I. Gave up after 6 tries. I will never git gud it seems. Don't give up You mean first boss as in the huge fat Asylum Demon in the tutorial, or first boss as in Taurus demon on the bridge? I played DS1 closer to when it came out and could not get past Undead Burg (first real area) for the longest time. Gave up and put it down. Picked it back up a while later with new determination and loved every single second of it. Once you learn to not play it like any game you've played before, it all clicks. Young Thug 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bladew1ll1s1sdead Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 Don't give up You mean first boss as in the huge fat Asylum Demon in the tutorial, or first boss as in Taurus demon on the bridge? I played DS1 closer to when it came out and could not get past Undead Burg (first real area) for the longest time. Gave up and put it down. Picked it back up a while later with new determination and loved every single second of it. Once you learn to not play it like any game you've played before, it all clicks. It was the one you can get a weapon from, I think?? His tail or something. I gave up because I have a intense anger with games that demoralize and wreck me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooks Posted February 8, 2016 Author Share Posted February 8, 2016 It was the one you can get a weapon from, I think?? His tail or something. I gave up because I have a intense anger with games that demoralize and wreck me. Haha maybe not the game series for you then. It's been said to death, but Dark Souls difficulty is different. You can't turn it up or down, it just is. You live knowing that other people have done it before you, and will do it after you. Even after the tenth or twentieth try on a boss or area, you know deep down it's possible. It's such a cathartic experience. I never get down on myself playing Dark Souls. If something is really giving me trouble it just makes me want to beat it even more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bladew1ll1s1sdead Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 Haha maybe not the game series for you then. It's been said to death, but Dark Souls difficulty is different. You can't turn it up or down, it just is. You live knowing that other people have done it before you, and will do it after you. Even after the tenth or twentieth try on a boss or area, you know deep down it's possible. It's such a cathartic experience. I never get down on myself playing Dark Souls. If something is really giving me trouble it just makes me want to beat it even more. I played because I want the intense satisfaction you all seem to recieve from this game. I watched a guy beat bosses with rock band drums and I can't even do it with a remote. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooks Posted February 8, 2016 Author Share Posted February 8, 2016 I played because I want the intense satisfaction you all seem to recieve from this game. I watched a guy beat bosses with rock band drums and I can't even do it with a remote. Eh, I don't care too much for that upside down, 1-hand, no-look, rock band drums shit. Soul level 1 run even is hokey bullshit. Once you get good at the game it's really not that hard to dodge 90% of hits. Soul level 1 challenege runs just turn into hours and hours of baiting and luring and chipping away at health pools. Boring. I do love making other characters though. Like I've done a magic/miracles/hexes, dex, str, run on each of the games. Always fun to try different styles. As far as the intense satisfaction, it's only intense because of how much you struggle at first. There's no way I'd love these games as much as I do if they didn't make me so mad i screamed. But unlike online FPS games or something when I scream out of the desire to murder some 12 year old lil bitch on the other team, I know whatever happened in Dark Souls was my fault. Which means you can fix it. I don't know what kind of games you play now, but the biggest thing I had to get through my head when I started was the speed at which I'm used to running through levels and boss fights. If you sprint through a Dark Souls level, unless you know what you're doing and where you're going, you're going to get swarmed and die. If you can walk slowly, kill everything along the way, and be observant. The game is more enjoyable because you actually make progress. If you can accept that a boss fight is going to take 10 minutes as opposed to trying to DPS like crazy and finish in 30 seconds, you're going to survive a lot longer. Dark Souls is as much about pulling punches as it is about dealing them. it's different, but it's rewarding. Speed runs and everything are really easy once you "git gud" it's really not just a PVP phrase to me - once Dark Souls clicks for you, it's all second nature. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aerobane Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 Ordered the collectors edition with the Red Knight statue last week from my local store. I seriously cant wait. It doesn't help that it comes out the same week as my birthday and my favorite bands reunion tour (where they play my 2 favorite albums in their entirety). That week is going to be so hype. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooks Posted February 8, 2016 Author Share Posted February 8, 2016 It comes out 4 days after I get back from a vacation, which is brilliant, since I was a few days late for DS2 and Bloodborne due to vacations. Gonna make it tough to request my usual 2 days for my 48 hour no-life session that is necessary to bring my hype down to controllable levels while at work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shelby Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 I need to make sure I ordered this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooks Posted February 8, 2016 Author Share Posted February 8, 2016 I didn't order yet :S Will probably try to place a PO at my indie shop when I go pick up Fire Emblem next week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aerobane Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 I don't know if you want to pick up fire emblem if you were a fan of the older games lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooks Posted February 8, 2016 Author Share Posted February 8, 2016 I don't know if you want to pick up fire emblem if you were a fan of the older games lol. nah, Awakening was my shit. I know what I'm getting in to haha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NapalmBrain Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 Darkest Dungeon and Ikaruga are the only other games I can think of that have the ability to make me as frustrated as Dark Souls, I will be curious to see what they do with this one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooks Posted February 8, 2016 Author Share Posted February 8, 2016 I'm really, truly looking forward to it. Even more than I was for Dark Souls II (which is saying something). The return of Miyazaki? Miyazaki laying his baby to rest with one last hurrah? He's said openly (several times) that this is intended to be the last Dark Souls. I expect him to let the series go out on a high note, with no need for redemption (like DSII so badly needed without his direction). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aerobane Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 I'm really, truly looking forward to it. Even more than I was for Dark Souls II (which is saying something). The return of Miyazaki? Miyazaki laying his baby to rest with one last hurrah? He's said openly (several times) that this is intended to be the last Dark Souls. I expect him to let the series go out on a high note, with no need for redemption (like DSII so badly needed without his direction). SHHHHHHH DS2 was just a crazy fever dream we all had. It never really existed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sad Heart Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 I'm really, really excited for this game. It'll be my first purchase since Destiny came out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jack8urt0n Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 Yes, indeed! Thought that was a nice touch, since when you cycle to NG+, that's the part where it picks up. It skips the main part of the cinematic, and she says "yes, indeed" ...It's as if they're repeating on purpose to convey this is still a continuation, albeit repetition to your journey. We are still in Lordran/Drangliec. No matter what choices we make, the world always crumbles, and there be monsters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Young Thug Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 I hope they take the criticisms of II regarding difficulty into consideration, and the gameplay ends up being more reminiscent of the first Dark Souls. II was a fun game but if III is even easier to breeze through a lot of people are going to gripe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan8765 Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 Not that it matters, but I agree with everything Rooks said about DS1 and its difficulty. For some reason the game reminds me of Morrowind. Obviously very different games. But it just had a way of drawing me into the world, that few games can do.Kind of on topic but not... has anyone here played "Otogi" for the original Xbox? I am pretty sure Miyazaki had a hand in that game also. It too was a really awesome game. But it just kinda flew under the radar. Oh I wish they'd make a remake of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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