PayneTiger777
03.13.14 | I like how the game goes back to the roots of Demon's Souls as far as punishing you more when you die. I thought the first Dark Souls was easy because it was actually a benefit to being hollow, whereas in this, the more you die the more health you lose over time. Being able to warp between bonefires from the get go is a plus, but to me it feels more like you are playing certain levels instead of an open world. What I loved about the first Dark Souls was that it really did feel like an open world where the geographical locations felt connected to one another. Also, I hate how you have to keep warping back to the woman in town in order to level up. So far I have mixed feelings on the game. |
emester
03.13.14 | Im picking it up this weekend. probs gonna b my last new 360 game |
ITsHxCTOASTER
03.13.14 | Still on the first one stuck on Ornstein and Smough srry can't join this discussion |
Balerion
03.13.14 | Im a little ahead of you... killed 5 bosses. Building a STR/FTH/INT build lvl 60 something using ultragreatsword +3. Loving the game thus far, and completely agree on the DeS root thing. As far as difficulty, thats hard for me to answer as I have played both previous entries, but I would definitely say harder or just as hard as DkS1 |
Gwyn.
03.13.14 | I made a list
and just beat the game. awesome. |
Balerion
03.13.14 | and the Majula leveling up thing kind of blows... definitely agree on that |
PayneTiger777
03.13.14 | I thought the first Dark Souls was easy. I beat the game 6 times and hardly had any trouble. I'm still not sure on the difficulty of this one yet.
Right now I'm using the Drangelic Sword. Titanite shards are rare and I haven't been able to upgrade it yet. It's a fairly decent weapon. The armor looks really cool in this game. |
MrSirLordGentleman
03.13.14 | Trailer has Jethro Tull on it 10/10 |
zakalwe
03.13.14 | I'm a married man who is old enough to know better but the anticipation for this is killing me. I've never known anything like it especially when it comes to a thing that's going to destroy me life for well over 100hrs and send me into apoplectic levels of frustration.
Roll on Friday.
And to all those "Dark Souls was easy" bullshitters, get fucked!!! |
Greyvy
03.13.14 | grindin that bell keeper covenant right now, need that titanite slab and bell keeper armor
what kind of characters are you guys? im a quality/faith cleric |
Gwyn.
03.13.14 | I was gonna go with dual swords but shit isn't nearly as good as shield and sword so just went with a regular warrior lol
i'll have to pump magic skills on new game plus |
Greyvy
03.13.14 | Right now I'm using the Drangelic Sword. Titanite shards are rare and I haven't been able to upgrade it yet. It's a fairly decent weapon. The armor looks really cool in this game.
join the bell keeper covenant dude, each person you invade and kill gets you a titanite chunk, and at 30 kills you get a titanite slab |
PayneTiger777
03.13.14 | Only thing I don't understand is that when you join a covenant you can't use your white soapstone. I had a problem with that when I joined the covenant near Majula. |
Greyvy
03.13.14 | that covenant is made to make the game harder and diminish the communication between you and phantoms. |
PayneTiger777
03.13.14 | Oh I see, so with the other ones you are able to use the white soapstone. |
Rsetness9
03.13.14 | i just play casual games nowadays |
climactic
03.13.14 | will not buy
first one made me way too angry |
Propose
03.13.14 | really wanna try dark souls tbh but it would probably just be really frustrating and not fun. |
Duckman118
03.13.14 | Been pretty busy with Titanfall and work. Will probably pick this up for PC when it comes out. Got probably 80% through the first one but ended just losing interest and never went back. Excited for this though. |
PuddlesPuddles
03.13.14 | Ornstein and Smough were the most rewarding to finally kill. The hardest boss in the game. Probably more valuable to put that at the top of my resume' rather than a stupid college degree. |
PayneTiger777
03.13.14 | Hardest part for me in Dark Souls wasn't even a boss fight. Those god damn arrow black knights in Anor Londo always gave me trouble. |
PuddlesPuddles
03.13.14 | Those were annoying but doable. What about those friggin four legged skeletons in Tomb of the Giants? |
PayneTiger777
03.13.14 | I'll admit that Tomb of the Giants was the hardest area in the game. Those skeletons did give me trouble. I was able to beat every boss solo. Hardest boss to me is Kalameet in the DLC. |
MMX
03.13.14 | I like how its more Demon Souls-esque, but I really hate not being able to level up at bonfires. So far the boss designs seem great (especially pikachu returns), there is an insane endgame coming (have strategy guide), loving the designs of the levels. My character feels & looks chunky though and how they did the stats this time is great.
Really just wish I had more time to play |
MMX
03.13.14 | Also really like how they did the spawns and how they change in NG+ |
jefflebowski
03.13.14 | the original dark souls is one of my favorite games of all time, this is looking really promising so far. Does anyone know if dual wielding is viable at all this time round? 'Cause it was absolute shite in DS1...
'And to all those "Dark Souls was easy" bullshitters, get fucked!!!' [2] |
MMX
03.13.14 | I've been duel wielding off and on with my character. It's a bit of a double edged sword (lol a pun). If you have 2 weapons of the same type you can power stance doing more damage and a new move set, but you can't block and need to rely on rolling and positioning.
It's definitely possible, but might be slightly more difficult than its worth. Not sure yet though as I'm not incredibly far in the game |
Balerion
03.13.14 | Some of you guys further ahead... is it possible for me to run a STR/HEX build or will I be wasting points as I know HEX=INT/FTH, so I would be pumping 3 stats? |
PayneTiger777
03.19.14 | Note to self: Pure strength builds do not work as well in Dark Souls 2, especially when there are obnoxious sorcerer creatures that continuously spam their spells at you.
I think I'm getting close to the end of the game. |
zakalwe
03.19.14 | Same here, I've loved it so far. Looking forward to NG+ to see what's new, try out different stuff and have the game really open up.
The Iron Keep is a fucker! |
Greyvy
03.19.14 | shrine of amana is fucking annoying, so is the place with the ancient dragon, i didnt know that boss was optional lol |
PayneTiger777
03.19.14 | I just got through the Shrine of Amana. Those sorcerer's were the death of me. That was the hardest part of the game for me. Right now I'm at the Undead Crypt. I just recently started leveling up my attunement so I can use pyromancy. |
Greyvy
03.19.14 | nice, the undead crypt isn't too bad |
PayneTiger777
03.20.14 | So I just beat King Vendrick with 4 Giant Souls. He was actually pretty easy. Has anyone here been able to beat the Ancient Dragon? That shit looks really difficult.
I only have two more boss fights to go to beat the game. It's definitely harder than Dark Souls 1. |
Greyvy
03.20.14 | yes ive beat the ancient dragon, he isn't mandatory though and i didn't know that. the ancient dragon will 1 hit you regardless it took me literally 3 hours to get his attack patterns down
ive beat the game twice now :D 1 time on 2 different characters |
PayneTiger777
03.20.14 | Nice dude. I'm getting ready for the throne defenders. I'm currently level 140.
Do you know if there are any other optional bosses in the game? |
Greyvy
03.20.14 | there's quite a bit, i can't name them off the top but you you only have to do 1 giant's memory and that's jeigh then you can go fight the final boss |
MMX
03.20.14 | Don't forget the secret boss of the dark |
JohnnyoftheWell
03.20.14 | I literally cannot express how excited I am to play this. |
zakalwe
03.20.14 | I've chucked away a week of me life on this fucker but it has been worth it. I hope there's a massive diversion thrown in there like the other kingseeker snake thing or the whole Anor Londo illusion caper from DS1 but I'm yet to see it. |
pizzamachine
08.15.23 | Omg MMX is a gamer |