Dark Souls 3

Mr Dave · **Posted:** Tue Apr 05, 2016 21:11

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I finally killed that sodding tree.

Worst Dark Souls Boss Ever.

Satsuma · **Joined:** 20th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 14356

Can you, like, stop posting until it's out and I've started playing it? K'thx'bai.

Zardoz · **Posted:** Tue Apr 05, 2016 22:26

You twat.

Mr Dave · **Posted:** Tue Apr 05, 2016 22:46

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Zardoz sucks balls

I've only cleared three bosses so far. Going has been slow.

Mr Dave · **Posted:** Wed Apr 06, 2016 7:30

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Ian finds cows sexually attractive.

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38457

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Ian can't use spoiler tags

Mr Dave · **Posted:** Wed Apr 06, 2016 13:18

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Ian finds bulls sexually attractive

Zardoz · **Posted:** Wed Apr 06, 2016 13:47

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Mr Dave is the Table

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And is a gay

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a gay table

Mr Dave · **Posted:** Wed Apr 06, 2016 14:09

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I'd watch out, this one might contain dark souls 3 spoilers

Annoyingly, the only benefit of killing the tree was some kind of soul transmutation device. Which I can't use. And not enough souls to level うp。

Mr Dave · **Posted:** Thu Apr 07, 2016 9:35

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Just for Ian and the like, some more videos of me killing hard things.

First off, what appears to be the mother of all crystal lizards.

It's down a path which had a tutorial note on it suggesting that I pull back. But at the time, it was the only path I could find (I was being particularly blind this day, apparently). It hit hard, and I was rather expecting it to be like the 1st boss of Demon souls (You're supposed to die, but it is beatable) so I didn't try that hard not to die. And I died, and nothing happened. So attempt two:

Which, of course, gives an upgrade material (Crystal lizard, yo) but no path forwards. Leaving me not quite sure where to go next. It turns out what I thought was a cliff was just a trick of the light.

Mr Dave · **Posted:** Thu Apr 07, 2016 10:44

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And look at this, videos of the first two bosses. The first was easy (1st attempt)

The second took just under an hour of attempts. First phase is easy, second phase, not so much.

zaphod79 · **Joined:** 16th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 14487

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Zardoz · **Posted:** Fri Apr 08, 2016 15:18

Im allowed to get it when I get paid.

Pundabaya · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 5016

So... is it anywhere near as good as Bloodborne?

Mr Dave · **Posted:** Fri Apr 08, 2016 17:49

Pundabaya wrote:

So... is it anywhere near as good as Bloodborne?

A bit early to tell.

It's not bad.

Mr Dave · **Posted:** Fri Apr 08, 2016 19:26

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From yesterday, 4th boss what I done met. Killed. Twice. Not too difficult, but quite easy to get hit by lots of spells towards the end and lose all your health.

Mr Dave · **Posted:** Mon Apr 11, 2016 10:53

Man, only one more day of smugness.

A word of advice w.r.t builds...

If, like me, you go for a pyromancer, don't expect to go for a big bashy man with extra bonus flames, like you could in dark souls 1. Powerful pyromancy does require more than a glove now.

This has caused me to be fairly underlevelled for the whole game so far.

Currently at

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Irushiiru of the Icy Valley (which is almost certainly transliterated differently, but still). Bugger me those spinny people hit fast. And the dog thing is a right chompy bugger.

Boss to get there was a right dick. Not a particular fan of the timed boss idea in general, and had to spend lots to create a big bashy club that could destroy him before the room became uninhabitable. With that he were piss easy.

Zardoz · **Posted:** Mon Apr 11, 2016 12:56

Im going to try my best to not do my usual thing of going for a pyromacer build morphing over to medium weight sorcerer / hexer with long reached weapon.

Zardoz · **Posted:** Mon Apr 11, 2016 12:58

Does the new weapon style/stance thingy make much difference, Mr Dave?

Mr Dave · **Posted:** Mon Apr 11, 2016 13:13

Zardoz wrote:

Does the new weapon style/stance thingy make much difference, Mr Dave?

Honestly, I've forgotten it's there for the most part as I usually have a shield ready instead, and the arts on the weapons I use aren't the greatest. (reduce damage? Pffft.) the FP generally gets used for pyromancy if anything (flamey halberd joy).

Having said that, I don't know what the art is on my new smashy club. And given how long it can take to read what each skill is, I only know the weapons I use, so there may be all kinds of awesome that I'm missing.

Satsuma · **Joined:** 20th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 14356

First thing I'm doing tomorrow: picking up an English copy with English speaking and where X is X not O.

Mr Dave · **Posted:** Mon Apr 11, 2016 22:28

I could swap the buttons if I wanted to - the controller is configurable in the ps4 system menu. And for the most part, my knowledge of Japanese has been sufficient. (And gives the game a quite different atmosphere.)

zaphod79 · **Joined:** 16th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 14487

Time to first death - around 15 minutes - time to next one - about 2 minutes , and then another 2 minutes , etc etc - must have died about 15 times to do the first 'thing'

Mr Dave · **Posted:** Tue Apr 12, 2016 6:28

zaphod79 wrote:

Time to first death - around 15 minutes - time to next one - about 2 minutes , and then another 2 minutes , etc etc - must have died about 15 times to do the first 'thing'

The one down the watery path?

Mr Dave · **Posted:** Tue Apr 12, 2016 7:14

Mr Dave wrote:

I could swap the buttons if I wanted to - the controller is configurable in the ps4 system menu. And for the most part, my knowledge of Japanese has been sufficient. (And gives the game a quite different atmosphere. Like your in an even more foreign land)

Satsuma · **Joined:** 20th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 14356

Dark Souls SQUEEEE day! Only 51 minutes till the shops open!

Mr Dave · **Posted:** Tue Apr 12, 2016 8:20

Saturnalian wrote:

Dark Souls SQUEEEE day! Only 51 minutes till the shops open!

YOU DIED

zaphod79 · **Joined:** 16th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 14487

Mr Dave wrote:

zaphod79 wrote:

Time to first death - around 15 minutes - time to next one - about 2 minutes , and then another 2 minutes , etc etc - must have died about 15 times to do the first 'thing'

The one down the watery path?

Nope - I saw the sign that said 'stay away' - saw it in the distance - ran in and grabbed the item nearby and ran away like a coward this was the 'knight'

An hour and 20 minutes or so of failing - I made it to the shrine

Spoilers for the first 5 minutes of everyone elses game (or the first hour and a bit of mine)

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Did not help that it was late last night - or that i kept blocking / defending *two* hits and then consistently got hit on the 3rd
I also think it helped when i got killed too quickly and 'lost' the saved souls i had so i then did not care about them or about farming the few minions around

As you can see later on - Ninja man killed me many times until i decided to look at alternative routes.

Zardoz · **Posted:** Tue Apr 12, 2016 9:16

Right, I'm out of this thread until I have it and finished it.

Satsuma · **Joined:** 20th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 14356

Zardoz wrote:

Right, I'm out of this thread until I have it and finished it.

THIS!

Satsuma · **Joined:** 20th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 14356

Oh dear, look what I've gone and done...

Findus Fop · **Joined:** 14th May, 2009 **Posts:** 4299

Fucking hell, isn't that like £130 worth of shit kit?

myp · **Posted:** Tue Apr 12, 2016 9:42

"Worth"

Mr Dave · **Posted:** Tue Apr 12, 2016 9:42

I think it makes the import look cheap.

Satsuma · **Joined:** 20th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 14356

£99 quid + a "free" Dark Souls comic.

Satsuma · **Joined:** 20th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 14356

Big statue guy with swords (25cm tall), 3 patches, comic, steel book containing the game and soundtrack, that cloth thing and an art book which, I'll be honest, is lush as fuck.

Bamba · **Joined:** 25th Jul, 2010 **Posts:** 11128

That's not even the most ludicrous version, the 'Prestige Edition' is bulging with tat and cost $800.

Findus Fop · **Joined:** 14th May, 2009 **Posts:** 4299

Lonewolves wrote:

"Worth"

zaphod79 · **Joined:** 16th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 14487

Findus Fop wrote:

Lonewolves wrote:

"Worth"

Zardoz · **Posted:** Tue Apr 12, 2016 11:41

Dr Lave · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 5979

Im on holiday and it has arrived. :luv:

You can watch me be terrible right now! (Spoilers obv).

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Grim... · **Posted:** Tue Apr 12, 2016 15:51

Lave is swearing a lot.

Dr Lave · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 5979

Right, should speak your comments to me now.

That can't possibly be a bad idea.

Grim... · **Posted:** Tue Apr 12, 2016 16:01

It won't swear

zaphod79 · **Joined:** 16th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 14487

Grim... wrote:

It won't swear

I'm sure we could be creative

Grim... · **Posted:** Tue Apr 12, 2016 16:26

"Thuck" does the trick

Grim... · **Posted:** Tue Apr 12, 2016 16:27

How come I could see him? Is that the PlayStation camera?

zaphod79 · **Joined:** 16th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 14487

I assume so (a vision of Lave loveliness)

myp · **Posted:** Tue Apr 12, 2016 16:41

Laveliness.

Dr Lave · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 5979

Aye, its the playstation camera.

I picked one up for £30 in prep for VR.

Just spent ten minutes wasting time because it wouldn't let me press x against a bonfire. Now back on track.

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