Hmm, maybe my break from the Souls games wasn't long enough, because while new graphics is amazing, I see recycled content like everywhere. Everything I've seen so far is a labirynth of corridors with pieces from DS2 and DS1 mashed together. Lothric Wall is basically Undead Burg, Undead Settlement is Cove Tseldora with some Resident Evil 4 vibes, etc. etc. With first two games, I was always excited to see what new environment comes next. In DS3, not so much.
May be it was supposed to be like that, hmm? Just wait until you get to the Ringed City DLC or Anor Londo. But even without it, the intro tells a story of converged lands...Originally Posted by Judith
Anyway, I must say I had similar feeling up until about 1/3 of the game. And then I found a lot of new memorable locations (and also the game appeared MUCH bigger than I had previously thought), so in the end it didn't feel like the installment was based on recycled design at all.
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Well, there are a lot of cathedrals in this one. Just about everywhere you go, you're in someone's church.
I know, the name itself gives it away, Lordran + Drangleic = Lothric, super inventiveThat said, I'm making slow but steady progress. I don't like the undead settlement, but I feel like the game rewards caution more than the other two. I rarely lose my progress unless I'm careless or stupid, and I usually spend my souls to level up before any boss, so I can die as many times I need to learn its moves and phases. Next up is Road of Sacrifices.
The undead settlement was one of my favourite areas in DS3 -- lots of hidden areas, some interesting enemies and quite beautiful once you get passed the first gate.
I'm kind of confused by the hollowing mechanic, I mean in the beginning you can't go hollow, you just loose your ember glow, but at some point you can look like z zombie and you get "hollowing points"?
That's more story related than anything. To keep this as vague as possible for the sake of spoilers, if you're going for the secret third ending, you have to talk to a certain NPC in the Firelink Shrine, and accept his offer to take the Darksign onto yourself before you reach a certain point in the game. That's when hollowing points start coming into play.
Though the whole process is entirely superficial. Other than effecting how you look, the gameplay mechanics remain exactly the same.
Hollowing also provides a bonus to luck if a player wields an upgraded hollow weapon, and also provides a quest and some dialogues.
Thanks, I'll keep that in mind. I already rescued a certain monk, and he persuaded me to "make use of my full power", so I kind of have no choice now.
Just started playing this recently. The knights in the first area after Firelink Shrine are just killing me badly. They are relentless and never seems to run out of stamina.
Is this how it's going to be? And here I thought I was starting to be a DS vet.
Those knights are particularly evil, yeah, but you don't have to face their equivalent throughout the entire game. Don't fret it.
Don't get me wrong, they're a fun challenge, I just didn't expect something so punishing this soon. But you know, Dark Souls. There's no such thing as training wheels I guess.
My best strategy so far on the Knights seems to be to not put them on target lock, then dive roll past them and inflict damage behind or to their side. An occasional backstab is a bonus.
I think From overcompensated for the criticisms they received over the easy introduction back during the DS2 release, and made DS3's intro scenes just outright brutal. My first run through Lothric was pretty much one extended session of me getting my ass kicked nonstop, with the occasional victory to keep me spurred on.
Don't forget though that most enemies have no poise (you don't either btw), so one of the most efficient ways to deal with the knights (and most enemies) is just to bumrush them and stunlock them until they die. They're not as tough as they seem.
I'm currently replaying DS3 and all expansions after picking them up for a song on the Christmas PS4 sales -- it was too good a deal to knock back as I always wanted to try it on the PS4. Overall, I'm finding it fairly straightforward after all this time and apart from a few exceptions have managed to get to the entrance of the Ithryll Valley without much trouble so far (compared to my first play-through anyway). The few exceptions include the steep difficulty increase from the High Wall until the Undead Village and the long section leading into The Cathedral .
Nobody's posting in this sub-forum anymore.
So I thought I'd revive an old thread.
Dark Souls III is on sale. At Steam.
With both DLCs (Deluxe Edition). 70% Off. From 80 euros for 25.50 euros now.
Offer ends Feb 11 (next monday).
I think this is the first time I've seen DS3 at a serious discount.
I assume this also means there will be a large influx of new players.
And a lot of ganking going on on the High Wall of Lothric.
This thread will liven up a bit again when Sekiro comes out, I'm sure.
As much as I adore these games, I never actually got around to playing the last expansion pack. For all the hundreds of hours I've put into the series, it's still not easy to come back to after a break.
After watching gameplay videos I'm pretty sure that for most people here our shadows will die more than twice
Yeah, but "Shadows Die Twice" has a better ring to it than "Shadows Die, Like, A Whole Bunch Of Times." A little false advertising is justified here.After watching gameplay videos I'm pretty sure that for most people here our shadows will die more than twice
It also doesn't help that The Ringed City is probably the most brutal expansion in the entire series. To me, it was more difficult than Crown of the Old Iron King.
During the holidays I decided to return to this game a bit, and continue my main character, who was at the beginning of ng+3. Beat the main game then, and recently the DLCs too. I used a subtle reshade mod to breathe some colors into the game ( https://www.nexusmods.com/darksouls3...ab=description ), and recorded some bossfights randomly:
This was the first time I soloed Friede and Gael. Maybe it wasn't such a good idea to learn these fights on NG+3, but I got 'em.This was my "build" by the end of it. Anyway, it's still my least favorite DS game, but now after 450 hours, I think I'm starting to warm up to it.
I enjoyed watching that Twin Princes fight ! You're heavily depending on your shield. As I do. Making the same mistakes as I do.
I started a new run yesterday. This time I'm gonna get all the achievements. Maybe it's time to solo Friede also .... I finally figured out how to do max dps (heavy Millwood Battle Axe). I've just entered the Cathedral. Not done Abyss Watchers yet, only Crystal Sage. And I got my heavy Millwood Battle Axe+5. It's doing more damage than anything I used in previous runs. (I used to love the Halberd. My last run I used a Deep Longsword, in combination with the a Dark Clutch Ring). High dps is the key to easily beating bosses, that's for sure.
92 Hours played. Over the last 6 weeks. Level 172.
I've done it. I got all achievements in Dark Souls 3.
I acquired "platinum" for DS1 and DS2 in 2018. And now DS3.
I guess I'm ready for Sekiro.
... reviving this shambing undead of a thread for my own nefarious purposes...
I'm only now playing Dark Souls 3 in earnest. I'm not very far; I only killed Vordt yesterday evening. However, I'm wondering whether my choice of weapon is a reasonable one: I'm using the Uchigatana (currently at +2). I've also got the Deep Battle Axe, but I've not used it much. Some of what I've read suggests that the latter is clearly the better option. Is this the case, and if so, what kind of build and what kind of upgrades should I be aiming at?
My 8yo son and I recently finished a playthrough of DS3 on the PS4. Although we played using different profiles and builds (it was also his first playthrough of the entire game and DLCs), a maxed out Irithyll Straight Sword was our go-to weapon for almost every boss and NPC throughout the game. You won't get that until after the undead village though. The weapons you've mentioned really depends on your build: dexterity for uchigatana; strength for deep battle axe. Irithyll is fast, does frostbite damage and suits dual str/dex or either.
On my original playthrough however I used a maxed out Greatsword with RAW damage that was devastating to most bosses but fairly slow.
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