Yes, the PC port with the Durante fixes is superior to the console releases in every way, though you'll still want a controller for it.
GasBandit
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I think it was Ash who also told me that Dark Souls was on sale so cheap because they were about to release an "enhanced" edition or something with higher resolution textures or some such thing, but that it screwed everybody who bought the previous version, and I just never got around to giving the new version enough of a look. Plus, I have my own backlog already, which I'm not helping by buying Dying Light and playing it all weekend.
That was Dark Souls -2-, not Dark Souls 1.
I feel like Fade has expressed this before, actually.
Well, in a 100 hour video game, sometimes you don't find some stuff out until later.
Bunch of Dark Souls stuff you probably don't care to read, but I already typed it before I realized that:
At the beginning of the game, you've been shipped off to the undead asylum, and there hear of a prophecy that an undead taken to the land of Lordran would be the chosen one who must ring the Bell of Awakening. But it's not specified what you're chosen for, and upon arriving in Lordran, you discover there's more than one Bell of Awakening, and many more chosen undead than just you. Nothing for it but try to fulfill that known part of the prophecy and see if you can find out what else it's about (which you do, in time).
That's just the protagonist's part, because really the world is the star. Aside from the surface plot, the world is rich in details and lore, but a lot of that's told through location, behavior, and gameplay. To put it simply, whereas some games throw in enemies here and there to have more of them, there's a reason why __new enemy type__ shows up in a place. Pretty much everything has a story behind it and it's rewarding to unravel that puzzle.
I will say that Dark Souls is more open about it than Bloodborne. While Dark Souls gives you the plot and leaves the lore and history to be discovered, Bloodborne doesn't even explain the basic plot; it just expects you to be figuring things out.
That's just the protagonist's part, because really the world is the star. Aside from the surface plot, the world is rich in details and lore, but a lot of that's told through location, behavior, and gameplay. To put it simply, whereas some games throw in enemies here and there to have more of them, there's a reason why __new enemy type__ shows up in a place. Pretty much everything has a story behind it and it's rewarding to unravel that puzzle.
I will say that Dark Souls is more open about it than Bloodborne. While Dark Souls gives you the plot and leaves the lore and history to be discovered, Bloodborne doesn't even explain the basic plot; it just expects you to be figuring things out.
It's funny to me that two years ago I was giving Dark Souls a shot and gave up, but then a year ago I tried again and fell in love with it. Now it's one of my favorite games. And credit to Dark Souls 2, I did like one clever storytelling device they used:
Gotta check the descriptions of the souls received from bosses; sometimes they tell who the soul really was.
Needs more Divinity
fade
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Yeah, I get that, like I said above. That's why I was citing Torment. We don't find anything out until later there either. But I was hooked right away by engaging characters and a nifty setting.
I'll put my money where my mouth is and try it again, though.
This isn't a dig with the whole "Fade hates everything" joke, but a sincere question: could you list some of your favorite video games? That way in the future we'd be less likely to recommend stuff that bores you.
- Daikatana
(this, however, is a dig at the Fade-likes-only-things-other-people-hate-thing)
If that were true, Fade would've been at my side defending Godzilla on PS4.
Dark Souls: Went the backdoor way down to Blighttown with intentions of facing Quelaag, but decided at measly level 25 to take a left turn at Albuquerque the base of the down path and check out the Great Hollow. I hadn't visited in previous playthroughs after hearing it was full of curse monsters and was the hardest area of the game. Just decided to grab items, see how far I'd get before giving up, and I FUCKING MADE IT TO ASH LAKE. 
And all that entails. It was amazing.
... and then, because I don't have the Lordvessel yet, I got to walk all the way back like a chump! A glorious chump!
And all that entails. It was amazing.... and then, because I don't have the Lordvessel yet, I got to walk all the way back like a chump! A glorious chump!
The whole quote can be phrasing if you have no idea what he's talking about.
Good call on Point Lookout DLC. Finished the main quest, and it felt like a little hit of Fallout 3.
So now, do I keep it up and move onto New Vegas while everyone else enjoys 4, or do I eschew the entire scene and play Borderlands 2? If it helps push the suggestions, I will absolutely be playing solo.
So now, do I keep it up and move onto New Vegas while everyone else enjoys 4, or do I eschew the entire scene and play Borderlands 2? If it helps push the suggestions, I will absolutely be playing solo.
I consider New Vegas to be superior to Fallout 3, so I vote New Vegas.
GasBandit
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Actually, it was a canyon. Yes, the spider queen was 20m wide.[DOUBLEPOST=1446842929,1446842878][/DOUBLEPOST]
At least these ones aren't vomiting huge cones of caustic poison and exploding upon death.
BABIEEEES!
Speaking of spider things, Quelaag just kicked my ass hard. I'm still in the beginner gear aside from my shield, and while logic would say I should either go upgrade or find replacements for those items, I'm feeling stubborn and want to try working her down based on skill.
Now I just need to find some of that. :/
Now I just need to find some of that. :/
Do you still have your Gold Pine Resin from the chest in Undead Burg? Quelaag is weak to lightning, so it might give you a bit of an edge. Another option would be to pick up Magic Weapon and buff your sword, as she's also weak to Magic damage.
I'd hate to use the resin and then lose though. But if I feel I'm getting the hang of the fight again and just need that edge, I'll go for it.
Buffing the sword with Magic Weapon sounds like a safer move. Might go with that, and I have the guy from Vinheim at the Firelink Shrine. Thanks.
Yup. Between Magic Weapon and "gitting gud," I got her. I had her moveset down; the only garbage moments were if I was too close when she did her AOE blast, the spider legs would tense up and make it so I couldn't get far enough away from the damage range.
But still, did it. I considered using the Uche again, but I think I'll stick with the Scimitar now that I'm used to it.
But still, did it
. I considered using the Uche again, but I think I'll stick with the Scimitar now that I'm used to it.
Getting my Fallout 4 preload on.
In the meantime, like Esc, it's time for Sen's Fortress. And me hating every minute of my life spent banging my head against those shitty titanite demons in the muck below. Not the easy first two, the ridiculously difficult second two. They're completely optional. Not to me. It's personal now.
In the meantime, like Esc, it's time for Sen's Fortress. And me hating every minute of my life spent banging my head against those shitty titanite demons in the muck below. Not the easy first two, the ridiculously difficult second two. They're completely optional. Not to me. It's personal now.
I'm actually debating going back to the Capra Demon, the sewers, and the Gaping Dragon. I skip the majority of Blighttown now, but last playthrough I still went through those particulars for the treasure and souls.
But I'm right there with you on taking on optional stuff. Previously Sen's Fortress has been a place I swept through as fast as possible just to get it over with, but this playthrough I've really been testing my limits and wanting to dig everything. Do NPC quests I've ignored in the past, fight enemies I've previously run from. So I'm going to take those fuckers down too, once I get in there.
NO ONE does the long route through Blighttown unless they want one of the items for some reason (and there are a few good ones, especially the Inner Fire pyromancery). It's just not worth dealing with the toxic.
I got a copy of The Sims: Medieval recently.
Yeah, it's 5 years old. Still havin fun.
Picked up a copy of Blood Bowl 2 at the same time. Haven't even gotten around to playing it yet.
Yeah, it's 5 years old. Still havin fun.
Picked up a copy of Blood Bowl 2 at the same time. Haven't even gotten around to playing it yet.
I'm still waiting to co-play my copy of The Bard's Tale with my wife. It's gonna be so much fun...someday.
--Patrick
Nah..I last played in the 90's when it was an MS-DOS program.
And before that, I played (well, a similar game) using cardstock tokens pulled out of a Dragon magazine
Chaos Edition is the better, more complete game, but BB2 has nicer graphics and a better UI. Only 8 races in the base game, compared to 23 in chaos edition, so that's kind of a bummer. There's also fumbbl, the free online java appNah..I last played in the 90's when it was an MS-DOS program.
And before that, I played (well, a similar game) using cardstock tokens pulled out of a Dragon magazine
fade
Staff member
I put my money where my mouth was and replayed Dark Souls. I started fresh with a new character.
I think I like the game less now than I did before. This game is the very definition of tedious. I'm plowing through waves of generic, bland-o enemies with no motivation other than a vague cutscene. Live, die, we live again. 3 steps forward, 2 steps back. There's very little variation to the fighting pattern. No one has to explain to me that the point is to uncover the story as you go. I get it, I really do. But there's not enough hook for me, and it's not enough to encourage me to button mash repeatedly. Sometimes I feel like I'm playing different versions of Dark Souls and Skyrim than everyone else, or that everyone else has a much higher tolerance for repetitive time burning gameplay in muddy worlds.
I think I like the game less now than I did before. This game is the very definition of tedious. I'm plowing through waves of generic, bland-o enemies with no motivation other than a vague cutscene. Live, die, we live again. 3 steps forward, 2 steps back. There's very little variation to the fighting pattern. No one has to explain to me that the point is to uncover the story as you go. I get it, I really do. But there's not enough hook for me, and it's not enough to encourage me to button mash repeatedly. Sometimes I feel like I'm playing different versions of Dark Souls and Skyrim than everyone else, or that everyone else has a much higher tolerance for repetitive time burning gameplay in muddy worlds.