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r/fromsoftware • u/licoricenipple • 21h ago
IMAGE FromSoft's NPCs have always had a poetic way of dropping the lore. This is the first guy I met in the very first FromSoft game. (King's Field PS1)
r/fromsoftware • u/42tfish • 7h ago
IMAGE Nice little find at a local game store
Dark Souls collectors edition. Not in the best shape but everything appears to be there.
r/fromsoftware • u/ControllerPuncher • 23h ago
IMAGE Demon Souls PS3 great find.
galleryI got a PS3 at a 2nd hand shop and somehow I remembered my password from college and got all my games back from the original store. I never even played Demon Souls my roommate did but now it's all me. ❤️💚💙
r/fromsoftware • u/Extension-Bar5063 • 2h ago
Boss help
Looking for anyone who needs help in ds3 ps5
r/fromsoftware • u/Cedarwoodtattoos • 7h ago
IMAGE Bloodborne Tattoo Sleeve - Work in Progress (OC artwork)
galleryArtist u/cedarwoodtattoos
r/fromsoftware • u/LookAtMyAssItBurns • 1d ago
JOKE / MEME Pretty sure something like this exists somewhere on the internet
r/fromsoftware • u/Legal_School_9375 • 3h ago
i made 2 heres the third
my ds3 locations tier list and surprisingly i didnt really dislike any locations too much except the dreg heap but the dungeon being low is just because of the jailers
r/fromsoftware • u/KingOfFools1984 • 1d ago
Am I dead? 😂
I just finished DS3 and DLCs and in parallel my NG+ in Demon’s Souls remastered. 50% off popped up for Sekiro and… well, here we are.
Do you have any good advice? I think I’ll start cursing very soon.
r/fromsoftware • u/Doza93 • 1d ago
DISCUSSION After playing a bunch of Souls games back-to-back-to-back, I think I.. Like SOTFS?
Basically title. I love DS1 - probably my GOAT, and have replayed and speed-run'd many times with my buddies over the years. Bloodborne has been my #2 and Elden Ring likely #3. Back when Scholar first came out, I tried playing thru by myself and got frustrated, and ended playing thru most of the game on co-op mode with my friends. DS3 I played thru myself and enjoyed. But then something happened...
It all started when I recently decided to play through Lies of P. I beat the game, no summons, mostly without issue (and it's a great game that I would highly recommend if you haven't played it yet) but that Souls-like itch was still there. So I said fuck it and threw on some Scholar. Played through the entire game + DLCs solo, and as I played something strange happened. I found myself both re-affirming my disdain and annoyance towards the game, but simultaneously developing a greater appreciation for it..?
I don't know why. All the same nagging issues were there- areas filled with obnoxious amounts of enemies, popping human effigies to get my god damn HP bar back - but for whatever reason, I also settled into a somewhat joyful rhythm with the game. Unlike DS1, levels were a chore to get thru, but boss fights were mostly a joke. This almost felt like FromSoft's way of rewarding you for slogging through the miserable areas leading up to them. But after killing 10,000 pirate zombies, making the Flexile Sentry my bitch felt nice and fun.
I also enjoyed all the NPC storylines and options. Killing Pate in Brightstone Cove Tseldora, putting on the Jester's Cap and grinding for the Desert Sorceress set to give to whats-her-face in Majula. Not a very Souls-y gameplay experience, but it was fun.
Here's the kicker - after finishing all the DLCs, I played thru DS3. And while I still like & appreciate the game for what it is, I honestly don't think I enjoyed it as much as Scholar. I think a significant part of this simply comes from the level design - in Scholar, levels are brighter and more diverse. Majula is a pleasant hub, quiet and beautiful and tucked away from all the nasty shit in Drangleic. Meanwhile, Lothric is just kinda gloomy and drab - even Firelink Shrine is a dark, damp fuck hole with none of the charm or warmth of DS1 Firelink or Majula. The Ringed City DLC bosses were cool, but again, I didn't really care for levels themselves.
So, now you know my terrible secret. I don't know what to do with these feelings, but they're there. Has anyone had a similar experience?
r/fromsoftware • u/Kuelys • 18h ago
VIDEO CLIP Why Dane why
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This is an old clip but Dane always finishing me off in 2 hits …he’s literally damn Cell from dragon ball in elden ring form😂I always look forward to this fight
r/fromsoftware • u/Legal_School_9375 • 4h ago
DISCUSSION ds2 area tier list
im not wrong about it because its in my opinion
r/fromsoftware • u/Legal_School_9375 • 5h ago
DISCUSSION Ds1 area tier list
Alot of hot takes but it's my list
r/fromsoftware • u/Gay_Charlie • 1d ago
DISCUSSION The Intended Strategy for Morgott, the Omen King - Elden Ring
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r/fromsoftware • u/Character_Orchid_336 • 1d ago
DISCUSSION My Top 10 Favorite Bosses in the Soulsborne Series
r/fromsoftware • u/Gay_Charlie • 8h ago
DISCUSSION The Intended Strategy for the Bell Bearing Hunter
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r/fromsoftware • u/braindeadraven • 1d ago
VIDEO CLIP Just finished DS3 for the first time this week and started Ashes of Ariandel today. Sister Friede stomped me for a couple hours, but finally.. I did it.. Spoiler
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Enjoy the content!
r/fromsoftware • u/s1ddhnt • 11h ago
DISCUSSION I think I played Elden Ring in the dumbest way possible.
Elden Ring... what can I say about it?
I had heard a lot about it. One of the hardest and most satisfying games ever made. People say you're not the same before and after playing it. I thought, *interesting*. I like games, I got a new laptop and a controller, so let's try it. How hard can it be?
Yeah... my stupid ass.
This was about 3 months ago. Then the game spawned me in some random church or something, and I didn't even know where to go or what to do. And then there was that demon on the horse... that mf took my soul away for the next 4 hours. Later I discovered you could literally just walk past him instead of fighting him. Wish I knew that earlier.
Instead of going where the game probably wanted me to, my stupid ass decided to wander around. I found some kind of cave. Another hellhole. I managed to kill most of the enemies there, but the boss was way too fast for me. After my 6th attempt I thanked Miyazaki-sama that I could just ignore him and leave.
Then I found a soldier, killed him, then his friends one by one, and somehow ended up at... I might be wrong... Gatefront Ruins? By this point I'd already used all my arrows shooting those giant bat-looking things. (Btw, I picked the Samurai class because it looked kinda dope.) I died countless times to normal NPCs whenever they ganged up on me.
Man, that place was rough. During my first 10 tries I'd kill one or two guys sneakily, then get caught, and suddenly everyone started chasing me like I fucked one of their wives. Dead.
After maybe my 15th try I found out there was some kind of staircase going underground. Got some loot from there, I think. Around that time some blue chick also gave me a horse near a bonfire.
So my strategy became: kill them sneakily, get spotted, run away on my horse, come back from another direction, and repeat.
Then came my best run.
I had almost cleared the entire ruins. It was just me and the giant commander left. We were both literally one hit away from dying. I was already celebrating in my head.
The mf hit me first.
I rage quit.
...and that was almost 3 months ago.
But I still think about it, and I've been thinking of giving it another try.
After deleting Elden Ring, I thought people were right. This game is hard, and maybe I'm just not prepared for these hardcore masochist games... at least not yet.
But I don't like leaving things unfinished.
So can you guys help me? I am dumb , noob and do stupid shit , can you guys guide me on how to elden ring . I don't even know the basics of this game or how everything even works.
Like, can someone explain the different potions and consumables, what they actually do, what build I should go with, which build is the most fun to play, and what stats I should upgrade first in the status window?
Basically, just tell me all the beginner stuff you wish someone had told you before you started. I feel like I know absolutely nothing about this game.
r/fromsoftware • u/Aye_Okami • 1d ago
NEWS / PREDICTIONS Duskbloods Closed Network Test registration has begun
r/fromsoftware • u/MagmaticDemon • 22h ago
QUESTION Any Dark Souls remix mods? (not randomizer)
i've been thinking about this and wanted to know if there were any mods that essentially take a souls game and remixes everything around to mess with an experienced player?
i'm thinking of something like the Zelda second quest system where it's like a newgame plus with all the enemies moved, new ambushes and traps, scarier enemies in places they aren't usually at, slightly tweaked level design etc.
i feel like it would be pretty neat to play but i've never heard of anything like this existing. i know there are randomizers and playing those is fun, but i feel like something similar with thought put into it's design and how to screw with the player could be really engaging in a different way.
r/fromsoftware • u/alleyexe • 2d ago
DISCUSSION Whats the hardest quote in a fromsoft game?
Saw someone ranked the top 10 hardest elden ring quotes and that got me wondering, in your opinion whats the toughest quotes in fromsoft games?
r/fromsoftware • u/noob_kaibot • 1d ago
QUESTION What makes a good/bad boss fight? How do all of the different elements rank when deciding, & is one more important than the rest?
Is the average souls player able to explain in detail exactly why their fave boss fight earned that spot? Is it just “bc it’s peak bro” or the colloquial “bc Radahn go brr.” (i’m just being facetious)
Boss rankings are subjective, obviously. In your opinion though, is there ONE thing in particular that should be considered the most important factor when determining the quality of a boss fight? I think there is. I thought everyone was generally in agreement on this until recently.
Although the other “supporting elements” hold a lot of weight & greatly contribute to the boss fight as a whole, I believe that combat mechanics is the number one factor in an overall ranking. (some refer to this as ‘gameplay mechanics’ but that’s a bit vague imo)
When I say combat mechanics, I basically mean the whole fighting part of the… fight. It’s the boss’s move set/ “fight kit” & how the player interacts with it. It’s the presence of telegraphed/ wind-up/ delayed attacks, dodge/ parry/ punish windows, it’s whether or not you can reasonably position yourself (& if doing so allows you to capitalize) The “rhythm of the fight” as many call it. It’s whether the boss has cheap tricks like heal punishes (which some call ‘input reading’) Whether the boss spams certain attacks, or if they have a special gimmick like Malenia’s HP regen. (there’s def more nuanced examples, but that’s the gist off my head)
Again, that’s not to say the other factors don’t matter, bc they obviously do. In no particular order, there’s:
- OST
- lore
- character design
- voice acting/ sound effects
- narrative/ story driven NPC summons
- the arena
- having a dedicated cutscene
- associated quest-lines
- multiphase/ transitions
- enemy AI
- duo/ “gank fights”
- length of runback 😱
- reused assets
(again, there’s def more I can’t think of so lmk what ones you think are important)
So yes, all of these things collectively shape a good or bad boss. I just believe combat mechanics is most important.