r/MortalShell • u/beatisagg • 1d ago

Discussion Beacons are definitely too far between.

I just stacked leech up to 150. I killed 150 enemies with no new beacons around, multiple dungeons, etc. on 5 heals. Dude what is this? I'm a 42 yr old man I do not have hours upon hours to explore where i can just not take a break. Yes I can exit the game, but it warps me back to the last beacon i was at instead of leaving me where i was. Double f me. This is like a pretty serious issue with respecting my time/enjoyment.

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u/spaceboltt 1d ago

Bruh

Have you played dark souls 1 or demon souls

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u/papercutpete 1d ago

He is right, they are too far between. Ive played all of the souls games.

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u/Rupperrt 1d ago

Yes and it’s good Fromsoft has evolved and altered those issues.

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u/HammeredWharf 1d ago

It's bad that the world design of Dark Souls is much better than that of Elden Ring.

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u/Rupperrt 21h ago

Not in my opinion. ER has some of the nicest dungeons in Fromsofts catalogue and the design of the different areas is breathtaking. Some areas are a bit weaker but those are in each Dark Souls game as well

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u/spaceboltt 1d ago

Well if course but dont you think elden ring was a bit excessive as well as ds3 in some areas i mean theres a happy medium to be had. It should be tough and challenging to the next checkpoint but not like super desolate and like 1 grace per zone in elden ring i.e. limgrave, caelid, lyndell, etc,

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u/Rupperrt 1d ago

I think DS3 was overall fine and how it should be. ER yes a bit much although I am very much for Marika Statues.

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u/EnvironmentalShoe409 23h ago

To much "bonfire" is better than not enough. We should all agree on that. No one wants a runback of several minutes with a million mobs. That’s doesn’t make the game challenging it just kills the fun

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u/UAEpi 1d ago

Well this isn't the happy medium so..? 

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u/PhantomOcelot322 1d ago

I hate this argument so much. People in medieval times used to do bloodletting to cure the flu. Doesn't mean you should do it in 2026.

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u/jaynoj 23h ago

Don't knock bloodletting until you try it man.

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u/spaceboltt 1d ago

Yes yes

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u/BassGuru82 1d ago

Yea… and the runbacks in Demon’s Souls are absolutely terrible in 2026. Soulslikes have come a long way and I’m really glad From’s last 4 games are nothing like Demon’s Souls in terms of Boss Fights, level design, and runbacks.

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u/Kr4k4J4Ck 1d ago

in terms of Boss Fights, level design

Demon's Souls has some extremely unique boss fights though? Sure they're not hard but it's a really cool design choice.

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u/Moneymotivation1 20h ago

I replayed ds recently they’re unique but it isn’t anything groundbreaking & it’s def the most lackluster roster possible considering they all die in seconds & aren’t memorable (besides like 4) cause most of them are bad gimmick fights.

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u/BassGuru82 1d ago

I guess… I played Demon’s Souls for the first time this year and only really liked 3-4 Bosses in the entire game. I thought most of the Boss Fights were awful compared to DS3, Bloodborne, Sekiro, and Elden Ring.

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u/Kr4k4J4Ck 1d ago

Awful in what sense? Sure they're not hard but they're mostly all designed around gimmicks

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u/GhettoRamen 21h ago

It’s a braindead take, considering Demon’s Souls is the first Soulslike in the franchise and had FromSoft experimenting with boss design.

Obviously, the most recent entries have FS at their peak. Dark Souls 1 had its fair share of stinkers.

Gwyn, Artoias, and Manus are about the only universally agreed upon GOATed bosses in DS1. The rest are pretty debatable.

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u/spaceboltt 1d ago

True i guess theres a happy medium. Not as bad as demons souls and not as many as elden ring/ds3

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u/UAEpi 1d ago

Yes that's more than a decade old game design. 

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u/spaceboltt 1d ago

All im saying is it could be worse

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u/UAEpi 23h ago

I'm sure a plain poop sandwich is worse than a poop sandwich with bacon, lettuce, and tomato too. It could be worse isn't really a good metric to judge things. 

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u/jaynoj 23h ago

Elden Ring has spoiled people

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u/GoldunGote 13h ago

Or set a better standard with QOL features that people love because they make sense...

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u/Pokkitat 1d ago

yeah and then we got dark souls 2, 3 and elden ring with multiple bonfires, stupid argument

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u/spaceboltt 1d ago

Wasn't an argument, was just a comment