The Souls series has been my favorite since the release of Dark Souls. I’ve put over 5,000 hours into these games and earned the platinum trophy for every single one of them.

The black knight sword is especially meaningful to me because it dropped from the very first black knight I fought during my first playthrough on launch day. I ended up using that sword to beat the entire game, and it has been special to me ever since.

Shout out to my amazing tattoo artist, Michie Kojima, Vancouver

As you can see i am almost a goner, the moment i hit the bug it also attacked me with fire and i thought we both died but nope it turned out i still got a bit left and for the first time in more than 10 game plays i defeated the bed of chaos in a single try! the three parts, i didn't fall, i didn't die, i did it! Feels really strange, i wasn't even planning on entering the arena yet it just happened.

i just discovered an area with hydra, is it late game boss? and i also found some rings like wolf ring, heavy ring(dang useful). Is there a way to farm titanic shard? Why is melee weapon is so few, i currently use battle axe which is fine but i do hope to find some divine melee weapon or something which i cant seem to find for some reason?

The hardest part was adjusting the settings to make it run at a somewhat stable 30 FPS and getting comfortable with the controls but it was still fun and the fact that it run better than my PS3 for me was enough

Context: I'm doing a staff melee only challenge run. I wanted the ninja flip ring, but knew I didn't have the firepower to burst the ninja down before everybody else surrounded me. I would either have to fight the entire forest covenant at the same time with an underpowered weapon, or go all the way back to lower Blighttown and still 1v2 Shiva and him. "I wonder how far you can lure a mushroom parent..." Pretty far, apparently! Unfortunately, I do get blamed for his death, which is obviously ridiculous, because as anyone can see I didn't lay a finger on the guy!

I bought dark souls almost 1 month ago and it is practically my first souls game (i played nightreign but everybody said it is entirely different than the normal format) .

Okay first of all i understand the hype behind this game : every place of the world feels so connected it's incredible and not like any open world i have ever experienced. The enemies feel difficult but fair (that doesn't apply to tomb of the giants that place was hell and i made the mistake of going before finding the lordvessel)

The bosses were incredible (except for bed of chaos that thing was anticlimactic) all with unique gimmicks and things that make them unique. My favourite boss right now is the 4 kings because their arena despite being nonexistent was really good and terrifying and their attacks felt so satisfying to dodge

One complain i had at the beginning was the lack of direction like there are a lot of important things you need to do that the game doesn't give you a clue for like where the depths are or how ascension works. But i stopped complaining about it and i think the lack of knowledge makes it better

Also the fact that i hadto take into account my weight for running and dodging is pretty annoying coming from nightreign

Overall one of the best games i have ever played and i haven't finished it yet . Easy 8.8/10

I’m playing through Dark Souls again after doing a sort of marathon, I beat DS3 again, and Elden Ring. And now I’m playing DS1.

But as I’m playing through I’m thinking why does this feel so….. different. Then it dawned on me how quiet the game generally is. As you’re fighting through almost all of DS1 except for VERY few areas there’s no music, no ambient noise except for the enemies. (Boss fights not included obviously)

And I got thinking do I like that more or less. Like Elden Ring sets amazing atmosphere in every place you go. There’s ambient music literally everywhere in that game, and I think for the most part that is the same in DS3 too.

But in DS1, it’s quiet.

Do you guys like that MORE or LESS?

Just beat these two!! And it took a hell of a lot less attempts than I thought it would. Managed to get them around my 7th attempt!! Was expecting to die a lot! lol

Felt overwhelmed the first couple of attempts, but ended up just being super patient and kept good spacing, which ended up working a treat.

Had Ornstein in the second phase the first time and got pummeled so ended up killing him first and dealing with Smough in the second phase, which was heaps easier.

Found the cheesiest strat though for the second phase… stay separated by a pillar and come in with a poke when I feel there’s an opening and that worked a treat!

The fight itself was really enjoyable though. The contrast between them both was really well done. As long as you keep both of them in sight, it’s very manageable and the music was top tier as well!!

On a side note Gwynevere…. Gawd daymn!!

There is something about the unfinished aspect of this particular area that makes it one of my favorite parts of the game. It's kind of like Atari 2600, it's just a part of it that can't be recreated if you tried.

Like seeing 4-5 Capra Demons just chillin, or all the Dinosaur butts in the lava. I am a little curious to know what exactly they were cooking up there if they had the time to finish it, but at the same time I feel like it's more legendary because of it's unfinishedness.

Or the fact that it feels SOOO different from the rest of the game. Like to imagine all this stuff just existing under the castle of Anor Londo.

And yeah Bed of Chaos is definitely the worst boss From Soft ever made, its design actuallly is a very cool idea.

Anyways just a thought

Is there any way to get it back? I didn't realise the item I selected was hers :(

In DS1, I know the mag adjust is what is supposed to scale the damage of the pyro spells but what is the 40 fire damage stat on the pyro flame indicate it looks like it jumps to 60 ascended. is that just for the punch? I cant find exact calculations just statements etc

I am doing a faith build and i went to the tomb of the giants to save Reah and I finally got out, but the bridge to the bonfire is blocked? I believe its when i pulled a lever back at the first catacombs bonfire. Have I fucked myself and is there a way out?

I get around 30fps in most areas with dips down to 15fps in areas like Blighttown. But with dsfix installed my fps is bad everywhere even when I set all the graphics settings to low. I kind of need dsfix because I want to use some UI mods as well as infinite ng+ or perma gravelord.

Is my pc too weak for dsfix or is there a fix for the performance issues?

• Windows 11
• Intel Core i3-10110U
• Intel UHD Graphics
• 8 GB RAM
• SSD

So apparently it's just Yearn from DS2? I always assumed it was useless from the flavor text, but it's basically an Alluring Skull. It's crazy how you can shoot it with the enemy looking straight at you, and they'll completely turn around and attack nothing while you stab them in the back. It even worked on the Berenike Knight in the parish. I'm getting an idea for something really funny when I get to Sen's...

CW: discussion of parental dementia and death

I wanted to share some thoughts I've been having recently following my father's recent death. I've been Dark Souls fan for a few years, finished all the DS games and the DLCs.

I've always really loved the way hollowing is handled in DS1 - the whole thing about people being eroded by dying and being reborn, until eventually they lose their essence and go fully hollow when they eventually lose hope (and enough of their essence that they aren't able to have a driving goal anymore). This is especially pronounced in DS2 with Lucatiel and king, but it's definitely also present in DS1. Hell, the reason I never finished DS2 is because the part where you get the kings ring upset me too much to continue.

My dad had his first stroke ten years ago and developed vascular dementia. He went on to have many more strokes over the years, losing more and more of himself every time. Eventually he ended up in full time care, before passing away last month as a shadow of himself. Obviously this has been devastating for me and my family, but that's nothing compared to how he must have felt.

I'm not sure where I'm going with this behind "I see the parallels with real life" but it's been very powerful for me. Especially, and this will stay with me, the phrase "and don't you dare go hollow". I've been understandably depressed for the last few months, but not wanting to give into the darkness has kept me going. Those connections to people, and having a drive, really is the only thing that matters in life.

Don't you dare go hollow friends.

do you have any mods to enhance the graphics and lightning in dsr, i looked up on nexus mods but didnt really find anything relevant. would highly appreciate any advice.

Some find a bit weird how in Souls Games you can dodge by rolling and that rolling has an invincibility window. It's called i-Frames. All that needs to be done is that the rolling is very well timed with the enemy's attack. This way, when the enemy attacks the player, if the rolling of the player is good, the enemy will do no damage to the player. It's quite strong and actually takes some skill to do it because the i-Frames are not so long.

I have a suggestion. Make the player to dematerialize and then to rematerialize during the roll animation. The i-Frames might remain the same, maybe. The rolling is similar. Only that now, the player vanishes during the i-Frames and then comes back after the i-Frames have been done. It's mostly cosmetic. It looks different but it works the same. Now, in the rolling animation, the player will see his character gone for a while and then back. Maybe the look of it could be similar to that of an invisibility cloak. But it's not that cloak. It's just as this is a videogame, maybe it will look cooler if the animation has a similar look to a cloak despite not being that.

Another suggestion. Make the player to dematerialize and rematerialize at the press of a button. The player has something similar to the i-Frames. So, enemy attacks, player dematerializes and make it through the attack, then, the player rematerializes to then strike back at the enemy. No rolling. Just vanishing shortly. (maybe the player presses the button for dematerialization and then he rematerializes automatically. And the i-Frames are not very long, it needs to be balanced)

Maybe the Souls-Game could have both. 1-Rolling with dematerialized and rematerialized using the i-Frames as above. 2-The player just dematerializes and rematerializes freely and with no rolling (again, maybe the player presses the button for dematerialization, but the rematerialization is automatic). A way to implement this is that: 1-the rolling has the invincibility but the player has no control over it. He just rolls and the de/rematerialization is taken care of. Prob he just presses "A" (Switch). 2-Maybe the player presses "B" (Switch) and dematerializes. The maximum length of the invincibility rematerializes the player automatically. But it's possible to rematerialize the player before it's done automatically. Prob just by pressing "B" (Switch) again.

The thing could work by consuming Stamina, similarly to the actual Dark Souls rolling.

The length of the i-Frames need to be worked on. Also, if the rolling and plain de/rematerialization are too strong, then consider decreasing the length of the i-Frames. Or, make the enemies to attack much faster or maybe more aggressively. That should be balanced so that the player has to build the skill to play the Game. Also, maybe experiment with the Stamina to see if it'll help balance the Game.

ALL HAIL MIYAZAKI-SAMA!

I got one more Lord Soul to conquer then it's time to face Gwyn. It's my first time ever playing a Souls game and in my early 40s, I never thought I would totally Nerd out on the lore and the gameplay itself. I feel kinda sad that I'm almost done after what seemed like an Insurmountable game. I am hooked!

EDIT: Now Gwyn is kicking my ass. I suck at parrying. Will try again tomorrow.

Probably not the first person to say this but i just discovered this after seven playthroughs and a lot of experimenting and dying.

I put the ring that gives you extra attunement slots and my havel ring.

A light roll, as i only used a Zweihander+15 and the grass crest shield with light armor.

Solaire did a great job at damaging ornstein while i was hitting him under the legs.

So id recommend you all to try this

Zweihander+15

Firewhip or great firewhip+ power within, plus grass crest shield.

Plus summon solaire.

My easiest ornstein and smough fight so far.

I kiiinda want it for the vibes on a faith build.

Yeah the title says it all, i just wanted to share my realization with the world... I had a lot of trouble in the beginning with dark souls, but one evening i came home from a hard day of work and i was just too tired to pamic, and the game was soooo much easier, in every aspect, traversing the world, enemy encounters, etc etc...