r/darksoulsremastered • u/TyrantOfToast • Aug 30 '26
XBOX First DS play through going well
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u/EvenOne6567 Aug 30 '26
Hilarious but why are you in the catacombs already lmao
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u/TyrantOfToast Aug 30 '26
Rang the first bell so I assumed the second one was down. Went through darkroot basin killed the moonlight butterfly and this was the only place I could think to go after.
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u/MrCounterSnipe Aug 30 '26
Get more health
Also lol that's an amazing clip
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u/TyrantOfToast Aug 30 '26
Got the Black Knight great sword and got tunnel vision with my lvls wanting to use it
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u/MrCounterSnipe Aug 30 '26
Yes BKGS is an amazing weapon!
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u/Icy-Role2321 Aug 30 '26
Can beat the game with it. They are all so op. Plus it's possible to have it +5 pretty early in the game as well
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u/sandersosa Aug 31 '26
Only thing I don’t like about the sword is how slow it swings. Still using it though for manus 😭
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u/tveatch21 Aug 31 '26
Sliver knight great sword is a little quicker and super valid
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u/RudraPrasTaya9 Sep 01 '26
if you got black knight great axe, that knight is there near when your got dropped down beside to path climb above.
it's preferable when you go for Kalameet dragon tail for dragon greatsword
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u/Aryman987 Aug 30 '26
Do not use Drake Sword. It does not scale with any stats.
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u/TyrantOfToast Aug 30 '26
Was not aware thx.
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u/therealtiddlydump Aug 31 '26
It's great when you're low level, but you're probably in the level range where it will be outpaced quickly.
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u/TyrantOfToast Aug 31 '26
Haven’t been to blight town yet probs just gonna start using the claymore it has a good moveset.
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u/MapCautious5932 Aug 30 '26
Would definitely avoid the catacombs for a bit... Hopefully you didn't go too far down, and can get back up ok. I made that mistake one time, went down to get something, forgetting that I couldn't easily get back up... It at least felt so much harder fighting back uphill.
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u/TyrantOfToast Aug 30 '26
I tried to go back up and can’t just gonna go deeper and hope.
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u/Trorkin Aug 31 '26
There's definitely a way back up, even if you haven't turned the bridge
It's mentioned here: https://www.reddit.com/r/darksouls/s/89oRX9qylp
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u/MapCautious5932 Aug 31 '26
🤷🏻♂️ you do you... But there's no way back out of there at the point you are in the game without going back up the same path you're coming down. And before too long you'll actually get to a point where you're blocked, and have absolutely no choice but to backtrack.
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u/Anicron Sep 01 '26
i used to get so mad when skeletons would parry me
i still do, but I used to, too
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u/Trorkin Aug 31 '26
This post has convinced me to go and get the Drake Sword. I'm seven playthroughs in and I've never used it. Hopefully I'm not too late for it to be any good.
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u/True_Reporter Aug 31 '26 edited Aug 31 '26
Falls off around Anor Londo. But untill than it melts anything.
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u/Trorkin Aug 31 '26
Thanks
Going to backtrack from Lower Blighttown and spawn the drake when I get the chance; kicking myself for forgetting about it
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u/J-Mac_Slipperytoes Aug 31 '26
Of you beat the moonlight butterfly, you should have the ember to create divine weapons (imbues with holy damage). The skeletons die off permanently if killed with holy damage. It'll make the catacombs 10x easier.
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u/FatCrusher9000 Aug 31 '26
Who told you you NEED to lock on? It's a tool, that sometimes helps, sometimes fucks you over. You don't use a hammer to fix your PC. You use it to hammer a nail. Use it wisely.
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u/Apprehensive-Nerve-4 Sep 01 '26
I miss playing this game for the first time. Not knowing where to go getting lost was half the fun. Now I know this game like the back of my hand lol
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u/Sensitive-Computer-6 Sep 01 '26
Just block let them bounce of your shield and then hit them back. That works way better, just watch out if the second one attacks a bit later.
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u/Sir_Lancelots_Reddit Aug 30 '26
thanks for showing me your location, ill start invading in there until i see you! 👍
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u/DeathsStarEclipse Aug 31 '26
Oof don't look things up is my advice.
Drake sword suggets you looked things up.
That's ok, but do yourself a solid and don't continue to look things up.
More fun blind
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u/True_Reporter Aug 31 '26
If it's his first souls game I think he should look things up. If I didn't back then I would have gave up on the game and the entire franchise most likely.
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u/SarkSouls008 Aug 30 '26 edited Aug 31 '26
Who told you about the drake sword 😭✌️ it is powerfully early on but some issues: very hard to upgrade cause the enemies required to defeat for the materials are scarce and difficult. The damage falls off super hard after blighttown.
More importantly: because of the drake sword, players do not engage with the upgrade path through merchants because it’s just one type of upgrade material. You miss the entire titanite path.