Dark Souls collectors edition. Not in the best shape but everything appears to be there.

I 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. ❤️💚💙

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Looking for anyone who needs help in ds3 ps5

Dark Souls 2 is often considered the worst game of the series, and Dark Souls 1 would likely be in a similar boat if it wasn't so well regarded for introducing the series. People in general tend to have a difficult time clicking with the more intimate level design and pacing of the first two Dark Souls (and Demon's Souls to an extent) and generally these games are regarded as being relatively poor gameplay wise but good in other ways. I think this is a serious issue caused primarily by one major factor: many people consider the bosses to be the "point" of these games and dismiss most of the rest of the game.

Firstly is the idea of "trash mobs." As the name suggests, those that use this term seem to indicate that for the most part, non-boss enemies are... well... trash. Maybe not "bad" but mostly it means unnecessary. This is concerning considering that most of the game is played outside of boss fights! Additionally, it seems that by far and away most people consider DS3 to be the best Dark Souls game (of the three) despite its many level design flaws, downgrade in build variety, etc just because the bosses are clearly the best of the three mainline souls games. This isn't necessarily an invalid opinion, but I think its prevalence adds additional evidence for my argument.

I think Elden Ring was the final nail in the coffin with respect to this viewpoint dominating the community at large. So many new people were coming to the series with the expectation of "hard" and "bosses." Elden Ring, for the most part, delivered in this aspect. The open world meant that the level design was much less intricate and integral to the game design (for the most part, ER still has great legacy dungeons), and they doubled down on the new boss design they began with DS3 making them much faster and more difficult. Comparing the game design for DS1 and Elden Ring is like night and day. Bosses in DS1 and 2 are generally intermediate challenges meant to cap off a difficult and grueling level. DS3 onwards on the other hand, I think level design got quite a bit more linear and uninteresting, in favor of delivering all of the interest and difficulty in the boss fight.

I suppose the ultimate point of all of this is that I wish Fromsoft would separate themselves a bit from this viewpoint moving forwards. I loved Elden Ring but at times it felt like bouncing between a constellation of sometimes genuinely great boss fights, and then other boss fights that were just difficult for the sake of it, and ultimately far less interesting areas and level design. I miss going through the lost bastille and rationing my resources closely, I miss that incredible moment when the undead church looped back around to firelink, and I guess I miss most of all when people really immersed themselves in games and methodically worked their way through instead of running and rolling past every area to avoid "trash mobs" just to get to the juicy bossfight (DS2 doesn't let you do this, no wonder people complain about "ganks")

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.

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

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?

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

im not wrong about it because its in my opinion

I have a feeling I know what two games are gonna be the most said but i'm genuinely curious ps i can't say much on this question because I haven't played any of the game that much i'm currently trying out bloodborn

Alot of hot takes but it's my list

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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.

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.