Topic: Demon's Souls (Read 6682 times)

Norondor · « **Reply #20 on:** February 01, 2011, 05:18:24 PM »

You will obtain the Demon's Soul...
And a power that is beyond human comprehension.

Norondor · « **Reply #21 on:** February 01, 2011, 05:24:28 PM »

On that note, there are a couple things you should know about boss souls.

As you progress, you'll meet some NPCs who can do stuff with them. Most souls can't be used for every possible purpose, but a few can.

There's a hermit in Stonefang Tunnel who can forge souls into weapons of various kinds, creating weapons of singular power. Some, though, are a bit worthless.

There's a prisoner in the Tower of Latria who can study souls, transmuting them into spells expressing the nature of the Demon.

There's a woman imprisoned in the Boletarian Palace who knows a forbidden art, allowing humans to directly channel the power of a Demon through the use of magic.

There's a pilgrim to the Shrine of the Shadowmen who can invoke the power of God to create countersigns against the power of a Demon's Soul.

And, of course, if you can find no better use for a Demon's Soul, you can just chow down on it for the XP. Some large enemies will also drop special souls -- you can usually make an educated guess which ones will.

Bal · « **Reply #22 on:** February 02, 2011, 12:17:52 AM »

I haven't chowed down on any of the souls in my possession as yet. The item kind, not the flat currency kind. maybe I should though. I need to boost my strength up to 22 so I can use this bitchin' shield I found where the dragons used to roost before they went to I-don't-care-as-long-as-they're-gone

I decided to do 2-1 next, and of course I'm dying to the banal shit you always die to when you first do a stage, but I'm used to it now.

Ziiro · « **Reply #23 on:** February 02, 2011, 12:39:52 AM »

I felt this image is appropriate in describing the feeling of Demon's Souls.

Smiler · « **Reply #24 on:** February 02, 2011, 02:33:41 AM »

The purple flame shield will make your playthrough 80% easier. Any boss that is not the tower knight is going to have to work to hit you. If you have it at a low enough level range, any black phantom who attacks you will be all like "UUUH I DUNNO WHAT TO DO BOSS" as they plink away at your mighty shield.

Sooner or later though, you will leave the safety of your shield behind and become a real man.

Norondor · « **Reply #25 on:** February 02, 2011, 02:40:24 AM »

the PFS is really goddamn heavy, and a lot of weapons don't work well one-handed, so it'll definitely limit your options in combat. It makes stonefang tunnel a refreshing breeze though.

Norondor · « **Reply #26 on:** February 02, 2011, 02:47:22 AM »

Oh yeah, on that note, Bal -- every weapon or shield has a couple stats that show how much they block, which is basically what % of damage is turned into stamina loss, as well as... what's it, another stat, that shows how much of blocked damage is just totally ignored. These are important to note because, for example, the heater shield has 100% physical block, but the reduction is low, so you'll lose a ton of stamina to each hit, compared to something with better damage reduction, which would ALSO block 100% of the physical damage but leave you with more stamina.

Also, you can see how much Physical and Magical damage things block, but the amount of fire damage they block is invisible for some reason. Since that thing is the "Purple Flame Shield' and dragons were constantly breathing on it for like a year, you can probably make an educated guess.

Bal · « **Reply #27 on:** February 02, 2011, 04:35:34 AM »

I got the PFS, and also killed Armor Spider. It's time for 2-2, but then a rock worm knocked me off a cliff, so I decided it was break time. I wonder if I could go kill that blood knight fellow from 1-1. I never liked the way he looked at me.

Cthulhu-chan · « **Reply #28 on:** February 02, 2011, 07:05:21 AM »

He's kind of a bitch. Spear and shield is fast, technically he doesn't have to stop blocking unless he wants to move, and he hits like a fucking truck. Range, particularly magic, is probably your best bet.

Bal · « **Reply #29 on:** February 02, 2011, 07:18:55 AM »

World 2-2 has three distinct paths, combining to form a symphony of regret.

Ziiro · « **Reply #30 on:** February 02, 2011, 07:31:41 AM »

I'll be honest in saying that I only ever ventured toward the boss. I explored for a while, and there was much more to that level that was rivers of lava and giant fucking worms that I did not want to fuck with. Once I found out how to consistently reach the boss, I ignored the rest of 2-2.

Bal · « **Reply #31 on:** February 02, 2011, 07:58:28 AM »

You refer to the endless gray platforming puzzle, or as I call it, the shaft of never ending sorrow?

Bal · « **Reply #32 on:** February 02, 2011, 08:55:53 AM »

Debut Trailer HD - Dark Souls

Dark Souls in glorious HD. I'm going to be honest here. Nothing in this trailer makes me feel good, but I still desire it.

Smiler · « **Reply #33 on:** February 02, 2011, 10:06:41 AM »

Bal · « **Reply #34 on:** February 02, 2011, 10:13:41 AM »

About a minute in there are what can only be described as rodents of unusual size that are also on fire.

Malikial · « **Reply #35 on:** February 02, 2011, 10:24:01 AM »

I'm hard now.

Norondor · « **Reply #36 on:** February 02, 2011, 06:37:44 PM »

unwilling to sit through outraged moms ad to see HD version

between this and bulletstorm can we just make it illegal to advertise games?

Norondor · « **Reply #37 on:** February 02, 2011, 06:40:51 PM »

FLUTED ARMOR GUY IS BACK IN ACTION

Smiler · « **Reply #38 on:** February 03, 2011, 12:16:48 AM »

I liked the one part where the one dude is blocking attacks from 3 little monster dudes. You know that right after the trailer cuts away from him he runs out of stamina and he gets raped by them. Yeah laugh at them pinking at your shield now.

Bal · « **Reply #39 on:** February 03, 2011, 03:02:46 AM »

Quote from: Norondor on February 02, 2011, 06:37:44 PM

unwilling to sit through outraged moms ad to see HD version

between this and bulletstorm can we just make it illegal to advertise games?

I guess I'm the only person with the secret knowledge to just mute ads.

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