okay so basically I should get this...?
― the blackest thing ever seen (HI DERE), Monday, 26 October 2009 16:17 (fourteen years ago) link
reasons to not get this game:
1. you are a massive babby who takes it personally when you're not perfect at a game2. you value having free time in which to not play/daydream about Demons Souls3. ????
― okamadablobisney (jamescobo), Monday, 26 October 2009 23:35 (fourteen years ago) link
otm x 3
i don't want to drop any spoilers so i will just say that i have just encountered maybe the best idea for a boss in my gaming experience.
― aarrissi-a-roni, Tuesday, 27 October 2009 01:11 (fourteen years ago) link
the thing about this game i guess is that its really a) engrossing b) good looking c) malicious i told my friend its like dating someone whos gorgeous and treats u terribly but is great in bed also:
DEMON SOUL MAGIC SYSTEM U OWN GREAT INTUIUTIVE POWERFUL I WILL FUCK SHIT UP NOW THANKS
― legit 40 (Lamp), Tuesday, 27 October 2009 18:16 (fourteen years ago) link
i want 2 play it can i play it
― banned, on the run (s1ocki), Tuesday, 27 October 2009 18:47 (fourteen years ago) link
this is still wrapped at home, very excited tho
― cutty, Tuesday, 27 October 2009 18:56 (fourteen years ago) link
send it over plz
― banned, on the run (s1ocki), Tuesday, 27 October 2009 19:11 (fourteen years ago) link
if i send it you i'll you'll get some kind of sauce on it
― cutty, Tuesday, 27 October 2009 19:20 (fourteen years ago) link
nice - like a tomato sauce or
― banned, on the run (s1ocki), Tuesday, 27 October 2009 19:38 (fourteen years ago) link
exactly
― cutty, Tuesday, 27 October 2009 19:44 (fourteen years ago) link
REALLY WANT THIS BUT PS3 SUX - when is PC version?
― Gravel Puzzleworth, Tuesday, 27 October 2009 19:45 (fourteen years ago) link
NEVAH
― ADVANCED CHORD CHANGES (HI DERE), Tuesday, 27 October 2009 19:46 (fourteen years ago) link
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v211/Brightman/ds.jpg
― okamadablobisney (jamescobo), Tuesday, 27 October 2009 20:56 (fourteen years ago) link
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v211/Brightman/ds2.jpg
― okamadablobisney (jamescobo), Tuesday, 27 October 2009 20:57 (fourteen years ago) link
needs more "You Died!"
― aarrissi-a-roni, Tuesday, 27 October 2009 21:01 (fourteen years ago) link
got over-excited and posted this on wrong thread:
holy shit @ everyone's worlds being pushed to pure black all day halloween. pure genius and pure evil.
― aarrissi-a-roni, Friday, 30 October 2009 15:43 (fourteen years ago) link
finally started playing this and had a full-on belly lol when I encountered the vanguard demon with the big fucking axe
― The Dance at the Crossroads (HI DERE), Monday, 2 November 2009 17:33 (fourteen years ago) link
"I'll block this with my shield! Okay maybe I won't, lololololol"
oh man i am so sucked into this game right now
― I AM NOT ONE TO PURSUE GAME, MY FRIEND - NO, INDEED. (forksclovetofu), Monday, 2 November 2009 18:02 (fourteen years ago) link
Can you guys give me a sense of how hard this game is? The reviews make it sound absolutely punishing.
― Your heartbeat soun like sasquatch feet (polyphonic), Monday, 2 November 2009 18:08 (fourteen years ago) link
Basically, after the first time you die it's basically like slamming your face repeatedly against a wall, only hilariously fun.
― The Dance at the Crossroads (HI DERE), Monday, 2 November 2009 18:09 (fourteen years ago) link
^that is a great description. it is the kind of game where you are guaranteed to have that dark night of the soul moment where you have to ask yourself if you are really going to do that same goddamn level for the 25th time, but a bit of perseverance will get you through. and the blue phantom mechanism is a get out of jail free card if there is a boss that you really get stuck on, as happened to me twice.
i couldn't recommend this game enough. it is really a step beyond.
― aarrissi-a-roni, Monday, 2 November 2009 18:13 (fourteen years ago) link
as i mentioned on the dragon's age thread, i compulsively started demon's souls again with a different type of character, but the first playthrough was so traumatic i am now happy to play something else instead and come back to this another time.
― aarrissi-a-roni, Monday, 2 November 2009 18:18 (fourteen years ago) link
you finished demon's souls?
― cutty, Monday, 2 November 2009 18:18 (fourteen years ago) link
i know, i feel like i am due a parade or something.
― aarrissi-a-roni, Monday, 2 November 2009 18:22 (fourteen years ago) link
we'll get you a prostitute.
― cutty, Monday, 2 November 2009 18:25 (fourteen years ago) link
that sounds good. i'll bring the confetti.
― aarrissi-a-roni, Monday, 2 November 2009 18:28 (fourteen years ago) link
how the fuck did you do that; how many hours did you put in?
the first three hours are SO FRUSTRATING, but when the game opens up and shows you its depth and payoff it's worth it. When I found my first complete set of armor in a back room I was literally dancing on the couch.
It's like playing dungeons and dragons with a very very pissed off DM who knows what they're doing.
― I AM NOT ONE TO PURSUE GAME, MY FRIEND - NO, INDEED. (forksclovetofu), Monday, 2 November 2009 18:31 (fourteen years ago) link
i played about 80 hours and reached soul level 97. the last archdemon i did (boletarian palace) took me almost 6 hours over 2 days and i was literally shaking by the end of it.
― aarrissi-a-roni, Monday, 2 November 2009 18:44 (fourteen years ago) link
haha amazing
― goole, Monday, 2 November 2009 18:46 (fourteen years ago) link
every now and again there is something that makes me think i am living in a crappy absurdist novel about america and this is one of those things
― goole, Monday, 2 November 2009 18:47 (fourteen years ago) link
Seriously, DO NOT READ WALKTHROUGHS OR FAQs for this; this game is absolutely about fear and discovery and immersion. I read one thing about magic and it sorta spoiled the moment later. Just figure stuff out.
― I AM NOT ONE TO PURSUE GAME, MY FRIEND - NO, INDEED. (forksclovetofu), Monday, 2 November 2009 19:04 (fourteen years ago) link
that it's not real?
― banned, on the run (s1ocki), Monday, 2 November 2009 19:05 (fourteen years ago) link
no, how to use it. as with everything in this game, puzzling out how to do it is half of the fun. dying is the other 50%
― I AM NOT ONE TO PURSUE GAME, MY FRIEND - NO, INDEED. (forksclovetofu), Monday, 2 November 2009 19:13 (fourteen years ago) link
lol s1ocks
― cutty, Monday, 2 November 2009 19:35 (fourteen years ago) link
so u can't pause in this game right? what if you have to pee??
― banned, on the run (s1ocki), Monday, 2 November 2009 20:25 (fourteen years ago) link
YOU DIED
― The Dance at the Crossroads (HI DERE), Monday, 2 November 2009 20:25 (fourteen years ago) link
online players can tough yr pee stain and see a special message from u
― It's-a not so bad (jeff), Monday, 2 November 2009 20:28 (fourteen years ago) link
* touch!
is it a picture of u peeing
― banned, on the run (s1ocki), Monday, 2 November 2009 20:29 (fourteen years ago) link
someone knocked on my door and my dog went berzerk and I'm yelling at girlfriend upstairs asleep to get door and she gives me a serious WTF face on the way past and I want to apologize because IS NO PAUSE BUTTON and sorry u r a DEMON SOULS widow now
― I AM NOT ONE TO PURSUE GAME, MY FRIEND - NO, INDEED. (forksclovetofu), Monday, 2 November 2009 20:39 (fourteen years ago) link
if you need to step away you have to find a safe nook. you are usually safe from monsters as they don't tend to roam, but once i came back from the kitchen just in time to witness my poor guy being disemboweled by another player invading my game as a black phantom.
would also recommend hitting the PS button so that if you are clumsy like me you don't drop the controller on the R2 button and watch your dude do a strong attack off a cliff.
― aarrissi-a-roni, Monday, 2 November 2009 20:44 (fourteen years ago) link
is it me or is there totally a superfluous apostrophe in this games title? is there a character named demon in this game?
― cutty, Wednesday, 4 November 2009 00:28 (fourteen years ago) link
i think it should be demons' souls
― I AM NOT ONE TO PURSUE GAME, MY FRIEND - NO, INDEED. (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 4 November 2009 06:13 (fourteen years ago) link
no
― cutty, Wednesday, 4 November 2009 11:02 (fourteen years ago) link
I would have called it "Demons, Souls"
― The Dance at the Crossroads (HI DERE), Wednesday, 4 November 2009 14:21 (fourteen years ago) link
haha
― banned, on the run (s1ocki), Wednesday, 4 November 2009 14:26 (fourteen years ago) link
Demons/Souls
de mons' souls: a jah rastafari rpg
Knocked out the tower knight and the spider last night back to back, though of course I'm dead again. Boosted my strength enough to finally use the compact bow. in the deep tunnels now, falling from platform to platform and beating the hell out of giant fireworm beetle larvae from behind. Still no magic! Still no miracles! perhaps I misread my spoiler. I'm playing as a wanderer, falchion +6/heater shield +6/brush armor all around. Kinda doing the tank thing so very very happy to finally have a distance attack. Have not visited world 3, only barely stuck my nose into world 4 and thought it looked like such an eyesore mess that I better wait.
― I AM NOT ONE TO PURSUE GAME, MY FRIEND - NO, INDEED. (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 4 November 2009 14:36 (fourteen years ago) link
there's actually a lot of funny discussion of the apostrophe on the internet--
the question is, how come none of you brought this up yet? hmm?
― cutty, Wednesday, 4 November 2009 14:51 (fourteen years ago) link
yeah I guess the swamp ring was some black tendency thing, at the bottom of tower of whatever. I guess the best bet would be to beat the boss on white, then work your way to black to get the ring? I think it's a remake only thing, which means they added it for a reason!
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 29 March 2023 22:23 (one year ago) link
Well, it was painful and tense but I made it. It's kind of hilarious how easy some of these bosses are after such a tough slog through the level. Beat Dirty Colossus on first go without any trouble
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0sxAYybHF8
― the forces of darkness making making us laugh ourselves into DEATH?? (dog latin), Thursday, 30 March 2023 22:49 (one year ago) link
The only way to do those levels is slowly and stealthily. Those Giant Depraved Ones are so tough, and I struggled so much with the pair just after the second swamp section so many times. They just chase you into the bog so you can't move and whack you. Still managed it without the Sodden ring in the end
― the forces of darkness making making us laugh ourselves into DEATH?? (dog latin), Thursday, 30 March 2023 23:00 (one year ago) link
Those giants sucked, can only imagine them in slow mode, even harder to see.
― Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 30 March 2023 23:48 (one year ago) link
Yeah they're mostly about shock and awe compared to other games. A couple gave me a hard time - especially 2-2 guy― the forces of darkness making making us laugh ourselves into DEATH?? (dog latin), Wednesday, March 29, 2023 6:12 PM (two days ago) bookmarkflaglink
― the forces of darkness making making us laugh ourselves into DEATH?? (dog latin), Wednesday, March 29, 2023 6:12 PM (two days ago) bookmarkflaglink
just beat flamelurker on second try. i may be a bit overpowered (and i did eat a lot of grass) but didn’t find it too bad. seemed like he went super aggro mode on his last 20% of health and that was a bit tough to figure out how to adjust to. took a peek at the 2-3 boss (dragon god), such a genius over the top design. love this game
― flopson, Friday, 31 March 2023 07:10 (one year ago) link
Okay so can anyone tell me what's the deal with Maiden Astraea?
Like... I know some of the boss fights are easy, but this was ridiculous for what I assume is the penultimate boss. I just went up to her bodyguard who let me hit him a handful of times with barely any retaliation, and then she kills herself? Is the challenge meant to be solely emotional because I feel like I just kicked a puppy. The only tough part was making sure I got to the end of her dialogue without dying of plague
― the forces of darkness making making us laugh ourselves into DEATH?? (dog latin), Friday, 31 March 2023 15:19 (one year ago) link
Just watched a YouTube video where her protector knight seems to chat to you all through the fight. He didn't do that to me - just stood there while I whacked him
― the forces of darkness making making us laugh ourselves into DEATH?? (dog latin), Friday, 31 March 2023 15:22 (one year ago) link
Apparently it is so pro cheese there is a special achievement for killing him with range weapons from across the arena. For sure those soul creatures at the bottom are pretty op.
― Josh in Chicago, Friday, 31 March 2023 15:34 (one year ago) link
It never occurred to me to play music while playing Demon's Souls, and indeed some might call it sacrilege, but as it's a game largely free of BGM I thought I'd try playing it in tandem with SunnO))) and Scott Walker's darkly arresting collab "Soused", and mannnnnn this is an experience! 🤣
― the forces of darkness making making us laugh ourselves into DEATH?? (dog latin), Friday, 31 March 2023 19:26 (one year ago) link
Completed it tonight after umpteen attempts at False King Allant. Not entirely sure what was happening at the end but, hey, FromSoft's gonna FromSoft.
It wasn't until I completed it that I found out there's meant to be a ticklish of things you should do first (like killing all the NPCs for their gear etc). But oh well.
There were a few quests I didn't manage to do - Ostrava got himself killed, I didn't do Mephistopheles quest, whatever that is.
So roll on NG+. I really really enjoyed this game
― Do I look like I know what a jpeg is? (dog latin), Tuesday, 25 April 2023 00:10 (one year ago) link
The guide I followed noted that this is one of those games that's impossible to 100% in one playthrough. You want to do everything there is to do - all quests, black and white tendency events, etc. - apparently you need to play it something like three times.
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 25 April 2023 00:12 (one year ago) link
Yeah, I getcha. I'm actually loooking forward to playing through again, despite having spent a good bit of time on it - I'm guessing about 90 hours?
― Do I look like I know what a jpeg is? (dog latin), Tuesday, 25 April 2023 08:43 (one year ago) link