Game: Demon's Souls

[animus]

Demon's Souls is probably my favorite game this gen, easily.

[darkshadow]

Killed the dragon god, he was indeed really easy, though how do I get the sword that is stuck up top? Didn't see a way to get to it yet.

Also managed to get the meat cleaver, have to say that it's really awesome , I can take on the red eyed knight with sword pretty easily now.
Though I almost got to the boss after the tower knight, but when I got to the steps I saw like 1 official and 3 spear red eyed knights :O, are these as strong as the one in 1-1? Cause that could pose a serious problem then >_>.

[RyougaZell]

The sword on the Dragon God level (forgot its name) can only be acquired when you achieve Pure White Tendency on that world.

Yes. The red eye knights are as strong... or even more. I actually didn't try to pass world 1-3 until I finished all the other complete worlds. And even then they were though.

Did you kill the Red Dragon on 1-2 yet? I guess you must have, since you have the Flame Shield (or whatever its name was).

[darkshadow]

Ugh, guess I'll stay away from the red eyes for a while longer then.

Yeah I killed the red dragon a little while back, just cheaped him with arrows when he flies over the bridge/towers and breathes fire.....took me like 100 arrows though >_>.

I couldn't get to the final item in the dragon's roost yet though, the blue dragon keeps knocking me down if I get too close...when do I get to kill it?

[RyougaZell]

You didn't cheap out the red dragon. That is the only way to kill him.

The Blue Dragon is a boss battle on 1-5.

There is another way for you to get the items though... but it requieres Pure White on the 1st World.

[Xelbair]

in 1-4 or 1-5... when you are going for it get: a lot of most damaging arrows you can get, and every item that lets you carry more stuff. If you are playing heavily armored character its better to let npc die(get his items asap otherwise they will dissapear).
Oh, and don't go into 3.. just don't. Do it only after you get strong weapon(Meat Cleaver or better) and character because if those guys there hit you with spell once you are as good as dead(and sometimes your souls will end in weird place) even with dark silver(100% magic ress) shield.

After clearing 2-3 go to 4-1 and finish it - boss is easy but you have to get down to him ASAP. Hit him where it will hurt him the most. Watch out for red eyed black skeletons and golden skeletons. Golden ones are problem - because they hit heavily, knock you back, and you have to fight them on tight ledge. Avoid black ones or kite them - don't even try, or better don't even thing about, blocking - they will just slice you apart. Your best bet is to: avoid them, or kite them - they will follow you for a while but when they turn back you can just stab them(use heavy-hitting weapon or something with multiplier to critical dmg) - do it only on soul form and with ring that helps you sneak.

[darkshadow]

I've finished 4-1 already, and I can make it to the Old Hero somewhat, though he killed me in one swing.

And don't go into 3..... I'm in 3 now >_>, they don't seem that bad though, I just cloak, RUN and bash their face in <_<..
Though there is this big ball of.. I dunno what down on the 1st floor of the prison, which nearly killed me just now.

Should I just go to 5 instead?

[RyougaZell]

The Octopus Mages on World 3 are quite easy with an Archer or a Magic-Cancelling spell.

Old Hero is blind, so get a Thief ring to bash his ass easier.

The ball enemy on World 3 is best killed from a distance. Magic or arrows. I don't recommed hand on hand battle against it.

World 5 is best left alone for now, until you manage to stock on lots of healing and anti-poison items. That world is literally a poisonous trap.

[darkshadow]

Thanks, that ball of meat went down pretty easily with my compound long bow , now to try and finish this world >_>.

[Rekeco]

Demon's souls? You guys play this? Haha, I didn't even know. I've beat this game a few times (I lost all my characters when my PS3 died -____- ), but on my new one I've got a STR character on NewGame+. Its fun, I just a 1k R2 attack a few nights ago.

Side note, world 5-1 is doable, just try to be careful of ledges as some of the enemies will try to push you off. You can get a Blessed Mace +1 from 5-1.

5-2 is a horrible, horrible place.

[LaZie]

I really hate world 3, the Tower of Latria. Its just plain creepy. Screaming voices in the distance and floating females that will destroy you.

[darkshadow]

Yeah, the atmosphere is really something in world 3..
Btw I fucking died after the black phantom -_________________-, I killed everything in the level, then wanted to grab the item that's on the ledge, but I missed the ledge and just dropped down on the stairs where the phantom was and died :[.

Then I got impatient and the first octopus raped me, making me lose 20k souls ===_____===.
But yeah that wasn't even so bad, just the fact that I died right before the boss, and in such a stupid fashion, kinda pissed me off lol ;P.

Also, I seem to randomly disconnect from the online mode? Even though it saves right where you were, it's still kinda annoying <_<.

[RyougaZell]

I never tried to retrieve the treasure before that boss. I just wasn't worth the risk. If it had been a Pure Stone maybe... but I think its only some souls or a non-rare weapon.

The Mage Octopus give me about 6,500 Souls in my current game. I have a female character, so I can equipo the gloves that give more souls (forgot its name). And Im not even using the Avarice Ring.

I can get about 100,000 Souls per Black Phantom Dual Katana Skeleton if I Soulsuck the sucker with every soul farming item equipped.

[Xelbair]

I get much less souls but i have melee fighter(meat cleaver + dark silver shield, 40 str, 35 dex and 40 endurance if i remember correctly) with strongest armor in game... lvl ups cost me so much that i can't make him a spellcaster.
4-2 is easy, really easy. That is if you get rid of reapers asap when you see them. When you are fighting Storm King(last boss in 4) get Stormruler asap and finish him with it - it will be a total breeze.

[darkshadow]

Ok what just happened....I ran back to the boss of 3-1, put down a soul sign, was summoned, but moved to the world as a Black Phantom >_>.

Cinematic ensues, I get some weird shit on my head and.....the other player dies somehow and I get revived.....<_<.
Is 3-1 not safe for summoning?

And oh, is the red dragon soul safe for cashing in? I haven't had anyone ask for it yet.
And is Soul Ray better then flame toss?

[RyougaZell]

Congratulations. You just became a Boss Battle for another player. The probability of it happening on 3-1 is quite low, but not impossible. Its easier to get chosen to be the Boss on 3-3 directly.

The Red Dragon Soul is useless. Its not used for anything and its only worth 10,000 souls. http://demonssouls.wikidot.com/ds-small-flame-scale

[RyougaZell]

FROM SOFTWARE announced at TGS their new game codenme PROJECT DARK

The leaked trailer shows an atmosphere very similar to Demon Souls, so the especulation of this game being the spiritual succesor (or even a real sequel) to Demon Souls is high

http://scrawlfx.com/2010/09/project-...e-demons-souls

[darkshadow]

That's definitly Demon's souls 2, Project Dark should just be a codename/working title whatever.

But yeah awesome news, and 2011 means I'll have ample time to finish the first game.

[mage]

I think I'll need to start a new character to beat the game (mine totally sucks) and I'm not looking forward to it...

[RyougaZell]

That's definitly Demon's souls 2, Project Dark should just be a codename/working title whatever.

But yeah awesome news, and 2011 means I'll have ample time to finish the first game.

After digging around, I don't think it will be named Demon Souls 2 at the end because of two factors:

1) Sony owns the IP Demon Souls

2) Namco Bandai is producing this game, instead of From Software, and they listed the game to be released on the Xbox360 as well.

And I also fear we will never get to see this game in english, because Namco Bandai are assholes that only publish Naruto and Dragon Ball in english.