FromSoftware Thread

treefroggy

rootfifthoctave Sekiro’s first couple bottlenecks can be very frustrating, but what I found on my first playthrough was:

Since it’s really not far at all, it helps to start from the beginning and run through the first couple of areas from scratch, shooting for a sub-perfect run with minimal deaths and such.
The bottlenecks are laughable if you collect 100% of the available upgrades, such as gourd seeds and prayer beads. Which may sound like quite a bit, but, again, since it’s so early in the game, it’s really not.
The first couple bottlenecks are surrounded by only two areas that are made available to you, so if you maximize these two fairly brief areas and get the most upgrades from them, it can make the first couple big bosses much easier!

sabertoothalex

FromSoft on a bus…

Syzygy

One more Elden Ring trailer, though you may not want to see any more at this point. The character and creature design has really come into its own . . . Or maybe “come back around” because this does feel very much like HD King’s Field beasties to me.

treefroggy

Things I’ve viewed because I don’t consider them spoilers:
All starting classes, their gear, stats, and what starting items are available
The opening cinematic (I usually watch it 20 times before starting the game anyway)
That’s it. Would have been much cooler if I hadn’t consumed any of the network test content. But I consider it similar to what they’ve always done ever since King’s Field III Pilot Style.

robinhoodie

Spoilers are always odd to me with Souls stuff. Its like comparing the experience of looking at a picture of a place versus visiting it yourself. I could watch a million videos of beating a boss, but until MY hands do it, the experience doesn’t stick.

Syzygy

kowloonwalledcity

bloodborne movie starring milla jovovich directed by paul w.s. anderson starring milla jovovich, ron perlman as father gascoigne and tilda swinton as eileen the crow

2501

I’m considering springing for Elden but the one thing that always torments me about these games is the online component. I never feel like I’m getting a complete experience playing without a connection but I really do not want to buy a XBL/PSN+ subscription just for one game.

What platform(s) will people here be playing on?

Gaagaagiins

2501 Hold on, I think I’m just gonna make a separate thread with a poll

kory

2501 What platform(s) will people here be playing on?

I wavered a bit on this, but I eventually decided to pre-order on PC because (1) Green Man Gaming has a modest discount on the pre-order price right now (2) I’m not a huge fan of the DualSense, so I’ll be able to stick with the old reliable Xbox One pad and (3) I’ll have the option of playing on my TV or desktop. I haven’t played a From Soft PC port since the original Dark Souls Prepare to Die Edition (unmodded lol), so I just hope that there aren’t any glaring technical issues with this one.

2501

Also, the way FromSoft fans all across the internet react any time someone expresses even mild displeasure with any isolated aspect of a Hidetaka Miyazaki game makes me want to fucking hate them all on principle, but that’s more of a personal bugaboo

goonbag

2501 as a very recent convert (thanks Demon’s Souls) i can relate and let me assure you, the fanbase is not representative of what’s good about these games. like, at all

Gaagaagiins

goonbag as a very recent convert (thanks Demon’s Souls) i can relate and let me assure you, the fanbase is not representative of what’s good about these games. like, at all

I dunno, depends on what you mean when you say fanbase. In this post Gamergate wasteland I find it difficult to not remember the impact of concerted efforts by these relatively small and extreme groups to outsize their cultural and social influence and dominate public discussions by way of just being as loud as possible in as many places as possible.

In other words I think it’s at least fair to say that it’s at least possible if not likely they don’t speak for the silent majority they claim to.

goonbag

Gaagaagiins yeah, what i mean by is not the totality of all who love the games, but what an outsider perceives to be the fanbase, i.e. the most vocal/visible proponents. it’s how i feel about Nier too, even more strongly in fact - i love those games but am repulsed by what i’ve seen whenever i’ve made the mistake of venturing into a place where other fans congregate.

robinhoodie

goonbag “We shall become as Chuds!”

treefroggy

@2501 I played every single one of these games effectively completely offline until 2017. Yeah it’s harder, but you’re not missing anything as far as content goes, just crazy situations. And playing with someone else can also ruin the experience, co op people can be really pushy!!

Also “souls fans”, in general, like any other fandom on the internet, are total diaper brains, some of the most annoying and arrogant people online. But I just don’t pay them any attention, not worth the time. They’re the type of people who say Kings Field is unplayable because they have stupid baby hands.

Syzygy

I made good on downloading Dark Souls 3 to test the new laptop but now . . . heck, I can never play it again

Around 20:00 on 2/20/2022, no less!!

Gaagaagiins

Syzygy perhaps there is a way to install or run the game in such a way that your playtime is not logged on Steam?

Of course, that would only remedy the situation if you feel the important aspect is the number displayed and not your actual playtime.

◉◉maru

This seems like the more appropriate thread for neurotic save file numerology…

Syzygy I made good on downloading Dark Souls 3 to test the new laptop but now . . . heck, I can never play it again

I have had the same problem with Super Mario 3D Land, due to the Nintendo 3DS keeping track of not only the total playtime (which was something like 12 or 13 hours to complete everything) but also the average playtime per session. And since I completed the game (both loops) in a single Saturday, the average playtime was exactly the same as the total playtime, and that gave Super Mario 3D Land an insane lead in my console’s average playtime rankings with a “score” of 12+ hours per session.

Even opening the game once would have divided this average by two(!), so even though I often entertained the idea to play the game again, I never dared blemish that holy average score…

I had more recently a similar issue with Animal Crossing New Horizons. It felt so perfect to stop playing the game after exactly one year with exactly 600 hours playtime that I did not dare check out the big update and expansion.

Gaagaagiins

Review embargo has been lifted

game good

treefroggy

Played for six and a half hours.
Just pointing out some king’s field stuff from the first area, limgrave:

giant dragonflies from KF2 return
there’s a major throwback the giant mushroom encounter from KF3. There are plant enemies with the same poison attack nestled amongst eachother in the same formation in the same settings, a ruined building above ground

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