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Dark Souls -- PC Version Launches On Steam August 23rd!
Oghulk
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The followup to one of the best games of 2009 is here, and it's hard as fuck.
Trailers:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=93LFz_j5fQA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=psG3VxBR7jgReviews:
IGN - http://ps3.ign.com/articles/119/1197278p1.html
Gamespot -- http://www.gamespot.com/ps3/rpg/dark-souls/video/6337762?tag=topslot;title;1
Gameplay videos:
http://www.giantbomb.com/quick-look-dark-souls/17-4966/
Soundtrack:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lhDsSxLU0I8&feature=relatedPost your handle if you want to be added to this list.
People getting this fantastic game (forum name/XBL/PSN tag:
PS3:
Oghulk -- CrazyDemonBunny
VALVEjunkie=VALVeJunky
cj iwakura = cj_iwakura
vermiculture
Virgil_Leads_You -- L4ST_L3VI4TH4N
X360:
Good Luck
Stat Breakdown thanks to the G&T thread
Because I’m bored at work, I thought I might do a stat guide for the OP?
Humanity: Occasionally obtained from defeating enemies, that number to the left of your health/stamina bar. Used to return to human form (to summon others), kindle bonfires (5 more estus flasks), increases item drop rates (cap at 20), increases “Chaos” damage (cap at 10), used for raising allegiance with some covenants.
Endurance: Increases stamina and maximum equip burden. Stamina is used for attacking, blocking, sprinting and rolling – basically everything. Equip burden determines what gear you can use and how mobile you are. Under 25% of your max burden and you can roll freely. Under 50% and your movement speed and roll are slower, but workable. Under 100% and you’re much slower and roll heavily with a long animation to get up. Over 100% and you plod ridiculously slowly and can’t roll at all.
40: The stamina cap, and therefore the only number worth mentioning.
Attunement: Determines how many spell slots you have for all sorceries, miracles and pyromancies.
10/12/14/16/19/23/28/34/41/50: 1-10 spell slots. (6 or 7 is probably enough for anyone.)
Vitality: Your health 8->
30-50: Enough to let you take a few hits in PvP and NG+.
The following stats suffer greatly from diminishing returns past 40, but I’ll jot down any reason to go past it for completion’s sake.
Strength: Determines whether or not you can swing a weapon or use a shield effectively, as well as increasing damage with weapons that scale with it.
16: Claymore, Zweihander (two handed), Eagle Shield, Black Knight Shield. The go-to value for non-strength builds.
27: Optimal benefit for using weapons two-handed, lets you use anything that might benefit from both strength and dexterity (28 for the Murakumo one handed).
40: Optimal benefit for using strength weapons in one hand, can one hand anything worthwhile and two hand everything else.
(51/58/66): Every shield/one hand every weapon/max possible damage two handing (For the love of God, don’t go this high >.>).
Dexterity: Increases damage for weapons that scale with it, slightly increases casting speed.
18: Lets you use all Black Knight weapons and crossbows.
24: Covers every weapon that has a dexterity requirement to wield at all.
40: Optimal benefit from dexterity weapons.
(45): Max casting speed (not worth it).
Magic: Requirement for sorceries, increases damage for sorceries and weapons that scale with it (Magic/Enchanted).
10: Let’s you buy spells from the vendor at Firelink and Logan at the Archives, can use some basic utility spells.
12/16: Lets you use the best Catalyst for non casters/ more advanced utility spells (Resist Curse/Poison, Cast Light, Great Magic Weapon/Shield).
25/32: Crystal Magic Weapon/Tin Crystallisation Catalyst and 5 orbs with the Soul mass spells.
44: Crystal Soul Spear sorcery.
(50): White Dragon Breath sorcery (not really worth it).
Faith: Increases magic defence, requirement for miracles, increases damage for miracles and weapons that scale with it (Blessed/Occult).
18: Emit Force and Homeward utility miracles.
28/30: Wrath of God miracle/Darkmoon and Sunlight Blade weapon buffs.
40: Optimal benefit from faith scaling.
(50): Sunlight Spear (nifty knockback, but takes up two slots with just 5 uses. Not really worth it).
Resistance: Joke stat, disregard. (Increases poison resistance, and increases defence slightly faster than other stats).
Poise: The most important stat on your armour. Higher poise means that you won’t get staggered when you’re hit by heavier attacks, which is particularly useful in PvP.
40: One hit from most one-handed weapons.
55: One hit from larger weapons (notably the Claymore and its ilk).
76: One hit from very large weapons, eg. Black Knight Greataxe and Zweihander.
Humanity: Occasionally obtained from defeating enemies, that number to the left of your health/stamina bar. Used to return to human form (to summon others), kindle bonfires (5 more estus flasks), increases item drop rates (cap at 20), increases “Chaos” damage (cap at 10), used for raising allegiance with some covenants.
Endurance: Increases stamina and maximum equip burden. Stamina is used for attacking, blocking, sprinting and rolling – basically everything. Equip burden determines what gear you can use and how mobile you are. Under 25% of your max burden and you can roll freely. Under 50% and your movement speed and roll are slower, but workable. Under 100% and you’re much slower and roll heavily with a long animation to get up. Over 100% and you plod ridiculously slowly and can’t roll at all.
40: The stamina cap, and therefore the only number worth mentioning.
Attunement: Determines how many spell slots you have for all sorceries, miracles and pyromancies.
10/12/14/16/19/23/28/34/41/50: 1-10 spell slots. (6 or 7 is probably enough for anyone.)
Vitality: Your health 8->
30-50: Enough to let you take a few hits in PvP and NG+.
The following stats suffer greatly from diminishing returns past 40, but I’ll jot down any reason to go past it for completion’s sake.
Strength: Determines whether or not you can swing a weapon or use a shield effectively, as well as increasing damage with weapons that scale with it.
16: Claymore, Zweihander (two handed), Eagle Shield, Black Knight Shield. The go-to value for non-strength builds.
27: Optimal benefit for using weapons two-handed, lets you use anything that might benefit from both strength and dexterity (28 for the Murakumo one handed).
40: Optimal benefit for using strength weapons in one hand, can one hand anything worthwhile and two hand everything else.
(51/58/66): Every shield/one hand every weapon/max possible damage two handing (For the love of God, don’t go this high >.>).
Dexterity: Increases damage for weapons that scale with it, slightly increases casting speed.
18: Lets you use all Black Knight weapons and crossbows.
24: Covers every weapon that has a dexterity requirement to wield at all.
40: Optimal benefit from dexterity weapons.
(45): Max casting speed (not worth it).
Magic: Requirement for sorceries, increases damage for sorceries and weapons that scale with it (Magic/Enchanted).
10: Let’s you buy spells from the vendor at Firelink and Logan at the Archives, can use some basic utility spells.
12/16: Lets you use the best Catalyst for non casters/ more advanced utility spells (Resist Curse/Poison, Cast Light, Great Magic Weapon/Shield).
25/32: Crystal Magic Weapon/Tin Crystallisation Catalyst and 5 orbs with the Soul mass spells.
44: Crystal Soul Spear sorcery.
(50): White Dragon Breath sorcery (not really worth it).
Faith: Increases magic defence, requirement for miracles, increases damage for miracles and weapons that scale with it (Blessed/Occult).
18: Emit Force and Homeward utility miracles.
28/30: Wrath of God miracle/Darkmoon and Sunlight Blade weapon buffs.
40: Optimal benefit from faith scaling.
(50): Sunlight Spear (nifty knockback, but takes up two slots with just 5 uses. Not really worth it).
Resistance: Joke stat, disregard. (Increases poison resistance, and increases defence slightly faster than other stats).
Poise: The most important stat on your armour. Higher poise means that you won’t get staggered when you’re hit by heavier attacks, which is particularly useful in PvP.
40: One hit from most one-handed weapons.
55: One hit from larger weapons (notably the Claymore and its ilk).
76: One hit from very large weapons, eg. Black Knight Greataxe and Zweihander.
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that's been happening a lot recently
that said I am pppuuuuuumped
Either way, thumbs up to a company for doing something unique for once.
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Demons souls was, at least for me, a game that demanded you know how to play it well and or learn while dying. I think it took me 4 hours to get through the first level, but even though it was incredibly hard I never had a death where I felt was the games fault, it was always a mistake on my part or something that I could improve on.
VALVEjunkie=VALVeJunky
Oh yeah, definitely, the main thing I've heard about these games is that when you die, it's always because of something you did and not a cheap shot by the game.
That or a dragon swooping in from nowhere
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Yeah, Demon Souls is PS3 exclusive whereas Dark Souls is on both the PS3 and 360.
Last time I pushed myself, I think, was finishing God of War II on Titan difficulty.
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Once I faked out a guy by acting like a mage (my main character was a battlemage) while fighting a mage. He countered me with anti-magic field. In the time it took him to do that, I came around the corner, rolled past his homing soul arrow sprays (not an easy thing on the 1-2 walkways) and axed him.
I should note here that the sole weapon I used besides an enhanced longbow was the axe I spawned with, raised to Quality level. Not the most efficient weapon but damn I learned to love it.
idgi
Good luck even scratching the surface.
I'll be there day 1. PSN: cj_iwakura
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me tooooooo I'll see you on there cj!
But what about all the poison? And swamp? And giant troll men?
I'd rather go through ten miles of 2-1 hearing nothing but those bells than play 5.
Yeah, but both Gamefly games I get are already here. There's no way I'd get it in time before everyone that wants it gets a copy and the availability drops to 'low'.
It's much easier when you get a friend.
And/or become an archer. Seriously, Viscuous Bow + 5 breaks that place wide open. (Also, turn the brightness up.)
VERY EXCITED
Whether that involves having to hide behind a shield the entire time, is something I'm worried about.
I like the tone of that second trailer, but the Bartholemew one was amazing.
Oh my god
Please help me
Those six words summarize Dark Souls in a nutshell.
hahaha I know exactly what you mean