Dark Soul's: Prepare to Die Edition (PC)
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If you add it to your STEAM Wishlist it'll notify you if it goes on sale any cheaper than the current 33% OFF, if it doesn't get on the Daily or Flash deals then I'll probably pick it up on the last day, I've heard it can run badly on AMD GPU so want it cheap as possible before I chance it. 
Still no decent mouse support or decent resolution fixes from them though? All they gotta do is use the DSfix and set the ingame resolution option to change the dsfix config appropriately. -_-
Only reason that bothers me is because a lot of people are buying it and complaining/wanting refunds, when all they gotta do is grab two community fixes and/or use a gamepad.
If you add it to your STEAM Wishlist it'll notify you if it goes on sale any cheaper than the current 33% OFF, if it doesn't get on the Daily or Flash deals then I'll probably pick it up on the last day, I've heard it can run badly on AMD GPU so want it cheap as possible before I chance it.
Not at all, runs flawlessly on my HD6850 which is only 1GB @ 780&1000. DSfix'd to render at 1920x1200 and actual resolution set the same, SSAO strength and SMAA strength maxed, high resolution DoF etc. etc. (you'll understand when you tweak the DSfix).
Don't worry, it's a babe on AMD GPU, its the CPU's it hates, like my old FX4100.
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couldnt imagine playing something like this on keyboard and mouse, its perfect on the 360 controller. Not since my snes days have i played a game that i love and hate so much, last night i swore i would never play it again after dying in new londo and losing 25k souls... already played it for 2 hours today :O
25k souls, try losing over 1 million
. I honestly think a PS3 controller is perfect for this game, I hate the feeling of the 360 shoulder buttons when they're used so much.
Picked this up in the sale, really loving it on the PC, with the res fix it looks totally amazing.
Runs really nicely as well, no lag, no slowdown, well worth it.
Glad I didn't wait till the end of the sale, my weekend has been awesome!
I haven't tried it with a PS3 pad, not having any issues with the 360 one though.
Runs really nicely as well, no lag, no slowdown, well worth it.
Glad I didn't wait till the end of the sale, my weekend has been awesome!
I haven't tried it with a PS3 pad, not having any issues with the 360 one though.
I forgot how more difficult Demons Souls is...
Really? 2-2 was quite difficult and 1-1 is difficult if you've just picked it up but other than that and False King Allant there really isn't anything that difficult in Demon's Souls unless you go into black world tendency. My opinion of course but I found some of the bosses in Dark Souls a lot harder than most of them in Demon's.
Black Phantom katana dude at the beginning of the Shrine of Storms levels was solid!
I'm the other way, I found Dark Souls very easy compared to Demons... I was never able to blaze through the game like I did in Dark Souls it seemed...
Jesus Mary and Joseph I hated world 4 when I started out. Had no idea what weapons would take out the skellies, always had crap weapons for them
Jesus Mary and Joseph I hated world 4 when I started out. Had no idea what weapons would take out the skellies, always had crap weapons for them
Jesus Mary and Joseph I hated world 4 when I started out. Had no idea what weapons would take out the skellies, always had crap weapons for them
Oh the skellies were fine as long as you divided them and took them on one v one, it was that guy with the Hiltless Katana, he hit like a truck, hit through your shield, and stacked 50% HP damage bleeding on you which only takes 3 hits on your shield to activate, suuuuuuuch a ******.
After spending about 40 hours in the game learning things I started a new game with a plan this time (made melee char only), some tips I can give you are:
1. When you level up spend all points into Vit and End (I started with getting Str to 16, Dex 14, Vit 40 and then End 40 then spend points as you wish, I continue leveling Vit), try to get 16 Str and 10 Dex before you get the chance to get the Dragon Sword it'll make a large part of the game much easier (search online how to use a bow to shoot the first big dragon's tail off to get it easy mode).
2. Buy a bow and about 200 arrows from the merchant (Undead Merchant in the Undead Burg) then kill him so you can get Uchigatana and level it up slowly to +10 then make it Lighting and level it up, you are going to love this weapon once it's upgraded to lighting, it cuts through everything and has super low requirements, only 14 Str and 14 Dex, it'll last through the whole game (don't forget to level up Dex to 14 when you get a chance so you can use it).
3. Bow is your best friend, using it you can pull 1 mob at a time most of the time from packs.
3. Don't go toward Catacombs when you start the game, I have wasted few hours killing super strong skeletons as I didn't see the stairs that I was supposed to use
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4. Using all above you don't have to farm anything, just play the game and you will be almost unkillable once you learn how to block/roll/hit when needed using the tips above. You get so many souls to quickly level up while playing than you ever need. I am almost at the very end of the game now and I am lvl 75 I think with no grinding done whatsoever and I find my second playthough rather easy.
5. Get Divine weapon when going to Catacombs so you can kill skeletons for good. Also Divine weapon + Uchigatana make Nito boss very easy to kill (I found getting helm that gives you light around you was the easiest way to help you in that area).
6. All bosses are not that difficult, if you struggle after few tries use youtube and you will then see how easy it is to kill bosses. If you find Ornstein and Smough boss hard summon phantom to make it rather easy.
7. I think it is very important to pick 2 weapons that you will level up per playthough, you can only get few of some mats per playthough so don't try to level up new weapons all the time, all weapons seem to be dealing very similar damage when fully upgraded so it is a matter of preference which one you pick.
I have to say that I though the game was extremely difficult when playing the first time, now after about 50-60 hours into it I find it rather easy on normal run (N+ etc are not for me).
Good luck
1. When you level up spend all points into Vit and End (I started with getting Str to 16, Dex 14, Vit 40 and then End 40 then spend points as you wish, I continue leveling Vit), try to get 16 Str and 10 Dex before you get the chance to get the Dragon Sword it'll make a large part of the game much easier (search online how to use a bow to shoot the first big dragon's tail off to get it easy mode).
2. Buy a bow and about 200 arrows from the merchant (Undead Merchant in the Undead Burg) then kill him so you can get Uchigatana and level it up slowly to +10 then make it Lighting and level it up, you are going to love this weapon once it's upgraded to lighting, it cuts through everything and has super low requirements, only 14 Str and 14 Dex, it'll last through the whole game (don't forget to level up Dex to 14 when you get a chance so you can use it).
3. Bow is your best friend, using it you can pull 1 mob at a time most of the time from packs.
3. Don't go toward Catacombs when you start the game, I have wasted few hours killing super strong skeletons as I didn't see the stairs that I was supposed to use
.4. Using all above you don't have to farm anything, just play the game and you will be almost unkillable once you learn how to block/roll/hit when needed using the tips above. You get so many souls to quickly level up while playing than you ever need. I am almost at the very end of the game now and I am lvl 75 I think with no grinding done whatsoever and I find my second playthough rather easy.
5. Get Divine weapon when going to Catacombs so you can kill skeletons for good. Also Divine weapon + Uchigatana make Nito boss very easy to kill (I found getting helm that gives you light around you was the easiest way to help you in that area).
6. All bosses are not that difficult, if you struggle after few tries use youtube and you will then see how easy it is to kill bosses. If you find Ornstein and Smough boss hard summon phantom to make it rather easy.
7. I think it is very important to pick 2 weapons that you will level up per playthough, you can only get few of some mats per playthough so don't try to level up new weapons all the time, all weapons seem to be dealing very similar damage when fully upgraded so it is a matter of preference which one you pick.
I have to say that I though the game was extremely difficult when playing the first time, now after about 50-60 hours into it I find it rather easy on normal run (N+ etc are not for me).
Good luck
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i heard a lot of buzz about this game so i got it recently, it made me laugh and cry at the same time and also gave me a reality check on how im certainly not an elite gamer.
After dying numerous times in just a couple of hits to the very first enemy i laughed at the screen, uninstalled it and gave it away to someone at work lol.
After dying numerous times in just a couple of hits to the very first enemy i laughed at the screen, uninstalled it and gave it away to someone at work lol.