This hit anyone else in the feels? ;-;

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A lot of the dark souls lore in general hits me in the feels

It's the only game that made be feel conflicted or sad about killing bosses
I remember fighting Sif  during my first playthrough.
It seemed like he had everything, agility, damage, health, and for a a few hours I couldn't best him. But I had a kind of fascination with him, whose grave was he guarding, and why? There was something noble about the entire experience, and despite dying curiosity drove me forward.
Eventually I mastered dodging his attacks just from experimenting and observing. Then he started limping. This mighty beast that kicked my ass for hours reduced to its death throes fought on regardless. He reminded me about myself as a player. Why was I there? To get an awesome sword. In the context of the game, however, Sif guarded the last morbid memento of his best friend, and now this noble guardian was lain low by some sunburned douchebag. I felt guilty about the fight, justifying my actions as a player because I needed to progress through the game and survive.  Sif taught me something about what it takes to win and some of what you lose to get there.
He's the reason I'm under the impression Dark Souls is a good game, it's larger than itself.   

Tl;dr:
Sif taught me something about videogaming and probably life.

I killed sif on my first try.
well you guys could have been at wildly different soul levels/time spent in the game


Or you're just better than him

Either one


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Or that happens...
But was it still a cool boss battle, do you think?
If it wasn't, was there another which was cool?

He was a great boss.
But I fought him and was just like, "oh, that actually went well."


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tfw gravelord nito is a good guy

and you murdered him
And Sif :"(

When the hell is killing a dog a good thing?
it's not. You kill him to rob the grave of his best friend . It's awful

Why would you do that?!


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tfw gravelord nito is a good guy

and you murdered him
And Sif :"(

When the hell is killing a dog a good thing?
it's not. You kill him to rob the grave of his best friend . It's awful

Why would you do that?!

Kick ass weapons.
And a ring so you won't be swallowed by darkness.


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tfw gravelord nito is a good guy

and you murdered him
And Sif :"(

When the hell is killing a dog a good thing?
it's not. You kill him to rob the grave of his best friend . It's awful

Why would you do that?!

You need to in order to get the ring that lets you traverse into the abyss.


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tfw gravelord nito is a good guy

and you murdered him
And Sif :"(

When the hell is killing a dog a good thing?
it's not. You kill him to rob the grave of his best friend . It's awful

Why would you do that?!

Kick ass weapons.
And a ring so you won't be swallowed by darkness.


Is it really worth it, though?


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tfw gravelord nito is a good guy

and you murdered him
And Sif :"(

When the hell is killing a dog a good thing?
it's not. You kill him to rob the grave of his best friend . It's awful

Why would you do that?!

Kick ass weapons.
And a ring so you won't be swallowed by darkness.


I remember that sword being a pretty lame weapon, though. Dark Souls is weird in that a lot of the earlier weapons you get in the game are the best, and a lot of the weapons you think would be OP (like dragon or boss weapons) are complete and utter shit.


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tfw gravelord nito is a good guy

and you murdered him
And Sif :"(

When the hell is killing a dog a good thing?
it's not. You kill him to rob the grave of his best friend . It's awful

Why would you do that?!

Kick ass weapons.
And a ring so you won't be swallowed by darkness.


I remember that sword being a pretty lame weapon, though. Dark Souls is weird in that a lot of the earlier weapons you get in the game are the best, and a lot of the weapons you think would be OP (like dragon or boss weapons) are complete and utter shit.

Sounds like my sense of humor.


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tfw gravelord nito is a good guy

and you murdered him
And Sif :"(

When the hell is killing a dog a good thing?
it's not. You kill him to rob the grave of his best friend . It's awful

Why would you do that?!

Kick ass weapons.
And a ring so you won't be swallowed by darkness.


I remember that sword being a pretty lame weapon, though. Dark Souls is weird in that a lot of the earlier weapons you get in the game are the best, and a lot of the weapons you think would be OP (like dragon or boss weapons) are complete and utter shit.

Sounds like my sense of humor.

I really think it's an intended sort of gag, because those weapons seem to have been deliberately made as shitty as they could possibly be.


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tfw gravelord nito is a good guy

and you murdered him
And Sif :"(

When the hell is killing a dog a good thing?
it's not. You kill him to rob the grave of his best friend . It's awful

Why would you do that?!

Kick ass weapons.
And a ring so you won't be swallowed by darkness.


Is it really worth it, though?
Artorias' weapons are essentially their own build through stat requirements. Not unless you've planned it out somewhat and have something to tide you over.
But the ring is necessary to beat the game.
It's a fight you ave to do if you plan on defeating Gwyn. And I think it's one of the better moments of the game. You see the effect you have as a player on an already dismal world and you start questioning.


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tfw gravelord nito is a good guy

and you murdered him
And Sif :"(

When the hell is killing a dog a good thing?
it's not. You kill him to rob the grave of his best friend . It's awful

Why would you do that?!

Kick ass weapons.
And a ring so you won't be swallowed by darkness.


Is it really worth it, though?
Artorias' weapons are essentially their own build through stat requirements. Not unless you've planned it out somewhat and have something to tide you over.
But the ring is necessary to beat the game.
It's a fight you ave to do if you plan on defeating Gwyn. And I think it's one of the better moments of the game. You see the effect you have as a player on an already dismal world and you start questioning.


Shit's dark, yo.
Last Edit: February 03, 2015, 11:00:27 AM by Ushan


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tfw gravelord nito is a good guy

and you murdered him
And Sif :"(

When the hell is killing a dog a good thing?
it's not. You kill him to rob the grave of his best friend . It's awful

Why would you do that?!

Kick ass weapons.
And a ring so you won't be swallowed by darkness.


I remember that sword being a pretty lame weapon, though. Dark Souls is weird in that a lot of the earlier weapons you get in the game are the best, and a lot of the weapons you think would be OP (like dragon or boss weapons) are complete and utter shit.
If you have the right stats for the weapons I think they're viable.
But you can get most of the best weapons I know of from the beginning. It also makes sense with the design choice for the upgrade system, From wanted players to stick with a weapon and master it over the course of the game, and putting out good weapons early would incite players to keep them.

Like the Black Knight weapons, for instance.


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tfw gravelord nito is a good guy

and you murdered him
And Sif :"(

When the hell is killing a dog a good thing?
it's not. You kill him to rob the grave of his best friend . It's awful

Why would you do that?!

Kick ass weapons.
And a ring so you won't be swallowed by darkness.


I remember that sword being a pretty lame weapon, though. Dark Souls is weird in that a lot of the earlier weapons you get in the game are the best, and a lot of the weapons you think would be OP (like dragon or boss weapons) are complete and utter shit.
If you have the right stats for the weapons I think they're viable.
But you can get most of the best weapons I know of from the beginning. It also makes sense with the design choice for the upgrade system, From wanted players to stick with a weapon and master it over the course of the game, and putting out good weapons early would incite players to keep them.

Like the Black Knight weapons, for instance.


Yeah, I'm glad they did that. Dark Souls 1 had a lot of interesting and great design decisions.


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tfw gravelord nito is a good guy

and you murdered him
And Sif :"(

When the hell is killing a dog a good thing?
it's not. You kill him to rob the grave of his best friend . It's awful

Why would you do that?!

Kick ass weapons.
And a ring so you won't be swallowed by darkness.


Is it really worth it, though?
Artorias' weapons are essentially their own build through stat requirements. Not unless you've planned it out somewhat and have something to tide you over.
But the ring is necessary to beat the game.
It's a fight you ave to do if you plan on defeating Gwyn. And I think it's one of the better moments of the game. You see the effect you have as a player on an already dismal world and you start questioning.


Shit's dark, yo.


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tfw gravelord nito is a good guy

and you murdered him
And Sif :"(

When the hell is killing a dog a good thing?
it's not. You kill him to rob the grave of his best friend . It's awful

Why would you do that?!
For the greater good.

He does know you if you do the DLC however, and the intro scene to his fight changes if you helped him.


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tfw gravelord nito is a good guy

and you murdered him
And Sif :"(

When the hell is killing a dog a good thing?
it's not. You kill him to rob the grave of his best friend . It's awful

Why would you do that?!

Kick ass weapons.
And a ring so you won't be swallowed by darkness.


Is it really worth it, though?
Artorias' weapons are essentially their own build through stat requirements. Not unless you've planned it out somewhat and have something to tide you over.
But the ring is necessary to beat the game.
It's a fight you ave to do if you plan on defeating Gwyn. And I think it's one of the better moments of the game. You see the effect you have as a player on an already dismal world and you start questioning.


Shit's dark, yo.


Motherfucker.


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tfw gravelord nito is a good guy

and you murdered him
And Sif :"(

When the hell is killing a dog a good thing?
it's not. You kill him to rob the grave of his best friend . It's awful

Why would you do that?!
For the greater good.

He does know you if you do the DLC however, and the intro scene to his fight changes if you helped him.
Actual spoilers for anyone interested in the story.
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Alternate Intro for the Sif fight
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The whimpering... just... fucking hell.
I swear; Dark Souls is the only game that truly captivates me emotionally.


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tfw gravelord nito is a good guy

and you murdered him
And Sif :"(

When the hell is killing a dog a good thing?
it's not. You kill him to rob the grave of his best friend . It's awful

Why would you do that?!

Kick ass weapons.
And a ring so you won't be swallowed by darkness.


I remember that sword being a pretty lame weapon, though. Dark Souls is weird in that a lot of the earlier weapons you get in the game are the best, and a lot of the weapons you think would be OP (like dragon or boss weapons) are complete and utter shit.

Sounds like my sense of humor.

I really think it's an intended sort of gag, because those weapons seem to have been deliberately made as shitty as they could possibly be.

Yeah, I like a developer with a mildly trollish sense of humor.


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Just found this gem :L