I'm a veteran of Dark Souls and after playing it I can honestly say it isn't a hard game, and those who say it is are exaggerating the difficulty (or die a lot like casuls). I wish the game was harder in fact, because it became too easy and I felt underwhelmed.

It's true. Ever played the old NES games? None of that 'infinite continues' handholding bullshit. You make even the slightest fuck up, and you're dead. Do it three times, and you're done.

an anti-dark souls thread?

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an anti-dark souls thread?

wow

Can't tell if sarcasm or amazed someone isn't dick riding dark soolz

Your mum isn't challenging.

Honestly, a lot of the game play I've seen doesn't seem that hard, just frustrating blind-corner monster house type shit. I mean, people have beaten it with a fucking Guitar Hero controller.

Most people struggle to beat it with a regular controller, though.

Quote from: DAS B(╯°□°）╯︵ ┻━┻ on December 09, 2014, 04:35:49 PM

Honestly, a lot of the game play I've seen doesn't seem that hard, just frustrating blind-corner monster house type shit. I mean, people have beaten it with a fucking Guitar Hero controller.

Most people struggle to beat it with a regular controller, though.

Most people must suck then.

Try Mitsurugi Kamui Hikae.

Its funny when people say Souls games are the hardest.
Say that again after playing MKH.

Quote from: Ossku on December 09, 2014, 04:43:14 PM

Try Mitsurugi Kamui Hikae.

Its funny when people say Souls games are the hardest.
Say that again after playing MKH.

Eww, weeb shit.

TB did a WTF of it >.>
Its a really solid game.

Quote from: Ossku on December 09, 2014, 04:46:46 PM

Quote from: ButtSlaveOfZenLemön on December 09, 2014, 04:44:48 PM

Quote from: Ossku on December 09, 2014, 04:43:14 PM

Try Mitsurugi Kamui Hikae.

Its funny when people say Souls games are the hardest.
Say that again after playing MKH.

Eww, weeb shit.

TB did a WTF of it >.>
Its a really solid game.

>weeb shit

Oh right, you were lemon. Shouldnt have wasted my time, ill leave.

It's pretty easy if you're fast with your fingers and actually take time to plan.

Quote from: Sandtrap on December 09, 2014, 04:38:26 PM

Dark Souls was never really about being hard. It was about a challenge. Punishment for mistakes. It trained players, showed them the rules so to speak. And if they got cocky, and slipped up, the game would slap them around for it.

Dark Souls II, on one hand, tried to cater to the "Moar difficulty!" factor. And it didn't work. Because instead of giving and presenting scenarios to the player and a way to get through them, it just made things cheap.

AKA Throne Watcher and Defender boss fight. The tag team that doesn't let you hit them, and forces you to hit both of them equally, while they hit you, otherwise they revive one another. That's just cheapness.

The idea behind dark souls, wasn't so much the difficulty. It was the freedom of choice. You want go there? Sure thing pal! You want to do things this way? Right on!

Freedom of choice and a little bit of a learning curve that can still slap players upside the head who get too cocky. Most people tend to see Dark Souls as a "muh difficutly" game. But if you take a look at the dude who made it, the art direction of the first, and the little finer details, that was never really their intended selling point.

The gamer crowd just latched onto the "muh difficulty" setting and went from there.

I wouldn't say it's very challenging as it is, either. I mean, hell, people were telling me to do things THIS WAY or THAT or RUN PAST THAT BLACK KNIGHT AND GRAB THIS THING LOL HE'S SUPR TUF

And I would be like OH THE KNIGHT I JUST MADE MY BICH? LOL YOU PUSSC

Seems like people don't like confrontation in the game, from what I see

Different experiences. The result of the option of choice. Dark Souls is mildly psychological.

If you beat a boss who's been stuffing your ass for a while, you feel good about it.

And yet at the same time, players set their own limits. For example. I did a cosplay, soul level 10 run as a Balder Knight in the first Dark souls.

Haredest playthrough I ever did. Because I set those limits. The game gives you an engine and some mechanics, and says "here, do stuff."

Those players telling you to run away and avoid the black knight? Their limits. Their limits in their belief to fight the obstacle presented. Their choice.

What was your choice? Fight the knight. Maybe get your ass ripped up. But you got back up and tried.

My choice? Fight the knight dressed as a Balder Knight using the Baller Swag Sword while wearing a flashy red cape at level 10.

And in a way, that ties into the lore. Every player chooses their limits. Chooses to set them, and chooses to break them. In Dark Souls, that's what being undead is about. Your limits and whether or not you break them, or set them.

Crossbow only runs, weapon only runs, guitar hero controller runs, spell only runs, playstyle runs, speedruns, shield only runs.

It all comes down to player choice. The game gives you the mechanics and rules. And then you make it as hard as you want.

That doesn't make it less awesome

Midge, you haven't even beaten Capra yet

Liar ahead

Nuzlocking pokemon is the hardest thing I've ever done.

wow