tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135815543912646655.post3100409107015913784..comments2024-03-17T03:51:46.681-04:00Comments on Hardcore Gaming 101 - Blog: Dark Souls Official Guide is useless trashDiscoalucardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04206257399887664488noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135815543912646655.post-89954764702687523312017-12-01T06:04:33.474-05:002017-12-01T06:04:33.474-05:00If you can only discover certain things with a gui...If you can only discover certain things with a guide, then how did the people who made unofficial guides figure out those things?Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02134582137152910225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135815543912646655.post-60173175686861248522014-11-05T15:44:16.303-05:002014-11-05T15:44:16.303-05:00The guide is supposed to underscore the fact that ...The guide is supposed to underscore the fact that the game offers no mercy. How is it supposed to do this if it is easy to refrence?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135815543912646655.post-10673399873880017892013-12-14T02:39:37.922-05:002013-12-14T02:39:37.922-05:00I enjoy it on pc because I save my game properly v...I enjoy it on pc because I save my game properly vs. the horrible save system they use. The problem is people confuse challenge/reward with grinding. Doing things over and over isn't a challenge, it is a grind. I love dark souls because I can save my game properly and don't have do all that shit over and over. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135815543912646655.post-43559060879921590132013-10-14T23:40:23.719-04:002013-10-14T23:40:23.719-04:00The game itself is completely and utterly designed...The game itself is completely and utterly designed to make you die repeatedly and eventually rage quit. Which is one of the many reasons I fucking adore this game.<br /><br />Dark Souls isn't perfect, but I defy anyone to find a game that is. The people who go on giant rants on how horrible this game is haven't really played it properly. Don't get me wrong they have have spend hours on it even days. But when I say played it properly I mean. You start up die, throw the controller against the wall and started again. I love that it takes about 9000 different Character builds and different directions to get into the swing of the game. It's finally something players don't beat in a day. (Despite the Speed runs on Youtube) <br /><br />This game is a like a good shampoo Rinse and Repeat. You are going to die, many times in fact. Once you accept you can't just race through and beat it, you will like it. And if you don't maybe you shouldn't say it's shit. You should just go back to playing another game and leave this one to other people.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135815543912646655.post-45676774215518643252013-09-14T10:37:30.108-04:002013-09-14T10:37:30.108-04:00Dark Soul is a great game but not a masterpiece, T...Dark Soul is a great game but not a masterpiece, The combat system is really awesome with so many weapons but upgrades are not really clear. The story is really fragmentary and at the beginning i had no idea what humanity was and hot to use it.There are too many secrets that you can discover only with a guide(buying it or not). The main problem is not a real open world, you can't climb, you can't swim(after you put off your armor) and it's really damn frustrating sometimes(very often). I would like to see a game with the atmosphere o the first Gothic series with the design and game combat of Dark soul, that will be a great game.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135815543912646655.post-8356696212331426442013-06-24T12:56:08.847-04:002013-06-24T12:56:08.847-04:00The guide is shity, its true, but from what you de...The guide is shity, its true, but from what you describe, you are shity at this game too. Clearing locations? This game is about grinding location, it even reward you for that, if you keep killing enemies in one location, you can grind up to 10 humanity not to mention souls. And if you do grind one location from start, another one is already easier. Its not game to play runing. And about Lutrec, and coming ALL the way back to Firelink Shrine, if you would actualy look around church you would find a goddamn Elevator shortcut right into Firelink Shrine, probably made SO YOU WOULD NOT HAVE TO GO BACK ALL THE WAY. Oh, end catacumbs are open right from the start, if you invest some poins in faith and look around, in Valleyy of dragons you can find sword with blesing to kill skeletons. Or do it hard way and run past them to kill necromancers. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15020299275223262758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135815543912646655.post-9995337180716100042013-05-10T10:54:22.900-04:002013-05-10T10:54:22.900-04:00Right on. I thought the same "You're upse...Right on. I thought the same "You're upset because you had to hit a bonfire and the enemies respawned? Dude, that's the essence of the game!" Perhaps he thought he could clear an area and never again touch the bonfire so it would stay clean. LOLAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135815543912646655.post-42140874480769092412013-05-05T22:13:35.292-04:002013-05-05T22:13:35.292-04:00Really, if you guys think this game is hard, it is...Really, if you guys think this game is hard, it is because you are useless, really easy game, you just need to pay attention to your enemy, you need to learn his moves, and dont be a fool and just run with your weapon and attack like an retard.<br />Dark souls is a game where you need to be patient, and if you are one of these guys that only can play stuff like FPS, then dont play it.<br />The pedant was a prank from FromSoftware AND THEY SAY IT.<br />The Old Witch ring really is obviously, since you cant understand what Queelag sister say, you need it to understand her.<br />Please, dont say bad things about the game, since it seem you guys didn't take a time to understand it.<br />TO UNDERSTAND THE HISTORY OF THE GAME, FIRST YOU NEED TO PAY ATTENCION TO ITENS AND THESE STUFF, BECAUSE THEY EXPLAIN A LOT. YOU MAY THINK THAT THE TRADER "TALK" IS USELESS WHEN HE SAY THAT LIVING BETWEEN HOLLOWS IS BETTER THEN LIVING WITH HUMANS. IF YOU THINK "Well, this explains that, if he thinks that humans treat undead like monsters, probably he is more happy to live here. The history is in everywhere you can find it on the walls, itens, monsters, and cutscenes.<br />But you need to have a little of intelligence to play this game, since you cant even take your time to make a good post about it guide, where explain EVERYTHING IN THE GAME.<br />When it say,IT WILL REWARD YOU IN FIRELINK SHRINE, DO YOU EVER THINKED ABOUT TALKING WITH HIM?<br />REALLY, ARE YOU STUPID OR WHAT?<br />CANT YOU THINK A LITTLE MORE?<br />YOU CANT EVEN USE YOUR BRAIN TO THINK A LITTLE?<br />HOW DO YOU CALL YOURSELF A HARDCORE GAMER IF YOU EVEN CANT THINK ABOUT YOURSELF AND USE A GUIDE?<br />ok, sorry about my bad english and stuff, but i got mad with this really horrible avaliation of a amazing game.<br />Dark Souls is a badass game, where it will punish you.<br />First time i finished it, i taked 60 Hours.<br />So, you are a baby, and you cant play a game more then let's say 10 hours?<br />Or you rage because you are such an retard, and quit the game, just because you are dying a lot?<br />REALLY?<br />HOW DO YOU CALL YOURSELF A GOOD GAMER IF YOU QUIT THE GAME, OR RAGE AFTER DIE?<br />CANT YOU SEE THE GAME IS PUNISHING YOU ABOUT YOUR FOLISHNESS?<br />IF YOU RUN AGAINST 3 GUYS WITH SWORDS, OBVIOUSLY YOU ARE GOING TO DIE.<br />IF THE GAME DONT GIVE YOU OBVIOUSLY HINTS LIKE "DO THIS STUFF" IT IS BECAUSE THE GAME WANT YOU TO USE YOUR BRAIN, NOT BE AN STUPID GUY WHO ONLY USES YOUR BRAIN TO SAY BAD THINGS ABOUT A MASTER PIECE. <br />Really, if you guys REALLY NEED HELP, AND WANT TO FINISH THIS GAME, LOSING ALL THE FUN ABOUT BEATING IT, send me a mensage in the PSN.<br />IBurnTheEarth.TheFOXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05328114908377519455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135815543912646655.post-12679794974972339102013-04-02T00:09:02.208-04:002013-04-02T00:09:02.208-04:00I need to finish DS someday. I was looking at the ...I need to finish DS someday. I was looking at the prices on Amazon and eBay, and now that it's out of print, this guide is really overpriced !<br /><br />Ikki from FranceAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135815543912646655.post-34937539927390339542013-03-24T11:37:21.985-04:002013-03-24T11:37:21.985-04:00why do people get so worked up over stuff...its ju...why do people get so worked up over stuff...its just a guide man, what do you want someone to be there to hold your hand whilst you play too? jeeeezAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135815543912646655.post-88055817144430641002013-02-25T02:55:22.797-05:002013-02-25T02:55:22.797-05:00i like the guide but yeah you basically need 3 boo...i like the guide but yeah you basically need 3 bookmarks at all times because maps/mobs/npcs are in in diff sections of the book instead of all relevant maps/mobs/npc's in 1 area in a single chapter etc.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135815543912646655.post-21641197440670817432012-11-13T11:12:07.990-05:002012-11-13T11:12:07.990-05:00So you wanted a walkthrough and you're upset b...So you wanted a walkthrough and you're upset because you got a reference? You seem really emotional about this based on the amount hyperbole in this "article". You're knocking it for being hard cover? Really?<br /><br />The Dark Souls strategy guide is one of the best guides I've ever seen for a game. Most of them just tell me what to do. I love this guide because it presents tons of useful information but still respects my intelligence enough to let me actually play the game.<br /><br /><br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135815543912646655.post-87952606421612808932012-10-15T04:18:09.336-04:002012-10-15T04:18:09.336-04:00A lot of your complaints are valid although at tim...A lot of your complaints are valid although at times it sounds as if you are reviewing the game itself, not the guide. The fact that you didn't point out a single good thing makes this less of a review and more of a rant, a simple 'oh, the art is nice' would have changed that. Your use of profanity also doesn't help, you don't sound at all professional. Lift your writing standards is really what I'm trying to say, you do have some good points but you present them poorly.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04496403040486414891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135815543912646655.post-89695199741538625882012-04-02T12:19:29.934-04:002012-04-02T12:19:29.934-04:00Sounds like you're really bad at this game and...Sounds like you're really bad at this game and would like most any excuse for your deaths.<br /><br />Really, the guide killed you$ because you hit a bonfire then got owned?! <br /><br />Some of your points are valid however most are not.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135815543912646655.post-84628616705680236852012-04-01T11:35:38.506-04:002012-04-01T11:35:38.506-04:00The "auto-save" doesn't make the gam...The "auto-save" doesn't make the game harder. If anything, it makes it easier; any items you picked up, any shortcuts you opened are retained after you die and it keeps a sense of narrative coherency with death, something no other game does.<br /><br />If it made the game harder for you, its only because you're an idiot and didn't bother to actually learn how to play.J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08105048577346226898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135815543912646655.post-23632369401589338552012-01-10T04:02:55.768-05:002012-01-10T04:02:55.768-05:00The game itself is great. So far I'm really en...The game itself is great. So far I'm really enjoying Dark Souls, and Demon's Souls was my GOTY when I imported the Korean version, way back when. I put around 70 hours in Demon's Souls, but I had a faster net connection back then and regularly met up with friends to perform daring but silent raids on the enemy.<br /><br />What I dislike about Dark Souls is the loss of the hub-system, which makes the layout more confusing. I also dislike how magic purchasing works now - several spells are covenant dependant, and joining one means you can't join any others. If you do, you lose your standing with former covenants and lose your spells.<br /><br />Otherwise the complexity and difficulty are great. They appeal to me. But I like to have a guiding light should I need it. Right now, the NTSC-uk forum and GameFAQs are fulfilling these needs, whereas this POS guide is not.Sketczhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02333200178515493705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135815543912646655.post-32930721223318422772012-01-09T21:26:35.728-05:002012-01-09T21:26:35.728-05:00I considered the guide essential, personally, but ...I considered the guide essential, personally, but the complaints are justified.cj_iwakurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02015379443713889163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135815543912646655.post-22264534201258365432012-01-09T20:42:44.995-05:002012-01-09T20:42:44.995-05:00This doesn't bode well for your attempt to app...This doesn't bode well for your attempt to appreciate the game itself, it is just as obtuse. Some of us enjoy that specifically, being teased like that.Miles Jacobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01051048470968161768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135815543912646655.post-72860622866694048072012-01-09T20:00:39.098-05:002012-01-09T20:00:39.098-05:00Well, if I remember correctly they were going to g...Well, if I remember correctly they were going to give the guide as a free bonus when one bought the collector's edition, from what you said it'd be worth that, but not worth that much, thank you for this review so I know not to buy this piece of trash.John Lockenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135815543912646655.post-28438649247527161032012-01-09T18:07:42.722-05:002012-01-09T18:07:42.722-05:00All valid complaints, far as I can tell. I managed...All valid complaints, far as I can tell. I managed to figure out some of the right places to look for things and supplemented this with the wiki. I wouldn't have bought it at full price, but it was half off on Amazon.<br /><br />And on top of all this, there are typoes everywhere.<br />And furthermore, 1.05 patch made enemy placements and weapon stats quite a bit different.<br /><br />But to respond to the first Anonymous, Dark Souls has a lot of incredibly unintuitive parts. It's prohibitively time consuming or difficult to figure out things like some of the NPC quests. Heck, you can't even get information about both the "good" and "evil" aspects to the main plot without doing a series of events in an unobvious order. It has nothing to do with being good or bad at the game.knutafhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01835753684155620840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135815543912646655.post-29601293553721356342012-01-09T15:53:20.804-05:002012-01-09T15:53:20.804-05:00Better yet, don't play/buy Dark SOuls at all.
...Better yet, don't play/buy Dark SOuls at all.<br /><br />With an asinine auto-save system that artificially makes the game "harder" by simply forcing a player to repeat hours of the game every time they make a mistake (to recover lost items, weapons, etc.).<br /><br />DS (along with Demon's Souls) are probably the most overrated pieces of gaming garbage in years, along with Metal Gear Solid 4 (love the poop scene and arms dealer monkey!).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135815543912646655.post-73902261581473845812012-01-09T14:14:41.150-05:002012-01-09T14:14:41.150-05:00If you were any good at the game, you wouldn't...If you were any good at the game, you wouldn't even need the piece of shit guide.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com