GRcade plays... Soulsborne

PostRe: GRcade plays... Soulsborne by **Pedz** » Sat Sep 04, 2021 8:31 am

Victor Mildew wrote:
site23 wrote:I can't think about Kalameet without thinking about Pedz trying to cut off his tail

Spare a thought for me trying to do the fight using Zweihander

That's what I used.

I got the strawberry floaters tail in the end. The bastard.

So now in true Jenuall style I have to report that I defeated Kalameet on my first attempt. :lol:

PostRe: GRcade plays... Soulsborne by **site23** » Sat Sep 04, 2021 12:24 pm

Congrats mhtl - you got gud :datass:

is it just Gwyn to go?

site23 wrote:Congrats mhtl - you got gud is it just Gwyn to go?

Yep that's the only boss left. I still have to make sure I have all the stuff I need for NG+ so a little bit of cleanup is in order. Will probs do that tonight if I get a chance.

PostRe: GRcade plays... Soulsborne by **Pedz** » Sat Sep 04, 2021 12:40 pm

I like how in this people struggle with different bosses. I struggled with Kalameet, but killed Manu (or whatever it's called on the 3rd go) same with Artorias (again unsure of the name) and beat quite a few late bosses on the first go, but then spent hours on Gwyn, where people said he was fairly easy for them.

I had a hard time with Gwyn on my first playthrough too. Looking forward to seeing if my skills have improved since.

more heat than light wrote:So now in true Jenuall style I have to report that I defeated Kalameet on my first attempt.

PostRe: GRcade plays... Soulsborne by **Jenuall** » Sat Sep 04, 2021 4:08 pm

My work here is done :datass:

My NG+1 was pretty easy until I defeated O&S but the difficulty has really ramped up now. I’ve probably put too much into Intelligence because I can only wield sorcery as I don’t have the Strength stats to wield anything decent.

Just finished the Painted World and then I think I’m going to take on Seath, as Nito was absolutely hammering me in a couple of hits when I tried to fight him before I went to the Painted World.

PostRe: GRcade plays... Soulsborne by **Jenuall** » Sat Sep 04, 2021 8:56 pm

I've not managed to play much more Dark Souls II over the last week, but I thought I'd start uploading some videos of my boss encounters.

Think I'm getting the hang of this YouTube face thumbnail clickbait game now! :lol:

Had a good session last night, took out Demon Firesage and The Bed of Chaos.

TBOC is such an annoying fight, I really don’t know what they were thinking with it. I used the super magic shield, which makes the final part of the fight much more bearable.

Demon Firesage was causing me a lot of trouble but then I realised if you stay close to him, he uses the AOE attack much less frequently.

Will go to fight Seath now …

Jenuall the state of those thumbnails :lol:

PostRe: GRcade plays... Soulsborne by **Jenuall** » Sun Sep 05, 2021 4:37 pm

Beautiful aren't they? :lol:

PostRe: GRcade plays... Soulsborne by **jawaX** » Mon Sep 06, 2021 8:44 am

Pedz wrote:I like how in this people struggle with different bosses...

Yeah, it is a great aspect, Pedz! Sometimes the bosses just seem to do things you weren't expecting and plans go awry. The first time I tackled Capra Demon I got by after a few attempts but in my second play it took me ages! The twin dogs just wouldn't play nicely and I kept taking a pasting. Eventually I got through it but, man, that Demon/small space/stairs/randomly-positioned-dogs combo just wrecked me!

Billbones84 wrote:...took out Demon Firesage and The Bed of Chaos.

TBOC is such an annoying fight, I really don’t know what they were thinking with it. I used the super magic shield, which makes the final part of the fight much more bearable.

Demon Firesage was causing me a lot of trouble but then I realised if you stay close to him, he uses the AOE attack much less frequently.

Will go to fight Seath now …

You're ripping through this, Billbones, and it seems that you're close to finishing journey now. Are you thinking of playing a different Soulsborne game afterwards?

Jenuall wrote:I've not managed to play much more Dark Souls II over the last week, but I thought I'd start uploading some videos of my boss encounters.

Think I'm getting the hang of this YouTube face thumbnail clickbait game now!

Jen! Magnificent! Good to see you embracing YouTube culture. The faces are terrific! And those titles... "Destroyed!!!" and "Massacre!!!" :lol:

.

I really want to dive into DS2, as I’ve never played it before, but I’m back at work this week, and I’m not sure if I’ve got the time to commit to a new one. I wish they’d release the second one on Switch, i think these games are perfect for that system.

PostRe: GRcade plays... Soulsborne by **Jenuall** » Mon Sep 06, 2021 10:20 am

jawaX wrote:
Pedz wrote:I like how in this people struggle with different bosses...

Yeah, it is a great aspect, Pedz! Sometimes the bosses just seem to do things you weren't expecting and plans go awry. The first time I tackled Capra Demon I got by after a few attempts but in my second play it took me ages! The twin dogs just wouldn't play nicely and I kept taking a pasting. Eventually I got through it but, man, that Demon/small space/stairs/randomly-positioned-dogs combo just wrecked me!

Yeah the bosses can definitely seem different when you tackle them on subsequent occasions! And I absolutely agree with the point about how interesting it can be when considering which bosses you personally found a challenge compared to the experience of others. I'm guessing part of it is just down to individual play styles, some bosses are probably easier if you are a more aggressive player or favour defence etc.

One thing I've found has continued to be successful across all Souls games is circling the bosses - some of them really can't seem to cope well with a player who is just constantly looping around the side of them! :lol:

jawaX wrote:Jen! Magnificent! Good to see you embracing YouTube culture. The faces are terrific! And those titles... "Destroyed!!!" and "Massacre!!!" .

Cheers Jawa, I'm sure there will be more where those came from! :slol:

Billbones84 wrote:I really want to dive into DS2, as I’ve never played it before, but I’m back at work this week, and I’m not sure if I’ve got the time to commit to a new one. I wish they’d release the second one on Switch, i think these games are perfect for that system.

This was my feelings as well - I really liked playing DS1 on Switch - the flexibility to pick it up and play whenever and wherever definitely helped to keep my journey going even in the challenging moments! Eventually I gave up waiting and just got DS2 on PC instead though

PostRe: GRcade plays... Soulsborne by **site23** » Tue Sep 07, 2021 12:46 am

Level 1 run update:

I beat Hydra, Moonlight Butterfly, and Iron Golem off-stream - they aren't really much different in SL1 so I didn't think it would be fun to show. But on-stream, I managed to luck my way past the Anor Londo Archers the first time, and O&S was a fun challenge! We beat them in about seven or eight tries I think. My plan was to get comfortable then summon Solaire, but we unexpectedly got through it without Solaire which was a surprise! After that, Bed of Chaos took ages and was not fun to be honest :lol:

but at least it's done now!

I feel a bit bad for spending 20 mins on-stream practicing how a speedrunning "item duplication" glitch worked - but I think it was actually kind of interesting in the end! (I wasn't even making the game any easier, I was just avoiding farming humanity from rats because I thought it would be boring to stream that...!)

It's pretty easy to do so I'll incorporate it into future challenge runs - here are the steps if anyone is interested.

How do people even find out glitches like that exist??

PostRe: GRcade plays... Soulsborne by **jawaX** » Tue Sep 07, 2021 9:11 am

site23 wrote:Level 1 run update:

I beat Hydra, Moonlight Butterfly, and Iron Golem off-stream - they aren't really much different in SL1 so I didn't think it would be fun to show. But on-stream, I managed to luck my way past the Anor Londo Archers the first time, and O&S was a fun challenge! We beat them in about seven or eight tries I think. My plan was to get comfortable then summon Solaire, but we unexpectedly got through it without Solaire which was a surprise! After that, Bed of Chaos took ages and was not fun to be honest but at least it's done now!...

It was fun seeing you take a new run at Souls last night, site! I hadn't at first realised what the "level 1" meant; for any other Souls noobs reading, it means that site-san was playing the game without upgrading any of his character's levels beyond their starting point. You can upgrade weaponary, though. This approach serves to make the game even more of a challenge.

It was cool seeing you skip past the Londo archers as they can be tricky. You battled so hard against O&S and, man, they can be frustrating so seeing you vanquish the two goons was marvellous. A very entertaining show!

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Victor Mildew wrote:How do people even find out glitches like that exist??

I know right! I guess it's a mix of learning how the engine works, trial and error, and luck. It's really impressive but also a bit mind boggling!

jawaX wrote:It was fun seeing you take a new run at Souls last night, site!

Thanks dude! Glad you had fun, was great to chat. Hopefully catch you streaming sometime soon if you're feeling up to it! :toot:

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