ITT: the most fun bossfights in souls games (bb welcome too)
Pic very related
>>320601446
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>best soundtrack
>great area & atmosphere
>cool design & moves
Only downside is the difficulty.
>>320601446
All the DLC bossfights were god-tier, maybe except sanctuary guardian
>>320601446
Tower Knight
Just because of the music
>>320601850
Guardian was really good. The first time I fought it, I actually had to learn all of its different swing patterns.
It just has too little health, and flies a little too much.
>>320601948
>It just has too little health, and flies a little too much.
This, but it also has the most boring design overall
>>320601924
I played DeS for the first time the other day, and was disappointed with tower knight. He was just so predictable and boring
>legitimately hard
>that arena lighting
>that tribal chanting
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzTxeBu9n8M
The final battle with him is fun as fuck too.
>>320602110
>Rayman Souls
>>320601948
As much as I think it was a slightly sub-par boss on it's own, personally I think it fits well, serving as a good introduction to the DLC and it's general theme of "Very aggressive enemies, better get defensive and learn to roll"
Playing through DaSII currently and I'm a little disappointed with the boss fights. Gameplay wise they're alright, but none of them left me in awe so far like most of DaS I did. The soundtrack is worse as well, which plays an important role for me.
>>320601620
Just beat her for the first time. She was relatively easy, but fuck me if the fight wasn't cool as fuck.
Wish her fire phase lasted longer.
Fuck you, I liked it
>>320602508
The Golem was genre savvy with those grab and throw moves.
Although not enough, since he can fall down as well.
>>320602508
Me too
https://youtu.be/uPP1e7hOyik?t=3m3s
Can they top this?
>>320602556
>first playthrough
>didn't find Tarkus thankfully so I didn't ruin the experience
>chipping away at the golems ankle
>he snatches me up and touchdowns me right off the edge of the fortress
>>320601727
Is this guy left handed or right handed? I guess left because of that giant concrete slab, but would he benefit from better accuracy for the thinner sword?
>>320602110
mah nigga.
>>320602815
He's ambidextrous.
>>320602860
Well shit
I think the witch of hemwick boss fight would have been better if there was more of a jungle gym to run around than what we got. The witch would roam around instead of standing still and occsdionally flail her red light to give away her position. Have the room dark too for extra spook immersion with the wandering witch summons with glowy eyes
>>320602508
I liked it too anon, first time I fought him I had killed the fireball throwing giant because he was bothering me elsewhere, I entered the boss fight, lured him into the middle and had my ass handed to me like 10 times
>>320602436
My gripe with the bosses in DaS2 is that the best ones are all "humanoid with sword." That's not normally a problem since just about every boss like that in Souls is pretty great but DaS1 had good bosses that werent just that.
I think the reason why none leave you in awe is because the team when crazy putting a boss in every area. Less time focused on each one to opt for a larger amount. Trouble is you get some really gimmicky/lazy/easy boss fights scattered throughout in between the really enjoyable ones.
>>320602436
DS1 bosses were huge and menacing but slow and easy.
>>320602345
Or just learn to upgrade your shield. First time I went in I had a +10 Balder Shield and only had to roll during the gust of wind really. Everyone I know that got rekt by him always had the same answer when I asked what shield theyre using to block him: "Grass Crest"
>>320603076
Yeah, shit like a rat army you hack through, copy & pasted Ornstein or Gargoyles and Jabba the Hutt were extremely lazy designed. They're completely unremarkable and boring, whereas the Pursuer, Smelter Demon etc are pretty cool.
>using summons on your first playthrough
>>320603765
I didn't even know how summoning worked so I did my entire first playthrough in hollow state
>>320603837
>kindle a bonfire
>get invaded and killed
>just stay hollow for the rest of the game since literally no penalty
>miss out on unique NPC invader loot
>>320603990
well, you get the penalty of being fucking casual scum who can't even take a good darkwraith dicking
>>320604603
You sound like you never actually played the game.
90% of darkwraiths are twinks invading low level new players who have literally objectively no chance of winning.
This kind of a experience instantly turns off people from going human.
>>320603765
Dark souls was my first and I went through it blind not knowing any mechanics at all.
I didn't learn about summoning until Anor Londo but that's only because I looked up a guide at that point on how to beat him. Most people suggested to just summon Solaire so that's what I did.
I spent like my whole first day playing the game trying to beat the gargoyles
>>320604917
>get invaded
>see if the player is a twink
>if no, fight like a man
>if yes, fight like a man and just before death comes, disconnect
I don't find him hard anymore.
But i always look forward to fighting him. Sometimes I'll just roll a new character just for his bossfight.
>>320604917
>get invaded
>ready to fight
>see a elite knight with falchion and darkmoon blade
what is the fun in copying meta builds from pvp fags om youtube?
>>320607271
>get invaded
>it's another guy copying OnlyAfro's builds
I really liked it
fuck that fucking farming though holy shit at least that is optional
>>320602086
But it felt epic. I really like that fight. Maybe because it's relatively easy.
>>320602436
Just wait till you get to the Executioner's Chariot. I think that is my fav in DSII. Also the DLC bosses like the Slumbering Dragon
>>320602436
DLC levels have some of the best bosses. but also some of the worst.
>>320603765
>using summons on your first playthrough
What's wrong with this? It's in the game. The devs allow you to do it. It's fair game. Some people want to play games solo. Some want to do it with others. You get your choice, other people are allowed theirs.
Five favorite SoulsBorne fights
1. Orphan of Kos -- Miyazaki's most challenging boss and among the most atmospheric
2. Fume Knight -- hands down the best boss fight in Dark Souls 2, plus the coolest "dark knight" in the series
3. Sanctuary Guardian -- has as much complexity and aggression as a Monster Hunter boss, which I like
4. Manus, Father of the Abyss -- the coolest boss in the Dark Souls 1 DLC and the hardest
5. Gehrman -- the best final boss in the SoulsBorne series, and the most challenging
Five worst SoulsBorne fights
1. Adjudicator (what the fuck were they thinking?)
2. Any of the Arch Demon bosses in Demon's Souls (Dragon God, Old Monk, Maiden Astraea, Storm King)
3. Any of the rehashed boss fights in the Dark Souls 2 DLC (Blue Smelter, 2 cats, Nashandra 2.0)
4. Any of the rehashed boss fights in the Bloodborne DLC (Firesage Lawrence and 4kings Failures)
5. Any of the rehashed boss fights in the Bloodborne chalice dungeons
>>320609264
>Old Monk
>worst boss
Old Monk is great.
>>320609264
>no bed of chaos in worst bosses
>old monk in worst bosses
>>320609426
really depends when he fought him though, Not many people are playing DeS these days.
>>320609426
>Has two attacks
>Claw swipes
>homing soul masses
>is just an NPC human
>"great"
No. Demon's Souls has the worst bosses in the franchise. To this day, I don't know why anyone can consider them a challenge. Even the hardest ones, like False King Allant and Flamelurker, are EZ mode compared to even simple Bloodborne bosses like Cleric Beast or Vicar Amelia.
I can't take anyone seriously who says that Demon's Souls is in any way hard or the best in the series.
>>320601446
>>320601620
worst boss in bb
literal pure anime and all you gotta do is corner rape and parry spam her
no reason to even add her
>>320609810
So what you're saying is that you only ever fought the computer Monk.
>>320609810
>>is just an NPC human
lol
>>320601760
>Sif
>Great
I will never understand this. Sif fight was fucking pointless even after knowing all of his lore I never felt bad for ending this motherfucker
>>320603765
>posting worst girl
Step it up senpai~
>>320611794
He didnt do anything wrong , take that back !!
>>320609264
>Bloodborne
>4 kings failure
What boss is this?
>>320612384
You want to know what he did wrong being to stupid to be able to understand that some people are stronger then his master and won't fall into darkness.
https://youtu.be/EUOWByEDSlo?t=16m53s
blowing the knight guy away with a grenade launcher was pretty fun too
>>320611794
>b-b-but when he's nearly dead he starts limping
That's the only reason I've ever been able to come up with as to why people would care so much about Sif's fight.
>>320612628
doing the DLC before Sif too
>>320612393
Living failures
>>320609264
>Lawrence
>a rehash
Did you even fight him?
>>320612787
That sounds like it would fall flat though being that you have to do most of the DLC before doing that fight, you're basically actively avoiding doing Darkroot Garden and by extension New Londo, and when you do come to it the boss is going to be piss easy.
>>320602929
The only good thing about this boss is the element of surprise and being caught off guard, otherwise its just another one of those "demons with a big ass".
>>320601446
Storm King is the best gimmick fight, Kalameet is the best real fight.
>>320611794
I never felt bad for ending him either.
It was a neat battle between two warriors. Honorable way to go. If he really cared that much about surviving he wouldn't have waited at his Master's grave for hundreds of years and he would have just let the Chosen Undead take the ring.
>>320609264
>the hardest
>manus
Personally I had much bigger trouble with Kalameet. That fucker just straight-up cheated me so many times with pretending to do one thing but just before the move ended making it another.
Killing him wasn't even satisfying because I knew I simply got an easier RNG on the encounter as he hadn't performed some of the insane shit I've seen during 30 deaths.
>>320614850
Most DLC bosses were harder than the others. But anyways everyone has different experiences with their boss fights so there is not one boss that is THE HARDEST boss in the game for everyone.
>>320611474
>>320611738
>needing to go online to experience your version of a "good boss"
shit design.
Looking Glass Knight is at least still a decent fight offline even without the NG+ PvP option that you can use while you're offline.
Old Monk is a shit boss offline. And varies in quality online.
>>320601446
Bosses cower in fear of my well timed butt pokes
>>320616184
I love thrusting my spear in those massive demon asscracks.
>>320613001
I did. The first half is the same Cleric Beast. The second half is just 2-3 bunch of moves pasted together from different boss attacks.
He's a rehash, Just like Firesage Demon is a rehash. Firesage Demon has two new AoE spells. Doesn't make him NOT a rehashed fight.
>>320614850
>get grabbed and have my life sucked to barely a sliver
>fall down beneath him and he instantly does his ground and pound with his feet
>dodge every single one flawlessly at 10 health while still being beneath him
>manage to carry on and beat him
Kalameet was bullshit but that fight was so satisfying. I was in the fucking zone.
>>320614850
You can cheese him with a high stability shield. He doesn't combo heavily so as long as you have 40END and a high stability shield (like the Artorias shield or the Havel shield or even the Silver Knight shield), you're fine.
You can't do the same for Manus. Manus has too many stamina-draining combos for you to stick behind a high-stability shield.
>>320601446
It has to be this one
>Hard as shit the first time you play
>Dat soundtrack
>Get rewarded with tits and teleport
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nsps0I58yUM
>>320601620
I liked this boss because of its presentation
>>320616519
This.
Also this boss is the only boss that sometimes is unfair, because there are two bosses in a decent sized area, it is possible for one of them to attack you when they are off screen so its just luck for them to position themselves close to each other.
>>320614850
>can kill sanctuary guardian, artorias and manus without getting hit once as a RTSR SL1 (I even did them straight after another as a challenge)
>die 15 times straight to kalameet
I just don't know.
>>320616663
why the fuck was that whole area Snakes? It feels so out of place. Are snakes pthumerian magic?
>>320616496
Manus is extremely easy to kill with a spear once you have his moves figured out.
For Kalameet almost nothing works as he will switch moves and perform combos that will kill you even with a shield sometimes. Other times he will stubbornly use the same moves and bore you to death.
>>320603013
I'd like to see that anon, would really add to the creeptastic shit already going on in bloodborne, would also make you wonder even more about what happened to that hunter strapped to the chair at the end
Imagine playing through dark souls 2 with bloodborne movement speed and weapons. After a couple hundred hours in 2 I can't stomach playing through it again because how annoying every area is and how boring it is kiting stuff. But I feel like of it controlled like bloodborne I would continue playing the shit out of it. Even if the level design wasn't great, the game encounters would actually be fun and the pace wouldn't be so damn slow
>still no mention of Artorias
I'm a little surprised, to be honest.
I found him great because of the lore setup he received. It was a perfect Souls moment for me. Fighting someone whou, in their prime, wouldn't have even broken a sweat taking you out, but even with a broken arm and half his mind gone, he's still a great challenge.
It was also a pretty fun and satisfying fight because it's one of the ones where I kept dying until eventually I beat him without taking a single hit.
>>320617572
This fabulously.
The fucking lore man. Shit got me thinking for weeks after I read up about it.
>>320617572
>Fighting someone whou, in their prime, wouldn't have even broken a sweat taking you out
You realize his "story" is fabricated and the Chosen Undead is the one who did the deeds he was dubbed Abysswalker for, right?
Elizabeth the Shroom pretty much tells you this when you talk to her after killing Manus.
Artorias is a chump like Oscar and the Chosen Undead is actually the badass behind all great deeds they got marketing for.
>>320617572
He was by far my favorite boss of all time. I straight up play through the game just to fight him. I did a bow only run and stopped after him because it's all I wanted to do. I love the way the fight feels like a dance when you are in the flow of it.
I say was though because I love Ludwig even more. Lorewise isn't as great but the presentation and transition in that fight is amazing
>>320617572
>someone who in their prime wouldn't have broken a sweat killing you
Artorias lost to Manus in his prime, and you beat Manus. Therefore, you would be able to beat Artorias in his prime.
>>320617797
>ahh, you were at my side, all along...
>my TRUE mentor! My guiding moonlight!
>LUDWIG, THE HOLY BLADE
Gehrman is my favourite boss of the franchise for me. The location, music and his moveset are GOAT. The petals flying around after his sweeps are fucking great. His dialogue before the fight, too.
Fuck. I only wish he was a little tougher. Felt like a DMC boss to me though.
>>320605695
I recently went back and was surprised how easy he was too.
>>320617761
Is that some time warp theory BS?
How would that explain how Hawkeye is in his crippled state already? And can still snipe a fucking dragon at over a thousand yards.
>>320617812
Yeah except Manus isn't in his prime either. Hasn't he been dormant for a fucking long time?
>>320617321
That sorta bothered me too, felt like the longer you're exposed to the Old Ones you start to merge with whatever fauna was there, and the animals themselves would mutate into more monstrous versions of themselves
>Yharnam - wolves
>Cathedral Ward - ?
>Old Yharnam - wolves also?
>Forbidden Woods - snakes
>Hemwick Charnel Lane - ?
>Byrgenwerth - bugs/flies?
>Cainhurst - ghosts/vampires
>Yahar'gul - blood?
>Nightmare Frontier - fucking nightmare
>Nightmare of Mensis -> it seems like this is where everything starts to merge, because you start seeing bosses/regular enemies from previous areas, and they even start to merge together too
>>320617898
That fucking music too. Holy shit. Seriously the most intense song in the series. When it picked up he did the double blade beam with the music which felt really cool too
>>320617812
Not to mention he lost to Manus even with the help of Sif and a shield with some of the highest stability in the game.
People overrate Artorias's peak strength.
>>320610689
>Parrying bosses
you probably couldn't beat Gwyn without parrying either
>>320618026
Manus was dead. When they revived him, whatever evil magic they used had a side-effect of making his humanity explode in power ("running wild"). It got so powerful that it generated an Abyss 1000 years too early, while the Flame was still going relatively strong. He was dormant, but he's more powerful than he's ever been. He was just a mortal man before, now he's an xboxhueg monster with mega-sorceries
>reverse hollowing
>always get invaded by invisible lag-teleporting darkwraith
Imagine how good pvp would be if it actually worked
>>320614401
That's the point, nigger. Sif was trying to protect you because he didn't want you getting all fucked up like Artorias.
![[Laughter Stops].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/nUEmRAi.jpg "[Laughter Stops].jpg")
>>320617898
>>320618061
>fighting Ludwig, The Accursed
>doing alright
>get him down to second phase
>MLGS
>now fighting Ludwig, The Holy Blade
>that music starts up
>>320602086
most of the original bosses from DeS/DaS were in this category, with limited movesets, highly telegraphed attacks, gimmicks, etc
there were some epic fights at the time though. say what you will about DaS2 being inferior, the one area they improved on big time was boss fights being more interesting (just wish they had more variety instead of being humanoid, but they were mostly fun).
>>320618187
famalam, if I took out Manus in the past, I can handle the Abyss. I don't need protection from it, trust me, I already whooped it's ass once before. Stupid dog.
anybody has a redeem code for the artorias dlc on the PS3 ?
>>320618026
>theory BS
>characters literally tell you they are from the past: dusk, chester, elizabeth
You didn't go that far back so Gough would be in his prime. Artorias was already corrupted when you arrived and the place is many years after Oolacile was swallowed up by the dark.
You're just there to perform cleanup duty and put them out of their misery.
Artorias was weak, accept it for what it is.
>>320617321
Perhaps mutated experiments from the church?
>>320617963
>Felt like a DMC boss to me though.
Fuck yes, my African-American brother. He is my favorite final boss fight in gaming since Vergil in Devil May Cry 3. Gehrman's tragic soundtrack, in particular, reminded me of Vergil's soundtrack in Mission 20 in the final battle.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dzCXb3AaSp8
I do agree that Gehrman could have been harder though. I really wish the game didn't allow you to counter/visceral bosses. It's too easy to do that in this game.
>yfw Miyazaki didn't put a young Gehrman in his prime as a boss fight in The Old Hunters DLC
>>320602929
this boss fight sucked, is it even possible to beat him without cheesing him by running behind him? his AoE literally covers the entire arena in front of him.
>>320618335
except that the Shadows use snake magic as well, and they're Pthumerian specops soldiers. Hell, there are even huge snakes that wander the Nightmare
>>320601727
>mfw using his own sword against him on NG+1 and slugging it out, STR against STR
>>320617321
Snake alley is the worst area in bloodbore in my opimion, just couldnt really care for it and the first time through it was super long and just kind of boring
>>320618404
>running behind Stray Demon to avoid his magic cone is cheesing
>using the intended strategy to fight the boss is cheesing
wew lad. is "not cheesing" facetanking his AoE and chugging like you're fighting the 4kings?
>>320601760
Literal meme tier
This boss is fucking hot garbage.
>>320618164
>He was just a mortal man before
Then why send Artorias, who is like practically a god (see: his size and longevity), to take him out? And why refer to him as Abysswalker? Clearly he'd be sent to Oolacile to clean up shop.
>>320618324
>>characters literally tell you they are from the past: dusk, chester, elizabeth
No I'm not debating that there are time-warp shenanigans, but it doesn't add up for me.
It's undeniable that Artorias was pretty fucking strong even with a broken arm and no companion. I actually didn't find Manus as difficult, personally. So one must acknowledge he'd be significantly more powerful at his peak (though I doubt he'd be hostile).
It stands to reason then that, when Manus pushed his shit in, he was at a stronger state than when the Chosen Undead finds him.
>>320607678
the element i liked about the farming though is that it really encouraged co-op on that fight. going in with 4 knights + 2 coops was fun as fuck.
too bad coop feels few and far between on most DLC areas because SM gets unpredictable late game. another reason SM is retarded.
anyone know if DaS3 is going to base multiplayer on SL vs SM?
>>320618412
I guess the Squidlords like snakes, or anything that's vaguely tentacle-like.
>>320618404
As long as he hasn't got you backed into a corner you just run as far away as you can when he does the AoE and you're good. Aside from that you can just stick at a safe distance and the moment he gives an opening you run in and wail on him until it's time to run away again.
>>320618412
>huge snakes that wander the Nightmare
Where was that?
Also
>Spiders in the Nightmare of Mensis
What was the theme with that?
>>320618562
>why send Artorias to take out a mortal man
he was ONCE mortal. The whole point is that the magic that the Oolacile Sorcerers used changed things. He was transformed into a monster. He was once mortal, but he certainly isn't any more.
Artorias was awarded the title "Abysswalker" for his actions in New Londo, killing Darkwraiths, not for getting punked in Oolacile. He had been hunting Darkwraiths in New Londo for quite some time before heading off to Oolacile.
>heard from friends pic related are tough shit
>leave'em for last and see how it goes
>always imagined they'd be four grim men looking to gangbang my ass to poundtown
>that disbelief when some edgy anime toons come up to me
>don't even try to take them seriously, dodgespam and murder them one by one
>killed on first try
>walk up to final boss
>looks exactly how i wanted FK to look
>>320618671
huge snakes wandering the Nightmare is from Madara's whistle.
IIRC the official guide for BB states that the spider people in the Mensis were Mensis experiments (this includes Patches)
Ornstein and Smough will always be my favorite. Some other great fights in the series are Penetrator, False King Allant, Flamelurker, Artorias, Logarius, Gerhman and Orphan.
>>320618491
it felt like cheesing because he just spams the move over and over, hence why it's a lame as fuck fight. you feel like you are abusing the moveset. not good design IMO
>>320618335
maybe snake magic is the poor alternative to real arcane magic from the great ones, Kind of like pyromancy compared to sorcery in the souls series.
>>320618709
Right so he did get dunked by Manus, AFTER he became a
>xboxhueg monster with mega-sorceries
So Artorias wasn't a little bitch for losing to him. Guy was pretty fucking tough. And I'd argue he (Manus) was a lot stronger in the peak period of Darkness, with so much to corrupt and change, than he is when you find him.
>>320618051
>bugs/flies
the reason why Byrgenwerth is covered in insect monsters is because they were trying to grant themselves eyes. Bugs have SHITLOADS of eyes. Their failed experiments thus resembled insects.
Really fun boss that was specifically designed to fuck your shit up and didn't turn out to be meme tier like Artorias. Ivory King is also up there and is fun as hell, i just wish they would have actually made him hard like Fume.
Admittedly i have not played BB, that game looks like it has a couple of fun fights like Gherman, Maria and Orphan, that is they would be cool if that fucking retard didn't make it possible to parry spam them. Way to ruin your gamer moron.
>>320618949
you fight Manus IN the peak period of Darkness, though. The Abyss is voraciously spreading, Gough and Elizabeth tell you as much. You fight Manus at the absolute peak of his power, and win.
>>320619084
>>320618949
>>320618562
Let's face it, no character in DS lore is immune to buttslashing dodgespam therefore you are automatically the most powerful ever.
>>320619084
Yeah you might be right.
The only card left I have in my deck is that Artorias may have lost because he was defending baby Sif. Which is certainly a factor. Again, we can't deny Artorias was a tough fight for having only half his mind and body.
BB DLC has been throwing a lot at me, but I think honestly the best fight in these games is Orpan of Kos. The atmosphere is unbeatable and the fight itself is really challenging imo. Also the premise of it is fucking awesome and the music is 10/10.
I have a question guys,
Whats the difference between being hollow and being undead, aren't they the same thing??
>>320619472
Being undead means you have the dark sign or whatever. You are forever cursed to keep dying and coming back to life.
Going hollow basically means losing your sanity, what makes you human.
>>320619472
All Hollowed are Undead, but not all Undead are Hollowed.
Hollowed is when you're all ugly and withered looking. And, in more extreme cases, when Undead become crazy and violent.They kind of become like Feral Ghouls, if you want an analogy
>>320619338
Mechanically I agree that he is pretty much objectively the best boss. Crazy aggression and tons of movements and the ability to change up pretty much any combo midway. Tons of fun. I like the arena too. Not my favorite fight though. Probably because I had a pretty easy time dodging him
I like Bloodborne the best out of all the souls games!
The Best!!
I'm just glad so far we can agree the maneaters from demon souls were bullshit.
>>320618096
It's more like they underrate the Choosen Undead's strength.
Artorias in his prime would probably be on the same level of difficulty as Manus' bossfight, but if the Choosen Undead can overcome Manus, then he can overcome Artorias..
>>320619472
Undead means you are afflicted by the curse and cannot die, Hollow means you have been Undead for so long or died so many times that you have lost your souls and all sense of being.
Basically Hollowing is what eventually happens to those who turn undead. How fast you hollow depends on how strong your soul was to begin with, some like the Chosen Undead or the Bearer of the Curse can die multiple times without ever going truly hollow. Getting souls keeps you from turning hollow but once you do there is no way back.
Hey guys.
So, I figured you guys would appreciate this. My friend is a journalist in Chile and somehow managed to score an interview with Miyazaki. He didn't know anything about the souls games, so he asked me to provide questions for him. So I indirectly interviewed Miyazaki (unfortunately before I had played the game)
Anybody want to see the transcript?
I'm a SL 125 sorcerer and I'm trying to cut Seath's tail.
What would be the best option for me ?
- Spamming crystal soul spears on the tail.
Or
- Using +15 Scimitar with crystal magic weapon ?
>>320620203
Should've mentioned, this is in-relation to BB.
>>320620203
Miyazaki frequents Chile, huh?
>>320620308
It wasn't in-person, it was through email. An interview, nontheless.
>>320620234
(In NG+)
>>320620448
Probably the scimitar, he's pretty resistant to magic.
>>320620519
Ok, I'll keep that in mind.
Help /v/ All the DLC bosses are resistant to magic and I am a sorcerer and have like no stats in strength how tf do i kill them.
>>320620935
git gud
>>320620308
>>320620390
SONY has this weirdly good relationship with Chile. They sent him a bunch of free shit the last few years, not mention flew him out to E3 this year and gave him 400 bucks to spend on whatever.
So, no?
>>320620935
>playing a magic user in a Souls game
You asked for it.
I really enjoyed this. And also like the armor set.
>>320620935
Get 41+ int, Logan's catalyst and keep dodging/spamming soul spears and crystal soul spears.
They're not that hard desu.
>>320621240
Post it if you think it has interesting info, nigga.
>>320618750
This bossfight still spooks the fuck out of me, it's both the eerie design of the kings and the fact that you are running on infinite emptiness- I hope we get something like this in III.
>>320601446
>Best theme on DS2.
>Honor 1vs1
>Best scenario.
>>320620935
fucking pussy dont use fucking magic
>>320621395
Sure, here you go.
>[INTERVIEWER NAME WITHHELD BY REQUEST] asked me for advice when he was going to interview Demon's Souls and Dark Souls director Hidetaki Miyazaki, as he had not played any of the Souls' games. All questions were provided by me, Anon.
>1. - Your games are often noted for their punishing but fair difficulty. Can you tell us what inspired you to go this direction?
>HM: I consider the difficulty as something for players to overcome to achieve a sense of accomplishment. It doesn't mean that I want to punish them.
>My ideal is for players to overcome the challenge through effort and strategy, thus allowing them to experience a sense of achievement. For this to be possible, the level of difficulty needs to be something that is manageable and fair.
>The players won't bother to put in time and effort if the difficulty is unfair. It just wouldn't work.
>2. - Bloodborne is a brand new IP. Did you decide to move away from the 'souls' name purposefully? And why?
>HM: This is something that was agreed upon from the beginning with the publisher SCE.
>Previously, we worked together on a title called Demon’s Souls, but for this new project we didn’t want to be restricted by the earlier game.
>We freed ourselves by defining the new project as something not intended to succeed Demon’s Souls, but not something that should be afraid of being similar to Demon’s Souls either.
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>>320621696
>3. - Bloodborne takes place in a gothic Victorian setting as opposed to the medieval settings in the souls games. Why did you choose this?
>HM: First of all, we chose this setting based on the game design.
>One of the themes we had in mind from the early stages of production was to make combat more active and deadly. In order to do so, we got rid of the shield and replaced it with a gun.
>We chose this era based on our decision to adopt guns.
>In order for the combat to be more active and deadly, we needed our guns to be different from those in regular shooter games. They needed to be closely tied with melee weapons.
>That’s why the Victorian era felt like the right choice, as people see it as an era with older kinds of guns.
>Of course, another reason was that we simply like the time period.
>We found Gothic and Victorian settings to be very appealing since we wanted to create a world that could only be achieved by the power of PS4. This was something that just wasn't possible before.
>4. - This is the second collaboration between Sony Japan and From Software, the first being on Demon's Souls. What was it like returning after several years?
>HM: I had a lot of fun this time around as well.
>SCE trusted us on the entire production, and they supported us in so many ways: from orchestra recording and debugging to play testing and supporting us during each phase of production.
>Especially toward the end of development, a lot of the staff members became the first fans of the game, so that was a big deal.
>I am truly grateful to SCE for their tireless efforts in promoting the game worldwide.
>I would love to collaborate again with SCE if they don't mind. (Laughs)
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>>320621696
>>320621781
>5. - You've commented many times on making your games memorable and that difficulty was never the point. What makes a game memorable to you?
>HM: I believe that a game is something that gives meaning to the actions you take.
>So a memorable game might be something that gives special meaning to the actions you take.
>"Powerful," "unique," "priceless." However you describe it, I wanted to create a game that gives special meaning to its players.
>We're only partway there and things have just started, however.
>6. - In times of stagnation, many developers look back to games they played when they were younger to look for inspiration. What are some games you hold dear to you? Why?
>HM: It would have to be the gamebook series called Sorcery!
>Sorcery! was my first experience with fantasy worlds and fantasy games. Along with Monster Encyclopedia and Titan, which served as the game’s reference materials, those games turned me into the dreamer I am now.
>Looking back, I still think Sorcery! was a great fantasy game.
>If it hadn’t been so great, I might not have gotten interested in the genre.
>If we limit the discussion just to video games, the story changes quite a bit. But most of my experience comes from back when I was in my late teens.
And that's it. I really wish I had played BB when he asked me to provide questions for him. I want to ask him about the removal of shields, the bait'n'switch of the Lovecraft stuff, and so much more.
>>320601727
Man the amount of times I choked in the last leg of this fight, shit was painful.
>>320621949
Yeah would have been neat to get more info on the Lovecraftian elements. No sweat anon. I didn't know they chose Victorian based on desired gameplay, so that's something new I learned.
>>320618396
>>yfw Miyazaki didn't put a young Gehrman in his prime as a boss fight in The Old Hunters DLC
Ah fuck, I didn't even consider that. It would've been something incredible.
>>320621696
And just realized I misspelled "Hidetaka". Hurrrr.
>>320607678
>yfw enter this fight with a total of 6 bros backing you up against a fuckload knights
man, this fight was so fun
Is trees the new thing in dark souls 3?
>>320621545
>mfw he bows if you bow
>>320622759
Like...in-general? No, There are lots of trees and fauna in both DaS games. There's even a whole swamp in DeS.
L U D W I G
>that music
>that build up
>that dialogue
>that name change
>that grotesque, noble design
>that damage modifier (no longer considered a beast in phase 2)
The new high standard for the series
>>320618309
come one you cheap faggots, noone has an artorias code ?
>>320602734
Nothing can top it.
Nothing. I have never had my jaw drop by a Souls/BB boss as hard as I hard as I did with him.
Just goes to show that music and presentation can make or break a boss fight.
>>320623105
He doesn't.
>>320623536
He's my favorite boss as well, but goddamn every boss in the dlc was great except the failures. Not sure why they needed to exist but man, every other boss was fun as shit, had a huge amount of attacks, and had incredible music and arenas. Even the failures had good music and arenas. Really hoping they bring all of that into das3
>>320623209
Not him but there's a giant enemy tree in thing in one of the webms I saw. Also all the hollows turning into trees.
Arch trees and age of dragons confirmed for a resurgence
I would argue that Manus is the hardest boss in the game. After being handed like 30 times I had to summon someone online (only to be handed 5 more times with the summon).
I really enjoyed Nito simply for the element of surprise. First you fall down a hole and nearly break your legs, then tons of skeletons run after. Then you see a gigantic lump of bones and skulls walk toward you slowly.
>>320624658
And he looks fucking awesome.
I fought him with tears in my eyes, poor decrepit child, be with your mother.
>>320621492
It was creative and trippy as fuck. I was literally scared when I was falling down infinite nothingness, then suddenly started seeing these weird shapes appear in front of me.
>>320624658
Also the Gravelord Sword Dance that comes outta nowhere as he slowly approaches.
>there will never be a souls fighting game
>with a cute roster made up of PCs, NPCs and bosses
>>320624658
>BETTER TAKE A SIPPY QUICKLY
>>320605695
I remember this boss fight as being such a road block for me, I had defeated Cleric Beast prior but he seemed so much aggressive.
Didn't help that I died being too greedy at a sliver of his health left. I think I just psyched myself out during subsequent attempt and became frustrated. But damn, he was always my most satisfying win in BB.
>>320625309
>ee weapons.
>>320601727
Nah, fuck this guy's shitty hitboxes.
>>320601446
Manus was cool until I did my black knight greatsword run.
Holy shit I haven't been that angry in a while. The weapon is so slow.
>>320602086
>boring
Are you fucking high?
TK was one of the more interesting and well executed in DS.
>>320602929
Surely you jest.
I really wish there was a mode where you can just fight any boss with a character from a save or premade characters on whatever NG level you want,after you beat that boss of course. Sometimes I just feel like fighting the fume knight, the false king, artorias, or Amygdala but I don't want to get that far in the game just to do that, especially with DS2.
>>320609810
You have to understand that for most of us (I hope) Demons was our first Souls game, the first time i fought the flame lurker and nearly shit myself and promptly got rekt, the adrenaline pumping through my veins the first time I beat him, after he gets low on health and starts going ape, was indescribable. After DS1 Demons becomes a cakewalk, it still has great atmosphere, build variety, music and level design though
>>320625834
How about you fuck off with your memes instead?
>>320602734
The elation I felt when the cutscene happened and the music changed was something I hadn't experienced in video games before.
>>320617548
>no lore whatsoever concerning that Hunter
Great.
But every other woman is apparently related to Vile Queen and OCDonutsteel.
>>320623978
Just looking at the Dancer of the Frigid Valley, I think they're going in the right direction with boss fights, and having the heat-up(?) system really helps a lot with increasing the tension of an already tense fight. I hope they can bring that same creativity with subsequent bosses-especially nearing the end of the game since the quality usually starts to dip at the end of nearly every SoulsBorne game.
>>320623574
Are you serious?
Are you BR/Mexican?
>>320626237
>memes
Confirmed for not fighting him on DLC launch day.
That shit was a mess.
It's like they spent all their time and effort on Alonne and barely bothered with that guy.
>>320614850
Kalameet wasn't too bad. I'm still pissed because of the effort I exerted to get his stupid tail weapon.
By the end of the experience I could probably fight him blindfolded I fought him so many times.
>>320626292
>heat-up(?) system
Wtf are you on about?
>>320618571
Iirc I think miyazaki said they'd go back to soul level no more of that cracked red eye orb only Bullshit either.
>>320626292
Yeah the dancer looks pretty promising. I agree though about the end game. In dark souls 1 i almost never finished off any of the 4 areas except new londo for becoming a dark wraith, unless i needed something. They are not fun to go through, especially after the first few times
>>320626875
New Londo and Duke's were fine and prime mat farming.
Izalith and Tomb were a chore.
Tomb wasn't badly designed but it was super oppressive and unfun compared to other zones.
I still don't know what they were thinking with those bone dog things.
>>320626292
I like how the environment changes, towars the end it's all lit on fire
https://youtu.be/bS85PuBxoEE?t=37m22s
>>320602734
The fight itself is so fucking average, especially the first part.
The presentation is great though.
>>320626858
yessss muh dick
>>320626256
>no lore whatsoever concerning Hemwick
Serously, what the fuck's going on over there?
My fanwank is they're a group who broke away from Yahar'gul. Byrgenwerth didn't worship the Great Ones at all, Healing Church venerated them but worshipped the blood more, School of Mensis outright praised them, but Hemwick turned it up to 11 and went full demonic cult surrounding them.
>>320626127
this is why i ended up liking bonfire ascetics. you just burn one for the boss you want to fight.
>>320626127
>>320630012
With bloodborne they really should have made it so every boss can appear in the root dungeons if you kill them in the main game. Would have been cool
>>320628546
I always saw Hemwick as a breakaway cult from the others. Everyone else was trying to obtain eyes on the inside, the witches just tried literally gluing as many eyes as possible onto their bodies to see if it would work. Apparently it did (at least partially)
>>320627621
>fightingcowboy
pls no
>>320627147
but the super claustrophobic atmosphere of ToTG IS the fun
>>320630547
Hemwick witches are basically the Yhanarmite equivelant of real life old people who can't figure out computers but want to use them anyway.
Since this thread is at 209 can we have a discussion about so-called Meme boss fights in souls? I mean the ones where the fight isn't difficult but it's more figuring out the sweet spot or exactly how to kill them. I'm talking Ceaseless, Ancient Dragon, Fool's Idol, to a lesser extent Pinwheel/Executioner's Chariot.
>>320631027
>can we have a discussion about Meme boss fights
you forfeited any chance at a discussion before you even began by calling them that, you're going to get nothing but shitposting now
>>320626825
it's a "feature" that they implemented in BB. Basically how a boss changes/improves their attacks during certain portions of a fight.
Example: Father G turning into a beast halfway through the fight, or Maria going from normal attacks > added blood > added fire. In DS3, the Dancer eventually obtains another sword that augments her attacks halfway through the fight.
>>320630828
yeah, but they didn't really need to make the area PITCH BLACK. Half the difficulty in ToTG was just not being to see jack shit. BB did it fine with dark areas - torches optional, but definitely aided in vision if you really needed it (it even gave you lamp if you didn't want to carry a torch).
>>320601446
Manus is my favorite too. Using the pendant was a cool gimmick too. I love the fast paced fights.
