>mfw trying to play dark souls for fun
>uninstall after an hour
maybe I'm not cut out for hardcore vidya.
WATCH YOURSELF
DONT FALL DOWN OFF THE SHELF
>>335852152
nigga it isnt even that hard
>>335852152
Nothing hardcore about it. Maybe it's just not for you
Go give Dragon's Dogma a try.
>>335852510
>implying dragons dogma isnt just or even more hard than dark souls
fuck off and kill yourself dumbass
>>335852152
1. Use a controller
2. Get a 100% block shield
3. Don't go to the skeleton area first
4. Circle strafe
5. Learn to dodge
Congratulations you just got good
it's more tedious than it is hard
>>335852850
>not getting the zweihander before anything else
>>335852152
You're not alone man
this series is shit
>>335853384
new player is probably better off with dragon sword + shield
>>335852152
>dark souls
>hardcore
Literally git gud,its not that hard.
At least you admit it. Most people would just beg for an easy mode.
I say keep trying, only casuals quit.
>>335853717
To me it's just one of those games where it's not even fun enough to continue after you've died like 6 times. Nothing about it is rewarding enough to continue getting pissed off over and over again
>>335852152
my problem is, even after switching all the controls on my keyboard, its still not intuitive enough to play comfortably.
>>335854039
this
>>335852661
>dragons dogma
>hard
holy shit anon do you even play games?? dragons dogma is literally piss tier easy
>>335854039
>>335854226
>they dont know the feel of dying multiple times and tweaking your gameplay each time and finally finding the right strategy that works and advancing to the next stage
>they will never know the glorious feel
Dont strain your index finger while playing angry birds, faggot.
>>335852152
After 90 hours of DaS III I can safely say I'm tired of souls games. Which is saddening because there are literally no other interesting games to play.
"I enjoy Dark Souls" is one of the biggest memes in gaming right now. Nobody actually likes playing DS. They do it because its trendy and they're afraid not playing it will hurt their gamer cred.
>>335852253
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nOeK0Ig-H9g&t=20s
>>335854457
I don't like spending an hour trying to get past one part
It probably wouldn't be so bad if you didn't have to run all the way back from the nearest bonfire. It becomes exponentially frustrating, and when you finally get somewhere, it's just more of the same
>>335854457
Some of DS is a crapshoot where strategy can't help you and you know it
>Bed of Chaos
>Capra Demon
>>335854039
>Nothing about it is rewarding enough
u fokin wot?It felt amazing beating Cursed Amygdala.
After a whole MONTH of endless defeat I finally came out on top and beat her sorry ass.
I truly feel sad for anyone who can't enjoy the wonders of overcoming a tough obstacle.
>>335854804
Holy shit could you be any more of a fucking casual, dude?
>>335854804
so why dont you just finish the game then? That way you wont have to keep replaying it. Seems like you should just get good.
>>335854875
really? Ivenever actually played the game myself. Thats stupid, and you're probably wrong.
>>335854707
>>335854707
This. Its literally peer pressure: the series
>>335855041
No, it's not that. I just didn't find it enjoyable. I'm not going to keep playing something I don't like just to prove I'm good at games. I'm not that insecure
>>335852152
be brave, little toaster
I don't have the patience to play Dark Souls, the combat is too slow. I always get impatient and try to sneak an extra hit in and then get hit.
I prefer games that are fast and hard, like Ninja Gaiden Black
>>335852152
Dont feel bad.
Dark Souls 1 is the only good souls game of the trilogy.
>>335855214
I can understand not liking the games but most of your reasons can be boiled down to "because I'm an impatient child who can't handle games that actually challenge you"
you haven't given a legitimate counterpoint as to why you think they suck
>>335855432
I did though
I said before that there's just nothing really rewarding about the game. You get past one frustrating section only to go into another frustrating section. There's no "fun part"
>>335855173
Dark Soul players sound like abuse victims when they talk about the fucking game. Its fucking Stockholm Syndrome.
"Dark Souls isn't really all that bad as it looks. It only beats me when I do something wrong."
>>335854757
This might sound kinda gay but that movie is really fucking dark for a kid's film.
>>335855534
>there's just nothing really rewarding about the game.
Wrong.
>You get past one frustrating section only to go into another frustrating section.
Wrong again. Youre shit at the game.
>There's no "fun part"
Not for you, cause you suck at it.
>>335854707
You're talking about "journalists" right?
If so, I agree.
![2ns3w1E[1].png](https://i.imgur.com/zUMador.png "2ns3w1E[1].png")
Dark Souls goes from a 7/10 game to a 4.5/10 post Anor Londo
it seriously falls the fuck apart
I was also promised combat better than WItcher 3's which was actually false. Witcher 3 was way smoother and more satisfying.
>>335855704
Not him, but those are some real dank counter arguments
>git gud
>you suck
>wrong
k
>>335855751
>Le game sucks after you get le lordvessel!
Such a worthless meme opinion, I bet youre just repeating it and didn't actually finish the game
>>335855859
Exactly, the only argument FOR the DS series is always just simply "git gud"
>>335854707
I couldn't care less what other people think of me. I like the Dark Souls series. I'm also dead inside.
>>335855859
Because he doesn't know what he's talking about. There's plenty of criticisms that can be made about Dark Souls but all his arguments basically said "It's too hard, I'm impatient, I hate dying or being challenged, and I can't adapt."
>>335855859
Because the other guy basically said "Waaaaah this game is hard, why do people like it?!"
>>335855534
You get more powers and toys as the game goes on. don't see how that's not fun. in that case, no RPG is fun
>>335855534
>there's just nothing really rewarding about the game.
The reward is your sense of accomplishment,if you don't feel any after beating a hard section or boss then this isn't the game for you.
>You get past one frustrating section only to go into another frustrating section.
The game has beautifully designed world and it is actually very fair with its rules.If you rush in like an idiot you are gonna get rekt.You have to take it slow.
>There's no "fun part"
As I previously said,if you don't find it fun to get better and progress then no,it isn't fun.
>>335854707
I like the series just to explore the new places in each game.
>>335855534
Sounds like you should stick to Fruit Ninja and the Kirby series.
>>335856203
Its the same problem with MMORPGs. You are expected to play the game until "fun" randomly kicks in at some inexplicable point, likely because you must justify to yourself that you didn't waste sixty shekels on a shit gaming experience.
>>335856373
At least he tried, I guess.
>>335852661
You seem very upset, anon.
>>335856240
>if you don't find it fun to get better and progress then no,it isn't fun.
So literally "git gud"?
>>335855968
well it does decline in quality.
Duke's was ok i guess. DLC area was good
the rest of the game goes straight into the trash.
>>335855968
sometimes memes are the truth
>>335852152
The struggle is worth it. You realize how easy enemies are after you've learned their move sets.
>>335856984
>he didn't like The Catacombs, TOTG or New Londo
having taste this shitty should be illegal
There are people who think video games are just about steamrolling through easy gameplay and enjoying a story.
Then you hand them something like Megaman and they die a few times and give up entirely because they're "bored" of it. You even go as far as taunting them about how shitty they are hoping that they'll grow a spine and prove to you that they can beat it and they don't. People are such little bitches.
>>335856240
Not the guy, and I did enjoy the game, but a some parts of the game are just trial-and-error, regardless of how careful you're playing. Like, how would you have known chest #21 was actually a mimic that would most likely kill you in one hit?
>>335854039
watch speedruns of DS1 to see how the pros do it
knowing what is coming up will also make the game a little less intimidating.
once you get into the combat, you'll fall in love with it breh
>>335857248
Don't make that comparison
Megaman is fantastic, it's nothing like Dark Souls
>>335856240
>fair
the dragon bridge isn't fair
nito's drop isn't fair
seath's first encounter isn't fair
mimics aren't fair
sen's elevator of death isn't fair
the anor londo archers aren't fair
>>335854039
I felt the same way playing Undead Burg trying to figure the mechanics out, but now I've played all 3 and I love the series.
If you need help gobble up some humanity and get a summon.
Dark souls is such a good game, it makes my dick hard just thinking about it.
Uhhhhnnnn, yeah. Fuck yeah.
Too bad Dark souls 2 was mediocre, and I'm too poor to afford a computer, or a new console to ever play dark souls 3.
>>335856240
This. But it comes down to "people who grew up in the 80s with an NES" vs "fucking casuals."
I'd love to see OP try Ninja Gaiden or Castlevania 3 or even DMC3. He'd probably quit at Cerberus.
>>335852510
Dragon's Dogma is the biggest piece of shit I've ever played. Shit combat, shit world, shit story. There was "aught" to praise about the game, but for some reason /v/ is choking on its everlasting dragon dick.
>>335857317
>Dark Souls
>Fairly challenging
>Requires learning patterns and exploiting weaknesses to overcome enemies
>Megaman
>Fairly challenging
>Requires learning patterns and exploiting weaknesses to overcome enemies
They're a lot alike, actually.
>>335857269
Only the first ever mimic should get you, they have obvious tells, but you wouldn't know them yet. Even then you should be a little suspicious of the chest if you're paying close attention because it's in an awkward position with blood all around it. But after the first mimic, you should obviously check every chest by hitting it because there's no consequence to doing that anyway and you now know mimics are a thing.
>>335857679
Megaman doesn't have bullshit like where you walk into a room and instantly die because there's a trap there and you have no way of knowing that
Dark Souls is bullshit for more reasons than just the combat
>mfw Im the only one who rather watch lets plays of dark souls
its like I played it and past it, same shit
>>335857269
The first memeic was in a very strange and irregular position in a heavily booby trapped forttess .
>>335857679
>almost every videogame ever created
>requires learning patterns and exploiting weaknesses to overcome obstacles
>>335855543
Part of good design is punishing the player. Without punishment there is no feeling of accomplishment. In arcades the punishment for poor performance was quarters. For example the Simpsons arcade game. The objective is to get through the entire game while spending as little as possible to play it. If you're a rich d-bag you could just dump $25 dollars in quarters for 100 credits and blast through the game while playing as poorly as possible and still win, but it would be an empty victory. In modern video games the punishment is time. Dying returns you to a checkpoint. Dying to much uses a continue and restarts the level. Using all your continues restarts the game. Dark Souls is never as cruel as say Ghosts n' Goblins. You never run out of lives in Dark Souls. Just returned to the last bonfire. Though if you die without gathering your souls you are further punished by losing the experience you had gathered which takes you more time to collect. The bosses can be difficult and the trek to them arduous but it makes you feel that much more triumphant when you win. But if you're a shit piss baby who just wants to explore without the pressure of learning the combat you can always summon help to beat the bosses. But From also put a limit on that. Lose all your embers and you gotta fly solo. Games should punish the player. If a game was 100% positive reinforcement it would have no challenge. It wouldn't even be a game. Just a barrage of enjoyable things and your interaction effected the outcome very little. Just buckle in and receive your pats on the head. Sounds pretty awful to me.
![mimic-fake-chest-large[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/PxsDXbp.jpg "mimic-fake-chest-large[1].jpg")
>>335857269
If we are talking about DaS1 then you hit every goddamn chest there is.
The game has already set its tone by the time you find your first mimic and trapped chests are a pretty classic trap.
Even then,there are ways to tell them apart without hitting them,but I will concede the fact that its pretty cryptic if you don't know what to look for.
>>335857621
Are you using that word wrong on purpose?
>>335854969
>having trouble with anything in bloodborne
anon bloodborne casual as fuck for two simple reasons
a) dashes have more iframes than any roll in any souls game (not counting ADP stackers in DkS2)
b) blood vials are the fastest healing item out of anything in the Souls games, drop from regular enemies, and you can hold 20 when you start the game.
in b4 angry children claim i never played the game, i'm falseflagging, etc. There are people out there who had a much easier time with certain games than you have.
>>335857912
and hey, with twink porn at the ready, who needs actual boipussi to fuck
>>335857990
There are a lot of dumb "just go right" and "mash buttons to win"-games.
>>335852661
2.8/8 b8 m8
Dragon's Dogma is easy as piss. Just hire some well trained/well geared pawns (use the 'most popular summons' list in the rift). They will carry you through the whole game.
>>335857912
Are you 12?
>>335858209
dude fuck off. I played all dark souls games and dragon dogma. both are hard but I still managed to pass em. goober gators like you would say its easy, fuck off faggot
>>335858235
an adult with too much work and little time for games like you guys
I've beat a lot of "hardcore" games and i don't really like Dark Souls. The battle isn't fun, it's kinda restricting actually. I like the exploration with the fear of dying part, but i dunno, i feel like the combat could be a thousand times better. From a combat and story perspective, Dragons Dogma is a lot better.
Also i've grown tired of the high fantasy setting with time. As soon as i get a PS4 i'll get Bloodborne tho. The setting is a thousand times more appealing to me
>>335858039
Yes, because the game often uses "aught," when they actually mean "naught," and sometimes even "ought." Poor localization, maybe.
>>335858413
I appreciate that you still take time out of your busy schedule to shitpost on /v/ about games you've never played. Thank you.
Why wasn't the clown a boss in Dark Souls?run...
>>335858538
watching lets plays is like playing them, different approach but same experience.
>>335858492
>Have you found aught?
NIGGA WHAT THE FUCK IS AUGHT
![bloodborne___amygdala_by_239asd-d8nbu0f[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/Pivf1Ar.jpg "bloodborne___amygdala_by_239asd-d8nbu0f[1].jpg")
>>335858052
I wasn't having trouble with the game as a whole.
Cursed Amygdala though is very unforgiving with any mistake that you make.
You have to master how she will attack at any given moment,where and when to hit her.
This becomes even more apparent in her last phase where she has even more range,speed and you die in like 1 or 2 hits.
>>335852152
Dark Souls is a shit series anyway.
Its hard for hardness sake its not fun or rewarding its just brutally boring.
People sucking at games thread?
>asshole classmate in high school keeps braging how good he is at vidya
>at the time he was talking about how cool God of War and Kratos are
>finds out about DMC3 from me and another classmate
>lend him the game when he asked
>gives it back not a week later
>talk to him about it afterwards
>he keeps going off tanget about GoW
>ask him something about DMC3 that he somehow couldn't answer
>his bullshit falls apart at that point and the truth comes out
>he didn't finish the game
>because he couldn't get past a boss fight>faggot got stuck at Nevan for fucks sake
>my fucking face
Just downloaded the original DaS again, what are some OP builds that will let me steamroll through the game?
>>335857880
nigga what
>>335859518
Any black knight weapon. There are 2-3 of them in the early game if you know where to look and they have a fairly good chance of dropping their weapons.
>>335859518
Magic
>>335852152
This picture nearly made me choke.
>>335857880
what mega man games did you play
try Drunk Souls
it's a blast
and I'm also blasted
>>335852152
>DaS
>Hardcore
gr8 b8 m8
>>335852152
Same
I just don't like it.
>there are people on this board that consider themselves men who back down from a challenge and fail to persevere
absolutely disgusting
>>335852152
I know that feel, brother.
>hear good things about Alien Isolation
>buy is for PS4
>good graphics, looks aesthetically pleasing, good atmosphere
>get to the first section with the alien
>heart pounding, incredibly tense
>make it through a few more encounters before chickening out
I still have it sitting there next to my PS4, mocking me. One day I'll finish it.
>>335859518
A Giantdad-ish build, memes aside, is actually very viable for PVE. Make a fire/lightning whatever and proceed to dump all your points into VIT/END. Full Havel for days
>>335859779
Don't they get outclassed by mid-late game by regular weapons?
>>335858623
No, it's literally not. There is no sense of control or agency, you don't get to choose the pacing. You don't get to explore and find things.
Quit "pretending to be retarded."
>>335852152
Is this game even possible without remapping the keyboard controls? FromSoftware did a shit job at mapping the keys, it makes me want to get a 360 controller just so I can even play it
>>335859403
Nigga. You are fucking young.
Games that are hard for the sake of being hard are literally the bread and butter of older gamers. Go play Angry Birds.
>>335860053
>Camus
>there are people on this board who are true patricians
>>335859462
Really? Isn't A&R before Nevan? She's like the easiest boss in the game.
>>335854568
I know your pain, brother. Tried so hard to enjoy ds3 but I just don't. I don't like the zero poise or the lack of fun weapons.
>>335860236
No they don't. Not at all.
>>335860294
man, it's impossible on keyboard. just get you a nice controller. Could easily play emulated games with it too
>>335859403
Go play something not fun then. like Minecraft on build mode or whatever
>>335852152
That picture is dark m8
>>335860491
Alright good, thinking of getting one this weekend
>tfw drank all my escus flasks trying to figure out the controls
may as well start a new character while I'm at it, least I didn't get that far
>>335852152
Completely unrelated but can you actually instantly die if you threw a hot plugged in toaster inside the pool with you?
>>335860617
fucking kek m8
>>335860631
not instantly
>>335860053
I can guaranfuckingtee you that Camus wouldn't want his words being associated with vidya.
>>335859931
>Drunk Souls
Tried it and I can't even enjoy this game while drunk off my ass.
>>335860631
no, there's not enough current in house hold electrical sockets when dispersed through water, which is a very poor conductor
Installed DaS last week, haven't touched souls games before.
Should I install that ENB shit if I have a toaster GPU?
>>335860053
This,nothing can compare to the sweet feeling of victory after a tough challenge.
>>335861156
Only if you want a housefire. Wait, what GPU?
>>335852152
I just finished my 3rd DMC:3 DMD run.
FUCK that shit game, go play a TRULY difficult game.
>>335861313
>>335852152
There are other "hardcore" vidya , DS is just not your style.
>You have to beat it to prove that you're good
No, it sucks
would you perservere through Superman 64 to prove you can do it? How about ET on Atari?
>>335861335
>mobile screenshot of Facebook featuring a low res image
Kill yourself
>>335859518
Zweihander that can be picked up at firelink shrine can stun lock pretty much the whole game
Drake Sword is one of the strongest early to mid game weapons until you find one that you prefer.
Pyromancy in DS1 is extremely powerful because it is a magic that scales exclusively on the level of your pyromancy glove meaning that any build can use it without dumping stats into it.
>>335860358
I am 25 you fuckwhit
IF i wanted a game like Dark Souls i'd play fucking dark souls.
Its just waves of overpowered enemies over and over again the game has no change of pace or anything.
At least the older Resident Evilspre 6where punishing and FUN and also had a change of pace.
Demons Souls was the only good souls game
>>335852152
Silly OP, Dark Souls isn't hardcore it's just what casuals pretend is hardcore.
Go play some shmups, maybe some grand strat, and then laugh the next time some pleb mentions anything Souls related (and toss them a smug, "I bet you haven't even played King's Field, scrub" just to piss them off).
>uninstalling a game you're not enjoying
What's the problem? Are you scared that other gamers and people on the internet wouldn't approve of you?
>>335860436
Yup, surprised me too which is why it stuck in my memory for so long
I think it's because you had to back off from Nevan here and there to dodge attacks, he probably brute forced all the bosses up until then by button mashing
Which is actually okay for Agni and Rudra, especially when you kill one of them and have to wrap up the fight quickly
It may have been for the best, he would've whined about the guitar being useless shit until end of time otherwise
>>335852253
>>335861516
Because those aren't well made games to begin with and have frustrating controls,unlike DaS.
The game isn't perfect by any means,but it has care put into it and it shows.
You can though try to beat to beat Superman 64 if you think that will give you a sense of accomplishment,nothing is stopping you!
>>335862083
>Because those aren't well made games to begin with and have frustrating controls,unlike DaS.
Dark Souls is guilty on both counts
try again
mfw people still fall for the bait
>>335853539
Nobody is ever well-off with that sword.
>>335852152
Bruh Dark Souls takes about half a game to get entertaining. Until then it's just for bragging rights.
>playing boring and repetitive games just to fit in
You played the game and didn't like it. At least you were honest with yourself and quit.
>>335861756
>if I lie about my age on the internet no one can tell The Post
>>335862159
>tfw you didn't even read the whole post.
I said the game isn't perfect,I am aware that it has flaws.
But unless you are DSP,I don't see how you would have trouble with the controls.Sure you might kick every once in a while instead of attacking,but it still is miles better than Superman64,a game where you barely have any control of your orientation as you fly.
![yamtBCA[1].png](https://i.imgur.com/FJLxpz0.png "yamtBCA[1].png")
>>335855968
oh no, someone doesn't like the game reddit and /v/ told you to like because it was the golden standard for hardcore-ness in gaming, that must mean I'm not hardcore!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
