Demon's Souls is deadly

I was just playing this for the first time today and man! The difficulty is pretty hard. But that's not what makes me ragequit after every 10 minutes. It's how unforgiving it is. What do you guys think about Demon's Souls. I was really hoping to enjoy it because I'm a fan of RPGs.

I never found Demon's Souls to be hard or unforgiving. I think the reason is that I kept hearing about how hard and unforgiving it was that I overhyped the difficulty in my own mind.

Anyway, keep playing and dying. You'll get the hang of it.

I used the Temple Knight. He seemed to be the best for me. I died a lot and just kept learning to fight better and be better at how I played in general.

Got through it 2 times, but yes, it's hard

To be honest. With this game, its not the enemies that kill me, it me accdiently rolling off a cliff or something. That what really kills me. Not the enemies.

the game itself is amazing. so far ive played about 40 hours, and im on my third playthrough. a lot of time has been spent on leveling my character and upgrading weapons, fighting old king doran and so on...

the game itself wasnt really that hard to begin with, it was just that i had to learn the flow and all that. and now that im on my third playthrough, its easy peasy. still a ton of fun though, and im expecting to complete the game at least two or three more times.

It was great, one of my favorite RPGs this game, when I died, most of the time I would just use the quit game exploit, most of my deaths were just because I made some stupid error anyways. It's not really that hard on the first playthrough, but I started playing again recently on NG+, and I don't know if it's because I have such a low magic skill and know hardly any magic or if it's because I haven't played for so long, but it's much harder.

People don't even know what "hard" or "difficult" is now these days. It's drastically different in terms of gameplay than most RPG's and there is little margin for error. There are ways to widen that margin through different character developments and exploits, but it is a hard game. Lots of people get their butts handed to them, so don't get frustrated.

To me, thats what I enjoyed the most about the game. IMO it sucked as an RPG, but it shows how awesome a game can be when the gameplay is nailed just right.

When I first started, it was tough trying to get the timing right and to build my class the right way. By the time I stopped, I was on my 6th playthrough and wore armor just for decoration. The game was still hard, but I was just very comfortable with the game and the enemies. You will get there too. Everything is hard until you get used to it.

No you can't summon or be summoned, nor level up until you defeat the first boss. What class are you using? Are you locking onto targets? Some people say going two handed against the blue-eyed knight is more effective than trying to block his attacks using a shield (ie. dodge more).Sphire

[QUOTE="Sphire"]No you can't summon or be summoned, nor level up until you defeat the first boss. What class are you using? Are you locking onto targets? Some people say going two handed against the blue-eyed knight is more effective than trying to block his attacks using a shield (ie. dodge more).scar-hawk

Supposedly Royals are the best, but I chose a knight and found the beginning pretty easy (at least compared to my previous time of picking barbarian...).

[QUOTE="Sphire"]No you can't summon or be summoned, nor level up until you defeat the first boss. What class are you using? Are you locking onto targets? Some people say going two handed against the blue-eyed knight is more effective than trying to block his attacks using a shield (ie. dodge more).scar-hawk

Royalty is a good entry level character. I'd say keep up with patience and use soul arrow as much as you can. From my experience, you don't really need to fight close up on the first level :)

[QUOTE="scar-hawk"][QUOTE="Sphire"]No you can't summon or be summoned, nor level up until you defeat the first boss. What class are you using? Are you locking onto targets? Some people say going two handed against the blue-eyed knight is more effective than trying to block his attacks using a shield (ie. dodge more).Jackininy

Royalty is a good entry level character. I'd say keep up with patience and use soul arrow as much as you can. From my experience, you don't really need to fight close up on the first level :)

If you're really desperate, you can bombard the blue knight with soul arrows which will eventually shield break him (I think it's about 2-3 hits) and he will eat your next soul arrow :D This isn't a problem since you start with that mana regen ring!

You can shield break with magic? Ahaha, damn if only I knew that in all those PvP sessions...Sphire

haha maybe I'm using the term "shield break" too loosely... I meant that multiple soul arrows would result in the blue knight staggering from blocking too many shots thus allowing a solid hit afterward. I can't really vouch how effective that would actually be in PvP though ^^'

well i've got the stupid blue dragon between me and the last boss =(.mep69

im Royalty, but when i got it to half health it flys 2 an area i cant attck and my bow is pretty dire cos it isnt upgraded yet. might have to farm some souls and get better stats.mep69

Woot got to the vendor dude in 1-1. Quick! Should I buy a Long Sword or Short Spear or Club. Sword and Spear are 1500 each but club is 500. And for armor should I buy Coat of Plate, Plate Helmet, Plate Leggings, or Plate guantlets. Helmet is 1000, Coat is 1500, Guantlets are 1200, and leggings are 1200. But I only 2252 souls :/

He also has Firebombs and the healing grasses so I'll buy some of those for the boss and other enemies.

Woot got to the vendor dude in 1-1. Quick! Should I buy a Long Sword or Short Spear or Club. Sword and Spear are 1500 each but club is 500. And for armor should I buy Coat of Plate, Plate Helmet, Plate Leggings, or Plate guantlets. Helmet is 1000, Coat is 1500, Guantlets are 1200, and leggings are 1200. But I only 2252 souls :/

He also has Firebombs and the healing grasses so I'll buy some of those for the boss and other enemies.

scar-hawk

hahaha I never bought anything equipment or consumable based off of vendors. You're better off with starting gear + loot that you find so spend those souls on other things! :)

haha maybe I'm using the term "shield break" too loosely... I meant that multiple soul arrows would result in the blue knight staggering from blocking too many shots thus allowing a solid hit afterward. I can't really vouch how effective that would actually be in PvP though ^^'Jackininy

No no, I understood what you meant. Sorta similar to how repeatedly hitting someone with shields up does the same thing in melee. Once it eats up the stamina bar, the opponent staggers. I just never realised it possible wiith magic. Which I should have considering one of the advantages of HSA, is that 2-3 shots 'shield break' then the rest hit proper. I just never fully realised it until you said it. Even in PvE, it would have made things a lot easier, since whenever I saw something with a shield up, I'd just move around waiting for it to attack or something so that the shield is down.

im Royalty, but when i got it to half health it flys 2 an area i cant attck and my bow is pretty dire cos it isnt upgraded yet. might have to farm some souls and get better stats.mep69

You need to run through. Magic won't hit him from the stairs. I was Royalty and beat him. Like LS said, you need to recognise the pattern and run accordingly. I don't even know if you can hit him with arrows from such a distance (i never used arrows)

Woot got to the vendor dude in 1-1. Quick! Should I buy a Long Sword or Short Spear or Club. Sword and Spear are 1500 each but club is 500. And for armor should I buy Coat of Plate, Plate Helmet, Plate Leggings, or Plate guantlets. Helmet is 1000, Coat is 1500, Guantlets are 1200, and leggings are 1200. But I only 2252 souls :/

He also has Firebombs and the healing grasses so I'll buy some of those for the boss and other enemies.

scar-hawk

You could buy some herbs, but I wouldn't buy firebombs. Armor I can't say, probably pointless if your a Royalty, since it'll increase your equip burden. I never did buy it so I can't say for sure.

A note of advice though, if you push forward, bewary of an ambush. If you want however, you can backtrack to the stairs you came down after the blue knight. There you can jump down to another area. There are usually help messages there saying beginners go here or something. There's a friendly npc there who needs your help and who will help you for a bit. You also get the very valuable Thief Ring there I think. Also of note, did you open the shortcut back to the beginning of the area from the tower after the blue knight? It's semi-dangerous (less than a blue knight), but worth it. Shortcuts stay open even if you die.

I personally wouldn't use a walkthrough at least through your first playthrough.. but nevertheless, the game does bring about that feeling of accomplishment quite often. :D

just farm xp on the first part of the first world for long enough (after beating the first boss) and you will eventually become strong enough to coast through the game.

kind of a lame way of playing, pretty boring, but if you're actually struggling, this is one way to get through it.

Playing this game is like learning how to ride a bicycle. Sure its frustrating and difficult at first, but once you learn how, you'll wonder what all the fuss was about.

That's what I'm going to do. But first I have to gather like 8k souls for some firebombs because I only have 1 turpentine now because I failed :(scar-hawk

I never found Demon's Souls to be hard or unforgiving. I think the reason is that I kept hearing about how hard and unforgiving it was that I overhyped the difficulty in my own mind.

Anyway, keep playing and dying. You'll get the hang of it.

psyko0815

A question: Can you use all your souls to buy items and sell them whenever you want so that you don't lose souls after dying? (long @ss question). Is it recommendable? pooyanh

I just started the game as well. I actually haven't been playing long but so far it isn't hard just takes some getting used to.