This is my first LTTP Thread and i was hesitant to make one on a game that's had so many but hey its not Spec Ops the line and i desperately feel the need to talk about my experience with this game.
For the past few years I've tried several times to really get into Dark Souls after getting it during a steam sale and loving the idea of it but would always get stuck at The Taurus Demon( one of the earliest bosses in the game). So for a few years i left my pyromancer character to just sit and wait for me to have time to really get into the game. Flash Forward to January of this year and i randomly decide to pick the gamer back up and hey what do you know i mange to dunk on the dang demon! With a big hurdle in my progress Slain I find myself enjoying the game a lot more.
A thing with Dark souls is people will tell you a lot about the game but also Insist on you doing things blind, so with em posting screenshots on twitter about my play through i had several people tell me about The drake sword while also telling me not to listen to the other people give me hints. Well with the Drake sword in hand i manage to beat the Gargoyles, Ring the firs bell and feel pretty great about myself. This takes me to what i thought would be my run killer, the boss spoken of in myth and legend the Capra Demon. I was scared I was anxious I...
Beat him on my third try. And its at this point i realized i REALLY like this game.
Going through more of the game i felt great even when awful awful things happened to me (I literally started crying the first time i was Cursed by a basilisk), but persevering and meeting such interesting characters like The Fair lady and Her Elder sister made me appreciate the world and how its crafted, my jaw hit the floor when i could see bits of the Parish from inside Blightown.
Having braved Sens fortress, Discarded my Drake Sword for a Lightning Spear, and made my way to Anor Londo I thought just one thing.....
"The REAL dark souls starts here"
And what an amazing time i had in Anor Londo from that one FUCKING AWFUL ARCHER, to discovering the amazing Painted world to the Climatic battle between Ornstein and Smough I feel more in love with the game then I could imagine, and then i got the lord vessel.
Holy SHIT does being able to warp around the world and visit new parts of old areas give me such an new appreciation for EVERYTHING in the game. The Battle with the 4 Kings was an awesome war of nutrition, Cutting off Seethes Tail and laying into him after the harshness of his Archives was a delight and making my way to the Catacombs and calming the Right of Kindling made me feel POWERFUL. I LOVE this game and everything about it.
So as of today I have about 4 bosses left. The Bed of Chaos, Gwyndolin, The DLC Dragon and The final boss. Sadly i haven't been able to really take advantage of the PVP stuff but i never really wanted to summon against bosses anyway i enjoy fighting them alone. I hope to finish off this game by the end of the week and man just what a wonderful few months its been playing this game, I feel privileged to have experienced it and explored its world.
Fuck Patches.
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