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[GodParticle]

It's not just for the spear, it's a global unlock for all weapons. It's not apparent at first, but many of the skills aren't weapon specific.

Huh...never knew that. The game is a bit cryptic at times

 

[Brian_FETO]

Killed the boat demon wooo

 

[WickedLaharl]

pretty decent game. action mode on a pro is glorious. could end up being dark souls 2 good which ain't so bad.

For me i don't care much for the mission based level structure. Would be great if it was hub based like in demon's souls.

 

[Relaxed Muscle]

I guess playing the beta paid off, I'm barely dying. Loving it so far, went to sleep so late though...

I'm guessing I missed out on the preorder bonuses? Are they worth it? Daaaamn, I was sleeping on this game!

I guess they are decent for a starting playthrough, but they are both medium and heavy armor, so if you go for full speed movement then they won't as useful.

 

[grimmiq]

2nd (non-tutorial) boss down, much better than the 1st, both down on 3rd attempt.

1- Go in blind and get destroyed.
2- Figure out patterns/weaknesses.
3- Win.

Picked up the Magic that calls in my guardian spirit as an assist, 2nd boss spoiler turns out

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The bird one(not sure if it works with others) knocks her ass down long enough to get 2 light combos in, she then always goes for her grab, make her whiff then a 3rd combo, did that 3 times then used my Spirit to get her to 15%ish, easy from there.

 

[kowhai]

Just beat the ship boss.

Same feeling of euphoria as a souls boss. Took me 10 tries though.

 

[Kalentan]

All-RIGHT! After completing the second level, I went and did all the sub missions. I was pumped, I was excited! Finally, a new level... THEN IT WAS THE SECOND ALPHA LEVEL.

PLS. I want a new level. Q.Q

(That isn't to say that the levels aren't good... I just want to see something I haven't yet.)

 

[Donthizz#]

Anybody tried one of those twilight missions? I'm scared to even try, hehe

 

[Kaisos]

Anyone know where to get the Youngblood armor? I usually like to wear the cover equipment in Souls games.

All-RIGHT! After completing the second level, I went and did all the sub missions. I was pumped, I was excited! Finally, a new level... THEN IT WAS THE SECOND ALPHA LEVEL.

That level is god-tier though. I really missed it in the beta...

 

[Caim]

Anyone know where to get the Youngblood armor? I usually like to wear the cover equipment in Souls games.

I've gotten it from some of the drops and chests from the cave stage.

 

[CertifiedFP]

Weird seeing a Soulslike be in an Instanced/Mission structure instead of Metroidvania after playing through the DarkS trilogy and my current run of Bloodborne. Was Demon's Souls like this?

Spoiler

Also, I do wonder in a way if Sony feels insecure about the DarkS trilogy's success as a multiplat IP after DemonsLocalizationGate - Considering they funded the development of two exclusive Soulslikes for PS4 in the space of two years.

 

[HeelPower]

I know the story wont be talked about much but this is by far Team Ninja's best effort too. Its a much more sophisticated set up/lore than they've ever done ,and the dialogue is amusing.Its also the best presentation.

They're really put their all into this game.Their best yet in every aspect. A true classic.

 

[VanCityGamer]

I'm curious how people will rate this game compared to Bloodborne, and if many will like it better.

 

[VeteranGamer]

For those that have a regular ps4, which framerate mode do you like best?

 

[Sanctuary]

Huh...never knew that. The game is a bit cryptic at times

It's also misleading on the descriptions of what specific skills are actually supposed to do. Either that, or buggy as fuck. The Ki Pulse damage buff simply does not work at all for me (I get the icon, and ZERO damage increase) and the actual parries haven't worked once. Haven't had an issue doing the flip over attacks, but actual parries? Nope. Never.

 

[CertifiedFP]

And DAMN SON.

Pole Kick is a bloody devastating guard breaker.

 

[nextgeneration]

For those that have a regular ps4, which framerate mode do you like best?

Action mode. The other 2 modes are unplayable to me.

 

[Kyoufu]

And DAMN SON.

Pole Kick is a bloody devastating guard breaker.

Is it? I unassigned it.

 

[TheOnionKnight]

anybody finish that Death to Pirates Mission yet?

Before I went to bed last night,

Spoiler

i got all the way back to the very first shrine and then got killed by the dude who sits in the hut (next to where you find the first Kodima).

How do you trigger the end of that mission? Want to go in prepared after work today

 

[WhiskerFrisker]

Enma is really fucking annoying with her paralysis what the fuck.

 

[Kalentan]

That level is god-tier though. I really missed it in the beta...

Beat the boss... but there is more? Was there more to the level in the alpha?

 

[Inkvoterad]

I normally always skip collectibles but these kodamas are 2cute

 

[Neolombax]

If it's anything like the demos (I've downloaded from the SEA PSN) dismemberment is in the game for us as well

Yeah same. I noticed that defeating those big Yokai caused dismemberment but not the smaller variants or human enemies. I was watching some video reviews and saw the reviewer chopping peoples' heads off. Pretty sure had nothing of that sort happened during my playtime.

 

[IDKAboutThat]

Well, at 0 elixirs and 100 some health I beat Batwoman. On my 14th attempt. At least it's over.

 

[WhiskerFrisker]

Enma can seriously kiss my ass man. Why can her stamina Regen so quickly?

 

[grimmiq]

I normally always skip collectibles but these kodamas are 2cute

Kodamas aren't just collectables, they increase the number of Elixirs you get after you die.

 

[Get'sMad]

gonna retire for the night still on Umbrella lady....I can dodge everyone of her individual attacks my problem is not being able to read when she's going to spam them all together and I get caught.

 

[IDKAboutThat]

Kodamas aren't just collectables, they increase the number of Elixirs you get after you die.

They veeeeery slooooowly increase the number of elixirs you get after you die.

 

[grimmiq]

They veeeeery slooooowly increase the number of elixirs you get after you die.

Every little bit helps, by the time I find a boss, just picking up the ones in plain sight gives 2-3 more elixirs.

 

[WhiskerFrisker]

Well never mind I just defeated her. Literally a hit and run boss.

 

[SMK]

Finally killed

Spoiler

Umibozu

. I died to that bastard in some stupid ways. Playing content that wasn't in the demos has been pretty great.

 

[Nightmare452]

Just beat the ship boss.

Same feeling of euphoria as a souls boss. Took me 10 tries though.

Same here. Just beat him 10 mins ago. Damn, if this is any indication, gonna be a tough game to finish. The level was easy, but this bastard took like 15 tries to down.

 

[Kaisos]

I've gotten it from some of the drops and chests from the cave stage.

The second mission? Excellent, thanks.

Beat the boss... but there is more? Was there more to the level in the alpha?

No, it ended after the lightning tiger thing. That's neat.

 

[Wookieomg]

Been going ham for the last few hours, absolutely fucking love it. So many things to do and acquire and hnnnng. I just love it all.

Question: Is it better to sell spare armors/weapons to the blacksmith or have her disassemble them for materials instead? I have tons of shit in my inventory because I tend to battle every single revenant I come across <.<.

 

[Darkman M]

Finally beat 2chains... whew satisfying.

 

[Kaisos]

Enma is really fucking annoying with her paralysis what the fuck.

What I did in the beta was get the Ninja skill that gives you an anti-paralysis buff. It helped a lot from what I remember.

 

[FiraB]

Finally killed

Spoiler

Umibozu

. I died to that bastard in some stupid ways. Playing content that wasn't in the demos has been pretty great.

Died to him twice, I stay back and watch patterns now before engaging. Only boss ive died to more then that was tachibana because i decided to fist fight him.

 

[SMK]

Been going ham for the last few hours, absolutely fucking love it. So many things to do and acquire and hnnnng. I just love it all.

Question: Is it better to sell spare armors/weapons to the blacksmith or have her disassemble them for materials instead? I have tons of shit in my inventory because I tend to battle every single revenant I come across <.<.

I've been dismantling everything and upgrading all the mats to purple quality.

 

[hyp]

Enma is really fucking annoying with her paralysis what the fuck.

for everyone having problems getting stunned by her, check your inventory. there's a set of armor that i picked up called "Archer Garb" which reduces paralysis. equip as many pieces as you have and the "Paralysis Omamori Charm" if you have it.

made the fight a lot easier, was able to recover from stuns much better. also, don't over commit to combos, settle for quick strikes using the high stance and switch to low to get back speed to run away from her screams and bum rushes.

 

[Caim]

Finally...

 

[Fix The Scientist]

Played a few hours past the beta areas, my early thoughts: The level design doesn't touch fromsoft, the combat is still delicious, story sucks.

 

[MKIL65]

Somehow, I found the 3rd boss to be much easier than the 2nd.

I'm really enjoying the game, but gotta take a nap.

 

[RuinerPrime]

I have an extra code from Amazon if anyone wants it (Nioh armor, crimson armor and a dynamic theme)

 

[WhiskerFrisker]

What I did in the beta was get the Ninja skill that gives you an anti-paralysis buff. It helped a lot from what I remember.

for everyone having problems getting stunned by her, check your inventory. there's a set of armor that i picked up called "Archer Garb" which reduces paralysis. equip as many pieces as you have and the "Paralysis Omamori Charm" if you have it.

made the fight a lot easier, was able to recover from stuns much better. also, don't over commit to combos, settle for quick strikes using the high stance and switch to low to get back speed to run away from her screams and bum rushes.

I killed her already. She's really straight forward besides her paralysis. That's the only reason I died like 7 times to her. But it's my fault for ignoring the antiparalysis buffs and armor.

 

[Kaisos]

The level design doesn't touch fromsoft

The more I play this game the more I feel that level design is the only thing FromSoft really excels at... but idk, is Nioh really THAT much worse than most of Demon's Souls or Dark Souls 2? The latter half of Dark Souls?

 

[Yu Narukami]

I have an extra code from Amazon if anyone wants it (Nioh armor, crimson armor and a dynamic theme)

If it's for Europe I'll take it. Thanks.

 

[SheHateMe]

3 hours for the Isle Of Demons and killing that double iron balled bastard.

A lot of stupid deaths, but going in blind has been nothing short of fun.

I'm loving every moment.

 

[Joeku]

I have an extra code from Amazon if anyone wants it (Nioh armor, crimson armor and a dynamic theme)

And if it's for North America I'll take it!

 

[RuinerPrime]

And if it's for North America I'll take it!

I'll pm ya!

 

[Agent_ShortBus]

Been going ham for the last few hours, absolutely fucking love it. So many things to do and acquire and hnnnng. I just love it all.

Question: Is it better to sell spare armors/weapons to the blacksmith or have her disassemble them for materials instead? I have tons of shit in my inventory because I tend to battle every single revenant I come across <.<.

I like to sell it because im at the point where i dont have enough money to soul match my favorite gear i want to stick with.