And don’t forget your shield and armor would also like some of that sweet Titanite lovin’. I recommend Halberds for a first-timer, ‘cos the extra reach will let you laugh in what passes for the face of most melee enemies. Only weapons at +5 and +10 can be modified into special weapons, and a well-maintained special weapon will probably carry you to the end.
Do so at blacksmiths whenever you have the Titanite, and buy more Titanite from the blacksmiths when you have the souls to spare. This’ll get you through the early game, but after a while, levelling up is slightly less important than upgrading your weapons. Whether you put Strength or Dexterity up depends on what weapon you’re using: check the info to see which stats boost it best. Besides that, don’t worry too much about where you put the stats, most of them will help. If you’re at a bonfire and have enough souls to level up, do so immediately. Buy useful items from merchants where possible, ‘cos you don’t lose inventory from death. Don’t be one of those pillocks madly slashing the air two feet to their left.ĭon’t hoard souls (aka: XP) because they’re easily lost when you die. This is one of many important things the game never mentions.ĪNOTHER IMPORTANT THING: Click the right analog stick to target enemies as soon as they’re in range. Later on in the game you might want to learn a Fireball or Soul Arrow, just to have something to use against long-range enemies, but early on you’ll face no projectiles that a good shield can’t withstand.ĭodging is also extremely important, because you can’t shield forever if your stamina is being chipped away, so don’t always go straight for the armor with the highest physical defense: your dodge roll becomes more of a pathetic flop when your equipment load is more than half of the maximum.
It might seem unlikely, but even attacks from enemies the size of Bournemouth can be shielded, so get into the habit of holding the ‘shield up’ button wherever you go. A shield is vitally important, but when looking at the stats of a shield, remember that Stability is the important one, that will mean the difference between tanking a hit or getting sprawled and stunlocked. Point one: Completely new? Play Warrior or Knight.ĭon’t worry your pretty little head about spells for now, just be a class that can dish out damage, and take it as well. Knowing all of this would certainly have helped me.
#Heads will roll dark souls crack
So, for those of you who might now want to be giving the game a crack before number 2 comes out, I’ve compiled the most important points into an essential Beginner’s Guide. I stand by the Final Fantasy rule that a game getting good twenty hours in is not worth holding out for, but Dark Souls is actually good at the start, if you know a few things that the game is very, very bad at explaining. Not I! I will never forget that I was once one of those who played for three hours and stopped because they weren’t having fun, and I will not mock you for it, because it’s the game’s fault for ramping up too fast. Dark Souls is difficult, and so there’s an increased air of smugness in the veteran players, who reply to heartfelt requests for advice with dismissive phrases like “Git gud”, forgetting that there but for the grace of God went they. And all the people singing its praises made me resist it all the harder, due to the unwritten rule that all good things are ruined by their fans.
No, because I didn’t get into it three years ago, because the barrier to entry was completely unreasonable.
Someone asked me if I’d have given Dark Souls Game of the Year if I’d gotten into it three years ago.
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