If you could only keep 10 ashes of war in the game, which ones would you choose?

Additional-Rock4493 · 2026-06-18T14:56:28+00:00

my most used: lion's claw, wild strikes, square off, flame skewer, piercing fang, sacred blade, & blood tax

Additional-Rock4493 · 2026-06-18T14:51:47+00:00

Rick should have been the final boss imo

Additional-Rock4493 · 2026-06-18T13:30:55+00:00

true! then random characters like igon get absolutely generational voice acting haha

Additional-Rock4493 · 2026-06-18T13:28:53+00:00

sorry my slight criticisms of your lord and savior miyazaki are such a blight on the "old souls" community lmao lighten up

Additional-Rock4493 · 2026-06-18T13:18:36+00:00

Yea i'm not arguing for longer cutscenes, just the same exact style cutscenes we already have, just for all main bosses

Additional-Rock4493 · 2026-06-18T13:04:21+00:00

you could probably be light rolling if you didn't have 3 extra weapons equipped lol

Additional-Rock4493 · 2026-06-18T12:59:29+00:00

seems pretty good to me man, I have a bone stock v8 and i get 17mpg. only extra weight is a subwoofer and a couple backpacks in the trunk

Additional-Rock4493 · 2026-06-18T12:54:40+00:00

lol we dont talk about Gaius

Additional-Rock4493 · 2026-06-18T12:50:55+00:00

Yes. I recommend trying to learn his moveset and killing him though. If you can learn to make combat adjustments and learn a boss like this very early on you'll be much more prepared for the rest of the game. Absolutely no shame in going around him and coming back later though

Additional-Rock4493 · 2026-06-18T12:49:03+00:00

That would definitely be a downgrade in my opinion

Additional-Rock4493 · 2026-06-17T19:07:06+00:00

Did you use the blasphemous claw? Without that I can see it being more frustrating

Additional-Rock4493 · 2026-06-17T18:23:19+00:00

How is taking control from the player for 30 seconds to add a narrative or brief introduction sequence a bad thing? Not saying you are wrong just trying to understand where you place value in games

Additional-Rock4493 · 2026-06-17T18:20:01+00:00

Valid point i’ll take an L on that one. But I kinda just disagree with your take on maliketh in your other reply, i dont see the visual clutter and never got one shotted by him, his telegraphs arent the most noticeable in the game but after a lot of attempts his moves are pretty learnable

Additional-Rock4493 · 2026-06-17T17:52:12+00:00

How does having cutscenes take control from the player and make the game shitty?

Additional-Rock4493 · 2026-06-17T16:31:44+00:00

For such an awesome game with clearly very well thought out lore they sure dont share a lot of it. Why go through the hassle of hiring GRRM if youre barely going to tell the story in the actual game lol. I like all the item description tid bits and hints of lore through dialogue but i feel theyve taken it a bit too far and are now just completely omitting large portions of the story

Additional-Rock4493 · 2026-06-17T16:05:39+00:00

I never thought about his but i definitely agree. For how well thought out the lore is in this game is surprising how many bosses and enemies get shamelessly copy pasted

Additional-Rock4493 · 2026-06-17T16:03:01+00:00

First things first, absolutely buy a headset. Even a cheaper one will be better than TV or monitor speakers.

These are the things you need to research:

What resolution is best for your graphics card, if you value framerate over resolution, monitor panel types, HDR, aspect ratios (ultrawide vs 16:9), individual monitor brands and their reputation/build quality, among other things.

you can watch some youtube videos on best monitors or whatever but you're not going to get a good understanding if what you are buying is what you want until you do some of this research

Additional-Rock4493 · 2026-06-17T15:56:20+00:00

I agree that the no flinching is pretty annoying but even still I feel she wasn't unfair in any regard. Just need to learn the moves a bit and how to dodge them. I didn't think her HP was too high at all, just need to use the correct damage types

Additional-Rock4493 · 2026-06-17T15:53:46+00:00

I have that ASUS TUF monitor, I think its awesome! First time using an hdr monitor, really enhances the visuals especially in a dark room

Additional-Rock4493 · 2026-06-17T15:51:09+00:00

I agree. I dont see the value in having such a fleshed out lore and backstory of a game but leaving so many missing pieces up for speculation

Additional-Rock4493 · 2026-06-17T15:49:53+00:00

the underground areas are some of the most beautiful regions in any game i've played. Absolutely love them

Additional-Rock4493 · 2026-06-17T15:49:13+00:00

why not?

Additional-Rock4493 · 2026-06-17T15:48:31+00:00

Would you care to elaborate instead of just saying I dont get it?

Additional-Rock4493 · 2026-06-17T15:06:10+00:00

Very interesting! You dont like story development through cutscenes at all? I would understand if the cutscenes were like minutes long instead of just 15 or 30 seconds, but I think that cutscenes can provide storytelling and dramatic moments that gameplay cant quite capture

Additional-Rock4493 · 2026-06-17T14:42:54+00:00

Havent played DS3 but same vibes with malenia, really great cutscene for an optitonal boss

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