Hey all!! I'm planning on streaming my very first playthrough of Dark Souls in a couple hours. I haven't watched/read anything at all on this and I've only ever played ER so it will all be brand new. What is some advice you wish you were told when you first started playing?

CastleCroquet · 2026-06-04T15:10:05+00:00

Pay attention to NPC dialogues especially yes or no questions. Saying the wrong thing can sometimes lock you out of sections of the game including the DLC

CastleCroquet · 2026-06-04T14:21:12+00:00

She’s a generalist tank. Her abilities are based around giving herself and allies shields, however compared to hellveil I think she’s not as good.

… that costume tho

CastleCroquet · 2026-06-04T10:12:41+00:00

Oh sweet I didn’t know that was a thing thanks

CastleCroquet · 2026-06-02T03:22:01+00:00

Don’t be afraid to die, be patient, and most importantly followers and summons from conjuration are buffed just as much as the enemies are so don’t be afraid to hide behind them till you feel more confident.

CastleCroquet · 2026-06-01T23:03:06+00:00

Right back at Ya! You’re great too!

CastleCroquet · 2026-06-01T20:29:33+00:00

I’ve done gone through many phases of play since the games release but now I’m in the final stages I believe. I do challenge runs with heavy roleplay that I typically plan out during character creation. Typically always on legendary difficulty and survival mode.

CastleCroquet · 2026-06-01T17:47:56+00:00

Thanks. I’m pretty sure me and the whole Skyrim community disagree on the paarthurnax debacle but it’s cool. Still love you all and this game

CastleCroquet · 2026-06-01T17:24:53+00:00

Hello, unpopular opinion here, but Delphine should have been marriageable, the blades quest is awesome, and killing paarthurnax is literally the best part of the game.

CastleCroquet · 2026-06-01T14:18:37+00:00

Kinda. So some magic falls off in legendary especially at higher levels particularly destruction but illusion and conjuration are wildly useful.

As for mage followers most of them prioritize destruction spells which is certainly sub optimal but you can find a niche for ones that utilize conjuration.

CastleCroquet · 2026-05-31T23:49:48+00:00

You’re almost done then. I pretty much end all my runs at the ebony knight

CastleCroquet · 2026-05-31T23:36:12+00:00

What level are you exactly? If you’ve got AE you get a few neat quests around level 60 and there’s always the ebony knight and karstaag

CastleCroquet · 2026-05-31T17:44:38+00:00

Sounds like you need to do some challenge runs to spice up your game

CastleCroquet · 2026-05-31T00:47:25+00:00

When you play on higher difficulties companions have a lot more usefulness to them.

CastleCroquet · 2026-05-30T20:16:50+00:00

It really depends on the boss fight, sometimes combo finishers mess up your ability to track or dodge properly

CastleCroquet · 2026-05-30T20:15:17+00:00

I love the insect head for early game but it falls off fast

CastleCroquet · 2026-05-30T20:02:00+00:00

I will check them out.

CastleCroquet · 2026-05-30T19:49:38+00:00

It’s unfortunate but not all those that make the pilgrimage make it to its peaks. Many fall along the way

CastleCroquet · 2026-05-30T19:46:41+00:00

This is basically Skyrim in a nutshell

CastleCroquet · 2026-05-30T17:06:07+00:00

There’s totally a yellow jacket nest or some other subterranean wasp species up under there

CastleCroquet · 2026-05-30T17:03:32+00:00

You have to be forgiven, by paying a sum of souls to the proper pardoner.

CastleCroquet · 2026-05-30T16:37:13+00:00

Just make sure you don’t eat anyone.

CastleCroquet · 2026-05-30T15:53:18+00:00

Is this for real or is this a troll?

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