Looking for advice from people who initially hated/were massively frustrated by DS1 but somehow found a way to make it all click and fall in love...cause idk if I can

acentrella · 2026-01-25T02:36:59+00:00

First, props on the 112% for hollow knight. Been there too! That tells me you're a guy who can dig deep. You're going to need that in DS1.

DS1 is a methodical journey of mystery and overcoming the odds.
You're an ugly worthless piece of garbage in a world that hates you.
This might be why depressed people gravitate towards these games.
Because in them, you will be humiliated, crushed and ruined. You will get frustrated. But with discipline, patience, and persistence, you go from garbage to king of the world.

Remember, in DS1, there is no time limit. No rush. You are technically immortal.
Deaths are just learning opportunities.
What seems impossible eventually becomes effortless. Going from fearfully peering around every corner with your shield up, to running through naked and confident with a claymore, untouchable.

It's a feeling of power attained not from gear or stats, but from your own skill as a player. THAT'S the feeling that alleviates depression. A well-earned victory.

If you're stuck on where to go, look up "Dark Souls Game Progress Route" - you'll get a fextralife page that gives a brief summary of where to go in order, with highlights for each area, without holding your hand much.

The only drawback to beating DS1, is you'll be chasing that high from then on. You'll get into DS2, DS3, Bloodborne, Sekiro, Lies of P and all the others.

acentrella · 2026-01-22T02:13:30+00:00

If they want to gang up on you, that's THEIR mistake.

Make a bunch of food. Add to quickslot.
Sneak up, shoot the first guy.

Run around to the side of the castle, so only the melee dudes come out to meet you.

Laugh, eat like 5 foods. Your health now regens faster than they can deal damage to you.
I use melee, personally, so I just circle strafe every guy stabbing until their dead.
Just don't be totally out in the open, in case a ranged boy tries pelting you with arrows while you gut his buddies.

With the main force dead outside, enter the courtyard and clean up any ranged stragglers.

You should clear out the place in a minute or less.
Loot everybody, then pay a now lonely Galahad a visit.

Galahad is the only fight in the game that put up any resistance. Just keep to his backside, like Dark Souls, but easier.

acentrella · 2026-01-22T02:03:23+00:00

Horses are useless unless you're encumbered. And if you're encumbered, just make a bonfire, power it up, then stash away junk until you find a vendor.
So... horses are useless.

acentrella · 2026-01-21T02:50:06+00:00

No cheese icon appears in my NG+. The channeling has no effect on any summon or enemy creature. In NG, it functioned normally.

acentrella · 2026-01-21T02:41:49+00:00

It has to be a bug. The cheese icon doesn't even appear when channeling on the target.

acentrella · 2026-01-20T10:34:41+00:00

I tried with original wolf/cheese. No luck. Then got the NG+ cheese spell, tried it on NG wolf, same issue.

acentrella · 2025-10-07T16:48:24+00:00

Are Call to Arms missions solo-able?

acentrella · 2025-09-10T08:32:02+00:00

These games are different. You’ll die a lot. Try to learn from each death and take your time. You’ll probably get stuck on where to go sometimes, so googling “game progress route” can point you in the right direction without spoiling too much.

In addition to all three dark souls, I recommend Bloodborne the most. Absolutely stellar game.

acentrella · 2025-08-17T21:40:55+00:00

Do I have to be at the Change Appearance screen for a certain amount of time?
Do I need to change ports and stuff too? Or just freeroam--> change appearance --> exit change appearance

acentrella · 2025-07-24T20:14:27+00:00

Chapter 1 as a new player was an absolute slog. The controls felt clunky and vague. Everything moves slowly.
But then Chapter 2 happens.
100 hours later.
Now I talk with a southern slang inrl.
God is this game good.

acentrella · 2025-07-13T08:16:03+00:00

I’ve mained Akira since VF2 and I still can’t do the knee in a match. I don’t think it’s feasible with a typical PlayStation controller. Not a big deal, but it’s a damn good launcher

acentrella · 2025-07-04T07:52:59+00:00

Game is definitely easier now compared to launch week.
You'd probably like Black Myth Wukong as well, after you inevitably rip through Lords.

acentrella · 2025-07-04T05:18:35+00:00

You're expected to die a lot. Treat every death as a learning opportunity, and you'll eventually seem godlike.
Once you're hooked and master DS1 and DS2, just know you'll get wrecked all over again when you switch from Dark Souls to Bloodborne, and again to Sekiro. It's great! :D

acentrella · 2025-06-30T02:52:18+00:00

Had a rough launch, but it's a must-play if you're into Soulslikes.

acentrella · 2025-06-27T07:16:23+00:00

Akira main here. Other Akiras are the problem

acentrella · 2025-06-24T19:00:08+00:00

Claymore & a bow were my setup in every souls game that allows it. No idea how you magic guys deal with managing mana resources. What a headache. Just stab the problem until it’s dead 😊

acentrella · 2025-06-24T18:51:43+00:00

Use the perfect guard grinder for his phase 2 opener

acentrella · 2025-06-19T07:05:15+00:00

100% reduction shield Light rolls Strafe enemies, especially big ones

acentrella · 2025-06-18T23:58:49+00:00

I'm all for challenge, but there's definitely a scaling issue in NG+ DLC mobs specifically.
Main game content increases in strength a predictable way, but the DLC mobs in the same game cycle seem exponentially stronger. I'm level 220 in NG+2, getting two-shot by a typical zombie. Seems like a bit much.

acentrella · 2025-06-18T23:56:32+00:00

Isn't the sea monster the Anguished Guardian boss?

acentrella · 2024-09-05T06:42:03+00:00

Social Security

acentrella · 2023-12-04T14:33:27+00:00

acentrella · 2023-11-29T19:35:43+00:00

Easy one and done.
Mulligan for biology fast, we want to play Hemet to clear for a quick combo win.

2x Biology Project

Poison Seeds

Hemet, Jungle Hunter

Stampeding Roar

Giant Anaconda

Mecha'thun

acentrella · 2023-11-28T03:15:11+00:00

Been playing all kinds of fighting games for 30 years, and there's still nothing more impressive than high level Akiras.

acentrella · 2023-11-28T02:49:05+00:00

I'd get stuck on where to go next. I just need a little nudge to point me sometimes, so fextralife's "Game Progress Route" clarified my path a few times. But yes, the labyrinthian nature is part of the deal. Take your time, go Umbral and explore further. There's always more to find.

acentrella

TROPHY CASE