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MrKnightCap

Beat Phalanx last night....for the first time ever

Totally blind run of Demon Souls! Pretty amped, wanted to play through the original before the remake so I could really see the difference. I’ve played Souls games before, nothing new for me there.

I started off as Royalty, because it was the only character that started as a level 1. I hate the Rapier, and plan to swap weapons soon, and soul arrow is OP.

Really enjoyed the first level design too, and the way it looped.

Just thought it’d be fun to post this since I wonder how many people on here are only recently playing it.

Edit: also I’m using an MCable which actually makes the game look pretty crisp on PS3! I really recommend these HDMI cables they are really effective

Posted Jun 17, 2020, 11:25 PM UTC · edited

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Xyvyo•

All the magic is really cool but the better spells you get it it makes the game pretty trivial. Not saying you shouldn't use it if you like it. Just personally on first playthroughs I recommend melee.

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MrKnightCapOP•

Yeah I am trying not to abuse it, but I’ve definitely used it to save my ass.

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bloodectomy•

Oh man

The Tower of Latria awaits you 8D

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MrKnightCapOP•

Hype!

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bloodectomy•

Let us know what you think of it!

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MrKnightCapOP•

I will, I’ve been kind of documenting this for whatever reason, it’s pretty exciting for me right now. Didn’t expect such a well put together game.

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jestergirl98•

Good luck, slayer of demons, may your battles going forward be glorious.

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MrKnightCapOP•

Thanks!

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MrKnightCapOP•

Things I just learned: the dragon will no longer fly away for me to get his treasure, that’s a shame

I switched to a long sword and I like it

I found an area I missed and freed some orange glowing knight!

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MrKnightCapOP•

Ended up suicide running the dragons for their loot...it’s pretty hilarious it’s all anti fire gear...super ironic.

Oh and my life bar went all the way up and I died and now it’s way small again...idk if I need to get an item like in dark souls to get human again but oof this is rough

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Leider-Hosen•

Yes, it's called a Stone of Ephemeral Eyes, though you also turn human when killing bosses.

DON'T abuse them however. It isn't clearly explained in-game, but there's an eye-looking symbol in the top corner which will turn black or white depending on your actions. This is called "World Tendency", a mechanic unique to Demon's Souls.

Most of the time it doesn't do much, but if it goes Pure Black or Pure White, certain special events happen and the difficulty changes. Dying in human form (Soul Form is fine though) will shift WT towards Black. Pure Black will basically Gravelord your world with red phantoms that are twice as strong as normal, and certain NPCs will appear as enemies. You also deal 15 odd percent less damage, but Enemies drop way more souls and have a higher likelihood of dropping rare items.

The short of it: you may be tempted to pop your stones in a hard area to make it easier, but this will backfire if you die too many times, unless there's a Black tendency event you are trying to trigger, since those can reward some really sick weapons.

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MrKnightCapOP•

Interesting

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Mr_Lawful_GoodHeart of Gold•

Maybe you know that already but the Cling Ring, found in 1-1, is pretty useful since increases your health in soul form. Enjoy your game!

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MrKnightCapOP•

I found it but I don’t even know what soul form is 😂 I’m trying not to look anything up really and just figure it all out, I literally don’t know anything about this one. I’m just suffering with like 30% HP or whatever I’m at....hahaha

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Darkknightjpw•

Make sure to hook up to the private server so you get msgs and ghosts. Plus invaders

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MrKnightCapOP•

I have no idea how to do that, I’ve just been playing offline

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Darkknightjpw•

If you look up yuri's private server you'll find instructions on how to connect.

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kwz•

Check out this sub sidebar on the wiki and FAQ

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MrKnightCapOP•

Update from yesterday June 18, this red dragon is a huge jerk and I hate him. Died a bunch of times getting loot and got off for the night, this level after the Phalanx is a maze! I saved the knight again, and found another trader while exploring.

I got the bow and tried shooting the dragon and missed everytime, I am awful.

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