Hvalpen Posted June 4, 2021 Share Posted June 4, 2021 I bought Demons souls today, having never played a soulsborne game, and lord do i suck I did manage to beat Phalanx on first attempt(yay!) but i had died 4 times or so to get there, and completely ignoring that one big guy with a shield that blocks your way on top of the wall, the one time i approached him i got instagibbed. Im really looking for some tips here. Im currently just 2 handing the weapon since i read that one might as well not block, and only roll. Combat tips? Item build? What stats to max? Help! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lonemankane Posted June 4, 2021 Share Posted June 4, 2021 21 minutes ago, Hvalpen said: I bought Demons souls today, having never played a soulsborne game, and lord do i suck I did manage to beat Phalanx on first attempt(yay!) but i had died 4 times or so to get there, and completely ignoring that one big guy with a shield that blocks your way on top of the wall, the one time i approached him i got instagibbed. Im really looking for some tips here. Im currently just 2 handing the weapon since i read that one might as well not block, and only roll. Combat tips? Item build? What stats to max? Help! what one of demon souls you got? ps3 or 5? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sepheroithisgod Posted June 4, 2021 Share Posted June 4, 2021 Just use Soul Arrow. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrBloodmoney Posted June 4, 2021 Share Posted June 4, 2021 The main piece of advice I can give is to make sure you let strength be granted, so the world might be mended. So the world might be mended. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Creasy007 Posted June 4, 2021 Share Posted June 4, 2021 I echo the Soul Arrow recommendations while also suggesting you keep a close eye on which starting bonus item you select. Some of them are way better than others, it just depends how you want to go about playing. Also, don't be discouraged by dying - it'll happen a LOT, especially when it comes to the bosses. Just stick with it and try new strategies. Farming is also your friend, can be a big difference maker in a lot of fights if you elect to farm for hours and get your stats up higher. Good luck! This was my first full Souls experience and I loved every second of working to get the Platinum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaivRules Posted June 4, 2021 Share Posted June 4, 2021 14 minutes ago, Lonemankane said: what one of demon souls you got? ps3 or 5? This is posted in the PS5 versions sub-forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helyx Posted June 4, 2021 Share Posted June 4, 2021 Feel free to ask any specific questions if there's something you don't understand. I really enjoy the game, so I regularly help newer players if they request it. Here's a pretty good wiki that should act as your main source of information: http://demonssouls.wikidot.com/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lonemankane Posted June 4, 2021 Share Posted June 4, 2021 Just now, DaivRules said: This is posted in the PS5 versions sub-forum. Ah, I don't see it under that at the top, as when I clicked on here it was under the new forums made. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hvalpen Posted June 4, 2021 Author Share Posted June 4, 2021 30 minutes ago, Creasy007 said: I echo the Soul Arrow recommendations while also suggesting you keep a close eye on which starting bonus item you select. Some of them are way better than others, it just depends how you want to go about playing. Also, don't be discouraged by dying - it'll happen a LOT, especially when it comes to the bosses. Just stick with it and try new strategies. Farming is also your friend, can be a big difference maker in a lot of fights if you elect to farm for hours and get your stats up higher. Good luck! This was my first full Souls experience and I loved every second of working to get the Platinum. I simply followed the trophy guide. So i picked the ring that makes item finding happen more often. Provi something ring. Playing as royal class, cuz trophy guide Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scemopagliaccioh Posted June 4, 2021 Share Posted June 4, 2021 Yeah, Royal is the best class. Prioritise Health above all, until you reach the cap, make sure to also focus on Stamina, then, just have enough strength/dexterity/int/faith for whatever weapon you prefer. Straight Swords, Thrusting Swords, Curved Swords and Large Sword are very powerful here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hvalpen Posted June 4, 2021 Author Share Posted June 4, 2021 14 minutes ago, scemopagliaccioh said: Yeah, Royal is the best class. Prioritise Health above all, until you reach the cap, make sure to also focus on Stamina, then, just have enough strength/dexterity/int/faith for whatever weapon you prefer. Straight Swords, Thrusting Swords, Curved Swords and Large Sword are very powerful here. Do you have some tips for how to approach combat? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helyx Posted June 4, 2021 Share Posted June 4, 2021 18 minutes ago, Hvalpen said: Do you have some tips for how to approach combat? As a mage, spam magic. For melee, find a weapon that suits your style (I prefer curved swords & pole arms). The major focus should be how you build your character. Health (Vitality) isn't as important as people make it seem. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hvalpen Posted June 4, 2021 Author Share Posted June 4, 2021 3 minutes ago, Helyx said: As a mage, spam magic. For melee, find a weapon that suits your style (I prefer curved swords & pole arms). The major focus should be how you build your character. Health (Vitality) isn't as important as people make it seem. So what is important, in your view? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OpenScars Posted June 4, 2021 Share Posted June 4, 2021 (edited) 31 minutes ago, Helyx said: As a mage, spam magic. For melee, find a weapon that suits your style (I prefer curved swords & pole arms). The major focus should be how you build your character. Health (Vitality) isn't as important as people make it seem. @Helyx has been by far one of the most helpful people in my Soul's journeys, from years back on PS3. My build on Demon's Souls was a dex / sorcerer build. My points therefore mostly went into Int and Dex. Built up my Stamina a fair bit, along with health. Check the Wiki's and you get Soft and Hard caps. This means that when you hit a Soft Cap, you wont level up that certain aspect as much as previously. I've always loved the Falchion / Schimter and Uchikatana (too drunk to spell correctly). So I levelled those up, but it's the magic side that made Demon's Souls pretty easy. There's multiple walkthroughs on youtube too. Demon's Souls Remake - Walkthrough Part 1: Gates of Boletaria - YouTube is who I watched whilst going through (I platinumed the original, so wasn't arsed about spoilers). He gives decent tips and routes... BUT read the comments beforehand, as I screwed up a few times by getting ahead of him. Edited June 4, 2021 by OpenScars 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helyx Posted June 4, 2021 Share Posted June 4, 2021 (edited) 35 minutes ago, Hvalpen said: So what is important, in your view? You really need to either experiment on your own, or follow one of the builds from the wiki I linked. For me personally, its getting my damage stats to 40 (STR, DEX, MAG & FAI all increase your damage resistance) and if I plan to melee, get Endurance to 30-40. Also, unless you plan to use the Blueblood Sword, never increase your Luck stat. In fact, item discovery equipment in general works against you. My favorite part of Demon's Souls was playing blindly & learning the game. The learning curve is steep at first, but once you understand some of the more obtuse game mechanics, its actually really easy & fun. Edited June 4, 2021 by Helyx 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scemopagliaccioh Posted June 4, 2021 Share Posted June 4, 2021 3 hours ago, Hvalpen said: Do you have some tips for how to approach combat? Not much to add, Sorcery is the best it has ever been in the Souls “series”, there are also some weapons upgrade part that scale with Intelligence to complement, magic damage is kinda like Lightning in Dark Souls, resisted by very few enemies, earlier you said that the guide said you should not block, I don’t agree with that statement, while rolling is preferred, it requires a certain degree of knowledge of enemies patterns, so if you’re new, don’t worry too much about not blocking. Regarding health, you can absolutely clear the game without boosting it, but think of it this way, health is a “quantity” of error you’re allowed to make until you are dead, the more you have, the more room for error you can make, the cap should be at 40 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helyx Posted June 4, 2021 Share Posted June 4, 2021 12 minutes ago, scemopagliaccioh said: Regarding health, the cap should be at 40 Vitality soft-caps at 50, but still increases HP until reaching 99. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scemopagliaccioh Posted June 5, 2021 Share Posted June 5, 2021 18 hours ago, Helyx said: Vitality soft-caps at 50, but still increases HP until reaching 99. Just checked, there are actually 2 caps, the first is at level 40, the second 50, https://demonssouls.wiki.fextralife.com/HP 40 should be enough, early game enemies don’t have the highest of defenses, but pushing it too far, especially when you only get 9 HP will leave one with a weak offense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyNameIs_Rainman Posted June 5, 2021 Share Posted June 5, 2021 20 hours ago, scemopagliaccioh said: Not much to add, Sorcery is the best it has ever been in the Souls “series”, there are also some weapons upgrade part that scale with Intelligence to complement, magic damage is kinda like Lightning in Dark Souls, resisted by very few enemies, earlier you said that the guide said you should not block, I don’t agree with that statement, while rolling is preferred, it requires a certain degree of knowledge of enemies patterns, so if you’re new, don’t worry too much about not blocking. Regarding health, you can absolutely clear the game without boosting it, but think of it this way, health is a “quantity” of error you’re allowed to make until you are dead, the more you have, the more room for error you can make, the cap should be at 40 My first souls as well, and using the falchion? that scales off magic and I feel pretty OP at times..when I can get close enough and survive enough to get the hits in ?? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GastNDorf Posted July 21, 2021 Share Posted July 21, 2021 Well seeing the completion time I'd guess the best tip would be having someone online dump you everything you need for the platnum and just rush through the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MonaSaxPayne Posted July 25, 2021 Share Posted July 25, 2021 question... as a souls virgin myself I seem to have accidentally consumed my hard demon soul from killing the spider boss so now I can't craft the lava bow will my current run become significantly harder? (it's kicking my ass as it is lol) also.. apart from making a new character or just starting a NG+ run... if I were to join a player while they were at the spider boss fight.. could I get back the hard demon soul that way too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helyx Posted July 25, 2021 Share Posted July 25, 2021 19 minutes ago, HondaHoe said: I seem to have accidentally consumed my hard demon soul from killing the spider boss You can snag the soul in NG+, and won't impact your playthrough. Joining someone else's world and helping them kill the Armor Spider won't give you his soul, only basic souls and revive you back to Body Form. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MonaSaxPayne Posted July 25, 2021 Share Posted July 25, 2021 16 minutes ago, Helyx said: You can snag the soul in NG+, and won't impact your playthrough. I'm sorry I don't quite understand this.. won't I have to finish my current play through to get to NG+? also, could someone drop a lava bow for me if they had one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CelestialRequiem Posted July 25, 2021 Share Posted July 25, 2021 Just get in there. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helyx Posted July 25, 2021 Share Posted July 25, 2021 49 minutes ago, HondaHoe said: I'm sorry I don't quite understand this.. won't I have to finish my current play through to get to NG+? also, could someone drop a lava bow for me if they had one? Yes. You can't enter NG+ until you've completed your first playthrough. Someone could drop a weapon for you, but I don't see the purpose in specifically needing the Lava Bow. Even with a quality build, it's fairly underwhelming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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