I've started my journey. My friend kinda wrecked Margit with his overpowered character. I beat Godrick on my own though.
Generally flailing around being terrible at the game, succumbing to looking stuff online as to suck less. I've always liked using greatshields, so I looked up where to get a good one and also some rune farming guides so I could actually wield the silly thing. I've been farming vulgar militiamen.
Also turns out I missed the game's equivalent of havel's ring because I didn't talk to some woman before beating Godrick. I do hate the obtuse sidequest design and the whole missable shit thing. There is a more potent version of the Arsenal Charm but looks like I'll have to go on a bit of an odyssey to get it.
Definitely thinking of farming a bit just to get my vigor up some more. Currently running around with rags, Manor Greatshield and Golden Halberd.
I do feel like the game hates people who blocks. There's a lot of enemies/bosses with grab attacks. Some also have really aggressive combos and weapon arts and know no chill. Even with a greatshield I can have some random enemy just start spinning into me and shield break me with little issue. Whereas in Dark Souls 3 most enemies would get deflected allowing me to punish them. I appreciate guard counters being a thing, but I feel like it's never safe to use the bloody move and it sometimes whiffs/misses too.
Flying enemies are also turbo obnoxious. Maybe I should just respec into a ranged magic spammer.... though I haven't unlocked the means to respec yet.
As with all soulslike games, it's a love-hate relationship. I like the whole discovery and finding lots of stuff aspect, fiddling with builds, but I could do with things being less punishing. I could do with getting pounded in the dirt less by some bullshit enemy placement that I probably had to die at least once to know how to respond to. Then finally get through one hurdle and there's a Banished Knight around the corner that knows no fucking chill. I ended up sprinting through most of Stormveil Castle cause I got sick of getting my ass handed to me try to win all the enemy encounters.
Generally flailing around being terrible at the game, succumbing to looking stuff online as to suck less. I've always liked using greatshields, so I looked up where to get a good one and also some rune farming guides so I could actually wield the silly thing. I've been farming vulgar militiamen.
Also turns out I missed the game's equivalent of havel's ring because I didn't talk to some woman before beating Godrick. I do hate the obtuse sidequest design and the whole missable shit thing. There is a more potent version of the Arsenal Charm but looks like I'll have to go on a bit of an odyssey to get it.
Definitely thinking of farming a bit just to get my vigor up some more. Currently running around with rags, Manor Greatshield and Golden Halberd.
I do feel like the game hates people who blocks. There's a lot of enemies/bosses with grab attacks. Some also have really aggressive combos and weapon arts and know no chill. Even with a greatshield I can have some random enemy just start spinning into me and shield break me with little issue. Whereas in Dark Souls 3 most enemies would get deflected allowing me to punish them. I appreciate guard counters being a thing, but I feel like it's never safe to use the bloody move and it sometimes whiffs/misses too.
Flying enemies are also turbo obnoxious. Maybe I should just respec into a ranged magic spammer.... though I haven't unlocked the means to respec yet.
As with all soulslike games, it's a love-hate relationship. I like the whole discovery and finding lots of stuff aspect, fiddling with builds, but I could do with things being less punishing. I could do with getting pounded in the dirt less by some bullshit enemy placement that I probably had to die at least once to know how to respond to. Then finally get through one hurdle and there's a Banished Knight around the corner that knows no fucking chill. I ended up sprinting through most of Stormveil Castle cause I got sick of getting my ass handed to me try to win all the enemy encounters.