i finished dark souls!!

so i started playing dark souls remastered like... 2 weeks ago? there abouts? and last night i finally beat it with some help from my boyfriend and friends. i definitely didn’t expect to enjoy it as much as i did and i fully intend to play through it again with another class.

for this playthrough, i decided to go for knight since i generally quite enjoy melee characters in rpgs. by the end of the game, i was using all the havel armor, the butcher knife from maneater mildred (upgraded to +15, its insane!), the ring of favor and protection, and havel’s ring. my strength and vitality and general defense are so high that most enemies don’t do much damage at this point.

the most enjoyable parts of the game for me were the boss fights and watching my character slowly get more and more powerful. it was fun running back through sections that previously gave me trouble and just dominating the enemies. as i said, i did have a decent amount if help, so i think the game would’ve been much harder if i’d done it totally solo. that being said, i was able to beat most of the bosses on my 2nd or 3rd try, a few even on my 1st.

all in all, dsr is a fantastic game and i really didn’t expect to enjoy it as much as i did. i plan to replay it a few times now that i have a general idea of the game’s mechanics and routes. i’m actually also starting dark souls 3, so i really look forward to comparing the two. i’m kind of kicking myself for not playing dark souls sooner but it was absolutely better late than never.

one complaint i do have is that the story and the lore was a bit confusing to me and i wish i had paid more attention to it. hopefully my next runthrough i’ll understand it a little better. :>