Souls Series Wiki Forums

Would you like to react to this message? Create an account in a few clicks or log in to continue.

+5
ChizFreak
callipygias
Rynn
Doelker
IV_Mark_VI
9 posters

    What is the Dark Souls 'intended' path through the game?

    avatar
    IV_Mark_VI
    Hollowed
    Hollowed


    Posts : 1721
    Reputation : 52
    Join date : 2012-07-30

    What is the Dark Souls 'intended' path through the game? Empty What is the Dark Souls 'intended' path through the game?

    Post by IV_Mark_VI Mon Oct 01, 2012 1:35 pm

    I ask this because I normally don't tackle the catacombs until much later on, but people say you're supposed to fight pinwheel around lvl 20..? You need to tackle the moonlight butterfly before this normally to get a divine weapon.

    The rest of the level seems pretty darn tough for a lvl 20.

    So that in mind, I am going to do a no-grind, as intended playthrough (no master key).

    So what do you people think is the intended area playthrough?

    Burg
    Parish
    Lower Burg
    Depths
    Blighttown
    Forest (moonlight butterfly) optionally hydra
    Catacombs
    Sen's
    Anor Londo
    Forest/Sif

    Archives
    4 kings
    Lost Izaleth
    TotG

    Kiln

    Did I miss anything? Is that right?
    Doelker
    Doelker
    Obsessed
    Obsessed


    Posts : 438
    Reputation : 17
    Join date : 2012-01-17
    Age : 45
    Location : Mexico City

    What is the Dark Souls 'intended' path through the game? Empty Re: What is the Dark Souls 'intended' path through the game?

    Post by Doelker Mon Oct 01, 2012 2:09 pm

    I would go like this:
    Burg
    Parish
    Lower Burg
    Depths
    Btown

    Then you could tackle the first part of the forest to get the divine ember and go to the catacombs since if you talked with Domhall he tells you about using divine weapons against the skellies and you could already have green shards to ascend a longsword to divine.

    Afterwards
    Sen's
    Anor Londo

    After Anor Londo I think is your choice since all the next areas are going to be kind of difficult.
    But I would go like this:

    Back to the asylum and kill bigbutt stray
    Then PWOA
    Dukes Archives
    Forest (Sif)
    New Londo
    Demon Ruins
    Lost Izalith (If you didn't get a skull lantern then here you get the SL Maggot.)
    ToG

    Then kill and destroy everything and everyone

    Then the Kiln
    Rynn
    Rynn
    Chosen Undead
    Chosen Undead


    Posts : 4689
    Reputation : 257
    Join date : 2012-01-26

    What is the Dark Souls 'intended' path through the game? Empty Re: What is the Dark Souls 'intended' path through the game?

    Post by Rynn Mon Oct 01, 2012 2:18 pm

    Let's be honest with ourselves for a moment.

    Short of a strategy guide, most newbies DO hit brick walls on their first playthrough.
    Explore past quelagg and you see a new path,a good majority of newbies i see on their first playthrough run down here, kill the Discharge, and explore till the golden gate forces them to turn around.

    Then they go uptop and they fight through sens fortress. They were likely at this point headed to the catacombs, but the giant serpent turns them around with it's dialog.

    I see no reason to assume FROM expected us to go to the catacombs that early. Pinwheel is some kind of *** up folly on their part, but it wasn't from anticipating us going there early.

    Pinwheel has less HP then the Taurus Demon.
    avatar
    callipygias
    Hollowed
    Hollowed


    Posts : 1776
    Reputation : 93
    Join date : 2012-02-18
    Age : 54
    Location : Oregon, US

    What is the Dark Souls 'intended' path through the game? Empty Re: What is the Dark Souls 'intended' path through the game?

    Post by callipygias Mon Oct 01, 2012 2:26 pm

    Despite the placement/usage of embers and such I don't think there's an intended order with the Lord Soul bosses, personally.

    The only area that seems up-in-the-air to me, regarding From's intentions, is Darkroot (whether you go there before or after Sen's/Anor Londo).

    I think The Catacombs are put where they are to torture new players and reward repeat players. Or maybe the reason they made Pinwheel so easy -- despite the fact that he drops the 2nd most important item in the game -- is so the rare noob who has the patience, skill, and intellegence to run The Catacombs early is rewarded appropriately. I kinda doubt that though, as you'd have no way of knowing about the need for a divine weapon yet, and unless you got REALLY lucky and made your way to the first necromancer you wouldn't know about that aspect of it. Actually, I suppose Demon's Souls vets could figure that part of it out, I guess.
    ChizFreak
    ChizFreak
    Revived
    Revived


    Posts : 2388
    Reputation : 135
    Join date : 2012-01-17
    Location : Eye of Terror

    What is the Dark Souls 'intended' path through the game? Empty Re: What is the Dark Souls 'intended' path through the game?

    Post by ChizFreak Mon Oct 01, 2012 2:35 pm


    1. Burg
    2. Parish
    3. Darkroot Garden
    4. Lower Burg
    5. The Depths
    6. Blighttown
    7. Ceaseless Discharge
    8. Catacombs
    9. New Londo (until water is drained)
    10. Sen's Fortress
    11. Anor Londo
    12. Darkroot Forest
    13. New Londo
    14. Duke's Archives/Crystal Caves
    15. Demon Ruins
    16. Lost Izalith
    17. Tomb of Giants
    18. Kiln of the First Flame


    Prepare To Die Edition:
    Spoiler:
    avatar
    IV_Mark_VI
    Hollowed
    Hollowed


    Posts : 1721
    Reputation : 52
    Join date : 2012-07-30

    What is the Dark Souls 'intended' path through the game? Empty Re: What is the Dark Souls 'intended' path through the game?

    Post by IV_Mark_VI Mon Oct 01, 2012 2:56 pm

    Darkroot is quite a bit higher than I expected in that list Chiz; with a +5 weapon, those Ents are dangerous.
    Knight Alundil
    Knight Alundil
    Insomniac
    Insomniac


    Posts : 1435
    Reputation : 67
    Join date : 2012-04-09
    Location : Scotland

    What is the Dark Souls 'intended' path through the game? Empty Re: What is the Dark Souls 'intended' path through the game?

    Post by Knight Alundil Mon Oct 01, 2012 2:58 pm

    I dont think there is an intended path. As soon as you bring covenants into the equation all the "set paths" go to ****. You have to hit up sif and new londo before any of the other lord areas if you wish to DW. You have to add the great hollow in at some point to be Dragon. Also depending on what items/spells you want things can change.

    And the forest/catacombs can be beaten at any point so they're hard to pin down.
    avatar
    callipygias
    Hollowed
    Hollowed


    Posts : 1776
    Reputation : 93
    Join date : 2012-02-18
    Age : 54
    Location : Oregon, US

    What is the Dark Souls 'intended' path through the game? Empty Re: What is the Dark Souls 'intended' path through the game?

    Post by callipygias Mon Oct 01, 2012 3:11 pm

    ChizFreak wrote:
    Spoiler:
    You do the Kings before the new content it means you miss out on a pretty amazing feature.
    ChizFreak
    ChizFreak
    Revived
    Revived


    Posts : 2388
    Reputation : 135
    Join date : 2012-01-17
    Location : Eye of Terror

    What is the Dark Souls 'intended' path through the game? Empty Re: What is the Dark Souls 'intended' path through the game?

    Post by ChizFreak Mon Oct 01, 2012 3:24 pm

    callipygias wrote:
    ChizFreak wrote:
    Spoiler:
    You do the Kings before the new content it means you miss out on a pretty amazing feature.

    That "event" it's not worth it. Also it's kind of hidden. I'm talking about a "standard" procedure.
    ChizFreak
    ChizFreak
    Revived
    Revived


    Posts : 2388
    Reputation : 135
    Join date : 2012-01-17
    Location : Eye of Terror

    What is the Dark Souls 'intended' path through the game? Empty Re: What is the Dark Souls 'intended' path through the game?

    Post by ChizFreak Mon Oct 01, 2012 3:25 pm

    IV_Mark_VI wrote:Darkroot is quite a bit higher than I expected in that list Chiz; with a +5 weapon, those Ents are dangerous.

    Ents are easy as hell to kill. Keep in mind I'm talking about Darkroot Garden, not Forest. The Butterfly area. Ents are very easy, and Stone Guardians are slow as hell. One can easily kill them one on one.
    Doelker
    Doelker
    Obsessed
    Obsessed


    Posts : 438
    Reputation : 17
    Join date : 2012-01-17
    Age : 45
    Location : Mexico City

    What is the Dark Souls 'intended' path through the game? Empty Re: What is the Dark Souls 'intended' path through the game?

    Post by Doelker Mon Oct 01, 2012 3:46 pm

    I think most of our experience is doing the talking... I remember when I first stood in the Darkroot Garden, those stone guardians beat the hell out of me. I got my *** handed to me several times.
    So a + 5 weapon is not that great. And what about the Hydra and crystal golems, they do massive damage to low level characters.

    So I do agree, there might not be intended path, but you can somehow discover it by meassuring the damage input of the enemies.

    Ceasesless discharge is only easy in the cheesy way, but you won't know that in your first playthrough... That bastard is going to make you cry if you try it your first time in a low level toon.
    FellipeMariano
    FellipeMariano
    Addicted
    Addicted


    Posts : 222
    Reputation : 3
    Join date : 2012-09-12
    Location : Black Devil Ship [Darkroot Basin]

    What is the Dark Souls 'intended' path through the game? Empty Re: What is the Dark Souls 'intended' path through the game?

    Post by FellipeMariano Mon Oct 01, 2012 4:19 pm

    -Burg
    -Darkroot Basin (with Master Key)
    -Go to Andrei through Darkroot Basin and buy crest of artorias
    -Forest (kill Sif)
    -Kill Moonlight Butterfly
    -New Londo (to kill the four kings)
    -Parish (to kill Gargoyles)
    -Low Burg
    -Depths
    -Blighttown
    -Queelag
    -Undead Asylum revisited
    - Sen Fortress
    -Anor Londo (get lord vessel)
    -Painted World
    -Catacombs/Tomb of Giants (to kill Nito)
    -Lost Izalith
    -Duke's Archives
    -Kiln of the First Flame

    But that one is a little tricky in the beggining, so I recommend only if already beaten the game once to go a fast playthrough.
    avatar
    IV_Mark_VI
    Hollowed
    Hollowed


    Posts : 1721
    Reputation : 52
    Join date : 2012-07-30

    What is the Dark Souls 'intended' path through the game? Empty Re: What is the Dark Souls 'intended' path through the game?

    Post by IV_Mark_VI Mon Oct 01, 2012 4:44 pm

    So that's your opinion of the Dark Souls Intended path?

    Interesting... and... do not agree... if you don't take the master key, then you can't do that route. Therefore, I have to disagree that what you describe is an intended path...
    Everynevers
    Everynevers
    Addicted
    Addicted


    Posts : 176
    Reputation : 8
    Join date : 2012-09-12

    What is the Dark Souls 'intended' path through the game? Empty Re: What is the Dark Souls 'intended' path through the game?

    Post by Everynevers Mon Oct 01, 2012 4:53 pm

    I haven't seen anyone mention Ash Lake yet.

    I was seeing a lot of red little messages in the burg that said something akin to Beware of Chests. Well, they got me hella paranoid (I already was), so I started crossbowing, fire bombing, and meleeing every chest I came across. So after Blighttown and even before I found Quelaag, I was "lucky" enough to happen across the way down to Ash Lake. Yeah, that was really fun thing to do.

    Couple of my friends did the same. One was stuck for a very long time at the bottom until he found out the clams dropped items to uncurse you. So, speaking for me and the few of my friends who played Dark Souls and stuck it out that far:

    <
    Blighttown
    Ash Lake
    <
    FellipeMariano
    FellipeMariano
    Addicted
    Addicted


    Posts : 222
    Reputation : 3
    Join date : 2012-09-12
    Location : Black Devil Ship [Darkroot Basin]

    What is the Dark Souls 'intended' path through the game? Empty Re: What is the Dark Souls 'intended' path through the game?

    Post by FellipeMariano Mon Oct 01, 2012 5:28 pm

    IV_Mark_VI wrote:So that's your opinion of the Dark Souls Intended path?

    Interesting... and... do not agree... if you don't take the master key, then you can't do that route. Therefore, I have to disagree that what you describe is an intended path...

    That's MY inteded path... After the first playthrough, I always take that path.
    Xskulled
    Xskulled
    Addicted
    Addicted


    Posts : 116
    Reputation : 30
    Join date : 2012-02-17

    What is the Dark Souls 'intended' path through the game? Empty Re: What is the Dark Souls 'intended' path through the game?

    Post by Xskulled Mon Oct 01, 2012 5:58 pm

    FellipeMariano wrote:
    IV_Mark_VI wrote:So that's your opinion of the Dark Souls Intended path?

    Interesting... and... do not agree... if you don't take the master key, then you can't do that route. Therefore, I have to disagree that what you describe is an intended path...

    That's MY inteded path... After the first playthrough, I always take that path.

    I think you missed the point of this thread..

    Sponsored content


    What is the Dark Souls 'intended' path through the game? Empty Re: What is the Dark Souls 'intended' path through the game?

    Post by Sponsored content


      Current date/time is Thu Mar 28, 2024 4:44 pm