The first "event" is the important one it seems; the second doesn't advance it otherwise.

After I got to a certain point I got nosey if I completed stuff in the right order and found all sorts of tips and tricks that would've been great to know when I got to em. Like Nail bouncing off spikes/mobs and "kiting" the second Soul Warrior by using Mantis Claw 'cause he only summons 25 adds-_-

I did the latter the hard way by getting Quick Slash and the Nail Art charge reduction first. The bouncing should've been obvious but I'm a bit denser than most.

Me too 😱

The any% speedrun doesn't get >!wings!<. They do get Crystal, though I think they only need that for >!acid skip!<, so you could probably just get >!Isma's tear!< instead.

Edit: Actually, getting into >!Isma's grove!< requires Crystal as well, iirc. Luckily, the only thing it's really used for is getting to >!Lurian!<, who you can access through >!a shade gate!< as well. I think it is actually doable, if unlikely.

Yeah, Carefree Melody is actually a unique effect that no other charm can give you, and is great for things like delicate flower where preventing one hit can be vital.

They're already included in the base game. Also yeah they're cool af

As a console gamer, it really gave me more options without having to spend PC money

DS2 is very polarizing. Miyazaki didn't work directly on it and personally it is my least favorite. However it is still a phenomenal game and I wouldn't recommend you skip it. It has the best weapon and armor variety and introduced an incredible dual wield mechanic called power stancing. The DLCs each have really brutal sections so I wouldn't hesitate to coop them if you don't want the challenge. The biggest issues (imo) with it are that the world isn't built at all as cohesively as the first dark souls and that there are lots of ganks (enemies randomly attacking you from hidden places or far away). Also the bosses are not quite as diverse as other dark souls games.

This compels me to finally attempt a steel soul run, but alas, I’m still too scared

Man I miss this game. Couldn’t put it down.

I've gone back and replayed all of them with my PS5 and they look so good at 60 FPS, but Bloodborne never got that update so it's still just 30 FPS. I'd love to replay it, but it just feels jittery and unresponsive now that I'm so used to 60 FPS.

Ah. My mistake.

This is gorgeous.

Dude did you do the path of pain? I think it’s an extra one but it’s so tough. That one I couldn’t do. I was only able to get to the pale king

meanwhile next door to the left Pahtella Geo?

I can't decide if that's a really bright moon or the sun through an ash cloud.

Ah gotcha. Yeah, Bloodborne was a system seller for me as well!

Why can I hear this gif?

The only two places that really got me was >!The Soul Sanctum and The Hive !<

Everything else had pretty manageable benches, with most of the hardest ones being mercifully right next to the boss.

Can you? I know that the Crystal is needed to get double jump, and I was pretty sure that was needed for all of the endings.

But maybe it is not. You certainly could not >!fight radiance!<.

I couldn’t beat him. I could do the Palace of Pain but I can’t twitch fast enough to beat him.

I’m close to the end, the one boss is the circus boss, the other is the one in the hive. They are both very very annoying.

I think my main criticism are the upgrades. They change waay too little of the game. Sometimes, things that takes a lot of charm notches make your attack like, 20% more powerful... which is fine, but at the same time, it's too little to feel any difference

It's a good game, and I understand this balance is tricky, but it feels kinda frustrating...

I miss this game

Apparently something specific triggers it; but I didn't know what. If that "event" doesn't happen, neither does the "problem." I'll spoiler it since there's no doubt some newer folks around this post; according to the wiki:

>!She begins showing signs of infection after defeating Soul Master - ergo learning the Desolate Dive spell. When I visited her, she outright attacked me, which apparently happens after getting the spell and the Crystal Heart.!<

How in the world people beat the game without doing those is beyond me, but someone figured it out.

Technically finished the game but the dream world is a mofo