This playthrough (the third one) was awesome till I reached Mountaintops of the Giants. The final legendary dungeons (the Moutaintops, Haligtree, Crumbling Farum Azula, the Mohgwyn Palace) and their respective bosses are some of the worst aspects of the game; specifically because there's no balance at all. I hate the mobs and the bosses in these locations. It's not interesting to fight them. It's just not. Fuckerknights with shields and tons of HP, Wormfaces, non-stoppingly spitting death blight around them, Oracle Envoys casting their bubbles, and basically any other mob with tons of HP. It's NOT engaging to fight them. It's just not. What's worse, the loot in these locations is awful. I only need three talismans from these locs, that's it. I hate magic builds, so I see no point in searching for magic-build talismans, weapons, etc. Therefore, I can't be bragging about one-shooting Malenia with my awesome Azura Comet or whatever.
Also, I don't give a flying fuck about lore. Yeahhh, I tried to understand what was going on, but it's more pointless than, say, trying to be invisible in darkness. The quests, on the other hand, are very well done, to be honest, although I still don't understand what's going on in half of them.
I did pretty well with Fire Giant, Mohg, Gideon, Malekith, and Godfrey, considering this was my first solo walkthrough (god bless seamless coop mod). But Malenia and Radagon? Are you kidding me??? I will stand by my statement, which is that Bed of Chaos from DS1 is the worst boss ever that I fought with. But Malenia and Radagon????? He's [Miyazaki] gotta be kidding me. One hour of my life wasted on Malenia only because it's been almost a year since I last fought with her, and my hands have forgotten how to dodge her Waterfowl Dance attack. This and HP drain, is what makes her "hard". Almost every other move can be easily dodged. You call this balance, bitch??? Nevertheless, Malenia is easier when soloed, so fuck her. The biggest complaint is Radagon, though. This was the first time I soloed him because during the other two playthroughs, I fought with him with my friends, and it was... more comprehensible? I guess that's the word. His moveset is a nightmare. Yesterday, I wasted an hour on him - it was pointless. So I went to bed angry as fuck. The first thing this morning I respeced my stats, changed my sword and talismans, and killed him (and Elden Beast, which is, honestly, easy) on the second try. Hooray for me lmao
Yesterday I was ready to uninstall the game before defeating Radagon, only because the unbalance hurts my intelligence. And it's not worth the time spent. Now... I don't think I want to waste my money on the DLC. Miyazaki does not deserve it. Do you know why? Mark my words, the DLC will be far more difficult than the original game. As per usual with the DLCs in Dark Souls. And I don't want to spend the money on the nerve-wracking bullshit of a DLC.
I complain but still give the damn game a 4 out of 5 stars. I had a great time. The gameplay is the best of all FromSoftware games. It's perfectly smooth, which is like a breath of fresh air after playing DS1-DS2-DS3. It was fun to collect the items and clear the dungeons, up until the final stretch.
Also, I don't give a flying fuck about lore. Yeahhh, I tried to understand what was going on, but it's more pointless than, say, trying to be invisible in darkness. The quests, on the other hand, are very well done, to be honest, although I still don't understand what's going on in half of them.
I did pretty well with Fire Giant, Mohg, Gideon, Malekith, and Godfrey, considering this was my first solo walkthrough (god bless seamless coop mod). But Malenia and Radagon? Are you kidding me??? I will stand by my statement, which is that Bed of Chaos from DS1 is the worst boss ever that I fought with. But Malenia and Radagon????? He's [Miyazaki] gotta be kidding me. One hour of my life wasted on Malenia only because it's been almost a year since I last fought with her, and my hands have forgotten how to dodge her Waterfowl Dance attack. This and HP drain, is what makes her "hard". Almost every other move can be easily dodged. You call this balance, bitch??? Nevertheless, Malenia is easier when soloed, so fuck her. The biggest complaint is Radagon, though. This was the first time I soloed him because during the other two playthroughs, I fought with him with my friends, and it was... more comprehensible? I guess that's the word. His moveset is a nightmare. Yesterday, I wasted an hour on him - it was pointless. So I went to bed angry as fuck. The first thing this morning I respeced my stats, changed my sword and talismans, and killed him (and Elden Beast, which is, honestly, easy) on the second try. Hooray for me lmao
Yesterday I was ready to uninstall the game before defeating Radagon, only because the unbalance hurts my intelligence. And it's not worth the time spent. Now... I don't think I want to waste my money on the DLC. Miyazaki does not deserve it. Do you know why? Mark my words, the DLC will be far more difficult than the original game. As per usual with the DLCs in Dark Souls. And I don't want to spend the money on the nerve-wracking bullshit of a DLC.
I complain but still give the damn game a 4 out of 5 stars. I had a great time. The gameplay is the best of all FromSoftware games. It's perfectly smooth, which is like a breath of fresh air after playing DS1-DS2-DS3. It was fun to collect the items and clear the dungeons, up until the final stretch.