Also, I haven't used any of the consumable soul pickups I've picked up except once early in the game where I consumed one for 200 souls so I had enough to level up. I have no idea how much they're all worth.
I have so many different sets of armor now that I haven't even tried them all. Isn't it true that most of them have one thing that they're better at protecting you from than the others, and the ones that protect you the most from melee attacks tend to be heavier?
More or less. Some armors are pretty good for specific stuff, like the black leather and ninja sets have high poison resistance. but it's not like each and eery set has a specific strong point that makes it stand out. at least I think so.
I played all of those games back to back as well. Though I think I played a second character in both Dark Souls and Demon's Souls before I started playing Dark Souls II.
I have so many different sets of armor now that I haven't even tried them all. Isn't it true that most of them have one thing that they're better at protecting you from than the others, and the ones that protect you the most from melee attacks tend to be heavier?
Generally lighter armors have higher elemental or status resistances while heavier ones are better at physical, yeah. Some of the heavy armor like what Havel was wearing will have good resists as well, but it's very heavy.
But really armor doesn't matter that much, the heaviest stuff fully upgraded will mean you can take a couple extra hits from a boss and I do mean a couple. Typically your armor is the difference between getting two shotted and three shotted, it's not much juts a little bit of breathing room. So use what you think looks cool and doesn't hinder your movement too much.
Just FYI, if you're considering getting a PS4 for Bloodborne and Dark Souls 3, get the PS4 Scholar version as well. Original DS2 on PS3 already had awful performance, I can only imagine the graphical changes in Scholar make it even worse. The PS4 version is 60FPS and comes close to the PC version in performance.
Well, yeah. Or, if it's still an option, get DS2 (the original) on Xbox, as the PS3 version is again reportedly noticeably worse.
I don't know how much you looked into it, but Scholar is basically an Ocarina of Time: Master Quest version of DS2, with existing assets flipped around, for better or worse. It's like a romhack for people who want something slightly new after playing the original, so the original makes for a slightly better first playthrough experience.
That's only if you're going to play on last-gen, though. If PS4 is an option, play Scholar anyway as it's by far the best experience you can get outside of the PC version.
About Dark Soul II: "After some initial delays, the game was launched in March 2014, with the PC release launching on April 24, 2014.[4][9] An updated version of the game, Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin, was released in April 2015. The title is a compilation of the original game and its downloadable content and patches, and also encompasses a remastered port of the game for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC with upgraded graphics, expanded online multiplayer capacity, and other minor changes to the game itself. A sequel, Dark Souls III, is set for release in March 2016."
Both Scholar of the First Sin versions have all the DLCs. It's just that PC and the next-gen consoles got 60 FPS and the remixed enemy placement. PS3 Scholar is the vanilla game plus DLCs and patch fixes.
Yeah, I'm saying that if PS4 is an option, ignore what I said about original DS2 being slightly better and play PS4 Scholar, because the performance difference is so freaking huge that it makes up for it. DS2 original is slightly better in a vacuum, but not if it means having to play on last-gen, especially PS3.
It affects some progression by adding new roadblocks while removing others. Being a romhack, it's comes across as less elegant. But I'm not trying to make you not want to play Scholar, it's perfectly fine to play first. It's just something to be aware of.
Basically it would be like playing Master Quest without playing OOT. Some things might seem a bit patchworky, and you'd wonder why shooting cows that are embedded in Jabu's flesh makes things happen, but you'd still be having a great time.
One thing I know - I'm not playing it on xbox. I absolutely hate everything about every xbox I've ever played. Worst controller ever made, and it has BATTERIES. You have to pay for online play. I really, really, hate it and can't wait to get the hell away from it.
I'll probably get DS2 for PS4, but no way in hell I would get it for xbox.
Sounds like the best decision. With being able to play three fresh Souls games after getting a PS4, you will probably have the best PS4 launch experience of anyone ever.