Souls Multithread

Opium

2016-03-01 12:25:36 pm

Maybe it's ADD

Serris

2016-03-01 12:30:22 pm

Channel it into speedrunning!

ryu

2016-03-01 12:36:05 pm

Always holding the run button is the normal thing to do in most games.

Watching friends play Mario Maker stages without running drove me up the wall rotfl

Serris

2016-03-01 12:37:01 pm

Most games don't let running drain your resources for offense and defense :>

Opium

2016-03-01 12:43:45 pm

They ought to make you hold a button to walk instead of run. Run should be the default. Maybe not in souls because stamina is used for other things, but other games

Serris

2016-03-01 12:45:05 pm

Pretty sure that's rather common nowadays.

Opium

2016-03-01 12:46:11 pm

I've managed to miss every single game that makes it common then

Serris

2016-03-01 12:50:46 pm

It's not really something you remember later even if you've encountered it, which is why I can't think of much to back up my bold claim lol. The most extreme example would be Shantae 1 to Shantae 2, which just flipped it around because you don't ever want to walk. You'll probably find it more prevalent in games with some sort of stealth elements.

Opium

2016-03-01 12:51:50 pm

Yeah I can think of a couple of games where you could sneak. I guess that's like walking.

Opium

2016-03-01 12:53:26 pm

If the option to run isn't there then it's different, less frustrating. But any game that lets me run offers a contrast between running and walking, and once I see the difference I never want to walk again. It's like they need to let me run all the time or not at all.

Opium

2016-03-01 12:56:41 pm

Here's my normal souls boss fight style:

Serris

2016-03-01 12:57:57 pm

I guess I can't think of significant stretches where running constantly would feel beneficial in a blind playthrough of a Souls game, unless you just run past and way from all the enemies. There's obstacles every 5 seconds otherwise so it doesn't really come into play.

Serris

2016-03-01 12:59:10 pm

Just set that gif to 10x speed and refer to it if you want to know how to beat a Bloodborne boss.

Opium

2016-03-01 12:59:40 pm

Well obviously I have to stop running when I fight, but there's plenty of places where there aren't enemies every five seconds.

Serris

2016-03-01 01:03:35 pm

Doesn't the absence of enemies make you feel too apprehensive and busy moving your camera around constantly looking for secrets and traps? Maybe I'm just underestimating the need for speed.

Opium

2016-03-01 01:05:43 pm

Like I'll run through an area where there's no enemies, then when I see enemies I run straight for them and usually open up the fight with a running jump attack, then strafe and use stamina for dodging, blocking, attacking, then run some more after they're dead.
If it's a new area that I haven't explored well, or enemies that I'm not familiar with then I'm definitely going to go slower.

Opium

Edit history:

Opium: 2016-03-01 01:08:58 pm

2016-03-01 01:08:37 pm

There was definitely a point in the game where I didn't need to be super cautious any more. The need to run wasn't strong in the beginning. I'd say the first 1/3 of the game was pretty tense.

Serris

2016-03-01 01:10:28 pm

Well that's just normal lol. When you bring up something like ADD I assume you run to the point of it being detrimental to your ability to progress, like sprinting through Sen's Fortress blindly.

ryu

2016-03-01 03:09:28 pm

Holy shit. The friday and monday right after Dark Souls III's japanese release date are holidays for me.

4 days off. I gotta get a digital copy for once omg

ryu

2016-03-01 03:14:55 pm

Somebody just put me in cryostatis for 3 weeks please

Serris

2016-03-01 03:16:44 pm

Eh, going back to early JP release? Time to turn off the internet for three weeks.

ryu

2016-03-01 03:18:06 pm

Or you just play the game in japanese

not like it makes a difference :^)

Da Dood

2016-03-01 03:18:16 pm

Dood Trigger™

Hahaha, nice. Not much longer then.

I still don't know when I'm getting a PS4... too many games that I still want to play/backlog to clean.

Da Dood

2016-03-01 03:18:28 pm

Dood Trigger™

DS3 is looking great though

Serris

2016-03-01 03:21:44 pm

Oh, it doesn't even have other languages? I just generally need the physical copy to uninstall patches if needed. I have no problem with waiting longer, I just hate having to dodge spoilers.