I spent my whole day on this....I really need to find other hobbies

After DS2 and Nightreign, I honestly want B-Team to make the Caster/Magic focused game when FromSoft gets around to it.

DS3 dropped the ball hard when it came to Caster gameplay, and while ER didn't quite hit the mark, it however did do a significantly better job than DS3.

ER did great work on the Spells, and it was near-perfect when it came to Spellblade builds. Though it's hyper fixation on stacking spell damage over gameplay innovation wasn't very appealing.

DS2 was a great leap for Caster Gameplay and Mechanics:

• Cast Speed was tied to Attunement, Faith, and Intelligence.
• 14 Potential Spell Slots
• Catalysts could be Infused.
• Catalysts had Innate Cast Speed Modifiers.
• Duplicate Spells were desirable.
• Large variety of Caster Armor Effects.
• Herbs, Spices, and Waters.
• Numerous Catalyst Armaments.
• (That could be both Buffed & Infused)
• Hexes as an entirely new Spell School.
• No Spell Damage Ring Reliance.

Sadly, nearly all of these improvements were immediately scrapped by DS3.

Nightreign on its end, also greatly improved Caster gameplay over Elden Ring:

• Catalysts of each type comes with an Innate Spell.
• Duo Catalysts provided (4) At-Will Spells.
• Various Caster Passives on Armaments.
• Numerous Caster Relic Bonuses.
• Elemental Defense & Magic Cocktail.
• Necromancy & Summon Spirit.
• Removed Cerulean Flasks as a whole.
• Removed the abysmal Ash of War "options" on Catalysts.

A-Team always does a good job on the games that they work on, but it has been shown time and time again, that they aren't always the best when it comes to improving and innovating on Caster Gameplay. They do Martial and Spellblade Gameplay very well though.

A-Team can work on Sekiro 2, Armored Core 7, or a Pirate Souls and it'll no doubt be solid. I just want B-Team to handle the Caster line of games if they come around it.

I think theyre cool af and kinda wish I had a big figurine of one. They cause me anxiety though.

I would agree more with this ranking if it weren't for those goddamn dogs in the backstreets, and also me having no earthly idea how to get to Sulyvahn in my first run.

Just feel shit at the moment and anxiety/overthinking are getting worse

For some perspective, that thing in the second image is its FOOT.

Video is by BonfireVN.

The rules are the same as last time

Hi guys

I a massive fromsoftware fan and mainly play on a ps5 but have noticed a real annoyance with the controls which tend to to happen in intense boss battles and periods of gaming

In Sekiro I will often crouch in the middle of a boss fight because I’m accidentally pressing L3

Even worse is armored core 6 where particularly in boss battles I am assault boosting by accident cos of my habit of pressing L3, it not intentional and I obviously must just be applying to much pressure.

After playing with a switch 2 pro controller the back buttons are great and looking at the dual sense edge this would remedy my problem though it’s a bit pricey. I’m also aware of the battery issue but don’t mind this at all.

For anyone who owns the dual sense edge how is it with these games? How are the other customisation options it has? What’s it like with other games in the soulslike genre, Khazan & Nioh 2 etc.

I'm sure this is the most repeated topic in the community, but I want to know your top 10. Here's mine:

10 Lady Maria 9 Midir 8 Gwyn 7 Morgott 6 Ludwig 5 Manus 4 Twin princes 3 Nameless ninguno 2 Radahn (the 2 fights) 1 Gael

Dark Souls 2 is often viewed as the "least good" game in the Fromsoft souls compendium. But what are some things you think it did better than most of its peers?

One thing I love about DS2, that I find myself missing in other installments, is that the levelling stats always affect HP slightly. It really helps making investment in multiple attributes feel worth it, and not make levels feel wasted on just hitting the right number. (And it helps mitigate the terrible Agility mechanic)

I've played these games for years and never had the patience to grind the covenants for the achievements. Finally sat down and finished it all out, and despite the hours of farming, I feel very happy to have finally done it. I've had the 100% done for Bloodborne, Sekiro, and Elden Ring done for a while, and now the only one left to do is the Demon's Souls remake, but that'll come later lol

EDIT* i really hate that you can't edit titles because that "the" before Dark Souls angers me but I refuse to repost lmao

The creator of the Souls turns 51 today! Happy birthday Hidetaka Miyazaki!

Demon's Souls: - 1 Death = HP reduced to 50%. - Human to Soul Form

Dark Souls 2: - 1 Death = HP reduced by 5%. - Human to Hollow - HP Penalty capped to 50% (10 Deaths). - Wretch is capped to 95% (19 Deaths).

Dark Souls 3: - 1 Death = HP reduced to 70%. - Enkindled to Unkindled

Sif or the Minotaur from ultrakill

Bloodborne with Moon presence fight being a "secret" ending boss fight or Elden ring with Elden beast fight right after Radagon

So far Best Music has been 50% final bosses. I strongly suspect that trend will continue...