Dark Souls II

[Bob Kelso]

So I never played DS I, about to start up DS II.

Any of those 'I hate myself' character build issues I should be aware of?

I'm not looking to munchkin anything, but I'd hate to make things unnecessarily hard on myself having not played the first installment.

Thanks!

It really varies.. some bosses are easy for a warrior type class others easier for a wizard type class. Either way as long as you have good reflexes you should be good.. Dark Souls is all about timing.. learning from your mistakes and sometimes just pure luck.

Searching every corner for items and secrets will help tremendously so don;t rush it.. This is more of a game you really want to do right the first time. The more you die the less your hp is.. every time you die it knocks your overall hp down a chunk.. the only way to reverse this is humanity.. which is quite rare for about %60 of the game.

Another pointer.. whichever class you choose a bow is a necessity.. you are not going to want to fight hordes of enemies.. so standing back and shooting one guy in a pack and getting his attention while not getting the others attention is key to surviving. Plus don't be afraid to get online and summon others for help.. some bosses are next to impossible without help.

Anyways hope that helps!

P.S. Dont give up.. you may get frustrated and die over and over and over.. but being a life time gamer and loving games of all sorts i have never played a more immersive satisfying game. Don't rob yourself of the same feeling my friend!

For one spoiler that is absolutely necessary if you play a mage type;

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There is a boss much later on in the game that is not only entirely resistant to Sorcery, but it will also reflect your sorcery back at you. Use hexes, pyromancy, build up a decent melee skill or summon some melee multiplayers to defeat him.

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Cheers.