Dark Souls

>8 hours into the game
>still stuck at this point
I'm not gonna make it, am I

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Yeah sorry, you're not gonna make it. Just give up and start using Havel's Ring, Mask of the Father, heavy poise armor, a greatshield, and the Black Knight Halberd.

Go across the bridge, mind the bomb throwers, take them one at a time

After you clear the rooftop beware the Black Knight. You can fight him if you're feeling confident and you'll get a defense ring out of it but you can ignore him too

Make sure to buy the house key from the vendor nearby where you are. There's a weapon buff item and a shield in it for you if you get it

Like OP I'm starting this game too but I think I'm somewhere I'm not supposed to be

I got the master key at the start since I thought it would lead to to more loot but I managed to yeet a spider boss in a swamp place and everything else is hitting really hard

how do you even function?

God just look at a guide. It's an obtusely designed game and everyone new struggles at first.

You are not supposed to use Master Key on your first run.

bro just run bro

if you're able to get to the taurus demon, use the plunging attack over and over again. there is a latter up to the archers behind you if you've missed it.

get the hell out of there. go back the way you came.

It's one of the hardest part at the beginning, but 8 fucking hours?

Lesser men would have given up already. Keep going. You'll make it.

Taurus Demon literally can't hit you if you stay with your face in his crotch. The biggest mistake newbies make at Souls is thinking that distance = safety.

An underlying message in souls is that anyone can make it. Keep grinding at it.

I can manage to get to the point where the knight is with most of my health, but the spearmen lynch me every time. And the few times I managed to defeat them I got wrecked by the Black Knight. And yes, I know how to kick.

The most important thing you should be doing is leveling resistance so you don’t get screwed in later areas and have to scrap your character and start over. The rule is level resistance for every time you level up your main stats. For example if you you are doing a dex build, every time you put a point in to dex alternate by leveling resistance. You’ll want to be at least 20 resistance before you get to blight town. Grind for souls if necessary.

I mean, you can simply run past the spearmen. They move slow as fuck. They're also very easy to parry.

Nice try but I'm not falling for that.

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That's slightly overkill. 1 RES for every 2 other stat points is usually sufficient to survive the late game.

At least you're not fighting through the catacombs like my first playthrough. Keep going user I believe in you.

Dude you should not be trying to fight multiple opponents when you're still finding your legs. Kill off all the hollows, make sure to get the one up the stairs on the guard tower, and when the area is clear then make your decision to engage the Black Knight

Just look up “dark souls speed run” and do what the guy does

>8 hours
>second real bonfire
Fucking how?
Don't engage the black knight at all. He's optional

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Just keep shooting the red dragon's tail for a surprise :-)

What do I do? I took out the spearmen but health is low and I don't even know how far the next bonfire is. Should I play it safe and go back to the bonfire?

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If it makes you feel better, I played with a trainer/infinite health and still couldn't figure out where to go/what to do. Never beat it.

>but my health is low
Are you using estus flasks?

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I really hope this is bait.

skip him you are not gonna kill him in next 20 hours so ignore that

No :(

Black knights are optional my dude, he's guarding a shitty ring that increases your defense when health is low. If you really want it then you can run past him to suicide for it but I'd recommend coming back when you're better at parrying and have better weapons

Run up the stairs along the wall and climb the tower. Then go out through the white fog wall and run across the top of the wall.

I don't want to waste them.

You already fell for that meme infographic. Ignore the trolls resistance in vital late game.

Class 5 bruh moment

Dude fucking heal yourself wtf are you doing also you can upgrade bonfires so they give you more flasks.

Sipping is only a waste if you're at full health.

i think i used a summon and we ran down to havel

This but be careful going up the stairs if you go too slow hollows will ambushes from behind so run to the top quickly

Keep trying until it clicks. Watch a playthrough a see how people go through that area might get you a feel of the game that you'll be able to replicate. It's really not that hard.

>11 avoid the graveyard near the game
and miss out on the most fun early/mid game weapon in the whole series
t. went to the catacombs after the undead burg, thinking the second bell is in there

I transversed the fog and I can't go back fuckfuckfuckfuck

Pay attention and if when you open a door it mentions using the master key, you know it's not the way you're supposed to go. Might still be worth taking a look, potentially you can get good equipment and such early by going those ways, but enemies will likely be too powerful for you and it probably won't lead to progressing through the game regardless.

You don't have to battle everything. You keep items you pick up even when you die. By all means just rush to boss arena instead of rebattling everything every time.
Leveling health/stamina until softcaps will make game more pleasant to you.

Why the fuck would you fight the black Knight

>The biggest mistake newbies make at Souls is thinking that distance = safety.
With a couple of exceptions, this is largely true though if you have a spear.

mate the game isn't that hard just heal and keep going ffs