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As soon as I saw "Dark Souls" in my feed, I was hoping it was news of a sequel....but it's just news about some strategy guide. Meh!
I want more gods to kill.
I want more gods to kill.
You know, this could be Sony's answer to Nintendo's Super Guide: Die too much, and your PS3 prompts "I see you're having problems with this game. Would you like to save your nerves and sanity by ordering a strategy guide?".
Come to think of it, I remember Leisure Suit Larry 2 telling me similar stuff.
Come to think of it, I remember Leisure Suit Larry 2 telling me similar stuff.
This is not the first strategy guide that they are selling on PSN btw.
And for those who are wondering if it's worth the 13$. HELL YEAH IT IS!
I pre-ordered the limited hardcover guide for 30$ back in september 2011 and all the information in this guide helped me appreciate the game way more.
Futurepress made an amazing job on the guide.
And for those who are wondering if it's worth the 13$. HELL YEAH IT IS!
I pre-ordered the limited hardcover guide for 30$ back in september 2011 and all the information in this guide helped me appreciate the game way more.
Futurepress made an amazing job on the guide.
Strategy Guides are for the weak! In this game and Demons' Souls, almost all of the chest-cruahing tension that makes the gameplay so satisfying will be lost if you know what you're up against. You know, before it inevitably kills you.
Dear people who buy strategy guides because they can't progress in the game: It's called the internet. Saved you 13 dollars. You're welcome.
Both games are waaaaay less punishing if you play with a friend. And if said friend has already played it, then it becomes almost too easy.
But I think anybody having trouble with these games would have a "less-rocky" experience playing co-op.Even though the games sort of discourage it, I found it relatively easy to join up with a friend, and if you are playing on xbox, you can even start a private chat!
God I love these games!
But I think anybody having trouble with these games would have a "less-rocky" experience playing co-op.Even though the games sort of discourage it, I found it relatively easy to join up with a friend, and if you are playing on xbox, you can even start a private chat!
God I love these games!
The Dark Souls guide by Future Press is one of the best strategy guides I've owned. As someone who likes collecting such things, I enjoyed it even more than the Skyrim guide (I actually used it more, also ^_^).
I'd still recommend the hardcover book for pure collectible value, but even if you're one of those people who just buys these for the help rather than the enjoyment of paging though them, Dark Souls is definitely a game worthy of a good guide.
I'd still recommend the hardcover book for pure collectible value, but even if you're one of those people who just buys these for the help rather than the enjoyment of paging though them, Dark Souls is definitely a game worthy of a good guide.
I don't get it. How do you intend on reading it while playing? If you absolutely need a strategy guide, it should be either a physical book or a PDF on another screen, not on the hard drive of the console you're currently playing on. That's just silly.
So van you access it from the xmb while you're in game? Actually being able to access it through the game would be better since opening and closing the xmb all the time would be a pain.
@taterchimp
You get what you pay for. While all the information in high quality strategy guides can be found online, it's far simpler having all the important information in one book. It helps that there's more quality control and a level of both detail and polish that one rarely find on say, gamefaqs, for example.
You get what you pay for. While all the information in high quality strategy guides can be found online, it's far simpler having all the important information in one book. It helps that there's more quality control and a level of both detail and polish that one rarely find on say, gamefaqs, for example.
Man, do people still not know about Gamefaqs?
Plus guides like these have a tendency to get out of date when major patches drop
Plus guides like these have a tendency to get out of date when major patches drop
@lastdual: yeah, that thing is gorgeous. Only $20 too, for a hardcover! One of the few I've ever bought.
@Fraser Brown:
http://darksouls.wikidot.com/
Everything you need. The guys that run this site (and the Demons Souls counterpart) actually helped in the making of the DeS strategy guide.
http://darksouls.wikidot.com/
Everything you need. The guys that run this site (and the Demons Souls counterpart) actually helped in the making of the DeS strategy guide.
Yeah, don't want to be a dick or anything but the demons souls wiki made the demons souls guide, you'd have to be a chump to pay for an electronic guide, wiki or the lovely hardback book. Fuck the four kings .
Unfortunately, there will be no section entitled "How to Get Rid of Those F&#*ING GRIEFERS!!!!"
http://youtu.be/bMCNB5gjc_k
http://youtu.be/bMCNB5gjc_k
But... how can you look at the guide while playing the game then? Would I have to quit the game every time I want to look something up?
Now the main selling factor here is of you can open the guide and look at it while you are playing.
If you can't it makes it pretty pointless, conpared to a real guide.
If you can't it makes it pretty pointless, conpared to a real guide.
If this is the same guide that was released by BradyGames with the same errors alongside the game, don't bother 'cause I can tell you from personal experience that it has enough incorrect information to break the game for you.
Ironically, I bought it shortly after I didn't need it anymore, but yeah.
Titanite Catch Pole.
Ironically, I bought it shortly after I didn't need it anymore, but yeah.
Titanite Catch Pole.
If this still has release date info from the one that released alongside the launch, then it'll be useless.
My favorite comment when the game's biggest patch came out: "Official strategy guide nerfed"
Use Gamefaqs people.
My favorite comment when the game's biggest patch came out: "Official strategy guide nerfed"
Use Gamefaqs people.
Unless you can open the guide while still in game, than it's just going to be more inconvenient than the paper copy. It'd be super irritating to have to save and quit every time I needed to look something up. If the guide can run in-game, then super.
The problem is the Internet doesn't get early access to the game to write a strategy guide. The future press guys do a great job too, the Dark Souls guide is amazing.
I don't get this, only 143 pages? The future press guide was over 300 pages. Which if your looking for a great guide the future press hardbound one was amazing and is now only priced at $16.99 in gamestops. So $13 for some cheap 143 page online guide or $17 for the real deal that you can flip through while playing the game.....
You know there are awesome people out there who make walkthroughs and wikis on this stuff for free, there's really no need to pay 13 bucks for a strategy guide.
darksouls.wikidot.com/ is all the guide one would probably need. I beat the game once and i'm playing through New Game Plus now. Dark Souls is by far my favorite game of 2011. I'd love to own some Dark Souls art book though.
I already own the Dark Souls hardcover guide, you know the one which doubles as a mothertrucking shield. Sadly it's not an ingame item:-/
Isnt the whole point of the game to be challenging to make you figure it out on your own? If you dont like that then why are you even playing Dark Souls :\
Google. Its not very challenging anyways, the game got nerfed from the original version and they made everything a bit too easy.
If you are playing Dark Souls you do not need a strategy guide for it. What you do need is the manual from Demon's Souls.
I love strategy guides but only because of the "practical art" they have like maps and neat little tables of pictures featuring all the foes and bosses. As an architect and engineer there's some enjoyment I extract from beholding how all the systems come together. I like getting strategy guides after I have 100%'d a game so that I can look back upon the game and book is almost a sort of trophy. A digital only version though doesn't really capture this feeling since it feels expendable and rather useless.
It's one of the few physical items pertaining to video games I would actually buy over the digital at a larger price.
I love strategy guides but only because of the "practical art" they have like maps and neat little tables of pictures featuring all the foes and bosses. As an architect and engineer there's some enjoyment I extract from beholding how all the systems come together. I like getting strategy guides after I have 100%'d a game so that I can look back upon the game and book is almost a sort of trophy. A digital only version though doesn't really capture this feeling since it feels expendable and rather useless.
It's one of the few physical items pertaining to video games I would actually buy over the digital at a larger price.
Only "strategy guide" that I would consider truly helpful would be one that plays the game for you -at least for this game.
Your still gonna die.
Your still gonna die.
Man you don't need to drop $13 bucks for a guide. Play the game and trail and error it... more fun that way (was for me at least)
And if you really get stuck... visit the game wiki for free.
Only time I really needed a guide with Dark Souls was sorting out Weapon upgrading... as lame as it might sound... I just didn't get it at first. After I finished the game and rolled my pvp toon, I was all about the number crunching... which again the wiki is very helpful with.
And if you really get stuck... visit the game wiki for free.
Only time I really needed a guide with Dark Souls was sorting out Weapon upgrading... as lame as it might sound... I just didn't get it at first. After I finished the game and rolled my pvp toon, I was all about the number crunching... which again the wiki is very helpful with.
But... how can you look at the guide while playing the game then? Would I have to quit the game every time I want to look something up?
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But... how can you look at the guide while playing the game then? Would I have to quit the game every time I want to look something up?
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The entire point of a strategy guide is to be able to view it while playing the game in real time. Physical strategy guides are usable while playing. If you want digital tips, just go to gamefaqs for free.
bitch please... first you have to actually play the game, learn from your mistakes... only then, and i mean if you got really desperate, you can take a peek on the guide (btw 13$ for the guide is insanity, wikidot ftw). Otherwise where's the fun if you play from beginning to the end with the guide open? Especially in a game like Dark Souls...
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