[PS3] Demon Souls

[patsu]

I forgot. What is your class ?

The easiest way is to use ranged attack.

If you're using melee, it's best to try other world first. 2-1 is a good next step. After that you can try 4-2 if you're adventurous. You can get good items early to help you progress faster.

 

[RenegadeRocks]

I am a Knight. I did get a Bow when I was going towards the Tower knight, under the bridge. uh ! Don't know what its exactly called. I tried using it against the Dragon, but then realised that I just have to time my run and move accross the bridge.

 

[patsu]

It's a Compound Short Bow. You can kill the dragon for extra souls if you want. But it may be easier if you kill it after getting the Compound Long Bow from 4-2.

 

[Cornsnake]

It's a Compound Short Bow. You can kill the dragon for extra souls if you want. But it may be easier if you kill it after getting the Compound Long Bow from 4-2.

Beware of false messages.

Spoiler

The Compound Long Bow is in 4-1.

 

[patsu]

I keep saying 4-2. ^_^

 

[RenegadeRocks]

Ah ! So that was patsu's evil plan to send me to certain death ! I gotta be cautious now, everyone's out for souls here , eh !

 

[patsu]

You're already dead when you set foot in Boletaria. Remember what happened in the tutorial ? ^_^

 

[Brad Grenz]

I made that tower knight my bitch tonight. And then I was cruising in 3-1, made it down to the first floor in the prison, killed a weird, giant, magic-shooting dust bunny and then promptly walked off an edge trying to chase a crystal gecko. It so stressful in the moment, but all grins in retrospect. I think that's the magic with these games.

 

[RenegadeRocks]

I made that tower knight my bitch tonight. And then I was cruising in 3-1, made it down to the first floor in the prison, killed a weird, giant, magic-shooting dust bunny and then promptly walked off an edge trying to chase a crystal gecko. It so stressful in the moment, but all grins in retrospect. I think that's the magic with these games.

What strategy did you follow for the Knight?

 

[patsu]

Ranged attack ! Soul arrows work well. It's an entry level magic.

For melee, watch YouTube for a demo.

 

[Brad Grenz]

Yeah, I made a bee-line for the stairs, cut all the guards and archers on the parapets and then figured out the right timing to fire a soul arrow so I could cast before he finished casting so my arrow would hit him before he raised the shield and I could hop back before his bolt of magic reached me.

 

[patsu]

RenegadeRocks, you'll need to wield a Catalyst to cast spells. The Royal class has one, plus a mana regen ring. I forgot where you can get a Catalyst in Demon's Souls if you're not a Royal.

 

[Brad Grenz]

There's a wooden catalyst on top of the first guard tower in 1-2. There's also a compound short bow on one of the towers. Two handy ranged options right there.

 

[RenegadeRocks]

I did get the Short Bow on that tower, but don't know anything about catalysts. Haven't dabbled in magic at all.

 

[patsu]

I will make the game easier to bear when you are in trouble. A

Spoiler

Sticky Compound Long Bow + 5

will make you pwn the game except for 2-3 bosses. You may want to read up on

Spoiler

Crystal Lizard and Spiderstones.

 

[RenegadeRocks]

I am taking a backup of my ps3 and then formatting the hard disk to remove a problem. The problem is with the videos I create in EyeCreate. They miss frames regularly, even while recording and playback. Since i could not solve it any other way, I am formatting the HDD to see if its a HDD issue.

The issue is that the Demons Souls saves are copy protected. Will they be restored after the format? The last time I changed my HDD and did a restore, my HeVy Rain saves did not make it. Any advice on thIs?

 

[patsu]

Did you use the PSN cloud save last time ?

The saves seem to survive for me when I upgraded my HDD not too long ago.

 

[RenegadeRocks]

I am not on psn+ , so I don't think i can use the cloud save feature, or can I ?

The saves should survive technically , if it is the same ps3, but my Heavy Rain saves did not on this same ps3, so I am skeptical.

 

[patsu]

The protected game save should survive if it's on the same system:
http://manuals.playstation.net/document/en/ps3/current/settings/backuputility.html

Alternatively, you can subscribe to 1 month PS+, use the cloud save and buy the discounted games you want. Then let it lapse.

 

[Brad Grenz]

I don't know that they offer one month PS Plus subs. I think the shortest is three months, but I think it's a very worthwhile service. I signed up for $18 dollars in August, and since then I've gotten Plants vs Zombies, Costume Quest, Dead Nation, Burn Zombie Burn and Resident Evil 1-3 for free, not to mention access to 3 betas, a bunch of PS Minis, Sega arcade/genesis games and PS One titles I was less interested in. The discounts have been substantial as well. And that's on top of the cloud saving and automatic updates which are really convenient. It's been a way better value than my Xbox Live Gold membership was.