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[-] MissingInteger@lemmy.zip 9 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

DS1 & Bloodborne: level Vitality
DS2 & DS3 & Elden Ring: level Vigor

More HP → easier game.

[-] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 2 points 1 week ago

Someone take this man's copy of Bloodborne away from him, he's not worthy of it.

[-] Snowclone@lemmy.world 1 points 12 hours ago

it's really one of the key principals of bloodborne, if you don't have 25-50 Vit your playing a challenge run. yes. you can get by with next to no Vit, but to obtain the skill to do so, you need to play and succeed, you can't find the tools to get that good if your just getting stomped before you can even engage.

[-] MissingInteger@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 week ago

This is the simplest (and best) advice to make Souls games easier…

That doesn't mean I follow it. For example, when I make an Int character in Elden Ring, I level Int to 57 before anything else.

Or in Bloodborne, I pump up the attack stat of the weapon to 50 (or 25&25) before leveling anything else (and then complain that the Shadows gank me.)

[-] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 2 points 1 week ago

I'd argue that Bloodborne is designed to be easier as a glass cannon specifically as a response to Dark Souls vigor builds but I will retract my previous request

[-] hakase@lemmy.zip 6 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Better noob advice for Dark Souls is "grab the eagle shield, fully upgrade it, and never die again".

[-] Snowclone@lemmy.world 2 points 12 hours ago

DS1 is MUCH easier when you understand how to block and have poise.

[-] sundray@lemmus.org 4 points 1 week ago
[-] MissingInteger@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 week ago

Taken from this awesome RL1 No Roll fight.

[-] Snowclone@lemmy.world 2 points 12 hours ago

this loop is giving me anxiety... he's gonna mess it up eventually!!!

[-] sundray@lemmus.org 2 points 1 week ago

Beautifully done!

this post was submitted on 27 Aug 2026
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This is a community for discussion, news, and memes pertaining to the video game sub-genre "soulslike".

Given Lemmy's size, the definition of soulslike may be treated relatively loosely. While games like the numerous FromSoft titles, the recent Star Wars Jedi games, Lies of P, Nioh and similar games should be the focus, games that incorporate soulslike elements - like Hollow Knight and Blasphemous, for example - may also be discussed here.

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