r/videogames • u/PoopsMcScoots • Aug 19 '26

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u/[deleted] Aug 19 '26 edited Sep 15 '26

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u/Electronic-Age1460 Aug 19 '26 edited Aug 19 '26

This is such a funny comment since I'll watch dark souls boss fights from time to time because I enjoy the music and the art style and it's comical how a tiny lil guy and his toothpick of a sword, slashing the legs or ass of some monster 50 times his size, kills it after 20 hits. It's hardly satisfying once you think about it, lol. I've never seen a shield used in any dark souls game, either. Having this huge, climactic battle with a legendary monster and you see the guy roll around a thousand times is very funny. 😂

Edit - guys, it ain't that serious. I'm not reading your comments about the intricacies of shield use in dark "side roll" souls, lol. The games are too long and too difficult, anyway. OP says they don't like god of war. God of war is my favorite but I'm not arguing with anybody else about it. If you wanna sink a thousand hours into the dark souls/eldin sagas, be my guest. The games are cool but have goofy elements just like anything else. Have fun. ✌️

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u/Economy-Call-218 Aug 19 '26

Sword and shield are the meta for most playing dark souls. It's mainly the very good people (who also make a lot of videos) that go without shields and dodge roll all the attacks.

Having just finished DS1 for the first time, without a shield, it's not super difficult, just a bit harder as you have to time your response to enemy attacks better

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u/No-Translator9234 Aug 19 '26

I feel like sword and shield was playable in DS1 and in every other sequel bosses always emptied your shield stamina by the 3rd hit of their 15 hit combo

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u/ZatherDaFox Aug 19 '26

I mean, you still have to get out of there, but as someone who played DS3 with a sword and shield, it's still really helpful. If you miss a dodge but you're holding the sholed button you get to roll away Scott free still. You're not supposed to just tank the whole combo.

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u/axel498 Aug 19 '26

Artorias shield my beloved. Most balanced shield between, stat requirements, defenses and weight. Also it stability was so dam high it was havel shield but way lighter and with less requirements.

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u/Tomatillo12475 Aug 19 '26

Only really true for DS2 where stamina regen is paltry. Enemies do a lot of stamina damage in DS3 but you are much faster and regen stamina much more quickly