Last night, Dark Souls once again made me its bitch....and all by my own hand, as has come to be the norm in this punishing title.
After killing the Taurus Demon a couple days ago, I picked the controller back up last night and played for about an hour, which is about all my son would allow me...he really, really loves Bob The Builder. Who am I to deny him? Anyhow, I'd already gotten the drake sword on the same night I killed the Taurus Demon, Sunday I believe. I shot a few arrows at the big red dragon perched atop the entrance to the Undead Parish, drawing him to my location...and promptly high-tailed it across the bridge and to the bonfire located right inside the Parish. After levelling up a bit I ventured to the large gear/lever inside the Parish and opened the door. Down the corridor was a huge boar with armor...I snaked his sorry ass with my Soul Arrows, ducking into the tiny alcove available for cover. I nearly forgot to mention - I'd also saved some souls and made my way to the blacksmith down below Firelink Shrine, and purchased another Soul Arrow spell to fill up one of my attunement slots. Now able to fire 60 Soul Arrows without recharging, I feel like I can do some damage.
Yeah, right.
After killing that big boar, I duck into the alcove again to discover a ladder leading down and a spiral staircase leading up. I chose up. Bad choice.
Atop the staircase was a black knight, the second I've encountered thus far in the game. As soon as he sees me he gives chase, stopping only to swing that huge black blade he wields. I ran back out to the bridge, only to find myself confonted by a cadre of skeletons with crossbows and swords. Add another death to the tally, as running into a group of enemies in this game equals a YOU DIED screen.
I attempted to best the black knight a few more times, meeting my death each time. One time I even lead him down the stairs and then jumped down to the area at the end of the ladder I'd mentioned previously, to be greeted by 3 rats who poisoned me. Oh yeah- the knight followed me down to this area as well, finishing me off with a quick sweeping swing of his blade.
Delicious punishment it was, and I turned the game off too quickly for my taste; but hey, gotta keep the toddler happy!
I'm liking writing about this game, so I think I'll turn the Death Is Fun title into a blog about my exploits in Dark Souls. Who knows - maybe I'll make this one my first platinum trophy!!!!
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