Demon's Souls

Just started this again, determined to stick with it this time. Forgot how pretty it was. I'm going to try and cheese it through with a magic build, is Royalty a good choice? Also how do you use magic.

I have the catalyst in my weapon (right) hand and the Kris blade in my left hand

Royalty is definitely a great class to start a magic build with

Yeah Royalty is the magic choice, it's good as you get a high enough soul level to start levelling up in all areas. Remember not to spend all the specific named souls you get from bosses as thru can be exchanged for spells and used at the blacksmith for specific weapons. You can attempt any archstone you want but do the first 2 bosses in world one then try something else. If you want an excellent starting weapon near the beginning find the crescent falchion on world 4-1 as it's linked to your magic ability.

Yeah, if you're doing magic, definitely recommend the crescent falchion in 4-1. You'll have to navigate some twatty skeletons and also dodge a black skeleton that guards it, but you can dodge him and not even engage

After discovering souls late this year I’ve been on a binge, finishing DS:Remastered and Bloodborne, dropped out of DS2 before half way point, sprinkled with some 2D soulslikes like Salt and Sanctuary (great!), Blasphemous (good!) and Tooth and Tail (decent so far).

Nearly at the end of DeS (ps5) now, “only” need to beat maneater and whatever comes next after that, plus 1-4. I’ve liked the game well enough, but DS and BB captivated me more, the former probably for the novelty (for me) and level design, the latter for sheer atmosphere and a hugely satisfying combat system (love that hunters axe!). DeS is plenty pretty though- and some of the bosses were really cool. The gamey spoke design perhaps detracts a bit from the atmosphere. But it was nice having other places to go if stuck on a boss (hi maneaters).

Looking forward to DS3 after the slight disappointment of DS2. And then bring on Elden Ring!

I just finished a magic run the other night and it was easier than the run I had on the PS3 but then I do now had experience of a billion other souls games to fall back on. I also didnt spread my stats around like an idiot this time and ended up like 29 vit, 38 int and 50 mag with nothing in any other category.

The thing magic makes easier is that its free and easy range attacks so you dont have to dick around with the bow and arrow. You can farm the storm king stage insanely easily. You can get like 100k souls in 10-15 minutes. I also killed the azure dragon this time around thanks to magic so I didnt have to fanny around with it on the final boss run.

Weak

You hid behind the left pillar and used arrows like the rest of us.

I need to watch a video, I'm a Royal class so can soul arrow the fck.

Also this is the one boss where you should be right in front of it, and not trying to hug its side/ass

It also shouldn't be an endless slog, have you activated the wheel to the blacksmith?


Nevermind

if you are going magic I think a weapon you can find in 4-1 is supposed to be great? Also you probably been to 3-1 already?

Edit, sorry I see that weapon was already mentioned

Don’t put anything else into faith, just put everything into the build as per the post I made literally above your first one on this page.

4-1 is where you find the best magic sword and also the loop to it is a good farming run so you can get yourself a few levels there.

No armour is better than your starting armour for royal, sadly (although armour doesnt really do much in this anyway)

You eventually get to buy spells that cost a lot of MP

You eventually will get a wand that halves your MP pool in return for being ridiculously powerful so keep piling into INT

Dont consume the boss souls as you eventually need to trade them for the above