AISubs v3.7
Hello everyone, and welcome back to SideQuest.
And Dark Souls 2, which I am enjoying very much.
Though I'm not doing especially well at it, if I am honest.
Yep. Boy, he runs a long way.
I guess my best bet is to keep interrupting him, since I can do that.
Maybe that's what I should have been doing this whole time.
Still figuring out the combat here.
So I'm kind of wandering around at this point. I still have several directions I can go.
Kind of curious to see what's down here...
long as I have been killed and brought back to this area.
Let's see...
There we go!
Hey!
That did not work like I hoped.
I do like that backstab.
Thank you!
Umm...right-o.
Let's see, I could climb down to wherever this is...
but I think there's an item off this way.
[footsteps]
Ah!
A little room...
with guys in it.
And they've been alerted.
Whoa!
Fire!
Okay...
So...okay, let's see if I can make this jump.
Yup!
Yeah! Ha ha ha!
I do like that jump control...
much more than Dark Souls' original one.
It is much improved.
Alright, let's see if we can do this drop attack this time.
Yup!
Nope!
Amazing!
Fantastic miss!
All right, seems to be the end of the line here.
Oh! Nope, no it's not.
Nice, another torch!
I assume that just like adds charges or--oh, it adds time! Neat. Cool.
That torch mechanic is interesting.
Uh... okay.
Yep, come on up.
Come on. No? Okay.
Ah, that...
went about as badly as it could.
Weesh, hello.
Bringing friends, huh?
Agh!
Great. Not good.
Okay, there we go. Yeesh.
I'm sure it's made all the more so by my lack of equipment and low level, but these early fights are quite intense.
Hmm...
Petrified things. Worrisome.
Come on over.
No?
Very well.
Ee!
Thing in a cave.
Big thing in a cave.
Hmm...
And another big thing... and the ground on fire?
I don't really like any of my options here.
I assume it's gonna hurt, right?
No?
Oh...
There's the thing that's gonna set me on fire if I go in here, isn't there?
Well, nothing ventured.
Yep, time to go.
Time to go, time to go, time to go!
I didn't even see what it was I grabbed. I was too much in a hurry to leave.
So is it a mistake to pick a fight with these big guys?
I'm guessing yes.
Doesn't seem prudent, but...
When has that stopped me?
Yee!
He's tough.
Whew!
Okay. Alright. Take it easy, take it slow. Wear 'em down.
Can you tag him? Get out of the way!
Okay.
I'd love to get behind him, but maybe I can't.
Oop, 'kay, get outta there.
So far, so good. Just gotta be careful! Whoa!
Character doesn't always roll when I want them to, it feels like.
Is that my imagination?
It might be.
Go on, just...
Go on, there you go.
Get 'em in the back!
Um...
Okay.
Guess I... I guess I can't.
Ha! Gotcha, though.
Neat.
All right.
Onward, I guess.
Sorry about the squeaking, by the way. That's my controller stick.
It's a pretty new controller, but...
Thumbstick squeaks. It's kind of annoying.
I bet there are guys in here somewhere.
Oh, this is the, uh...
Yeah, I know where this is. Okay.
I was in here before.
Now I just have to survive this...
survive this area again to get back to the bonfire...
with all these souls.
Use that...
Okay.
All right, shoot one more time, I dare you.
Okay, charge! Gonna getcha!
Yeesh.
Gah! Oh, I thought I got you.
Ah! And fire.
Annoying!
Gonna throw it at me and then I'm gonna climb.
Doo doo doo doo doo! Get away!
Okay.
Alright!
We live to see another day!
I'll be right back with you guys.
I'm gonna head back and level up one more time.
Okay, I'm back!
I am back!
And I have leveled myself up enough
to be able to equip a shortsword!
Things are looking up for us.
Still can't equip that shield, though.
That's a bit tragic.
That's better.
Yeah, being able to do that with two hits is a significant improvement.
I'll take it.
All right, so...
So we're back here.
I could go try to deal with all the archers again.
Yeah, I am gonna do that. That's what I'm gonna do. That's my, uh...
I failed miserably last time at doing so.
I think I can do it, though.
Let's get those back.
[gunshots]
Let's move...
Not get shot by every archer, if possible.
Okay...
Nope, missed.
Okay...
What are these fireflies I'm seeing, and why am I still getting shot? Get shot in the head.
That's embarrassing.
Nothing over here...
Hopefully I can climb fast enough to not get shot again!
Whew!
I miss when the archer's shooting was a more loud noise.
Ah!
Well, it's a further drop than I thought.
Doesn't seem like a huge fall, but enough to kill you, I guess.
We're going to conquer that little area.
I'm getting those items. I want 'em.
Why don't I just completely miss?
Ah, careful.
Easy does it.
Agh!
Not a lot of great places to stand around here.
Items over there.
Places over there.
Alright.
I can figure this out.
[swords clashing]
Okay...
Now let's see if... I don't know.
I guess I just won't drop down there. I will run... and jump!
And go over here instead.
And maybe have more luck.
What's in here?
Whoa!
[laughs]
I guess there's just rocks in here.
Okay...
Are there more rocks coming?
That's something I want to know about.
Didn't realize I was going to find this whole other little area back here.
I'm really worried that there's going to be more rocks.
Please no rocks, please no rocks, please no rocks.
Wait a minute...
Ugh, let's deal with this first.
Screw you!
Okay.
Now, then.
Hello, Kale.
Is that what you're doing?
That doesn't look like what you're doing.
But I do know one thing for certain.
I have always been very fond of maps.
This guy's going hollow for sure.
I came to this land some time ago.
Trang Link, the Lost Kingdom.
It sounded so romantic.
Have you seen Majula?
Oh, there's a rather spacious mansion there.
I've made it my temporary home.
It has something of a squatter, I'm afraid.
Inside the mansion, I found a strange map like none I'd ever seen.
I believe that it's a map of Trang Link.
Now I'm traveling the land to prove it.
Yes! Yes, that's it! That's why I came to the kingdom!
Wait... no one...
That wasn't it...
Then what?
I don't seem to recall...
Were you looking for that map?
Wonderful!
Then you are fascinated by maps, just like me!
Shame on you... you should have told me before...
Here, take this. A key to the mansion.
What a joy to meet a kindred spirit out here.
It's a good thing I have learned to...
talk to everybody as many times as possible, because...
there's a lot of items and important things I'd have already missed...
if Dark Souls hadn't already taught me to do that.
I feel for anybody who started with Dark Souls II and didn't know that to begin with.
Incredible, really, isn't it?
Such a map to be chiseled in stone...
Oh, but one thing...
I would not venture deep into the mansion.
Now I can't be certain, but I've heard disturbing noises...
Something about it feels wrong...
Just be careful, please.
I'll be back in Medjoola soon.
Perhaps we will meet again and discuss maps at our leisure.
I'll be back next week.
So I'll head back this way.
With my ghost friend. Nope, he's gone.
I'm alone again.
Alright, so...
Ah, that's right, there was a ladder here.
Up toward troublesome archers.
Troublesome archers like you!
There we go.
That settles that.
Any items over here?
Hmm.
So how to get down there without just falling and dying...
like I've been doing so far.
I wonder.
I think everyone lies about the illusory walls now. I don't think there are actually any illusory walls in this game.
I've made that decision.
The illusory walls are a lie.
Hey, someone's still shooting at me.
Oh, it's you. Okay.
It's you.
Alright.
You know, I just did a whole lot. Let me go, uh...
Let me go crash at the bonfire here.
And I think I'll go back and level another time or two. Excuse me!
Actually, while I'm here, let's see if this guy's set up shop.
Ah, he has!
Hello.
Rude.
Your equipment. Let me have a look. Bit to eat quick.
Flirtatious vagabond would go great on a business card.
Okay, let's see. Buy item. Can't afford any item.
Let's start setting our sights on which ones to...
try to get soon here, though.
So if I'm going for a strength build...
or heading in a strength direction, it seems like...
Well, it seems like the longsword, if I'm...
going with the...
stuff that I get off of this guy, seems like either the mace or the longsword is what I should
set my sights on next.
Repair powder, tight night shard, nice.
I wonder if I can reinforce anything.
Wonder if I should.
Huh, maybe I should save the souls, you know?
Yeah, I will hold off until I've got a weapon that's a little more...
in line with what I'm aiming to use.
Good to have him here, though.
[tense music]
Hmm.
I'll have to keep an eye out for his daughter.
Interesting. Okay, we'll let us head back out. Start progressing again.
Actually, you know what? Let's use an item. Level one more time, then progress.
Over the hill and past the forest is the king's castle, where a man peers straight into the essence of the soul.
But whatever came of it...
Huh.
Even those who come to Drangleic seeking salvation soon lose hope and turn hollow.
It happens to them all, sooner or later.
That blue light at the base of the tower... his spirit is already broken.
Although he does offer sound advice.
Perhaps he is a foreshadowing of your own future.
That tiny thing inside the ruins... an ancient being that will mop your very existence.
She talking about the cat?
She imparts sound wisdom.
Ah, she is.
Provided you find your own a good name.
The sign you wear will drain your very souls.
And without souls, you will turn hollow.
Stay strong. Do not lose hope.
Even when you have precious little time.
Hm. I wonder if I can get into that mansion now.
He did give me the key.
Let us walk carefully around the enormous pit.
Alright!
Yay!
I live here now.
This is my house.
Huh.
Books and such? Enormous books? Comically large books?
Hey!
Faris's Lockstone
I am hearing funny noises as well.
What's going on back here?
Nice! Very nice. Wow, that's a good chest worth of stuff.
Ugh. Evil pigs.
Mm.
Indeed, praise the sun.
Sad knowing we won't be just running into Solaire and friends.
Might make some new friends, though.
What's this now?
Oh, this is quite a place.
We're seeing lots of fire comments and that makes me nervous.
Oh, hello. Wait, skeletons.
I'm concerned that I won't be able to kill you.
Ah, what? Oh.
I guess that's a thing.
Well, that's probably not a direction I should be heading right now anyway.
Well, lessons have been learned.
I think it's time to head back out toward...
Forest of Fallen Giants.
I don't know if I'm really getting anywhere, but...
I am certainly having fun.
And if I'm missing anything important, please let me know!
And I will try to... not miss things.