AISubs v3.7
Hello, everyone. Welcome back to SideQuest.
I am trying to progress.
Don't know if I'm succeeding...
but, boy, I sure am trying.
I'm progressing somewhat. I have leveled up numerous times now.
I'm able to cause more damage per hit.
Starting to get the feel for the combat a little bit more.
Starting to get a bit more equipment.
And, uh, slowly leveling up to the point...
to the point that I can actually use it.
Slowly.
Ever so slowly.
All right.
So at this point...
there probably is another item or two down there, but...
I'm gonna leave that be for now. I will... I will go... I'll get back to that later.
For now, let's... try to deal with this issue.
Hopefully I can just fight him by himself.
Oop, 'kay, no, no, keep rolling.
[laughs]
Ah, okay.
Ah!
Well...
that went badly.
That didn't go well.
Let us try that again.
OK, not sure what happened there, I just kind of mentally blanked out for a second and wasn't thinking.
Apologies!
[flute music]
I should probably use an effigy sometime in the near future, since I'm getting a bit lower in health here.
But let's try this one more time.
Yeesh! Whoa! [laughs]
Didn't know that could happen.
Oh, we're learning. Slowly.
Kinda anxious about using effigies.
Given they seem to be in relatively short supply.
Alright.
So far so good.
Whoa!
I beg your pardon, what?
What just happened?!
The heck was that?!
Were some of these boxes explosive?!
I mean, I'm grateful for the win, but...
Geez!
That was intense!
Eh, didn't go as well as I'd hoped.
Knock it off!
Yeah! Watch it!
Come on! Agh!
Sloppy.
Eesh.
Very sloppy.
Not my best work.
I saw a thing that said "beware of boss" somewhere around here. Is that what I'm about to...
run myself into here?
I get the sense it is.
It'll be fine.
Hello.
Yikes!
This does not bode well for me.
Not one bit!
Nope!
[laughs]
I don't feel quite ready for that fight...
in my current state.
[chiptune music]
Yeah, I wonder what my best, uh...
option for approach is at this point.
Neat!
Hey, cool!
It's fun finding armor.
Yeah, but I wonder if I should be...
uh...
grinding for a while.
Wonder if that would be smarter.
Well, let's see if I can get him to...
at least...
whoop!
Okay, that's not good.
Hey, cool!
That's awesome.
Come on.
Aww, nuts.
Well, at least we got him down...
quite a ways in health.
That's neat.
I love that getting him to hit the barrels is a strategy.
Let's see what's over here before I go running up to fight dangerous bosses.
Ah! Okay.
Agh, come on!
There we go.
It's definitely rough progressing without much health to work with.
Probably gonna need to go ahead and use one of those effigies here in a little bit.
Death required? Huh.
Green Blossom, hm.
Is that an NPC or is that a, uh...
I'm a little nervous.
Ah!
What was that?
Oh, nuts. That's not good.
Oh.
Ah, okay.
Still not good.
Boy.
Can't tell if I'm doing well or not.
Obviously, I'm not doing great.
I can't tell if I'm doing well, given...
how much of a disadvantage I started myself out with.
I trust you folks will let me know.
Those of you who've played Dark Souls II before.
Yeesh. Okay, well clearly I'm not doing well right now.
Hm. Time to use an effigy, I think. I've put that off quite long enough.
Now that has a good bit more health. I'll take that.
Sorry, by the way, that you guys are having to see this exact same area on repeat.
I can't imagine this is the most exciting area to watch through multiple, multiple times.
Yeesh.
Whew!
Rough.
[fire crackling]
All right, let's charge ahead.
Drop down here.
Watch out for the fire!
Ah!
There we go!
Okay...
Going down here didn't go my way last time, but...
Gotta learn somehow.
You look like an NPC.
Hello there, traveling all alone in these treacherous times.
Well, I hope you have a very good reason.
Oh hogwash, who am I to judge?
My name is Pate.
I journey hither and thither on a sort of "treasure hunt" you might call it.
Be careful out there. There's talk of unsavory bandits who prey upon travelers like yourself.
Nice to meet you, Pate.
Oh yes, you'd be cautious if you go any farther.
There's treasure in there for certain, but the entrance locks from behind.
Oh.
I saw the same design earlier, and it's the same contraption I'm sure.
I was with this warrior you see, and he insisted that he go inside first.
The rather brusque fellow tried to swipe the loop for himself, but it trapped him inside.
I still have the gent's ring. I do hope he wasn't harmed.
I'll leave this one to you. I'm worried about what might be inside.
Bit worried about that myself, to be honest.
I'll leave this one.
So if I walk through here, it's just gonna close on me, then.
Trio... of normal enemies, I hope.
Ugh.
Now here's the question. Do I try to deal with this room first?
This room of nonsense.
[crash]
Wow! [laughter]
That was quite a thing, whatever happened.
Steady...whoop!
Got that one...oh, and then it got attacked by a whole ton.
Get outta there! Get outta the...wow!
Jeez, those stun locks...
...are pretty crazy.
Okay, so...going in there, probably not a great idea.
I'm gonna try to go through that gate next time. See what happens.
Probably nothing good, but...
...gotta experiment.
I wonder if I should be trying to fight the boss guy up here first.
Didn't go very well last time, but...
Eh...let's try it.
Let's...see what happens.
Whoa!
These are not the boss I was expecting.
Get outta there!
Yeesh!
Well, it's different than what I expected.
What happened to the boss?
There was a boss... last time.
There we go.
So, what's going on with the "no boss" again?
Well, I'm going to take all these items. Hope that's okay.
Hey, that's this flask shard.
That will come in very handy.
It's interesting, is that just a boss you only get one crack at?
Huh.
Haven't quite figured out...tactics.
There we go.
And a shield would probably help.
Honestly.
Whew! You know what? That's a lot of souls.
I'm going to go ahead and take these back.
Spend a few.
And use that Estus Flask Shard.
So that I can come back a little bit better prepared.
What do you say, huh?
So I've got Strength and DEX both up to 10 now, so that's progress.
Oh, I died. Don't worry about that.
Hmm, I could use...
...this longsword here.
You know, I think I will grab this longsword.
Put it to work.
In fact, I may even be able to...
Yes.
Go ahead and crank that thing up to +1.
That's fun.
Thank you.
Okay.
Go ahead and equip that...
...longsword. There we go.
That's a little better. What's our moveset now?
Okay.
That'll do.
And now we've got three Estus Flasks, so...
...feeling a little better about our chances.
So I suppose you folks would know...
...if I am aiming to eventually work my way up toward a Strength build using big...
...claymores and sphyhanders and whatnot...
...aside from Strength and Vitality and, uh...
...or not Vitality, Vigor and...
...I guess Vitality as well, whichever one raises equip load and Endurance...
...Endurance and Vitality and Vigor and Strength, I guess those are the four...
...I absolutely need, but what other stats would be worth...
...investing some points in?
I am curious.
Okay, let's get out of the way!
Yeah! Love it! Get out of there! Okay.
Some of my attempts are definitely going better than others, fighting that guy.
Yeah, not seeing a knight, so...
maybe that was just a one-time deal.
Jeez. Geez! Agh!
Not playing carefully. That's my problem.
Not playing carefully and I could probably use a shield. That's also...
probably part of the problem.
There we go.
Now let's work on this guy.
[gunshots]
Again, I do apologize if this has been... a bit obnoxious to watch.
There we go.
Got him down. Now let's see if I can grab this without getting caught on fire.
Perfect.
[footsteps]
So... not gonna run into that room full of guys.
But, I will run in here, so... let's... see what happens!
Um...
Someone swinging at me?
If you're swinging at me, I can't see you.
Hello?
Anyone actually here?
Huh.
[footsteps]
Oop, there's a guy!
Three of them, four of them.
More than I'd hoped.
Yikes!
Easy! Easy!
Careful!
Okay.
All right! That could've gone worse!
That could've gone much worse.
What was that attacking noise over here, though?
It was kinda weird.
Well, anyway...
Hmm...what's this now?
Floor looks a little scorched.
Not a fan of that.
You know, I should probably go ahead and, uh, use one of these.
Just in case of nonsense.
Oh, there's gonna be nonsense. There's going to be nonsense.
Aromatic ooze. Neat.
Alright.
Where's your nonsense?
Oh, this is gonna go badly.
Okay...
I don't see anything.
Who's attacking me?
Hmm...
Where to go?
Oh, OK, so I'm up over... overhead... for him now.
So I guess I can get back there.
Wonder how you, uh...
Huh. Guess I can't get over there yet.
Well, I can at least get back here.
Why, hello!
I did!
[laughs] Couldn't just give me that in the first dialogue, huh?
Cool.
All right.
So... how gutsy do I feel?
Do I dare take on this room again?
I do.
I totally do.
Come on you.
Yep.
Too slow for me. All right.
Why did you attack that way? I almost hit the guy.
That would've been terrible.
Ah, boy.
Yeesh.
Could've been a better engagement, but...
at least it worked out this time.
Are you gonna try shooting at me again?
Is it safe in here now?
Great soul arrow, cool!
That would be wonderful if I was pursuing sorcery.
A shield! I wonder if I can wear it.
How great would that be?
I can!
This is amazing!
Oh man, I got a shield now!
What is this, episode...five, six?
Finally got a shield, hooray!
Now we can start playing Dark Souls, everyone!
Welcome!
Hmm...
Now in celebration, before we end this episode...
Should I head in here or down there?
I guess let's head down there, since I managed to survive everyone in this room.
Let's see what reward we find waiting.
Oh, it's dark in here.
Um...
Aww!
This place sucks.
[laughs]
Give me that item. Thank you.
Geez.
Whoa.
You're quite a weird wall.
Whoa!
All right, hang on. Let me read the description for Pharos' Lockstone first before...
before any nonsense happens.
Okay. So...
"Stone activating a creation of Pharos the Vagabond.
Pharos the Vagabond was a legend who wandered the lands creating contraptions to help those in sincere and dire need.
The scope of his travels was so wide that Pharos has been mistakenly credited with many inventions that were crafted by others."
That's fun.
Well, I am quite curious.
Does this door open?
Aww.
Why do the doors never open from this side?
All right, let's uh...
Yeah? Let's use it. Let's see what happens. I'm curious.
Oh!
What... is happening?
I am confused, but this is rather neat.
Whatever is happening...
Would that have done something to like, cleanse the trap? Or...
Oh!
Wait, so illusory walls do open with weapon strikes
I am so confused
Comments, uh, please spoil this information for me, I, I, uh...
I would like to know if I'm supposed to be attacking walls or just hitting "a"
But hey, I did find some items, that's nice
Clorenthi Ring
Is that...
the uh...same as the kind of ring I found in Dark Souls 1? Because if so, that was an awesome ring.
And then what's this?
Titanite Slab, wow!
Seems a little early to be finding Titanite Slabs, but...
Yeah, man, I don't know.
Well, that's quite a neat little thing to end on, I should think.
So thank you all very much for watching and, uh...
when we come back, hopefully I will start making some good progress now.
Maybe it's just that I haven't found another bonfire in a while, but it, uh...
feels like I've just been kinda dying over and over and not getting anywhere.
If so, apologies, but, uh...
I will renew my efforts to progress.
There's a whole lotta Dark Souls II to see.