I still have flashbacks from that graveyard next to the Firelink Shrine in DS1
Like many people who were unfamiliar with FromSoft at the time, I tried DS1 randomly, got wrecked by those skeletons, and then set it down for a while out of confusion. Only later did I come back and give the game a fair shake, and I’m so glad I did.
You didn’t spend hours trying to beat asylum demon with a broken straight sword? That’s as far as I got my first play through. I randomly was recommended a ds1 speed running video on YouTube years later and I realized I could have just run past.
I luckily happened to see the door open. I know that you are far from alone though!
Also, in the starting area there’s a dragon that shows up unexpectedly right near a cellar (where you might try to run and take cover from said dragon) with a trapped chest that teleports you to a very hard cave in Caelid (the hard area pictured in the screenshot). You can’t teleport out of the cave, you have to figure out how to get out of it while being assaulted by weird bug priests that will likely one shot you.
Definitely was a fun introduction to the game for me. The game is actually not THAT hard but it also is happy to put you in really difficult situations sometimes.
Transporting myself to selia tunnel, only to see a bunch of finger messages saying “i want to go home” and “good luck” was NOT what i was ready for
I could see some people hating being trapped there, but I think a big part of Dark Souls is definitely the shared experiences like this. It’s so fun to see people’s experiences and just be able to laugh at it
It’s one of my fave experiences for sure. Being super under levelled and finally breaking out into Caelid for the first time was the first “oh shit” moment i had in the game when i realised how much more the game had in store
And the feeling after you escape or overcome a difficult situation is just chef’s kiss
Dark Souls 1: Firelink -> Catacombs (Bonewheel Hell)
Just do what I did: get frustrated and go somewhere else.
Of you squint your eyes and look from some distance, this map looks like two sorts of awesome weed.
