2015-02-07
The Kiln Of The First Flame is relit
Ninety three hours, four minutes, and fifty seconds later, having achieved level 84 and maxed out a few upgrades, with the aid of the Knight Solaire*, I completed Dark Souls.
Least favourite bit: A tie between fighting Ormstein & Smough, and the bits in the Tomb of the Giants which are pitch black until you find a light/light spell/lit helmet.
Favourite bit: Pretty much all of it.
But particularly the vast, sprawling world it's set in, where (nearly) everything links together. You can get a taste of that from the map viewer someone hacked together:
Oh, and the huge amount of variation - so many different adversaries, each of which behaved in different ways, and needed different tactics to defeat. And I've only played one of the "builds" of the game - Dex-heavy, concentrating on light thrusting weapons. Playing through again with a spell-caster, or a cleric, or even a high-strength club wielder is almost tempting.
Really glad I played it. I think I need a break to do something a little less intense for a while...
*And multiple walkthroughs and FAQs
Least favourite bit: A tie between fighting Ormstein & Smough, and the bits in the Tomb of the Giants which are pitch black until you find a light/light spell/lit helmet.
Favourite bit: Pretty much all of it.
But particularly the vast, sprawling world it's set in, where (nearly) everything links together. You can get a taste of that from the map viewer someone hacked together:
Oh, and the huge amount of variation - so many different adversaries, each of which behaved in different ways, and needed different tactics to defeat. And I've only played one of the "builds" of the game - Dex-heavy, concentrating on light thrusting weapons. Playing through again with a spell-caster, or a cleric, or even a high-strength club wielder is almost tempting.
Really glad I played it. I think I need a break to do something a little less intense for a while...
*And multiple walkthroughs and FAQs
Are there any decent documentaries on the Romans?
I'm looking for something that covers the whole sweep of Roman history, from beginnings through to its ending (and influences on successors). I can find several that tell you all about a few famous Emperors, but I'm not bumping into anything that covers it all.
Anyone suggest something good? Or even a couple that between them cover it?
(I don't need huge amounts of detail - but on the other hand, I don't mind watching several hours of documentary series, if it's good.)
Anyone suggest something good? Or even a couple that between them cover it?
(I don't need huge amounts of detail - but on the other hand, I don't mind watching several hours of documentary series, if it's good.)
Why are people so incompetent at designing forms?
My laptop is currently in for repair*, with me probably going to have to get a new one.
So I thought I'd check out the Toshiba website, and have a look to see what's available. They have a form that allows you to select your criteria, which would be great.
If it wasn't appallingly rubbish.
1) I can set a _minimum_ price I want to pay, but no maxiumum. Surely "My budget is £500" is more common than "Don't offer me things worth less than £500"?
2) The two lowest memory options are "<4GB" and "6GB". What if I want "4GB"?
3) There's no way of saying "I want an SSD". Which I do, as I don't need that much storage on my laptop, and for 256GB, the price is now down to £100, which is affordable.
4) Well, I didn't get as far as finding a fourth thing wrong, because I've now come here to write an LJ post and then go somewhere else to look for a laptop.
*The screen was replaced ok, but half time I picked it up the screen would glitch horribly and input would die. I suspect I cracked the motherboard when I sat on it.
So I thought I'd check out the Toshiba website, and have a look to see what's available. They have a form that allows you to select your criteria, which would be great.
If it wasn't appallingly rubbish.
1) I can set a _minimum_ price I want to pay, but no maxiumum. Surely "My budget is £500" is more common than "Don't offer me things worth less than £500"?
2) The two lowest memory options are "<4GB" and "6GB". What if I want "4GB"?
3) There's no way of saying "I want an SSD". Which I do, as I don't need that much storage on my laptop, and for 256GB, the price is now down to £100, which is affordable.
4) Well, I didn't get as far as finding a fourth thing wrong, because I've now come here to write an LJ post and then go somewhere else to look for a laptop.
*The screen was replaced ok, but half time I picked it up the screen would glitch horribly and input would die. I suspect I cracked the motherboard when I sat on it.