Prepare to Die!
Solution based on the Playstation 3 version.
Dark Souls is an immense title, forcing the player to follow a specific logic is quite impossible. In this "guide" I will give you the names of the main ones Boss that you will meet along your path with little tips on how to deal with them.
I start by telling you that each boss has an infinite number of possibilities to be defeated, mainly it can vary according to each class that the player chooses at the beginning of the adventure, other possibilities emerge based on the approach that the player wants to give to the fight, the level of experience the player encounters that boss and many other factors.
In this guide, I will list the cities you will meet and in parentheses I will insert the level that I recommend to tackle that particular place.
I will give you some tips on the main "deals" that will unlock certain trophies, I will list the location of some materials that you will need to forge weapons and some points where you will find some extras.
In the guide I will follow my "order" which may vary from player to player, Dark Souls will allow you to explore "almost" everything from the beginning, but certain places and events will only occur in certain "points" of the game. it's up to you to understand it.
Part one
Sanctuary of Fire / Village of the Undead
After the game tutorial, which sees you choose a class to belong to and the elimination of a "very simple" boss to be eliminated, after a short video sequence, you will find yourself at the Sanctuary of Fire, a sort of central point of your adventures.
The Sanctuary of Fire will allow you to connect to different locations via small or long shortcuts.
An almost obligatory stop is a visit to the "Borgo dei undead", this village is the focus of your first 10-15 hours of play.
The Village of the Undead, is a fairly small environment but at the beginning of your adventure full of pitfalls that will give you many problems.
You will have to waste a lot of time to "level" (try to level up), because the boss at the end of the area is quite tough and in my opinion it is quite difficult to deal with him with a level below 15.
The village of the undead, is composed of several main and secondary streets, but only one can lead you to the tower where the boss will wait for you on top of it: Toro.
Some secondary routes are blocked by a key that for all holders of the gift: universal key (like myself), will be able to open from the beginning and unlock numerous "difficult" areas for the first stages of the game right from the start. they will allow you to "level" with much more ease.
Boss: Taurus
The boss of this level is recommended to face him between 16-20 experience level.
As soon as you cross the fog inside the tower you will find yourself on a bridge that connects two towers, at this point go up through the ladder hidden by the shadows to eliminate the two archers above you, then move to the middle of the bridge to bring the boss into play . At this point, run as far as possible on the tower and when the boss is below you, throw yourself over your head by pressing the R1 key. At this point with a powerful slash you can eliminate half a bar to your enemy.
Now try to put the gilt resin that will provide you with electric current to your sword and eliminate it in this way, for all those who have already used this "item" no problem will be able to continue hitting the sides and belly of the bull to eliminate it. all, when you see that he will try to charge the attack with his hammer, try to dodge him because if too close to the edges he will make you fly down. Once the boss is down, go over the bridge.
Part Two
Village of the undead part2.
Once the boss is eliminated, you will find yourself on a new bridge with the knight Solair on your left.
This knight will allow you if you accept his requests, a white stone that will allow you to summon players online, and in the future you can summon him to eliminate certain end-level bosses.
At this point, talk to him and go to the bridge but very carefully because a red dragon will appear that will set fire to everything on it.
Having triggered this half sequence, run halfway up the bridge, on your right you will find some stairs that if you do them will lead you to a shortcut that will connect you with the bonfire of the Borgo dei undead.
The Church of the undead
The church of the undead is a game level that must be faced with a level ranging from 20 to 25, the enemies will be equipped with spears, shields and you will find several knights who will be very difficult.
A tip is to spend several hours leveling so that you will find yourself facing this part with a level that will allow you to complete it with less difficulty.
When you reach the church, you will have to deal with an armored black knight (very weak at magic), a wizard (weak at fire and arrow magic) and finally the boss on the roof of the church who will defend the bell (your objective).
Boss of the Church of the Undead
The boss of the church of the undead can be reached with a passage that you will find when you have done cleaning inside the church.
If you have humanity equal to 1, you will have the opportunity before going into the fog to summon the knight Solair the one who previously gave you the white stone, everything will make the fight easier.
The two flying creatures that you will have to eliminate, differ in the attacks they unleash against you. The former will use a more melee-focused attack while the latter from a distance will try to take you out with his fire.
You focus on the second enemy the simpler one since you will have to dodge the fire and hit it relentlessly. While the knight will think of the first creature.
Personally I advise you to use the knight in order to bring the fight to success since if you find yourself facing this boss alone, the difficulty will be enormous since the fight will take a long time and will certainly be uneven, two against one. once the battle is over, you just have to go into the small tower that the two creatures covered to ring the first bell. Once the first bell rang, you will find yourself down a "priest" who will allow you by paying him to break the pacts that you will find along the game plot and not .. and to absolve yourself of your sins for the modest sum of 98.000 souls.
Various tips
Tips:
After eliminating the boss who defends the first bell, you will now have the opportunity to enter different game locations.
You will have unlocked the Deep Root Basin which will connect you to the forest and then to the clash with the "Moth".
You will have unlocked access to the lower part of the undead village, which will lead you to the fight with the "Goat" boss. With the level of experience you have reached, you will have the opportunity to go into “Petit London” and the “Catacombs”.
In the next few lines I will not go into much detail on the tactics you will have to use to get out alive in certain clashes with enemies and bosses, and even less I will oblige you on which path to tackle before or after, but I will provide you with information on which city and which connections you will unlock. and I will focus on small tips.
In order I will write the paths I followed, but you can very well do the opposite completely.
Dark Root Basin (Lv: 20-30)
In the Dark Root Basin you will have the possibility to unlock a door for the modest sum of 20.000 souls, a door that takes you to the forest, where you will have the possibility to level 5 souls in 7.000 minutes.
The Dark Root Basin will act as a link to the forest (where you will find the boss: Wolf at the end of it), or continue along the basin road and will connect you first to a semi-destroyed structure that will lead you to the clash with the moth and then this road it will act as a link to the lower area where you can meet Hydra, the ice titans and reconnect with the Toro tower (Village of the undead).
-Boss Wolf: (Lv: 60-90)
–Boss Moth: (Lv: 25-30) This boss is very weak to the soul arrow. You will have to dodge all its magic shots and hit you with magic, for all those who do not have basic magic, wait for the moth to lean on the bridge to recharge and only then hit it with the slashes of your weapon. After 2 times you do this step the moth will die and release the soul of the moth (useful for forging a weapon).
–Boss Hydra: (30-50) this boss is very strong but you can very well eliminate him easily with the arrows from a safe distance, you will only have to be careful with the jets of water that will eliminate you in a short time if they hit you. For all those looking for a closer fight, go into the water area (not under hydra) because the water is deep and you will die .. The close fight will halve the time of the fight but you will have to cut off the boss's heads one by one ..
Undead village lower part
To reach the lower undead village, you will have to first eliminate the bull boss and rung the first bell.
Only then will you have the opportunity to reach the lower part of the village.
–Boss Goat: (Lv: 20-30), the goat boss is a really tough boss. My advice is to eliminate the two goats with a slash, then go up the stairs and discover a small cordon under a window, go up and wait for the goat to come near you, only then dive under and wait for the goat to join you. When the goat throws itself it will already take 30 seconds to recover, you will have the opportunity to perform several blows. Repeat this step until it falls at your feet.
A more aggressive fight is strongly discouraged, and the longer it takes, the more the goat will regenerate its two goats .. Only after you have eliminated the boss, will you have a chance to reach the depths.
The Depths (Lv. 45 (minimum)
In the depths things get complicated, you need to have a level cap. high enough to find enemies that poison you, strong enemies and really tough bosses ..
In addition, you must have evolved equipment at least +5, in addition to having a high resistance to poison.
The depths will connect you to the infamous city, the latter reachable from the valley of the dragons.
Valley of the Dragons (Lv. 30 (minimum)
The valley of the dragons is a land of passage that will connect you to the infamous city and to Petit Londo.
In the valley of the dragons, you will find 6 dragons and a dragon that can be eliminated with the arrow of the soul, fireball or possibly arrows.
After the valley, very short as an area, you will have the opportunity to enter a cave that will take you to the infamous city, or go to the tower and open it with the tower key or universal key and reach petit londo (the city of ghosts).
The Infamous City (Lv. 50 (minimum)
The infamous city is a poisonous swamp full of "weak" creatures but the problem the player will find will not be these creatures but the poison ..
To reach the end of the level you will have to reach that kind of beach that you can see when you reach the swamp. The battle with a boss at the end of the level will await you and it will be necessary to advance in the game plot. If you want to explore the swamp you can do it, you will find numerous armor, souls and two bonfires.
Petit Londo (Lv. 50)
To face the ghosts you will have to be cursed with the reverse curse only then you can hook the ghost and eliminate it.
The city itself is very simple, it will not be complex, the problem will only come out when you are attacked by numerous ghosts, which if taken individually will be easy to eliminate, if taken as a group they will be lethal.
Ghosts will be weak to fire so for all wizards and firebomb owners, this will be a piece of cake.
Catacombs (Lv. 45)
In the catacombs you will have to visit us to retrieve certain objects for the purpose of the plot and not ..
To eliminate the skeletons that regenerate you will need to have the holy sword or a divine weapon, eventually you can turn this problem and eliminate the men with the torch in hand who will be the ones who bring the skeletons to life continuously in the level.
At the end of the level you will find a boss a sorcerer, it is not at all complex to eliminate him indeed a powerful sword or the magic will be enough for you, given its extreme slowness ..
Tips on weapons and materials:
-The weapons to be upgraded must be brought to the blacksmith and made to increase the upgrade level using some objects that you will find along the exploration of the game areas.
- Boss souls are used to evolve certain weapons or shields.
-The blacksmiths are four and each blacksmith must be brought an ember
Titanite can be purchased from the blacksmith near the church of the undead
-The large green titanite can be found in the catacombs
Large Titanite can be found in large quantities in the infamous city.
-The red and yellow titanite can be purchased at Anor Londo or received from the raven at the Fire Sanctuary.
Extra boss
At the Fire Sanctuary, take the elevator that will take you to the church. Throw yourself down on that ledge you see at this point you can either go up to the roof of the church where you will find a key and then enter the crow's nest. Crouch in the crow's nest for a minute, followed by a cutscene showing the crow accompanying you to where you did the tutorial.
At this point you can re-eliminate the boss you met in the tutorial, if you do so you can get a slab that you will need to evolve a special weapon!
