Death is my teacher in Dark Souls II. Every time I get killed in this game, I get better at it. I have video proof of this.
What I donât have, Iâm sorry to say, is video of my first three deaths in development studio From Softwareâs devilish new game. I do have the next 20! Youâll have to take it on faith that I died three times, quite swiftly, after starting Dark Souls II. I even got an achievement for my first failure.
For deaths 4-23, Iâve got video.
I donât mean to scare you, but I believe this video is educational. Youâll see me, a neophyte to the Souls series who has only played a few hours of the previous games, learning by failing.
With each deathâwell, with most of themâI learn a little more about the game and how to survive in it.
Enjoy my journey with me, good people of the Internet. Prepare to laugh, cry, and wonder how I didnât see that armored guy coming. Prepare to watch a man gain some skills, boost his bravery and then get swatted down by a merciless game.
By the end, I was having a lot of fun.
First, the deaths in my first hour playing the game:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w76Zv_QFAKo
Next, my deaths in hour two, which should also be known as The Hour During Which I Realized Iâd Missed The Area Of The Game Where You Are Taught How To Play:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZUhmBxQUkA
My deaths in hour three, in which I learned how not to fight a crowd and how to begin to plan my enemyâs demise:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w6-FgHyXTDw
My deaths in hour four, in which I finally got myself a better sword:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_o2cpgcLGVE
Phew! Iâm ready for more.
Also, a special shout-out to Kotaku video editor Chris Person, who spent 80 hours of his life playing this game last week, who reviewed it for us and who is the only instruction manual Dark Souls II needs. If youâre ever stumped in the game, just text him.
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