Kernowgaz wrote:

Not the big bridge. The little one later. After the spear mid-boss.

So I have to beat spear man after you meet the

Spoiler:

2 shield guys the first time ?

Yeah, just keep going straight along the main path and you'll eventually get there.

+1

Got Lady Butterfly figured out, I'll have her next go. Damn it's hard but I'm getting the swing of it now.

Yeah today it really clicked for me too. Realising that I didn’t need to deflect every hit made me a lot more consistent against the big guys.
The bosses are fun but it’s the mini-bosses that are really getting the blood pumping. No gimmicks, level playing field, excellent

Mmm. I enjoyed that earlier.

monkey wrote:

Moot_Geeza wrote:

Unlikely wrote:

Vela wrote:

This thread is saving me money. Looks great but I know its not for me.

Yep.

Yup

Yes.

Nope.  See this is what I thought, but I decided to buy it anyway, and it's FUCKING AMAZEBALLS.

Dextrous Souls basically.  Like you got all the stamina from the get go.

Kow wrote:

Lady Butterfly - fucking seriously?

Spoiler:

where do I get another pea?

Heh as soon as it happened, i thought fuck it, I’ll be back later.

They wouldn’t think twice about doing it to you, show no mercy

I thought I had her, fuck sake.

Chaps, there's nothing scary in this that would upset a toddler or mrs dino for playing it in front of him? My ps4 is in the living room. I only play res evil when hes upstairs asleep.

Depends on their exposure to lego minifigs

hylian_elf wrote:

Ermmmmm is the toddler ok with ninjas decapitating people?

Good point. Might be one of those games I get told by mrs dino to turn off.

You can or you can have it on mild, ease them in gently to a life of desensitisation to graphic violence.

I'm okay with them unless the the camera fucks me over and puts them offscreen cos we're in the ruddy corner.
They really could've made it an HUD effect or summat, bit more graceful.

Dark Soldier wrote:

Patience, picking openings, not being afraid to block and learning when to deflect are key.

Remembering I could block was the most beneficial adjustment for me.  Your posture recovers fastest while blocking and most regular enemies give you a big enough window to do so.  Another helpful nugget from the loading screen said that posture recovers more slowly when health is lower.  So I think it's often best to start off defensive, learning the moves and getting clean charged hits in to lower HP, then start parrying and smothering to break posture. 

It took a while for me to adjust to this game's particular style but I'm enjoying it a lot now I've got more of a handle on the combat and unlocked more crowd-control tools.  I just wish they didn't require currency to unlock because I never have any.  I eventually did some grinding and unlocked most of the stuff in one go.  Luckily, there are lots of spots with enemies next to bonfires, facing the other way.  Hardly ideal though.  Likewise, charging for Spirit Emblems repeats the failings of Bloodborne's finite vials and bullets when they could easily just recharge for free at bonfires.

But enough moaning, last night I did a fantastic area which encapsulated all the reasons why these games are great, with a boss which it would be a crime to spoil.  It's stunning to look at in parts as well.