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Rupert Buttermilk
Apr 15, 2007

🚣RowboatMan: ❄️Freezing time🕰️ is an old P.I. 🥧trick...

MOVIE MAJICK posted:

Playing dark souls for the first time in switch. Someone tell me how to beat these fucken bell gargoyles ಠ︵ಠ

Perseverance.

And/or Jolly Cooperation.

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ExcessBLarg!
Sep 1, 2001

Policenaut posted:

Does it have a confirmed English translation on the cart? If so then I could definitely be tempted in doing that...
We won't know for certain until the eShop page goes up. I would imagine it does as most Switch releases are world-wide releases, meaning the exact same version of the game is available in all eShop regions and physical cartridges are effectively identical. When this doesn't happen it's usually because the game isn't localized untill long after its initial release.

Personally I'd preorder it now if you're interested. Amazon Japan does this thing where they'll allow international preorders for a while but if the game is particularly popular they'll restrict further international orders until after release, at which point you may not be able to buy it at all. You can cancel the preorder up until the time it ships so there's no downside.

Detective No. 27
Jun 7, 2006

MOVIE MAJICK posted:

Playing dark souls for the first time in switch. Someone tell me how to beat these fucken bell gargoyles ಠ︵ಠ

Try jumping.

John Lee
Mar 2, 2013

A time traveling adventure everyone can enjoy

MOVIE MAJICK posted:

Playing dark souls for the first time in switch. Someone tell me how to beat these fucken bell gargoyles ಠ︵ಠ

Time for crab

uber_stoat
Jan 21, 2001



Pillbug

Rupert Buttermilk posted:

Jolly Cooperation.

Social Animal
Nov 1, 2005

MOVIE MAJICK posted:

Playing dark souls for the first time in switch. Someone tell me how to beat these fucken bell gargoyles ಠ︵ಠ

Don’t forget you can two hand your weapon to really clobber them!

Also jolly cooperation. There’s someone you met earlier who would love to help you in that fight.

eonwe
Aug 11, 2008



Lipstick Apathy

MOVIE MAJICK posted:

Playing dark souls for the first time in switch. Someone tell me how to beat these fucken bell gargoyles ಠ︵ಠ

without seeing you play, youa re probably doing one of two things wrong, or maybe both

1. you are getting greedy and attacking too much, so you can't dodge in time. 1 hit at a time is a lot better thangetting 2 or 3 hits and trading
2. you are probably rolling too early in attacks

or thats usually the problem I see people having anyway

Andrast
Apr 21, 2010


MOVIE MAJICK posted:

Playing dark souls for the first time in switch. Someone tell me how to beat these fucken bell gargoyles ಠ︵ಠ

hit them until they die

alr
May 14, 2009

MOVIE MAJICK posted:

Playing dark souls for the first time in switch. Someone tell me how to beat these fucken bell gargoyles ಠ︵ಠ

In addition to what everyone else has said, have you upgraded any weapons yet? There's a blacksmith nearby, cash in some of the souls in your inventory and get something to +3

punk rebel ecks
Dec 11, 2010

A shitty post? This calls for a dance of deduction.

MOVIE MAJICK posted:

Playing dark souls for the first time in switch. Someone tell me how to beat these fucken bell gargoyles ಠ︵ಠ

That fight is pretty much made hard on purpose to make first time players summon someone.

If you want to do it solo then focus on killing one of them as fast as possible and be sure to punish while one is doing the fire attack.

BB2K
Oct 9, 2012
god drat, i long for the days when i thought the gargoyles were the hardest thing in the world. what i wouldnt give to go back...

Pushy Cat
Jun 24, 2016

aheh

Pushy Cat fucked around with this message at 06:17 on Jul 31, 2020

punk rebel ecks
Dec 11, 2010

A shitty post? This calls for a dance of deduction.

BB2K posted:

god drat, i long for the days when i thought the gargoyles were the hardest thing in the world. what i wouldnt give to go back...

MechaSeinfeld
Jan 2, 2008


BB2K posted:

god drat, i long for the days when i thought the gargoyles were the hardest thing in the world. what i wouldnt give to go back...

The personal journey from bell gargoyles to guardian ape.

What a series.

Papercut
Aug 24, 2005

The quickest substitution in the history of the NBA

MOVIE MAJICK posted:

Playing dark souls for the first time in switch. Someone tell me how to beat these fucken bell gargoyles ಠ︵ಠ

Cut off their tails (and obviously focus one down as quickly as possible)

Mia Wasikowska
Oct 7, 2006


:woop:

Coxswain Balls
Jun 4, 2001

For the T99 people here, the Origami King event just went live.

Leal
Oct 2, 2009

kirbysuperstar
Nov 11, 2012

Let the fools who stand before us be destroyed by the power you and I possess.

lol

Quantum of Phallus
Dec 27, 2010
Probation
Can't post for 6 hours!

Haha

Bofast
Feb 21, 2011

Grimey Drawer

Mega64 posted:

I will put MGS into my mouth if I want, thank you very much.

Too bad it doesn't shorten to MSG or we could have made all kinds of umami and general flavor jokes

Communist Thoughts
Jan 7, 2008

Our war against free speech cannot end until we silence this bronze beast!









Quantum of Phallus
Dec 27, 2010
Probation
Can't post for 6 hours!
gently caress Midir

100YrsofAttitude
Apr 29, 2013




MOVIE MAJICK posted:

Playing dark souls for the first time in switch. Someone tell me how to beat these fucken bell gargoyles ಠ︵ಠ

Take one at a time and really take your time watching them while blocking if you're a medium+ build. If you're playing light you'll just have to practice and improve your dodges.

I remember that they didn't really interfere with one another too much so it wasn't too hard to take on one at a time. You can also summon help, which I don't think I did since I didn't understand the whole liquid soul mechanic at that point.

There's no shame in leveling up yourself or your weapons either.

What're you using? I think around that time I was using a spear before replacing it with the halberd I got off of their corpses which lasted me pretty much my whole playthrough. I loved that loving Gargoyle Halberd.

Morpheus
Apr 18, 2008

My favourite little monsters

It took me like a dozen tries to take out guardian ape, did these two on my second attempt somehow.

Happy Noodle Boy
Jul 3, 2002



My favorite boss in the series. What a fight.

Spring Heeled Jack
Feb 25, 2007

If you can read this you can read
Anyone done joycon repair recently? What sort of turnaround time did you see?

UPS tracking says they received it on the 22nd but their repair tracking site say's they're still waiting to receive it. Once their support chat opens up I'm gonna bug them.

Edit: OMG two minutes after posting this I got an email saying the received the joycons.

Spring Heeled Jack fucked around with this message at 14:04 on Jul 31, 2020

Silver Falcon
Dec 5, 2005

Two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight and barbecue your own drumsticks!

Takoluka posted:

I might be weird in this regard, but I really liked the idea that Sw/Sh had you just being a kid in a sports tournament who happens to be in the right place at the right time to help when things get tough, as opposed to the child prodigy who single-handedly stops the mafia inside their secret casino base. There is serious plot happening around you, and you're not really involved with it because your job/purpose is the sports tournament. There are researchers, professors, and other way more qualified people handling the politics and bureaucracy of Galar.

Can't promise you're not weird, but you're not alone. I appreciated that there were actual competent adults around who actually did stuff instead of expecting you, the 10-year-old to save everything. I found it refreshing that I had 7 badges, was on my way to the 8th, poo poo started going down, and Leon shows up and is all "Yeah, I got this. You go fight your last gym." "Oh, you mean I won't have to put that last gym match on hold while I go clean up the mess created by the Evil Team for the umpteenth time?! Be still my beating heart! Yeah, Leon, you got this. Peace out!"

Weedle
May 31, 2006




MOVIE MAJICK posted:

Playing dark souls for the first time in switch. Someone tell me how to beat these fucken bell gargoyles ಠ︵ಠ

i summon solaire every time for this fight. you can also summon lautrec if you've unlocked his cell and spoken to him at firelink shrine

having even one other guy on the roof with you to draw their attention makes it way easier and having two means you can basically hide in the corner while they do all the work

enjoy dark souls! i'm halfway through my third consecutive playthrough and it's still an absolute joy. so much to find and play with and i still haven't seen it all. an exquisite work

flavor.flv
Apr 18, 2008

I got a letter from the government the other day
opened it, read it
it said they was bitches






Big talk for a game that has weapon degradation

flavor.flv fucked around with this message at 16:32 on Jul 31, 2020

MOVIE MAJICK
Jan 4, 2012

by Pragmatica
Thanks guys. I'm really liking this game. The aesthetic is very appropriate for pandemic hunkering :)

Polo-Rican
Jul 4, 2004

emptyquote my posts or die

MOVIE MAJICK posted:

Playing dark souls for the first time in switch. Someone tell me how to beat these fucken bell gargoyles ಠ︵ಠ

A good generalized, overall tip that applies to the whole game: if you're in an area and can't kill normal enemies in a few hits (like, 1 - 5 hits, depending on whether it's a big weapon or a small weapon), you're probably underpowered for a boss battle in the same area. See if you can upgrade or swap your weapons.

Also, Dark Souls is kinda unique in that leveling up your character is less important than leveling up your weapons when it comes to damage output. Having a lot of endurance and HP is always helpful, but if you're not outputting a lot of damage, you gotta look at your weapons.

Polo-Rican fucked around with this message at 16:18 on Jul 31, 2020

Rupert Buttermilk
Apr 15, 2007

🚣RowboatMan: ❄️Freezing time🕰️ is an old P.I. 🥧trick...

Goddamn I miss playing Dark Souls.

How's the Switch port?

American McGay
Feb 28, 2010

by sebmojo
Not particularly pretty but hey it's portable Dark Souls.

Happy Noodle Boy
Jul 3, 2002


Rupert Buttermilk posted:

Goddamn I miss playing Dark Souls.

How's the Switch port?

It’s pretty loving good as long as you’re expecting Dark Souls and not Dark Souls Remastered.

abraham linksys
Sep 6, 2010

:darksouls:

Happy Noodle Boy posted:

It’s pretty loving good as long as you’re expecting Dark Souls and not Dark Souls Remastered.

was remastered just a 60fps/visual bump, or was there QoL stuff/new features as well?

Fate Accomplice
Nov 30, 2006




Policenaut posted:

The Legend of Heroes has had a single world spread out across 3 different game arcs that intersect with one another and have crossovers since 2004. Game 9 is coming soon to America and game 10 is coming soon to Japan.

There needs to be an easy way to play all 10 of these games in English

MMF Freeway
Sep 15, 2010

Later!

abraham linksys posted:

was remastered just a 60fps/visual bump, or was there QoL stuff/new features as well?

There were a few gameplay changes related to multiplayer stuff as well as one particularly nice new bonfire location

100YrsofAttitude
Apr 29, 2013




Rupert Buttermilk posted:

Goddamn I miss playing Dark Souls.

How's the Switch port?

It's great. I really enjoyed it but I also had never previously played it.

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Weedle
May 31, 2006




abraham linksys posted:

was remastered just a 60fps/visual bump, or was there QoL stuff/new features as well?

qol stuff. nothing huge but a lot of little things that i was grateful for. the graphical updates were only for pc/ps4/xbone, the switch version looks like the original but doesn't drop frames anymore. all of the qol stuff is still in there

Weedle fucked around with this message at 16:51 on Jul 31, 2020

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