Dark Souls Remastered: Top 5 Things To Do When You Start A New Character

Did you know you can defeat Havel with fall damage quite easily..? Wait for him on the stairs. And right before he attacks simply roll off the stairs. Which damages you very little, and hurts Havel significantly. Run up the stairs again, repeat 2-3 more times, and goodbye Havel!👍 I would highly recommend a Faith/Strength build for new players. Referred to by some as the Cleric Knight. It allows you to obtain the Lightening Spear very early on. While maintaining a strong melee. It also gives you the option to add Ascended Pyromancies the 2nd half of your playthrough. And despite some people discouraging players not to rely on it. Getting the Drake Sword by shooting arrows at the Hellkite Dragon's tail below the Sunlight alter. Helps new players by having a powerful weapon early on. While they are learning the game. With minimal investment, and keeps your equip load low.👌👍

Just beat my first boss for a lord soul. Seath by far was super easy. Getting to him alive was actually the hardest part

Never played dark souls and i planned out my build. My issue is gear.

Recently got the game and i had set up my second character with a build i penned as a Red Mage build, combining melee and sorcery. I may have ended up with a Black Knight Sword super early on so that’s a reason i decided on my build. That and the dagger you get early on in the asylum was kinda not that fun to use. Now i’ve managed to kill the game’s most infamous boss duo.

Top 5 Things To Do When You Start Dark Souls Remastered:
Number 1: Buy Dark Souls 3 and play that because it's better.

1.) Get the grass crest shield
2.) Get the grass crest shield
3.) Get the grass crest shield!

Flex line was fresh

So I freed Lautrec and then attacked him. He’s killed me twice now, but one source I’m seeing claims that he will be stuck in the cell until he dies or I get absolution. Is this accurate? And if not, how can I kill this character before he kills the Fire Keeper?

I beat the game and I found out that I miss the DLC so I am going to go on my second play though.

Havel just killed my firekeeper I am sad now

Dude - in the first 90 seconds of the game, you immediately spoil how to beat the first two bosses. This is NOT a video I would show a Dark Souls noob at all. NOT RECOMMENDED!!!

Great tips man! I followed everything you did and I'm already deeper into DSR than I've ever been. This is the third or fourth time I try this game. Thank you!

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after staying away from dark souls for 10 years and then playing darksouls 1 and defeating the first 4 bosses just to ring a god damn church bell....i realised..dark souls players are godlike.

this might be off-topic
but how do i level?
like, let's say im doing a dex build, and i get the min req for my weapon of choice, and now, what?
i know leveling dex increases dex weapon damage, but when do i put levels into dex? and when i do i put levels into vit or end?
how do i make sure i have enough end and vit by the end of the game?
for example, dex weapons are really fast, which means of course if i get the chance just chain attacks as much as i can, but that's not possible without enough end
and DLC bosses do insane damage, if i don't have enough vit, i might get one-shotted
also, if i put too much levels into vit or end, i might not do enough damage to beat a boss with a lot of health(meaning the fight takes longer, the longer the fight is, the more mistakes i make)

OR, or...
You could live dangerously, and throw like 40 Fire Bombs at him.







... What? I have difficulty figuring out the angle for backstabbing, it's easier for me.

Insanely helpful
Thanks so much, I’m brand new to dark souls and really enjoying it so far!

After Elden Ring I decided to jump in and try Dark Souls 1 *for the first time, in the year 2022. Even after all these years it is still an awesome game.

Top 5 things new player should do:
1- cheat

So i waw told that Lautrec released the fire keeper from there... i guess i should hurry back to Firelink.

Shouldn't trust random people when it comes to dark souls.

"I will goes as far as he Taurus Demon"
Beats all but Gwyn and Taurus
Now what?

I preordered dark souls 1 and played it day one and beat it over and over and over until I got ng++++ and now ten years later I still did all these things going in semi blind bc I couldn't remember I mean I can remember this game better than ds2 or ds3 but it was still fuzzy

I just started playing and i am kinda lost in progres. I don´t know where to go from where and the optional path to go the game. some help in komments would be really nice

Lol, I killed Havel with fall damage

ngl running a pyromancy build is so fun on this game once you got a few good spells

You can just have havel follow you a little up the steps, you jump off and take a small amount of dmg, he follows and take a lot of damage. Do it 5 or so times and hes dead.

Basically when you start a new character you're starting weapon is crap for example the pyromancer you start with the fire ax is important to get your hands on the battle axe and what's great the first area you go to after you get out of the Undead Asylum has enemies with the battle-axe and if you kill them enough time they will eventually drop one

I finally got this game a few days ago. No idea why I put it off so long :)

Me, has played dsr and beaten it at least 5 times now, "mmm tips for beginners I should watch this"

I tried to kill the dragon the first time I saw it for 15 minutes because I was too dumb to notice there were stairs that go down. First time players, Don't be like me

I played the game so many times back in the day I’ve more or less been able to make a fast tank build focusing on strength and dex that hits hard and isn’t over burdened. It takes a lot of leveling but u can get ur guy to lvl 80 or higher and not be a slow tank that hits hard or a fast def that hits light. U can combine both builds and have a versatile character

I actually cheesed Havel by Zweihänder-ingin him through the closed door from Hydras side lol. Anyone else noticed that's a thing?

Liking and subscribing because of the ice flex comment

I restarted this game like 3 times in the past 2 weeks simply because i didnt understand it but after your videos and some other helpful ones i can finally play and enjoy the game

I beat havel by running up to stairs and jumping off and homeboy died from fall damage 💀

The things that helped me:

1. Realize I frame is a thing
2. Roll into attacks instead of rolling out of it

Me who already beat the game: I need to see this.

Just use the Uchigatana. Katana is the strongest starter weapon.

What if you miss the gate?

Lautrec only kills the firekeeper after the second bell is rung. You can keep him alive for a little longer and get his help with the Gaping Dragon too, if you want

EDIT: Wait, what? Lautrec kills the keeper if you get the third firekeeper soul? Huh.... Speaking of that soul, when you talked about good early shields, there is a bandit's shield on the hellkite drake bridge, shortly before the Red Tearstone Ring which you can also immediately collect. That is not only a really good early shield but ALSO it completely blocks out poison/toxic, which can make dealing with the blowdarters much safer

Thanks, I'm so dumb. I threw all my early souls into stamina and vitality

If you played and beat ds3 is dsr any harder?

Dark souls is hard and scary time to time but having played Cuphead I've gotten used to dying

Another trick to cheese the guy and get the heavy ring is... walk down the steps till your head is a few inches below the floor(this is the moment he will notice you) turn back and go to the floor you just unlocked. He will follow slowly so wait on the wood next to the steps(his action limit being the steps). Slowly walk him outside. Once he attacks he will slowly walk backwards regardless of where you are or what you do till you step back inside(most he'll do is block). Let him get across the room and repeat. Recommended bow and arrow(cheep and easy) it'll take longer but run less risk of being hit, or bombs.

extremely useful informations, thank you.

I found a way of defeating havel without actually attacking him. Get him to chace you up the stairs. Right before he attacks you roll off and he will fall too. If your weight is low it barley hurts you but chunks out of his life.

How do you get 10 estus flasks? I only get 10 when stopping at the firelink shrine bonfire. Is there a way to get 10 on all bonfires?