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The Best Early Gears in Dark Souls 1

Dark Souls is known for its unforgiving difficulty among the gaming community. After getting the game and playing it for myself, I concluded that while it is pretty difficult, it is not as bad as most people make it out to be. The game’s interconnectivity allows the players to get their hands on powerful gears pretty early in their playthrough. After finishing 3 playthroughs and 180 hours of playtime, I have compiled a list of great gears that can be obtained early in the game with relative ease.

Estoc

Estoc is the largest thrusting sword with the longest reach in the game. All you have to do get to obtain it is to get down to New Londo Ruins, which is one elevator rider away from Firelink Shrine, the main hub and starting area. And it is found lying out in the open surrounded by non-hostile Hollows! It also has the low stat requirements of 10 strength and 12 dexterity, so most starting players can use it almost immediately!

Zweihander

The Zweihander is located in the graveyard to the left of Firelink Shrine. All you have to do to get it is to run through the graveyard avoiding the skeletons and pick it up. While it requires some investment in strength to use (16 for two-handing, 24 for one handing) and attacks pretty slow, the Zweihander has high stun-lock potential and high base damage. If you upgrade it consistently, especially taking the Fire and Chaos upgrade path, the Zweihander will be able to remain a very good weapon of choice through the end of the game. There’s a good reason the “Chaoshander Giantdad” is one of the most powerful builds in Dark Souls 1. (Filty Casul! The Legend never dies!)

“Chaoshander Giantdad” showscase by OnlyAfro

Gravelord Sword

This bony curved sword can be obtained by joining the Gravelord Covenant in the Catacombs. In order to join the covenant, one must get into the Catacombs, do some navigation and land on the right ledge, then go inside the narrow room with a Titanite Demon, pick up the 3 Eyes of Death, and quickly get into one of the open coffins. Once you successfully enter the coffin, it will take you to Gravelord Nito. Then you can pray to him and join the covenant. Once you do, you’ll get the Gravelord Sword. The curved sword has very high base damage and can inflict Toxic buildup. The downside is its difficulty to upgrade because it uses Demon Titanite, which is mainly obtained from Titanite Demons, which is a pretty tough miniboss.

Great Scythe

The great scythe can be obtained in the Catacombs. It has the best dexterity scaling in the game, combines a long reach, high damage, versatile moveset into one package, and also inflicts bleed.

Balder Side Sword

Affectionately nicknamed Baller Swag Sword by fans, this side sword is dropped by Blader Knight in the Undead Parish church. It has a drop rate of 1%, meaning that those who desire this weapon will need to farm for it. However, should they get their hands on it, they’ll find that it lives up to its nickname as a straight sword that has high dexterity scaling, low stamina consumption per swing, longer reach compared to other straight swords, and a unique move set, particularly its heavy attacks which consists of consecutive multi-thrusts.

Grass Crest Shield

A humble shield found in Darkroot Basin, guarded by a Black Knight. When equipped, it increases stamina regeneration, allowing you to attack and dodge more frequently.

Black Knight Gears

Black Knights are powerful minibosses. But should you manage to defeat them, by exploiting critical attacks by parrying, ripostes, and backstabs or getting gravity to kill them for you, you have a chance to get their weapons (20%) or shield (5%). Their weapon choices include the Black Knight Sword, Black Knight Greatsword, Black Knight Greataxe, and Black Knight Halberd (Though its shape is more like a glaive). All of these weapons possess high base damage, a 20% bonus damage multiplier against demon type enemies, decent stat scaling, and moderate strength requirements. The weapons’ effectiveness can carry those lucky enough to obtain it all the way through New Game Plus. Their status as Unique weapons also makes them very easy to upgrade, as you can easily get 10 Twinkling Titanites from Crystal Lizards to fully upgrade them.

Locations for potential early Back Knight gears

The Halberd can be obtained early from the Black Knight that guards the Grass Crest Shield, the Sword can be obtained from Undead Burg’s Black Knight, and the Greatsword can be obtained from the Black Knight near the Sunlight Altar bonfire.

Uchigatana

This katana can be obtained by killing the Undead Merchant in Undead Burg. It has a fast attack speed, ability to inflict bleed, and makes the player feel like a cool anime protagonist. No wonder it has gained the nickname “Guchigatana”.

Claymore

The Claymore is a greatsword that can be obtained from the bridge that leads up to the Sunlight Altar bonfire. It is very versatile, dealing high damage and having great stun-lock capabilities. It also has an average scaling, making it a favorite for “quality builds”, and a versatile moveset; wide horizontal slashes and a fast thrusting attack in one hand, vertical slashes in two-hand.

Drake Sword

This sword can be obtained from shooting the tail of the Hellkite Drake. It has a high base damage of 200 but has no scaling whatsoever and requires rare dragon scales to upgrade. This means it is only useful on the early game before it starts to get overshadowed by other weapons.

That is all from me. I hope this tips and tricks will help you readers have an easier time exploring Lordran. Praise the Sun!\[T]/

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Getting started in TotK

Hyrule awaits, and it's bigger than ever before. The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is a massive open world game, so much so that it can be a little overwhelming at first. There are so many places where players can go, and there are so many tempting routes to take.

After having finished the game and having 145 hours of playtime, I decided to share some tips, tricks, and recommendations on getting started in the post-Upheaval Hyrule.

Get used to your new abilities on the Great Sky Island

The Great Sky Island is where you start your adventure, and you get all four abilities —Ultrahand, Fuse, Ascend, and Recall — over the course of the tutorial area. The game teaches you how to use the abilities and a general idea on how they interact with the world via Shrines and talking with the Constructs.

A neat trick from me is to combine the power of Ultrahand and Recall to make an elevator. First, use Ultrahand to lift a large piece of wood (or anything that can be used as a platform) in the air for several seconds and then put it back down. Then you stand on the platform and use Recall on it. Then watch as the platform floats for several seconds, and you have successfully made an elevator of sorts that allows you to bypass a lot of puzzles in the game and allows you to have a much easier time collecting Blessings of Light. Some examples of the elevator trick below.

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/IDCOZCCd_eA by MysticSlime

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/5gn2gb_A6Xc by Hardpelicn

Where to go first in TotK

When you first get to Hyrule, you can basically go wherever you want. But I would recommend going to Lookout Landing to progress the main story so you can get the Paraglider and your first Skyview Tower.

A personal recommendation from me is to make some stamina replenishing foods or potions so you can glide into Hyrule Castle from the Skyview Tower. The reason for doing this is because Hyrule Castle has a lot of powerful endgame-tier gears like the Royal Knight Weaponry, the Champion’s Tunic, the Twilight Bow and the Hylian Shield, the strongest shield in the whole game. There is also a Shrine there, which you can use to teleport back to the Castle anytime you want for easy access.

A guide on getting the Hylian Shield by By Austin John:

Get a Horse

While Tears of the Kingdom allows you to make some elaborate Zonai machines to get you somewhere fast and encourages outlandish creativity, it is pretty hard to get the resources needed to make those machines when you are in the early game. Therefore, I recommend you get a horse instead. They are boring compared to the Zonai contraptions, but damn they are very practical. You can get a horse as early as Central Hyrule. Capturing a horse requires tou to sneak up on them and press 'A' when you're close enough to the horse. When you’re on top of the horse, give them some pats with the 'L' button, and then you're off. Horses make for a safe way of getting around too, as they naturally follow the roads of Hyrule.

Alternatively, if you have a save file of Breath of the Wild in your Nintendo Switch, Tears of the Kingdom will carryover the horses you have tamed in BotW. All you have to do to be able to use them is to go to a stable and talk to the vendor. They will check your history and make it so that you can use the horses you have tamed in BotW.

Get yourself rich fast

You started the game with zero Rupees to your name. So here are tips on making yourself rich in the early game so you can buy some good armor or materials.

1. Sell some cooked food

 One of the best ways to accumulate a lot of Rupees is to get busy with a cooking pot. Cooked meals fetch a good price for merchants and the higher the quality of the meals, the more profit they’ll net you. It is recommended that you use high quality meats like bird thighs, prime meat, raw whole bird and especially the gourmet meat because they are the most valuable food stuff to use for cooking meals.

2. Mine some precious ores and sell them

In Hyrule, caves are full of mineral veins that respawn a few hours after you mine them. By mining these veins, you can get rubies, opals, sapphires, topazes, and even diamonds. These precious stones fetch a high price in Hyrule market, with one diamond worth 500 rupees.

3. Hunt Blupees

 Blupees are blue rabbit-like spirits that are normally found outside of caves. When shot, they will drop a lot of Rupees and run away, usually into the caves. This makes them a good way to get some Rupees fast and a nice indicator of cave locations.  

That is all from me. Hope you have good time playing the Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

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We haven't official summer time yet but the temperature are rising and so my idea I had for this two cuties fits the weather well 😊🌞

I played my whole freetime in the last two months "Zelda Breath of the wild " and I had to draw them 🥺 I ship them now too and i am excited for the second part !

Fun fact that was my first zelda game 😅

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I know the water doesn't looks the best 🙃

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Talent swaps!!!

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It’s the height of the 1950s, and the Kuzuryuus have just moved into town! Mr. and Mrs. Kuzuryuu share the idyllic domestic life: Fuyuhiko buys his wife flowers just to see her smile, Peko knows all her husband’s favorite foods, and they’re both very, very much in love. What’s their secret? Probably the fact that they hunt down and murder criminal offenders, degenerates, and all-around scumbags in the neighborhood. (But you didn’t hear that from me!) Armed with the power of love—and an impressively significant arsenal—they’re determined to clean up the streets, one crook at a time.

Happy Valentine’s Day!