VGchartz's Demon's Souls thread

[lestatdark]

Hehehehe, you just had your first souls lost to a mistake, don't worry, it happens to us all, I lost 400K souls because of that :)

There's no way to store souls once you have them, that's one of the trickiest things of the game. Should you farm or spend them? It depends on what you want to do with them, the game forces you to choose, to learn how to better prepare yourself for what lies ahead.

Nice starting out with the Royal, but don't get used to using the Soul Arrow exclusively, since you'll do much better learning how to properly use the Sword/Shield combo ;)

Always be with your shield up when you're facing an enemy, even if you're confident that you can outrun their attacks. It's your first time in the game, and you don't know the proper timmings for counter-attacks and the timming of enemy attacks, so you'll increase your chances of survival with your shield up all the time.

Also, talking about that first boss, Phalanx. The trick to him is to use an item that you'll get in the level, Turpentine. That item adds fire to your Right Hand Weapon, and believe me, you'll need it to defeat Phalanx, as you'll do 2x the Damage. Try to take on the smaller Phalanxes first, once you defeat over 5 of them, there will be a gap on the side of Phalanx that you'll be able to explore and do maximum damage to him.