re: Dark Souls (Remastered) Thread for replay discussion and first timers

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Just buy the buckler shield and learn to parry. It'll take just a bit but DS1 is ridiculously easy to parry in and the buckler has a slightly bigger timing window for forgiveness. Once you get the rhythm of it, you'll be criticaling enemies in no time and slaughtering them left and right.

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While parrying is extremely important, I limit it to strong, midsized enemies like silver and black knights. Most bosses either can't be parried at all or can't be riposted (Gwyn being the massive exception), and most smaller mobs just aren't worth the aggravation. As an example, I never parry hollows. Much simpler to just equip a 100% physical shield and let their attack bounce before attacking.