Welcome to the complete guide and walkthrough for one of the hardest games you’re ever likely to encounter – Dark Souls.
Head forward or take a left up the stairs. If you value your life, go straight. The stairs lead to another black knight, who, once again, is a little to strong for you to handle right now.
Go straight and turn right along the main road, killing the few hollows you see until you notice the giant armoured boar up ahead. Do not take him head on. Instead go to the right, where there should be a staircase leading a bit higher, go here, killing as required and at the top, slay the two bowmen and the spear hollow.
Be aware that some more hollows may head up the stairs after you, so be aware of this and brutally murder them without mercy if needed. Now, as for the boar, you can do a number of things.
1. Peg him with arrows/fireballs/magic till dead
2. Use the alluring skulls that are on the end of the short bridge to lure him under it, then do a plunging attack. Repeat till dead.
3. Drop down into the staircase behind him that heads downward, and lure him onto it. He can’t get past the doorway, and will turn around when done charging at at. Use hit and run to win.
Once he is dead, head down the staircase behind him and follow the path. Be aware that a hollow will flee as you approach, do not give chase. There are a number of other hollows around the corners in this area, so use caution and move slowly.
Continue through this area, making sure to pick up the key from the body behind the ladder, until you make it into the open air again. Now continue to the fork in the path, and take a left.
Continue down this path to the rather fearsome looking knight at its end. Not to worry though, just do the standard block/counter and he will fall, allowing you to collect the equipment behind him.
Once done, head back and take the other fork. There is a spear hollow up the stairs and to the left, so kill him, then head down into the tunnel/hallway. At the end of this small tunnel, there will be a knight like the one you fought earlier to the left, and a spear hollow to the right. Take a left, and quickly kill the knight, so that you don’t have to fight both at once.
When you’ve dispatched both the enemies here, continue forward and go straight at the fork. Then head down the stairs and slay any enemies here. Now, do not go into the church, but head to the right toward the long pathway to another building.
This building houses another bonfire, and a blacksmith, who will upgrade your weapons if you so choose. Rest, shop, and upgrade if you want, and then when ready, head back the way you came to get to the church.
Head inside the church and notice the huge black armoured dude to the right, guarding some kind of loot. Catch his attention however you please, and get him to follow you outside so you have plenty of room.
He is very slow with his attacks, so just get out of the way when necessary, and come back in for one or two strikes when you can. Be safe more than anything though, as it only takes one hit from this bad boy to take a large chunk of your life bar.
Once he’s dispatched, head into the church and collect the fire keeper soul he was guarding. These can be used to upgrade your estus flasks by talking to a fire keeper (there’s one in the cave below the bonfire in Firelink.)
You can actually do this right now if you want, by taking the elevator opposite the doorway you came in through to Firelink.
Whatever you do, when ready, clear out the bottom floor of this church, which has three of the knights in it. Fight one at a time, and try and fight in a location where you won’t be shot at by the magician on the second floor.
Anyway, once dispatched, head out the other door (not the one you came in through), to find two pieces of loot. The more important being the key at the bottom of the stairs.
Now head back in, and go to the second floor via the stairs next to the Firelink elevator shortcut. Be wary of the knight at the top of the stairs.
Continue into the next big room, but be aware that there is a large quantity of hollows here, who will all rush you. Use the doorway as a funnel, and take them out one by one. You may also kill the magician up here, but be careful, as his melee attacks are just as mean as his magic.
Once everybody is dead (as always), you can head down the hallway on the other side of this room, killing the knight in the middle. At the end, notice the wooden door which has light pouring through. Break it, and head in this room and up the stairs to release an NPC who can help you later.
Now head back to the magician’s room, and go through the doorway opposite the the one you originally walked through to get into this room. Climb up the two sets of ladders here, and then prepare yourself for the boss fight that will commence as soon as you go through the fog wall.
Spend a bit of your humanity to reverse your hollowing, so that you can either summon other players before the fight, or if offline, summon the NPC Solaire who you met earlier.
No matter, when ready, pass through.
Boss Fight: Bell Gargoyle
Strategy 1 – Difficulty: Intermediate
The gargoyle itself is slow with the attacks, but they have an absolutely huge range. Stay close, and try and keep behind him. Go for the tail if you want a new weapon, otherwise, just hit him anywhere.
The gargoyle has a number of attacks. His most common is a simple sweep of the halberd, which if you’re not behind him or far away, will almost certainly hit you. It is, thankfully, fairly easy to see coming, and it’s also not hard to stay behind him for the entire fight.
He will also sometimes fly in the air and hit you with his tail. This is harder to block, but still not impossible. Just keep on him and don’t let him fly behind you.
When he reaches half health, his buddy will come and help him, forcing you to fight two gargoyles at once. This is where the fight can get really tricky. Hopefully you did as I said and summoned either solaire or other people, and they will keep one of these two gargoyles busy. As for you, focus on only one of them. Try and keep the one you fight between you and the other, so that you don’t get attacked from multiple sides, and just keep at it.
Once one falls, it is fairly trivial to kill the other. Just do the standard block/dodge and strike combos and you will triumph.
When they fall, head through the doorway to the tower, and climb the various ladders to reach the bell. Pull the lever and enjoy your victory.
Once the bell is rung, an NPC will appear at the bottom of the tower. He sells purge stones, and other various items, and will forgive your sins if you betray a covenant (for a fee, of course).
Whatever. Head back to the bonfire for some much needed rest, then go down to the blacksmith and through the archway in this room.
Mini-Boss: Titanite Demon
First strategy is easy. Avoid the lightning he will fire at you, get just close enough for a lock on, and pull out your bow. Load arrows into him between his lightning projectiles, and he will fall eventually. The hardest part of doing it this way is just the length of time you have to spend shooting him. Once the timing is down, you’ll almost never get hit.
Strategy 2 – Difficulty: Easy-Intermediate
This time you get up close and personal with this guy. Watch his attacks, and be wary of his devastating jump attack. His main attack is a side to side swipe with his staff, which is hard to avoid, but doesn’t do huge damage. The one to watch out for is the overhead stab, which is very painful.
For this fight, stay behind him and be wary of his jumps, but this is otherwise pretty easy. Heres a pro tip: if you lure him over to the stairs in this room, and stand on the stairs below him, then his swipe attacks will go harmlessly above your head, allowing you to beat him to a pulp. Just be aware of the stab, which can still hit you.
Once he falls, head out of the door into the new area, after resting at the bonfire if you need to.
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