Dark Souls 2’s hollowing mechanic is both the best-implemented & conceptually rich punishment for death in any fromsoft game
It's funny how one of the biggest complaints about Dark Souls II, the HP drain, is also one of its more thoughtful mechanics.
Every death brings you closer to hollowing, slowly wearing down your determination alongside your character's humanity. You understand why so many undead lose the will to keep going.
And what restores what you've lost? A Human Effigy, a reminder of who you are.
I wish I could take everyone who’s ever used the term ‘melting pot’ and put them all in a big pot and melt them together into a blob of writhing meat
Replying to @robertlasagna1
Chin up, mate. Your chudstack articles helped me a lot
If a perfect God loves each man, it is obvious that viewing another man as unworthy of love indicates a fault in oneself
It's funny how one of the biggest complaints about Dark Souls II, the HP drain, is also one of its more thoughtful mechanics.
Every death brings you closer to hollowing, slowly wearing down your determination alongside your character's humanity. You understand why so many undead lose the will to keep going.
And what restores what you've lost? A Human Effigy, a reminder of who you are.
Replying to @wylfcen @waitacdahogt
Can’t help but notice there’s no response to this. Odd.
Replying to @cyansoup
Real talk, going to bed before 11pm massively helps
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Oh no, don't talk about how he's been terrorizing Inazuma for centuries, and quite literally fueled and supported Dottore's megalomaniac ideas. Don't bring up that he thought Paimon was worthless because Irmin didn't acknowledge her, so he ignored her whilst leaving her in the Cataclysm to die.
He's just her silly dad after all.
What do you mean Pantalone tried to kill Traveler & Paimon just before we entered Snezhnaya last patch? Water under the bridge! We must kill Ronova because she tried to take Paimon and that makes her irredeemable, let's team up Pantalone!
Pulcinella and Pantalone fight all the time? No they don't, it's actually Columbina and the Tsaritsa that despise each other if you've read my AO3 fanfic.
Who cares if Sandrone brought the Trilune Goddess back, saved the world, sacrificed herself to save Traveler, and attempted to mend the relationship with the Scions, she tried to take over Nod-Krai! Unforgivable!
Hmm? Pierro did too? As well as Inazuma & Sumeru, killed many innocents, and directed many atrocities across Teyvat?
...welllllll he gave Paimon a blanky so I guess I can forgive him!
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