Then that proves you didn't listen to much of the dialogue. Ingward (the wizard in New Londo) tells you that it was sacrificed (flooded) so that the Dark would be sealed away. From the Dark came the Darkwraiths who Ingward describes as "enemies to every living thing with a soul" meanwhile in the Artorias expansion you discover that the Oolacille residents "upturned the grave of primeval man" according to the Marvellous Chester as they were fooled by that "toothy serpent" most likely Kaathe who seemingly lives in The Abyss.
This "grave of primeval man" is inhabited by humanity sprites implying that humanity arose from The Abyss (thus supporting what Kaathe said that a human should be the "lord of dark") but the fact that the darkness of the Abyss has mutated all modern humans into monsters and destroyed Oolacille shows Frampt is telling the truth that the fire of the bonfire Gwyn linked going out would be disastrous for the world.
The war was a power-struggle. The gods arose and challenged the dragons for rulership. The Greek mythological influence throughout the game is strong. Gwyn himself even looks like Zeus. In Greek mythology the gods challenged the titans for rulership. Dark Souls just replaced the titans with dragons.
The story couldn't be anymore simpler to understand.
Asides from the main story there are also the sub-stories such Solaire's quest for his sun, Siegmeyer's quest for adventure, the cleric plot-line, Logan's quest for knowledge and his eventual descent into madness and of course the plot of the expansion: to rescue a princess.
Concerning the giant raven, why does there need to be an explanation? All it does is fly you to Lordran and the Everlasting Dragon is a hidden covenant where you level up in by giving dragon scales. None of the covenants are part of the story.
Without a shield you don't have to rely on rolls. You just rely on your armor and poise and you can still block without a shield or even parry. Enemies can't "dodge phrase" through your sword. Heavy weapons actually have an area effect. Even if it doesn't reach your enemy, swinging an ultra-greatsword near an enemy will stragger them.
Oh and those bosses? You listed the easiest ones. I was almost expecting Pinwheel to show up there. But yeah, what did you expect? Once you discover the weaknesses of the bosses and have a good build, they won't pose the same threat they once did.
Last edited by Demonic; 20/04/13 02:48 AM.
