I started DS1 RE few months ago. Have absolutely worst time took 20+ tries to kill asylum demon. Lordran wasnt kind either.

I found cheat engine and maxed out souls. Looks good for some time but bosses still could kill me quickly realized its no fun.

Then I started partial cheating add few souls and humanity using the engine. Still get rekt but was bouncing back quickly. Few runs using less and less cheat.

Yesterday I started abother run without any cheat. Surprisingly rung first bell without being killed even once. Then killed first black knight, lower asylum demon and capra demon on first try! It took several tries every single run with lot of cheats. On top of that got black knight sword, great sword and halberd and boar helmet tooo.

Fucking amazing having a blast right now heading into the depths.

It works on console, but won't log in on PC. Anyone else experiencing this? Small uptick in reports, but it may just be early...

EDIT: Seems to be working now...

Cross-posted from "I have started a magic-only challenge in Dark Souls 1" by @catfeeder@piefed.blahaj.zone in !patientgamers@sh.itjust.works

I have finally gotten around to play my proposed challenge where magic completely replaces weapons.

Here's a breakdown of the limitations I set for this run:

• I can't use weapons or drink estus flask. I decided to ban the latter only after 2 hours of the run.
• I can't level up any stats except Attunement, Intelligence, and Faith. I can't wear items that increase my HP.
• I can't wear equipment that increases my poise.

This way I plan to beat all the bosses in the game, hopefully even in the DLC (but that one will be tough...). I also want to replicate another challenge I did years ago - to complete the catacombs using Force as my only offensive spell.

So far I've completed the easiest part of the game - the bells. I don't expect much trouble before the Great Soul hunt though.

Some thoughts on what I already experienced:
Magic is more than enough to go through the early stages of the game, I basically never had to think about my spell uses, and I tend to kill every enemy on my way. No need for Dusk's ring either, fortunately. With that said, I HATE how much soul arrows miss! It's enough for an enemy to move a little and that damn "homing" projectile flies pass them. I rely on Combustion much more than I expected to lol.

Years ago I've completed Dark Souls 2 using only magic (sorcery + pyromancy) - so no weapons at all. It went surprisingly smooth although I ended up not going to DLCs.

I'm thinking on doing this for the first installment but I have some doubts:

• First, is it even possible to beat Four Kings with spells? On my first playthrough I tried to beat them with magic and it went really poorly. I'd prefer not to repeat this experience...
• Second, are locations like Duke's Archive and Oolacile even doable with spells? With the sheer amount of enemies with high magic resistance, they sound like hell, especially given that we don't have any magic restoration options from DS2.