I thought the Illithids were way harder. They're tough, sure, but that pillar in the middle of the bridge basically makes it ok. None of the bosses in this game come close to being as hard as Ornstein and Smough in Dark Souls I reckon. 7.) If you want, you could ask people from here for help. I had second chance but didn't need it. - the fucking maneater looks like an ape - the look of certain bosses, enemies ... you did not change the bosses in SoC? are you playing Asian version? If you're having difficulty with them both at once, untarget, run away, and use the pyres to separate them off. Owners of the physical or digital edition of Demon's Souls can connect to the private server on PS3 for continued online gaming. Finally beat them last night after cheesing the first maneater by shooting him with 150 arrows through the fog wall. Phantoms. Soul of Cinder - x1 great champion soul. When the first one is at a certain hp (I think about 3/4) the second will come. The safest way to defeat the Maneaters is to be aggressive in the first half (while always conserving enough stamina to dodge) in order to kill the first Maneater as quickly as possible. My first Souls game. I need help defeating man eater... hes been too good for too long...im soul level 93 and im playin the asian version... add me, PSN demons_blade00. Log In to add custom notes to this or any other game. Run to the middle and use the cauldron to kite him round. But have a laugh with that and try again ;) http://static.giantbomb.com/uploads/scale_super/9/90021/2208875-ibipsq.jpg, [–]zahnpastaschaf 0 points1 point2 points 6 years ago (1 child). The remake of the 10 years old ultimate cult classic, Demon's Souls is developed by SIE Japan Studio and Bluepoint Games. It took a few tries, but after one long melee fight it finally happened. THe second attempt was able to vanquish the first Maneater before the second was even on the scene. You end up with a weak-ass character. I cant tell you how pleased I was to get 5 colourless demon souls while having fun being the old monk at the same time. When I cut off the tail it seemed like they would fly more often, but I don't know if that's a bug, feature, or just RNG. The second maneater is tricky but doable as long as you bring lots of healing items and learn to avoid his attacks when he telegraphs them. Used a mix of rolling and some blocking (but mostly rolls). Questions. Rendered by PID 7936 on r2-app-08211bbce2a6155a2 at 2021-02-14 09:48:30.626078+00:00 running 6289523 country code: KR. And one will usually fly … The Maneater is a boss in Demon's Souls. You’ll absolutely want to summon help to defeat a tough boss, or — when you’re ready — invade another player’s world to keep them on their toes. Also post which servers you play on. They need to be fought one on one. Back in my day it was known as the Brazier Method, I remember it well! [–]Davey_meister 0 points1 point2 points 6 years ago (0 children). How can I change world Tendency from Neutral to White/Pure white? [–]hi_marx 0 points1 point2 points 6 years ago (0 children), [–]TheRoose 4 points5 points6 points 6 years ago (2 children). Plus, there's a really good defensive spell that reduces physical damage taken by 70%. If you're playing online, logging out of a character/disconnecting from a game will reset your world tendency back to neutral for all levels. I took a few day hiatus after getting my ass handed to many too many times. Refrain from submitting private info. That was a horrible boss fight, the hardest yet for me. I had much more success when I used the torch in the middle for cover. [–]FLRSH 0 points1 point2 points 6 years ago (0 children). Finally Got the Platinum! [–]Swiftblade09 -1 points0 points1 point 6 years ago (0 children). I played both Dark Souls games before playing demon souls and those maneaters just killed me so many times. Am I the only one who doesn't have problems with the maneater but wasn't able to defeat the dragon God? in just a few hits. need help with man eater. I was on quarantine for the last two weeks, and decided to play my first ‘Souls’ game. Maneater help? They're nothing on the Gargoyles in DS2 though, I don't even attempt those anymore. You can do the while shoot 'en through the fog trick. On my str/end/vit Dragon Bone Smasher/Adjudicator's build, the fight is doable without cheese (but I cheesed the hell out of it on my caster playthrough). GG, [–]Rumhand 0 points1 point2 points 6 years ago (0 children). A bit of a pain as while most of the bosses in Demon's Souls are not too bad, Doran, Penetrator, Flamelurker and perhaps Maneater are bosses I'm not looking forward to re-engaging 10 years after my reflexes were already 10 years past it. At least 30 times.But that is what appens when you try to level up ALL THE SKILLS!. In reality, sometimes the light is too bright. Proceed to kill the first. But my magic weapons work pretty well on him. Also the soulflayer on the spiral staircase beforehand is a real bastard. I finally managed to kill them legitimately by myself (one of the last bosses i killed mind you). I never died by them...Killed them in my first try. The good ones are few and far between and even those are incredibly basic. [–]lindberghbaby 7 points8 points9 points 6 years ago (0 children), [–]tensionsmountain 5 points6 points7 points 6 years ago (0 children). Well worth the two weeks. Why now? Please see the threads at the top of the community for details or click here. 962. For Demon's Souls on the PlayStation 3, a GameFAQs message board topic titled "Maneater weakness? Self promotion posts are allowed once per week. I whiffed the second hit of a combo on the second Maneater. The Demon’s Souls remake for PS5 uses a similar multiplayer system as the rest of the games in the series. If you truly want to succeed, never give up. Souls. 6.) Unlike many traditional online games that feature an easy way to invite and play with friends, Demon’s Souls makes you work for it. [–]CrestfallenWarrior 0 points1 point2 points 6 years ago (0 children). ;). Which means you can shoot arrows through it until he dies. The Maneaters were super easy to dodge and didn't take too many hits. Ez win! [–]DS2apologist 0 points1 point2 points 6 years ago (0 children), "to be fair i was just using one of the best weapons and the best buff". Fight takes around 30 seconds after entering the fog gate. Both PITA areas. I was shocked how easy the Maneaters were. [–]Futdashukup 2 points3 points4 points 6 years ago (2 children). REDDIT and the ALIEN Logo are registered trademarks of reddit inc. π Rendered by PID 7936 on r2-app-08211bbce2a6155a2 at 2021-02-14 09:48:30.626078+00:00 running 6289523 country code: KR. I think it is brilliant and can easily stand on its own compared to Demon's Souls. The levels were a fair bit harder though, I reckon. I started about a week ago and spent about four and a half hours trying to kill the Tower Knight because I didn’t know I could go to other areas. [–]F_A_F 0 points1 point2 points 6 years ago (1 child). I barely survived after a protracted battle. Completed Upper Latria and beat Maneater yesterday. Because, ultimately, video game realism doesn't even look like the real world. The maneaters are arguably the biggest jump in difficulty of a boss fight in the whole game. Yeah like most here I totally beat them like first time at SL12 with a broken sword. Most strats rely on archery and this was my fave....certainly compared to fog cheesing. Demon's Souls is an action-RPG developed by From Software and released in 2009. Rinse and repeat. Demon’s Souls has been one of the most anticipated video games to arrive on the PS5 in recent times. I went back late last year to play Demon's Souls again, on a melee only, NG+7, no shield run. I never had too much trouble. Not convinced you should play Demon's Souls? For Demon's Souls on the PlayStation 3, a GameFAQs message board topic titled "Does maneater have a weakness? 39 Mage and uchi +10. [–]PliskinSnake 0 points1 point2 points 6 years ago (1 child). This boss can be very difficult. Attack only when one is in the air. I have to say, demon souls was probably my favorite yet! 10.) What I did was tedious and a long fight, but you run across the bridge to the middle where the fire is, at least it is a circular platform, and most of the Maneaters attacks will be directed at the brazier if you are behind it. I found sneaking up on him with the Thief's ring and unloading Soul Rays into him works okay. /u/UltimaGabe's Character & World Tendency Guide. [–]Neznanc 3 points4 points5 points 6 years ago (2 children), I think you forgot fucking NG+1 Flamelurker, [–]thomasjthomasj -1 points0 points1 point 6 years ago (1 child). But on try 2, piece of piss...sort of. Stand on the left corner of the fog wall and blast the first one to death with arrows. Click below to visit the Demon's Souls discord server for private server connection help, PvP, and text/voice chat. I don't know if it's just rng or something to do with its tail, but when it was doing the yellow charge-up dealie I was able to interrupt it and keep it on the ground longer it would charge, or do its magic thing the mindflayers do, and then start charging again. But if not it's a total breeze. The best way to gain white world tendency is to make your WT pure black, kill all of the prime-evil demons and black phantoms in a level (bosses too, if possible), then go back to the nexus. I cheesed them playthrough 1, but on try 2 I did actually beat 'em fair. There is a glitch in Demon’s Souls, related to an item introduced in the remake, that can turn your character into a one-hit killin’ machine — enemies, bosses, demons, the whole shebang.. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts ... A community dedicated to Demon's Souls, game released for PlayStation 3 and 5 (Remake). I went back late last year to play Demon's Souls again, on a melee only, NG+7, no shield run. Currently playing: Demon's Souls, more Demon's Souls. Demon Boss Souls are special Souls dropped by the final bosses of each area in Demon's Souls. The Maneater boss fight is absurdly difficult. Bait his AoE ground smash, run backwards to avoid it and straight back into him quickly for a swing right after the AoE. (Spoilers for the end of the game). [–]Futdashukup 0 points1 point2 points 6 years ago (0 children). How do I beat the giant tower that fires arrows? They are based heavily on the manticores from Persian mythology whose name, originally derived from Greek, translates to "man-eater." But to be fair i was just using the claymore and curse weapon, i tried cheesing them with arrows but i just had no luck. I love Demon's Souls but the 4 pillars of what make me love Souls games so much are build variety, level design, lore, and boss encounters and Demon's Souls really lacks in boss encounters. 76.0k. Use of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement and Privacy Policy. My friend did this method where he would use his bow, run all the way across the bridge, shoot maneater as he was coming towards him and then dodge past him and keep repeating it. He gave me a had time for a while, too. Then, its a matter of running to one end to loose them, bait one with arrows to your far end and fight. Join. (Help) Can someone give me pure bladestone, moonlightstone, and darkmoonstone? Not sure how you approach the game exactly, but it can be absurdly easy if you know what you're doing. I have beat the game twice and have started on a third build. My two weeks ended yesterday, and early this morning, I got the platinum. Man. But the second maneater single-handedly ruined my anus. First try, I just got tired of schlepping up those steps. © 2021 GAMESPOT, A RED VENTURES COMPANY. I used the fire in the middle to give me some space from them. cuz you won't be able to shoot through fogs, if you are not a magic user, use a long sword or any mid class weapon and equip your thief's ring (so you can do 1on1), and take cover at the torch in the middle, 1. a pure mage (1~2 firestorms maneater KO), 2. a pure brute (high vit and a DBS+5 . I used the compound long bow, only because I heard the lava bow can knock him back out of range. Broke the game, thief ring, ran behind Flamelurker and casting poision clous. [–]gtabro 0 points1 point2 points 6 years ago (2 children), Oh, you're gonna love the Gargoyles battle in Dark Souls or Ornstein & Smaugh, BUT you will absolutely jizz in your points with the 4 - yes FOUR - gargoyles in Dark Souls 2. :D. Bottom line is if you have played any of the other 2 it's a piece of cake, otherwise I can imagine how hard it is, it took me whole 3 times to beat them. Please do NOT link to the wiki to answer questions. Tell someone that has more deaths than this poor guy lol, Ending the true king. [–]Godofallu 0 points1 point2 points 6 years ago (0 children). It's a pain but it's worth it :), [–]meSchnitzel 2 points3 points4 points 6 years ago (2 children), nice strategy, one day i'll go back again and finish Demon Souls, however it will probably be POST Bloodbourne haha, [–]ms4eva 2 points3 points4 points 6 years ago (0 children). [–]thomasjthomasj -2 points-1 points0 points 6 years ago (3 children). Took a number of tries, and no small amount of rng, but if you can get one on the ground by the fog wall, you can kill it before the second one spawns/aggros (or get it low enough that you can kill it before they really have a chance to double team you). use the following search parameters to narrow your results: A community to talk about anything game related: missions, characters, worlds, tips, tricks, etc. You can, however, engage Demon's Souls and Demon's Souls Remake Bosses again in another player's world. 1.) Still stuck on the Maneaters, been about a year since i last tried haha. Sister Friede - x1 divine blessing. SL mid fifties, I think. Yeah...I call them the flying douchebag brothers. Flamelurker on NG+ ended my runthrough. They have the … Created Dec 14, 2009. What would be the best weapons and armor for Battle Mages. I don't see the difficulty in the fight tbh. Demon's Souls, like Shadow of the Colossus before it, breaks down the visual language of a classic to achieve little in return. Do not discuss cheats or mods that negatively affect online play. ". Just a different spin on the hole fantasy setting. Cheats. Please read the expanded Community Rules. Embeds from FL channel only - please add your link below if you're a partner [–]Underwhere_Overthere -1 points0 points1 point 6 years ago (0 children). Just messin'. I don't doubt that Flamelurker is way harder in NG+ in the same way Four Kings is, but in terms of the base game, none of the bosses gave me THAT much trouble. 3.) help Reddit App Reddit coins Reddit premium Reddit gifts. Once you learn to use the fire it's a piece of piss, especially if you have a high damage weapon. There are weapons that take down the Maneaters (Meneater?) Get an ad-free experience with special benefits, and directly support Reddit. Champion Grave Tender - x2 embers. [–]linuxcorn 0 points1 point2 points 6 years ago (0 children), Kill the first one as fast as possible the maneater fight is all about momentum. Lothric Twin princess - 2x souls (any kind) Nameless King - FREE (my favorite fight) Oceiros - 1x purging stone. The Maneater boss fight is absurdly difficult. You're browsing the GameFAQs Message Boards as a guest. Notify me about new: Guides. I played Dark Souls Remastered about two months ago for the first time. Tower of Latria 3-2, having a lot of difficulty being a melee build. if you dont have magic to cheese him with... firestorm, hsa... then yeah you got to poke at his health until he dies from a thousand wounds. Took awhile but it worked. Demon's Souls PlayStation 3. I used the Blublood Sword and it took me two attempts. lemme dig in =D, Privacy PolicyCookie SettingsDo Not Sell My InformationReport Ad. However, you can attack through the fog of this boss. Kill the second. Honestly, the game is really easy to exploit. . The Maneater is the second boss of the Tower of Latria and one of the toughest bosses in all of Demon’s Souls.A second Maneater will enter the boss fight when the first Maneater’s health is … [VIDEO] Only Youtube Partnerscan place videos. This is akin to people that raid mythic difficulty content in WoW taking a break to go play Classic WoW and complaining the raid content is too easy. Twin demons who reside high above the Fool's Idol Archstone. [–]pvscvl 0 points1 point2 points 6 years ago (0 children). For Demon's Souls on the PlayStation 3, a GameFAQs message board topic titled "Maneater glitch? Please be respectful, adhere to Reddiquette. You just gotta stay far back enough from him to avoid his paralyzing spell, but close enough that he doesn't use longer range spells. 8.) Honestly if you're underleveled/geared it is fairly hard. http://static.giantbomb.com/uploads/scale_super/9/90021/2208875-ibipsq.jpg. It seems like you might've gotten lucky. You just gotta use the fire on the circlular playform to keep one of the maneaters off of you. [–]meSchnitzel 4 points5 points6 points 6 years ago (8 children). I've died with the boss down to a silver of health before but not like this like. These enemies are distinguished by a prominent health bar and will not respawn after they have been killed. The original Demon’s Souls featured an exploit where players could snipe the first Maneater from outside the fog gate, but that isn’t possible here. Bosses in Demon's Souls and Demon's Souls Remake are powerful enemies that control an area of the game. Reviews. Though, it seems in Demon's Souls, many recurring boss moves can be exploited, intentionally or not. I was stuck for a long time. ". Press J to jump to the feed. Or you could just look online for the best weapons and strategies. Good luck, my friend. It's really not that bad, I don't even think its as hard as the Gargoyles in Dark Souls. @FadgewackeR, when you had to do part of NG++, did you just do all of world 3 (once open) to get the golden soul, or did you work through other areas as well? When the other one finally takes his head out of his fuckin ass and turns up to double team, run like fuck to the other end. If you're having difficulty with them both at once, untarget, run away, and use the pyres to separate them off. Not so much forgot, but I only recently completed my first playthrough, and one of the things that really struck me was how much easier the bosses were generally to Dark Souls. If it wasn't for his butt-buddy crowding the platform I'd have killed him by now. Champion Gundyr - 3x souls (any kind) Old Demon King - x2 red bug pellet. [–]odlebees[S] 1 point2 points3 points 6 years ago (5 children), If you're not above cheesing, I recommend doing what I did. It took me a couple of weeks of playing every day to beat them. Am I missing something here? (Remake) If you are requesting players to help you please post your Soul Level in the title. I was shocked how easy the Maneaters were. I think Sticky White Stuff was giving me good bonus damage, but I inevitably got overconfident and died every time I used it. © 2021 reddit inc. All rights reserved. Demon souls was designed so someone playing it with aboslutely NO knowledge of game mechanics, what the stats do and how they interact with gear, etc would still be able to persist and advance. In me experience, the maneaters have been a formidable boos. Demon prince - x1 hidden blessing This is by far the most cruel thing that's ever happened to me in a souls game. Bring at least 200. It quickly became popular within hardcore circles for its relentlessly steep difficulty level, deep combat system, and unique multiplayer integration. . [–]Lord_Inglip92 1 point2 points3 points 6 years ago (0 children). Flame Lurker and Allant are enjoyable but ultimately chumps. Do as much damage as you can before douche 2 appears. pretty tough, kicks like a mule), with a bowl of molten cheese? 9.) (self.demonssouls). What's worse is the i had to use curse weapon three times for the second maneater because he went completely nuts and refused to land on the platform for a good 2 minutes. Tonight if I get on, I really need to tackle either 3-2, and fight Maneater(s) or 5-2 and battle in that poison swamp. I am just decided to do a Game-Informer inspired cover on Demon Souls since they never published a cover with the game and I thought it would be fun but unfortunately I am not very familiar with the souls franchise as a whole so i thought of asking the fans what they thought is the best picture that represents the game as a whole. I can't even imagine fighting both of those guys at once, especially right after that black phantom soulflayer on the stairs who killed me about ten times. Demons Souls. and join one of thousands of communities. ". Thankfully didn’t give up tho and am loving the game! [–]TheRoose 2 points3 points4 points 6 years ago (0 children). Similar to hiding behind the rocks when fighting Gwyn. It's all about managing space with him and his twin. And one will usually fly away leaving the other isolated. But yeah, the Maneaters are tough especially the first time through before you learn how to build your character well. Content must pertain to Demon's Souls. - the torment, lamentation of the wicked lost souls in Tower of Latria - the lack of ambience ... again in Tower of Latria 2.) No explicit karma farming, trolling, or rage posts. Ya. Ha, I think I saw you as a phantom last night. Realy good game. [–]Yellowbenzene 1 point2 points3 points 6 years ago (1 child), [–]odlebees[S] 1 point2 points3 points 6 years ago (0 children). No duping. Love this Community! Gotta catch em all. No sales, sales links, or soliciting donations. Memes, screenshots, video clips, and fan art should follow the subreddit guidelines. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. The Colourless demon souls farming glitch is STILL alive and well...this was never patched and will probabaly not be ever as it takes advantage of the time it takes to switch from your world into someone eles for PVP, co-op etc.