[quote=Jorick]
Just finished my first play through of it, smashed the end boss without breaking a sweat. I think I might have been way over-prepared for the fight, since all my weapons and armor were reinforced to the max, I was soul level 83, and I had Estus Flasks +6. Didn't even have a great shield for the damage being thrown at me, but I was able to tank the hits just fine and kill him rather quickly, and I only had to heal twice due to the damage that went through my shield. Thought I was gonna have to get crazy with the fight, since the last couple I'd done were full of shenanigans, but I just stood toe to toe with him and traded shots until he died. NG+ should be fun stuff once I get past the early stages. I hear Sen's Fortress is where shit gets real in NG+, so I'm looking forward to getting my ass kicked again instead of plowing through chumps in the Undead Burg and such.
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Sounds pretty awesome. I've read that ng+ stacks up to seven, increasing difficulty each time. So, yeah, I guess the first run is like, chump's difficulty if you think about it.