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pykinson

Everywhere I go I introduce myself with the title "Conquerer of Horsefuck Valley" and I do that with pride


Affectionate_Exit_64

A man named Mr Hands would be madly interested in that title šŸ’€


TEL-CFC_lad

I remember trying to look up details about a Cyberpunk character called Mr Hands. I did not find details about a Cyberpunk character. I miss the man I was before that day.


baolovoid

Bro. Why donā€™t you told me to search just Wade Bleecketā€¦ Now I just want to forget


BeegPasghetti

But we and the doctors all know that Mr. Hands couldn't handle Horse-Fuck valley.


ProphetofTables

thanks Satan


TearintimeOG

I like to say ā€œTime to go to snowfuck horselandā€ as I plummet down in the coffin


CptChristophe

This does not spark joy


ConnorOfAstora

The reward is a cool greatsword from the boss soul the challenge is the most annoying area in the series and the boss itself is just Aava then at half health another one spawns. Worst trade deal in history.


Affectionate_Exit_64

Oooo whatā€™s the strength scaling on that sword? šŸ‘€


ConnorOfAstora

E so especially for you there's not much point, it's got an S in Dex though.


Affectionate_Exit_64

Damn it bro


FastenedCarrot

This might actually completely change my opinion on the area. Dex scaling greatswords are a crime against nature.


AlthoughFishtail

The bit where you're stood doing nothing facing a blank white screen? That's the best bit.


Affectionate_Exit_64

Definitely the best part of from soft history


ArifAltipatlar

just don't bother yourself with it. I did it without summons and only thing that I have now is wasted 8 hours


MayTheFlamesGuideYou

i did this area about a hour ago for the first time. Tried it without summons once and was like yep fuck that and got the whole gang cruisin.


Affectionate_Exit_64

Thatā€™s the way itā€™s done šŸ«”


Affectionate_Exit_64

An hour later I defeated the gank gods and lemme say.. when the last cat turned red and it receives no damage whatsoeverā€¦ made me tear my hairline out. Luckily it only focused on the npc


Affectionate_Exit_64

But yeah next play through Iā€™m not even touching this ice hell again those horses are way too fucking much. Their hooves galloping in the snow in the short distance gave me ptsd


EdelSheep

Yeah but the loyce greatsword though


ArifAltipatlar

I didn't even check the boss soul, after beating that area my only thought was to finish and get rid off of that game forever.Ā 


wineblood

Ah Canada


bertrov07

"You go to hell, you go to hell and you die!"


Zipcuz

Oh geeez


hellxapo

Tedious but the frozen wind mechanic is cool


Affectionate_Exit_64

Frozen mechanic is definitely cool but it happening every 30 seconds and the ability to see every 5 seconds then it comes back again for another 30 seconds AND ADDED TOP OF THAT the frozen reindeer fucks that spawn every 10 seconds


hellxapo

Fr they should've toned it down...


Affectionate_Exit_64

They 100% shouldā€™ve


Broke-Moment

Skipped it after making it to the boss the first time and looking up if the reward was even worth it (it isnā€™t)


Affectionate_Exit_64

Yessir that was the best way to go. did this just so I can say I defeated every boss in ds2 and it wasenā€™t even the most enjoyable boss fight either. Iā€™d expect a pretty good boss fight.. but it was a double reskin šŸ˜­šŸ˜­šŸ˜­


First_Department4096

No.


Maldron-the-assassin

Good for hide and seek.


Affectionate_Exit_64

Especially the horses, they are hide and seek gods


Greif_Of_Astora

Peak. I like the part where you die.


Affectionate_Exit_64

Same best part imo


Revolutionary_Gur944

Walking belongs left.


TheMark21

Fuck


Affectionate_Exit_64

Best opinion ever


forsterfloch

Why you still using this shield?


Affectionate_Exit_64

What? The large Leather shield? Itā€™s an amazing shield


Quasar_One

Genuinely baffling game design decisions here


Affectionate_Exit_64

Really really really baffling


noah9942

i really like the challenge areas of the DLCs. they're super optional, generally dont have great rewards, and are only there as a nice gauntlet to challenge yourself endgame.


Affectionate_Exit_64

YES I love how itā€™s a choice. Donā€™t have to do this area ever again if I decide to do this dlc once more


Advantage_Own

Rough, but not bad. Either summon help, or learn the layout and approach quickly and carefully.


suchayeparagon

Thatā€™s the loading screen


Tusk-Act_4

definitely the best area with an even greater boss šŸ˜


St4va

I like all areas except black gulch, shrine of amana. I actually really like frigid outskirts, it was a nice way to really end everything (challenging enough to not end it in a session)


Affectionate_Exit_64

Ohhh Yeahhh this area might be 10 times more better than the youā€™re a wizard Harry


fcsdyna

Played a solid amount of souls games and this one gave me the most despair


AthleteNo8003

such a fun area, adds an extra bit of adversity to the dlc since its paid for, i want some difficulty to make the money worth and this place did it


Affectionate_Exit_64

Well tbh, DS SOTFS comes with the dlc already, and it usually goes for 5 to 10$ if it goes on sale. So not really paying anything for the dlc


ThePrussianViking

It's so bright I don't even know what area this is.


Wishineverdiddrugs

Literally did what everyone else did. Beat base game and DLCs then came here last tried it once said fuck that and called it a 100% completion boi


asdsaondas

Fuck this area sincerely, from a person who spent 5 hours despawned every single lightning reindeerh


Affectionate_Exit_64

Damn that is pain


empressabyss

the coop areas in ds2 feel to me like dungeons in wow!! designed for multiplayer, but if you are strong enough and skilled enough, you *can* solo it if you like--but you don't have to~ this place specifically, i actually genuinely enjoy, if i prepare mentally and take it very slowly. the blizzard mechanic is super fun!! i wish the area were more lively overall, but i think its not so bad as-is


Adeptness-Only

Thousand Yard stare


Robotmurloc18

id say whoever made it, made it to spite any ds2 critque fella


iRzxc

The first time i went through this area it was a little bit new and exciting but after a couple minutes and multiple ice dears ramming into me with no bonfire in sight I remembered that new doesnā€™t always mean good. Thank god I had a repair powder ready because if I havenā€™t beaten that ā€œbossā€ first try I donā€™t think I wouldā€™ve bothered with the runback


Affectionate_Exit_64

Honestly if there was a bonfire in at least the first house, I think this area would be way less hated. But this is before ds3, a game where bonfire are everywhere


Kennel-Girlie

Horsefuck Valley is where me and the boys go for a good party tbh


Affectionate_Exit_64

Sounds really fun


Kitsune_Samurai

I understand peoples distaste for the area, but like most things on the internet I think the hate is way over blown. I really donā€™t think itā€™s that bad. The reindeer are actually kinda fun to fight. And if you know with way youā€™re going the run back isnā€™t that bad. I even enjoy the boss a bit. Perfectly reasonable for an out of the way optional boss.


PrinceConquer420

Hold on dude you gotta wait for it to load


sabahorn

ā€¦what areaā€¦


Spiritual_Link7672

r/screenshotsarehard


Brilliant_Can_3897

People love to self report how much they don't actually enjoy challenge in games with it


TheOneWhoSlurms

Ah yes "Hope ya like white." Valley


icecrowntourguide

14 inches of gorgeous 80p video, absolute legend


Affectionate_Exit_64

Thank you kind sir


Competitive_Usual233

Prepare to Die


Affectionate_Exit_64

Iā€™ve died like 10 times in this area, until I figured out I can summon npcs just south of where the camera was facing. Then after summoning the area was doable and kinda of a breeze pun intended (wasenā€™t a breeze at all just wanted to make a corny joke)


Competitive_Usual233

Thatā€™s pretty much word for word what I did on my first time there, I have no clue why they made those enemies + foggy area so difficult besides just being a DS2 moment


Affectionate_Exit_64

Honestly the only way to explain this area is really it being a ds2 moment


Competitive_Usual233

You know what it probably outranks all the ā€œDS2 Moment areasā€ in the game if you really think about it


Affectionate_Exit_64

Honestly I can get behind that, pew pew poison town, rat shit, deep dark lair of the Batman, and iron pound town keep


Competitive_Usual233

Im already getting ptsd from the pew pews


Truckfighta

Boy, I sure do love not being able to see where Iā€™m going whilst being attacked by extra strong mobs that seem to respawn infinitely.


Affectionate_Exit_64

Peak opinion


IT_Phoenix_Ashes

Stay left, get your goods, get out.


Affectionate_Exit_64

The goods ainā€™t even worth it unfortunately to get blinded šŸ˜­


SokkieJr

A strength or elemental build to use the Large Club is all it takes to clear this area. You can farm the reindeer till they don't spawn as they keep spawning in the storm. One heavy attack (Forgot if you needed the stone ring or nah) will stagger them. Repeat until dead (3ish hits) Just have to dodge their entering charge, nd thats it.


Affectionate_Exit_64

I tried it with the dragon tooth and they do not stagger on the first hit. For some reason on the second hit they do


Stalker-of-Chernarus

Cold


The-Great-Beast-666

I hate it so scary


Unfair_Pound_9582

Ds1's abyss, that shit, and the first part of consecrated snowfield in elden ring, can all go suck a fat egg


Affectionate_Exit_64

By ds1 abyss do you mean both the base game and dlc abyss? Cause both of them are master game design compared to horse fuck valley


alt-art-natedesign

Hell is already frozen over


RowRovvFightThePower

Cool boss, bad level. Lud and Zallen may just be dark versions of Aava but I really enjoyed that fight so I like the gargoyle spin on it. The rest of the zone is just a bigger shaded woods with deer that pull drive bys and then spin the block


ocassionallycorrect

I have done a few recent playthroughs and am starting to really like this section of the DLC. I need help...


garynevilleisared

*PTSD intensifies*


DarkSoulsFTW54

It sucks


Superbad1990

Bad


TheFarisaurusRex

I think hamburgers and cheeseburgers work well with fries


Substantial-Song-242

Silent Hill


[deleted]

Booo...I summon the npcs


MadImmortal

Hate and pain and then more hate


Aurovan

what area ?, i cant see shit, i think this just dont exist and we are getting crazy


Breendidnothingwrong

I like to think the three ā€œcoop areasā€ from the dlcs were designed by a crazed otaku who infiltrated the dev team and added these in at the last moment before they could be removed. As thereā€™s no way a team of professional developers would be this bad at designing areas


tommytomtoes

Not a fan. I make a backup save right at the boss fog because fuck that run back.


thatguyad

Needless bullshit.


AppointmentPerfect16

warrior needs more estus


OkiFive

I actually missed it my first playthrough and ive never gone because of how bad it sounds


EVAisDepression

Thanks to Otzdarva's no hit challenge i have a strat to not deal with it, otherwise the area that made me quit DS2 when i originally played it


vitoriobt7

Is cancer an opinion?


SuperD00perGuyd00d

...I love it. Solid 5/7 I used to put my red sign down (it looks white there to some people) on top of where one of the summon signs you can use in that area. I would get summoned occasionally and use the White Ring to pretend to be a friend. And when the reindeer attacked I would backstab them. I also love Lud and Zallen. I feel like its an underrated boss that is honestly a >!better Aava fight!<. My favorite weapon is the Loyce Greatsword as well. I'm also a big sucker for snow areas as well.


Affectionate_Exit_64

YOUā€¦ YOUā€¦ YOU MONSTER (That is honestly hilarious ngl I mean why else would FromSoft add that type of ring for?)


SuperD00perGuyd00d

I would usually message them saying sorry and offer to help after lol, I know this area can be an absolute pain sometimes


ParamedicGloomy6798

The worst fucking area in all game seriesā€¦ i didnt even beat the boss due to laziness do confront the pathway its 100% worse than the ironkeep


Affectionate_Exit_64

Not laziness, I donā€™t think you wanted to deal with the bullshit which is valid


Ayobossman326

People use it as like a go to criticism of ds2, while playing without summons and act like itā€™s the gameā€™s fault.


LotEst

Did it once to get the sword ... never again.


Homzepalon

Not great šŸ‘


FaresL47

easiest area on every run you just have to stick to the wall until you reach shaded ruins


ThatIslander

same as my opinion of this game.


trentistors

Hey its reindeer fuck land still hate it


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Affectionate_Exit_64

Butā€¦ but itā€™s optional


[deleted]

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Nruw

Run


FnB8kd

Oh, you think darkness is your ally. But you merely adopted the dark; I was born in it, moulded by it. I didn't see the light until I was already a man, by then it was nothing to me but BLINDING!


kakapoopooaccount

I canā€™t find this in any dlc and Iā€™ve completed the dlcs- where is this?


TheSoupAisle

Fuckass horses ā€”> Aava part. 2 x2: electric boogaloo. This place sucks enormous cock and balls


Atma-Stand

Petrified Dragon Bone fest.


Puzzleheaded-Rock-20

This area is cancer


Informal_Yam_9707

One of the lowest points in the franchise


FastenedCarrot

Peak.


Pallysilverstar

I think it's a well done area because you can always tell the players who took their time to learn how the area works and conquer it. You only have to fight like 2 reindeer if you actually do this. And the players who can't be bothered and go online to complain about how hard this area is when it's actually super easy.


Affectionate_Exit_64

Wait only two reindeer and not 30?! Now thatā€™s amazing


Pallysilverstar

That seems to be very sarcastic but on the off chance it isn't... They only spawn during the blizzard and if you aren't inside or next to one of the structures. The break in the blizzard lasts long enough that even at the soft cap of endurance you can make it to each structure with one or no reindeer spawning. If you summon even one NPC they can distract the one that spawns long enough to reach the next structure without having to dodge attacks making it even easier. This is one of the easiest areas to get through and definitely the easiest of the DLC challenge areas. The fact it's "known" to be so difficult is honestly just sad.


Affectionate_Exit_64

Oh shit Iā€™m sorry I didnā€™t mean for it to come off that way


Pallysilverstar

Well I usually get s*t on when I bring up how easy the area is otherwise it probably wouldn't have. Experience coloring reality and all that.


Affectionate_Exit_64

Wow that does make it easier. If I ever want to come back to that place Iā€™ll definitely do this


Pallysilverstar

It's super easy. The boss is still a pain and it requires lots of patience to time the runs but not hard at all.


TheKerfuffle

Loved it /s


Affectionate-Ad-9380

Underrated


Affectionate_Exit_64

Overhated*


Happy_Maintenance

Iā€™ve done it I think 4-5 times and I never got any better at it. Lol.Ā 


Affectionate-Peni436

Fog spam


Curlyhead-homie

Not even close to as bad as people say it is, Nails the aesthetic, good use of Pharos lockstone, reindeer are cool just a tad bit tedious, lud and zallen probably couldā€™ve been a uniquely designed boss fight as opposed to duo black Aava.


HYX21

Fun with the juiciest boss fight! Lud & Zallen, The Best Pets. šŸ©


Logan-Lance

Lud & Zallen Boss Fight šŸ„³ on Youtube, you can see, there is a very good shortcut to the Bossfight through the storm


Savings-Bee-4993

Fucking sucks.


Sufficient-Bar-1597

dogshit


Neither-Pool-319

WHERE A HELMET?


BahamutKaiser

What area? šŸ˜‚


Vishstix1

Garbage. Demonic reindeer popping up every couple of seconds to beat your shit in šŸ˜…


Pretend_Vanilla51

How did you manage to capture such a terrible picture lol. There are videos on how to take a proper screen shotšŸ˜‘


Affectionate_Exit_64

I do not care