Happy 10th anniversaryDark Souls!
Here’s to you, Sin the Slumbering Dragon.
And to you, Crossbreed Priscilla.
Oi, not to you Ornstein, or to you, Smough.
How did you even get in, anyway?
This is an invitation only event for bosses who have cuttable tails.
There’s a tinge of sadness to this celebration, though.
If you’ve not played Dark Souls, firstly, how dare you?
Secondly, it’s the only one of the series that features bosses with tails soft enough to prune.
Specifically, a weapon.
But it’s not just any weapon!
Slice Priscilla tail off and you’ll get her dagger.
Snap off the Bell Gargoyle’s and you’ll get their axe.
Chop off Kalameet’s tail and you’re the proud owner of an Obsidian Greatsword.
I miss tail weapons in Souls not because they’re powerful, but because they act as exotic memorabilia.
I can flit through my inventory and be reminded of my tussle with Lordran’s brightest.
I suppose it’s a bit like when people turn ashes into rings or umbilical cords into pendants.
Value is present, but the originalthingis transformed in the process.
I saw somewhere that FromSoftware removed tail cutting from their games because players had complained about it.
And in a way, it adds replayability too.
For now, I better boot out Ornstein and Smough.
They’ve managed to sneak into this party AGAIN.
