![]() ![]() ![]() I have made a little progress but not much. But nonetheless I moved through to the Fire Link shrine. I had the same elation I get from completing any game, but this was the first boss described by some as a training boss. I sent a message to my gaming buddy JimtheBeard, he thought I was taking the mickey as like many he had given up on the series due to its difficulty. I really cannot describe the elation I felt when I put him down. I don’t know if that’s a lot in the great scheme of things but that was nine times I put myself through that mental challenge. I think in total it was around nine times I walked through that gate. It may even have been the next day before I plucked up the courage to pass through but pass through, I did. I don’t think I’d be lying if I said I wondered about for around two hours just looking for excuses not to pass through the gate. I knew I’d failed dismally to beat him last time around. And the other side going: ‘It’s different this time, we’re better prepared’. With my head going, ‘Why are you bothering? You know it’s too hard and the first boss is coming and you couldn’t beat him last time’. ![]() Muttering to myself to be patient don’t rush, take each bit at a time, learn the moves. All through the opening introduction level I was having to coach my way through. Thanks, Asperger’s, for overthinking the whole process! This may seem a bit dramatic, but it was how it was. The other saying, ‘This is going to be a mental struggle and a test of determination’. There was a massive battle going on in my head. I sat in my chair with the home screen on my Xbox displaying Dark Souls 3. I wandered around the house looking for excuses not to do it. I felt like I was stood in front of a big unsurpassable wall. I knew from a previous attempt many years prior what was coming but it wasn’t the game putting me off, I had a real mental hurdle to get over. Stop dithering, man! Press the bloody button and get started! I am being really honest here, I struggled to do it. What it did show was I have a mammoth challenge ahead and put a lot of doubt in me as to whether I was up to it. I don’t consider watching and reading a waste of time. You may pick up on the fact that I have spent an awful lot of time dithering about and not actually doing anything properly, and you’d be right. I have been using these videos as my go-to help. Again, using advice from the Underbox I found some great content from FightinCowboy. I was somewhat overwhelmed with the choice available for this game, there must be hundreds. Over my gaming years this is something that has evolved massively. Before dropping into the game it was time to watch some gameplay videos and walkthroughs. ![]()
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