What are you doing in my swamp?
I feel like every time I revisitDemon’s Souls, something different trips me up. That goes double for New Game+ runs, and it definitely still applies to Bluepoint’s just-released PlayStation 5 remake. As theSoulscommunity comes together toshare different discoveries, we all stand to benefit.
On my first PS5 run, nothing stole more of my souls than the dark, vile, occasionally cheap-as-hell Valley of Defilement. As it turns out, I could’ve saved myself a lot of trouble, at least for part of the stage. There are several new rings in theDemon’s Soulsremake, and one of them,theSodden Ring,can make the trek through the swamp leading up to the Dirty Colossus much less of a meandering slog.
The Sodden Ring “allows freedom of movement in the murkiest of waters, but does not remove other dangers.” In other words, it’s like theRusted Iron RinginDark Souls, and it’s ideal for level 5-2.
Where do you find it? It’s easily missed– you’ll need to havePure Black World Tendencyand head to the bottom oflevel 3-2(in Upper Latria) where all of those creepy Man Centipedes are roaming free.
This video walkthrough from chan4est shows the long-winded path down to the Sodden Ring.
As someone who hasn’t started messing with Pure Black tendency yet (that’ll come with time as I run through the trophy list), I probably wouldn’t have found this ring until way later than I would have liked. Without this guide, the Sodden Ring would be another eventual “Gee,that woulda been nice” moments.
As for the rest of Bluepoint’s new rings inDemon’s Souls,Powerpyxhas some pointers for how to find them. There’s theProvidential Ring(raises item discovery), theRing of Longevity(increases max HP), and theRing of Uneven Scales(raises maximum item burden, but lowers maximum equip burden).
Yesterday, Chris said he plays like “there’s only one ring slot” because of theCling Ring. Same!
