Dark Souls

[Pete for President]

I started out with no real build at all, but then switched to a Dexterity build, so the raw power wasn't there and the pros of dodging skills are completely lost when you don't know which attack of theirs will hit or not, due to no depth perception in the Abyss. I ended up just 2 Handing Quelaag's when I felt confident enough, and Pyromancy when I was desperate. Managed to scrape through the last king with a 5th heading for me.

Quelaag's Sword and Pyromancy are wise choices for the Kings, they are weak to fire. You could take it easy on the last one though, there are only 4 Kings maximum. It is possible to beat the 4 kings while only actually beating 3 as long as you keep hitting them while they vanish. They share the health bar.

You better make sure you destroy your opponents to make up for your losses! Show them who's boss!

Oh I have! Those hours dueling do pay off in actual combat; out of 11 invasions I was successful 11 times. Well, 10 actually as one man was very friendly. Gave him a Fire Keeper Soul, some Sunlight Medals and some Dragon Scales. He gave me a Titanite Slab. Such epic kindness.

By the way, have any of you tried beating the final boss with no parries or flasks?
Trust me, it's the more epic and intense way to fight him.
I didn't use flasks during my fight because I didn't know I could hide behind a boulder for time... oopsie, I didn't use parries because from the vids I saw... it looked so boring... fighting him 1 on 1 like with no tricks made him easily one of the most memorable boss fights in any game I've ever played.
I have to give props to Dark Souls for that, they really have some of the best bosses ever.
(Also, Gwyn basically made me the god of dodging, I had to learn to dodge like 5 moves in quick succession because I didn't have enough weight to use a shield)

I have tried and failed aplenty. Definitely a lot more challenging.

Although I think parrying sort of fits for this boss, as you've conquered so much you walk into the fight with an attitude of: "I will bring you to your knees, ****!". And that's exactly the feeling you get when you stab him in the chest and kick him down your sword. The only problem is; there's too much of it. I wish he had more non-parry-able moves to make him less predictable and spice things up a bit.