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Elden Ring continues to deliver pleasant surprises around every corner. Except, of course, those corners where unpleasant surprises are waiting. I've taken down two of the five "lords" the game tells me about. Significant parts of the map remain locked, and some others I'm simply not ready to take on. I'll be very curious how long it takes people to plat this game in terms of sheer hours. Also a bit concerned for the people that have somehow already finished the game.
Yeah, exploration is punished as much as rewarded in Elden Ring. I was wandering around the area I'm pretty sure I'm supposed to be headed, found this secret path, only to be eaten by a monster and transported to a place that the enemies were a lot stronger. Died a few times trying to escape.I've only beaten the one lord so far but was making good headway through the bloodborne-esque area on the way to the 2nd. It's going to take me a long time to get through this one, which is great as I'm in no hurry.
And I see the first Dying Light game has got a next gen upgrade. Might go back and give it another go. Had a blast playing through DL2 but could never get into the first game, always ended up playing Dead Island instead.
I think I'll give Elden Ring my game of the year right now ;) I've put in 60 hours now and still loving it. Reminds me of the feeling I got when I first played a Souls game. Slow or zero progress is fine because they are just more satisfying than the majority of other games for me.Beat the second main boss and a few other trophy giving bosses last night, so was feeling fairly confident....so of course after that pretty much everywhere I went I got my ass kicked. Not completely sure where I'm supposed to be going next (just a rough direction), but I'm more than happy getting lost (and beaten) for the foreseeable future
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My birthday is next wednesday.
DhawingLight 2 or Elden Haw?
Both ;)Depends what you are in the mood for. Dying Light 2 is a blast if you don't take it too seriously. Mindless fun for the most part. Elden Ring - Souls type games I have to be in the right frame of mind to get properly stuck into. Elden Ring is probably slightly easier to get into as you've got the exploration aspect.
Yeah, get both. I've seen both on pretty decent sales already. You can alternate.Just realize Elden Ring is going to be a long-term project. Even Deckard has barely cracked the surface at 60hrs! I just discovered another boss yesterday by walking around an area right near the beginning of the game at night. The content is so incredibly dense, and I've still only even unlocked half the map...
What level are you Deck?
I'm level 87 and alternate between feeling pretty strong, and feeling like I've as much resistance as a wet paper towel. After beating Rennala it kind of feels like a bit of a difficulty spike, manageable so far but the places I've been since have been hitting hard. Going to spend a while thoroughly exploring previous areas before venturing forward (was pretty thorough on the way through but still find stuff I missed). And half my 60 hours is probably laughing at the nonsense people have left written on the ground. Some of it's pretty creative. And I still fall for the old "hidden path ahead" every time
Sounds like your right about where I am Deck. Exploring where I've been after Rennala (my favorite fight so far). Not quite sure where I need to be next. Found a few areas I'm avoiding until I can't be one-shot by minor enemies. I suppose I could just go talk to NPCs at the roundtable but I am enjoying being lost.I'm also only level 53, I probably should focus on grinding for a while. Flail + magic has been treating me well.
I am suffering severe open world apathy playing Horizon 2. The story is interesting to me but there's so much other checklist shit and they added all these extra types of weapons and combat things which just make it unnecessarily bloated and confusing.
I'm playing on normal difficulty and even then the enemies hit way too hard and move way too fast. Every big fight is a war of attrition.
Sounds pretty negative but I do like the game. I like Aloy. I like a lot of the new characters. The world is absolutely beautiful. Think maybe I just want to play Elden Ring and wish the 2 games didn't come out so close together.
I got a new PSVR game too which I really need to start as I'm sure it will only take a few hours to complete and has great reviews.
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I have plenty of games but the only one i played from start to finish was Truth & Blood.
I love it but i can never find the right mindset to actually play it. :(
I think I'm going to re-spec my character in Elden Ring, which is something that never goes well for me in Souls types. I usually end up thinking I preferred my original build and switch back. Problem with that in Elden Ring - the item needed to re-spec seems to be pretty rare. I've only the one of them, so if I use it I'll be stuck with it. I could easily see me making a mess of it and deciding to start a new game from scratch, which is kind of appealing in it's own right...
Maybe you should just start a new game anyway. You can take all that knowledge from the original file and see how quickly you can catch yourself up.Finally discovered a blacksmith that sells upgrade materials last night. I'm up to a +14 flail.
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Feeling a bit sick today.
Not sure if its the bug or a normal flu but i feel like i should be at home...playing Greedfall.
Still not decided what to haw for my birthday.
Buying both Elden Ring and DL 2 is a massive amount for just two games.
So messed up my character in Elden Ring (possibly on purpose) and started a new game on Saturday (we'll put the first character down as a 70 odd hour test run). Might have got a little carried away grinding and have hit level 54 and I've only beaten Margit the Fell Omen (without dying, which is unusual for me!). I think I'll be happy enough with my build once I remember where the decent weapons are.
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Its one of the games i intend to play very soon.
I myself am 52 hrs into Greedfall.
Im having a good time but the game really wants to make the player waste time by going around the map all the time. Go here, talk to this guy, then go to the other side of the world, talk to another guy, then go back and talk again to the first guy...jeeesus.....
This woulnd be a problem if i had an ssd disk but on a regular drive it can get really tiresome.
Bit besides this, i like it quite a bit.
Think I might pick up the PS5 version of GTAV tomorrow. Played through it fully back on the 360 and had picked it up on PS4 (but was too soon to replay, so didn't get too far). Wasn't that fussed on it, it was decent, not too much to complain about but not much to rave about either, but for less then £9, I might be tempted to replay.
Still discovering completely new areas in Elden Ring daily. Still have a ton of the map to unlock. Still having a blast and taking on the baddies with my trusty (now +15) flail and a variety of offensive sorceries. The plot is starting to pick up again, so I think I might be on the back half of the game now.
I took a break from Elden Ring last night and knocked off a few more Grid Legends trophies. Still looking pretty platable but pretty lengthy as well.
Before my wretch continues his march (or tip-toe with occasional bouts of completely avoidable deaths) to the erdtree, I've got it into my head I want to plat Grid Legends. The past few days I've done most of the heavy lifting so I'm hoping the mopping up wont take that long. Only a few trophies left, none difficult but could still be time consuming
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Hawppy birthday to me!!
I think Dying Light 2 is waiting for me at home.
Since it was a gift from my mrs, i may end up the day hawing Elden Ring.
God..im getting old.
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haha. Thanks mate.
I wonder if Greedfall will ever end though.
Im 42 hrs into and i found yet another companion last night. I thought i was near the end...
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haha. Thanks mate.
I wonder if Greedfall will ever end though.
Im 42 hrs ..."
Nothing like playing a new game though on your birthday. That's all I get from my missus too for birthday and christmas - games :-).
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haha. Thanks mate.
I wonder i..."
Me too mate.
She already knows that clothes are like a stab in my heart.
Games and PS Store cards (50 eur minimum)
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Its actually even better then a specific game.
with 50 or 100 eur, if you find a good sale, you can easily haw 3 or 4 goods games at the same time.
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Yea I'll have to see how that would work out for me. If i ask for a game that cost £70 she usually grumbles a bit so the gift card may make her grumble more.
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I have a good excuse that i always use.
Since i have two Pro´s i always say that i need to buy the game digitally so that i dont have to keep taking the disk out when i want to play on the other console.
So...gift cards are a must.
So far it has worked nicely. lol
Hawpy birthday Glass, though I'm half convinced you have 2 or 3 of those a year. May the rest of your days be Andromeda free ;)
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Haha.
Today i get to say Andromeda is good. :p
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Thanks mate!!
Happy Birthday, Glass!I'm wandering through Kingdoms of Amalur and have to say I'm quite enjoying it. Ignoring most of the RPG stuff tho, cos I'm not really interested in getting enough shards and skills to poke a jewel in my sword ...
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I'm wandering through Kingdoms of Amalur and have to say I'm quite enjoying it. Ignoring most of the RPG stuff tho, cos I'm not really interested in getting enough shards an..."
AlienGirl54 wrote: "Happy Birthday, Glass!
I'm wandering through Kingdoms of Amalur and have to say I'm quite enjoying it. Ignoring most of the RPG stuff tho, cos I'm not really interested in getting enough shards an..."
Thanks AG.
You´re replaying Amalur?
Awesome. I have so many great memories from that game.
I only stopped playing once i reached the level cap. I still had one DLC to play but i thought it was going to be pointless as i coulndt level up anymore.
Happy Birthday Glass!I have great memories of Amalur too. Loved the art and color palette in that game. Enjoy!
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I have great memories of Amalur too. Loved the art and color palette in that game. Enjoy!"
Thanks mate.
It was a great game and it reminded me of Morrowind for some reason.
Ping! Grid Legends. And for some reason have installed the PS4 version now….
Not replaying, playing it for the first time. Yeah, I know, late to the party, as usual!
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Tell me about it.
You´ll love it for sure.
I finished that game with 160 hrs. That´s how much i enjoyed it.
Stranger of Paradise....it's a bit of a mess. A Nioh type in a Final Fantasy world sound decent on paper but... not only does it look pretty rough at times, they've made it way too clunky. It could have done with another 6 months in development, partly to improve itself, but part to avoid comparisons with Elden Ring. I think I'll probably enjoy it well enough eventually but yeah if it's a choice between it and Elden Ring for game time, it doesn't stand much of a chance.Started another new game in Elden Ring and found a few other things I'd somehow missed previously. I like the way they've updated the map to include NPCs, there was a few who'd asked me to do stuff that I'd forgotten to go back to. Made a good dent in the PS4 version of Grid Legends too, so had a decent long gaming weekend.
Wasn't in the mood for anything too involved yesterday so stuck a few more hours into Grid Legends. Managed to knock out one of the grindier trophies so reckon I could complete the PS4/5 double plat by Friday.And speaking of Friday...I think it'll have to be one or the other because my game collection is in danger of reaching critical mass - Tiny Tina's Wonderland or Ghostwire Tokyo. Leaning towards Ghostwire Tokyo, simply because it's more of an unknown quantity. I'll probably pick up Tina sooner rather than later as I'm pretty sure I'll get my money's worth but think I'd rather take a gamble on Ghostwire
Spent my weekend being frustrated by wanderer on PSVR. It's a pretty great technical achievement but the niggles are so niggly they drove me bonkers. Also, the platinum is unobtainable unless you are both an expert level Rock Band drummer and lucky enough for your move controllers to track your movements well enough to register the hits where and when required. After 5 tries I felt like I'd been to the gym for 5 hours.
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Cant wait to finish Greedfall.
Its not a bad game at all. Its actually a pretty interesting rpg but its draggin at this point.
Im 62 hrs into and i can say that at least 10 hrs must have been spent going back and forth all over the map.
I really want to get over with cause i want to play something else.
Its way to long for what the game has to offer.
As for PSVR...i have a difficult relation with it.
I love how stupidly immersive it is but i never find myself in the right mindset to actually play it.
I have it in my gaming room which i only go on the weekends at night, i usually smoke one of "those" while listening to some music. Then play a Fifa match and end up feeling so sleepy that all i want is to go to bed.
The action of having to turn the thing on and get so immersed in a game always defeats me when all i want is to relax cause all games become mentally very demanding, imo.
Hi all!I know lots of people that have been getting into VR because the Oculus Quest was so affordable. Invariably, people are super excited about it for a month or two, and then it gathers dust somewhere. A very small percentage stick with it for the workout some games offer. It makes sense to me that the experience is so involved, it can be difficult to want to dedicate time and attention to it.
Over 100hrs of Elden Ring in, portions of the map remain locked and I still have most of the known "major" bosses left to fight. I spent a lot of weekend in a capitol city zone. This place is so huge it makes the first major legacy dungeon Stormveil Castle look like a playhouse. Anyway, I missed the great outdoors, so I bounced around a bit. Took a left at one path where I previously went straight: found multiple ruins, caves, overworld bosses, and what appears to be a rear path to a place I haven't been able to to make it to yet. I think I might still have a month left at this point. Not bored in the least.
Oh, I finally scored an X-box Series X. It was a long wait. I got it for retail price without having to join a club or buy an expensive bundle with stuff I didn't need/want though.
Ping! second Grid Legends plat in the bag. Think I've played a bit too much Grid over the past few years to be completely enthusiastic about it but it is another very solid racer.Will probably get stuck back into Elden Ring now. Re-beat Godrick last night with my current character and I'm pretty convinced I've fully explored Stormveil from rooftops to underground caves, so think I'll be wandering about for a while before heading towards Rennala.
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Although i have a ton of games i want to play i currently have dat itch for Death Stranding (which im sure it will disapear by the time i finish Greefall).
I need to get out of my gaming confort zone and play something diferent.
I loved Death Stranding Glass but not sure I'd be attempting it straight after Greedfall. There's a lot of going back and forth in it as well, it might be a bit of an overload
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I see...
I probably end up playing Resi 8.
...or Cyberpunk 2077 which got a new update last night...or Nier Automata...
So many games...
I literally fell asleep while playing Greedfall last night.
I was a bit tired and started a quest that made speak to a person which told me to go speak to another, which in turn told me to go speak with another two and i fell asleep during a very long monologue. Lol.
Also, since im very imature, i told my 6 year old daughter to say "Dying Light 2" in a song so she keeps singing it all day to her mom.
Maybe i get lucky and she haws it for me on my birthday. :P