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Jul 13, 2023 01:21PM
I'm not quite on you level Deck, but I saw last night that my main has 237 hours on it. There are two other builds with 40 odd each as well. The thing is I'm absolutely certain I've only seen 80% of the game max.
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My current Elden Ring character seems to be one of those with a cursed item drop rate. I get the feeling that even if I put all the stat points into item discovery, he'd still end up with just mushrooms and crossbow bolts
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Still having a blast with Dead Island 2.
I may like DI1 a bit more only because of the setting but both games are really really good.
Reached level 21 (i think 30 is the max) and i still have a bunch of main missions to do.
All the missions have been great so far. some realyl tough moments but it never gets anywhere near being frustrating.
Eveyone should play this gem.
I'm mostly still messing about in Elden Ring until something catches my attention. Did try and continue with my second character in Diablo IV, but the rubber banding the past few days on PS5 has been ridiculous. It's been literally a few steps forward, dragged a few steps back. I could put up with it if it was only now and again, but it's been pretty constant. The week of release it was grand, but it seems to be getting a lot worse, though maybe the preparations for the seasonal content aren't helping. I'll come back to it in a few months maybe, still think it's better than 3 but it's nowhere near challenging Diablo 2 as my favourite now
I've been enjoying running around in the world of Elden Ring again. That game truly deserved all the praise it received. Sat down for just a brief session with Diablo IV last night but whatever their doing to the game has it basically unplayable at this point. Massive lag to the point that I just turned it off after 20 minutes.
Between Blizzard and Activision, you'd think with the wealth of experience in online gaming they have, these things either shouldn't happen or they'd be able to sort quick....maybe Microsoft will have better luck
It was really bad. Button presses wouldn't register and my character would kind of just teleport around the screen getting destroyed by spastic monsters. Far worse than at any point during the beta or launch. It's bad form to break your game as you roll out the launch of new seasonal content.
Yeah, they've made a bit of a mess of it (and don't think anyone's too surprised by that). Tried creating a seasonal character...first it wouldn't let me log in. Tried again an hour later....they tell me to wait in a queue for 36 minutes...no thanks. Tried again later...got into the game and....I couldn't leave the city. Logged out and in and, yes it let me leave and play for a bit....until I reached the first dungeon, where it got stuck on a loading screen for about ten minutes before kicking me back out to the open world.Think, I'll give it a few days at least before trying again
Also gave Lego 2K Drive a go. It's OK, not as enjoyable as Hot Wheels, though it is a different kind of racer. Couple of the trophies look like a headache, so might just stick to the story and be done with it.
Diablo IV seems to be back to normal now. Let's see how long that lasts....
Punch Club 2... if there was a thumbs up thing here, it would get 3. Well, at least one and a toe nail. It's not bad so far, didn't play too much of the first one because of the inexcusable/daft reason...it didn't have a plat. Yes, I'm leaning towards daft on this one, because I'd definitely have stuck more hours into it if it wasn't for that...and yes the daftness is mostly from me but i do think some of the smaller developers don't realise the attraction of the plat...then again there are just as many who exploit that I suppose
Ping! Punch Club 2. Got a wee bit grindy before the end and the final boss was a pain, but apart from that, it was good stuff, enjoyed it. Might go back to the first game before trying to plat the PS4 version
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Finished Return to Monkey Island last night.
The ending was as good as MI1...lol.
But i really enjoyed it and had plenty of fun. I missed playing a graphic adventure like this.
Back in my Amiga/early PC days this was my favourite type of games. Such great memories.
Im also near the end of Dead Island 2. So far its my Goty.
Hi all - finished RDR2 lst night (as in epilogue pt2).I loved a lot about the game - the setting/world is fantastic, it feels so real, so organic, and is so pretty, the art design is at times astounding, and I would be happy if that's as good as graphics ever got. I've also recently played through TLoU pt2 too, and together they are technically two of the best games I have ever played. They may be ps4/xbox one-era titles, and some current titles may be a bit shinier etc. but these games from the end of the last gen are still massively impressive.
I liked all the mechanics too, all the horse maintenance, gun maintenance, changing clothes according to the climate, shaving, washing, etc. etc. I know a lot of it is optional, with minor detrimental effects if it's ignored but nothing major, but I loved it all and feel it only made for a richer experience.
The controls were fine - a little heavy but nothing too bad.
But I FAR prefer RDR!! I just never really like Morgan and much much prefer the story in the first RDR, and I have recently played RDR via backwards compat on the X1 and it still holds up really well. The original RDR is still far and away R*s best game imo. Safe to say my favourite parts of RDR2 were the epilogues playing as John.
Tried going back to the first Punch Club, but it's a lot more awkward than I remember. Might just stick it on the easiest difficulty and play through the story, ignoring the trophies. 2 is definitely an improvement.
Kind of tempted by High on Life now its appeared on PS. Not sure that temptation stretches to 50 quid though, think I'd rather wait till its bargain bin prices
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So, just for a change, I ignored R and picked up High on Life ;) Had another 20 quid off from PS Stars, so thought 30 was close enough to my biting point to give it a chance. Going to give it a go later.
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Hope you enjoy it.
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I have High on Life on my backlog.
I played it a bit and felt like a cool game to play when im in the right mood.
It seemed like a light funny shooter.
Im reaching the final mission on Dead Island 2.
I´ll probably finish it tonight.
Think I'll leave getting stuck into High on Life until the weekend. Played a wee bit and seems like a solid enough shooter. I dont think that guy on the old Amazon forum who hated swearing (but didn't mind a bit of ultra violence) would be a fan though ;)Played a tiny bit of Remnant 2 and seems a bit more polished than the first. Still feels a bit low budget, but the shooting seems solid. Decent enough start but It'll likely come down to how well/badly designed the boss fights are as to how long I stick with it.
And made a bit of progress with my PS4 Punch Club 2 plat attempt.
I'm glad you can preview the new Remnant for us Deck. I actually loved the first one and even played halfway through a second time. More of the same with new environments will be perfect. The level/world design was truly alien feeling and a real highlight for me.I also had a great time with Punch Club so happy to know a sequel exists.
Spiderman Miles Morales - quite the palette cleanser following RDR2, TLoU and TLoU pt2.So bright, colourful, smooth, also can't believe how quickly it loads up! I have had the ps5 for about 10 months and I'm still at the stage where I'm almost taken aback at how amazing some of these games look and play, especially the Sony studios games, they're just so well optimised it's ridiculous - and Miles Morales was cross-gen...Spiderman 2 is going to be a bit special.
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Finally its friday!!
Finished Dead Island 2 last night.
What a blast of a game.
The final act had a more serious tone then the rest of the game and it concluded in a very cool way storywise. It also left the story in a perfect way for a sequel or a DLC.
I really have no complaints about the game tbh.
Is it a masterpiece? No. Is it a game made purely for gamers to have fun? Hell yeah.
I havent found any bugs whatsoever apart from having the inventory not clearing up the "new item" notification and having a custom icon on the map everytime i started a session.
Other then that, very solid game.
I rate it slightly below DI1 only because i think the tropical setting on the first game was perfect.
Overall i give it a 8,5 out of 10 Andromedas.
Final Fantasy XV next...
"Overall I give it a 8,5 out of 10 Andromedas.".....I'm glad I haven't gone back to Dead Island 2 if it's worse than Andromeda ;)
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.....I'm glad I haven't gone back to Dead Island 2 if it's worse than Andromeda ;)"
Haha.
Jokes aside it is a great game mate.
You've almost convinced me to pick it up at some point Glass. I didn't like the first one but I'm willing to try again.
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What didnt you like from the first one mate?
Ping! Punch Club 2 (PS4 version). Fun wee game, definitely smoothed out the edges of the first game. The final boss was a bit of a pain but apart from that it's good stuff.Then, rather than get stuck into High on Life or Remnant 2, I picked up the early release version of F1 Manager 23. I'm sure it'll come as a great shock, but it's pretty much identical to 22 ;) Still, I did like 22, so can see plenty of hours being stuck into 23 as well
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So, i´ve been playing Final Fantasy XV for the last 3 days and im not sure what to make of it.
I have to admit that im a bit bored at this point. The game has been very slow paced so far and im not getting the whole point of the roadtrip being the main focus of the game.
Maybe its about to pick up (im about to get a ferry to some island) but im not properly feel it.
Also, the combat is very confusing. Not in its mechanics but the way the camera handles and doesnt make it clear who am im attacking.
Im sticking with it for a couple more sessions but im still not feeling it i´ll bin it for now.
The frequent and lengthy car journeys in FF XV was the worst part for me. Got tedious pretty quick. Enjoyed the pocket edition a bit more
That said, I've been tempted to replay it for a while now
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But will the story and the game pick up later on?
A little but not much and you are talking 50-60 hours of that slow pace to get there. Don't think it's a terrible game, but it's one you really need to be in the mood for, otherwise it could put you to sleep at times
Yeah, I enjoyed the banter and the combat for the most part. If you can't find something to latch onto the story progression is dreadfully slow. Hopefully it clicks.Glass - as far as Dead Island; To the best of my memory I really disliked the controls and the graphics. This was back in the 360 days so it may be better on new systems.
Anybody here played Nier: Replicant? I saw it's finally getting to my price point. Temped to haw even though I really don't need any new games.
Nier Replicant - not as good as Automata but enjoyable enough. I'd picked it up without realising it was just a remake of the PS3/360 Nier (which I thought was great at the time, but it was definitely far surpassed by Automata). If you've not played the original and it's cheap, then it's maybe worth a go but don't expect the level of quirkiness as Automata
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Made my character (Confessor), did the tutorial cave and...got me arse handed on a plate by that dude with the horse that is patrolling right outside the initial area. It called Guardian of the Tree of something like that. I tried to fight him but he´s way to fast for my rusted soulsborne reflexes.
I explored the area around him for a bit and draw first blood with some bat like creatures on the area to the right.
I have enough runes to level up but i have no option to do so, so i assume i have to talk with someone first just like in Bloorborne.
I havent done much besides this but i did wake up in the middle of the night to go to the bathroom and during that time i was thinking of where to go next so itmay be clicking.
Any non-spoilary tips for a newborn Tarnished?
Start with a short trek north and look for sparkly gold. Otherwise, go wherever you feel but don't be afraid to leave and mark something on your map if it is too difficult. For example, that tree guardian is probably a level 40+ boss.Learn to use your quick access menu - accessed by holding Y/triangle. Other Souls games don't have one.
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This game should be called Elden Nope.
Last night i started my session by exploring a bit more and found some Catacumbs on a cave. Went down there and almost died from some werewolf like creatures. Managed to kill them but found some corridors with fire coming and go and...noped it. I´l return later
Kept exploring and tried to go down to a beach until i found a huge troll which coused an instant nope. I´ll return later.
Returned to the initial path and followed the glowing trace until i found a garrison which i managed to stealth kill most of the soldier there...until i found a MF with a spear and a shield that completely destroyed my coolness.
Stayed there and did the garrison 4 or 5 times until i leveled up to lv 14 and managed to kill the MF.
I now have a huge opened gate right next to the site of grace.
It cant be good...
Reporting soulsbornering games is like therapy after the beating. lol
Congrats...you have started the game! j/k I still love talking about this game and wish I could go back through for the first time. There are catacombs absolutely everywhere and they generally have those nasty slashy critters in them. Maybe the nastiest basic enemy in the game. Oh, the columns of fire can be timed. They also have mechanisms in them. You are very early so a couple cheap throwing knives might be the ticket.
Yeah, I've just a couple of trophies left in F1 Manager 23 (PS5) and think I'll likely head back to Elden Ring again rather than get stuck into something else. Can't remember if I've said this before, but it was the game I stuck the most hours into last year according to the end of year PS stats, and think there's every chance it'll be a contender this year as well
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Thanks mate.
I had a good session last night.
Did 3 more runs at the garrison and almost completely missed a stair going down that led me to a chest with a new item called Ashes of something.
After that, i went to explore a bit more and found a cave that let me to my first boss, or bosses i should say. They were two but i summoned a cooperator and managed to kill them both.
When i finally found my way out of the cave i realized i was in that island south of the map. In there i found a shrine called Dragon Incantation (if i recall) but i honestly havent figured out what´s it for. I also lack the materials to use it so i´ll return later.
In the end i reached level 14 and upgraded my broadsword to +2.
My next objective is to explore the south east part of Limgrave and see what i can find.
Overall im still completely lost in the game and im doing runs with no specific objective. I read somewhere that the castle i need to go is very hard so im trying to explore and level up as much as i can.
If someone ask me what i feel about the game i truly couldnt explain but the fact is that, for the second night in a row, i have to force myself to stop playing way beyond my sleep hour and its now 9am and im talkign about the game as if i dont have work waiting for me...
For me, the exploration makes it a bit less relentless than other souls types, where you are almost constantly on edge. Having an open world mixed with soulsesque areas let's you breathe a bit more. Don't know how you are finding it Glass, but personally found it a lot more relaxing than most of their other games
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I know where you´re coming from Deck.
I freedom to explore things on our own pace can make it more relaxing due the oportunity to just turn your back and find another easier area if we want.
On the other hand i do feel like my character is less important to the world then in previous games which,personally, stresses me out a bit more as it makes me feel smaller while everyone looks at me like an ant. lol.
I have a bit of experience with From Soft games so i know that we are meant to feel lost and hopeless in the beginning while we get involved in the world until the whole thing clicks and we get an amazing experience.
Currently im at the phase of getting bruised and licking my wounds. But the atmosphere of the game is amazing for sure
You'll spend 90% of the game lost and exploring. You have to kill dragons to earn dragon-based skills at the dragon alter! I'd save the castle for level 25. It's a bit of a skill check. There is more than enough to explore in the world until then.I'm really not sure how I feel about it, but I clocked over 200hrs before I saw the credits roll with Elden Ring.
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Im not seeing myself killing dragons anytime soon.
I think a butterfly could kill me at this point. haha.
200hr? Thats amazing. Were all of those fun hrs?
No. Not all of the hours were "fun" per se. There are a couple areas and certain dungeons/catacombs that are as difficult as anything the series has to offer. That's part of why I recommend not being stubborn like me and just coming back later. New catacombs open up fast travel points and you can use the map marker tools so you know to come back to it. I will say that 200hrs was one character trying to experience everything the game has to offer. I know there was plenty I missed though.
