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Think I'm going to pick on weaklings the next few days in Dark Souls 3 and see if I've learned anything from my Elden Ring plats, to make a bit more progression in it. Think the furthest I've gotten before is Pontiff Sulyvahn before running out of steam. Keep me going till Friday at least, I think...maybe
I've preloaded Dragons Dogma 2 ready for Friday, so reckon messing about in Dark Souls 3 makes more sense than starting something new until then
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Hope you´re doing great.
Been very absent from here due to work and basic tiredness...
Finished Hogwarts Legacy (79hrs) and really enjoyed that one.
I still had pleny of sidequests and some map locations to discover but i felt it was time to move on.
Its a very very solid 8/10.
Im now playing both Resi 3 Remake and Persona 5 but im at the very beginning on both.
Resi is...Resi...it feels like RE 2 remake which im ok with.
Persona 5 is...weird? I 4 hrs into and i still dont know what im playing. lol.
Too much Andromeda would drain the life from anyone mate ;)
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I read something about Andromeda 2. You missed me? :P
That would be a very EA decision - we are sacking all these staff, and cancelling half our upcoming single player focused games, with the exception of a sequel to the highly acclaimed Andromeda.....;)
In "non butt of joke" news, did I see the console version of the System Shock remake has a release date now?
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Yes you did!!
Its in May i think.
Im really excited for that.
I also had a seizure when i saw the Stalker trilogy on the Xbox store.
Man i love those games and i had no clue they were even working on them.
Instant Hawing!
Made a quick start on Dragons Dogma 2 and it's more of the same, so will likely only appeal to those who enjoyed the first. Very early days but no big complaints from me...apart from maybe the lack of framerate options
Dragons Dogma 2 - few irritations, rough around the edges but seems enjoyable enough, like the first game. Went to start a new game there though, and it's one of those you have to go into the consoles saved game files and delete that, rather than have new game on the main menu. Definitely a few wee irritations, hoping they don't add up
Yeah it's reviewing like a literal Dragon's Dogma 2.0...that means it will likely be my favorite game of all time and the player base will be like 300 in a month.
Yeah, you'd almost think you are playing a large expansion but it's no bad thing
Most of my minor concerns about Dragons Dogma 2 haven't amounted to much. Rough around the edges,yes, but probably enjoying it more than the first one
Also gave Rise of the Ronin a quick go over the weekend. Its not terrible but a little disappointing for me since I generally like the developers. It's not enough to tear me away from Dragons Dogma 2 anyway, I'll give it a proper go once I'm done with it
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Been having a huge headache because of my bedroom LG tv.
I put in my head that i need a new Oled tv and i started having issues with the picture blacks.
If i put the backlight all the way up the blacks become grey. It i put it where the greys become blacks again the picture becomes way to dark.
I have both the tv and PS5 on limited so its not a range mismatch issue.
I´ve been messing with RE 3 Remake for the last 3 days trying to put the image ok but its either way too dark or washed up blacks.
Either there´s a problem with the TV or its its showing its age. :(
I have another 55´TV (Samsung) where the image is way better with the exact same game. Everything is brighter but not washed up. Both are in game modes too so probably the Samsung is a better tv?
Anyone ever had this issues?
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I have a 55´ LG LCD but i cant remember the model.
It has 5 or 6 years and i think it was midrange when i bought it.
I calibrated the HDR on the PS5 a dozen times, believe me. I messed with the tv settings many times also.
I dont know, it just looks off to me.
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I think so. I dont remember the blacks being so washed up before.
I need to turn down backlight to 45 in order to get normal blacks in games.
But if i do that, i think the overall picture is way too dark. Like, in Resi 3 remake, i cant see any details in a darker zone but if i turn backlight up, i can see the details but everything becomes greyish.
I'll probably need a new TV myself sooner rather than later. The top of the screen is appearing at the bottom. For a while it was only a mm or two and not distracting, so thought I'd hold off. But now it's grown to probably a couple of cm so think it's approaching dump time
True to my word, I played Dragon's Dogma all weekend. Yep, it's Dragon's Dogma all right. The title screen doesn't even say "2". I'm completely immersed. I managed to get to a late game area early and bought some very powerful weapons. Meanwhile, I backtracked and realized I had ignored lots of early game quests. In fact, I missed a whole early town with major plot points. Two of them even. Anyway, I'm steamrolling earlier game content and thoroughly enjoying myself, just as I knew I would.
It's definitely one of those games you'd doubt many would see 100% of everything. Exploration is where it shines, been impressed by the world
Yeah, that's always been it for DD. The world is alive. Sit on a cliff and watch the people, animals, and monsters interact for awhile. While you're up there toss a few boulders down and see what happens.Gonna be a 200hr game for me.
I've not played anything for about a week. Nothing has really appealed and I've been cream crackered (more than usual).I had a browse through the new PS store spring sale but not much inspiration there. I'm pinning my hopes on the PS+ games announcement later. Probably a foolish move.
Think I'm going to take a break from Dragons Dogma 2 for a bit. Explored a fair bit beyond the border and maxed out 4 (well on my way to 5) vocations but finding myself swearing at it more and more. Mostly camera related, and part stop dying please pawns. Like the first one mostly enjoy but not without its frustrations
Immortals of Aveum on PS+That'll do very nicely indeed.
I picked up the Remnant 2 season pass and A Short Hike in the sale.The season pass wasn't as cheap as I'd hoped for and there's only been one of three expansions drop so far but I'm keen to go back to the game.
Had a few looks at the sale myself but nought is jumping out. Think I'm in the mood for something horrorish...maybe Androme....no that one's a bit too terrifying, so much so that i can't bring myself to finish the title ;)
That's horror for all the wrong reasons ;)
Picked up a couple of PSVR2 games in the sale - After the Fall and The 7th Guest. Should hopefully scratch the horror itch (should maybe see a doctor) over the long weekend. Also picked up FAR: Lone Sails and Dead Ahead: Zombie Warfare. Think I need a few shorter types before more Dragons Dogma 2
Damn it! I've went and done a Glass ;) Dead Ahead has no plat....
It's Soma all over again ;)
I'm obviously cursed...FAR has no plat either....
No plats? Is there even any point in playing them? ;)
I was going to recommend another tower defence game I saw when I found Swamp Defence. However, you've already played it according to the PS store. It's Elemental War. Looks a bit more high end compared with Swamp Defence.Elemental War 2 is on sale. It doesn't look like you've played that one yet ;)
Is the first game any good?
Don't think I played much of it, seem to remember it being a bit awkward and giving up pretty quick. probably one of those times I picked it up in a sale along with a few others and the others caught my attention more
Think I might reinstall it though, see if its worth sticking with
Elemental War... just got the build your first tower trophy, must have stuck it on and turned it straight off last time lol. Not bad though once you get going, could be another addictive one
Trophy wise, it looks a bit of a pain
After the Fall is pretty fun. Basically a VR Left4Dead clone. The boss types are a little bit too bullet spongey but other than that I had a blast the little I played of it yesterday
Finished Dragons Dogma 2...sort of. There's a post game area to get the true ending but I wasn't paying attention, and got myself locked in to replaying the final fight...which wasn't fun, so I'll come back to it at some point. Overall mixed feelings about it. Definitely an upgrade on the first game, at times loved it, but its not without its irritations and has its fair share of frustrations.
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I played through the Remnant 2 DLC over the weekend and mopped up all the trophies for that. One was quite frustrating as I needed to keep rerolling a certain area on adventure mode and then hoping the procedurally generated side dungeon 20 mins and a boss fight later was a particular one. I had to reroll about 10 times before getting the correct area. I did enjoy going back to this and hopefully not too long until the second bit of DLC becomes available.
Naught is really keeping my attention at the minute. Did go back to Dragons Dogma 2 fir a bit and had a wander around the unmoored world but wasn't really feeling it. I'll come back to it in a few months or so. Would have got stuck into Planet Zoo, seemed pretty decent but.... they've locked one of the game modes behind a " sign up to a Frontier account" and that's put me off playing it completely. Think I'd enjoy it otherwise but just don't see their need for that.
So I'm now on the hunt for something that'll keep me going for more than five minutes...
Hi Deck. Did you ever get into Immortals of Aveum a go? I think I'll download that when I get home. Forgot to kick it off this morning.
Think I only played about half an hour, seemed solid enough but nothing really stood out early on. Meant to give it a proper go, might install it now, see if it clicks
Yeah, I might stick with Immortals of Aveum for a bit. Nothing special early on but not the worst
Change of mind, don't think it's what I'm in the mood for.... but since I've no idea what's next I may end up pushing through it
Push through the pain barrier mate and then you can give me tips on how to go about getting the plat.I'm struggling to get on my PS5 at a decent time atm as the TV is being used for other purposes. In the short term I've charged my Vita but I'm giving serious though to investing in one of those PS Portals.
Speaking of which, I spent an hour creating my pawn over the weekend. I'm all set for release. Should be a good time.
Been bouncing around in the meanwhile...Brotato, Forza, Fight Night