Awesome - congrats. Fromsoft games can be a blast if you get into them.
This summarizes Elden Ring pretty well. But what I've realized about Elden Ring as opposed to earlier from software titles is they really test memorization as opposed to reaction speed. This is evident with the amount of delayed attacks.
I read faster than most people, so I normally have subtitles enabled and I will read the line and skip to the next. I enjoy most voice acting in games, but if I'm just trying to get through something, I prefer to skip cutscenes. So yeah, that's infuriating.
This is one of the reasons I prefer Morrowind's gigantic textboxes to Skyrim or Oblivion (especially lmao) speech.
I played Bloodborne and DS3 before this, but the games were always too difficult for me to play solo for very long. Thank God I had friends to co-op with because that would be 60 bucks down the drain. Elden Ring is easily one of my favorite games of all time now. Not only was it accessible to people who suck like me, but it felt like when I dodged something I could actually dodge something. Though it probably helps that this might be the first time I actually used a shield in my build.
If you liked this, give Kaze and the Wild Masks a try. It's a lot like the OG Donkey Kong games, or like DKCR or DKCTF. A bit easier, but still an absolutely fantastic play.
I played it for another 20 minutes or so yesterday. It's the type of game that personally, I can't sit down and binge.
Nice, I'll add that to my list! I only just started Yooka-Laylee, so many hours of fun to go first!
My personal 2023 GOTY - given I didn't play a whole lot, but still.
I've never gotten into Saints Row. Maybe I'll have to give them a try too!
You definitely should! The first game is basically a GTA clone, but even it is a lot of fun. 2, The Third and IV are all VERY fun and really lean into the outlandishness, which makes them hilarious. Well worth a playthrough!
Which ones?
You NEVER played???? Wow!!! Dude, this game is fuckin awesome! You're going to have a trip! They only focused on the Online aspect after it came out, but I think the story mode is really well done. I just did another playthrough last year. Enjoy dude.
I love doing this with Franklin. Very rewarding.
plz don't talk about GTA4, I never played that either and the disc version I bought recently doesn't work on my PS3 ;_;
There's SO much to do in the game that it can be a bit overwhelming at times. I'm still getting used to the button mappings since there's really like 4 or 5 different context-sensitive control schemes. It's just a lot
That's what I've heard a lot, and it's really disappointing to hear. I'm still curious, but I suppose cautious, too, as an SR fan.
That's true, it is impressive seeing just how far things have come, and how outrageous!
Yeah, this is very, very true.
Truth!
Sadly it seems to hold out as a disappointment, so it shouldn't be on most people's lists, sadly.
These three. Temple of Miraak is known to glitch and not trigger, but I should have gotten that seeing as I beat the Dragonborn storyline expansion. Can't do Land Baron because those glitched after I did the civil war campaign. As for Master Criminal I just haven't taken the time to do that one yet.
Dang that sucks that it's glitched and not your fault.
Master Criminal was always the last one I got (I played across a lot of console generations lol) but damn that Temple of Miraak one would really piss me off knowing I completed it fully.
That's the only one I can get that is left. The other two I have no choice but to forsake unless I do another playthrough. My plan was to get all trophies and then use mods. Kind of disappointed that I can't do what I originally wanted.Dang that sucks that it's glitched and not your fault.
Second update - I'm still playing this game, but I've got a huge bone to pick with it.
One of my bigger complaints with the game, honestly.
One of my bigger complaints with the game, honestly.
If you grind a decent amount of cash by, like, redoing the Test Pilot AC mission (~$55,000 IIRC) and buy a variety of weaponry and parts, then the game flows much better. Die, slightly adjust build in the menu based on needs, resume. But before you have a stockpile of money (and/or parts) you have to exit the mission entirely, sell off parts at a 1:1 valuation, buy different parts at a 1:1 valuation, re-enter mission, redo up to that point you died, then experiment more. Just an added step that really doesn't need to be there, especially since the distinction between "AC Mission" and "Souls-like Boss" leads to wanting very different approaches (at first) for different sections.
I whined about the game a lot last year.
If Soulslikes are your thing - I'd consider Lords of the Fallen as well (came out October).
This game's been vaguely on my radar for a while now, and actually got a copy for real cheap (like $7) last year. The DLC here sounds like hell though. 12 hours of puzzles in something besides a dedicated puzzle game doesn't sound like a great time, no sirree.
I've only messed with FF6 out of these but it's a faithful recreation, just with a facelift.
So after playing the first 4 and almost being done V - the pixel remaster is definitely how I'd recommend playing it. I've played both the originals and Remasters, I've thoroughly loved it.
