@Foxy-Goddess-Scotchy I really enjoyed Nioh but agree that the opening area is really cool so the jump to Japan is a bit abrupt.
The weapon stance mechanic worked really well and I quite liked the freedom to change between weapon types, unlike in the Souls games.
@johncalmc Another convert to Yakuza! I really liked Kiwami 2 as it has one of the best big baddies in the series. Did you play Zero already though as that really is fantastic.
A warning though that the 3-5 remasters are a little rough after the Kiwami games and 3 is especially wacky and ponderous. I still have the final game to play at some point but have loved the series on the whole.
I've been playing through Control, I just unclogged the pipes in the NSC Coolant sector and am now heading to the energy NSC Energy sector at the Janitor's request the Hiss are certainly quite irritating to deal with and encounters become a bit repetitive after a while with the relative lack of enemy variety at this early stage of the game, but, hey, I am just playing for the story really, and the story is great.
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The latter i'm nearly finished as I want to complete it before I get the PS5 Ratchet and Clank, the former I was waiting on the PS5 upgrade to start playing. LOU2 is really dark though, i'm finding it difficult to really WANT to play it because of the bleakness of the whole game. I don't really remember feeling that same way on the 1st game.
I was one step ahead of you @colonelkilgore and had already chosen it as my backup weapon skill alongside a sword and the fire wolf spirit 😄
Did end up deciding to play Nioh last night though and ended going through the first proper mission and boss.
I did use the Kusarigama quite extensively (That low stance combo against the enemies that crawl along the floor!) but I give pretty much every weapon type a shot during this aside from Axes and Spears (Which I'd already used in the Tower Of London).
I defeated the Onryoki on my... 4th attempt I wanna say? Fought him with a simple Katana and just played it safe til his second phase, whipped out living weapon and then decimated the rest of his health bar. Did seem quite a big tanky though for a second boss.
Completely forgot that the game had a mission based structure til I'd wrapped that up.
Not sure how I feel about that yet and having to presumably re-open shortcuts and the like if I decide to replay a mission or have to return to a certain area.
... Like having to go back and collect all the Kodama's. Or "The little green ba*tards" as I kept calling them when I found one
I've not touched the high stance much at all... It feels way too sluggish to be of any use to me, especially as I like to be a bit more nimble and agile @Thrillho. Low stance has been fine enough but I've mainly stuck to using the mid stance seeing as it's the "balanced" one.
The fishing village area wasn't too impressive but hopefully there's some nice looking areas further down the line!
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@Foxy-Goddess-Scotchy It’s been a long time since I played but I think I mainly used medium and low stance. But as you can quickly change between them, you can sometimes get some heavy high stance hits in.
I seem to remember using the dual swords to start and later the spear more but think I got full proficiency on all weapon types (maybe that was trophy related?).
I didn’t mind the mission based structure as it gave variety to the levels but there were plenty of cliche levels (sewer levels 🤮) and the side missions used small areas of those maps quite well. It was the lack of enemy types I found most frustrating.
@Foxy-Goddess-Scotchy yeah the mission-based structure of Nioh is a little strange for the genre. It becomes fairly natural the more you play though. I guess it was to fit the narrative around the actual historical events of the period.
I actually can't remember who/what the second boss is... is it the beast with ball and Chains on each hand whom you fight on a ship?
Yeah I wasn't keen on the mission structure either @Foxy-Goddess-Scotchy. Or the countless amount of crappy dropped, or the way the story was presented in between missions. 😆 The combat was killer though, I'll give it that.
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Phew, I'm finally onto act 3 in Ghost of Tsushima.
A pretty intense end to act 2 but poor Nobu! It wasn't quite as much of a gut punch as losing your horse in RDR2 but did they have to do that to my buddy?
Yeah that's the guy @colonelkilgore. Not too bad of a fight personally but I can certainly see him being a cut off point for a lot of players.
Hopefully I'll get the hang of changing staces a bit more @Thrillho as it is pretty snappy (and a lot of upgrades seem to make use of doing that). I keep forgetting to use the Ki pulse mechanic too.
Yeah the amount of loot (Not to mention the excessive amount of effects on 'em too) was a bit much to start with @JohnnyShoulder. But I'll get used to it and the mission structure eventually!
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@Foxy-Goddess-Scotchy yeah I think it was the confined space more than the actual boss himself which contributed to the difficulty of that encounter. I think you fight a version of that enemy a good few times throughout the game… and in an open space he’s pretty harmless.
About the stance changes… I found that initially I would set my stance depending on the situation I was about to enter into but once you get comfortable you’ll be changing stance mid-combo. Nioh’s combat system is as good as any melee combat I’ve played tbh. The only thing I wasn’t that fond of was the attack actions being mapped to the face buttons… I’ve got so used to R1 and R2 for light and strong attacks that it felt like a step backwards in that one regard.
S&S is excellent and yeah, 2D Souls is exactly what it is. Even the menus and item descriptions are similar. I'm three bosses in now and I've reached that point where I can't wait for the next session.
When Elden Ring finally lands, I'll be there and if I still haven't bought a PS5 by that point, then that'll be the day I do. I've not properly watched the trailer, just long enough to get a sniff of the combat feel. Looks good.
Good job, Parappa. You can go on to the next stage now.
@colonelkilgore You enjoyed it then? Do you have to drive alongside your co-op buddy or what? how does it work? I played some more Control today and completed the Directorial Override chapter, now back to speaking with Emily some more to trigger the next mission the gunplay is somewhat limited as there is a lack of enemy variety, as I've said before, but the way the story is advanced and being able to obtain all the informative collectibles is great. I'll keep you @Jimmer-jammer and @Th3solution posted like with this post as I progress through the game, I'm especially looking foward to fighting Hiss-infected Tomassi again as that was a great boss fight, first time I encountered a flying Hiss enemy. It's just a shame there hasn't been much Hiss variety thus far.
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@TheBrandedSwordsman I think the enemy variety does vary a little more the further you progress but I do know what you mean.
In regards to WD2 co-op there are quite a few options tbh… you and a friend can hunt other players who have a wanted status, or conversely you and a friend can be the target of both the police and other players. You can play missions together and also random events like armoured cars and the like. I just popped the last of the co-op trophies now so just a bit of mopping up collectibles and such and I should have the platinum sewn up tomorrow evening after work.
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@Jimmer-jammer cool, we seem to have pretty similar tastes so knowing how you feel about it makes me even more confident that I’ll enjoy it. I’m hoping that I’ll get ahead of schedule at some point in the second half of 2021 and I’ll be able to fit it in somewhere. Apparently it’s around a 10 hour plat (depending on skill) and I’ll be sure to tag you with how I get on.
Congrats on finishing Biomutant btw, sounds like it was a good decision to see beyond all those reviews and see for yourself. Hopefully the PS5 version will be unveiled soon and I’ll get to check it out myself. Enjoy Returnal, another one I can not wait to get around to.
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