@MaulTsir I honestly think that the explosive popularity of Elden Ring is what has made copies of Dark Souls so much harder to find right now. It’s just a theory, but I’m pretty certain that a year or two ago I was seeing plenty of copies of DS Remastered lining shelves, both new and pre-owned. I was rather surprised how rare they are now, although online through EBay etc. there appears to be plenty available. As a general rule I don’t use EBay if I can find it at a brick-and-mortar.
I had already picked up DS3 a couple years ago, but copies of that are much easier to find than DSR. But if you’re wanting to he really adventurous, they do have the trilogy pack available online for about $45. At an average of $15 for each game, it’s about what I’ve paid, but it would have made it much easier rather than searching. Not sure if I’ll want to pick up DS2 down the road or not. I’ve overextended myself already 😅
@HallowMoonshadow Hey, if it’s any consolation, I enjoy your dives into the ‘obscure’ and ‘antiquated’ 😛
And yeah, I’ve been following your posts about DOS 1, and am surprised how much of a drop-off it has been for you compared to DOS2. I do wonder how well a revisit to DOS2 will hold up to your memories.
As for VCR, the art style is quite wonderful and helps it hold up. The music I don’t specifically remember, but it’s the kind of thing I rarely make note of; just a personal blind spot for me. But now that you mention, I think fondly of the whole atmosphere and I suspect the OST was a large part of building that ambiance.
I’ve also made note of your adoration of Yakuza LAD. It’s another franchise on my long list that would be nice to plow through one day. There’s a smidgen of over-saturation of the series, I feel, which makes the barrier to entry a little higher. I fell of Yakuza 0 a couple years ago, if you recall. Not for lack of enjoyment though, it’s just the length made it easy to get distracted.
And thanks for the encouragement on DSR. I am expecting a little dip in graphical fidelity, but few games can compete with DeS Remake in that department anyways. I do think PS5 can put out DSR at 60 fps, so there’s that at least. And I hope I’ll be okay as far as difficulty and being ‘gud’ enough 😂. I’ve actually been browsing builds online and it does seem like doing a magic build is a lot more complicated to accomplish, so I don’t guess it’s as much of a cheese as it was it DeS. Hopefully I can figure something out. I look back at my approach to the early hours of Bloodborne and I wonder how in the world I ever made it through that game, because I went in blind and really only started creating a decent build in the middle section of the game. I’m going into this completely unashamed to use some online recommendations so maybe it will go more smoothly in the opening hours. 😄
“We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.”
@MaulTsir The biggest thing I found difficult adjusting how sluggish movement felt. This was before I had a PS5 but after I had played Bloodborne and Dark Souls 3 on PS4. I did eventually get used to however.
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@HallowMoonshadow I definitely didn’t intend to make you feel old! 😂
As for LAD, I think it was quite genius of Sega to ‘reboot’ the series, so to speak, so it became more approachable for those new to the series. The change of combat to turn based, and the change in protagonists and storyline make for a nice independent experience, from what I see. Still, I really liked Kiryu and Majima and so I kinda want to see how their storyline goes, but it’s such a mountain of content that I’m not sure when I’ll tackle it.
So for Dark Souls, I might try to go more traditional then, with the sword and shield. I just hate playing defensively with blocking. It’s something that’s kept me from ever being good at fighting games because I want to just always attack. It’s probably why Bloodborne clicked with me. It’s also why Sekiro scare the daylights out of me, since parry is so essential to success. Maybe I’ll get over my subconscious reticence to use blocking maneuvers with this game though. I’ve always been a ‘dash and dodge’ kind of guy.
“We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.”
@Th3solution in addition to @HallowMoonshadow’s well-informed info, I think there was a specific PS5 patch for Dark Souls 3 that maintained the 60fps of the PS4pro version while upping the res (can’t remember what too though… prob 1440p I’d imagine).
@colonelkilgore Thanks, bro. I am happy to see that. I’ve become more of a graphical and performance snob over the last few years. I’m gradually getting on board the “60 fps or bust” train, but usually gravitate toward fidelity modes, 4K, and Ray Tracing. 60fps and 4K sounds awesome for a game that old.
“We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.”
Tons of great PS4 titles on sale this week so I decided to buy a few games, which are Ashen and Demon Gaze II. I've heard great things about Ashen and for a tenner, I just had to get it. In terms of Demon Gaze, I remember not having great first impressions with the first game but people told me to give it another shot. It does seem like a series that I'd enjoy, so I wanted to get the second one at a discounted price while I could.
I also wanted to buy Mortal Shell but I've heard it doesn't run that well on last-gen systems. So I'm going to buy it on Series X. Even though it's twice the price there, there seems to be a lot of praise for the game to make it worth it. And I'd rather get the best possible experience with games I buy today.
Just picked up Morbid: The Seven Acolytes - a cool 2D isometric indie Bloodborne-like… and Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom - an awesome looking metroidvania. Both are on a deep sale right now on the store.
I just got Call of Duty WW2 since I really fancy shooting some nazis with a Thompson. It was only £6, literally don’t think I can go wrong. I read the campaign is pretty good.
@MaulTsir I doubt I’ll be playing any of the multiplayer anyway as I don’t have Plus right now. But, who knows. Still, for £6! Really does pays to wait sometimes!
@LN78 I am exhausted looking at those. I am intrigued but I doubt the series is for me, and I would genuinely never get through that lot. See you in 2025.
@LN78 I didn’t realize you were that much of a Jrpg fan. Have you played the Persona games?
As for ToCS, I’ll be curious if you like the series. I started the first one and got sidetracked, and it’s now to the point I might have to restart it to be proficient enough at the battle system (which honestly does never really felt confident with anyways) and to understand what’s going on.
Apparently the world building is great (which is code for ‘the series is really long-winded’) and the plot picks up, but I struggled to enjoy it as much as the Personas. I still envision a day that I’ll go back and try to pick ToCS again though.
“We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.”
OMG !
I have successfully got Spyro Reignited Trilogy 2019 version with 3 games legit in 1 disc and the size was 36.24 GB after installing ! 😄
Well, I only got Spyro Reignited from that bundle without CTR since I bought the used game from local seller and I was so lucky to get that Spyro PS4 game with very cheap price, under 300,000 IDR.
The game took quite a long time to install so I have to play Spyro 1 for at least 5 - 10 minutes in order to able playing Spyro 2 and 3 as they took time to install from the disc.
Well, my impression so far with my game purchase:
Spyro Reignited PS4 (2019) : OMG ! Legit 3 games in 1 disc, no downloading from internet.
Something that I have been looking for.
Best purchase so far.
Race with Ryan PS4 : Surprisingly, the driving button schemes felt almost exactly like Mario Kart games with X button to accelerate, R2 to drift and L2 to use the item. It was pretty good cartoonish kart game even using Ryan as the mascot. Better thing, I could mute the narration so I didn't hear the annoying commentary from Ryan. 🤭
@JohnnyShoulder
Look at the disc cover.
If you find year 2019 on the disc cover, that was the complete version (version 1.03) and it will take 36.24 GB on PS4 storage.
Also, the 2019 version can be founded from CTR + Spyro Reignited bundle (PAL only).
@Anti-Matter Ah, I've just looked and it does state on the back of the case that games 2 and 3 require downloading. Oh well, no biggie though. Thanks for the info!
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@Kairu Blasphemous is one of my favourite games out of the games I’ve played through PS Plus. There’s just so much to find in the world and the artistic direction is really interesting.
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