@Jimmer-jammer nice, it sounds awesome. I really liked The Surge too… and am still yet to play it’s sequel also (which I have heard is a considerable step up from the original). I’ve mentioned it before but I don’t think it was in discussion with yourself, I limit myself to two souls-likes per year (in an effort to not get burned out on them as well as ensuring that I always got some to look forward to). Funnily enough I have both Nioh 2 and The Surge 2 lined up as my 2023 souls likes.
@Jimmer-jammer yeah this year really is turning out to be something else alright. I get what you mean about Elden Ring equating to two ‘normal’ souls-likes too… it’s gargantuan! My second one of 2022 will be more of a mop-up than anything though. I plan on finally finishing off the Sekiro platinum. I have the vast majority of everything done so it should be relatively quick and painless straight-line playthrough🤞
@Jimmer-jammer well I’ll keep your congrats on ice for the time being buddy… something about eggs and chickens (and Sesame Street vampires 😉). Thank you though. Yeah there were some unbelievably tough boss fights in Sekiro… luckily I won’t have to beat Sword Saint Isshin this next time around… just Isshin Ashina.
I get you about your quandary of how to take on the Sword Saint with rusty skills though… it would seem pretty much insurmountable given that it was difficult while your skills were sharp. You never know though, one day you might just wake up in the mood to shake a monkey off your back… and this particular simian could be your huckleberry 😉
First impressions of GTA V on PS5 are actually very positive. Looks great in fidelity mode, feels even better in Performance RT mode. The 60FPS is an actual game changer. Forgot just how much fun the game actually was as well, it’s been ages since I played the story.
@JohnnyShoulder I do have Horizon to get back to but I think I’d struggle honestly coming off Elden Ring. I’d probably be a bit harsher on it than I would be.
@Voltan I'm already playing it. Had it pre ordered digitally so 3 days early access. Having fun with it. I'm not that good at challenging games so I chose the normal difficulty and if things get really hard I even go to the story difficulty. The gameplay is a lot of fun. If you don't care much about the story and can look through the graphics it's a fun action game. I'm enjoying it
First boss defeated on hard... It took a while but I think I can do it
Also I hear the story really comes together in the end and you're like "oooooh, that's what that was all about" lol
I’ve been finding GTA V increasingly uncomfortable especially compared to when I played it back when it was first out. While obviously portraying characters who aren’t exactly the nicest is bound to include targeted hatred towards minority groups, I’m not entirely convinced that giving players the tools to act out power fantasies towards specific groups is the best approach. It’s an interesting one though, almost all of the casual racism in the game is pretty explicitly pointed out as wrong, which shows that Rockstar clearly intended some of it to parody the dreadful behaviour in order to show that it isn’t acceptable. But then other stuff isn’t even challenged which makes you think that perhaps the writers of that scene identify more with the clearly terrible character you’re playing as. So for example, when you use the talk/usually insult button on NPCs, they’re usually divided into female/male lines regardless of any other distinguishing factors, such as race, age etc. But somebody took the time to write specific lines that only are said by your character when you use that button near a drag queen or trans woman. Like fairly horrible stuff. It’s not like you call people fat, even if their character model is larger than others, which makes me think that these characters aren’t all tagged along many more lines than woman/man. But clearly someone’s made a conscious decision here behind the scenes. Not good at all.
So I started playing Monster Hunter World and, well, I don't know... I just don't "feel" it, how do I play this game? There is too much from the start. Lots of weapons, lots of menus, lots of mechanics... The buttons are weirdly mapped and the combat is weird, I just press anything to make combos until the dinosaur dies, then collect materials (for God knows what, I guess to improve weapons that I use randomly pressing buttons).
Online some people say it takes time and that it's hard. It doesn't feel hard, it feels confusing. The immersion I expected is not really there.
I don't know, should I keep playing it? Or move on to something else? I played for a few hours so far, probably less than 10.
@Fragile@RenanKJ I was excited for the game at launch too, and I played the demo and felt the exact same way. It was a lot to digest and quite confusing. The menu was a mess and there seemed to be copious amounts of micromanagement of equipment and components. The combat didn’t click either and I’m not a fan of timed missions.
Although it was just a demo and often demos can feel rather confusing if they drop you in the middle of the game, it was just too much and I never bought the game. I have it through PS Plus Collection, but it’s way down the list and hearing your experiences makes me even less likely to try it in hopes of a different experience from my first impression.
“We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.”
@RenanKJ@Fragile@Th3solution I put like a thousand hours into Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate on 3DS but World didn’t click with me either. It’s kinda a bit on rails until the postgame and then I’m not going to grind away at it on a home console. Personally I just prefer it on a handheld.
Still playing Stranger of Paradise on hard mode. It's tough but no sever punishment for dying definitely makes it manageable and the challenge is fun. I beat Marilith last night - toughest boss fight so far.
The story is starting to become somewhat clearer as well
The number of jobs, their unique skills and available playstyles as a result is astounding. I think I might try to unlock all the jobs for the trophies. Not sure about beating the game again on CHAOS difficulty though.
Death’s Door’s bloody good isn’t it? Great artstyle, decent combat, lots of little secrets and bundles of charm. Love the bureaucratic take on the Grim Reaper, reminds me of Grim Fandango.
@nessisonett I had the credits roll on the game last night but just have all the busy work for the true ending/platinum now.
But yeah, I love the style and music. Exploration and combat are just about right too. The lack of a map can get annoying, and the lack of a progress list is also a bit weird.
The control layout is also a bit odd to me but the positives have definitely outweighed the minor gripes for me.
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