@Jimmer-jammer@JohnnyShoulder I’ve sat on the game for far too long, scrolling past it on my media crossbar and playing other games. But it’s everything I was looking for as an different style of experience.
“We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.”
Been playing a bit of the Doom: Eternal campaign and that gameplay-loop is so satisfying. I remember thoroughly enjoying 2016 and for whatever reason, it took me a few levels to get back in the swing… but I played through mission 5 tonight and I think everything has started to click again.
@colonelkilgore I enjoyed DOOM 2016, despite not really being an FPS fan, but I was scared away from Eternal due to reported higher difficulty. They say it can be tough in spots. Do you agree its significantly harder?
“We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.”
@Th3solution I thought it was just me funnily enough… thought that my age had finally started to effect my reflexes 😅… but yes I am finding it noticeably more difficult. Though its nothing that can’t be overcome after a couple of attempts (so far at least).
FPS isn’t my wheel-house either sol… and maybe that is also contributing to the struggle too. Still, I’m enjoying it and fingers crossed I’ll be able to make it through to the end. If you liked 2016 that much I’d definitely reconsider giving the sequel a chance… added difficulty and all.
@Th3solution@colonelkilgore I didn’t notice it being particularly harder and there are some quality of life improvements (using the flamethrower to kill enemies to top up ammo for instance).
The teleportation that unlocks at the end of levels to let you go back for collectibles you missed is a good idea too.
My biggest gripe was how poor the story was. An odd gripe for a DOOM game but 2016 had quite a cool plot whereas Eternal buried almost all of it away in text files which meant you were either constantly opening and reading them or, like me, forgetting about them completely.
@MaulTsir Congrats on dusting off GoW Ragnarok, by the way and good luck with Death’s Door.
I’ll be really interested in how you get along with Elden Ring.
“We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.”
First time ever playing it. I'm roughly 4 hours in and loving it so far. I do wish more of the dialogue was recorded so there wouldn't be conversations where a part of it is voiced and then all of a sudden it's just text, but I'm guessing that's because it was originally a handheld title. I also had to turn off L3 enlarging the mini-map since I was constantly having the min-map enlarged on the screen during combat. The soundtrack is amazing.
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FIFA 23 online kinda reminds me why I don’t bother playing most games online. People rage quit at the drop of a hat so you very rarely actually get a full game. Have to admit it was pretty funny seeing somebody instantly quit the game after I made Alan Shearer do the worm though.
@LN78 I'm not gonna watch that. I played the trial and thought it seemed like an ok game in a setting I like. I came across a 2nd hand copy of the special edition (nice steelbox) at half price of the regular edition and thought that was a fair price so I bought it and intend to play it eventually
I probably won't bother with getting 100% / platinum unless I end up really liking it.
I got my mind half-set on playing Ghostwire first though.
@RogerRoger We just sometimes bring games we finished to the office and see if the other guy wants to play it. I figured I could check it out but I was actually playing something else at the time and then another "priority game" came out, and so on.
Basically I just launched it to see how it looked and figured I'd play it later.
@Voltan Ghostwire Tokyo was one of my favorite games of last year. Top 5 of released games last year for sure. I found the game to be very relaxing and took my time with it exploring the world and learning a lot of stuff about Japanese mythology in the mean time. The game is basically a mix of Folklore/Mythology/Ghost stories in a modern Tokyo setting. The action is fun enough to keep you engaged through the whole game.
So I'll hope you'll enjoy that as much as I did.
@Th3solution Thanks! Do you have any plans to play GoW:Ragnarok any time soon?
I'll definitely let you know how frustrating I find Elden Ring for the first 20 hours before my enjoyment starts 🤣, if its as good Bloodborne and Demon's Soul's like people say I'm sure ill become quickly addicted and also an Elden Lord Professional by next week!!
@MaulTsir I’m undecided on how highly to prioritize GoW Ragnarok. I haven’t bought it yet. Some of that is because of other gaming projects going on, and honestly some of it is because I seem to have missed the biggest part of the launch hype so I’m in that strange time period where I’ve lost the early adopter zeitgeist but yet the game is still full price. So I will probably take the approach I did with the 2018 game and play it after the hype dies down a little more and the game starts dropping in price. It worked with me for GoW 2018, I loved the game!
After thoroughly playing through Dark Souls Remastered I’m taking a break from Souls-likes for a while (not to imply GoW is at all similar, but more in relation to tackling ER), holding while I’m ahead before potential burn out could kick in. Gotta keep the palate cleansed. But I eagerly anticipate my next one (which will be either DS2 if I can find a cheap copy, or DS3 which I already picked up) and ultimately the crown jewel of Elden Ring. If it’s half a good as Demon’s Souls, Bloodborne, and Dark Souls then it’ll be a treat for you indeed. It’s so true though about the first 20 hours, though. 😂 One of the best things I did with DS Remastered was to do a little research on good early builds and weapons, because the “hard” part of the From games is definitely the early hours when your so weak and clueless wandering around the world. By hour 20 or so you have a good foothold on enemies and you’ve leveled up enough to have a semblance of advantage against most of your foes.
“We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.”
@MaulTsir The hardest part of early Elden Ring is knowing where to go. It kind of sucks when you’re low level and most enemies can wipe you out easily, particularly as there are mini-bosses roaming around who you’re not supposed to be able to beat early on.
Most people loved the open world nature of the game and while I thought it was amazing to have such freedom, I would actually have preferred a bit more direction.
Good luck though! A very achievable platinum for a From game too if you’re into that sort of thing.
@nessisonett When I was playing efootball, now and again I would get a batch of games people would rage quit. One time when it was 2-2, and I got awarded a penalty, they quit before I even took the penalty! 😂
Life is more fun when you help people succeed, instead of wishing them to fail.
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@JohnnyShoulder There’s nothing worse! At least this new FIFA doesn’t let you pause the game before the penalty is taken, it stops people pausing on purpose to try to throw you off. I think I prefer the single player stuff though, the input lag is awful online.
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