@Th3solution@colonelkilgore I finally finished my build, stats-wise. I am now at 50 Vit, Int 18, Str 34, Magic 50. I am using the crescent falchion +1 for regular enemies and the Dragon Bone Smasher for bosses. Now I can actually start playing the game. 🤣. Next step is to go through some of 4-1 getting Adjudicator's Shield and the Regenerator's Ring, then kill Dragon God, Tower Knight, free Yuria ,kill Penetrator and learn Curse Weapon spell, plus upgrade the DBS with a couple of colorless demon's souls, then go through the rest of the game in any order I so desire. I'll be sure to let you both and @Jimmer-jammer know how I get on with the bosses. But they should mostly be a cakewalk with DBS, Curse Weapon and those health-regenerating items.
By the way, what games are you three playing and how are they going?
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@TheBrandedSwordsman Oh man, you’re going to be wiping the floor with everyone with that setup! Dragon God is the one boss that is not necessarily much easier with the max build, but every other enemy you come across should be easy pickings. And Dragon God isn’t that tough once you figure out the scripted sequence of things you have to do.
I hope it will be fun running around all the worlds without having much concern that you’ll run into a situation you’re not leveled for. There’s still a few tough levels because of environmental hazards and there’s always the ever present ‘death by gravity’ that plagues all Souls players, but you should be set for combat really nicely.
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Regarding what I’m playing, I’ve continued to be a little on the busy side so gaming time has been hampered. I finished Disco Elysium last week and quite liked it. It’s unlike anything I’ve played before. I said elsewhere (so apologies if this is repeating myself) that I’m excited to try more CRPGs now and I am well prepped for Baldur’s Gate 3 now. But it will be put on hold until I finish my other current game which is Final Fantasy XVI. I’m about halfway to maybe two-thirds of the way through that (I think I’m about 40 hrs along). It’s been great. Much more action-y and twitchy than Souls games, but the storytelling has been phenomenal and the bosses have been fantastic. Each boss encounter seems to be more bombastic than the last.
For big games, I have Spider-Man 2 and Baldur’s Gate 3 as possible ventures next, and also have a large backlog I want to get to like Horizon Forbidden West, continuing my replay of the Uncharted series, and a bunch random titles like PowerWash Simulator, Inscryption, Gotham Knights, Hades, Nier Replicant and of course continuing my trek through Dark Souls with Dark Souls 2 and 3 and ultimately Elden Ring. Recently I have renewed interest in playing Alan Wake Remastered so that I can play the much lauded sequel. I always like to mix in smaller story games and am interested in all the Dark Pictures Anthology since I really enjoyed The Quarry a couple months ago. Same with Life is Strange and wanting to get to True Colors.
And those are just what I either already own or have access to through PS+! 😂 As soon as the price is right I’d like to get GoW Ragnarok, A Plague Tale: Requiem, Dead Space and RE4 Remakes, and Final Fantasy Crisis Core. And upcoming games I might play on release include FF7 Rebirth, Stellar Blade, and Dragon’s Dogma 2. 😮💨
That should be enough for all of 2024, but it’s subject to change and there’s always room for a little side-track into random games I don’t have on the current radar. I really am thinking about getting a PS Portal because I feel like it will help me get more gaming in when the TV is used for something else or while I’m watching a football or basketball game. It sounds brilliant to be able to grind away in Dark Souls 2 or play some relaxing like PowerWash Sim or a puzzle game like Humanity while I’m also watching a football game. The Portal is sold out right now though. So maybe after the holidays.
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I'm back on PSVR 2 and been playing mainly Gran Turismo 7 and seeing if I can be quick in VR. I did manage to get a gold medal time on the Suzuka circuit experience, so that's a good start. Resident Evil 4 in VR is a great experience as well, the reloading mechanic is fun even if I completely forgot how to do it in a blind panic during the village fight
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@Jimmer-jammer Yeah Alan Wake II sounds and looks amazing, greatly looking forward to diving into it myself, as a disorientating and yet enjoyable experience as it may appear to be. @Th3solution Sounds like you have a huge backlog to get through, as ,you say it may last you for all of 2024 and beyond! @colonelkilgore Haha, thanks man, yeah hopefully it'll be a lot easier from now on.
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Alan Wake II is growing on me. Finished Initiation 5 and I have to say, I don’t think I’ve been that immersed in a gaming session in quite some time. Just really good survival horror.
I was going buy this after finished the first AW a couple of weeks ago but was put off by a review here how do you rate it compared to the first which i enjoyed.
I'm playing remnant 2 and it's a blast. I read the review which compared it to dark souls only with guns. Its more like outriders or gears of war meets diablo. The only thing that reminds me of the souls games is the check points. Also apparently the graphics are quite bland as well but I personally think they are really good. Having a lot of fun with this one.
I just platinumed RoboCop Rogue City and Terminator Resistance. I’m now playing Kingdoms of Amalur Re-Reckoning. I never played it before, and it’s freaking awesome.
@Max_Headroom I started this right after Alan Wake Remastered and if there’s one thing I can say with confidence is, these are two very different games. The first was a brisk and campy psychological action thriller with a clear goal and strong sense of forward motion. The sequel is a full on survival horror; slow, plodding, purposefully disjointed and disorienting though it retains some of that campy charm. Might be easier to list a bunch of things the game does and you can decide if it sounds fun as one persons trash is another persons treasure.
Dark, oppressive atmosphere. Walking simulator pacing. Emphasis on exploration and environmental storytelling. Limited resources along with a healthy dose of inventory management. Deliberately disorienting traversal. Confusing and overlapping drip-fed narrative. Humorously on the nose meta commentary that wears its influences on its sleeve - and that’s the point. Trial and error combat encounters. State of the art presentation and excellent performances by a great cast of characters. Puzzle solving.
Legit trying to get into God Of War: Ragnarok but this game really has no appeal to me.
I'm trying my hardest not to feel like i threw $32.51 down the drain...
Resident Evil 4 remake, i wasn't a fan of the early ones but the pace of this is brilliant and having read a review earlier think i will give Village a try next for that reason.
Game is AMZING... trying to get through it too. I'm on chapter 13.
Working my way through Uncharted 4. Hadn't played any of these games at the start of the year and now I would class it as one of my favourite series ever. I'm nearly finished it and absolutely love it. The over the top action sequences aren't as crazy as the previous games but they are still incredible to play through with the improved graphics.
After I beat that I'm not sure what to move on to next. It's between Ghost of Tsushima or God of War Ragnarok.
Legit trying to get into God Of War: Ragnarok but this game really has no appeal to me.
I'm trying my hardest not to feel like i threw $32.51 down the drain...
It was the biggest letdown for me I should have known better as I wasn't a massive fan of the original GoW but having read the rave reviews I couldn't resist, I got a decent price for it when I traded it in at the game shop.
@blockfight I usually say that Uncharted 4 is the first Uncharted game that I loved and that Uncharted 4 is the game that I excpected the first Uncharted game to basically. Just as is very irocanlly very much how I feel about TLOU2. I kind of often think that we have much to thank for Neil Duckmans involvement in Uncharted 4. Guess he helpend shape the game to be what it became. I also think there is some quality movements in the previous Uncharted games but not as many as in Uncharted 4.
@blockfight I can state that I think Uncharted 4 like its predecessors include some cool unlockable content (such as game mods) that become available to you after you beat the game. Naughty Dog seem in general keen to include that kind of content in their games.
Guys, I just got the Adjudicator's Shield and Regenerator's Ring and killed Vanguard with my Crescent Falchion +1 . He wasn't that hard, the black skeleton guarding the Adjudicator's Shield gave me more trouble than him. Just a few more bosses and then Curse Weapon will be mine.
Edit: Just took on Dragon God and killed him first try. Like you said @Th3solution the max build doesn't really make too much difference to that battle as it's more of a puzzle, but, yeah I was still proud of myself.
Edit II: I think the Scarecrow boss fight in Batman: Arkham Asylum was influenced by that DeS boss fight. Anyone else notice the similarities?
"Preoccupied with a single leaf, you won’t see the tree. Preoccupied with a single tree, you’ll miss the entire forest. Don't be preoccupied with a single spot. See everything in its entirety...effortlessly. That is what it means...to truly "see." "
Started Uncharted 4 through the collection on PS Plus Extra, and have decided to try the different display options seeing as my new tv supports most things offered these days.
Wasn't too impressed with the 1080p 120fps option, as didn't think the increased frame rate felt different enough to compensate the decreased resolution.
And the 4K 40 fps offered in game, my TV seems to increase it to a target unlocked 120fps, but dips to 90fps frequently. It didn't feels as bad as I thought it be, but there has been not much action to speak of yet. I think the real test will be when things get a more chaotic.
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