Topic: What PS5 Games Are You Currently Playing?

@Th3solution I thought you might be interested in the above post, as I know you struggled with her, I was initially intimidated by the boss/area leading to the boss, but with my patiently-crafted build it was pretty much a breeze actually, I only got "mind-flayed" once on the way to the boss. 🤣

Had any time for gaming recently? If so, still on your way to becoming op in Dark Souls II?

Edit: Oh yeah and I knew about that "key NPC" you mentioned that is critical to the victory over Fool's Idol from prior research on the internet anyway, but thanks for the heads up, neveretheless.

@Black_Swordsman Very nice. You really shredded through there. Glad that you were able to come out victorious.

I was able to obtain the fire longsword last night, so I’m working on getting my Dex up a couple points to be able to use it although honestly, my mace has been perfectly serviceable.

@Th3solution Thank you and well done for getting the Fire Longsword, I imagine it is capable of dealing a great deal of damage. What are your early impressions of the game compared to your thoughts on it's predecessor?

@Black_Swordsman So far, so good. I’m having a fun time with it. I’ll expand over on the other thread 😄.

I beat Maneaters and got done with 3-2 this morning in DeS. Got them on my second try, definitely the most challenging boss so far, even more difficult than Allant if memory serves correctly. I employed a YouTube strategy and managed to defeat them, now onto Old Monk. I think Maneaters and Penetrator are my favourite bosses so far.

Edit: Beat Old Monk and Leechmonger today too, now just Dirty Colossus, Maiden Astraea and the real King Allant in the final final area to go.

After a few weekends of not playing anything, I got the itch to just play something, so I went back to the FF7 remake. I won't say it "clicked" for me this time necessarily, I still think the combat is wildly overrated and the pacing of this game has been so far pretty horrible, but after a couple of really boring early chapters, Chapter 4 and 5 were significantly more interesting to me than basically anything that came before it outside of the opener. And I quite literally have nothing else to play right now, so I may as well see this to the end. Also I don't care if it is all a trick, Jessie you are welcome to ruin my life.

Hopped back on Tekken 8 because I have a local tournament coming up this week. Starting again after a break was rough but after a couple days I think I can hold my own again.
Also, finally started Hi-Fi Rush and it's been delightful.
Dave The Diver and Animal Well are queued up next.

Still playing FF7 Rebirth (102 hours, now in Chapter 12) and a little bit of Fallout 76 here and there.

@Jimmer-jammer Did you play Fallen Order? If so, how does it compare to Stellar Blade?

@Jimmer-jammer I'm glad to hear it's not all bad, then. I loved Fallen Order but from what you say overall I think I will still give Stellar Blade a pass. Eyeing up RotR for when I end my gaming break, so I'll tag you when I have gotten round to the part of the game where you're past the early hours and the real experience begins! Got a specific build in mind, but not Berserk-related this time. 😉

I love the fact that there are preset character creation codes in the game. I'll give you a clue as to my build. "Got the coin for it?" 😃

I'm making my way through Sand Land and finding it pretty enjoyable. Definitely my type of game. Also still playing and loving Sea of Thieves.

@xeofate I just started this as well (RotR) I went for a Geralt of Rivia build as I was saying to Jimmer-jammer above. Only played a bit so far, loving the combat which is excellent as you say. I remapped the controls to make them match the control scheme for the Souls games. 😃

Did you go for a specific type of character for your primary Blade Twin?

I am many hours into RotR and have enjoyed my journey so far i think its a better game than GoT but that's just my opinion.

Decided to give XDefiant a try. I've been looking for a game that I can play when I have a spare 15 minutes and this looks like it'll be perfect for that.

I've put in a few hours on Deliver Us Mars. The story seems compelling enough, the graphics and score are fantastic and the exploration puzzle gameplay is pretty much what I'd expected from playing the first game. The only thing that's getting to me is the jankiness of the character animations, it's like half way between cartoon and realism and keeps throwing me out of full immersion.
The spacey sci-fi geek in me is enjoying it so far though.

Just started RotR properly. Looks promising so far. Loving the combat.

Edit: Just beat the Prologue and first boss. Proper action rpg game so far.

Edit 2: Haha, didn't realise the second boss that you're meant to defeat was actually the final boss battle of the prologue, completed and got the appropriate trophy this morning🤣 . @Jimmer-jammer Now let loose in the world!

@xeofate Idk how it is for you but, also, RotR strongly reminds me of TW3 so far for some reason. I think it's related to the quest & leveling-up system.

Edit: Also ,the dialogue options which influence the story, and, inevitably, my build, of course. 🤣

I’m currently playing Dragon’s Dogma 2. I’ve been playing for 40 hours, and I’m level 32 and have barely touched the main quest. I love this game.

Playing Destiny 2. Not played it in a few years, and I've never really been able to follow the story that well, possibly cos I never pay that much attention to it anyway. It is pretty cool though when I've read up about it. The gameplay still feels as good as ever, especially the shooting which is probably one of my favourites in a FPS.

I'm playing solo which has mostly been fine. I did bump up difficulty to Legendary, as I found I was destroying everything. That made the horde sections too difficult for me, as you get dumped back to the start of the section when you die. So back on to Classic, seeing as you can't change the difficulty mid mission.

@JohnnyShoulder Where did you jump back in? Like at Lightfall, or The Taken King, or what? Does the game automatically know where you should be dropped back in?