Finished 3-1 and 2-2 in Demon’s Souls. My build seems fairly unstoppable by now, just stacking regeneration where I can. Flamelurker should have been more difficult than he was, he barely did any damage to me and got stunned by just an R1 hit from my hammer. Gave his soul to Ed which lets me upgrade my shield so that it regenerates even faster. Brilliant.
Playing thru GTA V slowly but surely, trying to savour the interactive-movie type experience. Did the prologue and Franklin's first mission. Saved. Got out.
I love the in-game hip hop radio stations, of course, and it definitely has been giving me gangster movie vibes, as a counterpoint to the Uncharted series' Indiana Jones movie quality.
"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." "
Garl Vinland and Maiden Astraea were very easy again. He just sort of slammed his hammer into the wall repeatedly. The two Maneaters have been the only difficult bosses and that was mostly due to being janky as hell. Guess I’ve got a few to go but wow, this has been one disappointing game so far.
Taking a short break from Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake to play Infinity Nikki and so far I'm enjoying it. It plays smoothly and looks lovely.
I do wish it was a full price release instead of free-to-play. I have a feeling that I'll have the same issue with this that I have with Genshin Impact, where I enjoy the gameplay, but all the currencies and free-to-play faff end up spoiling my enjoyment of the game.
@Jimmer-jammer I couldn't resist, realizing that it was still directed by Miyazaki despite not strictly falling into the Souls category, and put GTA V on hold after beating the prologue and first mission, and dived fully into Sekiro, immersing myself in the game. I am having a great time with it so far and just working on trying to find a way to make the combat 'click' for me by farming the first enemies after the prologue, second or third Sculptor's Idol location, just practicing. Seems like a great game so far, but definitely not Souls.
I was also thinking something like Samurai Champloo would be a nice accompaniment to the game, Idk if you are familiar with the series?
Also thought, even if I don't beat the game, it will still be nice preparation for Nine Sols.
Also, what was the particular concern for you with regard to the Sword Saint?
"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." "
Marvel Rivals isn’t too bad. It’s a bit hectic and the third person camera makes some heroes a bit of a mess to aim with but the foundations are solid and there’s so much room to grow. Heroes are pretty diverse but there’s a distinct gap between damage heroes and tanks/healers in terms of numbers and that means most games are filled with damage heroes more than anything. Mostly played Storm and Hela and I really enjoyed Hela, Magneto was fun too. There’s comparisons to Overwatch to be made but to be honest, Overwatch was clearly made by more competent devs as that game was much more well-rounded even on launch with the balance issues. It’s a solid start but there’s improvements to be made especially in terms of readability.
@Russwho yeah either Black Myth or Stellar Blade should prove different enough from the other two you’ve mentioned to feel fresh and re-engage you. I always try to alternate genres for that reason… though it doesn’t always pan-out that way if I’m honest.
@Jimmer-jammer Thanks for the sage advice on the game, hopefully you can return to Sekiro yourself one day, my friend.
How is Metaphor: ReFantazio going for you? Looking forward to the holidays?
"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." "
@CJD87 How's it going, man? Playing anything good that you would recommend these days? I'm currently playing the "Hesitation is defeat..." game, as per my display pic. 😃 Enjoying it thus far, still in the early stages.
"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." "
Hey! The FromSoft fan-base will shoot me for this... but I still maintain that Sekiro is the best output they have had, and remains their 'Magnum Opus' work, even slightly moreso than Elden Ring. Such a cool game, and an amazing sense of satisfaction when you beat a boss. Have you got to Lady Butterfly yet?
Been a strange gaming year for me, first year where I find myself gravitating moreso towards the Indie space (instead of AAA)
My top 3 GOTY so far:
1) Balatro
2) Nine Sols
3) Lorelei and the Laser Eyes (currently playing this, and am honestly blown away.... its like a weird mix between old-School PS1 Resident Evil crossed with Myst!)
@Khwarezm89 love those games and was really glad to hear the definitive versions are finally in a decent state. III is far and away the weakest out of the three but is still great… and should definitely be played first as it would be a big step-down if played after Vice City (most people’s favourite) and/or San Andreas (my favourite). It’ll be a while until I get around to them myself but I can wait tbh.
@colonelkilgore So far enjoying it. I've been doing a lot of side content too like Rampages, Vigilante and Taxi missions. And yeah I'm glad that I bought it after they fixed the game. I heard a lot of bad things about it at launch.
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