Koray Savas 2,251 Posted August 14, 2020 Share Posted August 14, 2020 5 hours ago, Quintus said: Lol sod that mate, life's too short. Good for you though. This. I would lose my mind spending that much time on a single boss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,631 Posted August 14, 2020 Share Posted August 14, 2020 I have a crush injury on my thumb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maglorfin 196 Posted August 14, 2020 Share Posted August 14, 2020 Found this on YouTube and experienced a huge trip down the memory lane as I played this game back in 1994 or so. Has anybody else played it? Nick Parker 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,416 Posted August 14, 2020 Share Posted August 14, 2020 Never played that one, but that graphic style gives me so much nostalgia Nick Parker and Maglorfin 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted August 14, 2020 Author Share Posted August 14, 2020 Seeing the evolution, it makes me wish I was actually into none combat flight sims. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted August 16, 2020 Share Posted August 16, 2020 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,631 Posted August 16, 2020 Share Posted August 16, 2020 I'm pretty far into Sekiro now. I didn't have as much problem with the further bosses but they were still hard, but 4-5 attempts not 50. Some were more Dark Souls like, and since there's no stamina bar in this game maybe a bit easier than in those games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted August 16, 2020 Share Posted August 16, 2020 Ghost Of Tsushima I knocked this one out very quickly. It launched right when I had a week off from work, and so I played it almost non-stop to 100% completion during that time. While I think it's a fairly pedestrian game overall, it has a satisfying gameplay loop that kept me really engaged throughout. The dialogue and voice acting are poor, the story is relatively uninteresting, yet I found the open world perfectly manageable and fun to explore. The art direction is gorgeous; and I really enjoyed the music by Ilan Eshkeri and Shigeru Umebayashi. Combat is fun but still provides some challenge, with the duels really standing out. I wish the Soulsborne games were more accessible like this. Uncharted 4: A Thief's End After Ghost Of Tsushima, I tried to go back and finish my second run of The Last Of Us Part II. I lost interest after an hour or two of playing, but still had that itch for a Naughty Dog game, so I decided to do a speed run of Uncharted 4. Beating the game in under 6 hours was the only trophy that I needed to platinum the game back from 2016. I wish I didn't have to skip the cutscenes because this is just a fantastic action adventure game all the way through, and I would have liked to revisit it more traditionally. I remember at the time it launched, that I thought it went a little long, but after the extremely bloated Last Of Us sequel, this felt like a breeze. Awesome story, voice acting, art direction, and gameplay. The set pieces still hold up, and while Drake's Deception is still my favorite Uncharted, this game is a very close second. Jak 3 So after Uncharted 4, I wanted to play something fairly simple and bite-sized, but decided to keep the Naughty Dog train rolling. I booted up the PS4 port of Jak 3, as it was the only one in the franchise I had yet to play. Man how games have changed! I gave it a generous 10 hours or so of gameplay before moving on to something else. It was frustrating to control, story was boring and nonsensical, and generally just didn't have a good time with it. Which is odd considering I recall enjoying Jak II quite a bit. This one did not age well. Déraciné After losing interest in Jak, I decided to dust off the PS VR and play this From Software exclusive title. A bizarre game about a 'family' living in a boarding school during a fictional ancient time. You control a faerie that can manipulate their world and traverse time, and discover that their lives were forever altered by the presence of an evil faerie. It's a pretty limited game in terms of engagement. It's more a point-and-click style adventure game than anything else. The assets are all straight out of the Soulsborne games, so it has a very familiar feel to everything. I enjoyed the art direction and exploring the environments in VR, but otherwise not that special. A quick 2-hours. Life Is Strange 2 I played Episode 1 of this game back when it launched last year, but lost interest and moved on to something else. I decided to go back and finish it. It pales in comparison to the original game, as well as the spin-off Before The Storm. Annoying protagonists, and a story that seems to be written solely to push a leftist agenda. You play as biracial Hispanic brothers on the run after their father is killed by a police officer after being racially profiled. You discover that your child brother has telekinetic powers, and he kills the officer in his grief and rage. So now you're on the run to try and get to Mexico to escape the law and live in your father's hometown. Which is a fine premise in and of itself, but nearly every character you run into along the way is a white male Trump-supporting bigot hellbent on killing you for being a Mexican. It makes zero sense and does nothing to really serve the story. Red Dead Revolver I played a few hours of this PS2 gem from 2004. It still holds up incredibly well today as a PS4 port; and was instrumental to me as a 14-year old in discovering Italian cinema and film scores. The soundtrack is curated from the likes of Morricone, Nicolai, Bacalov, De Masi, Cipriani, and others from the best Spaghetti Westerns out there. It holds nothing back in its pastiche of Leone and I love every minute of it. Resident Evil 3 (2020) I managed to beat this one across two sittings yesterday, as it's a very brisk 4-5 hour game that can apparently be beaten in an hour if you know what to do and where to go. I remember very little of the original PSone game, and made the weird choice to start with this one as I have yet to play Resident Evil 2 remake or Resident Evil 7. It was okay. It has the facade of a AAA aesthetic, but it's very AA or even A in its execution. Which is completely fine. I enjoyed my time with it, despite the dialogue and voice acting sounding like it was written and recorded in 1999 like the original game. Jill's redesign takes heavy inspiration from the Tomb Raider reboots, but still keeps a little too much of that old school video game "sexy" character design for my liking. Not to mention the awkward flirting between her and Carlos amidst a zombie apocalypse. If you want a tacky horror thriller that's quick and easy, this is it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,416 Posted August 16, 2020 Share Posted August 16, 2020 Yea I looked up everything Life Is Strange after I played and beat the first game, and Before The Storm looks good but man I didn't read hardly anything good about LIS 2. I'm glad I didn't buy it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holko 9,539 Posted August 17, 2020 Share Posted August 17, 2020 BTS is nothing great. I haven't looked much into 2 either but from what I did read the teaser episode "Awesome Adventures of Captain Spirit" may be better than the actual game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Nick Parker 3,040 Posted August 17, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted August 17, 2020 Alright, after buying it two years ago and quitting in frustration, I finally completed Alien: Isolation This game's biggest weakness is that it doesn't tell you how to play it very well. This is what led me to giving up years ago; this time around, however, I read tips on multiple websites, and boy am I glad I did, 'cause this is gonna be a gaming experience that will stick with me for a while. After Amnesia became a huge hit, it seemed like everyone wanted to jump on the "hide and seek" train, and honestly, I think it's one of the laziest, and most unenjoyable ways to try and make a player feel tension and fear. Let's play a game where you hide under a desk while a boogeyman lurches in the room for five minutes! Sounds great! Not. I was able to put up with it in Resident Evil 7, as the hide and seek portions were relatively few and far between, but I decided a long time ago that these games were Not For Me TM. I was wrong. Something about the way it's done in Alien: Isolation was so satisfying and compelling, I had to keep playing. After a terrible setpiece early on in the game where you encounter humans, it quickly improves once you reach the slowly built-to xenomorph. The game doesn't tell you this, but the xenomorph actually adapts to your playstyle, and stalks you accordingly. So if your instinct is to hide in a locker for twenty minutes waiting for a possible opening, not only will you not get anywhere, but the xenomorph will actually become more persistent in its search and inevitably sniff your ass out. The solution, then, is a much more aggressive form of stealth, where you're constantly on the move, all the while taking a mental note of your surroundings in case you hear unnerving, clomping footsteps or hissing nearby. Because of the robust foundational work the developers did with the AI and mechanics, it's uncanny how often you find yourself in movie worthy moments of suspense. For example, once I was in a small medical room, barely adorned with anything but a computer desk and a bed. While investigating the room and checking the computer, I began to hear those pounding footsteps get louder and louder, and a quick look at the 1979 accurate motion scanner confirmed that the xeno was quickly making its rounds near me. I immediately ducked under the bed, where all I could do was hope that the xenomorph wouldn't check underneath. My POV limited, I could only see its limber legs enter my line of sight, then its long, snaking tail as it proceeded to scan the room. After a long ten seconds, it seemed like it was satisfied...then it began stomping my way. At this point, my stomach tightened, and I had to remind myself that it was just a game, and breathe. Then, as suddenly, as it started walking towards me, it jumped on the bed, its tail ascending inches from "my" face...then nothing. No footsteps, no growls or hisses...after a couple of seconds, I worked up the courage to crawl out from underneath the bed, and look where I saw it seemingly disappear. Turns out, there had been a vent opening right above the bed there the whole time, and I never noticed it. I gave an actual shudder to imagine if it had crawled into the room through that vent while I had been exploring it a couple minutes earlier. And that was just one out of many tense scenarios I found myself in through the game's runtime. Critics said the game was too long, but I thought the game was perfectly paced and fleshed out. Just when you start to get tired of the routine the game established, it breaks it up with an interlude that I somehow, thankfully, never knew about in the six years that the game has been released (!). You interrogate an apprehended ship captain, and the game has you playing a flashback from his perspective in which Spoiler you and his crew, down on their luck, decided to track down the Nostromo's distress signal and possibly locate the ship to turn in for reward from Weyland Yutani. This leads them to landing on the iconic storm ridden planet from the original movie...and holy crap what a trip it is. The developers hit it to the moon here...it's absolutely perfect. The famous sets from the original, including the Space Jockey, are recreated here in incredible, beautiful detail. Being able to freely roam in the space, you see details that you never made out in the film, including just how sexual Giger's original designs were...I never noticed the clit doorway into the rooms adjoining the Space Jockey, but then again, I am a guy. The music, too, was spot-on, utilizing some of the distinct instrumentation and motifs from Goldsmith's original film score. With Alien being one of my favorite movies since I was 10 years old, this whole sequence was something I never knew I wanted, but was a dream. The whole time, I had massive goosebumps that never let up. After this sequence, the plot kicks up a notch, and steadily increases until you find yourself blazing through a wild climax on par with Cameron. Poor Amanda should be more traumatized than her mother after all this! The game doesn't let up until the very, very end...literally. There's so much action and excitement, then you get like a 30 second ending. Uh, say what? After staring at the scrolling credits dumbfounded for a minute, I looked it up online to confirm I didn't get a bad ending. It threatened to undermine the whole experience, but thankfully, IGN put out a digital series last year based on the game, and featured an extended resolution that assuaged my frustration. While the game is a treat and tribute for Alien fans, that does also become a hindrance at points. For instance, as you read through the ravaged station's computer logs and entries, you slowly piece together how things came to deteriorate to the point you find it in. Aaaaaanddd...it's exactly like every Alien thing out there, ever. I wonder if there's a contract out there that stipulates that an Alien story absolutely has to center around corporate dickheads screwing over people from greed and sleaze. The lack of imagination there, along with some other moments that feel a little too closely telegraphed from its cinematic templates, do cheapen the proceedings a bit in their predictability. Fortunately, there are a few moments where this familiarity is also sometimes used to surprise you, as in the case of one of the game's Alien-archetypal characters. Overall, this is a game that will stay with me for a while, something I did not expect. Like the film it slavishly pays tribute to, it evokes a see-saw feeling of terror and suspense with an awe for the beauties that lay out there in the reaches of space--a feeling greatly aided by the use of Goldsmith's original themes and cues. At the game's heart is ultimately a story of a daughter trying to connect with her mother, and some of its most striking moments are when it focuses on this aspect. Call me a sap, but I consider the human interactions and bonds under immense pressure to be one of the main draws of the movies, and that is well translated here. It's a recommended from me! Quintus, Jay and Arpy 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,631 Posted August 17, 2020 Share Posted August 17, 2020 I don't know if I'll be able to finish Sekiro. I know a 4 phase boss that requires no mistakes awaits me at the end and I've already pushed the limit of what I'm able to do in gaming. I can't even kill regular enemies in the last part of the game. I have about 3-4 bosses left but it's become next to impossible. i'm not sure what From software was thinking. It's seriously undermining all the respect I had for them and the Dark Souls series and I'm not sure I'm looking forward to their next Souls game anymore it they make it unplayable except for the most elite of the twitch gamers. It's like 10X harder than the final Valkyrie Sigrun in God of War and required to beat the game not an optional side boss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,416 Posted August 17, 2020 Share Posted August 17, 2020 Sounds great Nick, can't wait to play it. What system did you play it on? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Parker 3,040 Posted August 17, 2020 Share Posted August 17, 2020 7 hours ago, Jay said: Sounds great Nick, can't wait to play it. What system did you play it on? I played it on PC, but in response to a post you made about a week ago, I too have seen articles saying that the Switch is the best console port. Apparently they did a bit of give and take, and in reducing some graphical features present in the other ports, they actually boosted some other elements that resulted in an overall better looking game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,416 Posted August 17, 2020 Share Posted August 17, 2020 Yea I'm sure the PC version is still the best of all I own it on PS4, but after seeing those videos I might wait for a Switch sale Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted August 18, 2020 Share Posted August 18, 2020 So I just got an HP Omen, not necessarily for gaming per se, but I needed a fast machine for working from home, and this beaut sports a great graphics card for Adobe Creative suite stuff. But since I now have a gaming computer, anyone got any PC game recommendations? I haven't done this since the old Half-Life days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bellosh 3,439 Posted August 18, 2020 Share Posted August 18, 2020 Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis Spelunky Hotline Miami Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted August 18, 2020 Share Posted August 18, 2020 What are those other two? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bellosh 3,439 Posted August 18, 2020 Share Posted August 18, 2020 Spelunky is a 'roguelike' platformer (randomly generated levels within the same worlds) that's very difficult at first, but once you get the hang of it, is super rewarding. Completely inspired by all the classics, and extremely well polished. If you don't care for platformers, don't bother. Hotline Miami is a top-down shooter with graphics similar to the ORIGINAL GTA series. Set in Miami in the 80s. It's a game that rewards different methods of playing. You can either be stealthy or play completely chaotic, it's up to you. Very violent, but in a pixel-art way, with an amazing soundtrack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Parker 3,040 Posted August 18, 2020 Share Posted August 18, 2020 54 minutes ago, Bellosh said: ndiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis How does it hold up? 30 minutes ago, Bellosh said: Very violent, but in a pixel-art way, with an amazing soundtrack. Bellosh 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bellosh 3,439 Posted August 18, 2020 Share Posted August 18, 2020 6 minutes ago, Nick Parker said: How does it hold up? Those LucasArts point & click games are timeless + the 3 different paths you can eventually choose (Team, Wits or Fighting). I love it. yesss, that title screeeeeeen. free pizza and vhs tapes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted August 18, 2020 Author Share Posted August 18, 2020 3 hours ago, PuhgreÞiviÞm said: So I just got an HP Omen, not necessarily for gaming per se, but I needed a fast machine for working from home, and this beaut sports a great graphics card for Adobe Creative suite stuff. But since I now have a gaming computer, anyone got any PC game recommendations? I haven't done this since the old Half-Life days. Portal 1 & 2. They're dirt cheap too. Not that you're interested, but I recently finished upgrading my own PC. I've had an old desktop tower for ten years, but I neglected it when I got into PS4. So I've basically kept the original case but stuck a new motherboard inside it and I've attached a really fast Ryzen 3300X CPU, some new DDR4 ram and a new Nvidia gfx card. And now it'll run anything at max settings. Trouble is, I'm not really into gaming at the moment. But building a PC was great! I like to fiddle with components more than I actually use them, and making a desktop computer is essentially Lego for dads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,631 Posted August 18, 2020 Share Posted August 18, 2020 I hate doing that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wojo 2,453 Posted August 18, 2020 Share Posted August 18, 2020 I have not built a new desktop for myself since Fallout 3 was new for PC. I need to soon, though. I am working to convert all my DVDs and blurays to MKV for network streaming. My current i7 is not fast enough to convert the video files without significant quality loss. A new high end dedicated rig would fix that. For now, my maxed out gaming laptop is the workhorse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,416 Posted August 18, 2020 Share Posted August 18, 2020 Heh, I last built a PC to be good enough for Doom 3, which I never even bought or played! Luckily my work provides me with a laptop that I use for all my personal computer-y things these days, though I've done all my gaming on consoles for a good while. Been thinking about getting back into some PC gaming though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted August 18, 2020 Author Share Posted August 18, 2020 The thing about PC gaming these days is that you don't really need to ever spend a penny to build up a sizeable library of very good, very well reviewed games. When you have the now numerous online storefronts literally giving away titles every month, it gets quite absurd just how large one's free library soon becomes. Just this week the Epic Store's free game is Soulslike Remnant: From the Ashes - a well received release which is merely months old. Before that I was given Subnautica, GTA V, Journey to the Savage Planet, Assassin's Creed Syndicate and Kingdom Come Deliverance. It's ridiculous! And that's just one store's worth of freebies (plus many more I didn't list). My Steam library is massive, and some of these titles I paid pennies for. More and more I'm struggling to justify the upcoming cost of a PS5, along with its monthly (and pricey) PSN sub. Especially when I already play my PC content with my preferred input method of choice - my trusty old Xbox 360 pad, which just automatically works with everything nowadays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,416 Posted August 18, 2020 Share Posted August 18, 2020 Aye, great controller that is Quintus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted August 18, 2020 Share Posted August 18, 2020 1 hour ago, Quintus said: More and more I'm struggling to justify the upcoming cost of a PS5, along with its monthly (and pricey) PSN sub. Especially when I already play my PC content with my preferred input method of choice - my trusty old Xbox 360 pad, which just automatically works with everything nowadays. Not sure if it was just your choice of words, but subscribing to PS+ on a monthly basis is more expensive than the annual subscription. It’s also routinely $45 for a year during the holidays. I don’t find that expensive at all, considering the free games and discounts that come along with a subscription. Bilbo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Parker 3,040 Posted August 18, 2020 Share Posted August 18, 2020 1 hour ago, Quintus said: The thing about PC gaming these days is that you don't really need to ever spend a penny to build up a sizeable library of very good, very well reviewed games. When you have the now numerous online storefronts literally giving away titles every month, it gets quite absurd just how large one's free library soon becomes. Just this week the Epic Store's free game is Soulslike Remnant: From the Ashes - a well received release which is merely months old. Before that I was given Subnautica, GTA V, Journey to the Savage Planet, Assassin's Creed Syndicate and Kingdom Come Deliverance. It's ridiculous! And that's just one store's worth of freebies (plus many more I didn't list). My Steam library is massive, and some of these titles I paid pennies for. More and more I'm struggling to justify the upcoming cost of a PS5, along with its monthly (and pricey) PSN sub. Especially when I already play my PC content with my preferred input method of choice - my trusty old Xbox 360 pad, which just automatically works with everything nowadays. Same! While it's nice to know that the game is already well-optimized for your machine, what I've discovered recently with modern games such as the Resident Evil 2 remake is that even on low-to-mid settings, they tend to look and perform on par with their console counterparts. Throw in all these freebies--I now own two Total War games that I didn't pay a cent for--and consistently cheap deals--I got the entire Deus Ex series last month for $10USD, all expansions and DLC included--it's hard to argue with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted August 18, 2020 Author Share Posted August 18, 2020 Exactly! By backlog is so enormous I'm sure not knowing where to start is contributing to my general feeling of being put off from playing anything at the moment. 36 minutes ago, Koray Savas said: Not sure if it was just your choice of words, but subscribing to PS+ on a monthly basis is more expensive than the annual subscription. It’s also routinely $45 for a year during the holidays. I don’t find that expensive at all, considering the free games and discounts that come along with a subscription. Yeah I don't know why I said monthly. I bought my current annual subscription in the PSN sale, where I saved about a tenner on the normal price. But I always resent it - since I must probably play less than ten percent of the included two "free" games which Sony wheels out every month. Essentially, we are charged a premium for playing online multiplayer - a universal privilege which has always been completely free to do on PC. It has forever bugged me about the online enabled consoles. In this era of F2P popularity, Sony and MS should at least now offer a tiered sub model; one including the perks and another purely for multiplayer access only. After all, players of the massively popular Fortnight and CoD: Warzone aren't required to pay a thing in order to enjoy those experiences. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,416 Posted August 18, 2020 Share Posted August 18, 2020 It's Fortnite, not Fortnight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted August 18, 2020 Author Share Posted August 18, 2020 Have you brought any fruits or vegetables on the planet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loert 2,516 Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 I've just spent the evening playing Microsoft Flight Simulator and I have to say, it's been a blast. What a stunning work of art Asobo Studios have created. I am so glad that MS have returned to the series, and I can't wait to see where they're headed with this. Might try flying over JW's house tomorrow... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 2 hours ago, Quintus said: Yeah I don't know why I said monthly. I bought my current annual subscription in the PSN sale, where I saved about a tenner on the normal price. But I always resent it - since I must probably play less than ten percent of the included two "free" games which Sony wheels out every month. Essentially, we are charged a premium for playing online multiplayer - a universal privilege which has always been completely free to do on PC. It has forever bugged me about the online enabled consoles. In this era of F2P popularity, Sony and MS should at least now offer a tiered sub model; one including the perks and another purely for multiplayer access only. After all, players of the massively popular Fortnight and CoD: Warzone aren't required to pay a thing in order to enjoy those experiences. That would be a good option. I feel like Sony has to do something with PS5 to compete with Game Pass’ insane value. But the Halo delay just killed any reason to buy an Xbox at launch, so Sony might feel confident to just keep things trucking along as they are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,631 Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 I got lot of the free PS+ games . When the subscription went on sale on Black Friday I bought a bunch of cards and stacked years until 2025. i still buy a few games especially the ones I want when they go on sale 50-70% off. Most of what I play is free and borrowed from the library , like Sekiro right now. Only I have to finish it in 3 weeks because someone reserved it after me. I'll have The Outer Worlds soon Inching close to final boss and for the first time I have doubts I can complete a game. 4 phases and apparently like fighting Sigrun (final Valkyrie) on Give Me God of War difficulty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,631 Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 OK final boss Sekiro. I have 6 days to beat it. Koray I understand why you quit this game. I didn't like it very much as it's difficult to the point of not being enjoyable. I hope From Software tones it down for Elden Ring Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted August 19, 2020 Author Share Posted August 19, 2020 How come you've agonisingly brute forced your way through the thing if you don't actually like it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loert 2,516 Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 Still processing the astounding graphics of MSFS...here are some screenshots from somewhere above south Poland: Quintus and Arpy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo 3,709 Posted August 20, 2020 Share Posted August 20, 2020 It’s the closest thing to a decent exclusive Microsoft have but it’s not really a system seller. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edmilson 7,498 Posted August 20, 2020 Share Posted August 20, 2020 23 hours ago, King Mark said: OK final boss Sekiro. I have 6 days to beat it. Koray I understand why you quit this game. I didn't like it very much as it's difficult to the point of not being enjoyable. I hope From Software tones it down for Elden Ring I've seen my brother beating the final boss, and honestly I don't know how he made it (of course, it took him a long time). It has 4 phases, and if you die you restart on phase 1 again, which I thought it was just mean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,631 Posted August 20, 2020 Share Posted August 20, 2020 I spent 5 hours on final boss so far and made it to phase 3 a few times then he wrecks me. I even tried the "cheese" method on You Tube and it got me killed even faster . I don't think I can beat it. It's pretty bad they made a game only a few people can finish and it'll leave a bad taste in my mouth for a long time. It's not the matter of distinguishing "casuals" from the "git gud" people , I've played games on console for the past 15 years and never encountered something like this 1 hour ago, Edmilson said: I've seen my brother beating the final boss, and honestly I don't know how he made it (of course, it took him a long time). It has 4 phases, and if you die you restart on phase 1 again, which I thought it was just mean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted August 20, 2020 Author Share Posted August 20, 2020 I remember spending 10+ hours on a Destiny raid boss before he finally went down. Git gud. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,631 Posted August 20, 2020 Share Posted August 20, 2020 On 8/19/2020 at 1:35 PM, Quintus said: How come you've agonisingly brute forced your way through the thing if you don't actually like it? The rest of the game is interesting enough apart from the boss fights.The final boss makes me feel like I never learned the game properly and just luckily won all the previous boss fights. Like a punishment for making it all the way to the end but not playing flawlessly all the way through (beating the previous bosses without taking a hit) . I did win fairly though but this is just 10X harder than anything else in the game.Like a gigantic fuck you for playing the game. It's like other games hardest bosses on "nightmare" difficulty and I never played anything beyond "normal" or "hard". Or the hardest of hardest the Post Game stuff but they decided to roadblock the ending of the game instead so you never get to the Credits and say you finished it. From what I read about 10% of the people who own the game beat it also, it seems that From patches the game to defeat the cheese strategies on YouTube Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,631 Posted August 21, 2020 Share Posted August 21, 2020 Almost made to 4th phase using the guide . Now I usually die because of a technical issue like losing the camera lock on and being disoriented long enough for the boss to one shot me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted August 21, 2020 Author Share Posted August 21, 2020 This talk of boss encounter phases really does bring back memories of Destiny raid groups. You know how you're saying everything has to be done absolutely pin point perfect in order to get from one phase to the next; well imagine that same requirement applying to SIX players all at once - if one person makes even the slightest error then it's the end of the run and a "wipe" is caused (everyone dies and restarts from the beginning). Such is the initially off-putting difficulty it can feel genuinely insurmountable. But many hours and near endless wells of patience later, the group will be making inroads. A couple of days later, eventually everyone will execute their designated roles literally perfectly, and the boss will go down, the sweet loot fountaining out of his fallen body. The thrill and the camaraderie upon such an achievement is immense, it is the most powerful sense of triumph and relief I've felt in all of gaming. But it can be an absolute nightmare getting there, and I just think life's too short now. I don't play Destiny anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,631 Posted August 22, 2020 Share Posted August 22, 2020 I beat Sekiro final boss...4 attempts after I installed a brand new controller over my 3 year old one. I still used a You Tube strategy though .Game overall NOT recommended even if you like Dark Souls..it's just too tedious. now fuck this game...I'll go get Outer Worlds tomorrow i dunno about Destiny, but waiting for 6 people to get their shit together seems to take a lot of patience Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted August 22, 2020 Author Share Posted August 22, 2020 It takes the kind of patience I never knew I had. In fact it helps build patience. Of course, there's also plenty of banter and laughs along the way, which keeps it light and enjoyable, for the most part. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edmilson 7,498 Posted August 23, 2020 Share Posted August 23, 2020 Here's the game trailers from DC Fandome yesterday: This one seems cool! And this one... A Suicide Squad game, really? Rocksteady could've done so much more, like a Superman or a proper Justice League game. But this SS game seems decent at least: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not Mr. Big 4,644 Posted August 24, 2020 Share Posted August 24, 2020 Doom 2016 Don't believe the hype (it's no Doom) but pretty good overall. Another solid, short fps single player campaign. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,416 Posted August 24, 2020 Share Posted August 24, 2020 I played the demo of that on PS4 and enjoyed the speed and chaotic nature, but it was kinda boring when you've killed everything and had no idea where to go and had to wander around to find some corridor entrance you missed. I might give it another chance some day Not Mr. Big 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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