VideoGame_Discussion

bill wrote:

I plan on going back once I finish ER. After a couple of hours of hating Dark Souls, I feel like I'm more ready now that I've learned how to play it.

I hate to be that guy...but I think the Souls fans who say "you're not playing it right", may have been right the whole time

@Admiral - you'll have a new level of respect for the prior games this time around.

While I've played and finished them all to date, I feel like I enjoyed DS3 on my second play through so much more - after I finished Elden Ring the first time. Makes you appreciate how well they constructed the world.

Going from ER to DS1/2 will be jarring. They're so much slower paced.

I think I'm like halfway through Steelrising. Been using the first weapon you can use to counter attack and it's stil pretty fun. Definitely a good souls like Clone despite being a bit on the easy side.

Kommie wrote:

I liked the ball n chain weapon. Had lots of fun with that.

I just really like the counter attack/parry mechanics if a game has them and it works well.

haha, well, never thought I'd have a duck (or two) in my collection ... Praise the Sun!

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Shadow of the Erdtree in development!

https://www.ign.com/articles/elden-ring-expansion-...

Disappointed its not coming out next month.

Forgot about this

https://twitter.com/Wario64/status/163176982323045...

I got the Wo Long steel book ps5. Just need to finish these MH crowns and get to it. I’m excited for more “sekiro inspired” souls.

Haven't even heard of Wo Long... Supposed to be good? I'm a sucker for a steelbook!

I'm skeptical for Lies of P. Definitely gonna gamepass it.

MrBean wrote:

It’s good if you like Nioh / souls like. I love it. It’s on GP too.

Wo Long is actually pretty legit. Only took maybe a half hour to beat the first boss once I got the mechanics down.

Anyone else playing The Light Brigade? It took awhile for it to click for me, but I’m really enjoying it now. It’s my first roguelite in VR. I still haven’t gotten past the second boss, but I’m getting better every run, and I’ve finally unlocked all of the classes and figured out which one I want to work on upgrading, so I think I’ll get there before too long.

I'd like to, maybe but not getting a PSVR2 anytime soon, if at all.

It’s on PCVR too for what it’s worth.

Kommie wrote:

I'd sooner get PSVR 2 at that point. Really hoping Half-Life Alyx gets on it (PSVR 2), PC VR is way too much of an investment/money.

Bleed_DukeBlue wrote:

Just picked up Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin, not sure when I'll get to it but modern Final Fantasy is so campy and lame that I'm sure I'll enjoy it.

Makes sense. I really like the PSVR2 so far. I just didn't know if you already had a PCVR or not, so I figured I'd throw it out there. I just beat the game. It was solid. I really liked the last few levels.

Kommie wrote:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzYcsD1PKiU

More Lies of P.... looks pretty bad. That first enemy was a sponge, and just like my criticism of the first gameplay video, the second encounter has so many mobs to make it Souls-Like. I'll try it on GamePass but so far it looks like a dud.

Lord of P looked so boring to me from the first gameplay demo. Plus do we really need another Souls-Like game? The market is so saturated with them nowadays.

Kommie wrote:

So update on Wo Long. I'm probably gonna drop it. I admit, it is a good game but the level design/gameplay loop, just like Nioh 2 is awful. Find flags in order to gain Fortitude, beat mid-tier bosses, and usually a boss at the end of the level. Repeat. Side missions are just as half-baked. Is Stranger of Paradise the same way @Feeb ? I may end up just returning my copy to Amazon.

Wo Long levels are pretty awful- mostly because they are longer, enemy dense retreads of Nioh imho. SoP has longer levels but they aren’t usually as convoluted / are straight forward except a few. It’s kinda trash until bosses TBH. Bosses are fun. Wo Long has definitely felt much better since I’ve learned the systems and leveled up magic etc.

I fudging hate Nioh, so Wo Long is gonna be a pass for me. Fired up Sekiro again, had a controller on the fritz when it came out and put it down due to that and never beat it. Going much smoother this go round and having a blast.

theyrhere wrote:

I played all of 20 minutes of Wo Long and realized it was just Nioh 3 and that was that for me.

Same. I played enough of the Nioh games to know they’re not for me unless my friends play coop with me on them.

I remember the lightning genichiro fight taking forever when I played before. Got it out in like 5 tries this time. I'm determined to beat Sekiro and Bloodborne finally this year. Beat all the Souls and Elden Ring, but these I never finished.

I could not beat Great Shinobi Owl.

Some bosses I definitely cheesed. Shinobi Owl was a fight where I just did a poke and run strategy.

The Old Owl in Sekiro I didn’t cheese but took me something around the upwards of 50 tries to topple. It was quite the exhausting fight. The final boss and its 4 stupid phases caused me to break my nice red PS4 controller too. Good times.

TalonJedi87 wrote:

Definitely my favorite boss. New game + final boss was the only one that gave me more trouble.

Ahhh, Sekiro ... I have wanted to replay, what a fantastic game. Sooo much frustration!

MrBean wrote:

It's way more fun when you come in kind of knowing wtf to do lol. Got to the guardian ape I think first time and I'm flying through this playthrough, definitely more in the groove of it now.

theyrhere wrote:

Yeah, I don't doubt it. My recent replay of DS3 and ER, were insanely easier due to simply having more knowledge. Yet, Sekiro definitely a league of its own in comparison. One of the few games that I Sadly cheesed a few bosses on. Be fun to revisit and play legit.

MrBean wrote:

Just clicking with the groove of parrying/combat and knowing to get the mikiri counter first absolutely changes how frustrating the beginning of the game is. Still died at a few points, but it didn't feel like I was bad at the game like last time.