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Topic   ELDEN RING/Souls-Like topic!

Kommie
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* 10-Jun-2021(#1)
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February 25, 2022

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Oooooooooooooooooooooooohhhhhhhhh the ELDEN RING


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3Huy2cdih0 -------------- GAMEPLAY TRAILER

Winners who've beat it:
@Kommie
@Gypsy
@Feeb
@Archer
@Groo
@Bleed_DukeBlue

Quitters :
@theJaw
Feeb
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9-Aug-2022(#2)
Nothing hard about remembering patterns. It’s just persistence and discipline. These games are not difficult.
MrBean
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9-Aug-2022(#3)
Feeb wrote:
> Nothing hard about remembering patterns. It’s just persistence and discipline. These
> games are not difficult.

Agreed. They have their moments, but the only real difficulty is understanding the story and side quests.
TalonJedi87
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* 9-Aug-2022(#4)
It’s all about being methodical and memorizing enemy patterns, yup. I think I’m gonna invest in a sorcery build on my NG+. Right now I’m quality. My INT is already 20 though so I might as well dump more points into it and mind once I hit NG+. Especially since I already got the best sorcery swords and staff in the game.
Orlandu
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* 9-Aug-2022(#5)
New update today nerfs Bloodhound Step, Corpse Piler, and a few other skills. It also allows progression through Varre's quest completely offline along with a few other odds and ends. Full patch notes:

https://en.bandainamcoent.eu/elden-ring/news/elden...
Snappy
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* 9-Aug-2022(#6)
Gypsy wrote:
> Orlandu wrote:
>> Crucible Knights seem to suck no matter what I do. They're never a fun fight.
> I feel
>> like I get lucky or cheese my way into beating them. Even after a good streak
> I can
>> get wrecked by them pretty quickly. Hard to fight an enemy that shrugs off everything
>> I do.
>
> I hated them as well

Fully leveled ultra great sword build with high strength interrupts them on each hit. 2x jumping R2 = staggered, then crit attack them in the face when they are staggered, and then any hit will finish them off. If I had a few more points in strength they would die after the crit. Flame of the Redmane also staggers them after 2 hits I believe. Eazy peazy, though it honestly gets boring after awhile.

Normal mobs are pretty easy with this build, but the bosses are generally a female dog since you can't stagger them so easily.
Snappy
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* 9-Aug-2022(#7)
I wish there was more robust PVP elements to this game as that's where I have the most fun. I hope the DLC enhances this. After the 500th time you invade people it kind of gets boring and predictable.

Note: invading people right before boss fights while they are sitting around trying to summon 2 people, particular in boss fights where people are in a corridor.. and then spamming flame of the redmane to 1 shot or 2 shot almost every body is good for some cheap fun. >:D

Would be cool to do true team based pvp, like 3 on 3.

Or imagine having like 10 invaders and 10 protectors and 1 host who is a helpless 'civilian' with no armor or weapons (maybe just a mediocre shield) -- and protectors must escort the host to the end point. Chaos and hilarity would ensue.
Orlandu
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* 9-Aug-2022(#8)
Snappy wrote:
> Gypsy wrote:
>> Orlandu wrote:
> |>> Crucible Knights seem to suck no matter what I do. They're never a fun fight.
>> I feel
> |>> like I get lucky or cheese my way into beating them. Even after a good streak
>> I can
> |>> get wrecked by them pretty quickly. Hard to fight an enemy that shrugs off everything
> |>> I do.
>>
>> I hated them as well
>
> Fully leveled ultra great sword build with high strength interrupts them on each
> hit. 2x jumping R2 = staggered, then crit attack them in the face when they are staggered,
> and then any hit will finish them off. If I had a few more points in strength they
> would die after the crit. Flame of the Redmane also staggers them after 2 hits I
> believe. Eazy peazy, though it honestly gets boring after awhile.
>
> Normal mobs are pretty easy with this build, but the bosses are generally a female
> dog since you can't stagger them so easily.

Flame of the Redmanes can be tricky sometimes because the first hit doesn't bother them. I've used that to stagger all sorts of enemies, though, and it's still fun to me because of how absurd it is. Crucibles just get caught in the pre-patch Corpse Piler buzzsaw now, so they aren't really an issue for me anymore. I get that the game is tuned for PVP, but I'm going to miss my OP weapon. After 120 hours I'm kind of done baiting enemies out one at a time and just want to mow them down and move on.
Groo
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10-Aug-2022(#9)
I stopped that AUTO update raspberry
Groo
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10-Aug-2022(#10)
Need another Dragon Somber for my Dual Weld Rivers of Blood.

Forgot the swords I last used to keep it fun but they had fun jump attack animation. Aided with jumping + bleed talisman and crow armor.

Used Tree Crucible Armor for the Elden Beast.

I personally liked changing up my builds to find the right mix for me. Tried near all the sorcery and incantations, didnt care to have sorcery as my main.

Have not played since I beat it a 2nd time, didnt go NG+ (3) I skipped a bunch 2nd rd so when I go back will clean all that up.

Bring on the DLC!
Orlandu
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10-Aug-2022(#11)
What's the advantage of a dual RoB? I thought weapon art spam is the main dps source.
Archer
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10-Aug-2022(#12)
Orlandu wrote:
> What's the advantage of a dual RoB? I thought weapon art spam is the main dps source.

You can only use the weapon art from main hand, correct. But if you have two identical weapons you can power stance them in dual wield (L1, LB) for special move sets combos on regular attacks.
Orlandu
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10-Aug-2022(#13)
I guess my question was why RoB versus another arcane scaled katana, since it's a split damage weapon.
Shane12m
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11-Aug-2022(#14)
Archer wrote:
> Orlandu wrote:
>> What's the advantage of a dual RoB? I thought weapon art spam is the main dps
> source.
>
> You can only use the weapon art from main hand, correct. But if you have two identical
> weapons you can power stance them in dual wield (L1, LB) for special move sets combos
> on regular attacks.

Yes, but they don’t have to be identical weapons just the same weapon type :)
Groo
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11-Aug-2022(#15)
Scavengers curved sword was the last ones i was dual welding, Bloodhound step and Raptors of the Mist Ashes.

@Orlandu Pretty sure I was dual welding ROB for the attack power and looks. Once you level up and I was on my 2nd play through, looks play a part in picking weapons and armor.

I have all the katanas leveled up most all the way and played around with them all. Used Uchigatana Unsheath 1st game 1st half just to survive LOL, so I needed to try other stuff. Dualed it with Nagakiba
Orlandu
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11-Aug-2022(#16)
I feel like the only one that always has a shield in the off hand. I do try to dodge everything, but I always have my shield up in case I don't catch a few of the surprises. Probably saved a ton of deaths and is the only reason I got Moonveil.
Feeb
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11-Aug-2022(#17)
Bloodborne ruined me on shields.
Groo
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11-Aug-2022(#18)
Orlandu wrote:
> I feel like the only one that always has a shield in the off hand. I do try to dodge
> everything, but I always have my shield up in case I don't catch a few of the surprises.
> Probably saved a ton of deaths and is the only reason I got Moonveil.

I tried shield but I may be the worst at parring. Even with think it was called golden parry ash. Parry is an easy way to deal with crucible knights is why I tried but I just never worked for me.

Moonveil I enjoyed used around the time I was using Bloodhound fang and I just kept going back to Bloodhound Fang for the power and move set.

I know its not the same as a shield but Raptor of the Mist is pretty slick.
Orlandu
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* 11-Aug-2022(#19)
I was never good at parrying either. Half the time I forget the retaliation attack that you can do after a block. I just used a 100% physical block shield (inverted hawk heater I think was the name) and put the "no skill" ash on it so it didn't interfere with my weapon ash of war. Raptor of the Mists sounds really useful for nulling a big attack, though.

I may have to try a Bloodhound Fang run since I kept my system offline for that patch. Unfortunately I missed the patch the carries over the smithing stone bells so I'll have to stock up a bit before going to the next cycle.
TalonJedi87
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* 12-Aug-2022(#20)
I suck at parrying too. I carry a shield on my back only for the carrion perk that repels spell projectiles but any time I have to fight a crucible knight if I go for the parry’s I get my ass handed to my most of the time unless I 2 hand my bloodhound fang and give him the business.
Orlandu
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13-Aug-2022(#21)
After 140ish hours (and some save-scumming for endings) I finally Platinumed this game. Pretty neat final boss, but the fight itself was a little underwhelming. I used 3 defensive talismans (physical, holy, and elemental) and the one that boosts skill damage by 15%. I also used the Uplifting Aromatic and kept re-applying it between major hits. I never used perfumes before this fight, but wow are they useful. This was by far the most enjoyable entry in the Souls series for me, warts and all.
Feeb
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13-Aug-2022(#22)
Orlandu wrote:
> After 140ish hours (and some save-scumming for endings) I finally Platinumed this
> game. Pretty neat final boss, but the fight itself was a little underwhelming.
> I used 3 defensive talismans (physical, holy, and elemental) and the one that boosts
> skill damage by 15%. I also used the Uplifting Aromatic and kept re-applying it
> between major hits. I never used perfumes before this fight, but wow are they useful.
> This was by far the most enjoyable entry in the Souls series for me, warts and all.

Nice. Well done. You had a plan that worked.
Orlandu
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* 13-Aug-2022(#23)
Feeb wrote:
> Orlandu wrote:
>> After 140ish hours (and some save-scumming for endings) I finally Platinumed this
>> game. Pretty neat final boss, but the fight itself was a little underwhelming.
>
>> I used 3 defensive talismans (physical, holy, and elemental) and the one that
> boosts
>> skill damage by 15%. I also used the Uplifting Aromatic and kept re-applying
> it
>> between major hits. I never used perfumes before this fight, but wow are they
> useful.
>> This was by far the most enjoyable entry in the Souls series for me, warts and
> all.
>
> Nice. Well done. You had a plan that worked.

Thank you! Usually I muddle through or fail spectacularly on the first fight. I guess that "final boss" label made me prepare a bit more than normal.

It's pretty neat when the Mimic Tear decides to use the perfume, too.
MrBean
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16-Aug-2022(#24)
Full str build in DS3 ... has been a dream, way easier than casting.

I get to the first DLC (which I've never played before), holy f'ing crap I wish I had some spells. This is brutal ... gosh darn wolves and trees!
Feeb
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* 16-Aug-2022(#25)
MrBean wrote:
> Full str build in DS3 ... has been a dream, way easier than casting.
>
> I get to the first DLC (which I've never played before), holy f'ing crap I wish I
> had some spells. This is brutal ... gosh darn wolves and trees!


Oh yeah. Those DS3 DLC bosses are some of the hardest of Fromsoft to solo imho.
MrBean
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16-Aug-2022(#26)
Feeb wrote:
> MrBean wrote:
>> Full str build in DS3 ... has been a dream, way easier than casting.
>>
>> I get to the first DLC (which I've never played before), holy f'ing crap I wish
> I
>> had some spells. This is brutal ... gosh darn wolves and trees!
>
>
> Oh yeah. Those DS3 DLC bosses are some of the hardest of Fromsoft to solo imho.
>

Man, I haven't even gotten to the bosses yet in the Painted World ... jesus christ. I've died more in the last hour than I did in the last 30 hours! Fudge this place!
TalonJedi87
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17-Aug-2022(#27)
Spiked mace with blood loss build up and Hp regain for STR builds? Thoughts? I’m at 51 dex now but my STR is already a 36. Tempted
Kommie
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7-Sep-2022(#28)
Up! So this will also be a souls-like topic. Other developers try but rarely do we actually get a decent clone.



Good:

Mortal Shell
Thymesia
Remnant: From the Ashes (I'm playing this one again, I swear I will beat it!)

Bad:
The Surge 1/2
Dolmen
Hellpoint

Haven't played yet:

Lords of the Fallen. I won't bother, it's the same people who made The Surge so I doubt it's good.

Ashen.

Steelrising. This one looks promising, hopefully. Comes out tomorrow. Made by Spiders. Greedfall was.... okay, I guess.
Kommie
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7-Sep-2022(#29)
Steelrising has an assist mode, but it disables Trophies.
Archer
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7-Sep-2022(#30)
I played the beta/demo from pre-ording Steelrising. Its, okay. Didn't play much of it though. Decided I liked it enough to wait for the full release.

Also Lords of the Fallen is slow as crap and janky like Moral Shell. They are the same game.

Ashen is the best of the bunch listed up there however.
Kommie
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7-Sep-2022(#31)
Lords of the Fallen, I just can't give it a shot since it's the same people who made The Surge. And Mortal Shell was good. You probably didn't give it long enough to figure out the shell mechanic.
Archer
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7-Sep-2022(#32)
Thats because I finished Lords of the Fallen. And then after a couple hours of Mortal Shell I was like, I'm not doing this again. This crap is too slow.
MrBean
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7-Sep-2022(#33)
Code Vein was decent. Some cheese to it, overall pretty easy, but I remember having a good time with hit.
Kommie
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7-Sep-2022(#34)
Oh, that one. I gave it 2 hours. Something felt off about it.
Archer
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7-Sep-2022(#35)
Anime dark souls didn't click with me either.
Feeb
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7-Sep-2022(#36)
Also Good : Nioh, Code Vein, Salt and Sanctuary and sequel plus most other 2d souls are good, Jedi FO

Just ok- FF origins.

Not for me- everything else.
Kommie
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7-Sep-2022(#37)
JFO is too janky. Not really a Souls-like.
Feeb
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7-Sep-2022(#38)
It’s widely accepted as souls like. You spend souls at a bonfire between difficult segments.
Bleed_DukeBlue
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7-Sep-2022(#39)
Have you tried 3000th Duel? It’s not perfect, but I had fun with it on Steam Deck. It’s a soulslike 2-D platformer Metroidvania.

Kommie wrote:
> JFO is too janky. Not really a Souls-like.
Kommie
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7-Sep-2022(#40)
No. I know a lot of 2-D games get lumped in the genre like Hollow Knight, Salt and Sanctuary but I'm not really counting those in the discussion from my end.

Hollow Knight and Blasphemous fit to a degree if you're including non-3D.

Bleed_DukeBlue wrote:
> Have you tried 3000th Duel? It’s not perfect, but I had fun with it on Steam Deck.
> It’s a soulslike 2-D platformer Metroidvania.
>
> Kommie wrote:
>> JFO is too janky. Not really a Souls-like.
Feeb
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* 7-Sep-2022(#41)
I’d say souls like is any game with a gamble between spending a currency at a safe point to gain stats and resetting foes or daring to continue on at a risk of loss. Regardless of how that mechanic is portrayed.
Kommie
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7-Sep-2022(#42)
I guess my point is, that there aren't a lot of 3D ones that do it well.
Gypsy
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7-Sep-2022(#43)
Thymesia is good. It's the only one I'm giving any kind of approval to. 8.0 Silver.

Code Vein was unplayable trash. I was looking over my trophies while waiting for a game to install and I did get further than I remember.
Kommie
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8-Sep-2022(#44)
@Archer let me know how Steelrising is.
Archer
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8-Sep-2022(#45)
Kommie wrote:
> @Archer let me know how Steelrising is.

Probably wont get a chance to play until this weekend.
Kommie
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8-Sep-2022(#46)
Ah, ok. I was gonna try it on PC but somehow it has absurd system requirements my crap most likely won't handle.
Feeb
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* 8-Sep-2022(#47)
I’ve been playing it. It’s pretty cool. Some things I love- it has lootable / consumable healing items- tons of “souls” items drop so you level pretty quickly. Things I hate- my moves are easily interrupted and my power swing is almost useless early in because of this. So far it may be too easy to get op. But it’s addictive.
Kommie
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8-Sep-2022(#48)
I did read that it is easy compared to other games in the genre. Not really an issue, as long as the combat is overall good.
Feeb
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* 8-Sep-2022(#49)
Kommie wrote:
> I did read that it is easy compared to other games in the genre. Not really an issue,
> as long as the combat is overall good.

So far it’s ok. Being able to farm healing items makes it determination based like most not sekiro souls likes.

It’s a good beer drinking game for sure.
Kommie
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8-Sep-2022(#50)
I'm more concerned that it's at least a competent to ok souls-like. Cause there aren't many good enough for me to play and beat.
Feeb
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* 8-Sep-2022(#51)
So far it reminds me most of code vein. Boss fights are pretty cheap unless you buy consumables etc. Not feeling too high on it so far.
Kommie
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9-Sep-2022(#52)
Played some Steelrising on Steam and refunded it for the under 2-hour time frame. My PC barely plays it, but it was pretty good for what I played. Way better than Code Vein. The lack of a parry function is weird. Almost all of these types of games have some sort of parry.

Also played some Lords of the Fallen. This wasn't nearly as awful as expected. Certainly better than The Surge 1/2. The lack of any sort of special spells/abilities in The Surge 1/2 is just weird. If they exists, I never got far enough to get any.
MrBean
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* 9-Sep-2022(#53)
Dark Souls Remastered gets a 35GB AI-enhanced 4K Texture Pack

https://www.dsogaming.com/mods/dark-souls-remaster...
Orlandu
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9-Sep-2022(#54)
Am I crazy or do those images look really bad?
Feeb
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* 9-Sep-2022(#55)
Kommie wrote:
> Played some Steelrising on Steam and refunded it for the under 2-hour time frame.
> My PC barely plays it, but it was pretty good for what I played. Way better than
> Code Vein. The lack of a parry function is weird. Almost all of these types
> of games have some sort of parry.
>
> Also played some Lords of the Fallen. This wasn't nearly as awful as expected.
> Certainly better than The Surge 1/2. The lack of any sort of special spells/abilities
> in The Surge 1/2 is just weird. If they exists, I never got far enough to get
> any.

Got to play more tonight. It’s a pretty good game. Loving the weapons and the ridiculous scaling. There’s a shortage of good boss fights though.
Kommie
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10-Sep-2022(#56)
I'm gonna beat Remnant: From the Ashes before actually getting into something else. I swear, this time I'll beat it!
Shane12m
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10-Sep-2022(#57)
Kommie wrote:
> I'm gonna beat Remnant: From the Ashes before actually getting into something else.
> I swear, this time I'll beat it!

That game is criminally underrated.
MrBean
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11-Sep-2022(#58)
Archer
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11-Sep-2022(#59)
@MrBean Because its garbage.
Kommie
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11-Sep-2022(#60)
Archer wrote:
> @MrBean Because its garbage.

It is garbage @MrBean. The first couple hours are fine but then it just throws mobs everywhere for "difficulty". If you're really desperate to try to, it's cheaper used on Gamefly.
theyrhere
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11-Sep-2022(#61)
I beat Elden Ring a while back, finally. Power stanced Morgot's sword and the bloodhound fang. We live in the boonies surrounded by trees and they just are getting to the end of getting us internet out here, so no bosses got the update nerfs. Mimic tear didn't, either.

I tried out Mortal Shell but wasn't really a big fan of it. Might have to try again with the Rotting Christ alternate soundtrack, fighting a boss to Ze Nigmar is probably insane.

MrBean
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12-Sep-2022(#62)
I have, but never played Lord's of the Fallen. Is this just a remaster or a sequel? This seems potentially interesting... All cinematics, but I'm intrigued.

https://youtu.be/MEhzGQfRyBI
Bleed_DukeBlue
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12-Sep-2022(#63)
Apparently, the old one is Lords of the Fallen and the new one (confusingly named The Lords of the Fallen) is being made with Unreal 5, takes place over 1,000 years after the first one, and is 5x bigger than the first one.

MrBean wrote:
> I have, but never played Lord's of the Fallen. Is this just a remaster or a sequel?
> This seems potentially interesting... All cinematics, but I'm intrigued.
>
Gypsy
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12-Sep-2022(#64)
theyrhere wrote:
> I beat Elden Ring a while back, finally. Power stanced Morgot's sword and the bloodhound
> fang. We live in the boonies surrounded by trees and they just are getting to the
> end of getting us internet out here, so no bosses got the update nerfs. Mimic tear
> didn't, either.
>
> I tried out Mortal Shell but wasn't really a big fan of it. Might have to try again
> with the Rotting Christ alternate soundtrack, fighting a boss to Ze Nigmar is probably
> insane.
>
>

What kind of internet are you getting?

For many years the only options for me were dial-up and crappy satellite. We now have a decent wireless option. Not great but way better than previous options. The satellite was fast but with absurdly small data caps and ridiculous latency it was pretty crap.
theyrhere
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12-Sep-2022(#65)
Gypsy wrote:
> theyrhere wrote:
>> I beat Elden Ring a while back, finally. Power stanced Morgot's sword and the
> bloodhound
>> fang. We live in the boonies surrounded by trees and they just are getting to
> the
>> end of getting us internet out here, so no bosses got the update nerfs. Mimic
> tear
>> didn't, either.
>>
>> I tried out Mortal Shell but wasn't really a big fan of it. Might have to try
> again
>> with the Rotting Christ alternate soundtrack, fighting a boss to Ze Nigmar is
> probably
>> insane.
>>
>>
>
> What kind of internet are you getting?
>
> For many years the only options for me were dial-up and crappy satellite. We now
> have a decent wireless option. Not great but way better than previous options. The
> satellite was fast but with absurdly small data caps and ridiculous latency it was
> pretty crap.

We actually have too many tall trees right where the satellite would point so it wouldn't work. Blocked broadband signals, too. But they laid fiber underground so I'm STOKED.
Kommie
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12-Sep-2022(#66)
theyrhere wrote:
> Gypsy wrote:
>> theyrhere wrote:
> |>> I beat Elden Ring a while back, finally. Power stanced Morgot's sword and the
>> bloodhound
> |>> fang. We live in the boonies surrounded by trees and they just are getting to
>> the
> |>> end of getting us internet out here, so no bosses got the update nerfs. Mimic
>> tear
> |>> didn't, either.
> |>>
> |>> I tried out Mortal Shell but wasn't really a big fan of it. Might have to try
>> again
> |>> with the Rotting Christ alternate soundtrack, fighting a boss to Ze Nigmar is
>> probably
> |>> insane.
> |>>
> |>>


I just saw this DLC. Don't remember if it was there when I played it. What a weird DLC though.
theyrhere
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12-Sep-2022(#67)
Kommie wrote:
> theyrhere wrote:
>> Gypsy wrote:
> |>> theyrhere wrote:
>> |>> I beat Elden Ring a while back, finally. Power stanced Morgot's sword and
> the
> |>> bloodhound
>> |>> fang. We live in the boonies surrounded by trees and they just are getting
> to
> |>> the
>> |>> end of getting us internet out here, so no bosses got the update nerfs. Mimic
> |>> tear
>> |>> didn't, either.
>> |>>
>> |>> I tried out Mortal Shell but wasn't really a big fan of it. Might have to
> try
> |>> again
>> |>> with the Rotting Christ alternate soundtrack, fighting a boss to Ze Nigmar
> is
> |>> probably
>> |>> insane.
>> |>>
>> |>>
>
>
> I just saw this DLC. Don't remember if it was there when I played it. What a weird
> DLC though.

I know black metal isn't really your thing, but their style the past couple years has been grandiose, battle hymn style black metal so it does kind of work
Kommie
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12-Sep-2022(#68)
Kommie wrote:
> I'm gonna beat Remnant: From the Ashes before actually getting into something else.
> I swear, this time I'll beat it!

So. Um. I think I'll redact this. I'm in the second area and the cracks are showing. The base game of "Dark Souls with guns" is cool but there are too many problems. Mostly with enemies who seem to appear out of nowhere. There are flying skulls that just come at you and explode. Enemies just seem to endlessly spawn and it feels stupid cheap. Bosses also have constant mobs too.
Feeb
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12-Sep-2022(#69)
Remnant is pretty crape.
MrBean
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12-Sep-2022(#70)
I played Remnant for all of hour before bailing.
theyrhere
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13-Sep-2022(#71)
Yeah I played it for a couple hours too but it got stale real fast.
theyrhere
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* 13-Sep-2022(#72)
For 2D Souls like, I need to go back and actually sink my teeth into Salt & Sanctuary. I always really liked what little I did play, but other games always took priority. Blasphemous rips, too, but it's less of a Souls like and more of a Souls overall vibe
MrBean
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27-Sep-2022(#74)
So, I have started and stopped like 10 games post my DS3 replay.

I keep saying I'm gonna finish X, but I just can't. I get in these grooves where I need to keep scratching an itch. I hate that I love these games so much.

I wanted to play Bloodbourne, but I may hold off a bit longer to see if an update/remaster/PC release happens (doubtful).

So instead, started a new Elden Ring playthrough on PC (I want to check out some of these mods).

I really enjoyed going pure STR in DS3. I think I want to do a STR/FTH build this time around as last time I was more INT/DEX.
MrBean
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27-Sep-2022(#75)
Ok wow, Elden Ring plays so much better on PC than PS5 (I mean, expected...). I'm only running a Laptop 3070 and it's quite fantastic! It's so much more smooth.

Trying this time with an Elite Series 2 controller as well, so far, it's quite nice.

Man, I'm pretty stoked to play this again! Problem is, gotta beat it before God of War, not sure I'll pull that off or not.
Gypsy
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27-Sep-2022(#76)
I've been fudging around in Bloodborne again. I really should play literally anything else but...
MrBean
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28-Sep-2022(#77)
Gypsy wrote:
> I've been fudging around in Bloodborne again. I really should play literally anything
> else but...

Haha I had the same internal dialogue today after dropping 3 hours into Elden Ring... I should be playing Bloodborne instead. Feels too soon to replay Elden Ring whereas BB is overdue. It seems like it'll never happen at this point, but I'm still holding out for a PC release of BB or a remaster.
Gypsy
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28-Sep-2022(#78)
I finished what I was doing with it today, hit the credits again. I don't think the remaster/tune up ever happens at this point but I'd love to be wrong.
MrBean
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* 29-Sep-2022(#79)
This guy made me realize I did not properly embrace a battle mage properly ... jesus.

That Paladin build looks crazy fun. I'm only 5 hours into my second play through (starting over on PC), and I'm torn between going dex or str ... and/or with Faith.

I almost always do some form of a hybrid melee/caster in these games. My recent revisit to DS3, I had zero casting and enjoyed it so much. In Elden Ring, I feel like SOME casting is needed. Feels like it would be quite difficult to go melee only.

STR/FTH seems to be a lot of fun, and this Paladin build looks fantastic - yet, it feels very caster'ish, which isn't what I was trying to do this time.

I love/hate that there's so many options on how to build in this game.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXn6aDxC-s0
theyrhere
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30-Sep-2022(#80)
I restarted Bloodborne again recently and it finally clicked with me, it hadn't before. I'm having a helluva time with Rom though, even Shadow of Yharnam was much easier than this one for me.

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