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Richard Packer
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I just admitted to it dickwad.
Peggies
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haxan7
Banned
Just a guess. Maybe he does have a GF. I have been rejecting a number of females myself lately, in order to play Elden Ring.What? Why?
I thought he may have joined the army or has - God forbid - a girlfriend.
Richard Packer
Gold Member
Peggies
Gold Member
haxan7
Banned
True. I just can't stay away from here.Good choice!
And for us, your GAFamily, right?
Maiden Voyage
Gold™ Member
Elden Ring is pretty good.
Apart from the awful stuttering and major frame rate issues, amiryte?
haxan7
Banned
I got home from a brutal day at work last night after 6. Was too tired to enjoy it but I clocked a few hours. Today I’m at 9 hours and counting. Didn’t brush my teeth or shower yet.
haxan7
Banned
I like how they made Seed a rare and precious item. Just like in real life.
Maiden Voyage
Gold™ Member
Honestly, I don't even mind. The gameplay, world, and exploration is just phenomenal. Breath of the Wild is probably my favorite game for exploration & world. Elden Ring might take the cake when all is done.
17.5 hours in. Only stopping due to social obligations tonight. Glad I took Friday off. Really looking forward to diving back in tomorrow. I'm hooked.
haxan7
Banned
haxan7
Banned
It will piss you off. It pisses everyone off.
I’m beating my head up against these bosses just like any Souls game, and I have like 500 hours played across all games
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Thaedolus
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Welp, went to a CPA to do my taxes today just to make sure I didn’t fuck anything up and and up owing 5,200 again this year. Thankfully looks like that was sort of a fluke, we came up short but nothing the 5,000 more from having a kid could cover, netted 2,000 back.
So that’s fun. I’m gonna buy Eldin Ring in the morning
So that’s fun. I’m gonna buy Eldin Ring in the morning
Maiden Voyage
Gold™ Member
Easier for me. Being able to go focus on other things and come back is a game changer. Summons and other combat mechanics also help a great deal. I had upgraded to a +6 drink flask before the first major boss fight.
Bosses and enemies are still challenging but more bite sized. Short dungeons are a great way to keep things fresh. Longer dungeons are still there too.
Rentahamster
Rodent Whores
If one kid can garner that much, imagine what 47 kids could do.
You know what you must do.
Thaedolus
Member
Well we paid 19,000 to daycare for two…so let me do some math here…yep they totally pay for themselves
Rentahamster
Rodent Whores
Bullet Club
Banned
Maiden Voyage
Gold™ Member
OMG you chose confessor class too? Twinsies.
NeoIkaruGAF
Gold Member
Nope.
Yeah, if you can’t get past a hurdle, you may go elsewhere. Just to find another hurdle you can’t get past.
The game is fucking brutal. Whoever says differently is lying, AND they are clearly Souls veterans.
Like me. Only, I suck at Souls.
Maiden Voyage
Gold™ Member
I’ve only beaten DS1 and this seems much easier to me. There’s so much to do and see. Escaping combat is viable. Stealth is viable. Weapon upgrades are much easier to come by. If you explore, it’s not so tough. Summons make boss fights relatively manageable.
haxan7
Banned
To be fair I think I strayed far from the normal path the game wants you to take. I was stuck on a boss last night and I was only doing tiny chunks of damage. Don't want to get into spoiler territory tho.
OmegaSupreme
advanced basic bitch
I want to love Souls games. I simply don't have the patience for them. I don't have time to get "git gud" The atmosphere and enemy designs are always top-notch but I simply can't get on with the combat. If these games would have come along in my 20s it would have been different perhaps. Oh well. I'll go back to my "baby games" now lol.
I found out today that in 1971, the mint office produced and distributed 1p and 2p coins that, instead of stating the denomination of said coin, simply said ‘NEW PENCE’ in error. These coins were quickly recalled and devalued, meaning they’re very, very rare.
A quick glance on eBay shows one ‘new pence’ coin going for between £500-£1000. Some are going for as much as £10,000.
Guess who found a ‘new pence’ coin amongst all their change?
A quick glance on eBay shows one ‘new pence’ coin going for between £500-£1000. Some are going for as much as £10,000.
Guess who found a ‘new pence’ coin amongst all their change?
haxan7
Banned
That's what happened to me with Sekiro. I wanted to get into it but I didn't have the patience to get good at the heavily altered combat. Maybe one of these days.
I initially got into them because Bloodborne was love at first sight. That was my first Souls. I was so in love with Bloodborne that the challenge was welcome. I even had dreams about it, before I had played any Souls games, and the combat in my dreams was close to what it ended up being in reality.
haxan7
Banned
Awesome. Slip that bad boy up your ass, give it a rinse, and take it into a pawn shop to get some cash.
Peggies
Gold Member
I just watch my husband play and enjoy the monsters. I like games like Assassin's Creed where you have one button for "do awesome shit" and another one for "do some other awesome shit".
Richard Packer
Gold Member
Sidney Prescott
Member
My rare pop in to say hello. Y'all are the best.
I hope Monday treats you better than it has me. Running on zero sleep right now.
I hope Monday treats you better than it has me. Running on zero sleep right now.
Peggies
Gold Member
Have a good start into the week and get some sleepMy rare pop in to say hello. Y'all are the best.
I hope Monday treats you better than it has me. Running on zero sleep right now.
Maiden Voyage
Gold™ Member
Honestly, they just require more lateral thinking than your typical RPG. You will die and should expect as much in these games. If you get frustrated easily, then it's probably not for you. The important thing is to understand what lead to your death. Did you run into a new area trying to escape an enemy, only to be surrounded by more foes? Did you try to drink your Estus flask while in close quarters with a strong enemy? Etc. Once you figure out the things that cause you to die, you need to think laterally to avoid those situations/conditions. It's just a framework you need to work within, like any other game. From just does it in a way that's not condescending to the player for the sake of higher completion rates. Much more rewarding that way.
Bosses can be mitigated by summoning helpful NPCs or other players. There is not much that prevents you from doing this in these games. The only reason not to is for bragging rights. Set aside your ego on a tough boss and summon. I went in on DS1 wanting to be 100% solo. About 1/3 into it, I had to summon or give up. On my second playthrough, I 100% solo'd it. Some times you just need to get through it and come back once you have a better idea of the game.
Elden Ring especially is easier once you understand the flow of combat. There is so much out there to make your life easy in the game--ashes of war, physick flask, summoning, exploring the world prior to boss fights (seriously, there is a ton of shit to explore).
DS1 is difficult until you finally learn how to parry. Parrying makes that game an absolute cakewalk.
I still need to play through 2 & 3. I'd like to eventually play Demon's Souls as well.
SoggyBiscuit
Banned
Peggies
Gold Member
OmegaSupreme
advanced basic bitch
As someone who has one of those, you need to be careful. They can be a handful.
Richard Packer
Gold Member
Favorite SNES games
Contra 3
Mario RPG
Chrono Trigger
Super Mario Kart
Super Metroid
Contra 3
Mario RPG
Chrono Trigger
Super Mario Kart
Super Metroid
haxan7
Banned
Richard Packer
Gold Member
I knew you were hardcore into role-playing.
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