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SkinnyPupp · 02-25-2022, 04:34 PM

Be sure to visit every bonfire.. It took me a long time to get my horse because you have to go to a specific one. Also took me a long time to get the bell because you have to go at night. I had all these summoning ashes with no way to use them

inv4zn · 02-25-2022, 10:16 PM

Ghost of Tsushima is pretty damn good also. The landscape/scenery is incredible, and gameplay/story is excellent as well.

The tossables mechanic is a bit clunky, and my biggest gripe is that you can't fast-forward dialogue/cutscenes at all (and there are many), but man they nailed it on capturing the essence of feudal Japan, and the scenery.

Also fast travel is INSTANT, it's crazy.

Mr.Money · 02-26-2022, 11:25 AM

Coquitlam center bestbuy has 20 ps5 disc in stock right now.

SkinnyPupp · 02-26-2022, 05:14 PM

Threw my controller for the first time.. not far, just into the air and let it land on my lap. I think I'm done with this game for a while at least. Not into masochism in my games.

There are some really bad designs that Souls fans accept for some reason, and the stuttering issue is really annoying.

Razor Ramon HG · 02-26-2022, 09:41 PM

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Threw my controller for the first time.. not far, just into the air and let it land on my lap. I think I'm done with this game for a while at least. Not into masochism in my games.

There are some really bad designs that Souls fans accept for some reason, and the stuttering issue is really annoying.

I was stuck on the Crucible Knight for a few hours. Didn't even need to beat it then, but just felt like completing it before moving on.

SkinnyPupp · 02-26-2022, 10:56 PM

Yeah that's what happens, I get stubborn and keep beating my head against a boss.

Usually I end up beating them after 5 or 6 tries.. like with almost full health.

Quite a few bosses I've beat on the first try

I don't think this game is as 'hard' as fans want you to think; you just have to 'manage' it.

SkinnyPupp · 02-27-2022, 02:47 PM

So the game teleported me into a dungeon, and I can't get out. You have to sneak or fight some really strong enemies, and then kill a boss.. I can make it to the boss but only with 1 or 2 potions left.

You can't teleport out of dungeons, and can't use your ring to recall to a grace spot (it puts you back to the start of the dungeon even though it's not a grace spot).

So my choices are: Literally get good enough to beat it, quit, start a new character

I don't think I have the patience to repeat this until I perfect it

Razor Ramon HG · 02-27-2022, 04:10 PM

Yeah, there is a chest on top of one of the towers to the south that teleports you to a crystal cave in the east part of the map. You can sneak out, light the grace and teleport out.

SkinnyPupp · 02-27-2022, 04:30 PM

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Yeah, there is a chest on top of one of the towers to the south that teleports you to a crystal cave in the east part of the map. You can sneak out, light the grace and teleport out.

Yeah I heard today that you actually have to jump down into the pit and just run to a grace point.. I was following the obvious path forward which takes you to a boss

Good to know I can salvage this character I put 12 hours into

Edit: ok it was really easy to get out, literally run and nobody even aggroed

Pro tip though, you have to REST at a grace point before you can teleport. Just touching it isn't enough. I was wandering around the area trying to get out, but got killed by some REALLY strong mages. Looks like end of game zone but probably isn't

donk. · 02-27-2022, 11:36 PM

Picked up Deaths Door

Don't usually like indie games, this one's well worth the 30$
Decent humor, enough of a challenge, great graphics, idle music to zone out to, the only complaint is no map / guide as for what to do sometimes

Razor Ramon HG · 02-28-2022, 01:07 AM

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Originally Posted by SkinnyPupp

Yeah I heard today that you actually have to jump down into the pit and just run to a grace point.. I was following the obvious path forward which takes you to a boss

Good to know I can salvage this character I put 12 hours into

Edit: ok it was really easy to get out, literally run and nobody even aggroed

Pro tip though, you have to REST at a grace point before you can teleport. Just touching it isn't enough. I was wandering around the area trying to get out, but got killed by some REALLY strong mages. Looks like end of game zone but probably isn't

I haven't explored that area (Caelid) just yet. It's next on my list and I'm level 56 right now. Fextralife says it should be done after level 60+.

I got warped to it earlier in the game when I was exploring that part of Limgrove, but there was no way I was going to kill those mobs without it being a mini boss fight every several steps.

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I don't think this game is as 'hard' as fans want you to think; you just have to 'manage' it.

Pretty much. This game is all about making smart decisions and playing patiently and reacting accordingly (especially in boss fights).

You can't expect to go straight yolo into a giant group and kill everyone like you can in Ghost of Tsushima.

GLOW · 02-28-2022, 09:14 AM

speaking of indie, we picked up hollow knight as it was on sale...

is there a difficulty setting for this game, or is it just 1 setting? my oldest played like 15min and stopped b/c it was a little too hard for him.

Mr.Money · 02-28-2022, 01:47 PM

https://www.tomsguide.com/news/elden...-xbox-series-x

20 seconds to load on xbox?

Razor Ramon HG · 02-28-2022, 02:17 PM

Damn. It takes like 5 seconds for me on PC. 20 seconds is like Final Fantasy VII Remake load times on PS4 (now almost instantaneously on PS5).

SkinnyPupp · 02-28-2022, 04:00 PM

Yeah one thing is for sure, Elden Ring is not programmed very well. The stuttering on PC is extremely bad, and has nothing to do with specs - it's unavoidable.

mikemhg · 02-28-2022, 04:55 PM

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Yeah one thing is for sure, Elden Ring is not programmed very well. The stuttering on PC is extremely bad, and has nothing to do with specs - it's unavoidable.

That seems to be the case with a lot of these Japanese developed games for console. Not entirely sure why.

Has always been an issue, even back in the day.

Razor Ramon HG · 02-28-2022, 05:07 PM

From what I've been reading, people believe it's something to do with EAC + the way the game caches shaders.

SkinnyPupp · 02-28-2022, 05:18 PM

Game development in Japan has always had a clear divide between console games "video games" and pc "pc games"... Although they started from similar roots with the MSX, once the Famicom became popular, the games split off and the MSX/PC branch went way more adult oriented all the way up until late PS3 early PS4 generation.

Until then, "pc game" sections in electronics stores would be separated from the mainstream stuff - because most of it was pervy stuff. It's like back in the day in the video rental store, going to the porn section behind a curtain. Adult stores would also often have a "pc game" section.

But as console hardware began using standard PC parts, and western games started gaining popularity, PC gaming as we know it started to gain popularity in Japan. Eventually Capcom and Konami would start porting their console games to PC, and they were usually rough. They started getting better, especially Capcom, but other smaller devs fell way behind. From Software is one of those smaller devs that just don't seem to be able to get a grasp on PC development.

And now DX12 puts a lot more control in devs hands, so it gives them a lot more chances to fuck up. Most of the stuttering appears to be related to shader generation, which the game does on the fly. So if you enter a new area, see new characters, do new animations, it will stutter as it generates shaders for them. This is instead of preloading them during load times.

I'm totally confident they'll fix it quite soon, but I have no idea how hard it is to fix something like this.

Unfortunately they use anti cheat protection, so the legit version of the game won't be moddable. Prior FromSoft games relied heavily on community mods to work properly

donk. · 02-28-2022, 05:20 PM

Whoever was reselling ps5s on here, you got any more?
I got two buddies somewhat interested in picking one up. Or if anyone is selling their used one

Pm me with condition and price

GLOW · 02-28-2022, 06:01 PM

damn, are PS5's still that hard to come by?
how rare are xbox series x's?

i'm still on the fence as my fear is that it'll collect dust

Mr.Money · 02-28-2022, 07:48 PM

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damn, are PS5's still that hard to come by?
how rare are xbox series x's?

i'm still on the fence as my fear is that it'll collect dust

xbox series x are pretty easy to find.

just not this one

give a review when shes in.. something about Dolby vison is suppose to be amazing on movies. and lets see if there is any 4k 120hz games.

nabs · 03-01-2022, 09:05 AM

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Ghost of Tsushima is pretty damn good also. The landscape/scenery is incredible, and gameplay/story is excellent as well.

The tossables mechanic is a bit clunky, and my biggest gripe is that you can't fast-forward dialogue/cutscenes at all (and there are many), but man they nailed it on capturing the essence of feudal Japan, and the scenery.

Also fast travel is INSTANT, it's crazy.

The only issue I have/had with GoT was the fact that after you finish the game, you are basically left in an empty world. I didn't venture into Iki Island yet, but I may re play the game with the expansion if I have a gap later this year, but I have no real desire to go back.

inv4zn · 03-01-2022, 09:26 AM

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The only issue I have/had with GoT was the fact that after you finish the game, you are basically left in an empty world. I didn't venture into Iki Island yet, but I may re play the game with the expansion if I have a gap later this year, but I have no real desire to go back.

Can you expand on 'empty'? As in like nothing to do? ...isn't that part of finishing the game? haha

I'm doing side quests and stuff along with the main story. It's not as overwhelming as the previous few assassins creeds.

Hondaracer · 03-01-2022, 10:18 AM

Any games like those I find either you make time for side quests during your play through or they don’t get done lol.

I almost never want to go back and do the side stuff once I’m done the main storyline

MarkyMark · 03-01-2022, 10:23 AM

Yeah I basically did all the side missions before I beat the main story so I really only had a few things to do to get the platinum after finishing the story. Still need to go play Iki island but once I haven't gamed in a few weeks it's hard for me to pick up the controller again lol