What are you playing right now?

[apalisoc_9]

A little more than a month out from Astral Chain now. God I can't fucking wait for this game.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5P8xSymqoI

Looks good. I have a used switch now but blue hair..srsly why does japan do shit like this?

I probay wont play it for that reason. Why cant they jist design normal looking hereoes?

Shame cause it looks like an 8/10.

[baseline bum]

Damn, Persona 5 is $14 right now on PSN. Lowest price it has ever sold for anywhere AFAIK.

[Chris]

Playing Apex Legends on PS4, highly addictive and 100% free.

[Chris]

Beta male Chris is definitely a Lifeline main.

I just started the game and no one else plays her...her air package has the highest tier loot and for all teammates. It would be dumb not to be a Lifeline main...

[Reck]

The checkpoints in Wolfenstein are fucking retarded.

I already rage quit like 2 times. Cleared a whole room of infinite spawning enemies just so I can get shot by a random enemy in the next area and die and get restarted at the start of it all. lol

[Chris]

:lmao called that shit!

Not even a week in and:

112 kills and 4 season 2 wins.

All solo que.

Lifeline is the shit; deal with it.

[spurraider21]

haven't had much of a chance to game in the last month, dealing with a move and another bar exam, but i've still been getting some minutes in here and there in arkham knight. like i said a few weeks ago, i think the game really holds up, and more or less meets the standards of asylum/city. rocksteady's arkham series is the pinnacle of super hero video-gaming, only really rivaled by spiderman 2 and spiderman 2018.

at least when it comes to licensed super heroes. there is some leaked gameplay footage from the Square Enix avengers game, and tbh it looks like trash (https://imgur.com/gallery/PMpwEOL)

[apalisoc_9]

Wow. Fire emblem three houses is basically suikoden.

Will definitely buy.

[IronMexican]

Embarrassed to say I never beat DS3. Should I do DS3 or Bloodborne next

[baseline bum]

Wow. Fire emblem three houses is basically suikoden.

Will definitely buy.

How so? I'm tempted to jump into it but right now I don't want a long game that'll take me a couple of months to beat with Astral Chain coming out on the 30th.

[baseline bum]

Embarrassed to say I never beat DS3. Should I do DS3 or Bloodborne next

What do you think of DS3 vs DS1? God I loved DS1 just for Ornstein & Smough (rest of the game is amazing too though).

[IronMexican]

I love both, and both are very different. I loved the world of DS1, but it definitely peaks in the middle.

[baseline bum]

Persona 5 The Royal looks like a whole new game.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5CJv_B6SRxA

I won't post the other recent trailer since it has huge spoilers for the first two semesters of the game in it.

[baseline bum]

Spiderman is back to $20 almost everywhere that sells it physical: amazon, target, best buy, walmart, gamestop, etc.

[baseline bum]

Actually shit, there is a pretty huge spoiler in that P5R video too. Though hard to notice if you haven't already gotten pretty deep into vanilla P5 already.

[apalisoc_9]

How so? I'm tempted to jump into it but right now I don't want a long game that'll take me a couple of months to beat with Astral Chain coming out on the 30th.

The Recruiting mechanics, Political nature of the story, the Castle building and army building mechanics. Suikoden was so unique back in the days because of those particular reasons.

Now nothing beats the overall lore of suikoden cause all the games one big story, but that's what I am getting from Fire emblem fans who has played suikoden and Suikoden fans playing fire emblem three houses.

Its practically the suikoden game we've always wanted.

Granted the battle system is fire emblem

[DC23]

Playing Madden 20 on XB1

[spurraider21]

just finished arkham knight yesterday... completed everything besides riddler trophies. i think the game overall was a blast, and the general gameplay was as good if not better even than arkham city. the combat was the peak of the series tbh, so while it still has the same overall freeflow beat-em-up style, there's enough enemy variety and gadgets which force you to mix things up and prevent it from going stale.

the campaign was pretty fun, side content was strong. i actually really liked the story in this one. while the whole thing with people literally becoming the joker was pretty stupid, the psychological battle within batman was pretty awesome to see unfold. the ending of the game was so eerie, it was excellent.

but my beef with the game:

the boss battles were atrocious. most of the games big moments were fought in the batmobile instead of in person. thats just terrible, terrible game design. compare it to arkham city with the Mr. Freeze fight.

there was too much emphasis on the batmobile, which only became fun after dumping most of my early skill points into batmobile upgrades. you basically had to hold off of any combat/gadget upgrades because while you can get through the game without those, the batmobile missions were an absolute chore without upgrades.

i get why they put the riddler trophies in the game, but i'm not going to go around and solve 200 riddles just so i can have a final confrontation with the riddler. i'm ok with them withholding platinum and 100% completion, but dont hold out story elements unless i go doing all that tedious shit. you're also forced to do that to reach the final "true" conclusion of the game, but i'm not about that.


but criticisms aside, very fun game. definitely recommend to anybody who is a fan of the genre.

probably gonna play bloodborne next... oh boy

[Reck]

Wolfenstein is pretty awesome. Already beat the first and now playing Old Blood.

I like how this game punishes you if you try the Rambo approach. The stealth+gun fight is well placed.

Also doesn't give you health regen by just hiding so you have to plan your attacks in advance.

[baseline bum]

probably gonna play bloodborne next... oh boy

Do you have the complete edition? The DLC is the best part of the game, but I'd hate to have to do it the first time on a second playthrough, which you'll have to if you beat them game and then decide to go buy the DLC. If you got through Sigrun on the hardest level though Bloodborne should be fine for you.

Also to save you a lot of early pain in Bloodborne: you must get your first point of "insight" before you can do anything in the game. You can either find it via a madman's knowledge by scouring around a couple of areas in the early game or by getting to either the first miniboss or the first boss (you can lose and you still get it). Best to just run from combat and get to that first boss/miniboss since there is no character progression possible until you get 1 insight the first time. Also fighting multiple enemies at once is a death sentence.

[spurraider21]

Do you have the complete edition? The DLC is the best part of the game, but I'd hate to have to do it the first time on a second playthrough, which you'll have to if you beat them game and then decide to go buy the DLC. If you got through Sigrun on the hardest level though Bloodborne should be fine for you.

Also to save you a lot of early pain in Bloodborne: you must get your first point of "insight" before you can do anything in the game. You can either find it via a madman's knowledge by scouring around a couple of areas in the early game or by getting to either the first miniboss or the first boss (you can lose and you still get it). Best to just run from combat and get to that first boss/miniboss since there is no character progression possible until you get 1 insight the first time. Also fighting multiple enemies at once is a death sentence.
yeah i have complete edition

[apalisoc_9]

yeah i have complete edition

Did you get a new phone yet? Install ps1 and ps2 emulator man. Phones are the true best handheld device tbh.

Been playing lots of NES, Ps1 and ps2

[spurraider21]

Do you have the complete edition? The DLC is the best part of the game, but I'd hate to have to do it the first time on a second playthrough, which you'll have to if you beat them game and then decide to go buy the DLC. If you got through Sigrun on the hardest level though Bloodborne should be fine for you.

Also to save you a lot of early pain in Bloodborne: you must get your first point of "insight" before you can do anything in the game. You can either find it via a madman's knowledge by scouring around a couple of areas in the early game or by getting to either the first miniboss or the first boss (you can lose and you still get it). Best to just run from combat and get to that first boss/miniboss since there is no character progression possible until you get 1 insight the first time. Also fighting multiple enemies at once is a death sentence.
Don’t even know how to get that far tbh :lol

theres a bunch of dudes surrounding some bonfire thing and i end up getting ganged up on. I even try luring them one at a time but it eats up a lot of time then i eventually get swarmed.

i did encounter some big brute dude in the back area and was able to get him, but it doesn’t keep that progress.

:lol this will take some getting used to

[ElNono]

Kinda late, but did you guys watch this about GOAT of War, tbh?


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

Get in here spurraider21, lololol

[baseline bum]

Don’t even know how to get that far tbh :lol

theres a bunch of dudes surrounding some bonfire thing and i end up getting ganged up on. I even try luring them one at a time but it eats up a lot of time then i eventually get swarmed.

i did encounter some big brute dude in the back area and was able to get him, but it doesn’t keep that progress.

:lol this will take some getting used to

You beat the big fuck without any powering up? Damn you must have picked up the parrying quick. He's not a boss or miniboss though, so he'll regenerate any time you save. You can run past enemies though.

[Joseph Kony]

Playing the Last Remnant on my Switch at the moment. i forgot what a retarded ass battle system this game has

[IronMexican]

just finished arkham knight yesterday... completed everything besides riddler trophies. i think the game overall was a blast, and the general gameplay was as good if not better even than arkham city. the combat was the peak of the series tbh, so while it still has the same overall freeflow beat-em-up style, there's enough enemy variety and gadgets which force you to mix things up and prevent it from going stale.

the campaign was pretty fun, side content was strong. i actually really liked the story in this one. while the whole thing with people literally becoming the joker was pretty stupid, the psychological battle within batman was pretty awesome to see unfold. the ending of the game was so eerie, it was excellent.

but my beef with the game:

the boss battles were atrocious. most of the games big moments were fought in the batmobile instead of in person. thats just terrible, terrible game design. compare it to arkham city with the Mr. Freeze fight.

there was too much emphasis on the batmobile, which only became fun after dumping most of my early skill points into batmobile upgrades. you basically had to hold off of any combat/gadget upgrades because while you can get through the game without those, the batmobile missions were an absolute chore without upgrades.

i get why they put the riddler trophies in the game, but i'm not going to go around and solve 200 riddles just so i can have a final confrontation with the riddler. i'm ok with them withholding platinum and 100% completion, but dont hold out story elements unless i go doing all that tedious shit. you're also forced to do that to reach the final "true" conclusion of the game, but i'm not about that.


but criticisms aside, very fun game. definitely recommend to anybody who is a fan of the genre.

probably gonna play bloodborne next... oh boy

Still up in the air. Gonna beat DS NG plus and be done with the ps3 GOAT

[spurraider21]

Still up in the air. Gonna beat DS NG plus and be done with the ps3 GOAT
ima pick up the remastered dark souls trilogy at some point, just gotta snipe a decent price

[spurraider21]

You beat the big fuck without any powering up? Damn you must have picked up the parrying quick. He's not a boss or miniboss though, so he'll regenerate any time you save. You can run past enemies though.
felt wrong to just run past enemies... in games like this i feel like i always must kill everyone. but thats not a viable approach here. i was able to get through all the guys up to the bonfire, clear out the next few areas until i got to the big bridge. killed 1 of the 2 wolves then died. lost all progress. at that point i decided to fuck it and just sprint around like you said. i eventually ran into a boss, cleric beast or something like that, so i got the point of insight. that was the last thing i did, though. the cleric monster thing fucked me sideways, i cant imagine being able to take it down without grinding first :lol

[baseline bum]

felt wrong to just run past enemies... in games like this i feel like i always must kill everyone. but thats not a viable approach here. i was able to get through all the guys up to the bonfire, clear out the next few areas until i got to the big bridge. killed 1 of the 2 wolves then died. lost all progress. at that point i decided to fuck it and just sprint around like you said. i eventually ran into a boss, cleric beast or something like that, so i got the point of insight. that was the last thing i did, though. the cleric monster thing fucked me sideways, i cant imagine being able to take it down without grinding first :lol

I figured Cleric Beast would be no problem for you if you took out that big fuck hiding behind the staircase near the beginning.

It's a pretty brutal intro to the game not knowing you need that point of insight to have any kind of progression whatsoever in your character. I spent my first four hours or so with the game loving the combat and setting but getting pissed every time I would lose my progression with no way to save it. Eventually decided I had to look at a walkthrough to see what the fuck. That needing a first point of insight to do any progression is almost as bad as NES era shit like in Castlevania II where you had to buy a crystal, equip it, and then take a knee under a cliff to get sucked up by a tornado and transported to a dungeon with absolutely nothing in the game telling you to do that or that crystals could be used for anything like that. You might also have to cheat to find out how to start the DLC. Make sure to do it before you beat the game, as Bloodborne is the rare game where the DLC is actually the best part.

[spurraider21]

I figured Cleric Beast would be no problem for you if you took out that big fuck hiding behind the staircase near the beginning.

It's a pretty brutal intro to the game not knowing you need that point of insight to have any kind of progression whatsoever in your character. I spent my first four hours or so with the game loving the combat and setting but getting pissed every time I would lose my progression with no way to save it. Eventually decided I had to look at a walkthrough to see what the fuck. That needing a first point of insight to do any progression is almost as bad as NES era shit like in Castlevania II where you had to buy a crystal, equip it, and then take a knee under a cliff to get sucked up by a tornado and transported to a dungeon with absolutely nothing in the game telling you to do that or that crystals could be used for anything like that. You might also have to cheat to find out how to start the DLC. Make sure to do it before you beat the game, as Bloodborne is the rare game where the DLC is actually the best part.
i dno, maybe i was just intimidated by its size :lol... its hard to believe the same rules of combat would apply (dodging and stagger mechanics) with a dude that big, but i guess i just have to trust it. but man, it was really frustrating to actually gut my way through that whole opening area only to die to the second wolf and losing all progress.

at least now i've opened another gate so when i inevetably die and respawn at central yharnam i can just go through the left gate now and cut through that whole bonfire area. i also feel like the gun mechanic is inconsistent. there are times where i swear i got it off and it straight up whiffs on the enemy. i know im not meant to use it for damage, but only to parry/stagger, but it doesnt feel nearly as consistent as god of war's parry.

there were also some frustrating times when fighting the big axe dude when i clearly got the parry (guy staggered and dropped to a knee) but he still connected on his attack simultaneous to my gun blast that stunned him. so i die at the same time that he gets parried? wtf

btw i picked the blunderbuss instead of the other gun, dno if that was just a poor choice :lol

i also selected the hunter axe

[baseline bum]

i dno, maybe i was just intimidated by its size :lol... its hard to believe the same rules of combat would apply (dodging and stagger mechanics) with a dude that big, but i guess i just have to trust it. but man, it was really frustrating to actually gut my way through that whole opening area only to die to the second wolf and losing all progress.

at least now i've opened another gate so when i inevetably die and respawn at central yharnam i can just go through the left gate now and cut through that whole bonfire area. i also feel like the gun mechanic is inconsistent. there are times where i swear i got it off and it straight up whiffs on the enemy. i know im not meant to use it for damage, but only to parry/stagger, but it doesnt feel nearly as consistent as god of war's parry.

there were also some frustrating times when fighting the big axe dude when i clearly got the parry (guy staggered and dropped to a knee) but he still connected on his attack simultaneous to my gun blast that stunned him. so i die at the same time that he gets parried? wtf

btw i picked the blunderbuss instead of the other gun, dno if that was just a poor choice :lol

i also selected the hunter axe

Blunderbuss is supposed to be the easier of the two guns to time. Which I found out after selecting the other one of course. :lol

You'll get used to the parry timing after dying enough times. It's not like Demons Souls or Dark Souls 1 where you can circle around for easy backstabs, you either get good at parrying in Bloodborne or you just die.

[DJR210]

i dno, maybe i was just intimidated by its size :lol

Bend over..

[basquetbol]

Ninja Turtles MAME

[spurraider21]

Blunderbuss is supposed to be the easier of the two guns to time. Which I found out after selecting the other one of course. :lol

You'll get used to the parry timing after dying enough times. It's not like Demons Souls or Dark Souls 1 where you can circle around for easy backstabs, you either get good at parrying in Bloodborne or you just die.
Took down the cleric beast :tu

i was able to pull off a couple of parries and get the visceral attacks off. I did use a good handful of the health potion things though. and the Molotov did a surprising amount of damage. Wish i know that earlier :lol

ive been pumping most of my points into vitality. The ability to take some hits is crucial if I’m trying to get the parry system down

[Chris]

RDR:2 just arrived in the mail; about to install.

Also got Pillars of Eternity on the way- really looking forward to that. If it's anything like Baldur's Gate I will be hooked.

[Chris]

Installing RDR:2 on the PS4 is a bitch...Had to restart the PS4 a few times and then looked it up on reddit. Apparently unlugging the PS4 will make it read the disk which has worked so far.

[spurraider21]

baseline bum i reached father G.

On first encounter i managed to get him into second form and died pretty quick. Second time i fared better and got him to his last 10th percent or so and got caught in a quick flurry and died. The path back to him is quite long even after opening the new gate, so im giving it a rest for now.

Hes not terribly hard. It’s just counter intuitive but seems like you have to roll towards him when he lunges instead of trying to evade or else you get caught up in swipes. And when he knocks you down you usually take a few hits on the ground and that’s really what does you in.

The stupid grind to work my way back to him through the sewers and the pig is more of a deterrent than the boss itself. This is the old school game design that i never liked. Artificially racking on playtime and calling that “difficulty.” It tests patience and endurance more than skill.

But the game is definitely addicting

[spurraider21]

RDR:2 just arrived in the mail; about to install.

Also got Pillars of Eternity on the way- really looking forward to that. If it's anything like Baldur's Gate I will be hooked.
Enjoy tbh :bobo

red dead starts off slow in the first chapter but the game is a hell of a journey. The protagonist and main story are so well written, it’s mind boggling that’s it’s a video game and not a book or some shit

[Chris]

Enjoy tbh :bobo

red dead starts off slow in the first chapter but the game is a hell of a journey. The protagonist and main story are so well written, it’s mind boggling that’s it’s a video game and not a book or some shit

The graphics are amazing but I got a feeling Arthur is not the main character. Just got through hunting two white tail deer - I like the tracking system and the slow motion Fallout death cams. :tu

[Xevious]

The graphics are amazing but I got a feeling Arthur is not the main character. Just got through hunting two white tail deer - I like the tracking system and the slow motion Fallout death cams. :tu
Oh it's very much Arthur's game. Seriously one of my favorite protagonists. He goes through alot of transformation as the Van der Linde gang struggles to adapt to the dying American frontier. As spurraider said, the story and character building is just amazing for a video game. It's also a massive, almost overwhelming experience. I'm (slowly) playing it a second time just to complete all the challenges, camp upgrades, etc. and I'm still encountering new random events and interactions between camp members. The actors said they did a solid five years of motion capture and voice work if that gives you any indication how big the game is. Take your time.

edit: I mean... RDR2 is probably one of my favorite westerns from any platform.

[Chris]

Oh it's very much Arthur's game. Seriously one of my favorite protagonists. He goes through alot of transformation as the Van der Linde gang struggles to adapt to the dying American frontier. As spurraider said, the story and character building is just amazing for a video game. It's also a massive, almost overwhelming experience. I'm (slowly) playing it a second time just to complete all the challenges, camp upgrades, etc. and I'm still encountering new random events and interactions between camp members. The actors said they did a solid five years of motion capture and voice work if that gives you any indication how big the game is. Take your time.

edit: I mean... RDR2 is probably one of my favorite westerns from any platform.

I figured Marston would come in at some point, but I like the Arthur character. All the other games were Marston, so I just figured...

[spurraider21]

Kinda late, but did you guys watch this about GOAT of War, tbh?


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

Get in here spurraider21 (https://www.spurstalk.com/forums/member.php?u=31905), lololol
indeed, it came out a few months ago. i tried but its pretty fucking boring tbh :lol... i skipped around to parts that were interesting

[Reck]

I figured Marston would come in at some point, but I like the Arthur character. All the other games were Marston, so I just figured...

No spoilers but...he does come in...at some point.

[DJR210]

RDR:2 just arrived in the mail; about to install.

Also got Pillars of Eternity on the way- really looking forward to that. If it's anything like Baldur's Gate I will be hooked.

lmk what you think of PoE, I been thinking about trying it

[spurraider21]

Took out father g

wasnt crazy bad. Molotov’s did well against his beast form. Otherwise it was being patient when trying to use blood vials. I basically shot the gun every time he attacked. If i was close enough went for visceral. If not i took the free opportunity for a blood vial

[baseline bum]

Took out father g

wasnt crazy bad. Molotov’s did well against his beast form. Otherwise it was being patient when trying to use blood vials. I basically shot the gun every time he attacked. If i was close enough went for visceral. If not i took the free opportunity for a blood vial

So you a fan of the game so far? Did you do the music box subquest before Father Gascoigne?

[Chris]

No spoilers but...he does come in...at some point.

The controls for this game are hard to learn...also no saves - I got my ass eaten alive by a legendary bear and pissed off the sherriff for bumping into him while I was tethering a horse. Spent a night in jail...

[Chris]

lmk what you think of PoE, I been thinking about trying it

:tu

[Xevious]

I figured Marston would come in at some point, but I like the Arthur character. All the other games were Marston, so I just figured...
Red Harlow was the playable character in Red Dead Revolver and had a completely different storyline... I'm not sure I even consider it a part of the same series. Marston is a big character in RDR2. But just as the first Red Dead Redemption was his redemption story, RDR2 is Morgan's.

[ElNono]

indeed, it came out a few months ago. i tried but its pretty fucking boring tbh :lol... i skipped around to parts that were interesting

Yeah, I guess it makes it more interesting when you're in the industry, tbh...

The "get in here" was a subtle pun though, in case it wasn't obvious :lol

[Leetonidas]

I've been playing super Mario u deluxe on the switch. It's actually pretty fun. It's like a modern version of super Mario 3 which is 2nd favorite Mario game. Still think the prices nintendo charges for these games is pretty ridiculous though

[spurraider21]

i got past the blood hungry beast. that douchebag on the gatling gun was making life miserable. the biggest stress point in this game is really the checkpoint system. the biggest moments of relief are when i'm able to open a gate/door/lift that lets me backtrack, because then i know i'm good to go bank my blood echoes and level up without having to go through the whole level all over again.

i havent put any points into bloodtinge or arcane yet. basically just vitality/strength/endurance. not exactly sure what the difference between strength and skill are, they seem to do the same things, but i imagine for a heavier weapon like the axe strength has to mean something?

also i have no clue what insight does

the lack of save states is really stupid. i attached this bitch in central yarnham who i was apparently not supposed to kill, now she's constantly chasing me around when i approach her and has crazy HP, so i just had to avoid her going forward

[baseline bum]

i got past the blood hungry beast. that douchebag on the gatling gun was making life miserable. the biggest stress point in this game is really the checkpoint system. the biggest moments of relief are when i'm able to open a gate/door/lift that lets me backtrack, because then i know i'm good to go bank my blood echoes and level up without having to go through the whole level all over again.

i havent put any points into bloodtinge or arcane yet. basically just vitality/strength/endurance. not exactly sure what the difference between strength and skill are, they seem to do the same things, but i imagine for a heavier weapon like the axe strength has to mean something?

also i have no clue what insight does

the lack of save states is really stupid. i attached this bitch in central yarnham who i was apparently not supposed to kill, now she's constantly chasing me around when i approach her and has crazy HP, so i just had to avoid her going forward

Hah, Eileen the Crow. She was a bastard to kill at a low level when I accidentally fired a molotov in her face when I meant to press the button to talk to her.

[spurraider21]

Hah, Eileen the Crow. She was a bastard to kill at a low level when I accidentally fired a molotov in her face when I meant to press the button to talk to her.
i was at a point in the game where i was terrified of every character on the screen. so i tried to sneak up on her for a charged attack into visceral. didnt know there was any other way to deal with characters tbh :lol

it didnt do shit, and she proceeded to destroy me. when i tried to go back she was always hostile after that. i tried to read up on wtf was happening (she was way overpowered for the area), and turns out i was supposed to talk to her, now i fucked up for good. lack of save states in a game like this just seem really stupid.

fallout games have similar scenarios when you mistakenly attack an NPC... but if you dont kill them, you can at least come by at a later time/day and they've cooled down. or as long as you are creating some hard saves, you can go back and undo it if you accidentally killed them. i had a similar setup in RDR2 when i held my gun at somebody and ruined a stranger mission, but i was able to go back to a recent save.

i love bloodborne, but not a fan of making that game's difficulty based on something like that. the blood echo system has grown on me, though. going into the next room/area always feels like such a risk. i'm always asking myself if im carrying too many echoes, or if its worth backtracking to "bank" those points and level up. it creates a good amount of tension. im always begging for there to be another lantern or gate/door

[baseline bum]

i was at a point in the game where i was terrified of every character on the screen. so i tried to sneak up on her for a charged attack into visceral. didnt know there was any other way to deal with characters tbh :lol

it didnt do shit, and she proceeded to destroy me. when i tried to go back she was always hostile after that. i tried to read up on wtf was happening (she was way overpowered for the area), and turns out i was supposed to talk to her, now i fucked up for good. lack of save states in a game like this just seem really stupid.

fallout games have similar scenarios when you mistakenly attack an NPC... but if you dont kill them, you can at least come by at a later time/day and they've cooled down. or as long as you are creating some hard saves, you can go back and undo it if you accidentally killed them. i had a similar setup in RDR2 when i held my gun at somebody and ruined a stranger mission, but i was able to go back to a recent save.

i love bloodborne, but not a fan of making that game's difficulty based on something like that. the blood echo system has grown on me, though. going into the next room/area always feels like such a risk. i'm always asking myself if im carrying too many echoes, or if its worth backtracking to "bank" those points and level up. it creates a good amount of tension. im always begging for there to be another lantern or gate/door

Save states would take away a ton of the difficulty IMO. I kind of like that you're made to live with your decisions in the game. She was so fucking hard to kill at a low level. Your parry with the pistol had to be perfect against her; if you mistime even once at a low level you're fucking dead. I don't know how I managed to kill her before getting to Gascoigne.

I had another one of those encounters later in the game where I did something I didn't know I wasn't supposed to and turned this really powerful guy hostile, and the only way I could kill him was pushing him off the side of a building. :lol

[spurraider21]

Save states would take away a ton of the difficulty IMO. I kind of like that you're made to live with your decisions in the game. She was so fucking hard to kill at a low level. Your parry with the pistol had to be perfect against her; if you mistime even once at a low level you're fucking dead. I don't know how I managed to kill her before getting to Gascoigne.

I had another one of those encounters later in the game where I did something I didn't know I wasn't supposed to and turned this really powerful guy hostile, and the only way I could kill him was pushing him off the side of a building. :lol
eh, i think the difficulty should be in the combat, not obscure decision making that you have to make blindly with no information which end up sabotaging the rest of your game, potentially. its one thing if it's a dialogue/action choice you make like in a fallout title, but not something like mistaking an NPC for just another enemy

[diego]

dead cells is awesome, im hooked

[baseline bum]

dead cells is awesome, im hooked

I didn't think it was much to look at when I saw reviews, but upon playing it, yeah, it's fucking legit.

[Reck]

So what are the chances I finish P5 before mid sept baseline bum?

I started then stopped it back when it released here. Not even 4 hours into it so I might actually delete the save and start anew.

I'm giving myself mid september because that's when work season heats up for me so I dont expect to have time for Netflix let along gaming during that stretch going into the holiday season.

[baseline bum]

So what are the chances I finish P5 before mid sept baseline bum?

I started then stopped it back when it released here. Not even 4 hours into it so I might actually delete the save and start anew.

I'm giving myself mid september because that's when work season heats up for me so I dont expect to have time for Netflix let along gaming during that stretch going into the holiday season.

If you play 5 hours a day maybe. :lol

[Xevious]

Yeah P5 took me like 120+ hours.

[baseline bum]

So what are the chances I finish P5 before mid sept baseline bum?

I started then stopped it back when it released here. Not even 4 hours into it so I might actually delete the save and start anew.

I'm giving myself mid september because that's when work season heats up for me so I dont expect to have time for Netflix let along gaming during that stretch going into the holiday season.

Not sure I'd delete the save though and start over. Every Persona since the PS2 era has had a really slow 2-3 hour intro that is a chore to get through. After that the game gets amazing though.

[baseline bum]

Sega Genesis Mini looks pretty fucking killer now that it's in reviewers' hands.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHkFCLxf62Q&

[Reck]

If you play 5 hours a day maybe. :lol

I was thinking more 2-3 hours. lol

Mostly night sessions. Had to put down the Wolfenstein games for now. They (specially the expansion pack) are frustrating me to hell with their endless wave of spawning enemies.

[apalisoc_9]

I was thinking more 2-3 hours. lol

Mostly night sessions. Had to put down the Wolfenstein games for now. They (specially the expansion pack) are frustrating me to hell with their endless wave of spawning enemies.

110 hrs minimum.3 months id say

[apalisoc_9]

eh, i think the difficulty should be in the combat, not obscure decision making that you have to make blindly with no information which end up sabotaging the rest of your game, potentially. its one thing if it's a dialogue/action choice you make like in a fallout title, but not something like mistaking an NPC for just another enemy

sekiro!!!!

[Reck]

sekiro!!!!

Looks like I will be platting this game when I get to it.

It seems like a game when you get the handle of it, it's a piece of cake.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBxUvqpLy9g&t

[spurraider21]

sekiro!!!!
im pretty sure its a game i'll eventually pick up tbh, dont worry. probably not anytime soon. im still pretty early into bloodborne. still have to play witcher 3, skyrim, the bioshock collection, fallout 4, dying light, metal gear solid V, just cause 3

i dont think im in any rush :lol... also want to eventually get my hands on the dark souls collection

knowing From Software they will likely release a sekiro expansion, and there will eventually be a complete edition. i'll wait at least for that, and when its on sale. i picked up complete editions of witcher and bloodborne for like $15 apiece or so. dont see why i'd drop 30+ on sekiro before DLC

[Reck]

im pretty sure its a game i'll eventually pick up tbh, dont worry. probably not anytime soon. im still pretty early into bloodborne. still have to play witcher 3, skyrim, the bioshock collection, fallout 4, dying light, metal gear solid V, just cause 3

i dont think im in any rush :lol... also want to eventually get my hands on the dark souls collection

Holy shit. That's easily 300+ hours between those games not counting the DLCs.

I think you'll have forgotten all about Sekiro by the time you're done with those other games. Not to mention the heavy hitters coming up by the end of the year and into next such as Cyberpunk 2077, Death Stranding, Final Fantasy 7, etc.

[spurraider21]

Holy shit. That's easily 300+ hours between those games not counting the DLCs.

I think you'll have forgotten all about Sekiro by the time you're done with those other games. Not to mention the heavy hitters coming up by the end of the year and into next such as Cyberpunk 2077, Death Stranding, Final Fantasy 7, etc.
yeah, i basically missed out on the current gen of games for a few years because i refused to buy games (let alone a new console) during my time in law school. before buying my ps4 this past november, the last time i had bought a game was GTA V on the ps3 back in 2013

so yeah i have a ton of catch up to do. in addition to all those, still want to get through uncharted 4, the tomb raider trilogy, shadow of colossus (never even played the original), nier automata, AC odyssey, hellblade. possibly infamous second son if i get it dirt cheap (my understanding is its not as good as 1 or 2)

but now that i've moved across the country away from fam/friends, am currently working from home, and wifey just started med school, i have a ton of free time to game :lol

[Chris]

Looking forward to Kojima's Death Stranding :tu also Cyberpunk 2077 looks great

[spurraider21]

baseline bum apalisoc_9



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2H11UUCy_lE

[baseline bum]

<b><a href="https://www.spurstalk.com/forums/member.php?u=131" target="_blank">baseline bum</a></b> <b><a href="https://www.spurstalk.com/forums/member.php?u=11260" target="_blank">apalisoc_9</a></b>



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2H11UUCy_lE

Can't miss game.


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

[apalisoc_9]

baseline bum apalisoc_9



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2H11UUCy_lE

goat.

yakuza 0 was amazing. wish i could experience it again

[Xevious]

I still need to play that :lol

[Chris]

A lot of ya'll still sleeping on this game - the learning curve is high, yes, but nothing better than looping a killer while the gens pop.

9nLahrUTxuQ

[baseline bum]

Sony bought Insomniac. Hopefully that means they'll put some real money into a new Ratchet & Clank series.

[Reck]

P5 is really fun and I haven't even gotten to the meat of the game. I'm mainly just sitting and talking with people and I like how the conversations just flow so natually. This is my first Persona game btw.

I already wanna fuck Makoto. :lol

It reminds me of Legaia. Man was that game great and terribly underrated.

[baseline bum]

P5 is really fun and I haven't even gotten to the meat of the game. I'm mainly just sitting and talking with people and I like how the conversations just flow so natually. This is my first Persona game btw.

I already wanna fuck Makoto. :lol

It reminds me of Legaia. Man was that game great and terribly underrated.

The PS2 Persona games are excellent too. Though the best version of P4 is the one on the Vita. God the soundtrack in Persona 5 is first rate.

I can't wait for Persona 5 The Royal next year (my 日本語 isn't nearly good enough to play the original release on Halloween). What's cool is P5R looks like it's going to take an alternate path from one of the critical parts of Persona 5's main story, so both versions will be worth playing. Unlike say Persona 4 Golden where it's just an extra month but pretty much the same story and one extra character vs the original Persona 4.

[baseline bum]

P5 is really fun and I haven't even gotten to the meat of the game. I'm mainly just sitting and talking with people and I like how the conversations just flow so natually. This is my first Persona game btw.

I already wanna fuck Makoto. :lol

It reminds me of Legaia. Man was that game great and terribly underrated.

Also Persona 5 is probably 60% life sim vs 40% dungeon crawling doing just the main story, though if you're a completionist you can flip it to say 40% life sim vs 60% dungeon crawling.

[baseline bum]

God this battle theme


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFVj0Z6ahcI

There is another really incredible battle theme later on, but I don't want to spoil it.

[Cry Havoc]

No Man's Sky VR is BRILLIANT.

[apalisoc_9]

Sony bought Insomniac. Hopefully that means they'll put some real money into a new Ratchet & Clank series.

HNNNNNNG. GOAT Action Adventure Game

[baseline bum]

P5 is really fun and I haven't even gotten to the meat of the game. I'm mainly just sitting and talking with people and I like how the conversations just flow so natually. This is my first Persona game btw.

I already wanna fuck Makoto. :lol

It reminds me of Legaia. Man was that game great and terribly underrated.

Oh I forgot one cool piece of Persona 5 trivia. The kanji 囚 roughly means captured and one of its readings is しゅう = shuu (eg with a long u) and then 人 is person and one of its readings is じん = jin. So when you put them together you get 囚人＝しゅうじん = shuujin = prisoner. So that's why your highschool is called Shujin Academy in the game lol, it's Prisoner High. There is all kinds of little funny shit in the Persona games you pick up if you know some Japanese.

[baseline bum]

baseline bum apalisoc_9



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2H11UUCy_lE

If you're interested, Yakuza 0 just got put on sale for $12. There is also a Yakuza Origins collection with 0,1,2 for $50 which is a pretty good deal since 0 is $12 right now, Kiwami 1 is $20 MSRP, and Kiwami 2 is usually a $30-$40 game.

https://store.playstation.com/en-us/product/UP0177-CUSA05070_00-YAKUZA0AMERICA00

https://store.playstation.com/en-us/product/UP0177-CUSA05070_00-00000YAKUZA0K1K2

[baseline bum]

Nice, Yakuza 3 out today in the west for PS4, and there is $60 pack with the remasters of 3-4-5.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GOmIABX2RP8

[spurraider21]

If you're interested, Yakuza 0 just got put on sale for $12. There is also a Yakuza Origins collection with 0,1,2 for $50 which is a pretty good deal since 0 is $12 right now, Kiwami 1 is $20 MSRP, and Kiwami 2 is usually a $30-$40 game.

https://store.playstation.com/en-us/product/UP0177-CUSA05070_00-YAKUZA0AMERICA00

https://store.playstation.com/en-us/product/UP0177-CUSA05070_00-00000YAKUZA0K1K2
yakuza series is something i'll eventually dig into, just have too much of a backlog to worry about it now

btw, bloodborne is a much bigger game than i thought it would be. chalice dungeons, though basically arenas, offer a lot of content with some new bosses (some rehashes though). i've done the regular, central, and lower pthumeru chalices. starting the hintertomb set now. theres almost no blood vial drops in these, so i end up having to make central yharnam runs to farm them.

as far as the main game... it hasn't been TOO difficult to know what to do next. but tbh there have been a couple of moments i looked things up. i dont have all day to wander around and figure out what the next step was going to be. didnt realize i had to actually buy the key/emblem to open the gate to get to amelia, for example, and i kept running around making sure i didnt miss an item or enemy holding a key. and admittedly had to look up how to get to cainhurst castle. i was pretty proud of myself for figuring out that i was supposed to let that amygdala thing snag me when holding the tonsil stone, to get to the nightmare frontier area.

i also found myself lost in the forbidden woods, and getting stressed out cause i couldn't even find my way back to save my progress :lol... that took me a lot of wandering to find my way out of.

of course there's still the DLC as well, though i've read im supposed to do that before completing the main game, as there is no free roam period to go back and do shit. i just dont know where the point of no return would be. i'm already at red moon phase

[baseline bum]

yakuza series is something i'll eventually dig into, just have too much of a backlog to worry about it now

btw, bloodborne is a much bigger game than i thought it would be. chalice dungeons, though basically arenas, offer a lot of content with some new bosses (some rehashes though). i've done the regular, central, and lower pthumeru chalices. starting the hintertomb set now. theres almost no blood vial drops in these, so i end up having to make central yharnam runs to farm them.

as far as the main game... it hasn't been TOO difficult to know what to do next. but tbh there have been a couple of moments i looked things up. i dont have all day to wander around and figure out what the next step was going to be. didnt realize i had to actually buy the key/emblem to open the gate to get to amelia, for example, and i kept running around making sure i didnt miss an item or enemy holding a key. and admittedly had to look up how to get to cainhurst castle. i was pretty proud of myself for figuring out that i was supposed to let that amygdala thing snag me when holding the tonsil stone, to get to the nightmare frontier area.

i also found myself lost in the forbidden woods, and getting stressed out cause i couldn't even find my way back to save my progress :lol... that took me a lot of wandering to find my way out of.

of course there's still the DLC as well, though i've read im supposed to do that before completing the main game, as there is no free roam period to go back and do shit. i just dont know where the point of no return would be. i'm already at red moon phase

I did the DLC pretty late in the game, if I remember right I did it right before the Mergo's Wet Nurse bossfight.

[Reck]

Nice, Yakuza 3 out today in the west for PS4, and there is $60 pack with the remasters of 3-4-5.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GOmIABX2RP8

Whoah

Now how come they went with 3,4 and 5? 1-2 are shit or what? You don’t need the other games to know the story?

I’ll probably get that bundle for such cheap price.

[baseline bum]

Whoah

Now how come they went with 3,4 and 5? 1-2 are shit or what? You don’t need the other games to know the story?

I’ll probably get that bundle for such cheap price.

1-2 are already remastered on PS4 (Yakuza Kiwami and Yakuza Kiwami 2). There is also a bundle of Yakuza 0, Yakuza Kiwami, and Yakuza Kiwami 2 on PSN right now for $50. They also have Yakuza 0 on sale for $12 alone. Kiwami 1 sells for $20 and Kiwami 2 is usually a $30 to $40 game now, so 0-2 for $50 is a deal IMO.

And you need to play the games in numerical order for the stories to make sense. They all build off one another.

[NASpurs]

Dicey Dungeon is legit good. Don’t be turned off by the aesthetics.

[Joseph Kony]

finally finished GTA V. great fucking game, but man Trevor becomes so fucking insufferable by the end of the game

gonna play Remnant: From the ashes next. looks pretty good and not bad for only 40 bucks

[IronMexican]

Been so long since I played Dark Souls 3. Totally different to DS1

[spurraider21]

finally finished GTA V. great fucking game, but man Trevor becomes so fucking insufferable by the end of the game

gonna play Remnant: From the ashes next. looks pretty good and not bad for only 40 bucks
pretty sure the designers specifically created trevor to mimic the average GTA player's actual behavior

[spurraider21]

I did the DLC pretty late in the game, if I remember right I did it right before the Mergo's Wet Nurse bossfight.
brah i jumped into the DLC... it didnt feel overly difficult at first, but it felt like my first day in central yarnham again. feels like there's such a long fucking journey just to get to the first checkpoint. i was doing fine then got cornered and stunlocked by those big bloodsucker things

[Reck]

baseline bum Weren't you interested in Control? Reviews are out and it seems to be getting good review. Although ACG sort of shit on it.

[baseline bum]

baseline bum Weren't you interested in Control? Reviews are out and it seems to be getting good review. Although ACG sort of shit on it.

Yeah that game looks great. I really enjoyed Quantum Break so I'm eager to see what this game is like.

[Joseph Kony]

i enjoyed tf out of quantum break and have always been a fan of remedy, so ima check out Control for sure :tu

[baseline bum]

Oh shit, Astral Chain just got leaked three days early

:bobo

[baseline bum]

i enjoyed tf out of quantum break and have always been a fan of remedy, so ima check out Control for sure :tu

Yeah man, maybe most underrated game of this gen. Probably third only to Rise of the Tomb Raider and Resident Evil 2 for third person shooters for me this gen.

[NASpurs]

I guess I'm going to be arrested now :lol

https://i.imgur.com/qwBk88Y.png

[Joseph Kony]

Yeah man, maybe most underrated game of this gen. Probably third only to Rise of the Tomb Raider and Resident Evil 2 for third person shooters for me this gen.

:tu agree

i didnt realize it was launching today :wow i started playing AC Origins again but think ima have to put that on the back burner again now for Control. lame af they chose to release only on Epic Games store though

[Reck]

I guess I'm going to be arrested now :lol

https://i.imgur.com/qwBk88Y.png

Nicely rendered pic.

Game doesn't look that good, unfortunately. Not on consoles anyways.

[NASpurs]

Nicely rendered pic.

Game doesn't look that good, unfortunately. Not on consoles anyways.

What?! That's from my PC with everything on high :lol

This is like in the opening area and I was walking around and I was like "Holy shit, gotta take a screenshot of this lighting/contrast".

[Reck]

What?! That's from my PC with everything on high :lol

This is like in the opening area and I was walking around and I was like "Holy shit, gotta take a screenshot of this lighting/contrast".

There you go. On PC.

I said console. Been watching Youtube gameplay of it. Might get it and experience it for myself.

[baseline bum]

:tu agree

i didnt realize it was launching today :wow i started playing AC Origins again but think ima have to put that on the back burner again now for Control. lame af they chose to release only on Epic Games store though

I got it on the CPY store tbh. Now to get a gpu. :lol

[baseline bum]

What?! That's from my PC with everything on high :lol

This is like in the opening area and I was walking around and I was like "Holy shit, gotta take a screenshot of this lighting/contrast".

What kind of system are you running and what resolution/framerate are you pulling? That game looks demanding as hell. I remember on Quantum Break I had to run it around 720p with dynamic resolution to get 60 fps on my 970. Though it looked fucking amazing for 720p, much better than most games at 1080p.

[baseline bum]

Astral Chain is pretty fucking cool so far. The art style kills and Platinum's coked up mouse in a blender combat is always awesome.

[Leetonidas]

Control looks pretty sexy on max settings. I'm enjoying it thus far even though idk wtf is going on :lol

[spurraider21]

Baseline bum the fuck is this orphan of kos bullshit

[baseline bum]

Baseline bum the fuck is this orphan of kos bullshit

C'mon man, you beat Sigrun on the hardest difficulty.

[spurraider21]

C'mon man, you beat Sigrun on the hardest difficulty.
i eventually got through, but that fucker beat the shit out of me with his giant shrimp thing a good 6-7 times. yeah, sigrun took way more attempts, at least 4 times as many, but that's not necessarily how i would define difficulty. you heal a lot more in bloodborne than you do in god of war (next to nothing), so the fights tend to take longer. god of war was also 1-2 hits and you were dead. against kos it would be 3-4 hits to kill me, with most deaths being due to not finding a good time to use a blood vial.

sigrun felt more like attrition because she did telegraph attacks a bit more imo, and it was just a matter of flawless dodging/parrying for 15 minutes since she was so goddam tanky. but kos seems so fucking frenetic that its just a lot of chaos until one of you drops.

but kos was easily the most difficult thing i've faced in the game yet. going to get through some more chalice dungeons next. i'm at a point where the hunters dream is on fire so by my understanding im at or near endgame

[baseline bum]

i eventually got through, but that fucker beat the shit out of me with his giant shrimp thing a good 6-7 times. yeah, sigrun took way more attempts, at least 4 times as many, but that's not necessarily how i would define difficulty. you heal a lot more in bloodborne than you do in god of war (next to nothing), so the fights tend to take longer. god of war was also 1-2 hits and you were dead. against kos it would be 3-4 hits to kill me, with most deaths being due to not finding a good time to use a blood vial.

sigrun felt more like attrition because she did telegraph attacks a bit more imo, and it was just a matter of flawless dodging/parrying for 15 minutes since she was so goddam tanky. but kos seems so fucking frenetic that its just a lot of chaos until one of you drops.

but kos was easily the most difficult thing i've faced in the game yet. going to get through some more chalice dungeons next. i'm at a point where the hunters dream is on fire so by my understanding im at or near endgame

You must be fucking amazing at these kind of games if he only killed you 6-7 times. It took me around 50 attempts to kill that fucker. You're not likely to find anything anywhere close to the difficulty of that fight in the rest of the game. I did a lot of exploration in the chalice dungeons and there were some hard bosses but nothing like Orphan of Kos. Despite Sigrun on Give Me a Challenge taking me more attempts, I thought Kos was a tougher boss with a much harder moveset to anticipate. With Sigrun I had a pretty simple strategy and it was just executing it without accidentally going into Rage Mode when I didn't want to thanks to the annoying control scheme.

[spurraider21]

You must be fucking amazing at these kind of games if he only killed you 6-7 times. It took me around 50 attempts to kill that fucker. You're not likely to find anything anywhere close to the difficulty of that fight in the rest of the game. I did a lot of exploration in the chalice dungeons and there were some hard bosses but nothing like Orphan of Kos. Despite Sigrun on Give Me a Challenge taking me more attempts, I thought Kos was a tougher boss with a much harder moveset to anticipate. With Sigrun I had a pretty simple strategy and it was just executing it without accidentally going into Rage Mode when I didn't want to thanks to the annoying control scheme.
i felt the same way. sigrun took me way more attempts, but kos was giving me more anxiety :lol

i also feel the ability to constantly heal up with up to 20 blood vials really lowers the difficulty. imo there should be a lower cap for how many you can carry. because the combat itself is more difficult than GOW. requires much more precise timing. but as long as you can find that spot in their pattern where they dont attack for a couple of seconds, you can pop 2-3 blood vials and completely refill your health

i think i died more times to the cainhurst castle boss than kos, but still found kos way harder. difficult to really explain, but thats how it is.

i havent done any Depth 4 chalice dungeons yet, so im expecting another difficulty spike. i have the ailing loran one, and then the defiled chalice

[Reck]

Nevermind Control. I just bought Man of Medan instead. :lol

From the makers of Until Dawn. I enjoyed that game and I really like multi choice/multi ending games so I went with this one.

[Chris]

Hopefully sales for Man of Medan are good so they can hurry up and make Until Dawn 2.

[baseline bum]

So Yakuza 7 is going to be a turn based RPG. It's catching a lot of flack for it, but I think it looks pretty fucking interesting.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=noioqCv92hM

Funny this got put out for April Fools but it seems to actually be what the game is going to be like. :lol

[apalisoc_9]

So Yakuza 7 is going to be a turn based RPG. It's catching a lot of flack for it, but I think it looks pretty fucking interesting.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=noioqCv92hM

Funny this got put out for April Fools but it seems to actually be what the game is going to be like. :lol

just saw this.

I welcome the change. I loved yakuza 0 but it was mostly due to story. I didnt care for combat as much.

[Chris]

Enjoy tbh :bobo

red dead starts off slow in the first chapter but the game is a hell of a journey. The protagonist and main story are so well written, it’s mind boggling that’s it’s a video game and not a book or some shit

10/10 for me the graphics look like next gen ps5 tbh beautiful world

the Lenny drunk mission stands out and so many other original fun quests

depressing ending but I was happy to be right about Marston

red dead redemption tells you it's going to be tragedy everytime

[Chris]

great games like rdr:2 DEMAND a second or even third playthrough so looking forward to being a evil murderous bastard on 2nd playthrough :tu

[spurraider21]

10/10 for me the graphics look like next gen ps5 tbh beautiful world

the Lenny drunk mission stands out and so many other original fun quests

depressing ending but I was happy to be right about Marston

red dead redemption tells you it's going to be tragedy everytime
How many times did you run into a tree and fall off your horse though

[baseline bum]

great games like rdr:2 DEMAND a second or even third playthrough so looking forward to being a evil murderous bastard on 2nd playthrough :tu

I heard being the bad guy is the way to go in RDR2, just like it was in GTA. Probably how I'll play it when I get around to the game.

[Chris]

How many times did you run into a tree and fall off your horse though

less than a handful :lol my poor horse kept getting run over by carriages in Saint Denis or getting owned by the train :lol

[Chris]

I heard being the bad guy is the way to go in RDR2, just like it was in GTA. Probably how I'll play it when I get around to the game.

idk being high honor was pretty cool and I got the "good" ending hope I didn't spoil anything for you

I will say the soundtrack is AMAZING and a track by Willie Nelson was a pleasant surprise

[baseline bum]

idk being high honor was pretty cool and I got the "good" ending hope I didn't spoil anything for you

I will say the soundtrack is AMAZING and a track by Willie Nelson was a pleasant surprise

Don't worry man, I had the ending spoiled by a friend a month after launch. :lol

Not like we weren't expecting an ending like that anyways. :lol

[Reck]

The ending goes down sort of the same. What changes is the dialogue and a touching scene I won't spoil here.

[spurraider21]

baseline bum i've been grinding through the chalice dungeons ever since the hunters dream went on fire... just got through the depth 4 ones. the defiled chalice greatly reduced my health, and that goddam fire dog thing and amygdala took me what felt like a couple of hours apiece. and abhorrent beast on the other depth 4 dungeon took me probably a dozen or so tries at least.

i can only imagine depth 5 is just another level... were you able to get through all the chalice dungeons? or is this supposed to be like post game/NG+ content beyond this point.

[apalisoc_9]

baseline bum i've been grinding through the chalice dungeons ever since the hunters dream went on fire... just got through the depth 4 ones. the defiled chalice greatly reduced my health, and that goddam fire dog thing and amygdala took me what felt like a couple of hours apiece. and abhorrent beast on the other depth 4 dungeon took me probably a dozen or so tries at least.

i can only imagine depth 5 is just another level... were you able to get through all the chalice dungeons? or is this supposed to be like post game/NG+ content beyond this point.

man youve been playing a lot the last few months. I'm kinda jealous.

Ive finished two games in total this year.

[spurraider21]

man youve been playing a lot the last few months. I'm kinda jealous.

Ive finished two games in total this year.
once i took the virginia bar on july 30/31... i've had a LOT of free time, especially now that i'm working from home. my wife is usually studying in the evenings and she has to sleep pretty early. my work day doesnt really start till about noon my time, so i'm basically gaming until about 3-4 am :lol... feels like college days

but its been nothing but bloodborne for the past month or so, give or take. other than burning out and wanting to take breaks, as long as my work situation remains constant, i should be gaming quite a bit for the foreseeable future

[LaMarcus Bryant]

Final Fantasy 8 Remaster is out today. Twenty bucks I believe.
May snag this

[Xevious]

I heard being the bad guy is the way to go in RDR2, just like it was in GTA. Probably how I'll play it when I get around to the game.
I disagree completely. There are a few missable missions and conversations later in the game if you are low honor... some that should've been part of the main storyline (imo) that help flesh out Arthur's redemption arc. Or you could do what I did (completely unplanned, it happened pretty naturally)... played as a complete asshole but finished the game with max honor because some things that happen in the later chapters really change your perspective.

[Chris]

Final Fantasy 8 Remaster is out today. Twenty bucks I believe.
May snag this

Hope you like grinding.

[Reck]

Hope you like grinding.

That's 90% of games these days.

I dont mind as long as they dont include online grinding.

[spurraider21]

i cant play a game like RDR2 and have low honor... im usually the good guy :lol

when i play Fallout i typically have high karma. when i play infamous, i always play "good" the first time around, only play evil in an ensuing playthrough so i can experience all the different abilities you can unlock

GTA is kind of an exception though :lol

[Xevious]

i cant play a game like RDR2 and have low honor... im usually the good guy :lol

when i play Fallout i typically have high karma. when i play infamous, i always play "good" the first time around, only play evil in an ensuing playthrough so i can experience all the different abilities you can unlock

GTA is kind of an exception though :lol

High honor is definitely the way to go IMO... but I have to say, walking around town talking shit to people is funny as hell in RDR2. :lol

[spurraider21]

High honor is definitely the way to go IMO... but I have to say, walking around town talking shit to people is funny as hell in RDR2. :lol
talking shit is one thing... thats so minor

compared to randomly killing people and robbing trains and shit

[DJR210]

Feels really weird to say but I'm buying Modern Warfare..

[LaMarcus Bryant]

Hope you like grinding.

They included a fast forward x3 button, and a god button that maxes your character's health and gives them limit breaks.
The FFx3 button helps greatly.

[Reck]

They included a fast forward x3 button, and a god button that maxes your character's health and gives them limit breaks.
The FFx3 button helps greatly.

:lol Today's gamers.

The New remastered Catherine game also has a "safe" mode that does all the puzzles and auto plays for you. :lmao

I grabbed it since I've always wanted to played that game but never did back in the PS3 days.

[LaMarcus Bryant]

:lol Today's gamers.

The New remastered Catherine game also has a "safe" mode that does all the puzzles and auto plays for you. :lmao

I grabbed it since I've always wanted to played that game but never did back in the PS3 days.

Yeah they might as well have called 'em the ADD#1 button and the ADD#2 button :lol
OH YEAH- they also included a "No Random Fights" Button! lmaooo

I accidentally pressed the god button last night and I was like WTF why do I have constant limit breaks. So dumb
The FFx3 button does help with running long distances. The ff7/ff8 slow running does get tedious. I don't mind the random battles as you need 'em to level up your shit

[IronMexican]

Beat DS3 and getting my ass handed with the first DLC. Can't even get out of the opening area:lol

[spurraider21]

finally finished bloodborne. it was a pretty great game, baseline bum. (https://www.spurstalk.com/forums/member.php?u=14942) i imagine that the next game i play based on melee combat will be compared to it and hard to get around to liking. so i definitely wont be playing witcher next :lol

i'll probably NG+ bloodborne eventually to go for plat. but it feels so drawn out to make you beat the game multiple times

[baseline bum]

finally finished bloodborne. it was a pretty great game, baseline bum. (https://www.spurstalk.com/forums/member.php?u=14942) i imagine that the next game i play based on melee combat will be compared to it and hard to get around to liking. so i definitely wont be playing witcher next :lol

i'll probably NG+ bloodborne eventually to go for plat. but it feels so drawn out to make you beat the game multiple times

Which ending did you get?

[spurraider21]

Which ending did you get?
gehrman joined the hunt

[baseline bum]

gehrman joined the hunt

There are two of the endings he says that.

[spurraider21]

There are two of the endings he says that.
i took his place at the end

i only learned about the umbilical chord thing recently, and had already taken actions that prevented me from collecting more than 2

i did end up grinding through all the chalice dungeons, even all the depth 5 ones

[apalisoc_9]

sekiro is still the goat combat system and ive played BB, DS...

Nothing better than sekiro in combat.

[apalisoc_9]

but if you are obssessed with dodging like all these games...Youd hate sekiro.

sekiro doesnt want you to dodge

[DC23]

Playing 2K on XB1

[spurraider21]

but if you are obssessed with dodging like all these games...Youd hate sekiro.

sekiro doesnt want you to dodge
im sure ill get around to it. im assuming From Software will add dlc, and i'll buy the complete edition eventually

[baseline bum]

i took his place at the end

i only learned about the umbilical chord thing recently, and had already taken actions that prevented me from collecting more than 2

i did end up grinding through all the chalice dungeons, even all the depth 5 ones

You should check Dark Souls 1 when it's on sale then. It's quite a bit easier than Bloodborne IMO since you can use shields and is a slower paced game, but it still holds up today. At least if you get the current gen remaster. Dark Souls III is supposed to play a lot more like Bloodborne, but I haven't played much of it so can't really comment.

[spurraider21]

You should check Dark Souls 1 when it's on sale then. It's quite a bit easier than Bloodborne IMO since you can use shields and is a slower paced game, but it still holds up today. At least if you get the current gen remaster. Dark Souls III is supposed to play a lot more like Bloodborne, but I haven't played much of it so can't really comment.
yeah i've been tryin to find a good deal on those older ones. RD remastered is more expensive than 2 or even the complete edition of 3

[apalisoc_9]

im sure ill get around to it. im assuming From Software will add dlc, and i'll buy the complete edition eventually

sekiro wont have any DLC. They going with the God of war route. Confirmed a couple months ago.

All the great games shying away from money smdh

[baseline bum]

yeah i've been tryin to find a good deal on those older ones. RD remastered is more expensive than 2 or even the complete edition of 3

DS2 isn't well liked by a lot of the fanbase. Never played it though so I can't say whether the hate is deserved. DS1 was $20 a few weeks ago. I'm sure you'll see it cheap again around Thanksgiving.

[Reck]

sekiro wont have any DLC. They going with the God of war route. Confirmed a couple months ago.

All the great games shying away from money smdh

I commend that.

Also when they leave out the online component.

[baseline bum]

yeah i've been tryin to find a good deal on those older ones. RD remastered is more expensive than 2 or even the complete edition of 3

Not sure what your buy price is, but PSN has a sale right now with DS1 for $20, DS2 for $10, and DS3 Complete for $21.

[baseline bum]

Lots of really good deals on Yakuza games in this PSN sale too.

[spurraider21]

Not sure what your buy price is, but PSN has a sale right now with DS1 for $20, DS2 for $10, and DS3 Complete for $21.
yeah those aren't bad. black friday isn't too far away, and no way im getting through my current backlog until then. think i'll make a bulk purchase of games at that point

[LaMarcus Bryant]

w1LCcLS2YxI

[Joseph Kony]

w1LCcLS2YxI
dem titties

[Reck]

That looks great. Still puzzled why they are releasing this as an episodic game but who cares I guess.

[baseline bum]

That looks great. Still puzzled why they are releasing this as an episodic game but who cares I guess.

So they can charge $60 three times instead of once?

[Reck]

So they can charge $60 three times instead of once?

Is it going to be 60 though? Most, if not all episodic games are 40, 50 at most.

[Leetonidas]

I have xbox game pass so ima check out Gears 5 on pc and see if it's worth a shit

[LaMarcus Bryant]

That looks great. Still puzzled why they are releasing this as an episodic game but who cares I guess.

Heard they are expanding every mini-story arc considerably, SUPPOSEDLY the vision of the original story was limited by psx standards.
As long as they're fun idgaf, I'm all for it. Not too sure about this voice talent tho :lol

[baseline bum]

LMAO at the Sega Genesis Mini Tower.


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

[Joseph Kony]

Gears 5 is pretty dope tbh. Have no real experience playing this series so nothing to compare it to but pretty enjoyable campaign

[DJR210]

I can't wait for the new Ghost Recon

[spurraider21]

ive been playing uncharted 4 since finishing bloodborne. nice change of pace. the shooting sequences seem a lot better than the previous installments. the stealth is also a significant improvement.

[Reck]

ive been playing uncharted 4 since finishing bloodborne. nice change of pace. the shooting sequences seem a lot better than the previous installments. the stealth is also a significant improvement.

Thought you finished it.

Yeah the stealth is my favorite part of UC4. You can actually go entire chapters without having to kill a single person and not getting spotted.

[spurraider21]

Thought you finished it.

Yeah the stealth is my favorite part of UC4. You can actually go entire chapters without having to kill a single person and not getting spotted.
i finished the nathan drake collection, which was remasters of UC 1-3. i thought they were decent games but tbh didnt think they were all timers or anything like that. but good fun, short linear games.

i think 4 is substantially better than the others because the combat is a lot more refined. i mean the melee is still a mess but whatever.

even when im stealthing, im still trying to work my way around the camp and take everybody out before advancing. i hate leaving people alive :lol... feel like the story wouldn't make sense if i left a group of 5-10 people behind me who could theoretically walk towards me and ambush from behind :lol

[Joseph Kony]

ive been playing uncharted 4 since finishing bloodborne. nice change of pace. the shooting sequences seem a lot better than the previous installments. the stealth is also a significant improvement.

:tu UC4 is one of my favorite PS4 games. you can see how Naughty dog used the success of LoU to influence their approach to UC4. Lost Legacy is a nice little expansion as well

i actually played UC4 first then played the first three in order afterwards, and i thought it was weird going backwards that your brother is literally not mentioned a single time until the fourth game :lol

[baseline bum]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZOsCKmtvMq4

[apalisoc_9]

i finished the nathan drake collection, which was remasters of UC 1-3. i thought they were decent games but tbh didnt think they were all timers or anything like that. but good fun, short linear games.

i think 4 is substantially better than the others because the combat is a lot more refined. i mean the melee is still a mess but whatever.

even when im stealthing, im still trying to work my way around the camp and take everybody out before advancing. i hate leaving people alive :lol... feel like the story wouldn't make sense if i left a group of 5-10 people behind me who could theoretically walk towards me and ambush from behind :lol

uC4 was great.

Every game from 1-4 was a legitimate 9/10 game.

people say one was the weakest or in your case you talk about refined combat but you have to remeber the games available back then.

for its time 1-3 were all amazing games

[spurraider21]

uC4 was great.

Every game from 1-4 was a legitimate 9/10 game.

people say one was the weakest or in your case you talk about refined combat but you have to remeber the games available back then.

for its time 1-3 were all amazing games
im not buying the 9/10 stuff. plenty of good ps3 games with better combat than uncharted. imo the appeal to uncharted is the narrative/set pieces, not the action. tbh playing through the UC games, the big areas where you had to clear enemies felt more like a chore than fun

[apalisoc_9]

im not buying the 9/10 stuff. plenty of good ps3 games with better combat than uncharted. imo the appeal to uncharted is the narrative/set pieces, not the action. tbh playing through the UC games, the big areas where you had to clear enemies felt more like a chore than fun

that was just one aspect.

In totality I think UC one imo is a 8-9/10 game compared to Early ps3 games and late ps2 games.

play those very old tittles and see what i mean. Im talki 1st and 2nd year tittles and late ps2.

people dont realoze the massive evolution in mid ps3 life

[spurraider21]

that was just one aspect.

In totality I think UC one imo is a 8-9/10 game compared to Early ps3 games and late ps2 games.

play those very old tittles and see what i mean. Im talki 1st and 2nd year tittles and late ps2.

people dont realoze the massive evolution in mid ps3 life
i played a lot of ps3 tbh... i dont think UC collection held up tbh, and i'm talking about pure gameplay mechanics, not the visuals/cutscenes

my 2 cents

[FrostKing]

Anyone here play Fortnite? I saw clips of gameplay. This game looks awful. Cartoonish and heavy on first person shooter spamming. Makes me think of a mobile game for young children. Every mistake the COD franchise made and on steroids.

What is the appeal?

[DJR210]

Have you two played SC: Blacklist yet? If you like stealth games that one is great.. you have so many tools to help complete the missions in silence, and the AI is pretty good. My only complaint was the ridiculously fast shimmy hanging from ledges..

[jbuenavides]

Red Dead Redemption 2, surely have one of the best storytelling as I play it in my console. It's a beautiful, sprawling, lush, detailed world – packed with things to do and people to see. It has so much content that, at certain point in the game, I realize that I will never experience all that the game has to offer – it indeed an open world game.

[Reck]

Restarted Person 5. 12 hours in and I just barely finish the first palace. :lol

[apalisoc_9]

Restarted Person 5. 12 hours in and I just barely finish the first palace. :lol

persona 5 is an amazing game tbh but too much grinding to get the best personas and morgana is an annoying pussy.

my advice for first playthrough is just enjoy the main story tbh.

I got tired at the end. I think Clocked at 122hrs trying to do everything in one playthrough i forgot to enjoy what I consider the strongest part of this game the main story.

[baseline bum]

Started Zelda Link's Awakening yesterday. It has pretty nasty framerate problems but it's addicting as hell with gameplay similar to A Link to the Past (easily my favorite game of the 1990s).

[redzero]

I just downloaded Iceborne and I decided to actually start playing Red Dead Redemption 2. Goddamn, there is so much to do.

[ElNono]

https://youtu.be/ZrKrb43F4pI

:lmao

[spurraider21]

https://youtu.be/ZrKrb43F4pI

:lmao
:lmao are they gonna recall those trash bags they sent too?

[apalisoc_9]

ps plus free games

MLB2019 and the Last of US

lol xbox

[redzero]

MHW is like crack. It's basically the only good thing about FF for the last 20 years (the hunts) extended over an entire game.

[FrostKing]

https://i.ibb.co/BGwJWkD/Screenshot-2019-09-30-11-38-55-1.png

[Chris]

MLB The Show 19 is FREE on PS4 also The last of Us remastered..

Can't wait to create a 2b and pitcher

[baseline bum]

MLB The Show 19 is FREE on PS4 also The last of Us remastered..

Can't wait to create a 2b and pitcher

I have been thinking of picking that shit up for the Road to the Show mode. I'll probably wait until after the World Series though when it'll be bargain basement priced.

[Chris]

I have been thinking of picking that shit up for the Road to the Show mode. I'll probably wait until after the World Series though when it'll be bargain basement priced.

RTTS is amazing :tu you can play a full series in less than 10 minutes

[apalisoc_9]

Probably wont play any serious game till last of us 2 is out. Works been too hectic the last few months with projects pilling.

I quit DOS2. Just not a game you can play for 30 minutes at a time.

Will probably skip cyberpunk too.

Just playing apex here and there and some 2k.

[baseline bum]

God damn Winter/Spring 2020 is going to be loaded with games I want to play:

January 17th -- Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE
February 11th -- Yakuza 5 Remaster
February 21st -- The Last of Us Part II
March 3rd -- Final Fantasy VII Remake
March 20th -- Persona 5 The Royal
April 16th -- Cyberpunk 2077
Spring 2020 -- Dying Light 2

[DJR210]

Been playing Sekiro, that game is the shit

[apalisoc_9]

Been playing Sekiro, that game is the shit

GOAT GAME.

Can't believe BB is keeping it in the back burner in favor of replaying Persona for the 18th time.

[baseline bum]

GOAT GAME.

Can't believe BB is keeping it in the back burner in favor of replaying Persona for the 18th time.

I'm saving Sekiro for when I get a new gpu and can play the game at 60 fps. Not sure what I want to buy until I get an idea of what Cyberpunk 2077 will need to run well as well as what kind of horsepower the PS5 and ShitBox 2 will have with what gpu prices are and with how badly 2012-13 gpus aged in this current gen (while 2014 and beyond have aged really well). Though if say RX 570 gets a fire sale price for Black Friday I might buy one just to play Sekiro and DMC5 this year, as there isn't much interesting coming out in the rest of 2019 (Death Stranding doesn't look very good IMO).

[spurraider21]

Im on a 1 week trial of PS Now... tbh the service seems pretty legit. I've been using the opportunity to play Infamous Second Son.

i'm still fairly early on, but it doesn't live up to the first 2. while your character moves fast, the traversal just feels clunky so far (though historically in Infamous games, you get traversal upgrades as the game goes on). The climbing/parkour is so terrible and jittery. Even dropping off a ledge is frustrating, as the circle button makes you do that smoke launch thing.

The ranged combat is ok, i'm looking forward to more upgrades. The melee is terrible. InFamous 1 had virtually no melee system to speak of, but 2 gave you the Amp with finishers, and it felt really smooth, despite the wonky camera. This one has a chain which lacks that same impactful feeling and the camera is still terrible, if not worse.

Otherwise, similar formula so far. Collect shards to upgrade things, repetitive "side missions" to eliminate hostile presence from territories. The biggest flaw in infamous games was the repetitive side content. That's an area I was hoping for improvement in

I also just miss Cole's character.

[Reck]

Im on a 1 week trial of PS Now... tbh the service seems pretty legit.

Everyone is. They're pushing that on everyone.

I used to subscribe to Now when they were at a pricy $100 a year. IIRC I didn't play it much since all they had were mostly indie games and PS3 games. I'll probably take a closer look at it since not only did they slashed their prices to 50 bucks, but also have since added full PS4 retail games.

The first game I see when opening the app is GOW. That's a hell of an attention grabber.

[spurraider21]

Everyone is. They're pushing that on everyone.

I used to subscribe to Now when they were at a pricy $100 a year. IIRC I didn't play it much since all they had were mostly indie games and PS3 games. I'll probably take a closer look at it since not only did they slashed their prices to 50 bucks, but also have since added full PS4 retail games.

The first game I see when opening the app is GOW. That's a hell of an attention grabber.
well some of the big titles like god of war and the last of us are only on for a limited time

[Xevious]

I'm saving Sekiro for when I get a new gpu and can play the game at 60 fps. Not sure what I want to buy until I get an idea of what Cyberpunk 2077 will need to run well as well as what kind of horsepower the PS5 and ShitBox 2 will have with what gpu prices are and with how badly 2012-13 gpus aged in this current gen (while 2014 and beyond have aged really well). Though if say RX 570 gets a fire sale price for Black Friday I might buy one just to play Sekiro and DMC5 this year, as there isn't much interesting coming out in the rest of 2019 (Death Stranding doesn't look very good IMO).
RDR2 PC edition comes out Nov. 5 if that's what you were waiting on to play it. You know good and god damn well that it is going to look and play so much better than it does on the Poorstation, and it already is freakin beautiful.

[baseline bum]

RDR2 PC edition comes out Nov. 5 if that's what you were waiting on to play it. You know good and god damn well that it is going to look and play so much better than it does on the Poorstation, and it already is freakin beautiful.

Shit, might as well sell my Poorstation version. :lol

[Joseph Kony]

Oh nice, maybe i'll finally get around to playing RDR2 when it comes out on PC. shit takes way too long to load on PS

[DJR210]

Can't wait for RDR2 Definitive Edition

[baseline bum]

Can't wait for RDR2 Definitive Edition

Steam version isn't until December supposedly. So CPY version prob won't be until then either.

[Xevious]

Oh nice, maybe i'll finally get around to playing RDR2 when it comes out on PC. shit takes way too long to load on PS
Eh... the initial load takes a while, but once you're in-game there is no loading for anything. Everything is pretty seamless.

[ElNono]

Im on a 1 week trial of PS Now... tbh the service seems pretty legit. I've been using the opportunity to play Infamous Second Son.

i'm still fairly early on, but it doesn't live up to the first 2. while your character moves fast, the traversal just feels clunky so far (though historically in Infamous games, you get traversal upgrades as the game goes on). The climbing/parkour is so terrible and jittery. Even dropping off a ledge is frustrating, as the circle button makes you do that smoke launch thing.

The ranged combat is ok, i'm looking forward to more upgrades. The melee is terrible. InFamous 1 had virtually no melee system to speak of, but 2 gave you the Amp with finishers, and it felt really smooth, despite the wonky camera. This one has a chain which lacks that same impactful feeling and the camera is still terrible, if not worse.

Otherwise, similar formula so far. Collect shards to upgrade things, repetitive "side missions" to eliminate hostile presence from territories. The biggest flaw in infamous games was the repetitive side content. That's an area I was hoping for improvement in

I also just miss Cole's character.

I played it like a couple of weeks ago for the first time too... pretty bad...

[ElNono]

Just been grinding through Borderlands 3

[DJR210]

Steam version isn't until December supposedly. So CPY version prob won't be until then either.

Rockstar has it's own launcher and store now, it's November 5th.. and I'm buying it anyway.

[DJR210]

Just been grinding through Borderlands 3

Assuming you're a fan since the first one.. how does it stack up against it? They toned down the gore severely with the second one and it took all the satisfaction away from targeting limbs and heads IMO

[Joseph Kony]

Eh... the initial load takes a while, but once you're in-game there is no loading for anything. Everything is pretty seamless.

i have the game on PS4 and have had it since it came out. its not the worst thing in the world, but honestly since i bought my gaming laptop 2 years ago and upgraded to the PC last year i dont console game much. its night and day. instant loading vs having to wait at all is kind of a pain in the ass for me now :lol

[Joseph Kony]

anyone played Breakpoint yet? I hear it's been getting shit reviews, where it's basically the worst aspects of Wildlands + The Division combined. which sounds terrible. i liked Wildlands a lot but it did get repetitive, and The Division 2 was ok but i hated the weapon/gear system in that game. so if they incorporated the shit i dont like about the division into wildlands and made a new game of it, i am really hesitant to check it out.

also, i know no one here plays Destiny 2 but anyone checked out the new expansion yet? Destiny 2 is now free to play on steam also, and it's honestly not a terrible game tbh. For free its definitely worth it.

i'm still playing Gears 5, which has been actually a pretty fun campaign minus the forced "open world" areas. i'll probably finish Control after this. i actually got selected to test Halo Reach on Xbone (disappointed i didnt get picked for PC but whatevs) so ima be checking that out this weekend

[ElNono]

Assuming you're a fan since the first one.. how does it stack up against it? They toned down the gore severely with the second one and it took all the satisfaction away from targeting limbs and heads IMO

I didn't enjoy 2... just was sorta burned out after 1... this one is really good. Weapons feel good, gore is there, you can shotgun the legs and they break in a pool of blood.

I just forgot how long this game can be, especially if you do all the side missions. The vehicle control can take a second to get used to, and things like texture popping, well, it's Unreal, and they didn't really even try to address. But minor nitpicks, tbh.

[LaMarcus Bryant]

Anyone playing the new anime vampire rpg I keep hearing about?

Art looks nice

[Xevious]

Anyone playing the new anime vampire rpg I keep hearing about?

Art looks nice
Not sure what you're referring to, but Bloodlines 2 is coming out 2020. I haven't been following the development, so I don't know how it really looks. But I fucking loved the first Bloodlines, even though it was released unfinished and broken and required the mod community to make it playable.

[IronMexican]

God damn Winter/Spring 2020 is going to be loaded with games I want to play:

January 17th -- Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE
February 11th -- Yakuza 5 Remaster
February 21st -- The Last of Us Part II
March 3rd -- Final Fantasy VII Remake
March 20th -- Persona 5 The Royal
April 16th -- Cyberpunk 2077
Spring 2020 -- Dying Light 2

Elden Ring as well

[baseline bum]

Well, at least AtariBox will ensure the Playstation Classic won't be the worst mini console. What a fucking scam that just enriched the CEO.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vp5JDd_LmS4

[Reck]

70 hours in, about done with Sae Nijima's Palace.

I have found myself using just one personal, Anzu.

I usually wreck everyone in one turn. lol

[apalisoc_9]

70 hours in, about done with Sae Nijima's Palace.

I have found myself using just one personal, Anzu.

I usually wreck everyone in one turn. lol

you only use 1 persona? how are you even surviving? Are you playing in easy or normal?

Ill switch that to hard if i were you. The combat system is suppose to be strategic. Picking the personas you travel with is suppose to be strategic.

[Reck]

you only use 1 persona? how are you even surviving? Are you playing in easy or normal?

Ill switch that to hard if i were you. The combat system is suppose to be strategic. Picking the personas you travel with is suppose to be strategic.

Most of the time, yes. I have plenty of others but they dont feel quite like my main one which I have just the right amount of magic and heavy attacks for.

I'm playing on Normal. It'd be crazy for me to play on hard given that this is the first time ever playing a Persona game. I always have Yusuke with me, he's fairly overpowered so he's key for me.

I've only died a handful of times. This game is very forgiving when it comes to placing Safe Rooms all over the place. Thankfully when I've died it's been closer to them rather than far in.

[baseline bum]

you only use 1 persona? how are you even surviving? Are you playing in easy or normal?

Ill switch that to hard if i were you. The combat system is suppose to be strategic. Picking the personas you travel with is suppose to be strategic.

Persona is pretty much a casual series. If you want to play a hard version the series it spun off from, Shin Megami Tensei, is the way to go.

[Joseph Kony]

finally at the end of Gears 5. really solid campaign, and the choice at the end caught me off guard, unexpected feels moment :lol but solid 7.5/10, definitely worth it for free tbh

i decided to purchase Shadowkeep for Destiny 2. seems pretty dope thus far, though i know no one here plays this game anyway :lol

[Xevious]

70 hours in, about done with Sae Nijima's Palace.

I have found myself using just one personal, Anzu.

I usually wreck everyone in one turn. lol
P5 is pretty easy for a turn-based RPG. Basically just identifying the enemy's weakness and spamming that particular attack. The boss fights aren't any different except they are damage sponges and occasionally transform (and change resistances).

[jbuenavides]

I have started playing A Way Out with my brother. I particularly enjoyed the fact it was 2 players and that you help one other throughout the game. The characters are enjoyable, especially Leo, and the story line is interesting.

[DJR210]

I am hooked on Sekiro tbh.. Such a good game.

[Reck]

I believe I'm about to just beat P5. I saved right after I have to say goodbye to all my friends and shit.

I have to say I am dissapointed with this game. Great game from beginning to Shido's Palace. Things went downhill after that. The Mementos palace or whatever that was broke the immersion of the story for me and I just didn't enjoy it in the least. The entire fucking thing is a puzzle after the next and to top it off, the last room has 3 puzzles to solve.

So after about 2 hours I broke and just had to look it up online and even then I had problems following it so I had to find some youtube about it. That made me mad as hell. What a shit way to end a game. It made things worse since you had to kill time (About 18 days for me) to wait for Shido's change of heart so that was a massive lull.

My man baseline bum (https://www.spurstalk.com/forums/member.php?u=131) I dont know how you can play this game over and over again.

[baseline bum]

I believe I'm about to just beat P5. I saved right after I have to say goodbye to all my friends and shit.

I have to say I am dissapointed with this game. Great game from beginning to Shido's Palace. Things went downhill after that. The Mementos palace or whatever that was broke the immersion of the story for me and I just didn't enjoy it in the least. The entire fucking thing is a puzzle after the next and to top it off, the last room has 3 puzzles to solve.

So after about 2 hours I broke and just had to look it up online and even then I had problems following it so I had to find some youtube about it. That made me mad as hell. What a shit way to end a game. It made things worse since you had to kill time (About 18 days for me) to wait for Shido's change of heart so that was a massive lull.

My man baseline bum (https://www.spurstalk.com/forums/member.php?u=131) I dont know how you can play this game over and over again.

Damn man those puzzles in Mementos take like a minute or two max.

[Reck]

Damn man those puzzles in Mementos take like a minute or two max.

Bullshit. lol

The first ones were a breeze but the ones in the third floor were shit. Too big to memorize all the steps.

[baseline bum]

Bullshit. lol

The first ones were a breeze but the ones in the third floor were shit. Too big to memorize all the steps.

What steps to memorize? Just work it out you go.

[spurraider21]

havent played the game but sounds like :lol simple reck

[Reck]

havent played the game but sounds like :lol simple reck

In terms of puzzles, these just suck. It's like the game makers ran out of ideas and threw these in last minute just to fuck with your progress.

The ones in prior palaces were a lot more elaborate and cumbersome and I was able to actually do them just fine. (Futaba's and Shido's Palaces) The last puzzles were more annoying than smart.

[apalisoc_9]

In terms of puzzles, these just suck. It's like the game makers ran out of ideas and threw these in last minute just to fuck with your progress.

The ones in prior palaces were a lot more elaborate and cumbersome and I was able to actually do them just fine. (Futaba's and Shido's Palaces) The last puzzles were more annoying than smart.

i dont remeber any of puzzles to be difficult. Specifically what puzzle are you talking about?

Are you tired of the redundancy in dialog?

Game went from 10 to 9 for me because overrtime I just got tired of the stupidity of the dialog and annoying characters.

[Reck]

i dont remeber any of puzzles to be difficult. Specifically what puzzle are you talking about?

Are you tired of the redundancy in dialog?

Game went from 10 to 9 for me because overrtime I just got tired of the stupidity of the dialog and annoying characters.

Futaba's palace with all the backtracking and the light thing. You had to go from one end of the map to the next just to deativate a switch. And the rat puzzle in palace 5. Now most people didn't seem to like the airlock puzzles but I kind of liked those. Probably because of the free airtime from airlock to airlock. :lol

The dialog didn't bother me as much. It does get repeatitive and a lot of the confidants are plain boring and I didn't waste time with them. Yusuke is a great teammate for instance but his dialoguing is very boring so I didn't spent much time with him and the result of that was my social stat with him was like 4 or 5 in the rankings. Mishima was worthless and that reporter chick and fortune teller...so many boring characters.

[lefty]

On my console, mostly NBA 2k19 and FIFA 19 tbh

I’ve lost patience with those open world action/adventure games tbh, they are too time consuming for me and I can’t always remember all the controls and button combinations for each game tbh

I might buy a best Sega or best Nintendo game game (game game?) for my console or get a Switch Lite

Run, jump, shoot is all I need to remember :lol

[ElNono]

I installed FIFA 20 hoping to just play the story mode, and it turns out they made it out of this streetball junk. I promptly uninstalled it and returned it. What a piece of crap.

Borderlands 3 was very good. I have the Ni No Kuni remake and Concrete Genie to play next.

[baseline bum]

Tempted to pull the trigger on the Yakuza 3-5 remaster pack, but I'll prob wait until beisbol season is over.

[Chris]

havent played the game but sounds like :lol simple reck

:lol

[Reck]

Qchris finding that funny is the most Qchris thing ever.

[Reck]

Got back on Wolfenstein after beating P5.

Working towards the plats to add to the collection.

[baseline bum]

Got back on Wolfenstein after beating P5.

Working towards the plats to add to the collection.

No P5 plat? :lol

[Chris]

:cry

[baseline bum]

Damn Walmart is supposed to have the following for Black Friday:

* Switch for $199
* Switch Lite for $149
* PS4 Slim for $149
* PS4 Pro for $299

[Joseph Kony]

Damn Walmart is supposed to have the following for Black Friday:

* Switch for $199
* Switch Lite for $149
* PS4 Slim for $149
* PS4 Pro for $299

Damn, for that price i'm tempted to get a third PS4 and nab a slim for my bedroom. does that apply to online or just in store?

[baseline bum]

Damn, for that price i'm tempted to get a third PS4 and nab a slim for my bedroom. does that apply to online or just in store?

Don't know. Here's the source I saw it on:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XP8ORh_yWsQ

[Reck]

No P5 plat? :lol

It's set up if I wanted but....I'm not going to put another 50 hours into right now. Maybe I'l get to it one day since I dont really have to finish the whole game this time.

[baseline bum]

It's set up if I wanted but....I'm not going to put another 50 hours into right now. Maybe I'l get to it one day since I dont really have to finish the whole game this time.

It's actually a pretty lengthy plat to get. Took me until my third playthrough. The twins are pretty difficult to beat too (you can only fight them on a second playthrough or later).

[Reck]

It's actually a pretty lengthy plat to get. Took me until my third playthrough. The twins are pretty difficult to beat too (you can only fight them on a second playthrough or later).

Do you have to first maxed their social link? I didn't get too far with them because in order for you to rank up with them you have to collect certain personas and I rarely ever came accross those.

[baseline bum]

Do you have to first maxed their social link? I didn't get too far with them because in order for you to rank up with them you have to collect certain personas and I rarely ever came accross those.

You have to get every Persona in the game in your compendium to fight them I think. It costs a lot to fuse everything, but your compendium carries over between playthroughs. Also you'll have to fuse a succession of very high level personas to get the two you need with the skills and resistances you need to have a chance against them. So even if you don't need to fuse everything to fight them, you'll still need to fuse a ton of high level personas or they'll make quick work of you.

[baseline bum]

Damn, The Last of Us Part II got delayed until the end of May.

https://blog.us.playstation.com/2019/10/24/the-last-of-us-part-ii-comes-to-ps4-in-may/