What are you playing right now?

[apalisoc_9]

demon of hatred legit feels like a bloodborne boss... very frustrating battle

both times i got him to his 3rd stage, and then i inevitably die. when im in the middle of my resurrect animation he puts me on fire so i instantly spawn and die. that happened twice in a row. and because he has so much damn health the battle is such a grind

umbrella, sugars....Makes the first two stages quick. You should have am million ako sugars by now.

Theres also a prosthetic that you can use three times in his third form to beat him easily.

Do you have ceremonial tanto?

[spurraider21]

umbrella, sugars....Makes the first two stages quick. You should have am million ako sugars by now.

Theres also a prosthetic that you can use three times in his third form to beat him easily.

Do you have ceremonial tanto?
I powered through yesterday. Once i got him to his third stage i used the whistle, put on ako sugar and divine confetti. Then i used the whistle two more times to start wailing on him. Took out about half his health that way. Then it was just a matter of dodging his repeated fire sweeps.

That was the least fun boss to learn to master. The only moves you could really deflect were his stomps everything else has to be evaded. A very un-sekiro battle.

[apalisoc_9]

I powered through yesterday. Once i got him to his third stage i used the whistle, put on ako sugar and divine confetti. Then i used the whistle two more times to start wailing on him. Took out about half his health that way. Then it was just a matter of dodging his repeated fire sweeps.

That was the least fun boss to learn to master. The only moves you could really deflect were his stomps everything else has to be evaded. A very un-sekiro battle.

lol yeah. You could deflect more with umbrella. iirc

I personally enjoyed it though. Loved watching sekiro run around lol.

Fighting ishin now?

[spurraider21]

lol yeah. You could deflect more with umbrella. iirc

I personally enjoyed it though. Loved watching sekiro run around lol.

Fighting ishin now?
i turned the game off for the night right after beating the demon. i'll probably get to it tonight

[apalisoc_9]

i turned the game off for the night right after beating the demon. i'll probably get to it tonight

man the ninja arts in this game can be so OP if you know how to use it.

The useless spiral passage..If you combine it with fire is madness.

And mist raven is ridiculously overpowered. It alone can kill an entire health bar if combined with Contact poison.

Just really allows you to cheese bossess.

Never even learned these in first playthrough

[spurraider21]

man the ninja arts in this game can be so OP if you know how to use it.

The useless spiral passage..If you combine it with fire is madness.

And mist raven is ridiculously overpowered. It alone can kill an entire health bar if combined with Contact poison.

Just really allows you to cheese bossess.

Never even learned these in first playthrough
yeah if i play through again i'm going to experiment a lot more with the shinobi tools. for the most part i was just using shurikens and even then not that much

[apalisoc_9]

yeah if i play through again i'm going to experiment a lot more with the shinobi tools. for the most part i was just using shurikens and even then not that much

they already patched it, but its still very strong and somewhat op.

but i remeber watching videos of players abusing owl, Genishiro with high monk...like a 50% posture damage. insane.

And theres people who graded this a game a 6 for being too difficult.

I legit think some journalist never actually finish the game or even get pas 25% of the game

[spurraider21]

they already patched it, but its still very strong and somewhat op.

but i remeber watching videos of players abusing owl, Genishiro with high monk...like a 50% posture damage. insane.

And theres people who graded this a game a 6 for being too difficult.

I legit think some journalist never actually finish the game or even get pas 25% of the game
i mean... it is difficult. its not like you can just have a lucky run and advance. you really have to learn each encounter and slowly improve

[spurraider21]

lol yeah. You could deflect more with umbrella. iirc

I personally enjoyed it though. Loved watching sekiro run around lol.

Fighting ishin now?
I beat him. Honestly wasn’t that bad. Maybe 10 attempts. His final phase was too easy. Electric attacks in this game are very telegraphed and let you stun them back. His second phase was by far the most difficult part with that spear and gun.

I spent way more time on demon of hatred, owl fights, butterfly... even the midgame geneshiro fight when i was learning how to git gud.

[apalisoc_9]

I beat him. Honestly wasn’t that bad. Maybe 10 attempts. His final phase was too easy. Electric attacks in this game are very telegraphed and let you stun them back. His second phase was by far the most difficult part with that spear and gun.

I spent way more time on demon of hatred, owl fights, butterfly... even the midgame geneshiro fight when i was learning how to git gud.

damn scrah. took me minimum 30 tries.

Was hardest boss for me in the game by far.

Some say it would have been emma if she had two bars...But probably not.

It took me maybe 20 deaths until i got through his 1st phase and soon i beat his 1st phase..rest was easy.

You going for 2nd playthrough to fight Emma and Ishin?

[spurraider21]

damn scrah. took me minimum 30 tries.

Was hardest boss for me in the game by far.

Some say it would have been emma if she had two bars...But probably not.

It took me maybe 20 deaths until i got through his 1st phase and soon i beat his 1st phase..rest was easy.

You going for 2nd playthrough to fight Emma and Ishin?
His attack timing was unorthodox with some delayed swipes. Was just a matter of punishing his ranged attacks like when he keeps the katana in the sheath and then does those two ranged swipes. Was able to consistently chip away at his vitality. He also goes for a lot of perilous attacks which are almost all thrusts except the sweep with the spear which is very telegraphed. Only thing i had to learn was to be patient against the spear thrust because you have to delay your input or else you get punished. Kinda like waiting to dodge the muspelheim Valkyrie stomp

as far as second playthrough... maybe. i did quickly fire up NG+ just to get to first idol, but i still died to genishiro because i was being lazy/careless and you dont have resurrect that early :lol

if i want to shoot for platinum (something i usually dont care about) i have to beat the game 4 fuckin times, one for each ending. that seems like a drag. as of now i booted up NG+ because i still have a good amount of skills and some prosthetic upgrades remaining.

but i dont want NG+ to just be a drag because enemies are more spongy. so i'm thinking i'll do NG+ and do the other ending with different bosses, and hopefully fill out my skill tree/prosthetic upgrades for those trophies, and then i'll just do regular NG for the other alternate endings. getting into NG++ and +++ doesnt sound particularly fun

[spurraider21]

fuck getting platinum on sekiro, tbh... i started my second playthrough and advanced a decent amount (game is MUCH quicker on second run)... but you level up so slowly, and you need to acquire all skills as one of the trophies, which would take multiple playthroughts or hours of senseless grinding. fuck that.

im just gonna do the other ending where i side with owl and call it a game... for now

i looked it up because i thought i was crazy.... https://www.reddit.com/r/Sekiro/comments/c7qfpv/i_find_it_ironic_that_the_hardest_trophy_to_get/

[Reck]

fuck getting platinum on sekiro, tbh... i started my second playthrough and advanced a decent amount (game is MUCH quicker on second run)... but you level up so slowly, and you need to acquire all skills as one of the trophies, which would take multiple playthroughts or hours of senseless grinding. fuck that.

im just gonna do the other ending where i side with owl and call it a game... for now

i looked it up because i thought i was crazy.... https://www.reddit.com/r/Sekiro/comments/c7qfpv/i_find_it_ironic_that_the_hardest_trophy_to_get/


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

:lol playing this game 4 times over is overkill. I mean I have played some games at least 3 times to get plat but they were super fun to play along the way. Sekiro requires too much patience and time to play that many times in my opinion.

When I get around to playing it it will be a one-and done type game for me.

[spurraider21]

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

:lol playing this game 4 times over is overkill. I mean I have played some games at least 3 times to get plat but they were super fun to play along the way. Sekiro requires too much patience and time to play that many times in my opinion.

When I get around to playing it it will be a one-and done type game for me.
3 of the 4 endings have identical bosses/fights... the only distinction is doing a couple of minor side things or slight convo choices. so the game feels exactly the same for 3 of them. there's really 2 "endings" imo. im gonna finish this second playthrough for the one actually distinct ending and call it a wrap for now. but if i revisit i'll just do a further NG+ so i can work towards the all-skills thing

its really funny making a second run through it, you breeze past the game WAY faster than the first run, basically solo everything you come across :lol. you can actually feel the "git gud" paying dividends. all the bosses are just skill-checks. its pretty well done

[apalisoc_9]

fuck getting platinum on sekiro, tbh... i started my second playthrough and advanced a decent amount (game is MUCH quicker on second run)... but you level up so slowly, and you need to acquire all skills as one of the trophies, which would take multiple playthroughts or hours of senseless grinding. fuck that.

im just gonna do the other ending where i side with owl and call it a game... for now

i looked it up because i thought i was crazy.... https://www.reddit.com/r/Sekiro/comments/c7qfpv/i_find_it_ironic_that_the_hardest_trophy_to_get/

i didnt platinum the game tbh. obviously. Just fight emma, and other ishin and call it a day

[apalisoc_9]

3 of the 4 endings have identical bosses/fights... the only distinction is doing a couple of minor side things or slight convo choices. so the game feels exactly the same for 3 of them. there's really 2 "endings" imo. im gonna finish this second playthrough for the one actually distinct ending and call it a wrap for now. but if i revisit i'll just do a further NG+ so i can work towards the all-skills thing

its really funny making a second run through it, you breeze past the game WAY faster than the first run, basically solo everything you come across :lol. you can actually feel the "git gud" paying dividends. all the bosses are just skill-checks. its pretty well done

I made this point a few pages ago. Skeiro is much easier than any souls game in the 2nd playthrough. Almost feels like easy mode. :lol

[spurraider21]

i didnt platinum the game tbh. obviously. Just fight emma, and other ishin and call it a day
yeah thats the plan at this point. i wish i could just create an alternate save around the ending... since 3 of the endings can be done at effectively the same time after the final boss.

[spurraider21]

I made this point a few pages ago. Skeiro is much easier than any souls game in the 2nd playthrough. Almost feels like easy mode. :lol
supposedly you can make it harder with the bell demon and giving kuro's charm back to him. i havent tried yet, but honestly i'm just trying to power through to the ending

[apalisoc_9]

supposedly you can make it harder with the bell demon and giving kuro's charm back to him. i havent tried yet, but honestly i'm just trying to power through to the ending

I rang the bell demon in my first playthrough for a few hours and enemy posture becomes noticebly more difficult to break.

I had no idea what it was when I rang the bell so got smoked by headless. Soon as i figured out what it was and cancelled, headless was much easier.

Never tried stacking bell demon with kuros charm though.

[spurraider21]

I rang the bell demon in my first playthrough for a few hours and enemy posture becomes noticebly more difficult to break.

I had no idea what it was when I rang the bell so got smoked by headless. Soon as i figured out what it was and cancelled, headless was much easier.

Never tried stacking bell demon with kuros charm though.
i think with kuro's charm you take chip damage any time you block, so you always have to deflect

[apalisoc_9]

i think with kuro's charm you take chip damage any time you block, so you always have to deflect

honestly that sounds very realistic but also torturous :lol

Aint no way you'll perfect deflect 90% of attacks.

[spurraider21]

honestly that sounds very realistic but also torturous :lol

Aint no way you'll perfect deflect 90% of attacks.
FromSoftware pisses me off when all their games which are tough/meticulous, but otherwise, mostly fair... have a bullshit status effect

Curse in Dark Souls, Frenzy in Bloodborne, Terror in Sekiro

[apalisoc_9]

FromSoftware pisses me off when all their games which are tough/meticulous, but otherwise, mostly fair... have a bullshit status effect

Curse in Dark Souls, Frenzy in Bloodborne, Terror in Sekiro

Headless :lol

I beat them all with the anti terror umbrella except for the first headless. Sounds cheesy but the status effect is honestly not fair so who cares.

[spurraider21]

Headless :lol

I beat them all with the anti terror umbrella except for the first headless. Sounds cheesy but the status effect is honestly not fair so who cares.
yeah the umbrella is really good against the smichichen warrior guy or however you spell it when he starts lobbing blasts. that and the whistle.

also when the smichichen guy floats in the air i found out by accident that the anti-air deathblow thing one shots him :lol. i was just jumping up to smack him with my sword and i did the deathblow. took me a second to realize what happened because his health/posture wasnt anything near it

headless is more about finding that balance between aggression with the divine confetti buff and not being too greedy when you see his attacks coming, because they will 2 shot you, and you have to deflect because terror will kill you if you block 2-3 shots. but he also moves in slow motion. i was more annoyed fighting him in the water.

[apalisoc_9]

yeah the umbrella is really good against the smichichen warrior guy or however you spell it when he starts lobbing blasts. that and the whistle.

also when the smichichen guy floats in the air i found out by accident that the anti-air deathblow thing one shots him :lol. i was just jumping up to smack him with my sword and i did the deathblow. took me a second to realize what happened because his health/posture wasnt anything near it

headless is more about finding that balance between aggression with the divine confetti buff and not being too greedy when you see his attacks coming, because they will 2 shot you, and you have to deflect because terror will kill you if you block 2-3 shots. but he also moves in slow motion. i was more annoyed fighting him in the water.

the underwater headles one in the ashina castle was easy.

But the one in fountainhead. You had to fight two headless at the same time so you couldnt just fast swim around him.

[spurraider21]

the underwater headles one in the ashina castle was easy.

But the one in fountainhead. You had to fight two headless at the same time so you couldnt just fast swim around him.
and they only have 1 health bar underwater which is cool

[apalisoc_9]

might play warzone :lol

[Joseph Kony]

playing the RE3 demo right now. RE2 remake was excellent and i already can tell this is going to be better. already got fucked by Nemesis :lol

[spurraider21]

playing the RE3 demo right now. RE2 remake was excellent and i already can tell this is going to be better. already got fucked by Nemesis :lol
:wow... i was very pleasantly surprised by how good RE2 was

[DJR210]

playing the RE3 demo right now. RE2 remake was excellent and i already can tell this is going to be better. already got fucked by Nemesis :lol

I know this game is gonna be epic.. I'm still occupied with RE2.. I hope this success leads to a Code Veronica remake

[baseline bum]

I know this game is gonna be epic.. I'm still occupied with RE2.. I hope this success leads to a Code Veronica remake

With CODEX nowhere in sight and CPY strapped to a ventilator in Italy you might have to buy that one tho

[FrostKing]

might play warzone :lol
COD? I tried one game yesterday. What is ur tag Ill add you

[Joseph Kony]

bout to fire up Doom Eternal tbh. i've heard nothing but good things thus far

[ElNono]

bout to fire up Doom Eternal tbh. i've heard nothing but good things thus far

looks gorgeous

[DJR210]

With CODEX nowhere in sight and CPY strapped to a ventilator in Italy you might have to buy that one tho

:lol.. Stimulus money well spent :tu

[baseline bum]

:lol.. Stimulus money well spent :tu

Shit, I thought you were going to spend your $1200 check on a 2080 Ti. :lol

[baseline bum]

:lol.. Stimulus money well spent :tu

Speaking of high seas gaming, Bethesda accidentally released a non Denuvo exe of Doom Eternal, so you can have that shit free right now.

[Joseph Kony]

Shit, I thought you were going to spend your $1200 check on a 2080 Ti. :lol

probably what i'm gonna do tbh. need to make sure i can shit on console gamers for the foreseeable future

[Reck]

Shit, I thought you were going to spend your $1200 check on a 2080 Ti. :lol

They just extended the deadline to July 15. :lol Dont count on getting you uncle Sam's green anytime soon.

[baseline bum]

probably what i'm gonna do tbh. need to make sure i can shit on console gamers for the foreseeable future

Navi 2 is going to be fucking impressive if they can put a greater than 2080 level Navi 2 gpu into the XBox Series X. They must have some huge efficiency improvements vs Navi 1.

[baseline bum]

They just extended the deadline to July 15. :lol Dont count on getting you uncle Sam's green anytime soon.

Trump knows he goes down in a landslide in November if those checks aren't out by early April after he already promised them. The government really needs to get them to people by the end of March though if possible. There is no way I'm spending that check on anything non-essential though. Who knows who is going to have a job if this quarantine takes months. Robert Reich already says don't be surprised by 40% unemployment within 2-3 weeks and it'll just keep getting worse as time goes on. I don't think anyone should feel secure in their employment right now if we're looking at way worse unemployment than the peak of the Great Depression.

[redzero]

DMC 5 is almost a perfect game. The bosses are fun and not annoying. Secret missions aren't terrible. Platforming actually works. Each character is unique and interesting (although I can't get the hang of V yet). The graphics are amazing and the story is engaging. The only problems I have so far is that the normal mode is relatively easy, and that 20 missions are a little short for a story juggled among three characters. But still, the annoying shit from the other games were phased out, which puts this 5 at the top for me so far.

[slick'81]

Just got doom eternal and am loving it

[Will Hunting]

I just bought an Xbox One and COD Modern Warfare. Give me some game suggestions fuckers.

[Joseph Kony]

I just bought an Xbox One and COD Modern Warfare. Give me some game suggestions fuckers.

return the xbone and buy a PS4 instead

[Will Hunting]

return the xbone and buy a PS4 instead
Everyone I know is playing Xbox One right now, no can do.

[apalisoc_9]

I just bought an Xbox One and COD Modern Warfare. Give me some game suggestions fuckers.

Sekiro

[Xevious]

I just bought an Xbox One and COD Modern Warfare. Give me some game suggestions fuckers.
Red Dead 2 and Witcher 3 if you haven't played them. Those two will keep you busy for three years.

[Joseph Kony]

Everyone I know is playing Xbox One right now, no can do.

:lol well if that's the case, then enjoy MW, the new one is pretty good. Halo 5 i recommend only for multiplayer. that and Gears 5 are probably the only microsoft exclusives worth a shit. Witcher 3 is the best game of this era, plenty of stuff to do there. the new assassins creed games are pretty solid too.

[baseline bum]

I just bought an Xbox One and COD Modern Warfare. Give me some game suggestions fuckers.

The Last of Us

[baseline bum]

I just bought an Xbox One and COD Modern Warfare. Give me some game suggestions fuckers.

j/k, what kind of games do you like? Open world? Sports? Driving? Shooters? RPG? 変態?

[Will Hunting]

j/k, what kind of games do you like? Open world? Sports? Driving? Shooters? RPG? 変態?
Tbh I know everyone hates them but I was always a big fan of the Dynasty Warriors games, just mindless hacking and slashing. Unfortunately it looks like the last one was awful.

Never likes open world games, most just shooters/hack and slash games/sports.

[Will Hunting]

j/k, what kind of games do you like? Open world? Sports? Driving? Shooters? RPG? 変態?
Btw the new version of AOE2 is pretty cool. I was worried they’d fuck with the original game too much but they basically kept it the same with much better graphics and new civs.

[ElNono]

If you haven't played in a while, pick up GTA V. For shooters, Doom Eternal looks gorgeous and fun.

[ElNono]

:lol tbh...

https://www.reddit.com/r/GameStop/comments/fm6v8u/governor_tom_wolf_pulls_game_stops_business/

[NASpurs]

:lol Gamestop has always been such a scummy business company.

[ElNono]

:lol Gamestop has always been such a scummy business company.

They closed all their California stores and basically told employees to go fuck themselves...

[Joseph Kony]

Doom Eternal is fun as shit. Pure mayhem. Though i am getting tired of those fucking spider androids, they are way more prevalent in this game tbh

[NASpurs]

Do I need to play Doom 2016 before playing this new one? Or is this one of those "story? LOL"-types of games?

[Reck]

Sony has a nice sale going on right now. 54% off on some of the most hot games out there. I’m tempted to buy the Darksiders games but don’t want to spend money on shit like this right now. Things are tight.

[spurraider21]

I just bought an Xbox One and COD Modern Warfare. Give me some game suggestions fuckers.


return the xbone and buy a PS4 instead

[spurraider21]

Everyone I know is playing Xbox One right now, no can do.
If that’s the standard just get whatever games they have tbh :lol

The only xbox exclusives worth a shit are multiplayer games your friends probably play like halo and gears of war

for good mutlipatform games, if you don’t like the open world/sandbox genre like gta (GTA V is outstanding), resident evil 2 remake is phenomenal. I haven’t played the recent DOOM games but they have reviewed quite well. If you like hack and slash, Devil May Cry 5 has great reviews as well

if you don’t mind a challenge Sekiro is incredibly rewarding. But you really have to learn the game because there are no alternate difficulty settings.

but the “get a PS4” thing isn’t just fanboyism. Has objectively better exclusives by a mile

[slick'81]

return the xbone and buy a PS4 instead

nah, xbo is where it at son

[slick'81]

If that’s the standard just get whatever games they have tbh :lol

The only xbox exclusives worth a shit are multiplayer games your friends probably play like halo and gears of war

for good mutlipatform games, if you don’t like the open world/sandbox genre like gta (GTA V is outstanding), resident evil 2 remake is phenomenal. I haven’t played the recent DOOM games but they have reviewed quite well. If you like hack and slash, Devil May Cry 5 has great reviews as well

if you don’t mind a challenge Sekiro is incredibly rewarding. But you really have to learn the game because there are no alternate difficulty settings.

but the “get a PS4” thing isn’t just fanboyism. Has objectively better exclusives by a mile


Ps4 is where all the jrpg's are at too

new xbox is gonna blow ps5 outta the water though in terms of specs

[Xevious]

:lol tbh...

https://www.reddit.com/r/GameStop/comments/fm6v8u/governor_tom_wolf_pulls_game_stops_business/
Gamestop is not surviving coronavirus. They were already struggling. They're going the way of Blockbuster.

[baseline bum]

Gamestop is not surviving coronavirus. They were already struggling. They're going the way of Blockbuster.

The only thing that was going to save them for a little bit was the next gen consoles, but those look so doubtful for 2020 now.

[Leetonidas]

nah, xbo is where it at son

As someone who has a ps4, xbone, switch, and gaming PC, I can assure xbone is most definitely is not where it is :lol and I say that as giant Halo fanboy

[slick'81]

As someone who has a ps4, xbone, switch, and gaming PC, I can assure xbone is most definitely is not where it is :lol and I say that as giant Halo fanboy

bruh halo isnt what it was since reach

[ElNono]

Gamestop is not surviving coronavirus. They were already struggling. They're going the way of Blockbuster.

I feel for the employees. tbh, and nobody else...

[Reck]

I feel for the employees. tbh, and nobody else...

Fuck them too, kind of.

The ones with morals have left a long time ago. The ones still working there are in on the scams they pull on people.

[Joseph Kony]

bruh halo isnt what it was since reach

casual fan perspective tbh...Halo 4 is peak Halo. Halo 5's multiplayer >>>>> Reach. Reach was an ok story that fucked the canon up and introduced loadouts into the series (which most bungie fanboys cry about). and if anything you're making the point that Xbone is not where it's at since Halo and Gears are their only exclusives :lol

[DJR210]

return the xbone and buy a PS4 instead

:lol

[slick'81]

casual fan perspective tbh...Halo 4 is peak Halo. Halo 5's multiplayer >>>>> Reach. Reach was an ok story that fucked the canon up and introduced loadouts into the series (which most bungie fanboys cry about). and if anything you're making the point that Xbone is not where it's at since Halo and Gears are their only exclusives :lol


Nope....once bungie left halos story is all but dead and 5 was no better,although the multiplayer was fun. I was just fcking with ya with the xbone comment . I will be getting a ps5 but thats because i already have a xbox one and xbox oneX and am looking for something different

[FrostKing]

Everyone I know is playing Xbox One right now, no can do.
What's ur tag

[diego]

Some old friends put up a Quake 3 server to pass the quarantine, been playing all night like 1999 :lol

Been playing the ori sequel, it's like crack for my kids

[Reck]

I forgot how shitty MLB the Show system was. When the game determines you cant hit, you won't.

I went from having a batting average of .400 to lows .200 just because I was too hot and now I cant buy a hit. :lol broken piece of shit

[leemajors]

Some old friends put up a Quake 3 server to pass the quarantine, been playing all night like 1999 :lol

Been playing the ori sequel, it's like crack for my kids

You should check out Diabotical when the open beta starts in a month or two. The closed beta was fun.

[redzero]

I started playing Sekiro again. Goddamn, this game is brutal. It took me over 3 hours to beat Lady Butterfly, and half that time was spent farming for spirit emblems.

[spurraider21]

I started playing Sekiro again. Goddamn, this game is brutal. It took me over 3 hours to beat Lady Butterfly, and half that time was spent farming for spirit emblems.
I’ve never remotely lacked spirit emblems. Even in early stages frequently had 100+ in reserves

Lady Butterfly was quite the wall for me. I waited until 2 bosses later to come back to her

[vy65]

This is probably basic af to you nerds, but I just finished Fallen Order and it blew my mind. PS4 was running a deal on an assassins creed in Greece game so I got that but been playing battlefront 2 instead. Give me some suggestions ...

[ElNono]

This is probably basic af to you nerds, but I just finished Fallen Order and it blew my mind. PS4 was running a deal on an assassins creed in Greece game so I got that but been playing battlefront 2 instead. Give me some suggestions ...

What kind of games you like? Surefire hits for PS4 are: Last of Us, God of War, Horizon Zero Dawn.

[redzero]

I’ve never remotely lacked spirit emblems. Even in early stages frequently had 100+ in reserves

Lady Butterfly was quite the wall for me. I waited until 2 bosses later to come back to her

I haven't played Sekiro in so long, that I don't even remember where I was story wise. I thought she was mandatory, but the NPC interactions made it seem like I was playing in a flashback, like Dark Souls 2.

Who would the first actual boss be in a normal playthrough?

[vy65]

What kind of games you like? Surefire hits for PS4 are: Last of Us, God of War, Horizon Zero Dawn.

I’m a fan boy at heart so I stick to Star Wars, but loved god of war. I have the latest one where he’s got the kid but haven’t played it. The only others that stick out in my mind are Dante’s inferno from like 10 years ago and assassins creed

[ElNono]

I’m a fan boy at heart so I stick to Star Wars, but loved god of war. I have the latest one where he’s got the kid but haven’t played it. The only others that stick out in my mind are Dante’s inferno from like 10 years ago and assassins creed

That God of War is excellent. The AC you have is also excellent if you like those kind of games, and the Egypt one right before it, also great.

[ElNono]

Last of Us and HZD are on a category of their own too.

[Reck]

I’m a fan boy at heart so I stick to Star Wars, but loved god of war. I have the latest one where he’s got the kid but haven’t played it. The only others that stick out in my mind are Dante’s inferno from like 10 years ago and assassins creed

Well get yourself Nier Automata.

It's fast pace gameplay like Fallen Order.

[spurraider21]

This is probably basic af to you nerds, but I just finished Fallen Order and it blew my mind. PS4 was running a deal on an assassins creed in Greece game so I got that but been playing battlefront 2 instead. Give me some suggestions ...
i've heard great things about Fallen Order. i played the battlefront 2 campaign and thought it was mostly weak, though my understanding is that game is mainly multiplayer, which i havent done.

God of War is the single best experience on the PS4 imo. has it all. phenomenal gameplay, great visuals, compelling narrative. combat never gets old.

agree with ElNono's other suggestions of The Last of Us: Remastered and Horizon Zero Dawn as other staples of the PS4. you can also get them fairly cheap. The Last of Us is a more straightforward, linear game while Horizon is a bigger open world situation. both are top tier. Witcher 3 is another very well reviewed big open world game. just depends if that type of game is your cup of tea. if you liked assassins creed games, it sounds like they are. nier automata is another really good one in that genre, though i prefer Horizon Zero Dawn slightly.

Spiderman is very fun

if you like more challenging games... Bloodborne is also one of the great PS4 games, but isn't one you can just casually hop on and eventually beat. same with Sekiro. but they are both incredible games if you are up for it.

Grand Theft Auto V is hilarious and loads of fun. Red Dead Redemption 2 is also great but is a much slower burn. its like a novel.

otherwise i think the Batman series is quite fun to pick up and play. The "Return to Arkham" collection has remastered versions of Arkham Asylum and Arkham City, and the newest one is Arkham Knight. both of those are pretty cheap.

[spurraider21]

apalisoc_9 (https://www.spurstalk.com/forums/member.php?u=11260) :hat

https://i.gyazo.com/63c7dc32d45afa48cd8a6ece2ceca0d2.png

i did a 3rd playthrough after shura. i didnt want to do a 4th full playthrough for the 4th ending so i just created a save on a USB drive after beating isshin. did the purification ending... then used the save data i had created to resume from the same point and quickly do the immortal severance ending. if i had used this method i could have just done 2 play-throughs... though it was a nice challenge to face demon of hatred and isshin on NG++

its so dumb that 3 of the 4 endings all require the same play through and only difference is a text chioce (and completion of various small side activities)

[Chris]

I forgot how shitty MLB the Show system was. When the game determines you cant hit, you won't.

I went from having a batting average of .400 to lows .200 just because I was too hot and now I cant buy a hit. :lol broken piece of shit

Use directional hitting; pull the ball and lay off anything outside until you get to 2 strikes. Your HR #'s will skyrocket.

[vy65]

You guys, thanks you guys

[Xevious]

Question for you fellers... I just picked up Assassins Creed Odyssey on sale. I haven't played an AC game since AC3. I lost interest after they killed off Desmond and the pace in which they were releasing games was too much for me to keep up with.

Is there any storyline that requires prior knowledge (like Desmond's storyline in the original games) or have they ditched that format for one-off games?

[redzero]

I am re.tar.ded. I just realized that I could purchase spirit emblems. :lol

[ElNono]

Question for you fellers... I just picked up Assassins Creed Odyssey on sale. I haven't played an AC game since AC3. I lost interest after they killed off Desmond and the pace in which they were releasing games was too much for me to keep up with.

Is there any storyline that requires prior knowledge (like Desmond's storyline in the original games) or have they ditched that format for one-off games?

They always have the odd history/futuristic mix, but I don't think you need a storyline background on it. I certainly lost track a long time ago, and enjoyed the last two, which are a reboot of sorts.

[Leetonidas]

Question for you fellers... I just picked up Assassins Creed Odyssey on sale. I haven't played an AC game since AC3. I lost interest after they killed off Desmond and the pace in which they were releasing games was too much for me to keep up with.

Is there any storyline that requires prior knowledge (like Desmond's storyline in the original games) or have they ditched that format for one-off games?

Nah the two most recent AC games are completely different that the others. No previous games required to understand the story

[Reck]

Use directional hitting; pull the ball and lay off anything outside until you get to 2 strikes. Your HR #'s will skyrocket.

I'll probably try that in Franchise mode. It's clear RTTS is highly scripted so it doesn't let you do certain things at times so it's not like you're always going to hit even when you got the timing right.

[chunticakes]

I've been trying to get into Bloodborne but it's so fucking hard. I can't get past the Cleric Beast.

[Joseph Kony]

I've been trying to get into Bloodborne but it's so fucking hard. I can't get past the Cleric Beast.

use oil urns and set his ass on fire

[baseline bum]

I've been trying to get into Bloodborne but it's so fucking hard. I can't get past the Cleric Beast.

Strange. I think it's much harder just to get to Cleric Beast to get the level of insight needed to bring the doll to life and allow leveling up than it was to beat him.

[chunticakes]

use oil urns and set his ass on fire

Mah nigga. Funny story, I ran into Father Gascoin or whatever before fighting this thing. :lol

[Chris]

I'll probably try that in Franchise mode. It's clear RTTS is highly scripted so it doesn't let you do certain things at times so it's not like you're always going to hit even when you got the timing right.

Zone hitting is fun once you've mastered directional hitting, but it's definitely meant for mouse and keyboard.

[redzero]

I've been trying to get into Bloodborne but it's so fucking hard. I can't get past the Cleric Beast.

lol I don't think I died a single time to the Cleric Beast. My second playthrough, he didn't even hit me.

On a related note, I just best Genichiro. He wasn't nearly as hard as Lady Butterfly was. It's kind of strange that I fought him so early, though.

[apalisoc_9]

apalisoc_9 (https://www.spurstalk.com/forums/member.php?u=11260) :hat

https://i.gyazo.com/63c7dc32d45afa48cd8a6ece2ceca0d2.png

i did a 3rd playthrough after shura. i didnt want to do a 4th full playthrough for the 4th ending so i just created a save on a USB drive after beating isshin. did the purification ending... then used the save data i had created to resume from the same point and quickly do the immortal severance ending. if i had used this method i could have just done 2 play-throughs... though it was a nice challenge to face demon of hatred and isshin on NG++

its so dumb that 3 of the 4 endings all require the same play through and only difference is a text chioce (and completion of various small side activities)

Nice. Haven't had the chance to play much. We're quarantined but I'm too lazy to fire up my ps4.

Is Emma actually that hard? I keep hearing that if she had two life bars she'd be far more difficult than isshin. I somehow find that hard to believe.

[apalisoc_9]

lol I don't think I died a single time to the Cleric Beast. My second playthrough, he didn't even hit me.

On a related note, I just best Genichiro. He wasn't nearly as hard as Lady Butterfly was. It's kind of strange that I fought him so early, though.

To be fair, Genichiro is an earlier boss. It's possible to fight him without going through some other bosses though. It's possible you lucked yourself into a shorter path... not needing to fight jinzuke, seven spears although you naturally have to fight them first.

Majority of people say once you beat genichiro, you've learned the system.

[spurraider21]

Nice. Haven't had the chance to play much. We're quarantined but I'm too lazy to fire up my ps4.

Is Emma actually that hard? I keep hearing that if she had two life bars she'd be far more difficult than isshin. I somehow find that hard to believe.
to be honest... i found shura bosses (emma and old isshin) harder than the other ending with genichiro and young/prime isshin (sword saint). isshin sword saint does a ton of damage and his second/third phase with the scythe are frantic, but he just does so many moves that you can punish. he exposes himself to a LOT of mikiri counters. he does the charge ranged attack that you just have to sprint around and get some free shots in. and he does the ichimangi attack that you just have to side step and punish. of course, in his 3rd phase he uses the lightning stuff which is just another easy way to punish if you get comfortable with the reversal mechanic.

old isshin still had some ways to punish, but the constant fire forced you to play more defensive

i think the best fight in the game is Owl (father), when you face him in the Hirata estate memory (not when you face him on the roof where you fought geneshiro... that fight is called Great Shinobi Owl)

[Joseph Kony]

Ghost recon breakpoint :tu :tu :tu since the update this game has gotten even better tbh. its finally a solid sequel to Wildlands

[Joseph Kony]

surprised apalisoc is not playing animal crossing :lol

[apalisoc_9]

to be honest... i found shura bosses (emma and old isshin) harder than the other ending with genichiro and young/prime isshin (sword saint). isshin sword saint does a ton of damage and his second/third phase with the scythe are frantic, but he just does so many moves that you can punish. he exposes himself to a LOT of mikiri counters. he does the charge ranged attack that you just have to sprint around and get some free shots in. and he does the ichimangi attack that you just have to side step and punish. of course, in his 3rd phase he uses the lightning stuff which is just another easy way to punish if you get comfortable with the reversal mechanic.

old isshin still had some ways to punish, but the constant fire forced you to play more defensive

i think the best fight in the game is Owl (father), when you face him in the Hirata estate memory (not when you face him on the roof where you fought geneshiro... that fight is called Great Shinobi Owl)

Ill fire up the ps4 again tomorrow and just go through the bosses quickly. I missed out on Father in my first playthrough.

[spurraider21]

Ill fire up the ps4 again tomorrow and just go through the bosses quickly. I missed out on Father in my first playthrough.
the last 2 endings (purification and return) require you to take those steps

as far as i remember, you have to make sure you exhaust all dialogue and eavesdropping opportunities with Kuro and Emma before beating the Divine Dragon

after you beat geneshiro and go into Kuro's room, just try hiding behind where the incense burner thing is and you should be able to eavesdrop on kuro right away. and then i think after fighting and beating Owl, you eventually get another opportunity to eavesrop kuro from the same spot where he says "do what must be done." if you leave and come back, or just rest at an idol, emma is standing at the top of the stairs, and you can confront her. you then agree to help her to keep kuro alive.

keep exhausting dialogue with her and she'll eventually say she's going to be at the old grave. travel there and meet her by the grave, talk to her there. then she says she's going to talk to orangutan (scultpor). next time you go back to the temple, sculptor and emma are talking there, and you can go outside, behind the temple and eavesdrop once again. confront emma again and she gives you another one of those memory bell things (same item that let you go to hirata estate the first time), but this time it's Owl's memory.

then you play through a different version of hirata estate where the final boss is owl instead of lady butterfly.

its really obscure shit, and getting the "return" ending is even more obscure (involves all these steps plus more with the kid at the end of Senpou temple). i was able to figure get to the 2nd owl fight without a guide, but then starting looking stuff up to make sure i wasn't missing any potentially skippable bosses, and figured out the further steps for the return ending.

[baseline bum]

Man I was excited about the Panzer Dragoon on Switch announcement a few months ago, but now seeing it released today the final product looks like shit. Too busy graphically and doesn't seem to capture the art style of the Saturn original at all. midnightpulp rolling in his grave at this remake.

[FrostKing]

Civ 5. Always & forever

[lefty]

Started playing COD Blackops 3 :lol
(Campaign mode)

Never played cod before, I’m not a FPS guy

A little learning curve, bit I just completed my 1st mission

[spurraider21]

Started playing COD Blackops 3 :lol
(Campaign mode)

Never played cod before, I’m not a FPS guy

A little learning curve, bit I just completed my 1st mission
Learning curve on multiplayer is quite steep

[DJR210]

Ghost recon breakpoint :tu :tu :tu since the update this game has gotten even better tbh. its finally a solid sequel to Wildlands

I wish they kept the gritty realistic direction like the first game.. Bolivia punked the shit out of Ubisoft

[spurraider21]

Playing Tomb Raider (2013) Definitive edition

I mean, it’s simply a superior version of Uncharted imo

[baseline bum]

Playing Tomb Raider (2013) Definitive edition

I mean, it’s simply a superior version of Uncharted imo

Plus you can play it with your pants down.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCe8-1dbXZc

[baseline bum]

Got Persona 5 Royal preloaded. Can't wait until 11PM Monday when I can finally play that shit.

[spurraider21]

Plus you can play it with your pants down.
:lol

Still not done with the game, but what I’ll say is UC is more visually impressive (tomb raider is generally darker/gray while UC is vibrant) and has a more consistent narrative (Lara in cutscenes is a sad scared girl but then goes on to headshot 20 dudes with a bow and blast more with a shotgun). Scully/Elena are actually good characters, nobody stands out in tomb raider

but tomb raider completely poops on UC from a gameplay perspective. The gunplay is much better. The combat is deeper. The exploration/climbing is better. You actually upgrade weapons and skills, and it’s a more open world. The puzzles are also more intuitive instead of just giving you solutions in a notebook.

Ill definitely be picking up the sequels Rise and Shadow

[Reck]

Got Persona 5 Royal preloaded. Can't wait until 11PM Monday when I can finally play that shit.

Oh shit I forgot about that.

I’m torn between Resident evil 3 and random game B.

I’m trying to be mindful of how I’m spending my monies now. My coffers will last throughout the summer but much more than that...

[ElNono]

:lol

Still not done with the game, but what I’ll say is UC is more visually impressive (tomb raider is generally darker/gray while UC is vibrant) and has a more consistent narrative (Lara in cutscenes is a sad scared girl but then goes on to headshot 20 dudes with a bow and blast more with a shotgun). Scully/Elena are actually good characters, nobody stands out in tomb raider

but tomb raider completely poops on UC from a gameplay perspective. The gunplay is much better. The combat is deeper. The exploration/climbing is better. You actually upgrade weapons and skills, and it’s a more open world. The puzzles are also more intuitive instead of just giving you solutions in a notebook.

Ill definitely be picking up the sequels Rise and Shadow

Rise and Shadow are great games, tbh

[baseline bum]

Ill definitely be picking up the sequels Rise and Shadow

Too bad they got rid of the snuff film death cutscenes in Rise.

[lefty]

Learning curve on multiplayer is quite steep
Learning curve is steep for me in single player mode on rookie level :lol

I pump myself up to get better : “let’s get those bastards!”

[spurraider21]

Too bad they got rid of the snuff film death cutscenes in Rise.
That shit was jarring first time i saw it :lol

[apalisoc_9]

Playing Tomb Raider (2013) Definitive edition

I mean, it’s simply a superior version of Uncharted imo

Much better scrah. I'm a PS fanboy, but all the tomb raider editions where better..

I admit uncharted overall probably better in terms of lore and overall story. I mean you get invested with Nathan, Sully etc. But I found the gameplay in tomb raider superior plus honestly I know she gets a lot of hate but this lara is a really good protagonist.

[Cry Havoc]

Horizon Zero Dawn officially coming to PC this summer

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1151640/Horizon_Zero_Dawn_Complete_Edition/

Get in here DJR210, Cry Havoc, 140

I playtested that game a year before it released on Ps4.

It's an interesting title. I'll be keeping an eye on it.

[Joseph Kony]

:lol

Still not done with the game, but what I’ll say is UC is more visually impressive (tomb raider is generally darker/gray while UC is vibrant) and has a more consistent narrative (Lara in cutscenes is a sad scared girl but then goes on to headshot 20 dudes with a bow and blast more with a shotgun). Scully/Elena are actually good characters, nobody stands out in tomb raider

but tomb raider completely poops on UC from a gameplay perspective. The gunplay is much better. The combat is deeper. The exploration/climbing is better. You actually upgrade weapons and skills, and it’s a more open world. The puzzles are also more intuitive instead of just giving you solutions in a notebook.

Ill definitely be picking up the sequels Rise and Shadow

Rise of the Tomb Raider is easily the best and one of the better games I've played ever tbh. Shadow is kinda meh. But that being said imo Uncharted 4 >>>> any of the TR games

[spurraider21]

Rise of the Tomb Raider is easily the best and one of the better games I've played ever tbh. Shadow is kinda meh. But that being said imo Uncharted 4 >>>> any of the TR games
I disagree. Already played UC4 and i think tomb raider 2013 poops on it from gameplay perspective

[apalisoc_9]

I disagree. Already played UC4 and i think tomb raider 2013 poops on it from gameplay perspective

Yes..The shooting man.

Biggest difference imo.

[baseline bum]

Holy fuck, Nier Replicant coming to PS4 / XBox / Steam. All the stuff you read about in Automata about Project Gestalt and the replicants is explained in this game. Plus a few characters from Automata have their backstory told here.

1244165627989897216

Get in here Reck, spurraider21, apalisoc_9.

[redzero]

I finally killed my first Shichimen Warrior. I had to farm Divine Confetti, because I didn't beat Corrupted Monk. Fuck Shichimen. Annoying ass enemy.

Anyway, Guardian Ape is up next. Sekiro is like a damn maze. It's cool that it's not disjointed like DS2, but I have had to go back and find several routes I missed.

[apalisoc_9]

I finally killed my first Shichimen Warrior. I had to farm Divine Confetti, because I didn't beat Corrupted Monk. Fuck Shichimen. Annoying ass enemy.

Anyway, Guardian Ape is up next. Sekiro is like a damn maze. It's cool that it's not disjointed like DS2, but I have had to go back and find several routes I missed.

There's a particular skill that makes that fight much easier. Basically death blows him anytime he's airborne.

[apalisoc_9]

Holy fuck, Nier Replicant coming to PS4 / XBox / Steam. All the stuff you read about in Automata about Project Gestalt and the replicants is explained in this game. Plus a few characters from Automata have their backstory told here.

1244165627989897216

Get in here Reck, spurraider21, apalisoc_9.

If the combat is the same I would probably play.

[baseline bum]

If the combat is the same I would probably play.

I doubt it will be without Platinum working on this one.

[redzero]

There's a particular skill that makes that fight much easier. Basically death blows him anytime he's airborne.

Yeah, but one needs Divine Confetti to do it. I burned at least 7 of them trying to beat that fuck.

[lefty]

Already bored with COD Blackops 3

Shooting is repetitive tbh

Different missions, same shit

[Reck]

Holy fuck, Nier Replicant coming to PS4 / XBox / Steam. All the stuff you read about in Automata about Project Gestalt and the replicants is explained in this game. Plus a few characters from Automata have their backstory told here.

1244165627989897216

Get in here Reck (https://www.spurstalk.com/forums/member.php?u=14412), spurraider21 (https://www.spurstalk.com/forums/member.php?u=31905), apalisoc_9 (https://www.spurstalk.com/forums/member.php?u=11260).

I saw this the other day trending on twitter but thought it was just a game of the year type re-release so didn't pay much attention.

I'd pay for this...but probably not full price.

[DJR210]

Insurgency Sandstorm FTW.. It's coming out on consoles soon, if any of you peasants enjoy hardcore military shooters, check it out. Only 30 bucks too.

[spurraider21]

Holy fuck, Nier Replicant coming to PS4 / XBox / Steam. All the stuff you read about in Automata about Project Gestalt and the replicants is explained in this game. Plus a few characters from Automata have their backstory told here.

1244165627989897216

Get in here Reck (https://www.spurstalk.com/forums/member.php?u=14412), spurraider21 (https://www.spurstalk.com/forums/member.php?u=31905), apalisoc_9 (https://www.spurstalk.com/forums/member.php?u=11260).
nice i'll get it 2 years after launch for cheap

[baseline bum]

I saw this the other day trending on twitter but thought it was just a game of the year type re-release so didn't pay much attention.

I'd pay for this...but probably not full price.



nice i'll get it 2 years after launch for cheap

I imagine this will be a $40 game at launch. It's nowhere near as good a game as NieR Automata is overall. It has a lot of things in common with Automata, but Automata is way more polished and the fast paced combat is hugely improved in Automata. With that said, I think it has a much better story than Automata, which is saying a lot, because Automata has maybe my favorite story in a game this generation. And the characters are about as interesting as you'll find in any game. Yoko Taro said he was inspired to write this game by 9/11 and the Iraq War and how every side thinks they are the just one and he weaved a really interesting story around this theme.

The critics shit all over this game back in 2010 because it starts off with lots of fetch quests. Which makes sense in the context of the story since you begin the game as a kid trying to do any kind of odd job you can get to provide for your sick younger sister (at least in the upcoming version; in the US version of the original you were the father instead). But it was a pretty big cult hit even before Automata came out.

[Reck]

RE3 review up on ACG

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=18YNeiR8TpI

Damn this looks good!

[spurraider21]

RE3 review up on ACG

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=18YNeiR8TpI

Damn this looks good!
looks exactly like RE2 tbh

[Reck]

looks exactly like RE2 tbh

He actually gives RE3 a pretty mediocre review. Some things look worse in his opinion and he was playing on master race.

[spurraider21]

He actually gives RE3 a pretty mediocre review. Some things look worse in his opinion and he was playing on master race.
i mean even the animations of when you get bitten look identical. i played RE2 not that long ago so its pretty fresh in my memory. thats not necessarily a bad thing since RE2 was great... but you'd hope for a new release to feel more fresh

[baseline bum]

Insurgency Sandstorm FTW.. It's coming out on consoles soon, if any of you peasants enjoy hardcore military shooters, check it out. Only 30 bucks too.

How hardcore military a shooter is it? You get to do war rape?

[baseline bum]

i mean even the animations of when you get bitten look identical. i played RE2 not that long ago so its pretty fresh in my memory. thats not necessarily a bad thing since RE2 was great... but you'd hope for a new release to feel more fresh

I gotta be honest, RE3 looking like RE2 is nothing but a plus for me. I loved the pacing of the game and the control felt great. Though I played RE2 back in February 2019 so I'm probably ready for it a lot sooner than you like you said.

[DJR210]

How hardcore military a shooter is it? You get to do war rape?

Yes. It's one of the perks the commander class can call in.. clearance for mass rapes

[DJR210]

RE3 review up on ACG

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=18YNeiR8TpI

Damn this looks good!

Agreed. Will be a great game, and a fresh chance at enjoying RE3.. I rented the original as a kid from Blockbuster, and ended up falling asleep and my homie beat the fucking game for me

[Reck]

i mean even the animations of when you get bitten look identical. i played RE2 not that long ago so its pretty fresh in my memory. thats not necessarily a bad thing since RE2 was great... but you'd hope for a new release to feel more fresh

These games were being worked on at the same time as you can tell by how quickly they decided to release it. More or less a year in between 2 and 3.

I'm going to still buy it, most likely. Still deciding on this and a couple of other games.

[spurraider21]

I gotta be honest, RE3 looking like RE2 is nothing but a plus for me. I loved the pacing of the game and the control felt great. Though I played RE2 back in February 2019 so I'm probably ready for it a lot sooner than you like you said.
i mean yeah, re-skinning a great game will still lead to a fun experience.

[baseline bum]

ったく、まだ一時間待たなきゃ。もうペルソナ5ローヤルをやりたいぜ。

[redzero]

Capcom has been killing it lately. Monster Hunter, Devil May Cry, RE 7, RE 2, and RE 3. Seems like the only big property they have fucked up lately is Street Fighter.

[baseline bum]

二十三分

[NASpurs]

Capcom has been killing it lately. Monster Hunter, Devil May Cry, RE 7, RE 2, and RE 3. Seems like the only big property they have fucked up lately is Street Fighter.

I'm still waiting for them to release Deep Down. It's been like seven years already!

[Reck]

Zone hitting is fun once you've mastered directional hitting, but it's definitely meant for mouse and keyboard.

I tried it. It definitely works best.

Hit 2 doubles and a homerun in like 2 games after switching from buttons to analog. The only thing that irks me is that when I power swing the camera goes haywire on me.

[baseline bum]

First two hours of P5R the same as P5, except a brief scene with Kasumi. Still got about an hour of tutorial before getting into the game.

[slick'81]

Final fantasy 7 is going to be my new bae. Until then ,still fucking around with overwatch,prominence poker,modernwarfare,ffX2 and nba2k20. Already beat the new doom

[apalisoc_9]

Capcom has been killing it lately. Monster Hunter, Devil May Cry, RE 7, RE 2, and RE 3. Seems like the only big property they have fucked up lately is Street Fighter.

SFV increased the player base significantly. From a game-play standpoint, SFV is probably the best SF I've ever played. Definitely butchered the release though.

[DJR210]

Current gen remake of Manhunt needed ASAP

[Joseph Kony]

Current gen remake of Manhunt needed ASAP

:tu :tu :tu fuck yes. I fucking loved that game as a kid. i replayed it once like 7 years ago and it was still fun but man the whole game is just so dated. i feel like that game is too edgy to be made in 2020 though, at least by a mainstream developer. but all the various executions in todays graphic would be brutal as hell. i'm waiting for a current gen remake of Max Payne also tbh

[DJR210]

:tu :tu :tu fuck yes. I fucking loved that game as a kid. i replayed it once like 7 years ago and it was still fun but man the whole game is just so dated. i feel like that game is too edgy to be made in 2020 though, at least by a mainstream developer. but all the various executions in todays graphic would be brutal as hell. i'm waiting for a current gen remake of Max Payne also tbh

Yeah.. it's fucking terrible now. I haven't played Manhunt 2 yet, and there is a version that you can find online for PC that has the stupid gore filters removed. Did you not care for Max Payne 3? I thoroughly enjoyed the shooting in that game tbh

[redzero]

SFV increased the player base significantly. From a game-play standpoint, SFV is probably the best SF I've ever played. Definitely butchered the release though.

I haven't played it, but from what I read/heard from the fighting game community, they hate it. Ugly character designs and dumbed down combat. I've read from numerous pros that the only reason that they play the game is for the money.

Then there is Marvel vs Capcom Infinite, which was a complete disaster. That was partially on Disney, though.

[ElNono]

Current gen remake of Manhunt needed ASAP

Played it recently on PS4, tbh, that game is still kick ass. Bully and Max Payne too.

[apalisoc_9]

I haven't played it, but from what I read/heard from the fighting game community, they hate it. Ugly character designs and dumbed down combat. I've read from numerous pros that the only reason that they play the game is for the money.

Then there is Marvel vs Capcom Infinite, which was a complete disaster. That was partially on Disney, though.

There's a number of characters in this game where this statement would be true. They made the "easy to pick up" characters ridiculously dumbed down. Noctics, zafina, Leroy etc...

But I think most casuals and first time players don't know any of these and still gravitate towards more difficult and technical characters. But the dumb down characters do give less skilled players a chance against superior player.

[Joseph Kony]

Yeah.. it's fucking terrible now. I haven't played Manhunt 2 yet, and there is a version that you can find online for PC that has the stupid gore filters removed. Did you not care for Max Payne 3? I thoroughly enjoyed the shooting in that game tbh

Oh for sure, MP3 was one of my favorite games ever. Quantum Break and Control have similar shooting mechanics tbh. but MP3 doesnt look that dated on PC compared to the first one.

and i didnt even know there was a manhunt 2 :lol i'll have to look into that

[baseline bum]

First palace in Persona 5 Royal is very different from what it was in Persona 5.

[LaMarcus Bryant]

Anyone else really worried but won't be totally surprised if the Ff7 part 1 remake sucks? :lol

[redzero]

Anyone else really worried but won't be totally surprised if the Ff7 part 1 remake sucks? :lol

I'm not worried. I'll play the game regardless of what the doomers say. If it is disappointing, oh well.

I should probably get out of the action game mindset, though. DMC and Sekiro have corrupted my brain.

[apalisoc_9]

I'm not worried. I'll play the game regardless of what the doomers say. If it is disappointing, oh well.

I should probably get out of the action game mindset, though. DMC and Sekiro have corrupted my brain.

You done with Sekiro?

Can't imagine playing a mediocre combat system after Sekiro...From what I've seen ff7 is definitely going to be disappointing combat wise.

Just switch to JRPG combat in ff7 to save you the disappointment

[LaMarcus Bryant]

You done with Sekiro?

Can't imagine playing a mediocre combat system after Sekiro...From what I've seen ff7 is definitely going to be disappointing combat wise.

Just switch to JRPG combat in ff7 to save you the disappointment

It's an interactive real time fighting system isn't it?
I haven't seen much on trailers wanted to be surprised

[redzero]

You done with Sekiro?

Can't imagine playing a mediocre combat system after Sekiro...From what I've seen ff7 is definitely going to be disappointing combat wise.

Just switch to JRPG combat in ff7 to save you the disappointment

I'm in Mibu Village and just learned to drive.

The way I see it with the combat is that it's a different experience entirely. I wasn't disappointed in Sekiro because the combat system wasn't as extensive as DMC5. I played the FF7RE demo, and it mixes things up enough for me so I at least have to think about what I am doing. Turn-based combat seems boring at this point, unless I am playing Persona.

[Leetonidas]

Last of us 2 has been delayed indefinitely because of coronavirus. Wtf? This wasn't even coming out til September

[apalisoc_9]

Last of us 2 has been delayed indefinitely because of coronavirus. Wtf? This wasn't even coming out til September

iirc you need 3-4 months to prepare the logistics.

[Xevious]

Last of us 2 has been delayed indefinitely because of coronavirus. Wtf? This wasn't even coming out til September
Was supposed to come out next month.

[Reck]

Last of us 2 has been delayed indefinitely because of coronavirus. Wtf? This wasn't even coming out til September

Weird.

Just release it digitally. And then do physical copies next year or something. This sounds like an excuse to me as you can get released new games online.

[Xevious]

Weird.

Just release it digitally. And then do physical copies next year or something. This sounds like an excuse to me as you can get released new games online.
Like I said in the other thread, they were already getting bad press for their employment practices and all the crunching they were having to do. The outbreak just exposed the situation even further and ensured that they couldn't finish.

[ElNono]

Can't really say much, but I can definitely confirm COVID had a large impact on the decision. Their building was shut down for a while mid-march due to a COVID case (different floor from their offices though).

With a high profile game like that, it's difficult to have QA testers working from home. A leak or something like that would be difficult to track down.

[baseline bum]

Can't really say much, but I can definitely confirm COVID had a large impact on the decision. Their building was shut down for a while mid-march due to a COVID case (different floor from their offices though).

With a high profile game like that, it's difficult to have QA testers working from home. A leak or something like that would be difficult to track down.

I can't believe anything is releasing right now because of how tough a situation publishers are in with QA.

[ElNono]

I can't believe anything is releasing right now because of how tough a situation publishers are in with QA.

Well, I can't speak for every title or studio, tbh... there are also some other logistical issues, like when everyone was sent to WFH, it wasn't just grab a laptop and go. Some peeps have beefy equipment and devkits at the office, and transitioning sometimes can take a bit.

[spurraider21]

Just started AC Odyssey

[ElNono]

Just started AC Odyssey

such a good game... can't wait for the next one, tbh

[Reck]

such a good game... can't wait for the next one, tbh

Gonna take place in feudal japan, amirite?

[Joseph Kony]

Gonna take place in feudal japan, amirite?
i think the next one is supposed to be Viking themed

[Joseph Kony]

installed RE3 last night. going to be playing that once work is done today

[Reck]

i think the next one is supposed to be Viking themed

Even better, tbh.

I recently binged watched the show Vikings. What a beauty of a show. :cry

[spurraider21]

such a good game... can't wait for the next one, tbh
so far it feels a lot like horizon with the awkward looking semi-cutscene animations when you talk to an NPC so start up a questline and the unconvincing voice acting

but the gameplay early on is solid

[ElNono]

so far it feels a lot like horizon with the awkward looking semi-cutscene animations when you talk to an NPC so start up a questline and the unconvincing voice acting

but the gameplay early on is solid

i recall the voice acting being horrible, tbh...

[Reck]

i recall the voice acting being horrible, tbh...

the little kid...ugh

[Joseph Kony]

Even better, tbh.

I recently binged watched the show Vikings. What a beauty of a show. :cry

it got pretty meh after Ragnar dies. the most recent season i got bored 4 episodes in and never watched it again. first 3-4 seasons are awesome though

[Joseph Kony]

also i preferred AC Origins to Odyssey but they were both excellent games

[Reck]

it got pretty meh after Ragnar dies. the most recent season i got bored 4 episodes in and never watched it again. first 3-4 seasons are awesome though

Yep. Agreed.

Still watching out of habit and the fact there are only 10 eps left on the series. First half of s6 was not good at all though. Yikes

[redzero]

I beat Great Shinobi Owl 2nd (or 3rd?) try. I was watching the boss fight on YouTube, and I thought, "This really doesn't seem as bad as people are making it out to be," and I was right.

I am excited for Owl (Father) now.

[chunticakes]

installed RE3 last night. going to be playing that once work is done today

I played a little last night. So far it seems different from the OG game.

[Reck]

I played a little last night. So far it seems different from the OG game.

That slow down attack when you do a perfect dodge is definitely new. I like it.

[chunticakes]

That slow down attack when you do a perfect dodge is definitely new. I like it.

What slow down attack? Fucking zombies are overpowered, takes 4-5 headshots to put one down. :lol

[Reck]

What slow down attack? Fucking zombies are overpowered, takes 4-5 headshots to put one down. :lol

Skip to 3:42

https://youtu.be/16GAenv1F1o?t=222

Time slows down slightly allowing you a couple of headshots.

[spurraider21]

I beat Great Shinobi Owl 2nd (or 3rd?) try. I was watching the boss fight on YouTube, and I thought, "This really doesn't seem as bad as people are making it out to be," and I was right.

I am excited for Owl (Father) now.
well if you watch them on YouTube first you don’t go through the same learning curve...

[Joseph Kony]

I played a little last night. So far it seems different from the OG game.
it is. i read up on it and while the RE2 remake was a little different this one is vastly different. i'm kinda concerned, because everything i've read seems to indicate this is an 8 hour campaign which is kinda sad. and based on steam reviews there is a whole host of shit missing from the game such as (spoilers ahead):


Clocktower - is cut from the game
*Gravedigger - is cut from the game (Giant Worm)
*The Park - is cut from the game
*City Hall - is cut from the game
*Graveyard - is cut from the game
*Other locations - are cut from the game
*The Spiders - are cut from the game
*other enemies - are all cut from the game
*Jill doesn't go to the RPD police station <---this doesn't make any sense at all
*Her time in the RPD is completely cut out from this game.
*Iconic moments from the original - are cut from the game (Nemesis don't kill Brad, and others etc.)
*Nemesis don't follow you like MR X, he shows up a few times in the beginning of the game and chases you in one area, after that he isn't there, it doesn't happen again its just QTE and boss battles.
*The feeling of a Tyrant (Mr X or Mr X like enemy) following you - is cut from the game. If you're hoping Nemesis will be a beefed up Mr X, NO he is not like that at all.
*Nemesis second transformation - is cut from the game His third is now his second and kind of weird, he runs like a dog on his arms and legs, not scary or cool, just bizarre looking.
*Nemesis is just not Nemesis, IDK what he is but he isn't Nemesis

[chunticakes]

it is. i read up on it and while the RE2 remake was a little different this one is vastly different. i'm kinda concerned, because everything i've read seems to indicate this is an 8 hour campaign which is kinda sad. and based on steam reviews there is a whole host of shit missing from the game such as (spoilers ahead):


Clocktower - is cut from the game
*Gravedigger - is cut from the game (Giant Worm)
*The Park - is cut from the game
*City Hall - is cut from the game
*Graveyard - is cut from the game
*Other locations - are cut from the game
*The Spiders - are cut from the game
*other enemies - are all cut from the game
*Jill doesn't go to the RPD police station <---this doesn't make any sense at all
*Her time in the RPD is completely cut out from this game.
*Iconic moments from the original - are cut from the game (Nemesis don't kill Brad, and others etc.)
*Nemesis don't follow you like MR X, he shows up a few times in the beginning of the game and chases you in one area, after that he isn't there, it doesn't happen again its just QTE and boss battles.
*The feeling of a Tyrant (Mr X or Mr X like enemy) following you - is cut from the game. If you're hoping Nemesis will be a beefed up Mr X, NO he is not like that at all.
*Nemesis second transformation - is cut from the game His third is now his second and kind of weird, he runs like a dog on his arms and legs, not scary or cool, just bizarre looking.
*Nemesis is just not Nemesis, IDK what he is but he isn't Nemesis

That's the first thing I noticed. I was waiting for that scene :lol

[redzero]

R3MAKE is 8 hours long. I watched some of a YouTuber's play through, and he beat the entire game in one sitting.

[Xevious]

R3MAKE is 8 hours long. I watched some of a YouTuber's play through, and he beat the entire game in one sitting.
Was that a first playthrough, or was he trying to speedrun it?

[redzero]

Was that a first playthrough, or was he trying to speedrun it?

First playthrough on Hard.

[spurraider21]

Don’t know why you’d watch a full playthrough before playing a game, unless you actually have no intention of getting it

[redzero]

Don’t know why you’d watch a full playthrough before playing a game, unless you actually have no intention of getting it

I didn't watch the entire thing, and I have no intention of playing the game. I just watched some of the beginning and the end.

[DJR210]

Oh for sure, MP3 was one of my favorite games ever. Quantum Break and Control have similar shooting mechanics tbh. but MP3 doesnt look that dated on PC compared to the first one.

and i didnt even know there was a manhunt 2 :lol i'll have to look into that

Yeah man.. Manhunt 2 was the first major game release that got slapped with the AO rating. Seems like no big deal, but as far as Rockstar was concerned it was a death sentence to the game as the rating immediately slashes the amount of retailers that were able to carry the game (digital sales were still a thing of fantasy pretty much) They ended up conceding to the AO rating and adding this filter that censored the death scenes, however it has long since been modded and you can play the original version as it was intended on the PC.

[DJR210]

R3MAKE is 8 hours long. I watched some of a YouTuber's play through, and he beat the entire game in one sitting.

Yeah, and it only has one character vs the usual with that era of RE games. Still looks amazing, but yeah, replay value here is lacking vs RE2

[DJR210]

Maybe it's just me, but:

Mr. X > Nemesis

[apalisoc_9]

I beat Great Shinobi Owl 2nd (or 3rd?) try. I was watching the boss fight on YouTube, and I thought, "This really doesn't seem as bad as people are making it out to be," and I was right.

I am excited for Owl (Father) now.

c'mon man..you gotta fight them raw without any youtube clues. Took me 10-12 tries and in the end the umbrella was the answer for me.

[baseline bum]

Yeah, and it only has one character vs the usual with that era of RE games. Still looks amazing, but yeah, replay value here is lacking vs RE2

I think the COVID got to CPY, no CODEX Sale on this one either.

[redzero]

c'mon man..you gotta fight them raw without any youtube clues. Took me 10-12 tries and in the end the umbrella was the answer for me.

I was looking for clues per say. Anyway, Owl (Father) took me around 20 tries. I kept not jumping when he did his perilous sweeps and jumping when he used his firecracker. He was the hardest fight so far.

It's really fun watching the samurai and ninja kill each other in Ashina Castle. Grab the Demon Bell, run around, and watch them go to work.

[apalisoc_9]

I was looking for clues per say. Anyway, Owl (Father) took me around 20 tries. I kept not jumping when he did his perilous sweeps and jumping when he used his firecracker. He was the hardest fight so far.

It's really fun watching the samurai and ninja kill each other in Ashina Castle. Grab the Demon Bell, run around, and watch them go to work.

One of the best parts of the game.

You can tell the quality of the AI in this game simply by making them fight each other. I watched a video of owl vs last boss..it was close.

[redzero]

Apparently, the FF7 Remake isn't actually just a remake...

[spurraider21]

One of the best parts of the game.

You can tell the quality of the AI in this game simply by making them fight each other. I watched a video of owl vs last boss..it was close.
Not fair. Last boss has more health bars

[spurraider21]

c'mon man..you gotta fight them raw without any youtube clues. Took me 10-12 tries and in the end the umbrella was the answer for me.
You still haven’t fought the stronger version of owl

[Reck]

FF7 is 60 bucks. Ouch

For one episode? I understand though it will take you anywhere from 30 to 35 hours to complete. Still though, game is incomplete. How many episodes will there be and will all of them be at same price?

Hard pass. Who knows when episode two will even come out. Maybe in 2030.

[redzero]

FF7 is 60 bucks. Ouch

For one episode? I understand though it will take you anywhere from 30 to 35 hours to complete. Still though, game is incomplete. How many episodes will there be and will all of them be at same price?

Hard pass. Who knows when episode two will even come out. Maybe in 2030.

It is NOT the same story. We have been bamboozled.

[baseline bum]

FF7 is 60 bucks. Ouch

For one episode? I understand though it will take you anywhere from 30 to 35 hours to complete. Still though, game is incomplete. How many episodes will there be and will all of them be at same price?

Hard pass. Who knows when episode two will even come out. Maybe in 2030.

There is pretty much no game I'd pay $60 for when (1) I have a huge backlog and (2) who knows how many of us will even have a job in a month or two? Only got Persona 5 Royal because I pre-ordered a couple of months ago and used a Gamestop promotion to get almost all the price of the game from trading in old PS3, 360, and Wii games. :lol

[redzero]

I beat Sword Saint Isshin. I had the Demon Bell against him and Demon of Hatred, because my vitality was at max. I just don't understand why the final two bosses were so vastly different. I was fighting Demon of Hatred for so long, that when I fought Genichiro, he bodied me over and over again. One has to go from barely blocking with Demon to parrying with Genichiro and Isshin. I'm just happy that Isshin had that lightning attack in his last phase, because it made the fight way easier.

I guess I'll finally finish RDR2 now. I still want the FF7 Remake just to see what the fuck is going on, but I saw a few scenes on /v/, and it's not the same at all.

[baseline bum]

FF7 is 60 bucks. Ouch

For one episode? I understand though it will take you anywhere from 30 to 35 hours to complete. Still though, game is incomplete. How many episodes will there be and will all of them be at same price?

Hard pass. Who knows when episode two will even come out. Maybe in 2030.

FFVII must be kind of shit to only get 8/10 from IGN. Those fuckers will give anything an 8.5/10 or better.

[apalisoc_9]

FFVII must be kind of shit to only get 8/10 from IGN. Those fuckers will give anything an 8.5/10 or better.

Suikoden is and was always better.

They should have remade the lest hyped but better game ff9

[baseline bum]

I'm about 55 hours into Persona 5 Royal and the dungeons are changed up a bit, plus a lot of the boring stat grind can now be done while ranking up confidants. Plus Morgana has only made me go to sleep 3 or 4 times so far unlike the original where it's seemingly half the days. The new two person combo moves are pretty cool too. Overall I'd definitely say it's better than the original Persona 5, though I'm probably at least another 50-60 hours from getting to the new semester.

[SpursforSix]

Saints Row - Reelected

Starts off great but is starting to get redundant. The story and voices are good and I like the sense of humor. But if it doesn't start to add new stuff, I might just bail.

[lefty]

Fuck I miss old school games
Was about to oder the Switch Lite but it's sold out online :lol

[spurraider21]

AC Odyssey is massive...

but the armor/weapon system is retarded. there seems to be no real purpose of ever upgrading your gear since you constantly pick up higher level gear that outclasses the previous one. i felt the same way about the armor in god of war, though that one had different crafting materials for different armor, so upgrading shitty armor early didnt drain resources used to upgrade better armor later.

i take it in Odyssey im just supposed to wait till i have epic/legendary armor to upgrade

[spurraider21]

but :lmao at the eagle having magic xray vision which tags 20 things on your screen at once

THAT was their solution to the problem of icons cluttering your map/screen? have one extra step of sending magic bird to get to that same end result?

[apalisoc_9]

might play Persona 5 royal...


I liked the original enough to do it again.

[Reck]

There is pretty much no game I'd pay $60 for when (1) I have a huge backlog and (2) who knows how many of us will even have a job in a month or two? Only got Persona 5 Royal because I pre-ordered a couple of months ago and used a Gamestop promotion to get almost all the price of the game from trading in old PS3, 360, and Wii games. :lol

Tbh, I’m thinking of getting PlayStation Now for 12 months. Same price but get to play a shit ton of games for it.

I checked their current library. Not bad, not bad at all.

Metal Gear Revengeance caught my eyes. I have been wanting to play that game for years but never bothered to get it.

[baseline bum]

Tbh, I’m thinking of getting PlayStation Now for 12 months. Same price but get to play a shit ton of games for it.

I checked their current library. Not bad, not bad at all.

Metal Gear Revengeance caught my eyes. I have been wanting to play that game for years but never bothered to get it.

LOL that's all I need is access to more games. Pretty much the only game I want to play that I don't own is Judgement, but I want to complete Yakuza 4-6 before jumping on that one.

[apalisoc_9]

baseline bum

I thought mercy kill was already available in the original persona 5. I swear I'd crash into weaker enemies without having to fight them in mementos but they're saying it's a new feature. I don't really understand.

[apalisoc_9]

Tbh, I’m thinking of getting PlayStation Now for 12 months. Same price but get to play a shit ton of games for it.

I checked their current library. Not bad, not bad at all.

Metal Gear Revengeance caught my eyes. I have been wanting to play that game for years but never bothered to get it.

Revengeance is good..You'll like it

Story is too short and the world design is shitty but the combat is really polished.

[baseline bum]

baseline bum

I thought mercy kill was already available in the original persona 5. I swear I'd crash into weaker enemies without having to fight them in mementos but they're saying it's a new feature. I don't really understand.

Yeah that was in vanilla P5 if you were way over the level of the guy you crashed into in Mementos. It was annoying because it would give you their persona every time too.

[apalisoc_9]

Yeah that was in vanilla P5 if you were way over the level of the guy you crashed into in Mementos. It was annoying because it would give you their persona every time too.

IGN with their shitty reporting then. They say its a new feature. lol

[Joseph Kony]

RE3 is pretty good, but considering all that is missing from the game versus the original i can definitely say the RE2 remake was superior. Still pretty entertaining and i like the atmosphere of the game, but they definitely neutered Nemesis in this game and Mr. X was far more panic inducing as a constant lurking force. i would not recommend buying it until it's on sale for $30-$40 though

[ElNono]

but :lmao at the eagle having magic xray vision which tags 20 things on your screen at once

THAT was their solution to the problem of icons cluttering your map/screen? have one extra step of sending magic bird to get to that same end result?

not really an eagle, but a CIA drone, tbh

[Reck]

LOL that's all I need is access to more games. Pretty much the only game I want to play that I don't own is Judgement, but I want to complete Yakuza 4-6 before jumping on that one.

They have Yakuza 4 and 5 on there so if I do sign up I'll give those games a shot first.

[baseline bum]

They have Yakuza 4 and 5 on there so if I do sign up I'll give those games a shot first.

They're PS3 games with updated textures and higher framerate, so I doubt they're as good as Yakuza 0. Plus the stories build directly on each other. Though Yakuza 5 is widely considered one of the best games in the series, only behind 0 and maybe 2.

[chunticakes]

RE3 is pretty good, but considering all that is missing from the game versus the original i can definitely say the RE2 remake was superior. Still pretty entertaining and i like the atmosphere of the game, but they definitely neutered Nemesis in this game and Mr. X was far more panic inducing as a constant lurking force. i would not recommend buying it until it's on sale for $30-$40 though

Yes I agree. I beat the game in one sitting.

[SpursforSix]

Yes I agree. I beat the game in one sitting.

Bend over, I'll fucking beat the game in one sitting.

On another note...what are you seeing in the hospitals?

[NASpurs]

These mofos know what they're doing. They hit me right in the nostalgia.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPjX6t76J0Q

[baseline bum]

I was hoping they'd drastically change Okumura's palace in Persona 5 Royal but it still has that really annoying airlock section.

[FrostKing]

Should I pull the trigger or wait for Red Alert 2 in June?

https://i.ibb.co/6ch78n8/Screenshot-2020-04-08-16-30-25-1.png

[redzero]

One more day until the FF7 Remake sh.itstorm begins. This game is as much of a remake as Back to The Future Pt. II.

[DMC]

With RDR2 on PC, I started playing it. It's slow as fuck right now, too much story, not much actions. I want to kill folks.

[Xevious]

With RDR2 on PC, I started playing it. It's slow as fuck right now, too much story, not much actions. I want to kill folks.
First couple of hours is pretty much tutorial. Once you move camps to Horseshoe Overlook, you'll be able to do what you want.

[Xevious]

not really an eagle, but a CIA drone, tbh
Don't let you-know-who read that.

[spurraider21]

AC Odyssey's leveling/scaling system is really poor, imo

usually the point of side quests, besides the minor additional content, is to get more XP/gear than you would just plowing through main quest lines. but there is seemingly no benefit in doing so. what's the point of doing side content to level from 17 to 20 if all enemy characters also scale with your level? its almost like your character level is imaginary, and no matter what you do, you are always equal to every enemy you encounter. im not saying i want to be 20 levels above enemies and one shot everyone, but it defeats the purpose of an XP system if you never get stronger relative to your enemies.

instead, the only real benefit of leveling is adding to your skill tree. which is fine. but then... why not just remove the leveling system altogether? instead, the leveling system holds you back because your armor/weapons very quickly become underpowered, and it costs way too much resources to upgrade your epic/legendary gear to get it up to your current level, so im running around with a level 22 common weapon instead of my level 18 legendary weapon because the stats just blow it out of the water.

id have been better off sitting at level 18 for the time being instead of doing side content to level up

its a complete clusterfuck tbh

[DJR210]

AC Odyssey's leveling/scaling system is really poor, imo

usually the point of side quests, besides the minor additional content, is to get more XP/gear than you would just plowing through main quest lines. but there is seemingly no benefit in doing so. what's the point of doing side content to level from 17 to 20 if all enemy characters also scale with your level? its almost like your character level is imaginary, and no matter what you do, you are always equal to every enemy you encounter. im not saying i want to be 20 levels above enemies and one shot everyone, but it defeats the purpose of an XP system if you never get stronger relative to your enemies.

instead, the only real benefit of leveling is adding to your skill tree. which is fine. but then... why not just remove the leveling system altogether? instead, the leveling system holds you back because your armor/weapons very quickly become underpowered, and it costs way too much resources to upgrade your epic/legendary gear to get it up to your current level, so im running around with a level 22 common weapon instead of my level 18 legendary weapon because the stats just blow it out of the water.

id have been better off sitting at level 18 for the time being instead of doing side content to level up

its a complete clusterfuck tbh

I hate the scaling difficulty.. used to drive me nuts in Skyrim. Bosses and elite enemies sure, but you should be dominating if you invest the time to level up a character in a game like this. I loved Assassin's Creed Origins because the game was fresh and the setting was great, but once I started to see the trend with the loot system just randomizing the names and properties slightly on the same 6 weapons it got old quick

[baseline bum]

I hate the scaling difficulty.. used to drive me nuts in Skyrim. Bosses and elite enemies sure, but you should be dominating if you invest the time to level up a character in a game like this. I loved Assassin's Creed Origins because the game was fresh and the setting was great, but once I started to see the trend with the loot system just randomizing the names and properties slightly on the same 6 weapons it got old quick

Is the loot system designed around microtransactions?

[diego]

AC Odyssey's leveling/scaling system is really poor, imo

usually the point of side quests, besides the minor additional content, is to get more XP/gear than you would just plowing through main quest lines. but there is seemingly no benefit in doing so. what's the point of doing side content to level from 17 to 20 if all enemy characters also scale with your level? its almost like your character level is imaginary, and no matter what you do, you are always equal to every enemy you encounter. im not saying i want to be 20 levels above enemies and one shot everyone, but it defeats the purpose of an XP system if you never get stronger relative to your enemies.

instead, the only real benefit of leveling is adding to your skill tree. which is fine. but then... why not just remove the leveling system altogether? instead, the leveling system holds you back because your armor/weapons very quickly become underpowered, and it costs way too much resources to upgrade your epic/legendary gear to get it up to your current level, so im running around with a level 22 common weapon instead of my level 18 legendary weapon because the stats just blow it out of the water.

id have been better off sitting at level 18 for the time being instead of doing side content to level up

its a complete clusterfuck tbh

basically, once you get legendary stuff that has a bunch of nice perks you like, you keep that stuff and upgrade it to keep it level or close to it, and sell/recycle everything else you pickup to have the resources to do so. its a waste of time.

at least thats what i did

[Joseph Kony]

finished RE3. total playthrough time was only 7.5 hours on hardcore. overall i give the game a 7.5/10 but as i said before i would wait until this is on sale. it should have been a DLC to the RE2 remake more than anything imho. aside from all the shit missing my other gripe is the lack of diverse enemies. yeah you get some hunters towards the midpoint/end but most of the game is just zombies, i remember fighting infected canines only twice, there's 1 random licker, and theres maybe two other enemy types you encounter once and twice respectively.

now to wait for FF7 to be playable in 2.5 hours....

[ElNono]

AC Odyssey's leveling/scaling system is really poor, imo

usually the point of side quests, besides the minor additional content, is to get more XP/gear than you would just plowing through main quest lines. but there is seemingly no benefit in doing so. what's the point of doing side content to level from 17 to 20 if all enemy characters also scale with your level? its almost like your character level is imaginary, and no matter what you do, you are always equal to every enemy you encounter. im not saying i want to be 20 levels above enemies and one shot everyone, but it defeats the purpose of an XP system if you never get stronger relative to your enemies.

instead, the only real benefit of leveling is adding to your skill tree. which is fine. but then... why not just remove the leveling system altogether? instead, the leveling system holds you back because your armor/weapons very quickly become underpowered, and it costs way too much resources to upgrade your epic/legendary gear to get it up to your current level, so im running around with a level 22 common weapon instead of my level 18 legendary weapon because the stats just blow it out of the water.

id have been better off sitting at level 18 for the time being instead of doing side content to level up

its a complete clusterfuck tbh

It's really an action game, tbh... they threw in a mish mash of rpg as an excuse...

[Xevious]

Is it not possible to disable the level scaling in Odyssey? I saw something about it in the options but got sidetracked. I'll look tomorrow.

The combat mechanics feel fucking weird so far... will take some getting used to. All I've really done so far is some exploration and climb up a stone nutsack. Not really sure why I even bought this game knowing how big it is. I don't really have time, especially now, to play something on the scale of Red Dead or Witcher 3.