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Fillip J Phry said:
I second the Ghost of Tsushima recommendation, that game could be very brutal at times, but the combat was very satisfying. I struggled a bit with Bloodhound Knight as well, I think I died more in that fight than I did with Margit and Godrick!
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Did you find the crimson knight in Stormveil? Harder than the bosses, hate those guys. Like wearing their armor though.
 
Feeling bittersweet as I prepare to face the final boss in Elden Ring. I'm not really a completionist, but I've hunted down the big optional bosses for the game. I also doubt I'll play too much in NG+, though I'll probably load it up here and there just for the combat, maybe make a less magic focused build. But this has honestly been one of the most fun times I've had playing a game since my 20s (45 now).
 
mrjoshuamccormack said:
Feeling bittersweet as I prepare to face the final boss in Elden Ring. I'm not really a completionist, but I've hunted down the big optional bosses for the game. I also doubt I'll play too much in NG+, though I'll probably load it up here and there just for the combat, maybe make a less magic focused build. But this has honestly been one of the most fun times I've had playing a game since my 20s (45 now).
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How many hours?

I'm still watching a guy on YouTube play. I know this game isn't for me, I don't handle difficulty well, but watching someone go through this ridiculously dense game methodically has been really enjoyable.
 
Max Sterling said:
How many hours?

I'm still watching a guy on YouTube play. I know this game isn't for me, I don't handle difficulty well, but watching someone go through this ridiculously dense game methodically has been really enjoyable.
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Currently around 163 hours. Granted, some of that was just me leaving the game on in order to pick it up while taking a brief break at work, but I've buried myself in this game like I haven't in years.
 
Thackeraye said:
Finished Kentucky Route Zero last night. I think I enjoyed it?! Started the Artful Escape as well, which is great. Loving these short blast games at the moment.
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I played Artful Escape last year, what a gorgeous interactive sensory overload that game was. It ends right at the point where you start to question if it will get too repetitive as well, so perfect length imho.
 
I was wondering if anyone on here was playing Elden Ring too and just found this thread. I agree with others that this is the first game in years that has sucked me in completely. I wasted a lot of time trying out different builds until I settled on a prophet that looks like Jesus. I was only going to use the whip and incantations, to stay true to my Jesus role play, but I couldn't get into the whip. So I'm using the Winged Scythe as my melee weapon instead and it's good fun. I'm not very far I don't think, but I've been avoiding reading anything much so that I discover things on my own. The boss that's kicked my ass so many times and I still can't beat is that Fallingstar Beast stone covered bull asshole in the Sellia Crystal Tunnel.

I'm close to finishing Caelid, but my wife made me get off, lol.
 
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bettim84 said:
I’m about 20 hours into XC2. Loving it. Playing 1-3 hours/night, I should be able to finish it well before the end of July (though I doubt I’ll be able to cram a second playthrough at this pace).
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that’s great!! it’s a good thing you’ve started it now, i honestly did not expect the game’s release to be moved up sooner, so i am even more excited!!
 
i find it funny how Nintendo are advertising this next Xenoblade game as a game that newcomers can enjoy without the context of the previous two. in reality, this trailer shows how convoluted the game will be, both story-wise and gameplay-wise (which i am all for it)

been seeing others suggest how certain things in the trailer might allude to Xenoblade X and the Xenosaga games from the ps2 era thus retconning the entire Xeno games into one storyline (as of now, the only way the xenosaga games and xenoblade are connected is with the conduit and the cameo borderline-filler appearance of kos-mos and t-elos in xenoblade 2). i haven’t played the xenosaga games, and playing them now would be a hassle due to how pricy they are the second-hand market, but i may just pull the trigger now that xenoblade 3 will be released sooner!!
 
Santi Chacin said:
i find it funny how Nintendo are advertising this next Xenoblade game as a game that newcomers can enjoy without the context of the previous two. in reality, this trailer shows how convoluted the game will be, both story-wise and gameplay-wise (which i am all for it)

been seeing others suggest how certain things in the trailer might allude to Xenoblade X and the Xenosaga games from the ps2 era thus retconning the entire Xeno games into one storyline (as of now, the only way the xenosaga games and xenoblade are connected is with the conduit and the cameo borderline-filler appearance of kos-mos and t-elos in xenoblade 2). i haven’t played the xenosaga games, and playing them now would be a hassle due to how pricy they are the second-hand market, but i may just pull the trigger now that xenoblade 3 will be released sooner!!
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I played Xenosaga 2 when it was released approximately a million years ago, and I don’t remember a single thing.

As for XC2, I just finished Chapter 3 last night
(Mythra’s first appearance)
and I’m enjoying how the plot is unfolding.
 
So I discovered last night that I was almost about to come to a point of no return in Elden Ring but quickly decided to not proceed. I had never discovered the Consecrated Snowfield and proceeded to go to the Plateau of the Giants, then to Crumbling Farum Azula. I was struggling against Maliketh, the Black Blade, looked up some advice on how to beat him and saw people saying I should probably complete everything first before attempting to defeat him. There was a huge portion of the map I hadn't discovered that I thought maybe was a later area of the game. Maybe I'd have still been able to access the Consecrated Snowfield later on but I want to do almost everything I possibly can before going to the end game.
 
I had no idea there was a video game thread here! I don't play nearly as much as I used to, but I recently bought PC and have been loving Elden Ring. It's.... insane just how good this game is. I'm about 75 hours in and I don't want it to ever end. I'm really taking my time and trying to find every area and fight every boss.

Breath of the Wild kind of ruined open world games for me. I thought nothing would ever top it, but Elden Ring has done so.
 
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