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The new optional disc drive on the PS5 Slim requires an internet connection to pair the initial time.

There are some concerns about what this means in the future when the PS5 is no longer supported by Sony and is considered vintage. If the Sony servers are no longer online what does this mean for someone trying to pair the optional disc drive.
 
Started playing Diablo 4 again to see if this new season is any good.

So far I feel that it is a lot better than season 1 - but I haven't gotten to where I usually get bored with it - and that's usually around level 90 or so.
 
Speaking of starting to play games again, I started to play Elden Ring again last night after a good year and a half of not playing.

I have completely forgot the mechanics of the game and I'm getting my ass handed to me. I'm a mage, and my magic is empty after I kill 3 regular guys and well before I kill any kind of beast. And then I'm a sitting duck.
 
RenegadeMonster said:
Speaking of starting to play games again, I started to play Elden Ring again last night after a good year and a half of not playing.

I have completely forgot the mechanics of the game and I'm getting my ass handed to me. I'm a mage, and my magic is empty after I kill 3 regular guys and well before I kill any kind of beast. And then I'm a sitting duck.
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Are you filling your flasks with the right stuff?
 
RenegadeMonster said:
Speaking of starting to play games again, I started to play Elden Ring again last night after a good year and a half of not playing.

I have completely forgot the mechanics of the game and I'm getting my ass handed to me. I'm a mage, and my magic is empty after I kill 3 regular guys and well before I kill any kind of beast. And then I'm a sitting duck.
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Honestly just reading this makes me want to fire it up again, lol
 
RenegadeMonster said:
Speaking of starting to play games again, I started to play Elden Ring again last night after a good year and a half of not playing.

I have completely forgot the mechanics of the game and I'm getting my ass handed to me. I'm a mage, and my magic is empty after I kill 3 regular guys and well before I kill any kind of beast. And then I'm a sitting duck.
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I think it's okay to grind a bit with a group of enemies to get some Runes, go to nearby site of grace, enemies respawn, repeat, level up when you have a lot of Runes. I had to do that a few times before facing a couple of bosses or encountering a more difficult area.
Hemotep said:
I haven't played in a few months so I'd have to look it up too. But I know there is a way to change how many you allocate between healing and mana. Then they replenish when you sit at a save point.
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yes you can allocate more to mana at the sites of grace. For a mage you'll definitely want more magic.
 
wokeupnew said:
I think it's okay to grind a bit with a group of enemies to get some Runes, go to nearby site of grace, enemies respawn, repeat, level up when you have a lot of Runes. I had to do that a few times before facing a couple of bosses or encountering a more difficult area.

yes you can allocate more to mana at the sites of grace. For a mage you'll definitely want more magic.
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It's all about that grind.
 
RenegadeMonster said:
Speaking of starting to play games again, I started to play Elden Ring again last night after a good year and a half of not playing.

I have completely forgot the mechanics of the game and I'm getting my ass handed to me. I'm a mage, and my magic is empty after I kill 3 regular guys and well before I kill any kind of beast. And then I'm a sitting duck.
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Why be puny mage when you can big stronk for big bonk?

Kidding, mages are the true big bonk builds, just watch any speedrun and you'll see why.
 
I just finished getting 100% in Super Mario Bros Wonder. I really, really loved it, what a great game!

that said, the...
Final-Final Badge challenge was hell. at least it has checkpoints, but even still the amount of hours and Marios it took to finish it make it completely miserable. kind of left a sour taste for me being so mad at the game at the very end. I understand the stage is completely optional, but as I wanted to 100% the game I had to do it.. ha ha
 
Santi XcX said:
the last time a mario game pissed me off was in odyssey for the jump rope challenge moon.

that shit was so unnecessary evil lol
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this is actually a pet peeve of mine in video games in general. i hate when a game has a challenge so absurdly high that’s almost impossible to achieve through manual gameplay withouti relying on hacks or cheats.

another example of this that i remember is in hyper light drifter had a challenge of completing a perfect dash 800 times without messing up. very annoying, and i never got to complete it
 
Santi XcX said:
this is actually a pet peeve of mine in video games in general. i hate when a game has a challenge so absurdly high that’s almost impossible to achieve through manual gameplay withouti relying on hacks or cheats.

another example of this that i remember is in hyper light drifter had a challenge of completing a perfect dash 800 times without messing up. very annoying, and i never got to complete it
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there's a section at the very end where you're invisible and have to jump across moving balloons, I drew little dots with a dry erase marker to indicate an inexact point of where I was in the screen as an aid to get through... not sure I would have been able to do it without that
 
Tillman said:
I just finished getting 100% in Super Mario Bros Wonder. I really, really loved it, what a great game!

that said, the...
Final-Final Badge challenge was hell. at least it has checkpoints, but even still the amount of hours and Marios it took to finish it make it completely miserable. kind of left a sour taste for me being so mad at the game at the very end. I understand the stage is completely optional, but as I wanted to 100% the game I had to do it.. ha ha
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It hasn’t been out for too long but you’re already able to fully complete it? Is it too short of a game or is there a decent amount to do? Too often Nintendo make excellent games that are way, way too short.
 
wokeupnew said:
It hasn’t been out for too long but you’re already able to fully complete it? Is it too short of a game or is there a decent amount to do? Too often Nintendo make excellent games that are way, way too short.
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yeah, it game out last week. it felt like a pretty standard length for a Mario 2D game. I honestly don't have any complaints about the value, but I completely understand why someone might. you can probably "beat" the game in a single sitting if you did the bear minimum, but to complete everything will definitely take a lot longer (depending on your platforming skill level).

my buddy didn't buy it because of the length of the game, but now that I 100% it I'll lend it to him to play, as I definitely think any fan of the series should play it one way or another
 
Happy Halloween! This year I returned to video games for my costume inspiration as a minion of Nemesis, the boss of the Citadel (Biome 3) in Returnal. It was by far my most involved construction yet with experiments in unusual materials and lighting.



And here's a bonus VG costume with my roomie's Mangle from FNAF.

 
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