Paid Members PunkStep Posted February 23, 2022 Paid Members Share Posted February 23, 2022 Elden Ring has received overwhelmingly positive reviews today, some claiming it's the best open world game they've ever played. I wasn't that interested as the market for open world games with that kind of setting seems a bit saturated but that kind of praise can't be ignored. Might have to give it a go next week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cousin Jim Bob Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 35 minutes ago, PunkStep said: Elden Ring has received overwhelmingly positive reviews today, some claiming it's the best open world game they've ever played. I wasn't that interested as the market for open world games with that kind of setting seems a bit saturated but that kind of praise can't be ignored. Might have to give it a go next week. It will be reviewed through the roof like all From software stuff. In reality they are marmite games for alot of gamers. I've tried a couple of the Dark Souls games and Sekiro and given up on all of them. They are brutally hard, prepare yourself for that. I can see how well designed they are but I just don't have the patience for that difficulty anymore. You may love it, so don't want to put you or anyone off. Just words of warning on the difficulty, you will die, alot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merzbow Posted February 24, 2022 Share Posted February 24, 2022 (edited) Elden Ring isn't anywhere near as hard, mainly in that it's far more accessible and you have so much more choice in how you go about things. Also, just co-op. It's fun, never feel bad for needing help in these games. Edited February 24, 2022 by Merzbow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gaffer Posted February 24, 2022 Share Posted February 24, 2022 The reviews have me tempted too, but checking out some gameplay videos it just doesn't seem like my kind of jam. I might get to it when it drops in price but it looks very - I don't know - action heavy. I like open worlds where you can goof off and just role play some mundane tasks or ideas for hours on end. I'm sure it's easier and more accessible, but it still strikes me as very dour and serious gamer. In the spare few hours a month I have to game, I'll still chuck on ESO or Fallout 76 so I can just have a quick run around and do something stupid. Still, it's obviously going to be an amazing ride for those who are into it. Just interesting how tastes are evolving I guess. Your average Bethesda open world with all its bugs and charms seems terminally uncool compared to this sort of fare now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awards Moderator Onyx2 Posted February 24, 2022 Awards Moderator Share Posted February 24, 2022 4 hours ago, Gay as FOOK said: I like open worlds where you can goof off and just role play some mundane tasks or ideas for hours on end. I haven't played it yet but it is almost certainly not this. I can't see it suddenly having base building and mundane fetch quests. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Danger Posted February 24, 2022 Share Posted February 24, 2022 It's only really the non existant checkpointing and bosses that make From Soft games so hard, once you learn the base mechanics they're nowhere near as hard as a lot of people think. What they absolutely don't do is respect your time so I highly doubt you'll be able to chill out and go chop wood and collect mushrooms for a bit. That sort of thing is usually reserved for finding a prosperous drop rate from a fairly easy to kill monster in From games and even then you can't really switch off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Jazzy G Posted February 24, 2022 Paid Members Share Posted February 24, 2022 Nintendo have bought SRD, by which the report means they've finally brought them in house. If you look at the list of things they've done for Nintendo it's pretty much been every big hitter for all the consoles. "Nintendo Acquires a Studio It's Worked With Since 1983 - IGN" https://www.ign.com/articles/nintendo-acquires-studio-srd?amp=1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Tommy! Posted February 24, 2022 Paid Members Share Posted February 24, 2022 I picked up dynasty warriors 8, I'd not played one since 5 and it's nice to see nothing has changed at all. I've also picked up the arkham collection. I never played them first time around but heard good things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Jazzy G Posted February 25, 2022 Paid Members Share Posted February 25, 2022 (edited) Go Straight dispatched today and I got my email link to the PDF version. The chapters are all done chronologically, but the games are listed alphabetically in the contents which is an interesting design choice. You can see how much love the author has for the genre in his writing. It goes through decade by decade, lists what systems each game was released on as well. It's going to be some good reading. Physical copy will be delivered on Monday, and is probably going to be a big bugger. Edited February 25, 2022 by jazzygeofferz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members BigJag Posted February 25, 2022 Paid Members Share Posted February 25, 2022 From your description. I'm guessing it's going to be great value for money. I need to get my order on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Jazzy G Posted February 25, 2022 Paid Members Share Posted February 25, 2022 The PDF is 53MB if that's any indication of how weighty a tome it'll be when it comes. There's a great preface where the author explains the elements of a good beat em up, and the differences between a belt scroller and a 2D brawler, each game gets at least 2 pages explaining the premise and what makes it unique, and the more well known/influential titles get a little more in depth. He goes into the various ports of the original Double Dragon, a little feature about the beast forms and some of the enemies in Altered Beast. It's good. Well worth it, and if you're worried the price is too high it lets you defer the payment by a month, or pay by 3 installments. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TildeGuy~! Posted February 25, 2022 Author Share Posted February 25, 2022 Just ordered this, looking forward to it arriving. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Jazzy G Posted February 25, 2022 Paid Members Share Posted February 25, 2022 14 minutes ago, TildeGuy~! said: Just ordered this, looking forward to it arriving. Did they email you the ebook link as well? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TildeGuy~! Posted February 25, 2022 Author Share Posted February 25, 2022 13 minutes ago, jazzygeofferz said: Did they email you the ebook link as well? Yea they have but I think I’ll wait til the book arrives. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Jazzy G Posted February 25, 2022 Paid Members Share Posted February 25, 2022 There's a Pokémon direct on Sunday at 2pm our time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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