NULL_bits
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Damn, now I want to play Elden Ring again. I wish I could delete it all from my head and start over. I legitimately put it in my top 5 of all time, maybe top 3. It completely recaptured that sense of awe that I used to have when I was a kid and played games, something I never thought I would experience with gaming again.
One thing I love about it is that you can make it as hard or as easy as you want in a natural feeling way. I have gone through every single other FS game completely solo (minus Sekiro), and I always do fast rolling two-handed dex builds (very rarely use a shield). I tried rolling the same in ER fully solo with no summons and I got absolutely ROCKED! I made it about 60% through and it was pushing my shit in too hard, so I finally had to start using spirit ashes. I'm kinda glad it absolutely kicked my ass though because after awhile FS games become a bit too easy once you've played through a few. I know a lot of people say ER is the easiest but for me that was not the case!
As far as difficulty goes, for me all the games are:
Sekiro (I'm not worthy) > ER (without summons) > DS3 > DS1 > Bloodborne > Demon's Souls (started out hard af for a couple hours, but became super easy) > DS2 (core game is super easy, DLC is hard as fuck!)
Sorry for the wall, but lastly, about Sekiro, I do hear a lot of people say that it's hard as balls at first (many saying the hardest FS game ever) but once you get into the flow it becomes the easiest. Is that true? Seems like that game would always be hard as fuck!
One thing I love about it is that you can make it as hard or as easy as you want in a natural feeling way. I have gone through every single other FS game completely solo (minus Sekiro), and I always do fast rolling two-handed dex builds (very rarely use a shield). I tried rolling the same in ER fully solo with no summons and I got absolutely ROCKED! I made it about 60% through and it was pushing my shit in too hard, so I finally had to start using spirit ashes. I'm kinda glad it absolutely kicked my ass though because after awhile FS games become a bit too easy once you've played through a few. I know a lot of people say ER is the easiest but for me that was not the case!
As far as difficulty goes, for me all the games are:
Sekiro (I'm not worthy) > ER (without summons) > DS3 > DS1 > Bloodborne > Demon's Souls (started out hard af for a couple hours, but became super easy) > DS2 (core game is super easy, DLC is hard as fuck!)
Sorry for the wall, but lastly, about Sekiro, I do hear a lot of people say that it's hard as balls at first (many saying the hardest FS game ever) but once you get into the flow it becomes the easiest. Is that true? Seems like that game would always be hard as fuck!
Once I got the mikiri to muscle memory, it wasn't too bad! Oh, and remembering the prosthetic. Great game.
I have over 1,000 hours in ER. Beaten it with dual wield, heavy spear, faith, glint, and pure unga bunga strength builds. I've got every achievement there is to get, and I have obtained every single weapon and armor set there is to get. I was working on a sixth build, using thumbprint shield and gransax, but got distracted by Days Gone (also a blast to play).
preston
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@Keksim is just truly the worst
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Sphygmo
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Keksim
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Lol the difficulty wasn't the problem - I've played a lot of Souls games. I just didn't like it nearly as much as Bloodborne so I got bored
Also I beat Crash Bandicoot 1, one of the hardest games ever made. Don't need to prove myself as a god gamer again
I loved the fuck out of those Bandicoot games. And their commercials were great.Lol the difficulty wasn't the problem - I've played a lot of Souls games. I just didn't like it nearly as much as Bloodborne so I got bored
Also I beat Crash Bandicoot 1, one of the hardest games ever made. Don't need to prove myself as a god gamer again
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Sphygmo
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@silkforcalde working on Hollow Knight
I like the design and the music. The little hidden areas are fun. I 100% need a controller for the PC, though. This keyboard action ain't it, not for a platformer.
I like the design and the music. The little hidden areas are fun. I 100% need a controller for the PC, though. This keyboard action ain't it, not for a platformer.
silkforcalde
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don't you have a console? can easily use console controllers on pc. you'll need some kind of dongle though.
I have a PS5, PS4, and an XBOX One, but no dongles for 'em
May go to Best Buy tomorrow tho
I just keep going back to Elden Ring I'm playing an axe wizard right now. I haven't played another game that does melee combat so well. I'm running out of build ideas though, I might try a bow only run next but farming arrows seems like a bit of a drag
There's some great guides out there. And you can always buy them if you really need to. I think the vendor by Lenydell sells the gold ones.
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get a switch pro controller for pc usage imho
silkforcalde
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i'd recommend not using the xbone controller i fucking hate mine the left d-pad doesn't even really work, like presses it will acknowledge but not holding it down, and sometimes pressing it makes it think you just pressed it multiple times in a row. there's some analog stick drift too. expensive ass controller and it fuckin blows.
NULL_bits
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Damn man, that's awesome! I almost never replay games, even the ones I love (the backlog is just too huge), especially massive ones like ER, but I might have to make an exception and go for a totally different build since I'm boring and always do some sort of fast roll dex, as I mentioned.
I don't know how many hours I've put into DS1 (actually was playing it just today on Switch when I was out on a hike), but that's one of the few games I've played through a bunch. It's basically a comfort game for me at this point, hah. This time I'm going through naked with just a good old fashioned spear!
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Keksim
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Yea all the talk itt has been making me want to retry
silkforcalde
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y'all should play marvel's midnight suns. sure the out of combat stuff ain't nothing to write home about but i'm seriously thinking this is top 5 combat of all time level combat