I expected to play a bunch of Darksiders 3 this weekend, but technical issues on the Xbox had me putting that game on hold a few days ago. And since Darksiders 3 had adopted a bit of Dark Souls flavor in its combat system, I just barely got a taste for it before it was ripped away. Well, the good news is I recently picked up Code Vein, and it is also supposed to feature Dark Souls-like combat and exploration.
I’ve only barely made it through the tutorial and have started exploring the world proper so I don’t have any firm opinions yet, but I can say that if you like fiddling with character makers this game would be a dream if you’re also into anime shit, which I’m not… so I just chose a default pre-generated look. So, hey, it’s not my fault if her bra size is off the charts, not that she’d ever wear one anyway.
I’m currently at what I think is the first boss fight, the mostly-naked poisonous moth lady with giant tentacle attacks? My first attempt I just ran in got her to about 85% when I died of poison.
My next attempt I equipped my anti-venom and some extra regeneration potions and got her down to about 10% before dying.
I’m currently level 22 and using a +3 Upgraded Broadsword and a +1 Upgraded Blood Veil. Unfortunately I think I used all the anti-venom I had in that attempt, so I’ll need to figure out if I can buy more, or at least do a better job of not getting hit (hahaha). Or maybe one of these Blood Codes has a cure Gift I can cast, I’ve only been using the default Fighter class this whole time.
Aye, that seems like the one. I really, really dislike this kind of “know-the-enemy” boss-fights, but I know and understand there is a large audience for them. Its just not for me! I hate losing like that to a boss, just because I don’t know how it works.
I just noticed an unequipped Blood Veil has 100+ more venom resistance than what I was wearing originally, so I’ll equip that for my next attempt. Also found out I could buy more anti-venom for 700/ea.
Not going to have a ton of gaming time to myself this weekend, so it’ll likely be more Bloody Rally Show, maybe a little Elder Scrolls Online. I already recorded videos of Kosmokrats for Space Game Junkie, thankfully, so that’s done.
I’m hoping to finish Darksiders III this weekend. I’m so close to the end, I can feel it!
I’m also currently playing and having a great time in Forza Horizon 4 again. I also started over in Assassin’s Creed III, this time in the Remastered version. It’s slow going again, because the new mechanics (to AC series) of how to shoot a gun and how to do stealth via corner takedowns.
The other game I continue to play daily is Tetris Effect: Connected. I finished Journey mode on normal last week, and a bunch of the other effect scenarios, and I’m now back on trying to Journey mode on Expert difficulty, and boy, it’s really tough.
Just got back into The Last of Us Part 2. I’m still pretty early on Chapter 3 - Day 2. Without saying anything specific, I like it but not as much as the first. It feels like it is going to last longer than I’d like too. I don’t recall how much combat was in the first, but this feels like it has quite a bit. I find the control scheme awkward compared to other action games.
I’ve also been playing AC Valhalla and it’s, fine. The only thing it excels at are the environments. Other aspects are OK - the combat, story, characters. Working on my 3rd alliance and the feel of repetition has really started ramping up. I wish they could add a better sense of exploration and make my actions feel more meaningful.
It’s been a while since I’ve been enthusiastic enough about gaming to post in this thread.
I’m playing a lot of Crimzon Clover: World EXplosion. The new Arrange mode is a ton of fun and the difficulty is perfectly balanced for my skill level.
Also hooked on Eleven Table Tennis for Oculus Quest. I think I’ll go play more right now.
For the first time since the little one arrived I’ve been getting in some real gaming time, playing a ton of AoW: Planetfall (frequently with the kid snoozing on me). It’s a wonderful, complex meal that has been a joy to sink my teeth into after a long famine.
I caved last friday and bought MS Flight Simulator 2020 and fell down a rabbit hole. So good. Despite having to fly it with a bloody XBOX controller due to the way my screen is not in my cockpit at the moment. So I have a very good set of airplane controls, but I can only use them in VR. Luckily VR is due for MSFS in a week or three. So yeah! Flew over my house today!
So in the last week I’ve played 2 games. Sonic Mania and Steep
Sonic Mania is, simply put, the perfect essence of what made 16 bit Sonic games great. I had a blast playing this, and playing it with my kids. The level design is solid, it does a fantastic homage to the originals, both in remixing classics like Chemical Plant Zone and Oil Ocean, but also in creating new zones with unique gimmicks that feel 100% of a kind with the original games. If you, like me, grew up playing the original Sonic games then this is absolutely the best kind of nostalgia tickler. If you never cared for Sonic, I would skip, because it is absolutely faithful to the feel of the best Sonic games. There is also plenty of secrets, alternate routes, and rewards for smooth and fast play.
Steep is a solid version of the ski game genre. High fiedelity mountains, mostly grounded mechanics, and a decent flow. Definitely a decent score chase game, and being a skiier myself I enjoy the flow of the mountains. Definitely more of the Gran Turismo to games like SSX’s Burnout. Which is definitely more my style.
I continued on my No Man’s Sky journey over the holiday weekend. Even though I purchased it years ago, I am glad I waited until very recently to play for the first time. I am right in the middle of learning how things work and the new experience is just good enough I haven’t had to look anything up yet, but I am finally letting myself start to verify/confirm a few things online that I haven’t been able to figure out.
I did read back through the original thread for a while as I was having a few issues, but nothing that was keeping me from making progress nor enjoying the heck out of it! The biggest thing that kept getting me was realizing things had different modes (Scanner, multi-tool right click), and realizing there was another menu you could open up with X both in space and on the ground. So that is where my other ships are that I claimed!
I have a decent initial base up now with power and storage, and starting to go through the specialist quests. I just recently acquired my first freighter, but haven’t done anything with it yet. I finally found my other ships I have claimed last night, but haven’t sorted through them nor decided whether I want to repair/keep any of them. I am really looking forward to unlocking more items and technology and then exploring a little and building a real base! I just found out there were different drives to power ships to new color class systems, so I better get on that!
For me it should be a fairly busy weekend. I’ll be recording videos of Mars Horizon for Space Game Junkie and doing the tutorial for Panzer Corps 2 so I can effectively stream it. ;) For myself, of course there will be more Bloody Rally Show as well as some Creeper World 4 and Project Wingman at the very least. :) Maybe some Anno 1800 as well since I just picked that up.
