Computer games.

Terrarian · February 28, 2022

Has anyone done Valheim? I haven't played it since the initial early access launch, waiting for a full release before playing, seems to be getting plenty of updates but still no release date. It won GOTY and is still in early access which I find bizarre.

Toffe3m4n · February 28, 2022

The Witch Queen campaign was superb, bordering on masterpiece even. Very challenging on the higher difficulty as well. Seems to have gone under the radar a bit with all of the Elden Ring & Horizon talk..

Has Destiny 2 just delivered the best shooter campaign of the year?

The Witch Queen's campaign is a triumph, and made better by the new Legendary difficulty option.

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neil999 · February 28, 2022

Anyone recommend any good independent /youtube reviewers?

LostLegend · February 28, 2022

Black Belt Jones · February 28, 2022

Found the permanent invasion finger last night on ER - got the right item by complete chance. Now let the bloodshed begin in the name of almighty Mohg the Luminary.

You can't invade a solo player in ER, unless that player has used an item to opt-in, afaik. Only invade players co-oping.
This is OK I guess, because Dark Souls has its fair share of low level griefers and it will end that (probably). But a limit of 4 players in the world, never a co-invader, is going to make the red game super hard and is a bit of a pandering decision from Miyazaki imho.

He gave a rare interview last week:

Hidetaka Miyazaki Sees Death as a Feature, Not a Bug

Miyazaki has created the most difficult games of the century. In his latest, Elden Ring, he wants a broader audience to feel the pain.

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LostLegend · February 28, 2022

So I thought the map for Elden Ring was big... now I find out there's a whole underground map as well... ?

There's genuinely so many spectacular places to explore in this game.

Blueclouds · February 28, 2022

LostLegend said:
So I thought the map for Elden Ring was big... now I find out there's a whole underground map as well... ?

There's genuinely so many spectacular places to explore in this game.

Want to get this but I know it will be too hard

longers · February 28, 2022

Went full redneck and did some oval racing with some random yanks the other day and had an ace battle swapping positions regularly for the lead

Black Belt Jones · March 1, 2022

Blueclouds said:
Want to get this but I know it will be too hard

The open world makes the game way more accessible than Dark Souls. You can just leg it round doing what you want. Go anywhere on the available map - the game is stunning to look at.

The main story levels in castles etc though is pure Dark Souls 4 and the bosses are nails hard. Think 30 - 40 goes to beat them - you either love this or hate it I guess.
You can, however, summon other players (and npcs) to help you (co-op) which makes a MASSIVE difference. So you would never get completely stuck.

I mean it's amazing but also pretty committing - not a game to just dip in and out of unless you've played a lot of Souls so know the basic gameplay structures already.

Wizard · March 2, 2022

Gran Turismo 7 currently at 88 on Metacritic from 95 reviews. Really need to get Horizon Forbidden West finished before Friday

Gran Turismo 7 Reviews

From classic vehicles and tracks to the reintroduction of the legendary GT Simulation Mode – GT 7 brings together the best features from past installments of the series alongside the future. An even more realistic driving experience awaits thanks to haptic feedback, which brings to life what...

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grandjoeblue · March 2, 2022

Black Belt Jones said:
The open world makes the game way more accessible than Dark Souls. You can just leg it round doing what you want. Go anywhere on the available map - the game is stunning to look at.

The main story levels in castles etc though is pure Dark Souls 4 and the bosses are nails hard. Think 30 - 40 goes to beat them - you either love this or hate it I guess.
You can, however, summon other players (and npcs) to help you (co-op) which makes a MASSIVE difference. So you would never get completely stuck.

I mean it's amazing but also pretty committing - not a game to just dip in and out of unless you've played a lot of Souls so know the basic gameplay structures already.

I started it the other day and just started improving levels. I think I'll try to get to level 20 before any boss battles. I know from software don't do them but I would prefer a pause screen. Can be quite annoying in a busy house and makes it harder to play.

On another note just before Elden Ring came out I got to the last boss on Returnal. Exceptional game, can be a tad repetitive but when you finally beat a boss it's great.

Wizard · March 2, 2022

grandjoeblue said:
I started it the other day and just started improving levels. I think I'll try to get to level 20 before any boss battles. I know from software don't do them but I would prefer a pause screen. Can be quite annoying in a busy house and makes it harder to play.

On another note just before Elden Ring came out I got to the last boss on Returnal. Exceptional game, can be a tad repetitive but when you finally beat a boss it's great.

You can't pause!?

grandjoeblue · March 2, 2022

Wizard said:
You can't pause!?

No haha, it is annoying. Anyone walks in during a difficult bit and you're definitely dying. I think it's due to it having online links but there's no pause option even when you play offline.