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What video games are you playing? (19 Viewers)
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FDLmold
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The sealed video game bubble is artifically created by a few industry insider profiteers, some of whom have been doing similar things for decades, although with different collectibles.
Think it’s a bubble???
FDLmold
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I wouldn't put any money on any of it, so yes. Karl Jobst (sp?) has made some excellent youtube videos about the auction houses, graders, buyers, and sellers. Even the appearances of some of these games on Pawn Stars are carefully calculated PR garbage. WATA is a joke. Games with ripped shrink on a corner are getting 9.6s and 9.8s.
Thanks for the intel
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I am freaking in love with Elden Ring. With no hyperbole or exaggeration, I think it's the best game I've ever played. I'm not even through the first major area because I just explore and GET REWARDED because of it. Mini dungeons, treasures, enemy outposts, random merchants, finding Grace spots, it's just so densely packed with just everything!
I've done extremely well so far to avoid spoilers of all shapes and sizes as I want this game to be MY experience. No outside help, no consulting a walkthrough, it's just me going on an adventure. An adventure that has repeatedly struck me down at times, but I keep coming back for more. Though admittedly my wanderlust has brought me to some (what I assume) really advanced areas where enemies can one shot me. Other games would gate that area off until you got a special traversal power, or achieve a certain level / find a key. Not Elden Ring though. It lets you do your own risk assessment.
I'm "languishing" in my office now, just waiting to get home to play more of it. No game in recent memory has made me want to come back to it so urgently as Elden Ring has. Maybe a game never has before.
Good luck to my fellow Tarnished!
I've done extremely well so far to avoid spoilers of all shapes and sizes as I want this game to be MY experience. No outside help, no consulting a walkthrough, it's just me going on an adventure. An adventure that has repeatedly struck me down at times, but I keep coming back for more. Though admittedly my wanderlust has brought me to some (what I assume) really advanced areas where enemies can one shot me. Other games would gate that area off until you got a special traversal power, or achieve a certain level / find a key. Not Elden Ring though. It lets you do your own risk assessment.
I'm "languishing" in my office now, just waiting to get home to play more of it. No game in recent memory has made me want to come back to it so urgently as Elden Ring has. Maybe a game never has before.
Good luck to my fellow Tarnished!
Marius L
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I agree, it's really awesome. Wish i had more time, lol.
It reminds me of the feeling i got playing morrowind way back when.
I’m about to get into OOT on the switch along with Majores Mask now that’s it’s on the online library
I am insanely in love with this game also. I'm at 18 hours already and still in the first area searching around and trying to find everything. I will definitely be spending 100+ hours on my first playthrough and will most likely run a different build eventually. It's a pretty amazing game for sure.
Just FYI, there are some more or less necessary things/items that you can easily miss out on near the beginning of ED if you don't do something specific or speak to a specific NPC that can make the game much more difficult. I completely understand not wanting to read spoilers, but ED is already difficult enough and you definitely don't want to miss some important stuff.
For example:
1) Buy a crafting kit (otherwise you can't craft anything), torch and telescope from the first merchant.
2) Get the summoner's bell in order to use spirit ashes.
3) Get the whetstone knife to upgrade weapons and armor.
4) Get the flask of wonderous physick.
...just to name a few.
Kain8
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Holy shit, holy shit, what the hell is going on in Elden Ring? I warp back to the Roundtable Hold, eager to upgrade my weapon to +9 finally. But when I arrive, instead of my relaxing, calm entrance, it's dark, there's blood everywhere and I get attacked by an invader! I beat them quite handily and then everything goes back to normal! I'm literally in a panic and go around the whole place talking to everyone to get some sort of context and they don't comment on it at all!! The game is gaslighting me into thinking everything is fine, when it's the exact opposite of that!!
Holy shit, holy shit, what the hell is going on in Elden Ring? I warp back to the Roundtable Hold, eager to upgrade my weapon to +9 finally. But when I arrive, instead of my relaxing, calm entrance, it's dark, there's blood everywhere and I get attacked by an invader! I beat them quite handily and then everything goes back to normal! I'm literally in a panic and go around the whole place talking to everyone to get some sort of context and they don't comment on it at all!! The game is gaslighting me into thinking everything is fine, when it's the exact opposite of that!!
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FDLmold
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I hear ya. I used to have a few Nintendo Game & Watch handhelds. Simpler times.
buffalojim
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The Digital Foundry video indicates the problem with Elden Ring on PC pretty well. There's been one patch so far. Hopefully the can get it sorted out.
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Okay you've all talked me into Elden Ring.
Is it ok on Xbox series X?
Is it ok on Xbox series X?
buffalojim
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It's one reason I don't play game for sometimes months and even years after they come out. This practice is complete trash. I don't remember this always being the case with PC games but maybe when the PS3 came out and consoles came online perhaps. PC games used to get a few small updates here and there but the games were playable. I do miss the old days when you just bought a game and that was it, that was the game, for good or bad.
I believe I read the only issues are on PC for the time being. I would double-check that though.
I don't blame you and completely agree.
That said I'm probably buying Elden Ring this weekend because it looks so amazing. Just hoping I don't get too addicted and that my PS4 doesn't blow up; it sounds like an airplane taking off any time I run a high-end game lately.
Marius L
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Good luck on not getting addicted. You're gonna need that with this game
buffalojim
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Watch the video I posted above if you want an idea.
I agree with both of these. The game is amazing, but it is almost too big. I just finished the first legacy dungeon today, but realized I missed an entire huge part in the first area, so now I am back there hacking through that.
I've only heard issues on PC (although I have not had any serious issues - a couple times framerates slowed down a bit but that's it).
Just to warn you, if you haven't played any Souls games before, there is definitely a learning curve. It's a tough game.
Kain8
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My counter to that is that the game is as deep and involved as you want it to be. You can look up a point to point guide and carve through it surgically, that's your prerogative. But if you're going through it with no outside assistance like me, then your adventure is wholly unique from any other player's time with the game. Much like the souls franchise in general, it's a very specific style of game that caters to a very specific taste of gamers.
If my first playthrough takes over 100 hours to do, then so be it. I'm here for it all!
i'm almost embarrassed to say i already have almost 25 hours into it and i just finished the first legacy dungeon. but in my defense, i spent a good chunk of that time helping other players beat the first boss. i really enjoy getting summoned and just helping roll over bosses for people.
but yeah, i went back to see if i could find some upgrades, and i found a couple more small dungeons and now i am stuck on those bosses lol. sometimes i swear the mini bosses give me more trouble than the "real" bosses.
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Kain8
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I just use my wolf summon for those mini bosses. Works like a charm most of the time.
as much as i have enjoyed every previous soulsborne game, i have to reluctantly concede that now that the shine has worn off, elden ring is not working for me. honestly i wish i could just play the legacy dungeons like a regular souls game. while i appreciate the concept, i find the open world feels like a nearly endless tedious task to get to the good parts.
Kain8
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You don't love something as much as I do?! How dare you have contrary opinions! I must now not respect you at all forever because of this!!!!!
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Legend5555
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Anthony Martino
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Good knows I hate @Anthony Martino with a burning rage for his PC elitism!
Since you're locked to 30 FPS on your console it took forever for this message to reach me
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Colquhoun
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After staring the game over twice now, I finally feel better playing as samurai. Strong sword and ranged combat from the start.
However, after 8-10 hours, I really haven’t been able to kill anything that requires more than 4-5 hits. My ability to dodge and time attacks just sucks.
There’s only so much upgrading that can cover for my lack of skills…
However, after 8-10 hours, I really haven’t been able to kill anything that requires more than 4-5 hits. My ability to dodge and time attacks just sucks.
There’s only so much upgrading that can cover for my lack of skills…
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Legend5555
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Unfortunately, souls games have a pretty big element of "gettin gud."
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