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Post by Blackmarsh63 on Aug 24, 2024 15:53:25 GMT
GOTY contender unless it drops of severely later on.
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Post by Frog on Aug 24, 2024 16:06:50 GMT
It certainly hasn't by chapter 4
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Post by Frog on Aug 24, 2024 16:13:57 GMT
I have 22 different spirits to choose from now , I've only used about 6 so far.
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Post by kernowgaz on Aug 24, 2024 22:33:18 GMT
Got as far White noble boss, thought I killed home first time and was chuffed as fook, but no there’s a second phase.
Can you buy something to get mana back?
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Post by neems on Aug 24, 2024 23:54:37 GMT
There are some skills that let you recoup some mana eg on crashing immobilise, successful rock solid, etc but other than that I don't think so.
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Post by Frog on Aug 25, 2024 5:56:43 GMT
There is a gourd which if it full health it gives mana instead. There is also a soak that gives you some mana when using the gourd.
Not sure you would have access to either yet.
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Post by Frog on Aug 25, 2024 7:56:02 GMT
Also when you get the split spell invest points to max it out straight away, it does crazy damage and will get you out of bother quite a bit on bosses. If you are lucky you can cast twice across a fight if you open with it too.
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Post by Bill in the rain on Aug 25, 2024 8:43:50 GMT
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Post by Derblington on Aug 25, 2024 10:23:43 GMT
In chapter 3 now, 2 bosses down. This prison area is a ballache though.
I only really get to play late evening. I was up til 4 this morning :/
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Post by Frog on Aug 25, 2024 10:52:40 GMT
Prison area tip run to the top and avoid everything and kill the boss, it will stop the debuff. You can explore the area after
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Post by kernowgaz on Aug 25, 2024 12:36:38 GMT
Well the White noble is doing my head in, get the second phase to half health but I’m struggling to get his move set as it seem quite erratic.
I’ve always liked a summon from the Soils games.
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Post by Frog on Aug 25, 2024 12:41:54 GMT
Are you crafting consumables to help.
Can't remember if you have one or 2 spells at that point but save them for phase 2 where you need them most.
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Post by Blackmarsh63 on Aug 25, 2024 13:20:11 GMT
"most-played game ever on streaming platform Steam"
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Post by Jambowayoh on Aug 25, 2024 13:32:08 GMT
Oh dear. That's actually embarrassing.
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Post by addyb on Aug 25, 2024 13:47:29 GMT
The only thing I don't like about this, at least at this stage is it just feels like a boss run game. Just killed a boss, got to another checkpoint, killed 2 normal enemies and another boss. I'd prefer a larger break in-between.
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Post by Frog on Aug 25, 2024 14:17:54 GMT
There are much larger breaks after the first chapter.
Also Scorpion Lord, good luck 😂
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Post by addyb on Aug 25, 2024 14:22:51 GMT
Did you find this though in chapter 1?
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Post by MolarAm🔵 on Aug 25, 2024 14:27:23 GMT
Does it have the bit from Journey To the West where Sandy and Pigsy become pregnant and they have to go drink water from the abortion spring to get rid of the children? I feel like that would be hard to do in an action game.
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Post by Frog on Aug 25, 2024 14:27:30 GMT
Yeah there is a high density in chapter one. The game opens up into a massive map for chapter 2.
I didn't mind too much as they bosses were good fights and I didn't take more than a couple of tries for most of them.
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Post by Derblington on Aug 25, 2024 15:14:59 GMT
Boss rush game feels like boss game? Chapter 1 feels more dense because there’s only one way to progress (though I didn’t feel like it was too heavy as, other than the Wandering Wight, who is optional, I felt there was still some distance between them). The Chapters after open up a lot more, but you’re still essentially going from boss to boss to boss on different pathways.
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Post by Frog on Aug 25, 2024 15:27:05 GMT
Yeah but by stripping it down to that level every soulslike game is a boss rush. In the chapters after one you have to explore and try and find the hidden areas as the chapter end bosses are hard enough without the items that benefit you.
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Post by Derblington on Aug 25, 2024 15:53:31 GMT
There’s more of a focus on bosses here though, with 91 of them total. And you do rattle through them much faster.
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Post by Frog on Aug 25, 2024 16:34:05 GMT
Wonder how many of them I've killed, I should look in the encyclopedia thing.
I would say of all the ones I've done about 5 have been difficult and about another 5 challenging. The rest I have pretty much breezed through and I've just started chapter 5.
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Post by neems on Aug 25, 2024 20:11:33 GMT
Wtf, the chapter 2 end video was a surprise.
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Post by Frog on Aug 25, 2024 20:14:54 GMT
Yeah indeed, I thought it was excellent.
Good job beating the windy bastard as well, not sure I could have done it without the item.
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Post by neems on Aug 25, 2024 20:54:00 GMT
Yeah I had the item, on the whole he didn't seem too bad, although it was a bit hairy at the death. Took two goes I think, maybe three - the 'Well' boss took me way longer.
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Post by Frog on Aug 25, 2024 21:06:29 GMT
The item helps a lot, his final bit is a nightmare without it. Stuff going on everywhere!
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Post by Derblington on Aug 25, 2024 21:55:01 GMT
Starting to get some performance issues in Chapter 3 on PS5. Actual stutters, though nothing that’s affected gameplay yet.
Ed: hopefully it’s just that I haven’t closed the game for some time.
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Post by Frog on Aug 26, 2024 5:31:09 GMT
Yeah I had them on pc as well, fixed it by dropping global illumination down one setting. That's no help to you but I think it's something to do with the area.
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Post by dfunked on Aug 26, 2024 7:42:43 GMT
Sounds like there's a known memory leak issue on PS5 after 5+ hours of playing, so just close the game fully every once in a while and you should be good.
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