Nosejam

Super spreader event too

This grid walk is mental! 

I had it in my head that Sniper Elite 5 was out this week but seems it’s 26th May

9 minutes ago, Lorfarius said:

Tried playing that Turnip tax game that's been added but it kept crashing even after a few restarts. Only good thing about it is it gives out 3 achievements in the first few minutes just by talking to vegetables. So a plus if you want some easy points.

I just played this too, got about 6 achievements in 10 mins before it crashed!

Holy shit again

Wait, did we know Trek to Yomi is day one on Game Pass on 5th May?

I thought I saw the trailer on a PS showcase recently and assumed it was exclusive. 
 

28 minutes ago, James Lyon said:

How does Patreon work? Do you get access to old podcasts and stuff if you miss them at the time?

Yes, the Patreon page provides you with a link to a subscriber only feed which will have all the podcasts to date. 

5 minutes ago, TehStu said:

What were the last few like? I don't think I've played a modern one.

Great, great, shite

Was going to play this tonight and had a quick look at https://howlongtobeat.com/game?id=71763

Oh my, it’s a beast then

I finished this last night and got the platinum trophy. Took just over 75hrs. Despite the stunningly beautiful world, characters and combat, I thought the story was weaker than ZD. My main problem was the awful platforming/climbing - it’s very fiddly and annoying. 
 

It also suffers from being very bloated. There is just so much stuff/talking/collectibles crammed into this game. I, of course, should have just stuck to the main quest but gaming ocd meant I had to check off everything! 
 

Didn’t see that Pole coming, fair play!

Gonna watch C4 coverage of the last few laps, can’t wait to hear DC’s reaction 

Just Wow

Fucking LOL

Excellent battle here 

Just finished this! My heart was pounding so much on the last fight when I knew I was going to do it. Took 101 hours, level 145. Got the 

ending. Used sword and board with my trusty Grand Epee thrusting sword and Brass shield for almost the entire game, only whipping out the Grafted Blade Greatsword for the occasional fight. Always used Mimic tear or Ancestral Follower summon. 45 vig, 40 end, 71 str, 28 dex.

Quite simply one of the most incredible games I’ve played in my life. Others in the thread have detailed why this is so god but if anyone is still on the fence due to (like me) not getting on with other souls games, then I would still highly suggest you give this a try. It really clicked for me after only a few hours and only got better from then on.

14 minutes ago, Curtis said:

I have to be honest that the weapon upgrade requirements in this game are mental.

 

Somber Stones (aka Twinkling Titanite) used on Unique/Boss Weapons only takes 10 stones to get to +10 (the max level).

Regular Stones used for, well, everything, takes 97(!) stones to get to +25 (the max level).

 

Thats so out-of-whack its unreal! 

 

+25 as a goal is kinda crazy, but i imagine they designed it that way so you'd have to venture far & wide to get everything you needed.

This is my only real complaint about the game. I’ve gathered loads of great looking weapons but the thought of farming stones and using so many runes to make them half decent is crazy. 
 

At level 107 and I’m still using a 1h sword I got in Limgrave (now at +19) or a Greataxe from a boss remembrance and a few shields which I alternate depending on the situation. A preview of what the stats would look like when upgraded would be helpful at the least. 
 

I lost 56k runes last night in the Capital and wasn’t even annoyed as that place is so damn good that I just spent more time in there exploring. Just like Stormveil, if the Capital was one entire game it would still most probably be game of the year! 

Just got this fucker of a weapon

2 minutes ago, Davros sock drawer said:

Getting pretty sick of these ghost bull guys and their arrows. Could go somewhere else of course but there’s just…one…more…torch! 

I rode around like a madman on torrent  for most of that area  

The reward you get at the end is 

Castle Morne post side quest question:

I’m so obsessed with this game, playing it every chance I get. I’ve even got a note on my phone of all the bosses I’ve killed and in which order. I really believe in the far future this will be well known as an all timer and I’ll be able to tell the grandchildren about what path I took on my great Elden Ring adventure in early 2022. 
 

I guess I do like Souls games after all! 

27 minutes ago, therearerules said:

 

 

Quick question, I've got to the castle and explored it's maze like structure back to the starting gate, but how do you actually open the gate?

Fucking hell this castle I’m in is absolutely huge and so intricately designed. It’s quite staggering really!

4 hours ago, HarryBizzle said:

@Nosejam Tried a full console reboot, too? (I assumed when you say restart you meant just the game). I've had FH5 do that and only a full reboot would get it to launch.

Thanks, yes turning off the console completely worked