I was nice to my kids and I'm waiting for Christmas so we can start together. It's killing me.
About as successful as turning a vampire vegan.
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The hat is an insect plushy. Those are wings, with eyes in the front and legs dangling down the sides. It's hilarious. All the moreso because Snuffles' character is a Scottish priest.
Have you tried substituting Tomato Ketchup for the blood during the sacred rite?
That's how you get Count Duckula.
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Carl of Duty: Black Cops III
Normally I'm not much of a call of duty fan, but my son begged for this last Christmas. That's right. A year it has sat unplayed except for Christmas Day last year. So I played it. The story isn't terrible. Pretty derivative, but I expected that going in. Gameplay is super easy, but again expected that since this is kind of a lowest common denominator game. Short too. Same old military story. Guy who is your mentor goes rogue, but there's a kernel of truth to his reason blah blah seen it before. Throw in some Terminator for seasoning. Still kind of worth the time though.
Normally I'm not much of a call of duty fan, but my son begged for this last Christmas. That's right. A year it has sat unplayed except for Christmas Day last year. So I played it. The story isn't terrible. Pretty derivative, but I expected that going in. Gameplay is super easy, but again expected that since this is kind of a lowest common denominator game. Short too. Same old military story. Guy who is your mentor goes rogue, but there's a kernel of truth to his reason blah blah seen it before. Throw in some Terminator for seasoning. Still kind of worth the time though.
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I have to sacrifice monsters to improve the genes or abilities of other monsters. I know they’re just pixels, but I feel really bad doing it 
The very opening area suffers from Dark Souls 2-style bad design of "let's just have a big open area and plop enemies at points" except with what are essentially mini-bosses scattered around too.
It gets better when you get to the town area, which is ridiculously easy to miss, but even that's a pain. Both DLCs, being the final content for the series, the mindset seemed to be "what's the worst we can do to them?"
I felt the final boss for Ashes was worth the trouble. It's a grueling fight, but I liked it.
I just beat them. I was like, hmm, this chick by herself? Nah, that guy's gonna join in. She was easy. They weren't that bad. Her third form kicked the fucking shit out of me for like 5 straight tries until I buckled and brought Gael in. Her invisibility attack was nonsense. There's no visual cue like, for example, in the original painted world level. No footprints or anything.
Onto the Ringed City.
First impression: Laser beam angels can fuck right off. So can infini-spawning zombies. Like, isn't the point of these damn games to enjoy exploring the world. For fuck sakes.
Onto the Ringed City.
First impression: Laser beam angels can fuck right off. So can infini-spawning zombies. Like, isn't the point of these damn games to enjoy exploring the world. For fuck sakes.
A poison swamp? Fucking really? Annoying scream laser beam angels and a poison swamp at the same time. Get fucked From.
And the laser beam angels can curse you if you try to take even a moment in cover. Man, wish I could enjoy these callbacks but unfortunately I'm sprint rolling like a fucking idiot the whole time.
These DLCs are awful.
And the laser beam angels can curse you if you try to take even a moment in cover. Man, wish I could enjoy these callbacks but unfortunately I'm sprint rolling like a fucking idiot the whole time.
These DLCs are awful.
Fuck, and the boss is a 2 on 1 fire demon fight. I'm a pyromancer. I do about 80 damage per shot with my spells that do 1100 on normal enemies. I might as well be pecking at them with an unupgraded short sword.
I see this as my stopping point.
Thinking about it, I guess I could try with dark pyromancies. HOPEFULLY THEY DO MORE.
Also, why is this DLC tuned like 20 levels higher than Ashes? The enemies in Ashes drop a pitiful amount of souls. Did they expect someone to be able to gain 20 levels? This shit is insane.
I see this as my stopping point.
Thinking about it, I guess I could try with dark pyromancies. HOPEFULLY THEY DO MORE.
Also, why is this DLC tuned like 20 levels higher than Ashes? The enemies in Ashes drop a pitiful amount of souls. Did they expect someone to be able to gain 20 levels? This shit is insane.
There's a trick to the boss that makes it easier, but it's been a while and I can't remember.
Just to warn you, the two of them is only stage one of that boss fight.
Yeah.
That's why I don't like it so much. It gets a little more interesting in the second half, but the final boss is still piss-easy. I only really felt challenged during the DLC.
I have to agree. After the pure misery that is Bloodborne at times, Dark Souls 2 is easy street.
I think I've played so much Bloodborne that it's stopped being pure misery to me.* Honestly, I love Dark Souls 3, but it friggin cheats at times.
*The main game. The DLC is a nightmare. I love it, but its attitude is "hey, you wanted more of this shit? You brought it on yourself." Ludwig is unforgiving as they come and Fiery Cleric Beast's lava is absolutely bullshit. I only cakewalked Lady Maria through visceral attacks, but I've yet to beat the final boss of the DLC and I probably never will.
But the story clues and elements gained from Bloodborne's DLC really flip aspects of the world's assumed history on its head, whatever your interpretation. One way or another, there were lies told beyond what the Menses cult was fucking around in.
There's some wonderful lore clues in Dark Souls 3's final DLC that fundamentally changes many assumptions about knowledge gained from the first game's prologue, and hints as to what started this cycle in the first place, but you have to go through a lot of unfair shit to get there. I didn't even bother with the optional dragon boss. I started with it and just realized that it wasn't happening. I was just happy to beat the DLC's final boss without asking for help.[DOUBLEPOST=1511573252,1511573068][/DOUBLEPOST]FFS unlocking the optional superboss in Bayonetta 2 takes 10 million halos?
Fuuuuuuuck that.
It's still a lot to ask for a wank game.
Is anyone else here playing Monster Hunter Stories?
I am.
Finally got around to playing Dark Souls (PC port). It's pretty fun, and I really like the environments, remind me a bit of the latter-era-Valve-style level design. This is probably the best experience I've had on the Steam controller so far.
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DAMMIT-missed just ONE luminary in the first act! CURSE YOU VICENZO!
DAMMIT-missed just ONE luminary in the first act! CURSE YOU VICENZO!
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The Witcher 3: Time to Piss Everyone Here off Again
Well, I haven't played long. I got to Vizima and met up with Yennefer. Anyway. This game feels like the very definition of "generic" to me. It's like going to the Fantasy section of the library and picking up one of the 1000 page snoozers with some oversaturated art on the cover that ultimately turns out to be forgettable. I can't put my finger on it--it feels like the world is kind of forced instead of organic. Nothing feels particularly unique or grabbing about the story, the heroes, or the monsters. It's like...instead of making me care about the plot, it just tells me Geralt does.
Don't worry--I'll keep playing it. It probably gets better.
Well, I haven't played long. I got to Vizima and met up with Yennefer. Anyway. This game feels like the very definition of "generic" to me. It's like going to the Fantasy section of the library and picking up one of the 1000 page snoozers with some oversaturated art on the cover that ultimately turns out to be forgettable. I can't put my finger on it--it feels like the world is kind of forced instead of organic. Nothing feels particularly unique or grabbing about the story, the heroes, or the monsters. It's like...instead of making me care about the plot, it just tells me Geralt does.
Don't worry--I'll keep playing it. It probably gets better.