Topic: What PS5 Games Are You Currently Playing?

@BlAcK_SwOrDsMaN Going well. I posted a small update on the Souls thread the other day after some long grinding sessions. My character is coming around nicely but has turned more into a mage than I had planned. I’m still using the rapier for a lot of the close melee but I’m relying more and more on my soul arrow and dark orb spells.

I’ve got myself a little over-extended with concurrent games I’m also dabbling in and just added Sifu to the mix. The Game Club started it for the June game of the month and so I tried it and it’s quite good. I’m not very adept at fighting games, but it’s fun to try. If there’s one thing that the Souls games have taught me, it’s that difficult games can still be enjoyable if you take the time to learn their mechanics and systems. I’m not sure how I’m going to split my time up between the games I’m juggling, but Dark Souls II is still my main game.

How about you? How’s Rise of the Ronin?

@BlAcK_SwOrDsMaN Hey! Haven’t had much time for gaming over the last week unfortunately, so I’m still right at the end of Stellar Blade. The boss I’m at is actually pretty tough and in the moments I’ve had to sit down and play, I haven’t been able to ‘get into the zone.’ How’s 19th century Japan treating you?

@Th3solution I know it’s kind of the black sheep but Dark Souls II is probably my favourite Souls game. Glad to hear you’re enjoying it!

@Th3solution I just defeated a story-related boss that I believe will resurface later. It isn't the same as the Souls games, but I am still enjoying it a lot, the combat is great and anyway, hey ,the Souls games will always be my personal favourites. Glad you are enjoying Dark Souls II and I wish you all the best with it.

@Jimmer-jammer Very well, thank you, haha. I just defeated my Blade Twin for the first time but I suspect they will return later on in the story. I know there are only three chapters in the game but it still seems like there is a lot of content - surely I'm nearing the end of Chapter One now, no?

All the best with that tough boss in Stellar Blade.

Edit: Did a bit of research and I'm about halfway through Chapter One, there appear to be fewer sections in Chapters Two & Three, do you remember if they are both shorter than Chapter One? Thanks in advance, man

@Jimmer-jammer Also, what made you partial to that particular dark cut of FromSoftware lamb? 😜 (black sheep of the family, as you put it) over 1 & 3? Which are masterpieces imo.

@BlAcK_SwOrDsMaN Congrats! I did just about everything content-wise as I played so it’s hard for me to determine what a story focused play through would net you for time. There are so many bond missions! Each chapter also coincides with an entirely new map. I think each chapter is roughly the same length, with chapter 3 maybe being a little shorter. It took me 90 hours to platinum the game but I’d guess you could mainline the story in a third of that time.

I have no deep philosophical reason for my love of 2. Honestly, I just had the most fun playing it. It was also my first proper Souls game that I completed. 1 and 3 are amazing games but there’s just something about 2 that will stick with me forever.

I'm almost done with Skyrim - my first ever playthrough It was terrific at the start but eventually became a bit monotonous. I think I enjoyed Fallout better. Anyway, I'm 120 hours in, I got the platinum, finished the DLcs etc. and I feel I'm getting tired of the game. I guess it's time to move to the next game in line, which in my case will be Days Gone.

I am currently playing the Trails through Daybreak demo. I really appreciate how long the demo is. I've been playing it for over 7 hours and I still haven't reached the end. I often forget how much I love the series until I'm playing through a new game.

@Bentleyma Which Trails games have you played so far? I've played through all four Cold Steel games and I'm currently playing through Trails from Zero. Even though Daybreak is the start of a new arc, I've heard it's good to play through Reverie before it, which means I need to play through the Crossbell games as well. But I just can't pass up playing Daybreak at launch since it's a new arc. I might give the demo a go and see how compelling the game is for me.

I just beat another boss in Rise of the Ronin this morning, still loving the combat but have a long way to go to complete the story. The boss fight was a lot of fun, though.

The 'story' aspect of that particular mission involved obtaining an item for another NPC, bit of a 'fetch' quest, standard in video games nowadays.

@LtSarge I've played all the Cold Steel games, the Crossbell arc and Reverie. From what little I've played it doesn't look like you have to of played all the older games. It makes the occasional reference, but seems like mostly it's own thing so far.

Went back to Dark Souls Remastered for a millionth run after watching my younger brother beat it and 2 for the first time. Using the Gravelord Sword for the first time which is pretty fun, killing the gargoyles in approximately 10 seconds was funny even if they’re a free win 90% of the time anyway. Just got the Lordvessel after two sessions so powering through it, interesting hitting the Stamina cap already as normally my Str/Dex take a chunk of my levels. Really an all-timer of a game but I do still have my gripes with some areas and some hitboxes, the balance between fair difficulty and irritation is a fine one.

@nessisonett Good choice of game. I approve! (for reasons which I am sure are obvious)🤣
Will have to give that Gravelord Sword a go myself. Does it 0.5% drop from Nito or something or do you have to just craft it?

@BlAcK_SwOrDsMaN You just join Nito’s covenant to get it, grabbing the item from behind a titanite demon in the catacombs and lying in a coffin beside that to teleport you to Nito’s boss arena where he’s not aggro’d. You can do it as soon as you get to Firelink!

My PS5 games delivery will be arrived very soon so I will play these PS5 games.
1. Doraemon Story of Seasons: Friends of the Great Kingdom
2. Story of Seasons: A Wonderful Life

@nessisonett Good to know!

After recently beating rift apart, I jumped into the uncharted legacy of thieves collection. Sadly, due to visibile problems, I could not finish the game so it was a sour experience compared to the other three games. So many visuals blended together and I winded up dropping it.

My next “ps5” game is probably another remaster. I’m thinking about playing horizon zero dawn, or days gone.

I’ve burned through the first two episodes and part of the third of the Alan Wake 2 dlc, Night Springs. Short, sweet and pretty great!

@Jimmer-Jammer that was fast man. How long did it take you to do that?

@oliverp They’re each super short. Maybe an hour if you take your time. However, the writing is excellent, nothing overstays its welcome and they fit nicely within the universe.