So far, The First Berserker is really good. The combat is smooth and fluid, and whilst difficult, it is manageable. I also love the loot system — it isn’t overwhelming and it’s easy to understand. I cant wait to see how the game improves combat wise, and the ability to use new weapons. I think this game will be a standout for this genre due to its combat alone.
I just downloaded Tainted Grail: Fall of Avalon demo, just released. I have been tracking this game for some time as it looks like the Skyrim game I have been missing. Looking forward to the full release unless the demo really turns me off.
Technically cheating here as it's a PS4 game... But I'm playing it on PS5 so who cares
I'm playing Chrono Cross: The Radical Dreamers Edition and I'm really enjoying it.
Maybe it's because I don't actually think all that much of Chrono Trigger and therefore don't have any expectations? Either way I'm having a blast with it.
The soundtrack IS gorgeous. Every track I've heard so far is just wonderful. The battle theme goes so flipping hard on the violins and I LOVE it.
I like the battle mechanics with the stamina system and elements. There's some nice depth to it and always have to be mindful of the field so your enemies attacks aren't powered up.
The story... Is a bit over the place? I don't think it helps I "abandoned" kid and missed an entire dungeon. But I like that the choices you make DO matter.
Also the amount of party members I've already acquired is insane. Pretty sure I have 14 already and the fact your battle party only has 3 slots (Or two since you can't switch out Serge) is a little disappointing cus there's so many characters I'd like to use but can't justify using with so few slots.
Either way I'm enjoying it so much and I'm looking forward to playing more~!
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@Elodin never heard of Tainted Grail… before… and as a huge fan of Arthurian myth (& I used to love Elder Scrolls too) this is something I’m genuinely interested in. Appreciate you bringing this to my attention.
How is it, if anyone has played the demo yet? I expect it to be a super janky (AA?) like similar titles in the genre, but any trailer that has the balls to end with the character hoovering up chunks of cheese in the snow has to make it on to the radar 😁
@Ravix Haha! Yeah, it seems like the developers are trolling us with that ending. 3 minutes of melodramatic apocalyptic footage of dark magic and fantasy drama and then a short mundane sequence of picking up cheese in the snow right before it abruptly ends. 😂 Brilliant.
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@AgentCooper@graymamba@nitraM@Ravix Glad I could get the word out. I do feel like this game has gone under the radar. @Ravix I have played the demo roughly an hour or two. I just got the beach if looking for a point of reference. It very much reminds me of Skyrim. Jank and all. It is pretty smooth. I had a bit of floating from the enemies if I was in another room. They seemed to ghost towards me not walk. I can't quite figure out the controls for blocking as it is the same button for left hand use. Also the buttons to remind you how to see controls stayed on screen the whole time. Again holding L2 plus R2 to bring them up made me swing as that is your attack buttons also. I went mage class and mainly cast spells. You get 1 to start and a healing one a bit later or only healing to start if you answered that way. The healing spell drains hp and shows a line seeming to pull blood(hp) from the enemy. Once the spell froze and the line stayed on screen until I cast again. I did melee some, but first run I wanted to focus on spells. It was a lot cast cast cast dodge, run, let mana refill. Then repeat with the occasional bonk with the club. Saying all that I really eam enjoying the game even if the jank isn't ironed out. It's quite fun. Ill finish the demo today and start over. Curious to know what you all are experiencing.
I just beat the second boss, Blade Phantom, in The First Berserker. This guy was tough as nails, but I managed to overcome it in about an hour time of attempts. It was really fun and incredibly satisfying learning the patterns and getting perfect blocks, and essentially becoming unstoppable. It’s a great feeling of progression.
@Elodin how is questing in the game? Is it more like the free form of an Elden Ring, or the more traditional RPG quest giver that gets you to go somewhere and do some stuff after having a nice long chat with what was, at first, a total stranger? Or is it more of a loot/craft/fight without any significant questing?
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Just played the demo of Tainted Grail, I deleted it after 30 minutes.
Not for a bad reason, but because this feels special, Skyrim special, it just feels like this will scratch that itch that no game has since 11/11/2011.
Bring on the full release!
If you don't like it, don't play it, and shut yo damn mouth
@nitraM cool. I'll add it to my wishlist, I think. I missed out on stuff like the OG Dragon's Dogma, Fable, Skyrim and games of that era, But I've had itches scratched by the TW3's, KCD'S, Elden Ring's, Baldur's Gate 3's of the world, and I don't mind janky jank if it does indeed scratch the RPG/exploration/fantasy itch.
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As an appendendum to what we were discussing elsewhere, @Th3solution ,I am three mandatory bosses away from completing the game with the easiest, (my chosen path), 'bad' ending, I think it's the only way I can get through the game I think. So that's just a brief update on my progress, I have two main bosses/areas left before the main , allegedly "easier" final boss, I just defeated a miniboss in one of those areas recently, and got the first phase of the first of those two, prior to the final one, boss fights down, so hopefully that can be regarded as good progress since I last updated you.
How is Outlaws going?
Edit: I also observed, whilst playing, that, like Dark Souls, the second half of the game becomes a bit more non-linear, in terms of the path you can take to progress, but, again, like Dark Souls, and to a certain extent Demon's Souls as well, you still have to explore all the optional paths eventually, but the order is up to you! Thought that little nugget of information might be worth something to you.
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I tried the demo for Tainted Grail: Fall Of Avalon
... I found it rather crap to be honest. Janky, the menu/inventory is kinda awful. Buggy (It wouldn't let me change the difficulty at all the first time I booted it up).
Also just an observation that even on normal difficulty the enemies can nearly knock off a quarter of your health in one swing and when starting off in the prison you only have a couple of healing potions (if you even find them) and some REALLY slow heal over time food items. So... Might be a bit more difficult then you imagine for something being touted as a "Skyrim" like game.
Yeah not impressed at all.
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I just beat the fourth boss, Volbaino, in The First Berserker. It was an excellent boss fight, and much easier than the previous boss. With that said, I really enjoyed how you had to use the environment to your advantage. I’m now doing a few side quests, finding collectibles, and moving on to the next chapter. I think this game rules.
@HallowMoonshadow you might want to dodge or block those attacks then 😛😛
Ah, I haven't tried it yet, but what you've done is make it seem like it has a little KCDspirit in it, too. Although, thinking about it, making a game with a Skyrim-type 'hands permanently out in front of you' combat style harder does seem a little mean, as Skyrim was never nuanced enough to warrant increasing the difficulty 😅 games kind of have to earn their difficulty, if that makes sense, so it seems like maybe this one didnt earn it? 🤷♂️
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Defeated another miniboss in Sekiro. On my way to the Corrupted Monk, now.
Edit: Defeated Snake Eyes Shirahagi as well, used the cheese strategy for this particular miniboss as I found both the Snake Eyes minibosses particularly hard in this game.
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