Topic: What PS5 Games Are You Currently Playing?

@BlAcK_Sw0rDsMaN Sekiro is such an incredible game, and might arguably have the best combat in a video game ever. But it is hard, even more so than any other FromSoft game. The final boss took me forever to kill. Now that you mention it though, I kind of want to do a replay of it. According to my trophy list, I’m missing quite a bit of content. Good luck, you got this!

@Kraven Sekiro is in my top5 GOAT lit.... I highly recommend the recently released 'Nine Sols' if you want a similar fix (basically NS plays like a 2d-Sekiro, with immaculate combat and parry-based boss fights)

@FullMetalWesker Haha, that's a proper glass half full situation. At least I helped to make the other player have a more fun time, indeed! Not sure it would've felt like as much of an accomplishment to kill a frantically jumping around, clearly disoriented Julianna however!

@Kraven Syndicate is easily the AC game I've been most interested in as someone who has only tried and promptly jumped off of Odyssey and Black Flag back in the day. Their version of London always seemed incredibly well realised, and I like the concept of the twins both being the main playable characters. The only thing holding me back always is that I hope there's not a similar amount of bloat to it like the other entries I've tried, so pleass do let me know how your experience has been regarding that!

Wasn’t sure when I’d be able to give Balatro a try but seeing it was available on mobile, I thought I’d give it a go and I’m glad I did. It’s a perfect mobile game and is brilliantly designed. Can’t say I see the ‘game of the year’ status it’s achieved but, hey, good for it. I’m having a lot of fun 🃏

I'm a survivor, Jedi Survivor!

I am really struggling to stick to one game atm. I bounce around the following but nothing is really clicking...

• Forespoken
• Borderlands 3 DLCs
• Uncharted 3
• Metaphor

None of them seem to be grabbing my interest. I even tried Elden Ring on my Xbox for a change of genre (don't usually play Soulslike games) but that was just too difficult. Could not even make it through the first area.

@ZeD With regard to Elden Ring, have you considered going to a 'farming' spot and killing the weaker enemies over and over again until you have enough xp (souls) to level up significantly and then moving on to a more lucrative farming spot for even more xp and make your character truly op? Plus you can find various powerful weapons, spells etc. and their requisite upgrade materials, if you use an online resource to discover where to find them/the farming spots.

That's how I beat the game!

@BlAcK_Sw0rDsMaN my friend showed me a guide to a dragon I could go and kill.
Not aware of any other farming spots. Tbh, I am still learning the basics of the game. I played a little last night, but was just getting annoyed as I was just running away from everything. Heck, I know I have a horse somewhere but no idea how to summon it 😂

@ZeD try not to think of it as "I have to do this. Or I have to go this way" it is a game of exploring, trying and failing, and if you are every truly stuck, you can head off in another direction.

The "Horse" is something that you will find as part of the journey. Take heed of what certain ghostly visions say, look at the map for slight visual hints of the general way you go to discover certain things.

If there is, say, a big golden motherf***er blocking your path, simply avoid it, and come back when you are ready. That is the general feel of the game. Farming isn't essential, at all, but it can be useful to supplement your journey, and top up a level of you are close and worried.

Definitely don't try to seek dragons if you are in the early area.

Later on a few grumbling big boys will suffice for XP top ups (which will include combat so you can also practice) but this will be after you have the horse.

Focus on the stuff you can do, and then you will find you are able to do more as you progress. It's a great experience, and it was also my first souls game, and I went in blind and afraid 😂 so don't get too bogged down in what you can't do (yet) the exploring early on is what won me over really quick. If you learn to love losing all your runes, it's all good and there's so much to see 😁

@Ravix I think the exploring is one of the biggest things I have to over come. I like games with at least a clear goal. Currently I do not have that, so I am just wondering around, trying to survive. Every direction I go, there is something big or a group of enemies that just destroy me. I feel I mad no progress in the time I played the other day.
I have just been reading up and there are things called Spirit Ashes that could help but I need to go to a church first? Never done so much research into a game...
I think I got given the horse, I remember a cut scene with it in but that was a week ago when I gave up after less than an hour 😂. I just cannot find anything in the menus for the button to call it.

@ZeD ah. This is what you need then: "you need to equip the "Spectral Steed Whistle" item in your pouch and then use it by pressing the designated button."

For the game itself, just follow the general direction of the yellow arrows on the map, they will lead you to NPC's and goals and it will become clearer as you find more for yourself. And make sure read/listen to any hints they give you, or that you find.

It is an incredibly obtuse game, and a guide is a good helping hand. I'd not blindly follow a guide, however, as it will possibly be even more confusing, but if you use it to supplement what you are already finding out for yourself it can be a very good resource.

@Ravix That is why I could not work it out! It is an item! Thanks for that tip!
I think I will need to try and do some farming before following the yellow arrows as the latest one points into some gates with archers and a very ugly troll thing. He killed me many times last night before I gave up and started walking around.

@ZeD no problem. I feel like there is probably more you can do, but for the life of me, I can't remember exactly what, as it's been so long.

I feel like I picked up texts and met NPC's that kicked off various side quests and I ended up in all sorts of caves and such before going fully through the gates and into the castle area. And then doing all that stuff is what levelled me up to cope with some other foes in the area.

@Ravix Well I managed to summon the horse, met a witch and then died about 10 times via the same group of soldiers trying to get to the gate.
Time to go pick another game on my list to try and play because I feel like I am making no progress 😂

@ZeD okay, so my one tip would be to not try to go through the gate yet. Next time you pick it up, any time there's a dead end, turn back 😅

@Ravix One of my mates just said get on your horse and ride through them 😂
I did explore the opposite way last night but ended up in a forest full of bears. That was interesting without my mount! lol

I’m playing Stalker Shadow of Chernobyl. I’m about five hours away from beating the game, and should obtain the platinum trophy. I absolutely love this game, and this franchise is becoming one of my favorites.

@ZeD fair point. I can't remember exactly which gate and what is beyond it so it might just be worth running past 😂

What you need to do is explore until you find a certain Pottery based fellow. That's when the game will hook you 😉

@Ravix I found a guy who was a tree 😂

Currently going for the platinum trophy in Infernax (only 8 trophies away). I also bought the twin pack for Final Fantasy 7 Remake and Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth and I'm currently 7 chapters into FF7: Remake. A little bit of Black Ops 6 (though not at the moment due to the matchmaking being borked) and Baldur's Gate 3 mixed in here and there as well.