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I've decide to finally (after a decade) return to Guild Wars 2, started with a new character to a relearn the whole game and hopefully work my way through the expansions.

My financial situations a bit dicey at the moment so its going to be backlog games for the foreseeable future until I can square away a new job.

@UltimateOtaku91 Came to say the exact same thing.

On a personal note I am ready to lose another significant chunk of time to a new Monster Hunter... again.

@WhiteRabbit He has not... and i kinda hope he never does stop, his film are not-great but I have a strange fondness for the resident evil films.

Their next film is called In The Lost Lands and has something about a magical girl want to turn into a wolf girl or something.

All the bad reviews are actually making me more excited to see it just to see actually how bad it is.

I have a Cineworld Unlimited card so all i have to lose is a few hours and who knows I might find it hilariously rubbish.

Perfect timing if true, a proper replay of the whole franchise is next up on my docket, got DA:O ready to go! I'm thinking I might turn it into a YT series so I can always point back to the dumb choices i make getting characters killed.

I wonder which ending they'll go for? Probably the one where the blonde is the only one still alive if they adhere to Slasher tropes.

@IntrepidWombat I feel you on the whole EvE thing, every so often I re-install realise the F2P version means I can't pilot most of my ships so I do a little mining/trading and log out feeling vaguely dissatisfied but the itch is scratched enough where i can uninstall for another year or so.

I'm still playing First Descendant, finished the campaign and now i am firmly in farming mindlessly territory whilst catching up with Critical Role... Mainly focusing on farming Ultimate Bunny until I get bored at which point I'll finally move on to something else.

@AndyKazama I'd read the same thing [not] sure how they'll do it or how many amorphous materials we'll have to open. I hope its a clear counter with a 'Pick the one you want' option at the end.

@AndyKazama I'm hoping the Blueprint dismantle/shop they're implementing has a single weekly Ultimate chunk we can get with the currency from breaking down the spare blueprints because whilst I don't mind farming for stuff RNG can be a massive pain.

I've managed to get two of the Ultimate Bunny bits but the last two are refusing to cooperate.

@AndyKazama exactly how I see it, I've just started the endgame loop and I'm slowly creeping on that descendent limit... but 'm also a good halfway through the pre-season battle pass and depending on how much it is it might end up being worth getting that to get all the shinies AND the premium currency to use on expanding my descendant stable.

Worst possible time to get ill over the week, been doing some decorating and had hoped to be full finished by the weekend but noooope... almost done and almost recovered but I haven't had much time to do any gaming, just enough to finish The First Descendant's campaign and begin the real game - farming for Ultimate Bunny! (and obviously getting properly geared up so I'm not dying constantly)

I'm feeling a bit grim so I'm turning my brain off and playing some more First Descendant, just unlocked Sharen and now I'm going to level her up for her stealth ability to aid brainless farming!

I enjoyed last weekends beta but I would much rather this be a Co op pve game with a deep narrative that also happened to have pvp bits.

I was hooked on this at launch, the atmosphere was outstanding and the story intriguing. The driving was quirky in all the right ways with a fantastic loop of upgrading and pushing forward that never felt too grindy. I've needed an excuse to go back for another run and this'll do it.

I'll be continuing with The First Descendents, it's not a good game but it's scratching an itch I didn't know I had; that for early Warframe before it became an unmanageable mess.

I'm also going to give Concord a fair shake, I kinda dig the off-brand GoTG vibe

@EfYI pressing X to select a target and pressing X again would technically begin combat but you wouldn't get very far with just auto attacks. The basics boil down to following combo chains, not getting hit by telegraphed attacks and using buffs and debuffs when appropriate.

@PsBoxSwitchOwner if you focus on the main story you'll be looking at around 40+hrs per expansion, there is a lot of stuff to see and do and the best bet for someone completely new is to just enjoy the journey and not worry about being 'current'. You can also jump into the free trial and chip away at it as and when you like.

I know the first half of the MSQ is a bit slow for some, but I loved it, seeing my WoL so happy and enjoying helping her new friend grow into someone worthy of ruling was just the breath of fresh air I needed.

I hope that they're just re-hiring the team with the new studio because that team is responsible for come S-tier AA Jank.

Embracer continues to be an utter failure instead of a steady, balanced revenue earner.

Downloaded and started it yesterday during the FFXIV 4 hr maintenance.... not sure if it'll have staying power but man the animation is beautiful and the combat is nice and snappy

@colonelkilgore Remember Me has a strange but brilliant OST. I have really fond memories of it and always get a little sad it never properly took off and got sequels. Hope you enjoy.

I'll maybe wrap up the FFXIV Dawntrail MSQ this weekend depending on how much of it is at lvl100 (I just started the lvl98 MSQs) This expansion has done my heart good, seeing my WoL smile so much and actually have fun with her friends has been the perfect start to a new era of adventure... even if I know Yoshi-P and team plan to break my heart as soon as they can!

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Buuuut not until I've tidied away the Dawntrail MSQ and a fair few other bits and bobs in FFXIV, but it is next up on the docket.

I would give my last Rolo for a show or film telling Marika's whole story. There is so much that is only inferred by the lore in-game, little nuggets that point to a much grander story that the player only experiences the aftermath.

All about exploring Tural in FFXIV Dawntrail for the foreseeable future. Over the last week I scoured the Realm of Shadow clean of loot and bosses so Elden Ring is done until I decide to move to a new game plus and try fiisting my way through everything.

Just finished the DLC earlier!

That was fantastic and now for the second best bit of a From Soft game... Lore Videos! That and figuring out what kinda build I want to take into the next Journey... I got a sword that has Eternal Sleep as the status it can build up and I may build around that just to see what it actually does to bosses.

Seems to work out as a 10% buff, so just enough to squeak out the last few hits if you've been struggling to put a boss to sleep... Eternally

I love me a good challenging game as long as it is fair - which is obviously subjective - and for me the Soulsborne games have always been fair with learnable mechanics and the ability to tailor a build to my needs. A good example of this is with SoTE the first 'boss' you meet is destroying most people but if you grab a few of the blessings the Black Knight becomes much more manageable.

There being no boss in here messes with my head, it screams illusory wall and hidden fog wall but nope!

Shadow of the Erdtree, my chosen Tarnished has been camping outside that cocoon for ages! I got through two Remembrance bosses yesterday fairly easy. Right now I just came up out of a dried well to see a burnt out village that begs to be explored.

There is no feeling like exploring a new From Soft space.

I hope we get a demo released for this. It sound really good but also possibly a little too repetitive

As a Day One Dragon Age Enjoyer I am really looking forward to Veilguard, I need to scramble that Egg!

I wonder how many of these silly-billys realise that most people will do their MSQ first run of a dungeon with Trusts so they don't have to rush and can actually take in the dungeon. I wish you could mix - have two players and two trusts - but otherwise I'll never feel the daftness of this, I mean heck these are probably the Healers that refuse to DPS and slow everyone down anyways.

@anoyonmus Nope, because the Direct featured a host of third-party games making it relevant and beneficial to cover on a PS focused site.

@anoyonmus he wasn't asking if they were okay, he said that they were doing okay with content from the direct... Meaning the Direct had given plenty to write about.

@themightyant Heavily disagree about Penacony's story telling, It's been fantastic for me, but that's the great thing about these games, each new zone brings in a fresh story that will -hopefully- resonate better with people who didn't enjoy the previous one.

@Korgon I fell off just after the big boss of the Xianzhou (think that's how its spelled) arc due to burn out but came back last month when I realised I didn't have enough time for the bigger games I wanted to get to and jumped back on HSR... aaaand hooked again, cleaned up all the main quests and now I'm slowly catching up on all the blue quests and maxing out my team (and saving warps for when they have a new Tank/Preservation to pull for)

I tend to use guides when I want to be efficient with my time. First complete ER run was 170hrs ish... Second run with a guide was half that time and I found stuff I missed.

With From Soft games any victory is a good victory

@themightyant yeah, I was really stoked to see Max returning... but this move means I'll probably watch someone else play it YT and enjoy it vicariously.

Thing is Origins world map was mostly empty desert, if they cover the same square mileage with the density seen in the trailers and gameplay it's going to be fairly similar in size and content to the other Big RPG entries with the exception of Valhalla which was sickeningly huge in hindsight (I still don't know how I 100% everything in that game)

@BusyOlf depending on when you last played you'll be fine to jump in, aside from Strikes and Raids everything is soloable... The only issue you might run across is that seasonal content vanishes from the game once its done so jumping from one expansion to another is a little jarring

@BearsEatBeets 4pm UK time and I am very much looking forward to it.

@mac_da_man same here, I'll probably pick up the season pass when everything's out and a bit cheaper.

The final mission this unlocked was good carthasis... if you haven't done it yet make sure you have helmets turned off for cutscenes.

Don't blame me if the onion cutting ninja's attack you though.

@Shepherd_Tallon Harding being an actual party member fills me with joy.

I'm quite hoping we get to see Cass and Leliana at some point.

If the game lets me cuddle Harding and pet the baby griffin I am golden.

I've watched the trailer a few more times and I'm at around 70/30 in favour of the new art direction. The gameplay reveal is going to be interesting. Some people just sound like they've already made up their minds to hate it and that makes me pity them.

I wish Ubi would be brave enough to have a female solo lead, Yasuke looks like he'll be fun to play as but no
where near as fun as Naoe...

I made a ridiculous little happy snort when I realised it was Max! Our girl's looking goooood!

You know what? No, I won't join the whinging ranks... I kinda dig the art style. Art direction has never been consistent across the franchise and this adds a load of character.

I'm really looking forward to gameplay... Also I am chuffed that Scout Harding is back!

It feels odd, trophies in the base games are always a good way to see if you missed anything major, guess I'll have to be extra thorough in the Land of Shadow.