So I got PS4, which Sony exclusives do I need?

Lazy8s said:
I just found out you can befriend Durja the Old Yarnham hunter, and get his stake gun

Didn't know that before ....
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Yeah i messed that one up and accidentally pushed him off the tower...

RE: Nioh2 - could do, but i'd wait a couple of months for patches.

although i really wasn't enamoured with Nioh, display wise it just seemed a bit flat and problematic trying to read the terrain, only got as far a "Deep in the Shadows" act 3, before moving on to Personna 5
 
delirium121 said:
Yeah i messed that one up and accidentally pushed him off the tower...

RE: Nioh2 - could do, but i'd wait a couple of months for patches.

although i really wasn't enamoured with Nioh, display wise it just seemed a bit flat and problematic trying to read the terrain, only got as far a "Deep in the Shadows" act 3, before moving on to Personna 5
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I love Nioh, but I can see how not everyone would....
 
Lazy8s said:
I think you already got the hang of it :D

It's refreshing to see someone else out there who loves this game the way I do. I really think folks who don't finish it are cheating themselves.
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Nope definitely not getting the hang of it, I've hit the Ludwig wall, first phase i can do with eyes closed, that sodding second phase everytime he's down to his last 10th he does obscene things to me.

On a more positive note, as a break from Ludwig, I've taken Gerhrman out in a 10min epic show down the last 3 or so minutes being him on 2% health and me at 20% health and no vials (bailed after the MB intro to stay in NG).
Top tip use the Augur of Ebrietas to parry him.
 
delirium121 said:
Nope definitely not getting the hang of it, I've hit the Ludwig wall, first phase i can do with eyes closed, that sodding second phase everytime he's down to his last 10th he does obscene things to me.

On a more positive note, as a break from Ludwig, I've taken Gerhrman out in a 10min epic show down the last 3 or so minutes being him on 2% health and me at 20% health and no vials (bailed after the MB intro to stay in NG).
Top tip use the Augur of Ebrietas to parry him.
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Ludwig is one of my favorite all time boss fights. Just brutal knock down drag out :D

Re: Gehrman, did you get the FINAL final boss after him?

I know Fromsoft doesn't hold your hand, I love that about their games. But you have little to absolutely no semi-obvious warnings about what to use or do to get it. So easy to miss.
 
Lazy8s said:
Ludwig is one of my favorite all time boss fights. Just brutal knock down drag out :D

Re: Gehrman, did you get the FINAL final boss after him?

I know Fromsoft doesn't hold your hand, I love that about their games. But you have little to absolutely no semi-obvious warnings about what to use or do to get it. So easy to miss.
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Yep, but exited immediately after cutscene
saving that one for last.
 
I just beat Days Gone this morning. This is a game that most reviewers got wrong. Absolutely amazing game with a fantastic story. I spent about 65 hours playing it.
 
Dave said:
I just beat Days Gone this morning. This is a game that most reviewers got wrong. Absolutely amazing game with a fantastic story. I spent about 65 hours playing it.
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Same with Death Stranding for me, people say it's a walking simulator, those people obviously never played it past the start, as more and more stuff unlock as you play.
 
Dave said:
I just beat Days Gone this morning. This is a game that most reviewers got wrong. Absolutely amazing game with a fantastic story. I spent about 65 hours playing it.
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That's good to hear. I've avoided it just because of reviews, but it may go on the 'to buy' list now.
 
Yeah, I added it to my list and am waiting for a good price on a used copy of Days Gone. Game looks fun, though the poor reviews did make me nervous and decide to wait.
 
If you guys do get Days Gone, be sure to continue playing after the main quest ends. There's a secret ending and some other stuff that happens after the credits roll. I did absolutely everything in this game, which is a rare thing for me to do. Left no part of the map unexplored and I did every quest possible.
 
delirium121 said:
Frankly it's nowhere near as evil as people make it out to be, the game leads you by hand most of way, e.g. here's some new armour/clothing, check the specs, tool up accordingly becuase now you know the boss's weakness, this boss arena has two possible NPCs to bring along (oh it's going to be one those sorta bosses).
etc.

Ultimately it's a RPG, follow the bread crumbs.
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In regards to the Old Hunters DLC I take it all back, it's difficulty is cranked up to 11, I've manged to take Ludwig down eventually, now i'm bouncing off the pain wall that is Laurence, the First Vicar....
(I even tried co-op'ing it, but the partners died in seconds, so solo'ing it).

Quick question to any veterans is Sekiro shadows die twice, the same or worse difficulty level as Old Hunters?
 
delirium121 said:
In regards to the Old Hunters DLC I take it all back, it's difficulty is cranked up to 11, I've manged to take Ludwig down eventually, now i'm bouncing off the pain wall that is Laurence, the First Vicar....
(I even tried co-op'ing it, but the partners died in seconds, so solo'ing it).

Quick question to any veterans is Sekiro shadows die twice, the same or worse difficulty level as Old Hunters?
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Laurence was needless imo. No tips to offer as I don't know how many times I died before finally getting him.

I completed Sekiro twice, the 2nd time because I had nothing else to fool around with.

Trying to stay as unbiased as possible, it's worth seeing as there are some real gems as far as some boss fights, environments and mechanics. There are also a lot of frustrations with other aspects of all of those.

Combat can be extremely frustrating if you don't learn to deflect (parry) and the Mikiri counter, another technique that you really need to ease up some of the fights. And it can still be very tedious afterwards.

Massive recycling of some bosses that just make no sense other than to just annoy the player.

Enemy AI is ....not great. Sometimes you will be hit/set upon by multiple enemies almost right away, other times you can saunter right up and hit groups of 2 or 3 no problem.

Others here disaagree with me, but if, like me, you are looking for a fair, balanced mix of difficult, but still fun and exciting A.K.A. Bloodborne level, then I cannot recommend Sekiro.

Fromsoftware tried just a bit to hard to be difficult and different and missed the mark imo.

It really is a mixed bag.

edit:If Old hunters is a level 10, I would put Sekiro around a 12-15 depending on area.
 
Yeah Sekiro is definitely the hardest From Soft "Souls-like" game, IMO. For two main reasons, one being you are stuck with one character build class whether you like it or not (just with different "upgrade" choices) and can't really "grind for levels" or better equipment in the traditional way to make things easier if you're having a tough time like in other Souls games. And two, learning the parrying mechanic is SUPER important to get through this game. If you can't grasp that you're going to have a really tough time.

I accept Sekiro is always going to be viewed by a lot of people as kind of a black sheep Souls type game but for me I think its the best one they're ever done aside from the coveted Dark Souls 1. I've already said this many times here but I just really preferred the more focused character which allowed them to make the gameplay more refined, and the swordplay combat was just AMAZING.

If it at all looks interesting to you its at least worth a shot. Great game.
 
SirBaron said:
Same with Death Stranding for me, people say it's a walking simulator, those people obviously never played it past the start, as more and more stuff unlock as you play.
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I second this recommendation also. I ended up putting 100 hours into the game and loved it. But, I was in need of a game that allowed me to play at my own pace. It was getting tiring of being spoon fed a story or forced to grind RPG elements forever. It takes a while to get into this game because it doesn't actually give you any direction at all on how to play it. You decide where to go and what to tackle. The game constantly pushes you west. But, I spent most of my time building out transportation infrastructure, experimenting with the game mechanics, raiding mule camps, and exploring new routes. There aren't too many games where you can actually "experiment with the game mechanics". But, I spent hours just trying to find out what happens if I do this or that. Some of the results are really surprising and amazing. (Many resulted in some large craters). I can't imagine the number of hours that the developer spent just coding unique gameplay mechanics that only 1% of all players may ever experience. Really an amazing experience if you are open to it. Just don't be discouraged by the first missions as you are literally dumped into the complex world with no clue and there is still so much to learn.
 
Meteor_of_War said:
Yeah Sekiro is definitely the hardest From Soft "Souls-like" game, IMO. For two main reasons, one being you are stuck with one character build class whether you like it or not (just with different "upgrade" choices) and can't really "grind for levels" or better equipment in the traditional way to make things easier if you're having a tough time like in other Souls games. And two, learning the parrying mechanic is SUPER important to get through this game. If you can't grasp that you're going to have a really tough time.

I accept Sekiro is always going to be viewed by a lot of people as kind of a black sheep Souls type game but for me I think its the best one they're ever done aside from the coveted Dark Souls 1. I've already said this many times here but I just really preferred the more focused character which allowed them to make the gameplay more refined, and the swordplay combat was just AMAZING.

If it at all looks interesting to you its at least worth a shot. Great game.
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That's the thing that has put me off purchasing Sekiro and also why I enjoyed Code Vein so much (i'm a sucker for tweaking a character to the exact dex build i want), but the lure of the Tenchu aspects are making me reconsider this one as a possible next, but if the whole thing is Old Hunters boss difficultly ... I definitely don't want to be part of the 75% owners that couldn't beat it.
 
delirium121 said:
That's the thing that has put me off purchasing Sekiro and also why I enjoyed Code Vein so much (i'm a sucker for tweaking a character to the exact dex build i want), but the lure of the Tenchu aspects are making me reconsider this one as a possible next, but if the whole thing is Old Hunters boss difficultly ... I definitely don't want to be part of the 75% owners that couldn't beat it.
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If its any consultation, that one build class in Sekiro is a dex build.
 
delirium121 said:
That's the thing that has put me off purchasing Sekiro and also why I enjoyed Code Vein so much (i'm a sucker for tweaking a character to the exact dex build i want), but the lure of the Tenchu aspects are making me reconsider this one as a possible next, but if the whole thing is Old Hunters boss difficultly ... I definitely don't want to be part of the 75% owners that couldn't beat it.
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It's easily more than Old Hunters difficulty, but I honestly wouldn't focus on the difficulty as much as how willing you may be to deal with learning the game properly.

Fights are extremely formulaic. Once you've learned the moveset of an enemy he's toast, it's pretty much as simple as that. I'd go out on a limb and say that mastering when to use defensive tools is probably what threw a lot of the people who didn't finish the game.

When to deflect and how many times before striking, when to jump, when to mikiri..

Honestly, if I could beat it anyone can if they're willing to learn the game.

And it is not a "bad" game per se, it's just very much one of those "Either it ticks your boxes or it doesn't" kind of games. If you get it on sale, then yeah, it may be worth a try for you.

My one tip if you do buy it - leave the SoulsBorne muscle memory at the door. It'll get you dead, very quickly lol.
 
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