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Anyone getting Super Mario Bros. Wonder? Going to pick that up tomorrow. I'm moreso a fan of the 3D Mario games, but I haven't played a 2D one since the DS, so I'm excited to play one again for the first time in 10+ years.
 
Well im about 13 hours into Elden Ring and am really liking this game. Graphics, setting, music. armor models, enemy designs are all top notch. Im not very good at it but im enjoying it. It took me a long while to beat the Minor Tree boss at the Weeping Peninsula today but i finally got it. I can only imagine how difficult some main story bosses are, good grief. I just gotta keep telling myself its a marathon not a race in fights and that its a learning curve for me since ive never played a FromSoftware game and learning the boss mechanics. Like towards the end of that Elder tree boss i was really getting it down the timing of hits and when to roll and such.

Spent most of today exploring the Weeping Peninsula and i think tomorrow im going to attempt the castle at the southern tip for that lady at the bridge of the peninsula after that im done and think i will head to Stormveil Castle. Im not finding a lot of quests so far maybe its because im still in the starting area? Who knows. When i eventuall clear the castle maybe i will spend a little more time exploring Limgrave.

A little side bar, I just got done watching the show Peaky Blinders and sure as crap one of the actresses in Peaky Blinders voiced the witch Renna in Elden Ring. As soon as i heard her speak in game i instantly recognized the voice from Peaky. Just a cool coincidence.
 
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Sad People said:
Well im about 13 hours into Elden Ring and am really liking this game. Graphics, setting, music. armor models, enemy designs are all top notch. Im not very good at it but im enjoying it. It took me a long while to beat the Minor Tree boss at the Weeping Peninsula today but i finally got it. I can only imagine how difficult some main story bosses are, good grief. I just gotta keep telling myself its a marathon not a race in fights and that its a learning curve for me since ive never played a FromSoftware game and learning the boss mechanics. Like towards the end of that Elder tree boss i was really getting it down the timing of hits and when to roll and such.

Spent most of today exploring the Weeping Peninsula and i think tomorrow im going to attempt the castle at the southern tip for that lady at the bridge of the peninsula after that im done and think i will head to Stormveil Castle. Im not finding a lot of quests so far maybe its because im still in the starting area? Who knows. When i eventuall clear the castle maybe i will spend a little more time exploring Limgrave.

A little side bar, I just got done watching the show Peaky Blinders and sure as crap one of the actresses in Peaky Blinders voiced the witch Renna in Elden Ring. As soon as i heard her speak in game i instantly recognized the voice from Peaky. Just a cool coincidence.
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Man, I wish I could play it (and all the souls games) for the first time again. Don't fret about not finding a bunch of quests, compared to traditional RPGs there aren't a ton. They are there but most are like you meet an NPC who talks a bunch of seemingly vague nonsense and then you meet that same NPC a little while down the road and they spout some more stuff that's a little less nonsense and things start to connect. But a lot of it isn't a "hard connect" and you have to piece a lot together yourself (I love and hate this with the genre). Very few actual "go here... do this" quest lines. What you're doing with Castle Morne is one of the few. I use the wikis for subsequent playthroughs to do the side quests I missed because you are going to miss a bunch if you're rocking it on your own. And it's better that way! When you find something or figure something out yourself it's awesome!

Whats your build looking like?
 
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Also, 13 hours in and you're trudging around Weeping Peninsula. Cheers, you play like me! Have you beet any of the main bosses yet?
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Na no main story bosses. Im already feel like im going to struggle mightily with them. I have a hard time with bosses at the end of dungeons as is hahah Like that bear boss at the end of a dungeon on the Weeping Peninsula was a rough go for me.

I think im going to beat the castle part in the Weeping Peninsula then explore a bit more on the mainland in Limgrave then head to the first boss in Stormveil.

My build tbh i dont really know haha Ive got a Flail and the starting shield for Confessor. I came across a pretty good incantation called the Flame of Frenzy which is pretty good but hard to get off in battles. Im specing just a bit into Strength and Dex ( I need 17 strength and 16 DEX the weapons name is Guardians Swordspear) so i can use what seems like a pretty good sword then think im going to focus on DEX and Faith for my offensive stats (sounds like DEX will help with faster casting times with my incantations) with just few ticks into Arcane for some dragon incantations. When i was being a meta dingus i looked up how much faith you needed for most dragon incantations and the most you need is like 16 which doesnt seem like alot. Im not looking up stuff anymore, I dont wanna meta the game and just go with the flow and enjoy it for what it is.
 
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I think im lvl 31 as well? Forgot to add that in.

I am a little confused by the Ashes of War and the Affinities so i may have to watch a YT video on those to help me understand them a bit more because they seem really important.

Also weapons that i know i wont use should i be selling them? because i have been.
 
One thing i dont like about this game, atleast one M&K, is that dodge is used on release not press when using spacebar. Screws up the timing.
 
Not sure why anyone would handicap themselves playing such a game with mouse and keyboard.

But hey, maybe you're a masochist. I shudder at the thought of not playing with a controller.
 
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Not sure why anyone would handicap themselves playing such a game with mouse and keyboard.

But hey, maybe you're a masochist. I shudder at the thought of not playing with a controller.
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Controllers are dog water compared to M&K. So clustered and uncomfortable. I genuinely dont think i could go back to controller after playing with M&K for the past 5-6 years. Its not THAT bad some things are annoying.
 
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Not sure why anyone would handicap themselves playing such a game with mouse and keyboard.

But hey, maybe you're a masochist. I shudder at the thought of not playing with a controller.
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A MMO mouse makes a world of difference (compared to a standard mouse) when playing games.
 
Wabit said:
A MMO mouse makes a world of difference (compared to a standard mouse) when playing games.
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I get it for 99.999% of games played on a PC. I just cannot fathom playing a Souls game on keyboard and mouse. That's just bananas!

If you can do it though, good on ya. I tried while being deployed and quickly ordered a controller.
 
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I get it for 99.999% of games played on a PC. I just cannot fathom playing a Souls game on keyboard and mouse. That's just bananas!

If you can do it though, good on ya. I tried while being deployed and quickly ordered a controller.
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The only games I'd use MKB for are games where I need to aim (shooters, mini golf) or where controllers aren't practical or supported (WoW, RuneScape, idk probably others). For virtually everything else, I strongly prefer controller. For a Souls game or a game like Fallout/Starfield? Controller for me.
 
Soldier13Fox said:
I get it for 99.999% of games played on a PC. I just cannot fathom playing a Souls game on keyboard and mouse. That's just bananas!

If you can do it though, good on ya. I tried while being deployed and quickly ordered a controller.
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So far it’s doable. Biggest issues I’ve had so far are the dodge being on release and not press and changing your lock on target gets a little annoying having to use the mouse.

Defeated my first dragon today in the starting area. Took a bit but it wasn’t that difficult.

An incredibly cool fight. Honestly probably one of the coolest fights I’ve experienced in a video game.
 
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So far it’s doable. Biggest issues I’ve had so far are the dodge being on release and not press and changing your lock on target gets a little annoying having to use the mouse.

Defeated my first dragon today in the starting area. Took a bit but it wasn’t that difficult.

An incredibly cool fight. Honestly probably one of the coolest fights I’ve experienced in a video game.
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That first moment where comes swooping in out of nowhere is awesome

Jbcraig1883 said:
Got to WT4 in D4 at level 61...ball lightning sorcerer is overpowered this season, but I can't lie, I am having a blast~
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Yeah, I'm really enjoying S2 quite a bit
 
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Beat Godrick on my first attempt today. I was probably a bit over leveled but i thought he was easier than the Stormveil Knights that walked around his castle.
 
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