Category: Games I’m Playing
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Elden Ring: Malenia is done, but I’m not proud of it
In Elden Ring, you can summon another player to help in most boss fights. I tried many times, probably hundreds to battle Malenia, claimed to be the hardest boss, and never succeeded. Many times, I summoned helpful players, only to die when my spells attracted Malenia’s attention and she whacked me with her special “waterfowl”…
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Elden Ring: My Battle with Dragon Lord Placidusax
This is my successful fight against this optional boss. Multiplayer is not permitted for this one, but I was able to summon Tiche. The path to this somewhat hidden battle is shown at the start of the video. I skipped the cutscene for time, but it is worth watching when you enter this fight.
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Red Dead Redemption 2: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
So is Red Dead Redemption 2 the best game ever? Or at least the best game made this century? Or at least game of the year? Well, maybe the game of the year… But I can think of lots of better games from the past (Witcher 3, Skyrim, Mass Effect, Horizon: Zero Dawn, Zelda BOTW).…
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Finished Horizon Zero Dawn DLC and loved it!
Though I bought the Horizon Zero Dawn DLC Frozen Wilds as soon as it came out, I didn’t play it, because the drive in the PS4 Pro failed (there’s a subject for another post sometime!). I absolutely loved Horizon Zero Dawn, so much so that it was the first game I ever earned a Platinum…
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Scattered Gaming: Monster Hunter World, LOTRO, Destiny 2
I picked up Lord of the Rings Online (LOTRO) again after nearly a year of just logging in to pay my housing maintenance. I bought the Mordor expansion and figured I’d better get through it. Plus the buzz on the new Mirkwood/Laketown areas is that they look great (hopefully they’re fun, too). When I took…
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My love/hate relationship with Monster Hunter World
Well, “love” is too strong a word… Maybe “tolerate.” I recently started playing Monster Hunter World, because I’d heard so much about it and the reviews are good. I’m thinking the reviewers played a different game, because I’d say it is fine and kind of fun, but not among the greatest games. The graphics are…
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I’m playing Skyrim again, and it is because of Skyrim VR
After not playing Skyrim for years, I’m back at it and having a great time, and it is all because of Skyrim VR. I bought Skyrim VR for my PSVR and think it is great fun (see previous comments about it)! After playing a good few hours of it, I realized that Skyrim VR is…
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I really wasn’t going to buy Destiny 2 for PC…
I played Destiny and Destiny 2 on PS4, but as we know, the console versions of Destiny 2 have been pretty much abandoned by disgruntled players. Lots of YouTubers have switched to the PC version and sung its praises, particularly with the weapon behavior, but even that it makes you feel more powerful in the…
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Skyrim VR is better than it looks!
Well, there’s a backhanded compliment if I’ve ever written one. The implication is that Skyrim VR doesn’t look good, but as a game, it is better than it looks. Yep, that’s exactly right. It looks surprisingly bad on my PS4 Pro and PSVR system. Like 640×480 bad. Well, maybe 1024×768 bad. Everything is jaggy, seemingly…
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Destiny 2 Beta Observation: We’re Weak!
I played the Destiny 2 Beta a bit more last night and my observation is that we Guardians are weaker than we were in Destiny. Our guns are weaker, our abilities are less powerful, and our grenades are downright paltry. I created a Hunter last night and played with both the Arcstrider and Gunslinger abilities.…