Needless to say blaming it on DEI somehow is bs, but alas, gamers gotta cope for their fave company
#General Chat
neon scroll
misty dawn
i'm finding new stuff thanks to this so that's a positive at least
antireal, the artist, pulls a lot of inspo from designers republic, a design studio
dusty imp
woah those guys worked on formula fusion (and wipeout too that makes sense)
nice kickstarter throwback
im guessing they had antireal and a bunch of other artists on a moodboard for the game and one of the people making decals got lazy
it does suck but also this is like the fifth time this has happened at bungie lol
dusty imp
woah those guys worked on formula fusion (and wipeout too that makes sense)
nice to that they were also upset about that
misty dawn
woah those guys worked on formula fusion (and wipeout too that makes sense)
Yeah
Fun discovery
Their emigre issue is really cool
fallow vessel
I saw some people call it Art Raiders now because of this
slate thorn
Sony moment
placid otter
here we go
slate thorn
Welcome to the gamer club
neon scroll
Some you gotta just leave for later
Unless you have a lot of time and are a parry god 
ornate river
it was a non optional one 
I did it in the end
was just one ability I never ever got the timing right for
well, things have certainly changed
fallow vessel
well guess my skyrim run is over I have a crash to desktop when I leave combat in this one room and no idea how to fix it
slate thorn
Skyrim moment
fair elbow
Witcher 3 is 90% off on Steam 
neon scroll
Skyrim moment
To be fair, from what I gathered Mugen modded it to hell and back, so it's probably a mod issue
fallow vessel
287 mods so not that crazy
but it happened after 30 hours and I was kinda enjoying the run
not as bad as the last run where I broke a quest with a lockpicking perk after like 200 hours
neon scroll
Can't you just console your way out of that
placid otter
omg what an amazing prologue
meager roseBOT
neon scroll
omg what an amazing prologue
I see you joined us in playing GOTY
dusty imp
its funny how the entire industry just yoinked the direct branding
and yet noone does the thing anymore
rip iwata, certified awesome dude
neon scroll
Just finished Act 2 and just how is this game so good man
||Just stared at the unfolding cutscenes in awe, can't even lie, this is just so well written and conceptualized, truly remarkable storytelling, genuinely causing the feels||
misty dawn
Yeah
slate thorn
dusty imp
oh no its 2020 again
slate thorn
Yikes
ornate river
Just finished Act 2 and just how is this game so good man
Act 2 has been a crazy start
||gradient counters are insanely satisfying||
placid otter
i skipped the first danger zone, but can i always return to it whenever?
jovial wolf
pretty much
placid otter
okay cool, just assumed it was marked as such for a reason then decided to do it at a later time instead
slate thorn
Yeah, the danger zone is called that for a reason 
You can do it though if you're able to dodge / parry every single attack :^)
placid otter
ngl, playing on expert all i do is parry. i refuse to dodge a single time as it just feels too easy then
repeating every fight like 5-10x till they die
slate thorn
I always mess up the parry timing
placid otter
it takes a while yeah. esp sucks when they 1 shot almost always
game very badly needs a retry and quick save option
neon scroll
Should be noted that not all zones marked with "Danger" actually are dangerous, just most of them
Personally I always go in and see if I can scratch off health off the enemies and if I can't.... I just leave to fight another day
neon scroll
game very badly needs a retry and quick save option
That's just not what RPGs do, but honestly, the save point system is extremely forgiving
slate thorn
Yeah, I tried the first danger zone, did a single pixel of damage and then got oneshot
jovial wolf
pretty sure the P3R had the restart fight option
slate thorn
A restart fight option in expedition 33 would go so hard
minor bolt
https://fixupx.com/Awk20000/status/1924396250360877539 oof
https://x.com/TeamLiquid/status/1924439376144040343 they aren't even kicking him lol
X
neon scroll
https://x.com/TeamLiquid/status/1924439376144040343 they aren't even kicking him...
I mean, sponsor already dropped them, doesn't matter any more
placid otter
That's just not what RPGs do, but honestly, the save point system is extremely f...
it is not bad, but still having to travel a bit to bosses is annoying. have to swap weapons to force a quick save infront of it
also @neon scroll https://x.com/geoffkeighley/status/1924478971824980175?s=19
X
been a very long time
neon scroll
Still not going there any more
bitter portal
neon scroll
Woah, literal magic
placid otter
all the youtubers gushing over diagonal roads, lol
yoo ill drink to that! finally
jovial wolf
it looks really good
placid otter
just that every single mechanic seems to be the exact same as 1800
jovial wolf
they did change the needs system, that's gonna be big difference
buildings having aoe effects as well
placid otter
wonder what they are
jovial wolf
lavender fields smell good, pig farms smell bad, soap maker gives health boost etc
aqueducts look wild
placid otter
ah u mean what factories always had, just more widely spread
esp the lavenders am curious about
neon scroll
Hasn't Anno been basically the same for, like, 20 years
jovial wolf
depends how deep you go
neon scroll
Just different setting and fancier graphics
jovial wolf
you can break it down into the same parts
but the way they went about it differs a bit
but yeah, lot of the things don't change that much because they work really well
neon scroll
And you can see what happens when you change strategy game too much at the reaction to every Civilization game ever
Strategy fans don't like change
jovial wolf
anno has the advantage that they can really lean on the settings and change the atmosphere even if the gameplay loop is the same
doesn't really work for civ
placid otter
line up the markets!
fallow vessel
I wanted to try out Anno recently but not willing to pay full price for that
placid otter
ill day one buy the new one probably, but for anything older lol
this is for anno 1800 btw
neon scroll
neon scroll
stable stratus
placid otter
X
minor bolt
slate thorn
neon scroll
Nice
placid otter
X
neon scroll
Maybe it finally made the game good, idk
neon scroll
He'll find Borderlands will suddenly have even less "real fans"
jovial wolf
you mean 15$ for the ultimate edition in sale
neon scroll
So sad
wide sentinel
allkeyshop it is
placid otter
just got to wait for them to give it for free like the rest
slate thorn
Randy 🤝 delusional out of touch takes
dusty imp
i think deep down todd is pretty likeable
no one likes randy
thats why they put him after deltarune in the switch 2 direct
i think randy thinks hes likeable though
neon scroll
Todd can lie to people's faces and they will just go ""Awwww, Todd. How sweet!"
He's got that vibe
Randy is just an asshole
completely unlikeable shitstain of a person
slate thorn
Todd is just a silly guy
placid otter
can never trust the man
neon scroll
Can't be mad at him
neon scroll
https://x.com/JezCorden/status/1924873052963147938
Bro is just such a nice guy
placid otter
lmao
neon scroll
It's like he doesn't actually want anyone to buy his game
Soon reaching levels of salt we had around the Borderlands movie
jovial wolf
the question is if his crash outs will be original or if he will reuse his old material
neon scroll
wide sentinel
price increases are always ass ngl, but this will become the new standard... as of his tweet with "if you're a real fan" yea fuck off with that 
cheap key it is
not gonna get the game asap, gonna pick it up after a few weeks of release cause i wanna bet it's gonna have crap again like a season pass, microtransactions etc
funny enough that the gaming industry is giving "less" care to the game they are making, putting less content in and making people pay more now even
i think the last game i had where it "felt good" to buy at full price was BG3 lol
slate thorn
It's still funny how everyone still plays BL2 and nobody touches BL3
dusty imp
they gotta stop making game pass worth it
placid otter
these last 2/3 months made its value skyrocket
placid otter
scale of this helldivers 2 update looks chaotic in a good way
neon scroll
Super Earth is under threat, no half measures
placid otter
expedition 33 act 1 ending || NO GUSTAVE 
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jovial wolf
responding on pc to a page i have open on my phone, gj
placid otter
rare moment where devs dare ||kill a main character||
neon scroll
rare moment where devs dare ||kill a main character||
Honestly, outside of very specific JRPG series that have ||a million characters all of which can die the only real example I can think of is still FF7||
placid otter
aaa || game using multiple phase bosses now and i hate it. so hard||
pearl cobalt
Honestly, outside of very specific JRPG series that have ||a million characters ...
for me, ||Phantasy Star 2 was the 1st time this happened (and destruction of the planet Palm), a few years before FF7. felt a little bit of time repeating itself when FF7 came around to stab the knife again||
stable stratus
serious ads for deltarune chapter 3 and 4
placid otter
X
neon scroll
I'm reaching the end now, as far as I can tell. Done all the things (that I know of) minus one boss that is very clearly intended for NG+ buffed characters (or parry gods, which I am not)
jade juniper
that boss was so cool
when i ||hit him with the op maelle ability when i first faced him and it didn't even take out a 4th of his health|| i knew i was gonna be busy for the next few hours
jovial wolf
4th gen WOLED monitors at Computex 
minor bolt
been waiting for those since this gen fixes the color fringing
minor bolt
time to put $2k away for one then 
jovial wolf
This model will be released around July/August time and will be priced (on promotion apparently) at $499 USD. Keep in mind that is the global price point and is subject to the tariff situation in the USA.
minor bolt
only $500 damn
slate thorn
Yeah, I saw it yesterday, it looks super good for the price, also just visually, like the design, so clean
placid otter
been waiting for those since this gen fixes the color fringing
is that the thing oleds struggled with no moving objects on screen on pcs?
neon scroll
It is done. The game even stuck the ending(s)
Just an outstanding experience, easily in my personal top 5 games of all time
||Although I do wish there were a third, less absoluite ending, but alas...||
neon scroll
66hrs btw
placid otter
that is alot of side stuff wow
neon scroll
To be fair, I maxed level
Which also meant I one shot my way through the final dungeon which is not adjusted to that power level, so if you want a challenge there, keep that in mind
Did basically a full dodge run, NG+ I wanna try the parry more
neon scroll
Realistically some hits especially later on are so fast I can't really conceive parrying all that, particularly because I'm not that good with shoulder button reactions
placid otter
i just suffer through multiple attempts
i refuse to dodge as it is just stupidly easy even on expert
neon scroll
Hey, I respect it, but I don't play soulsgames for a reason
placid otter
i dont either for the same reason
somehow this game and ghost of tsushima only once i ever have and love playing on hardest
just feels too satisfying
neon scroll
I do use the gradient counters, those are actually satisfying (and I can actually use R2 better than R1 for some reason)
I guess I could remap the buttons and switch those two
placid otter
find the timing on those harder, because the attacks are super delayed
neon scroll
Really? Seemed more lenient to me than regular parries
Granted, I did not play expert
placid otter
i use a regular parry before gradient shows and get tricked then dont make intime for gradient
even during gradient i miss timing due to it being slow
neon scroll
i use a regular parry before gradient shows and get tricked then dont make intim...
That's me with dodging, I use a dodge before I realize it's a gradient and then can't recover quick enough to counter
random ass gradients nestled in combos be like
also happens with jumps occasionally for that matter
placid otter
the importance of reading what attack combo they do and then still fail 
even took me 12hours to realize most attacks have a proper audio que
neon scroll
I only read about that later somewhere
Apparently you hear it better when you turn the music down, but fuck that
neon scroll
But man, can't even think of the last game that had me so invested
And now that GTA6 poofed to 2026 it should be GOTY no matter what else releases
placid otter
game made me forget about whatever else is yet to come this year
neon scroll
Still unreal that these are former Ubisoft devs, man
Imagine if the suits would just let their devs cook over there
placid otter
suits? keep dreaming
neon scroll
I know it ain't happening, but this just goes to show how much wasted potential goes to die in the AAA industry
minor bolt
is that the thing oleds struggled with no moving objects on screen on pcs?
no, it’s on text within windows. you’ll see pink and green on the tops and bottoms due to the pixel layout
placid otter
guess the screen burn problem persists then
minor bolt
yeah still a concern
slate thorn
If you're concerned about oled burn in, monitors unboxed are doing a long term worst case scenario test
Watching their videos, I'm honestly not really concerned anymore
minor bolt
yeah it’s an issue but one easily avoided given you don’t abuse the shit out of it
placid otter
love this boss and the whole area and music everything in ||Sirene|| is just so perfect.
art, special effects, music, location, animations the boss fight. love it
placid otter
these axon fights are sick
neon scroll
love this boss and the whole area and music everything in ||Sirene|| is just so ...
Yeah, that whole area is a huge vibe
placid otter
just did 400k dmg without opponent getting a turn
placid otter
streamers playing elden ring nightreign atm for those interested
ornate river
is the ||fight with renoir outside the manor|| the end of act 2?
I havent finished the fight yet
neon scroll
Oh, no. Not even close
ornate river
interesting
neon scroll
I'd say more, but you know
ornate river
yeah thats fine
it was the longest cutscene since the end of act 1 so was wondering if that was a pattern
neon scroll
There's a couple more of those, ye
But trust me, you'll know act 3 start when you see it
neon scroll
Best boi
ornate river
for the plot twist just before that fight, i thought that was a given when they were first introduced
neon scroll
I really can't say anything
dusty imp
||the existence of act three is a huge spoiler, not sure why they did it like that||
neon scroll
||I mean, the "final boss" not really being the final boss is the most common JRPG trope ever, just gotta tell that story and do that twist really well (which they managed to do)||
dusty imp
||true, but not like a supposed 1/3 of the game lol||
||i do wish act 3 was paced a bit better, but i guess theres not much else to do||
||probably depends on if you do the side content early or not||
neon scroll
||Yeah, if you just do the story and only when act 3 opens do the side content it's a lot, but I get what you mean, theoretically you can just go directly to that red marker. Honestly probably should, so it poses some sort of challenge, and do the whole tough optional stuff later, but that's a minor hindsight thing||
jade juniper
||in hindsight i wish i removed the painted power picto before fighting the final boss since i was insanely op after doing the tower and the other endgame content before fighting them lmao||
||there's the gameplay aspect of it being a cakewalk where i held back and only used regular attacks but the boss moves were so cool i felt bad when they were doing like 50 damage when they hit||
neon scroll
||sidenote, the funniest expedition log was definitely the chad-expedition. Literally built different||
warm pumice
Can’t wait for Gears finally hitting the PS5
pearl cobalt
huh, didn't realize they released an updated version of the opening movie:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wgH4szXiqU
placid otter
is there a difficulty related achievement in expedition33? this fight is really hard in act2: ||paintress||
neon scroll
idk tbh, my first playthrough was just storymode
placid otter
damn
i spend 50 mins on first phase to see 2nd being even harder. just quit right away
pearl cobalt
is there a difficulty related achievement in expedition33? this fight is really ...
no
placid otter
okay cool ty
dusty imp
the difficulty acheivement is not being called a journalist by youtube comments
dusty imp
i think i need a new computer
this game cant be real
what if botw was a character action game
wait no its a fighting game
theres literally teching lol
placid otter
i spend 50 mins on first phase to see 2nd being even harder. just quit right awa...
||getting a 3rd phase|| had me panicked, but i managed to do it before lowering. and omg this picto reward 
neon scroll
I mean.... ||her 3rd phase is just HEAVY foreshadowing, she's just healing you after all||
placid otter
wow what a cutscene
neon scroll
Yeeeeeeeep
placid otter
so many questions have been answerd, but yet i am left with a new one.
||if everyone but the curators family ghommaged, why did maelle/alicia also ghommage. although i am now thinking maelle is also a fake like verso or is the traumatic part (alicia) the fake? so confusing||
neon scroll
||All shall be answered, just wait for it||
placid otter
i am, currently doing whatever this weird thing || in the manor|| is
ornate river
am i the furthest behind in terms of active expedition 33 players here? I think I am 
ornate river
im playing slowly bc my gf started playing so shes behind me, so i cant play when shes home so she doesnt get spoiled
shes sat and watched a coupe of scenes and not noticed that ||gustave isn't there||
placid otter
lmao
neon scroll
Just say you switched him out of the party, easy
ornate river
oh i mean for cutscenes and stuff
if she ever clocks on i'll just say we got separated or something
placid otter
so sad i was already spoiled that part before started playing
ornate river
ahhh rip, i hadnt been spoiled thankfully
neon scroll
I avoided pretty much all spoilers
Anyway, Lake go away and behold what unfolds next
placid otter
Anyway, Lake go away and behold what unfolds next
ok ill continue next time.
||i was so attached to all the characters, the world... everything, just for it to be fake. actually devastated. cannot imagine where the game goes to now||
||cannot understand how this is happening during the 51st expedition (49th monolith year) and not before the alicia fire incident where verso died in. this part has me super confused and can't understand.||
neon scroll
Do you actually want me to explain that one point?
neon scroll
It's very far up there for me, definitely top 5, probably better but recency bias and all that
It pretty much is the best game this decade though for sure
Can't wait til you get to the ending(s)
placid otter
HUH
slate thorn
am i the furthest behind in terms of active expedition 33 players here? I think ...
You're probably further than me
Most of my limited gaming time gets stolen away by friends so I haven't played a whole lot of expedition
ornate river
thats fair, I know I'm in Act 2, idk how far I am through Act 2 hahaha
placid otter
act 2 is huge
placid otter
Most of my limited gaming time gets stolen away by friends so I haven't played a...
sleep so late. i play after they all go to sleep
slate thorn
I'm still in Act 1
jade juniper
yeah in my playthrough i think act 2 took me the longest by far
but that's also the act where i did as many side stuff as i could bc the world was so immersive
ornate river
found the dumbest boss so far
placid otter
did all side stuff that didn't include a boss fight like the chromatics
ornate river
chromatic rammaseur aka parry man
placid otter
i saw the list of turns then noped out lol
placid otter
game tends to do that
neon scroll
chromatic rammaseur aka parry man
Took me a bit to figure out ONLY parry works on that one
There's one of those dumb balls which works like that as well
ornate river
got it
God that was so annoying
I got the craziest picto for my Lune
double burn is crazy op
neon scroll
Wdym "for my Lune", Maelle has, like, half her kit devoted to burn
Very, very much works for that, too
ornate river
true
I combo them for burning
but my Lune skills get the burn stacks out faster
Maelle weakens then and then consumes the stacks at the end too
neon scroll
I never actually used the consume skill, having 100+ burn on any given enemy is way too funny
Combine that with the "burn lasts longer" picto and 🔥
ornate river
whewww
ornate river
im on the face/mask island
neon scroll
Visages?
ornate river
ooo
neon scroll
Despite ||Verso|| nagging
placid otter
yeh did sirene first too
ornate river
okay this is fun
but will take a few goes
mainly because ||im used to attacks landing much quicker after the animation starts but because they're so massive it's a whole different thing||
neon scroll
yeh did sirene first too
You do actually get a (minor Connor spoiler) ||"haha, told you we'll manage" camp scene from that||
neon scroll
Kek
neon scroll
i never did a optional camp
You should do those after bigger things
Quite a few little tidbits here and there
ornate river
oh did it second try
ornate river
<@179295421607182336> did u go to the monolith?
not that im aware of
neon scroll
Kek
neon scroll
Yeah, as Lake said, definitely do swim north first before Sirene
Also, do go camp for quibs
ornate river
okok
I might stop for the day been a good sesh
damn I missed what ||Verso|| said at the end of the cutscene
need to go and find it on YouTube or something
placid otter
i am surprised game sound gets muted when tab is not focused.
there is no option for it either. literally looked for it first 10mins of the game
now that i think of it. the only problems i have with the game are related to accesibility and settings 
game too perfect
placid otter
neon scroll
game too perfect
Haven't found a single bug in my whole playthrough - in this day and age that's already monumental
placid otter
i've seen some on streams, but not experienced any either
neon scroll
I only saw some from people on the review build
placid otter
X
neon scroll
I wanna buy it for PS5 so my gf can play, but it do be sold out
placid otter
give her ur pc
neon scroll
She is not a PC person, she either plays on her phone or on the couch
ornate river
I wanna buy it for PS5 so my gf can play, but it do be sold out
what about digital?
neon scroll
what about digital?
But then we wouldn't have the physical
Amazon be like
Hey, Media Markt still had some physicals, that was easier than expected
placid otter
media markt the goat
ornate river
I've only been to media markt once, cool place
placid otter
X
jovial wolf
Nioh 2 still my favourite soulslike
minor bolt
ive been meaning to play dark souls
sekiro never clicked for me but ive done demons souls, bloodborne and elden ring
ornate river
@placid otter where's this monolith
placid otter
<@173679054996635648> where's this monolith
north
ornate river
I went all the way north
jovial wolf
it's the big thing with the number written on it
placid otter
yeah the big 33
placid otter
u get a cutscene when nearby
ornate river
just gave me a cutscene yeah
placid otter
yeah
jovial wolf
they did sent you there for the snarky verso
placid otter
optional cutscene u otherwise would miss
neon scroll
We know, the point is ||the cutscene you get if you try anyway||
ornate river
do you guys ever send in reserve team
jovial wolf
not really
neon scroll
There's one fight where you need to, but that's super endgame
Other than that you've usually basically lost at that point
ornate river
ahhh okok
yeah my thought too
I don't do it
oo this boss is tough
chromatic greatsword cultist
pearl cobalt
well, on an earlier boss (one of the chromatics) that I didn't get the dodge/parry timing right, my team died. I had Sciel with a lot of solo pictos because I levels her up in the hidden arena. she clutched the win
wide sentinel
i legit just bumped into the one and only CoD Zombies youtuber mrroflwaffles lmao
neon scroll
Did you off him for a yt moment
pearl cobalt
placid otter
always use my reserve team and quite often i end up winning the fight like that too
placid otter
well, on an earlier boss (one of the chromatics) that I didn't get the dodge/pa...
all the last stand pictos made her so strong till the next character.
was fun too
placid otter
i legit just bumped into the one and only CoD Zombies youtuber mrroflwaffles lma...
bro literally did the most recent map for a day then went and only played destiny and marathon. he is so done lol
reserve team is also great practice
neon scroll
https://x.com/shinobi602/status/1927742479152906541
That's very mid for a Fromsoft game.
placid otter
man, what was this gross tete boss lol
neon scroll
I hope you had Monoco in the party
placid otter
i do, but i didnt know about that till quite a bit after i got him lol
dont think it was initialy explained either
neon scroll
Cause that ||foot|| is the one missable one in the game
placid otter
the only one?
neon scroll
Ye
placid otter
hope there wasnt, much missable stuff in the game.
literally skipped all side bosses, besides the mimes
neon scroll
I mean, you're supposed to go do that stuff after beating the MSQ
placid otter
doing it atm. havent seen what act 3 has in store yet.
can tell u all the || fly required spots|| are incredibly difficult
neon scroll
Or you could be like me, do all of it and be grossly overleveled
placid otter
no fun in that id rather uninstall
neon scroll
actually a lot of fun in all of that
Also quite a bit of story hidden away there, too
jade juniper
i lowkey forgot about the ||monoco foot ability|| stuff in my first playthrough but i was glad that i was able to get most of them while ||doing the tower||
fallow vessel
I saw some news that apparently new Wolfenstein game got cancelled as well before annoncement
placid otter
@neon scroll
||Every story needs an end|| hardest choice of my life
what a beautifull story. from start to end only getting better and better truly amazed
placid otter
X
neon scroll
<@200729857292894208>
||Every story needs an end|| hardest choice of my life
Remember to reload and do the other one as well. Both are incredibly worth it
placid otter
was thinking i just watch it online
neon scroll
Just reload, really. Unless you somehow struggled with the final fight
placid otter
||the boss was boringly weak without being overlvld. every other boss or even normal mob part of story just 1 shots and then there is the godfather, unable to do the same damage in 5 hits||
i also lagged quite a bit there including cutscenes, although pretty much every cutscene in whole game had me lagging slightly
wait, how i even do this lol. ||renoir is not here ||
oh ||found safe right after the boss ||
placid otter
oh that was way shorter
||girl pretty much lost her smile and became the devil itself||
neon scroll
||Basically exactly what Renoir said would happen happened there||
placid otter
||yeah, living out of desperation in a soulless dream that moves along your wishes does that ||
neon scroll
||That whole construct is even worse when you think about it further, but even in spoiler I don't wanna get into that in case somneone clicks it||
placid otter
honestly never thought one could outdo a story like NieR automata, but wow they just did
neon scroll
It's the rare perfect story. From someone who had zero experience in the field. Girl was an investment banker for crying out loud.
placid otter
the writer?
neon scroll
yeah
placid otter
oh interesting
neon scroll
Not only writer either, she also did the FULL localization for the game
placid otter
only heard the story on how they found the composer, which is also pretty cool
placid otter
Not only writer either, she also did the FULL localization for the game
oh damn that is insane
neon scroll
Initially she came on very early in the project as a stand-in VA and from there things just happened
Wasn't even brought on as a writer
neon scroll
Yeah, the whole story around this game is pretty insane
neon scroll
did she just randomly write stuff decided to share and BAM
Well, it's more that it was a pretty small team and they discussed shit
placid otter
discussing? what is that
neon scroll
And it became pretty apparent that she was good at it
placid otter
well, she very notable is more than just that
they mentioned they already have lots of ideas for their next project. def looking forward to it
pearl cobalt
also another first timer for the soundtrack
neon scroll
Honestly, if they take this game's meta-story as a basis they can pretty much craft any story they want in this universe
Which is also very much a stroke of genius
placid otter
i am curious about the story of ||painters vs the writers in their real world||
neon scroll
(if they decide to do that)
placid otter
there was just a slight mention of that ingame
neon scroll
i am curious about the story of ||painters vs the writers in their real world||
Next game ||writers' perspective, clearly||
well, more than just slight
||but idk whatever tf Clea's war with the writers would look like||
placid otter
well, more than just slight
must be some side stuff somewhere? only saw ||writers || mentioned once during story
pearl cobalt
placid otter
reminds me at the end there was a mention of ||100s of canvas worlds renoir and aline created. will they continue with the painters or is the next clair obscur franchice title something else||
neon scroll
||No shot this team ruins anything with lackluster DLC, just have faith||
neon scroll
Aren't all of them spooky
ornate river
it was hidden in the back of a room
neon scroll
||Mimes|| must die
ornate river
true
placid otter
ur first one?
neon scroll
There's a lot of them hidden everywhere
Really, everywhere
There even is an endgame version
neon scroll
The one in the prologue? Yeah, probably
Need JRPG brain to check everything EXCEPT the main path to find em all
Thankfully the correct path is helpfully marked with flags
And you can always return later to eradicate them all 
jade juniper
my favorite ||mime|| is the ||one that gives you the bald haircuts|| 😭
neon scroll
The most Japanese Japanese to ever Japanese
stable stratus
Kojima: "I watched a vtuber live."
pearl cobalt
the funniest headline from what I could find.
https://www.gamesradar.com/games/open-world/hideo-kojima-rejected-several-celebrity-appearances-but-apparently-made-darn-sure-his-favorite-vtuber-is-in-death-stranding-2/
"Secondly, this isn't just any vtuber; it's seemingly Kojima's very favorite, as he's not only interacted with Pekora on livestreams, but they've even met in real life after she was invited to the studio. Apparently, you can have all the accolades in the world, but what really matters to Kojima is the hours of anime-disguised entertainment you've provided him while playing his games."
dusty imp
the famed director revealed that he had to start turning down requests to appear in Death Stranding 2 because the process of scanning people into the game was taking up too much time at the studio.
nice
the clip of conan being utterly confused seeing himself ingame never gets old
placid otter
X
neon scroll
Niceu
ornate river
Cutscene spoiler for just after Axons - ||Renoirs argument here makes no sense because he's saying "what about them" when if they don't stop the paintress they die in less than a year and if they stop her they live on longer||
or did I miss something
also should I check anywhere out before I move on from here?
neon scroll
Lake asked something similar. I can't answer that.
Just... keep playing. It'll all come together.
pearl cobalt
most times I've avoided clicking on spoiler tags (about to hit Axon 2)
and also:
https://www.videogamer.com/news/clair-obscur-expedition-33-devs-hopes-players-will-support-more-40-or-50-games-as-publishers-hope-gta-6-will-charge-gamers-100-to-play/
rustic peak
Finally beat the last superboss, now what 
neon scroll
Finally beat the last superboss, now what <:playdead:286619073226342400>
Well... play the rest of the story if you haven't yet I guess ||provided by superboss you mean the dive location boss||
neon scroll
I'm still convinced Nightreign only exists to appease publisher while they work on their next real game
placid otter
like all the remakes
fallow vessel
game seems kinda bad honestly
dusty imp
everything ive seen has been overall pretty positive
a lot of the complains seems to be stuff that really shouldve been ironed out in the beta though
the trios is probably based around apex's popularity in japan
didnt expect duos to be such a big point of contention though
fallow vessel
it doesn't feel like a standalone game
dusty imp
it isnt
dusty imp
i am going to enjoy the internet discourse though
the dark soulsfinal boss of complaining about boss runbacks in souls games:
having to do another run in a roguelike
this will be legendary
placid otter
X
fallow vessel
I didn't even know this was a thing
neon scroll
You know, the one problem with EP33 is... I wanted to play Oblivion remastered before I played this. Now I can just think "do I really wanna subject myself to that jank after a game as good as this?"
fallow vessel
if you want something newer that feels like an elder scrolls game you can try out Tainted Grail
that game is janky as well though
by feeling like elder scrolls game it literally feels like playing a mod for skyrim
still dawn
stable stratus
big rip
So everyone thought that the Homestuck brought over to Deltarune was debunked now
damn
big sadge
thought that would be great but yea
oh, just realized they uploaded v2
minor bolt
stellar blade pc demo
placid otter
https://x.com/Genki_JPN/status/1928796269612511469 what even is game development about wow
X
jovial wolf
the jiggles won't do themselves
neon scroll
Can't wait for people complaining that's not how real women look like again
dusty imp
what i find funny with that isnt that eve is supposedly unrealistic (who cares)
i just dont think eve looks like the model they based her on
neon scroll
Her face definitely doesn't, body is a different question though
slate thorn
They used zenny for the body modeling yeah. Facemodel is who knows who they took inspiration from
pearl cobalt
Shin Jae-eun (Zennyrt) and Yoon Seolhwa after one of the updates to the game
neon scroll
I see, wasn't aware they got someone else
Those two have very similar... err... body types, so it makes sense
pearl cobalt
still only have "get all trials unlocked" to get the platinum for it. plat for mgsV on two accounts
warm pumice
still only have "get all trials unlocked" to get the platinum for it. plat for m...
Oh nice
minor bolt
switch2 drops in 4 days and there's still no reviews wtf
neon scroll
Probably embargo + Nintendo instantly striking down anything that pops up
Which is.... silly for a console, but fanbois don't give a shit if it works properly anyway, lbr
Much like they didn't care about the price or any of the other abhorrent Nintendo business practices
Why allow reviews when it sells out anyway
minor bolt
yeah
i was considering picking one up on thursday but the price is insane
$800 and all i'd be playing is the two zelda games i never played, and that would be another $240
neon scroll
I mean, Switch had quite severe joycon drift at the start
Just as an example
Could be God knows what kinds of technical issues
dusty imp
cant believe they havent changed the ui
ir8 0/8
more importantly, deltarune3/4 comes out on the same day
fallow vessel
don't worry you'll get a copy paste mario kart and pokemon game as well
neon scroll
B-but it has open world! (that absolutely no one asked for or wanted)
fallow vessel
and backwards compatibility for the low price of the same price as it was on release
neon scroll
My guess is it will be shit and Pokemon fanbois will glaze it anyway
Innovation is for suckers
dusty imp
most of the issues i heard about it was about the performance so i guess gamefreak can get carried by the hardware division here
neon scroll
Sure, if they spent 5 minutes at optimization for said hardware
Which.... well, it's Gamefreak
And they couldn't do that even for the early titles on the Switch
minor bolt
performance is only one of the issues with modern pokemon
the games also just look like shit
neon scroll
As much as I hate on Nintendo proper, at least their mainline games run well, Gamefreak not so much.
neon scroll
the games also just look like shit
No, no. It's nostalgic.
minor bolt
ah my mistake i'm not nintendobrained enough
slate thorn
It's just so stupid seeing how like good and such Switch games can look despite the limitations, and then there's Pokemon where they don't even try
slate thorn
But yeah, new mario kart does look really good actually. But I'll wait a couple of years with buying a switch 2 once it has a bigger game library and is on sale or I can grab one used for a good price :P
pearl cobalt
switch2 drops in 4 days and there's still no reviews wtf
also they did this:
https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/nintendo-switch-2-is-already-in-some-users-hands-but-a-mandatory-update-means-they-cant-be-played/
minor bolt
iirc digitalfoundry said that's cause they're doing a huge day one patch
but it says a lot that the base system isnt even shipping with a complete OS
neon scroll
There's your innovation, consoles now shipping as incomplete as AAA games
fallow vessel
sometimes I feel like instead of having a meeting about AAA they have a canadian on their team and go on a AA ey
dusty imp
i remember a few years ago apple announced this whole scheme to wirelessly update iphones that were still in boxes in stores so that they had a good unboxing experience
im guessing its related to that, they were probably manufactures ages ago
neon scroll
Remember when consoles were the things you got if you were a gamer without big boi internet connection
Good times
dusty imp
i remember a few years ago apple announced this whole scheme to wirelessly updat...
oh that was only last year lol
minor bolt
tfw the official account reposts a gooner vr mod for their demo https://fixupx.com/StellarBlade/status/1929193800133742858
neon scroll
Tfw slider at max
placid otter
dusty imp
random jennie
slate thorn
Can't believe we're getting a PS5 port that actually runs amazingly
neon scroll
I like Shift Up as devs, they haven't disappointed me so far
slate thorn
neon scroll
flawlessly? *In 2025??*
I mean, Clair Obscure exists (go play it) - seems to be a good year
Does more things flawlessly than just running, too
jovial wolf
Technically it still does have the occasional UE5 fuck you moments
placid otter
i've experienced alot of stuttering and other lagg
slate thorn
I've had some stutters in expedition here and there, but it's mostly been super stable
placid otter
is there no way to track which en what ur missing for expedition achievements?
feels like i should just start a newgame+ and follow a complete guide
neon scroll
is there no way to track which en what ur missing for expedition achievements?
...
If it's anything like what I had you probably have a bunch of "secret achievements" left I assume... so no. Gotta go for 3rd party site.
Also there is no achievement related to NG+ and you can basically do all of them at any time minus the automatic "clear area X" ones which just... happen
placid otter
i feel so weak at every single content available to me atm
neon scroll
You're doing endgame content rn?
placid otter
i've just been going around doing everything without a danger to it
tried some danger, but damn ||500k dmg || is literally nothing
actually i only do half that at the best
neon scroll
Well, only thing that helps there is to grind a bit. What level are you it?
placid otter
72
neon scroll
With that you're like 3 levels off all danger zones turning regular, so that's not the issue. Are your weapons at max yet? (well, for max you need to actually clear at least one of the major endgame contents, but 32 at least)
placid otter
got nowhere near the mats for even a single 32
ok nvm, got my first to 32 now from 23
now im out though
neon scroll
Yeah, then that's what you gotta do to deal proper damage, to farm those. Best spot is Dark Shores for that, just 3 stacks of mobs and reset at flag
And if your main damage dealer now has 32 you should be able to clear that
neon scroll
Should be better now with a 32 weapon
placid otter
trying to find some journals atm
neon scroll
Fair warning there, ||one is hidden behind the hardest boss in the game, so you can't actually get that achievement atm with your power level||
placid otter
yeh the name shows lol
neon scroll
But ye, the endgame grind is basically - grind levels until around 70ish, then grind weapon mats, then grind colors
placid otter
tried doing ||endless tower and flying manor, but wow their not marked danger, but they def are||
what are colors
neon scroll
Colors of lumina
placid otter
ah
neon scroll
More Lumina = more stacked boom
You can really do some absurdly broken builds, it's pretty funny
placid otter
just stacking them on the two atm
ran out of dmg modifiers though so stacking healing now
neon scroll
just stacking them on the two atm
I ignored ||sciel and monoco|| and did the other 3 - I think I ended around 300 each, but lost patience (I'm really not great at keeping up the grind
Oh, did you go beat up ||Spork yet? Cheater|| is an absurd power boost on its own
placid otter
||sciel and lune are ded to me atm in reserve their weapons not even 20||
yeh i did earlier
actually need to check its lumina cost
oofyeh that is a bit too lol
neon scroll
Sciel basically only needs enough Lumina to get first strike + enough AP to do her double damage skill, that a great comp for the grind
placid otter
never got to dmg cap with her so idk
neon scroll
She is not there to deal damage
She is there to make your nuker deal double damage for a turn
neon scroll
That's fair, just not quite as good until you get 33 weapons
Honestly though, anything is viable
Just varies in grind time
placid otter
trying to remember where this parry boss was at in ||Vestige||
ok found it time to struggle
neon scroll
Fuck that guy, lmao
placid otter
actually had to lower my difficulty for the ||dancing lady 15 hit combo||
neon scroll
Definitely took me a couple tries
neon scroll
actually had to lower my difficulty for the ||dancing lady 15 hit combo||
Did you put on the ||anti charm picto?||
placid otter
no, i didnt kill the thing
also not talking about ||sirene||
there is some optional fire/ice lady with a 15 hit combo u got to parry every single one
who even needs parrying
neon scroll
there is some optional fire/ice lady with a 15 hit combo u got to parry every si...
I vaguely remember that, she's immune to switching elements, right
placid otter
u dont attack her
it is a neutral mob
just do her ||dance 15 parries|| and ur done
neon scroll
Oh, you mean THAT one
placid otter
didnt actually count, but def around there
started great, messing up once a combo. then it got worse and worse an djust lowers difficulty after
somehow did worse even then lol
neon scroll
you don't actually need to parry ALL of it, just most. Don't ask me about the actual minimum though
placid otter
wish a had the virtuoso stance start weapon
neon scroll
who even needs parrying
||Stendhal nuke be like||
neon scroll
wish a had the virtuoso stance start weapon <:PepeHands:472690244483809317>
Oh, you didn't do the tournament with ||Maelle||, huh
neon scroll
I happened to do that, thank fuck
placid otter
hate such stuff
neon scroll
Well... all you need to do is beat a certain chief in a duel to get that weapon
placid otter
can stats go past 99? guess i got max vitality now
neon scroll
can stats go past 99? guess i got max vitality now
Nlo
placid otter
Well... all you need to do is beat a certain chief in a duel to get that weapon ...
i assumed it, so went back earlier. didnt go well
honestly whats the point of max vit, when they still do double my hp as dmg at the minimum
neon scroll
Well, once you have a 32 weapon with Maelle go try again, that thing is easily the best weapon for her lower difficulty if you must
neon scroll
honestly whats the point of max vit, when they still do double my hp as dmg at t...
Just don't get hit, easy 
placid otter
neon scroll
But yeah, Vit is like.... entirely pointless for HP, imo. If you bank on HP you also need decent def or you just get one shot regardless
(that said, there's definitely viable vit builds, I just personally don't think as a main stat it's that relevant)
Really though, you get that decent def from your equipped endgame pictos
placid otter
i just did it cuz it also scales my might up
otherwise id rather go full speed/might
maybe i just restat everyone and do only that
neon scroll
I mean, it's weapon dependent, you don't have a huge amount of choice if you wanna use specific weapons
placid otter
so i should prob restat anyways, so all stats is on the higher letter instead of the ones without any
neon scroll
Well, you get more than enough overpaints to try out whatever you want
Don't be shy at using them
placid otter
never ever used such a thing in anygame lol
but dont ussualy continue post-story either
neon scroll
This game has so many super viable builds it's just fun to mess about
placid otter
this is just funny lol
neon scroll
But yeah, I know the "I don't use my items, I might need them!!!!" mindset
neon scroll
this is just funny lol
Some of these are hilarious asf. Have you found the ||chad log|| yet?
placid otter
the humour in the game has surprisingly really been great. def my type of fun
placid otter
Some of these are hilarious asf. Have you found the ||chad log|| yet?
ofcourse 💪
neon scroll
Best expedition, easily
neon scroll
Yes please
placid otter
the few nitpicks i have with game truly do annoy me. why do i have to enter the zone for it to show its name on the map, instead of just pass by it
neon scroll
Well, that's just an exploration quirk, but I don't mind it. Makes more sense to be able to name a place once you been there rather than just looking at it from the outside when you think about it
jade juniper
honestly whats the point of max vit, when they still do double my hp as dmg at t...
yeah after some point most of the stats don't matter and usually people just max the stats that their weapon scales with
the higher level pictos end up being the main source of boosting stats such as speed, health, and crit rate and stuff
warm pumice
Can't believe we're getting a PS5 port that actually runs amazingly
There’s a copy at my local GameStop and it hasn’t dropped down in price 😭
slate thorn
There’s a copy at my local GameStop and it hasn’t dropped down in price 😭
Stellar Blade is imo 100% worth the price tag
minor bolt
it's a great game but i still wouldnt pay full price for something a year old
neon scroll
But new skins, bro
slate thorn
In this case I think the devs deserve the money so allkeyshop isn't the answer for me
wide sentinel
only a rare case of games deserving their price tag
i'm sure stellar is one of em
but sad reality
rustic peak
allkeyshop it is
Just pirate the game instead
neon scroll
Just pirate the game instead
Ironically that's actually better for the game company, yeah
Unless it's something like Ubisoft or EA, fuck em
fair elbow
Unless it's something like Ubisoft or EA, fuck em
Me with every single Sims 4 DLC 
neon scroll
This is the way.
minor bolt
X
slate thorn
boing
stable stratus
neon scroll
I mean.... the game is just overall not very good from everything I've seen talked about. It's, like, fine, but pretty much everyone universally agrees it's easily the worst Fromsoft souls game
placid otter
they also said it can be solod, but alas. that 6/10 may stay
fallow vessel
I have seen people solo it but it was also by people like Dist2 so not a good example
slate thorn
So far from what I've seen people don't hate it, and it's pretty fine. But pretty fine compared to just banger after banger after banger from Fromsoft is just kind of not it
minor bolt
the gist ive seen is that it's pretty great when you have a group
but if you don't, then just don't even bother
fallow vessel
I'm a little worried about the things that are in that game
hopefully it isn't them just trying it out to just slam it in future games
minor bolt
like?
fallow vessel
purchasable costumes in game, randomized equipment that you have to grind for, to fight the boss you have to do 40 minutes of running around the map except the things that are spawned in it are pretty telegraphed
like if you see a castle you know exactly what's in it after you visited it once, I just hope that they don't turn future games into something that is similar to mobile games
minor bolt
i see
idk i dont think they will, can't argue with the success of elden ring
nightreign and the switch game are gonna remain somewhat niche (comparatively)
fallow vessel
yeah it's just that if they go forward and put actual cash shop costumes people are gonna buy it, it will make them money
dusty imp
its risk of rain but elden ring, its looks fun but im surprised these so little™️ content (apparently its about 20hr but who knows how good you need to be for that)
theyve said its not going to be live service, but they do have dlc on the roadmap
which i take means there wornt be seasons/battle pass
the question is whether all new content will be paid or if some of it will be free
cause big new content drops are a big part of the roguelike experience, and nightreign just has the cheat code of being able to throw in any ds boss
pearl cobalt
by the Hitman devs
dusty imp
finally
warm pumice
Stellar Blade is imo 100% worth the price tag
Yeah,might just wait on a sale,want to get the new bleach game as well and can’t drop $140 nor for video games
placid otter
X
X
also seeing various rumours about diff things going, but i dont share rumours
ornate river
by the Hitman devs
https://vxtwitter.com/007GameIOI/status/1929553749963350144
my friend works here! 
dusty imp
silksong game files have been uploaded to steam servers
also deltarune is actually tomorrow
wide sentinel
is that runescape 4?
minor bolt
X
placid otter
https://x.com/PlayStation/status/1929885914685112817
leak was real pog. good time too
X
hope it good
minor bolt
oh what i thought that was coming out in september
placid otter
game is releasing this month
pearl cobalt
stable stratus
the damn patch that won't allow you to open the console before the release
...
honestly at one side that's a good prevention for street scalpers who somehow got the consoles early but
didn't they just forgot the reviewers?
lmao
this is very important info
rustic peak
Mr. Nvidia is everywhere
slate thorn
John RTX
dusty imp
nvm that's tomorrow apperantly
this is hilarious
placid otter
witcher 4 absolutely looks insane (timestamp in comments) 00:29:56
horses getting muscles in games now
jovial wolf
Lan Exeter hype
rustic peak
Time is a flat circle, we are back at e3 2013
stable stratus
Sonic Racing got leaked and it will comsists of collab such as:
- Spongebob
- NiGHTS
- TMNT
- ...and Minecraft(?)
stable stratus
True, like why they don't include Miku in
that would be really cool
oh yea Avatar and the gang is also joining the roster
and characters from Sonic Prime (bc they want it to be canon)
@dusty imp nvm MIKU IS HERE
https://twitter.com/joshnamesnotjo1/status/1930048372846522757?t=QQRboQbWn2exT_CLhrIneg&s=19
X
dusty imp
imagine posting about leaks without looking at leak smh
placid otter
how else was it going to run on a switch
placid otter
X
rustic peak
IGN is probably even correct but opening your review with "i may have only played 3 hours of it" is a choice lmao
neon scroll
Just IGN things
dusty imp
https://x.com/IGN/status/1930006851447349529
Bluesky
supposedly there are hundreds of challenges and collectibles
so someone here is wrong
does make sense thats its a side mode though, the circuits will always be the main selling point
errant star
no translator needed https://fxtwitter.com/Igi_POLCOM/status/1929947580684767506
jovial wolf
dusty imp
time for not e3, also known as kojimafest
keighly and ps are gonna have two different 30 minute ds2 trailers mark my words
lumines wtf
mizuguchi is here!!
jovial wolf
oh this thing still exists
placid otter
lmao
dusty imp
dammit capcom you were doing good
dusty imp
september this year is way sooner than i was expecting
placid otter
damn cutscene was bait
ripe geode
i love suda51
dusty imp
oh new bloodstained
ripe geode
DIGIMON!!!!!!!!
placid otter
digimon meh
ripe geode
was digimon always like this i just remember playing the ds championship one
where i would clean their poop
placid otter
graphics look very improved
ripe geode
and they would fight or me
jovial wolf
not the egg
placid otter
👀
ripe geode
TACTICS?!
dusty imp
ff9
ripe geode
HOLY
placid otter
ff1
ripe geode
TACTICSSSSSSSS
jovial wolf
is there a version of the stream where they use normal date formats
dusty imp
oh this is the new foddy game
jovial wolf
pretty
placid otter
oh sick
dusty imp
and more??
placid otter
what is a rollback netcode
dusty imp
good netcode
ripe geode
it means the netcode is good so you dont lag the fuckout
placid otter
so rollback=good?
placid otter
as expected of a nintendo direct
ripe geode
SNAKE EATER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
placid otter
this is funny
dusty imp
wtf metal gear online