The Video Game Thread v3

[devo22]

Originally Posted by Sr. Mints

Still chipping away at Yotei, about 55hrs in.

Damn Takezo is a hard mofo. Waaay too fast for my sloth-like reflexes!

It SeEmS I mUsT ReMaIn 'TaKeZo tHe UnRiVaLlEd' a BiT LoNgEr

he's a beast. Lost count how many times he kicked my ass lol ... was the last trophy I got for platinum. Really satisfying when I finally beat him.

[chemgear]

This looks wild. No idea what is going on though.

[devo22]

took a step back from the story stuff (apart from taking down Trobbio) in Silksong and did some optional/sidequest stuff lately. Took down some (mini-) bosses along the way (Phantom, Groal the Great, Moorwing, Broodmother, Disgraced Chef Lugoli, Signis and Gron) and had a blast, for the most part at least. Surprised how easy Moorwing was in Act 2, I completely missed that fight in Act 1 (because I did pretty well with the fleas, apparently) and I'm sure it would have been a struggle. The only one I just can't beat right now is First Sinner, her heal ability just completely thows me off.

[calumniate]

Cleared hot got cleared early access! Lol. 17 bucks right now.. I took the plunge

[Mazrim]

Originally Posted by devo22

The only one I just can't beat right now is First Sinner, her heal ability just completely thows me off.

You need to be really aggressive on First Sinner. Keep chasing her down and don't give her time to heal. Don't spend time using tools except for something like poison cogflies. They can help either from hitting when you can't, or from the ticking poison damage which will interrupt the heal.

Anyway, First Sinner is my favorite fight in the game. It's super dramatic and the fast pace of the fight feels manageable compared to something like First Judge.

[ResAlien]

Originally Posted by Sr. Mints

Still chipping away at Yotei, about 55hrs in.

Damn Takezo is a hard mofo. Waaay too fast for my sloth-like reflexes!

You do not need to keep his dumb charms equipped to fight him, just to get him to show up. Bounty master armour, use actual good charms (increase parry window etc), don’t get greedy when you attack after parries, and save quick weapon uses for the tail end of the fight.

[Hemi-Cuda]

Picked up TMNT: Splintered Fate since it's on a 60% sale, and I'm pleasantly surprised with how good it is. Best description I can manage is if you took the TMNT arcade games and fused them with Hades and the Marvel Ultimate Alliance games. Tons of depth with upgrades and build options, and it goes heavy into the TMNT lore if you're a fan of the show. Definitely worth the $25 for the game and expansion DLCs

[Mazrim]

Originally Posted by chemgear

This looks wild. No idea what is going on though.

This was really dramatic looking but yeah...what's even happening? What is actual combat versus cutscenes?