I missed the mini-map a bit at the start, but quickly got used to not having it and just mentally mapping it, like the 'old days', it felt. The lack of a map made me want to explore, to make sure that I stuck my nose into every nook and cranny I could. Kept me looking at the world/area, instead of the mini-map. The only place I got turned around badly was the one intended for that...the Ancient Sanctuary. The rest of the time, I kind of liked not having my mini-map.
The dodge/parry thing was one of the things I was thinking about, complaint-wise. It feels too tightly tuned. But then, I use keyboard/mouse, not a controller. Maybe it's better with a controller. I can dodge quite reliably with my keyboard, though it does feel like a few of the keystrokes don't register and I take a hit. Parrying gets really hard, especially when things start to attack faster. You can't seem to just 'mash' the key and have it work. It takes an intentional keystroke to work. But by then, you are 2-3 attacks deep. I'd usually start out trying to parry until I got hit, then switch to dodging the rest since only a parry of all hits gets a counter attack.
Spoiler for my 'main' complaint
Spoiler!
The start of Act 3. It's plainly obvious that your mission is to 'end the game', so Act 3 is basically a free-map explore. Which is what I did. I wanted to make sure that I did everything I could possibly find to do before ending the main story. So by the time I got around to doing the main story, my party was ~lvl 95. I pretty much walked right through the last area/last fight with very little challenge. I've since looked it up, and it's recommended to get to Act 3, do the relationship quests, then finish the main story, THEN go explore, if you want to keep the challenge level approximate. You can do this, since after you beat the last boss, when you continue, the game acknowledges you've beat him (and the choice you made) and you start from the last save point. You can warp out and do whatever you want to do.
There is a LOT of fun stuff to do in Act 3, though. I particularly liked the Flying Manor.
I just finished Act 2 and have been working at Act 3, and yeah I'm already fairly high leveled so I will take your advice and progress the story so that the challenge is preserved a bit more.
I absolutely love everything about this game with the OST being the shining star for me. I'm also playing on controller and finding that parrying is easier using controller than keyboard/mouse. My friend is using keyboard and she is struggling with parrying due to whatever strange timing issue there is with that.
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Finished Indiana Jones. It's a good game with a fun story, but it gets elevated if you're an Indiana Jones fan.
I ran around doing some trophy hunting last night, because I was so close to a platinum I could taste it. I think I've come across a glitch that won't let me get all the collectibles, which is quite a annoying. I'm not dedicating another 60 hours for a second playthrough.
First person games really aren't my thing, and yet when they work for me they really work. Figure I ought to try a Fallout game.
Finished Indiana Jones. It's a good game with a fun story, but it gets elevated if you're an Indiana Jones fan.
I ran around doing some trophy hunting last night, because I was so close to a platinum I could taste it. I think I've come across a glitch that won't let me get all the collectibles, which is quite a annoying. I'm not dedicating another 60 hours for a second playthrough.
First person games really aren't my thing, and yet when they work for me they really work. Figure I ought to try a Fallout game.
Forget that noise, play Far Cry! Primal is a great time and unique enough that it's worth exploring if FPS are your traditional cup of tea
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Far Cry Primal was fun but I wouldn't say it's anywhere near the best Far Cry game, and I would put most Fallout games above it. Still Primal is worth playing IMO, but I'm an open world game sucker.
Horizon Zero Dawn, Ghosts of Tsushima.. but those are maybe more action/combat focused.
The more recent Laura Croft games, the Uncharted series are maybe even closer to Great Circle.
Prey is also supposed to be good but I never got around to it.
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I was sticking with seņor mints' newfound interest in FPS. "Best" with Far Cry is pretty subjective but I think Primal is unique enough that if you’re not a normal FPS guy you'd still really like the game. This is from someone who doesn't traditionally care for FPS.
No opinion on fallout as I've never played it but I'm sure it cool.
*OH PLAY CYBERPUNK man that game absolutely whips ass now that's it been patched all to heck. I sunk so much time into that game and different builds yeah Mints play Primal and Cyberpunk there you go
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I should give cyberpunk another go. One time it lost me after 4 hours, the next I got maybe a few more hours into it but it lost me again. But I'm sure I will like it if I really sink I to it, it's definitely up my alley
I've been playing the hell out of NHL 94 - 2025 Edition. Updated teams and rosters plus modern rules and arenas. Too bad about the cover art but I live with it. It comes with patches if you want the old gameplay back and just want current rosters. I find it much harder to score but it was too easy before.
Oh yeah I believe it about Primal not being the best one of the series. I just find the pace of FPS shooters too fast/frenetic (at least for my "stop & smell the roses", open world free roaming vibe). Primal was a bit slower which I appreciated, plus it just played into my anthro nerd side.
I've only played that and FC5. I own 6 but haven't played it yet, I need to get to it.
Elden Ring Nightreign came out last Friday. For anyone that doesn't know, it is essentially a PvE Battle Royale with roguelike elements. Reviews have been pretty polarizing with some people framing this as some kind of fall from grace for FromSoftware, whereas others love the game.
I'm in the camp that absolutely adores this game. One of the better, most unique multiplayer experiences I've had in recent years. I've put 30+ hours into the game since release and defeated all the night lords - queuing up with randoms only (PS5). FWIW I had roughly 300 hours in Elden Ring, so I'm definitely showing bias in my love for this franchise.
There are no microtransactions, progress is all dependent on the player - I feel like this is all too rare for multiplayer games these days.
There are a couple issues that most who play this will mention - no 2 player mode, no crossplay, can only communicate using map pins. None of this really took away from my experience and I view these as all very fixable.
There's a ton of opportunity to expand on this game as a live service - new maps, new nightfarers, expanded weapons and abilities, new roguelike elements. They've already announced a DLC coming in Q4 this year and other updates like 2 player mode in the coming months, so it's at least promising for the time being.
I'm sure if one enjoyed games like Left 4 dead etc it could be fun. As a longtime solo game player and someone who really liked Elden Ring I can't imagine ever touching this version for any reason. As a cash grab for their most popular title it makes sense why they did it but I hope it is the exception not the norm.
Edit: since I didn't need to be such a catty bitch I'll ask does it introduce any new weapons or spells etc to the universe or is it mostly just WoW raid style activity?
