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    I didn't think about the West.

     

    I wonder if that's maybe a hint more to the DLC's location.

     

    I'd like to see them expand on the Override ability in the next game. So you could give orders, or get a machine to follow you. Maybe even have a personal machine you could customise and upgrade.

     

    I'd also kill to be able to ride a Stormbird.

     

     

    I think I'm going to go for the Platinum now. Any tips at all to make it a bit easier?

     

    Yeah, the west could well be DLC based. More mountable machines would be awesome, strolling around on a Ravagers back with control of its gun!

     

     

    For the platinum, do you have all the collectible maps? They make things easier. Having all skills unlocked and weapons will probably help get blazing Suns at hunting grounds.

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    Completed it. So much to talk about. The story, what happened, where it's going. What they could add.

     

    One thing I'll say before going into spoiler territory is, it's been a very long time since I played an endgame that was this smooth and enjoyable. There was no dumb Uncharted 2-like end boss. There were no random quicktime events (*cough* Uncharted 4 *cough*). In fact, from the beginning to the end, the game didn't dip in quality at all for me. It just kept building; everything I learned and everything I did just filled out this bloody wonderful tapestry.

     

    In terms of gameplay and narrative it's one of the most laser focused games I've played – it might not do anything revolutionary but what it does do, without hesitation, it does better than everything else. I really didn't think Guerilla Games had it in them. Sony have owned this studio for 12 years now and it has finally paid dividends, this is a game worth of Naughty Dog.

     

    Now onto spoilers...

     

    I really enjoyed the bit where Aloy finds Elisabeth's body. It were tied up the scene earlier where she sacrifices herself and hints that she's going to go home.

     

    LOL about the Uncharted 2 comparison, because that fight with Helis with the neon exploding blaze is just like that. But not painful, thankfully.

     

    Does anyone know if the side quests you do feed into who turns up at the end? I almost missed the mission with the lady with that massive gun but I can't imagine it happening without that bit. Maybe it's made a required mission before unlocking the final one since I had to help Erend, too.

     

    Where did the signal come from? Where are the other AIs? What is Sylens really after? Is Tim Faro still alive? Did the Odyssey really get destroyed?!

     

    I suspect we haven't heard the last of the Odyssey. It had an early version of Apollo on it. So while Faro destroyed the final version on earth, I think that would be a nice thread to bring back in. Maybe it crash landed and is intact somewhere on Earth? Sylens hungers for knowledge and it wouldn't surprise me to see him become the antagonist of a sequel. Maybe the Odyssey wasn't destroy but was severely damaged (I think the report mentions an explosion, not necessarily that it was blown up); maybe it got to Mars or somewhere close by and managed to colonise a closer planet. Then there could be a possibility of two sets of humanity diverging for almost 1000 years coming back into contact with one another?!

     

    I dunno.

     

    What did everyone else think?

     

    Regarding the side quests, yeah I think they do feed in to who turns up at the end. You know if you got everyone as a trophy is attached to all your allies turning up.

     

    Now the story, I also loved her seeking out Elizabeth's body, it tied things up nicely and was a great ending. I never really considered Odyssey and Apollo surviving, if that happened that could be awesome but for where it goes next I think the side quest acquired taste may of hinted at it with it finishing open ended and the guy asking you to seek him out and he was heading for the forbidden west. One of the scanned glyphs also speaks of the forbidden west that has dead cities and new machines, I also wonder weather that is where Sylens is heading in the credits?

     

    Ah man, this story has so many options and could go in so many directions the devs weren't wrong when they said this is just the start of Aloys journey.

     

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    Finished and platinumed! Incredible game, was dragging my heels finishing it as I didn't really want it to end. Loved the story, combat and the world they created.

     

    I don't usually buy single player DLC but if they gave us new machines to fight I probably wouldn't be able to resist!

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    Fought my first Thunderjaw...didn't have time to set up traps because I actually just stumbled upon it as unbelievable as it sounds considering its size :D

     

    7 potions and a shit load of ammo later the beast went down...holy fuck, that was amazing.

     

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    Do it!

     

    Combat is really basic for me right now, since I don't have a lot of skills/options but it's so much fun.

     

    My first "real" fight went something like this (wish I could upload the video I made, but it doesn't work somehow):

     

    1. Shot the Blaze canister off a Strider
    2. Watchers noticed me; the remaining Striders ran away
    3. 3 Watchers attacked me
    4. Took down the first one with a shot into its eye
    5. Had to constantly evade their attacks
    6. Shot the second Watcher's body and then beat it to death
    7. And the third one took an arrow to its eye, as well

     

    Yeah, skills really change up the combat. Hunter reflexes and concentration are good early ones as they allow you to do more stuff on the fly with the slo mo. Slide - craft ammo - aim - bullseye a watcher, feels good!

    Tinker is a good skill to work towards in the future.

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    Yes! It wasn't my active quest but I just stumbled across it. It's rare that I get that feeling of genuine discovery in a game and by god does this game have it. Climbing over that hillock and seeing that door carved into the mountain like almost nothing else in the world I'd seen so far, I was utterly compelled to know what was inside.

     

    I'm even reading through all the little data info dumps you find. I almost never do that in a game.

     

     

    I think I'm a little behind you. I'm not off to Meridian yet but I'm close to setting off.

     

    I managed to ride one of the machines and be able to call it back. But now the call back option is gone and I'm not sure how to do it again. Do I just takeover a machine and then ride it with Triangle? Are only certain machines rideable? I super want to ride a Sawtooth.

    :grin:

     

    Yeah seeing that door blew me away as well, super exciting! I'm also reading all the data, I'm really interested to find out how this world came to be.

     

    Completing cauldrons allows you to override more machines but not all them are mountable. It usually says mount with triangle if you can ride them, so far I've found you can ride Striders and Broadheads. If you lose the call back option you will need to override another machine.

     

  10. Posted

    Absolutely loving this game! Been taking things pretty slow, doing side quests, errands, collectibles as I go and doing hunting grounds when I come across them which are good place to try out new weapons and hone your skills with combat.

     

    Ive really found a groove with the combat now, having the right outfit,weapons,traps can make the difference and the crafting is so fast mid battle it really adds to the fluidity of the combat.

     

    Finally on my way to Meridian now and I'm yet to fast travel as traversing through this world is just to beautiful.

     

    @Daft was that a cauldron? Great aren't they, a real departure from the outside world.

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    Would prefer to do another night if possible, just got in from work and I'm back out in a bit and won't be home till gone 9. Not sure I'll feel like raiding to be honest but I'll step in if you're desperate to do tonight.

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