drahkon

Muuuurrrrdeeerreeeeeeeer

So now Xbox buyers experience the dread of PS5 buyers Good luck to anyone who's yet to pre-order one

Hm... I may have reached the final boss...and if so, that would be a tad disappointing as the runs would be quite short. Well, I was actually close to winning the fight. Very impressed with myself as this was only my 9th escape attempt (i.e. run) and I haven't unlocked much of the permanent upgrades I did, however, die. I'll hold off on any further judgement regarding the game's length for now, though. Who knows what's in store after the boss. I really hope there's more... I think I should unlock another weapon. Still have only unlocked the bow but pretty much exclusively used the sword

Awesome. Thanks for making it work I've played a few games of chess in my life but it was pretty much just: "Ok, I know how each piece can move...here we go" Gonna be an interesting one, then

Could you also possibly make Thursday night work? I'll be back home at 7pm UK time then and be up for our session. If you can't make it work, no worries. I'll just meet my friends later on Friday, then

This game's amazing

Pretty sure it will. I always said that competition is great and I really hope the Xbox Series S/X sell well, but this acquisition kind of leaves a sour taste in my mouth. Thing is: Sony doesn't have the spending power compared to Microsoft. I wonder if this'll lead to MS having a monopoly eventually (i.e. in 15-20 years)...I can see them going after more of the big 3rd party publishers. Edit: More likely this'll turn into an arms race. This changes the industry...and not in a good way, I fear. Really happy to be proven wrong, though.

I thought with news this big, a dedicated thread would be necessary.

Source Horrible for the gaming world, unless MS will keep the games in question multiplat.

Put in another hour just now. Unlocked a few new mechanics, reached the third boss and got my ass kicked. The way Hades handles death is magnificent. It rarely makes me mad. Usually it makes me think: "I wonder what new shit I'll get" or "Can't wait to hear what all the characters have to say." Decided to focus on using the sword for now. It's more dangerous than the bow, but it let's me get used to enemy attack patterns. Had my first "synergy" last run: Attacks knock back foes + knocked backed foes suffer from rupture (they take damage when they move).

That is the correct answer. Sadly, very few. Tangledeep springs to mind (you do have the option to turn it into a rogue-lite, though, but that's for wusses). And of course, Spelunky 2 (and the first one). Made some progress with Hades. Managed to beat the second boss Run's not over, yet. I'm using the bow which I unlocked and it's awesome. Plays much safer than the sword. Ok, that's enough from me. I'm going back to the game

IT'S NOT A ROGUELIKE

There's a new rogue-lite in town and it's bloody incredible. Trust me, I've played it for 30 minutes. I've barely scratched the surface but there's already so much to see and experience. I'm currently on my second escape attempt, meaning I've died once (spikes...immediately after I was victorious against a mini-boss). Looks like story progress comes mostly from interactions with others after you meet your demise. As is standard with Supergiant Games, the voice acting is great. It's also a gorgeous game. There's so much polish everywhere. And the soundtrack...a banger. Managed to beat what I assume is the first real boss (there was a big life bar at the top of the screen, the sign of a boss). It was a tough fight. Had to rely on "death defiance", the first permanent upgrade I acquired. It brought me back to life with half my HP. Can only be used once per run (at least for now), so I gotta be more careful now. Will this become my new "hey, you gotta buy this"-game? Probably. By the way, you need to buy Crypt of the Necrodancer and Slay the Spire.

I shouldn't do it. I shouldn't spend the money. But it's on sale. And it's a roguelite. And it's apparently amazing. And I bought it.

I could do 6pm (UK time)?

@S.C.G I won't be able to make it on Saturday How about Friday night?

No, you playing that garbage JRPG doesn't make me feel better.

Yooo, I know why they did it I just don't think it's representative. Newcomers might be taken aback once they start the game

But I need my coffee now Anyway, I think they should've made the trailer a little more realistic. One-shotting these enemies, while possible later on, isn't very representative of the game

Pff, why don't you just leave this one and stay with your cool, new and updated forums?

Holy hell, you completed Super Mario Sunshine and more than half of Super Mario 64 in a day? How many hours have been glued to the screen yesterday?

Will be interesting to see if that'll turn out to be true. (not trying to throw shade, by the way) I think there's a lot of demand for the new Xbox. More than we expect.

But when will I be able to drink my coffee

I did. And the "first" runs were pretty good. Still haven't beaten the game, yet, though Learnt a few valuable lessons...