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@Julius Ok, I won't @Julius Anyways...What I would give for a complete mainline Dragon Quest collection on all the consoles and PC.

Than goodness for Covid. It finally made you play the game @Hero-of-Time. Just kidding Hope you'll feel better soon Enjoy the game. It was my first Dragon Quest back when I played it on my PS2 and it made me fall in love with the series. I hate you.

Sooooo, Russian Doll has apparently gotten a second season? I thought it was done after the final episode of season 1 Time to rewatch the first season and then dive into the second, I guess

Netflix says Your Name is a "swoonworthy, intimate, romantic anime". Aside from "anime" I don't really enjoy the other stuff in a movie Would I like it then?

Borrowed this from my sister's boyfriend and spent 3 hours with it. So far so good. Combat seems fun, but it's as tactical as you'd expect from a Tales game...not tactical at all. Still early game, though. Two annoying things: There are so many cutscenes/dialogues that interrupt the game. You enter a new area, take two steps: BAM! Cutscene. Aaaaaand there are a few optional, large, powerful monsters. I thought: "cool, something to grind for and take them out early", but no...they seem to be endgame content.

Yup, that's exactly what I thought, too. That reminds me, I gotta watch Phone Booth again sometime. I need to hear Venom Snake's voice again.

The Guilty - fantastic movie. It broke me, I'm sad. Jake Gyllenhaal is such a bloody good actor. And big props to all the actors/actresses who you only hear in that movie. I can't fathom how difficult it must be to convey so much just by using your voice. Highly recommended. Don't expect a jolly good time, though.

We deservedly got thrown out of the tourney. We've been playing like shit for a few weeks now. It worked out in the league with a little luck, but it's not nearly enough for international tournaments

I had to do it Farming for exp was quite relaxing. Put on the Conan O'Brien podcast and just enjoyed some comedic banter while slashing the same guy over and over again I'm happy that I went for the Platinum in the end. Made me fight all the bosses which I wouldn't have battled against if I hadn't gone for the trophies. Made my opinion of the game a little better.

Farming for the remaining 42 skillpoints is gonna take 6-7 hours (maybe more)... Oh yeah, I couldn't take a break Managed to get to the endgame and acquire the remaining materials for upgrading all tools in about 3 hours. Man, this game is easy when you've practiced and don't have to deal with all the bullshit

Look, I agree that both games did this. However for me, Sekiro is the worse offender just because it's such a condensed game compared to Elden Ring. And in the latter game it didn't bother me for 90% of my play time.

Headless Ape is literally Guardian Ape's second phase (i.e. Headless Ape) just with one more ape added after the first deathblow. And that ape, while annoying, is easily killed and then it's just Headless Ape by itself. You fight most of the mini-bosses twice and other than maybe one or two moves (or for example a different element infused in their weapons - looking at you drunken dudes) nothing changes. Disagree with the last part. Since Sekiro is actually a pretty short game (unless you die over and over again) it was more noticeable to me here.

27 hours played and the final boss has been killed. Probably the best fight of the game. Took me about 30 minutes worth of tries to take him down. Now that I've seen almost everything (still need one more playthrough for the final ending and some extra bosses) I can fairly say: Easily the worst FromSoftware Souls game for me. It has great combat mechanics and they work really well with most (mini-)bosses, but they fall apart as soon as you have to fight more than 2 enemies. I'll say it again: Maybe I suck and I simply don't know how to deal with a group of enemies, but never in my playthrough have I thought I was adequately equipped with means to dispatch more than 2 enemies at once (eventually you get an ability that makes stealth OP, though). Even with upgraded prosthetic tools it was annoying. And that meant I eventually skipped all regular enemies. Especially once I realized that practicing against them is not necessary and it's all about understanding the bosses Speaking of: This game features some of my favourite boss fights ever. One of my biggest criticisms: The devs got lazy. The final 10-15 hours are basically the same as the first. You run through one area three (!!!) times...and the changes don't make it nearly as unique as the devs apparently thought they would. And how many times do I have to fight the same bosses? It worked in Elden Ring because that game is huge. But even then it became a little annoying towards the end (granted, if you don't explore every nook and cranny it's not a big deal). But Sekiro is a much shorter and more condensed experience that it got old very fast. Well, for now my journey is over. I will eventually go for the Platinum, but I need a break first. NG+ will be pretty straightforward, though. Only the critical path and quite a bit of farming is necessary, it seems.

While watching Bundesliga I farmed some materials and by extension exp. Managed to acquire all materials needed for upgrades (except 4 Lapis Lazuli...might get them in NG+) and quite a few skill points. Also got the remaining two Prayer Beads. Wasn't surprised to see them being guarded by two re-used mini-bosses And then it was time... I'll say it again: These last few bosses were a lot more fun than the earlier ones. The game has redeemed itself a little. Looks like I'm headed towards the end now.

Two more major bosses down. You know what? The endgame's pretty cool. While regular enemies still mostly spend time in groups of 3 or more, the boss fights have been great. Usually one-on-one or with a few mobs that are easily dispatched. However, having to go through a certain area for the third freaking time is getting a little old, to be honest. Up next: Getting the last two Prayer Beads. Gotta find the mini-bosses first, though. And then visiting the past one more time to clean up that area. Supposedly, the hardest fight awaits there. Can't wait.

Perfect, thanks Just reached a new area and was greeted with a boss immediately after the first idol Sadly it was another reused boss. It wasn't too bad actually, as this one actually had two phases vastly different to the initial version. Nothing too difficult, though. Had to give it 3 tries in order to get the second and third phases down. Then it was smooth sailing.

Sorry to bother you again, but I'm reading conflicting reports. I now got the item necessary to access the area again. Do you remember if I can progress the story further now and not get locked out of "the past"?

Can't believe I woke up early for the Qualifying Will wake up even earlier for the race tomorrow

Cleaned up some areas to acquire certain items. I think I've beaten all (mini-)bosses and have all the Prayer Beads available before the endgame. Some of the mini-bosses are trivialized by certain items. E.g.: Headless. Use Divine Confetti before the fight begins then enter the fray and immediately use the finger whistle Malcontent. It stuns the Headless for a stupidly long time. You can do this twice to easily dispatch of the boss. Great tactics which I used for all 4 (!!!) of those.. The other mini-bosses weren't any trouble, either, because you've fought against them at least once before and they don't really change much. Now I'm going to do some prep work for the endings and enter the endgame. Really hope it ramps up a bit. Even though I'm prepping for the different endings, I'm still not sure if I'll go for the Platinum. So far, Sekiro is not a game I'd be happy to play again.

After fighting...

It's a weird one. It hits so many right notes, but just as many wrong notes. I may enter the "endgame" soon? I've spoiled myself 'cause I looked at a trophy guide and it seems that I'm one boss away from "shit going down". Hopefully the game steps it up a bit

Progressed some more and have beaten a few of the what I assume to be "bigger" bosses: Very disappointing major boss fights so far (aside from Genichiro). I enjoyed the mini-bosses a lot more. Yeah, I'm not feeling it. I think this might be From Software's weakest entry for me, unless something changes drastically.

What point would that be?

I've been in the past once, haven't cleared it completely, though, I think. Feel free to spoil me. I'm not that invested in the plot But use spoiler tags please, just in case others come in here but don't want to get spoiled

They did. The one-on-one boss fights... It's all skill. Get hit? Your fault. You smack bosses around? You're playing like a pro. So much fun, so satisfying, so rewarding. I don't know where I'm at completion wise, because it's a Souls game. After a certain boss I've reached a million different areas to explore Funnily enough: I don't explore. You may have noticed: Aside from (most of) the bosses, I don't enjoy enemy encounters so more often than not I just run through areas, grab items and say "byyyeeee". Needless to say, I probably won't go for the Platinum. But I haven't checked what exactly needs to be done for it. If it's just a matter of killing optional bosses (if there are any) then I might go for it. If it's playing through the game again...meh. Anyways, I'm enjoying Sekiro but not as much as I hoped.