After so many playthroughs of Dark Souls I’ve never actually used the Dragon Tooth weapon (Havel’s gigantic club). Upgraded it to +5 for the second half of my current run. I’m usually medium armour, spellblade with a shield - now I’m only wearing greaves and relying on rolls while battering everythi...

Yep it’s our old friends the basilisks. Was very happy/ mortified to see them again.

I agree Leyndell is absolutely astonishing. After Yharnam it’s the best chunk of city they’ve ever done, I think.

1. Dark Souls Remastered (Switch) - 3rd Jan 2. Pyre (Steam) - 10th Jan 3. Disco Elysium (Switch) - 17th Jan 4. Deathloop (Steam) - 24 Jan 5. The Forgotten City (Steam) - 13 Feb 6. The Solitaire Conspiracy (Switch) - 14 Feb 7. Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes (PS4) - 19 Feb[/b] 8. A Short Hike (Swi...

I f**king hate Crucible Knights! But I also love their design. Specifically designed to hassle and beast you if you do any defensive tactics or common Souls type cheese moves ala double rolling to get behind. If you heal they will rush you and do a very powerful thrust attack, so make sure you are ...

That’s part of the fun though. Feeling like you’ve done a little sequence break by taking Torrent up a non-obvious route is great.

Runs absolutely great on PS4. I have had no qualms. You hear about the ungodly loading times of Bloodborne at release, there’s none of that and to my eyes it runs smoother than Bloodborne or Dark Souls 3. Only some stutters in a couple of the more complicated or spectacular boss fights recently when...

Any time I can get actually sat at the PS4 I’ve put into Elden Ring which has been consistently astonishing in terms of quality. For the little bit of time here and there on the Switch however, still on Loop Hero building up my little town and grinding materials, it’s easy to get absorbed in this ga...

Still loving every aspect of this game. I just did the second Great Rune dungeon and boss and I dug both even more than Stormveil and Godrick. The art design and labyrinthine corridors of the environment itself, the spectacle and high concept of the boss... this is truly From at their best, tying to...

I think I've just been to the same place Marlew. Very Hemwick, very folk horror. I went there during daytime but still found my first encounter with the witches very unsettling. The area is really striking with all these bright colours and contrasts but just seems decaying and horrible at the same t...

I think is every boss I’ve killed so far: Tree Sentinel Margit the Fell Omen Godrick the Grafted Leonine Misbegotten Demi-human Chief Bloodhound Knight Darriwil Tibia Mariner Black Knife Assassin Crystalian Runebear Erdtree Burial Watchdog Erdtree Avatar Ancient Hero of Zamor Spirit-caller Snail Ada...

Definitely second Into the Breach, really stops the nerves a-jangling for me that game.

Also A Short Hike, a perfect peaceful little world where nothing and nobody is evil and there is fun to be had at any pace you choose.

Big thanks to Jay for putting me onto Arcane - League of Legends. Honestly one of the best looking animated shows I have ever seen and a brilliant cast of characters. I actually missed them the day after I finished the show. Absolute banger! (and this is from someone who has never played LoL and sti...

For all the grief DS2 gets about ramping up the difficulty by overwhelming you with bullshit, DS3 is much worse and the DLCs are largely awful for it. Just pranks, gimmicks and mobs. I really hope Elden Ring doesn't lean into that kind of trollface shite. I do remember getting halfway through the C...

I do like that boss fight. It's an intense battle and pretty spectacular. Like a cross between Artorias and Santa. The Ringed City is a slog though, especially on revisits. Going through it every time to get to the final confrontation it does wear thin. I can see why it works well for PvP, although ...

1. Dark Souls Remastered (Switch) - 3rd Jan 2. Pyre (Steam) - 10th Jan 3. Disco Elysium (Switch) - 17th Jan 4. Deathloop (Steam) - 24 Jan 5. The Forgotten City (Steam) - 13 Feb 6. The Solitaire Conspiracy (Switch) - 14 Feb 7. Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes (PS4) - 19 Feb Never played this before...

Damnit I'm going to have to play this. Had it downloaded for ages. Yeah it's fabulous. Easily worth the two or three sittings to go through and I can tell it will stick with me. Loved Forgotten City too. My game of 2021... I can definitely see why it won all those awards! 1. Dark Souls Remastered (...

1. Dark Souls Remastered (Switch) - 3rd Jan 2. Pyre (Steam) - 10th Jan 3. Disco Elysium (Switch) - 17th Jan 4. Deathloop (Steam) - 24 Jan 5. The Forgotten City (Steam) Decided to play this after seeing Kurt talk about it, and I'm so glad I did. It's an old Skyrim mod that got turned into a full gam...

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1. Dark Souls Remastered (Switch) - 3rd Jan 2. Pyre (Steam) - 10th Jan 3. Disco Elysium (Switch) - 17th Jan 4. Deathloop (Steam) - 24 Jan Did the first ten hours on launch and picked this back up a couple of weeks ago, ended at about 30 hours with all the slabs and most of the upgrades, and only a ...

Nearly at the end of Deathloop , now. I am up to the point where you need to take everyone out at once, just haven't had a chance to get on my gaming laptop over the weekend and get stuck in. One of my takeaways from my last few hours with this one is that its trinkets game is top tier. Clicking dif...