Tag: RPG

  • Elden Ring: Malenia is done, but I’m not proud of it

    In Elden Ring, you can summon another player to help in most boss fights. I tried many times, probably hundreds to battle Malenia, claimed to be the hardest boss, and never succeeded. Many times, I summoned helpful players, only to die when my spells attracted Malenia’s attention and she whacked me with her special “waterfowl”…

  • Elden Ring: My Battle with Dragon Lord Placidusax

    This is my successful fight against this optional boss. Multiplayer is not permitted for this one, but I was able to summon Tiche. The path to this somewhat hidden battle is shown at the start of the video. I skipped the cutscene for time, but it is worth watching when you enter this fight.

  • Finished Horizon Zero Dawn DLC and loved it!

    Though I bought the Horizon Zero Dawn DLC Frozen Wilds as soon as it came out, I didn’t play it, because the drive in the PS4 Pro failed (there’s a subject for another post sometime!). I absolutely loved Horizon Zero Dawn, so much so that it was the first game I ever earned a Platinum…

  • I’m playing Skyrim again, and it is because of Skyrim VR

    After not playing Skyrim for years, I’m back at it and having a great time, and it is all because of Skyrim VR. I bought Skyrim VR for my PSVR and think it is great fun (see previous comments about it)! After playing a good few hours of it, I realized that Skyrim VR is…

  • Skyrim VR is better than it looks!

    Well, there’s a backhanded compliment if I’ve ever written one. The implication is that Skyrim VR doesn’t look good, but as a game, it is better than it looks. Yep, that’s exactly right. It looks surprisingly bad on my PS4 Pro and PSVR system. Like 640×480 bad. Well, maybe 1024×768 bad. Everything is jaggy, seemingly…

  • Star Trek Online for PS4 is pretty good!

    Star Trek Online for PS4 is Star Trek Online. Sure, the controls are different from the PC version, and it’s a little dumbed down, but the basics of the game is still there and it is still fun. It also looks pretty good, so they’re taking good advantage of the PS4’s graphics capabilities. There were…

  • Dragon Age: Inquisition DLC was a mixed bag

    As I stated in my previous post, I was looking forward to playing the Dragon Age: Inquisition DLC. It turns out that while all three did provide added gameplay, only two of them were decent, and only one followed the open-world(ish) style of the main game. Jaws of Hakkon is a big, open area expansion…

  • Finished Witcher 3 DLC, back to Dragon Age Inquisition

    My poor non-multitasking brain can’t handle playing too many games at once, mostly because I get the controls mixed up, so I tend to try to finish a game, then move on (MMOs excepted). So I just finished the excellent Witcher 3 Blood and Wine DLC, and had to decide on a new game. Finishing…

  • Nearly done with Witcher 3, and I’m okay with that

    I’ve been playing a lot of Witcher 3 lately. A whole lot. Like to the exclusion of nearly everything other than eating, sleeping, and working. Sure, I’ve poked my nose into The Division’s business, but only a few hours. I’m finally closing in on the end of the plot, and I’m okay with that. I…

  • Had a much better time in The Division last night, but the checkpoint system needs work

    I gave The Division another shot last night and had a much better time. I didn’t experience any annoying glitches, and a friend helped me through that pesky Security Wing mission. That’s a pretty hard mission to solo – they’ve really ramped up the difficulty since the beta, and I’m perfectly okay with that. Despite…