Didnt make a post earlier because I didnt stop playing until 2am lol.
So I've played some more Elden Ring, cleared the wooded area of the Siofra River, killed all the enemies got the Ancestor Spirit and the Dragonkin Soldier done in one go, later on I died to the Crucible Knight over on the isolated platform. Worst. Enemy. Ever.
Also explored like, half of Caelid? Went through Sellia and the surrounding cliffs, explored almost all of the western side of Caelid. I even visited Redmane Castle, though I did not fight Radahn yet. I also didn't fight the rotted dragon, I think I would die very fast, I see a big health bar.
I had a small excursion into Greyoll's Dragonbarrow, grabbed the map, visited the isolated merchant, and tried to scale the Divine Tower (i want the greatsword at the bottom) but I couldn't figure it out.
Still a basic bitch using Bloodhound's Fang for almost every encounter, but I found it on my own without a guide and I could care less what soulsborne purists think.
I think I'm going to take another small break from playing as well. Love this game, though.
if u get this, answer w/ three random facts about urself and send it to the last seven blogs in ur notifs. anon or not, doesn't matter, let's get to know the person behind the blog
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hmmm, three random facts about myself...
I've made several paintings for people as gifts in the past, its something I enjoy even though I don't think I'm very good at it.
I used to go jumping off a bridge into a waterway in my town, but its like a major waterway and riptides have killed people there in the past, so yikes.
I'm listed as a published author on a research study in a major scientific journal.
Really, I think I'm quite boring, it even says so in my blog description
Slaughter house 9 dating sim, it would be a basic visual novel. I’m not sure if you should play a normal person or some newly trigged Parahuman. It’s either super cutesy sort of graphic horror, or leaning into the full horror that is the slaughter house nine. Who would y’all date? The dlc will include old slaughter house members
laying in bed crying because I can hear "Kainé" from automata in my head
so good, so sad
Victoria dallon age 17 would have a blue lives matter sticker and say”I’m kinda police-ish and i like to think people are important” when asked and be 100% genuine in that answer carol would have to explain the politics of it for marketing reasons
It ends in her staring at a wall for an hour like a lovecraft protagonist
Assume all your friends are willing to play and you can't leave the city until the game is over.
Just because I was trying to illustrate to a friend how deranged the dev message for the flopside was and needed to take screenshots. I couldn't find the message anywhere online and I feel like more people should know the kinda shit sbn3 had to say in his conclusion to the series.
Sorry for the screenshots just being done with a phone camera.
Just had some thoughts on soulsborne games and specifically the fanbase:
I think its fine to do things like "no hit/summon/magic/whatever" runs. They're pretty impressive things and it does take skill and effort to do so.
But.
There is not a "pure" or "superior" way to play these games. If it is a feature or mechanic within the game, it is a fair play as long as the boss dies. And its fine to not want to use those things in pursuit of being challenged and feeling fulfilled. What *isn't* fine is policing how other people play the game because it ruins a mythical image of souls games as exceptionally difficult or brutal.
It's really *really* easy to say a souls game is the hardest game ever when you're doing everything in your power to make it harder for yourself.
There is a lot I like about the other players in souls games, the messages I read as I travel through these worlds are usually witty or fun, and it goes a long way to making it feel like I'm having a shared experience with the broader playerbase. What I don't like is the imposition of specific playstyles as a purity test for worthiness. I can kinda get it for PvP because at that point its meta-gaming, but for PvE content? Stuff people are doing against the enemies of the game? Literally no one's problem but the player doing the fighting.
A win is a win is a win.
20 | she/her | boring | yuri enjoyer Fanfic author/personal blog Fandom interests: Parahumans (specifically Worm), Co09, Star Wars, Houseki no Kuni, Final Fantasy, Fallout, Girls Band Cry, NieR, BG3
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