OBD Convo #10: Spirit Never Dies

[Atem]

I usually stick with old games or games by indie developers. Being consumed by greed or rushing game development seems to be the norm with most triple-A developers, with some exceptions like FromSoftware. It is aggravating when some companies release their games with half-finished content and then release the rest later.

Many beloved companies like Bethesda, Blizzard, Konami, Gearbox, Rockstar, Valve, Ubisoft, and Microsoft have changed for the worse. However, some companies do have some redeeming qualities. The new Kirby game has caught my eye.

New Kirby is gonna be great. Frolicking through the remains of humanity whilst searching for cake tier.

 

[Xhominid The Apex]

I usually stick with old games or games by indie developers. Being consumed by greed or rushing game development seems to be the norm with most triple-A developers, with some exceptions like FromSoftware. It is aggravating when some companies release their games with half-finished content and then release the rest later.

Many beloved companies like Bethesda, Blizzard, Konami, Gearbox, Rockstar, Valve, Ubisoft, and Microsoft have changed for the worse. However, some companies do have some redeeming qualities. The new Kirby game has caught my attention.

This is why I usually avoid all but the most trusted of developer circles.
You also need to know when to blame the developers and when to blame the publisher/company as well.

 

[Atem]

And Malenia is insanely weak to parrying. Like you can parry most of her attacks, and the only one you need to actually block is Waterfowl Dance, which can in fact be blocked. Even at level one if you have the right shield. Besides that, you need to dodge her Scarlet Aeonia. Which also can be done. All the gear you need can all be found here but even as a level one Wretch it's doable.

 

[NostalgiaFan]

And Malenia is insanely weak to parrying. Like you can parry most of her attacks, and the only one you need to actually block is Waterfowl Dance, which can in fact be blocked. Even at level one if you have the right shield. Besides that, you need to dodge her Scarlet Aeonia. Which also can be done. All the gear you need can all be found here but even as a level one Wretch it's doable.

I guess it is one of those cases where because her attacks look like they are too fast and dangerous to try parrying with at first before eventually manning the fuck up and just going all in to see how effective it actually is.

 

[Atem]

I guess it is one of those cases where because her attacks look like they are too fast and dangerous to try parrying with at first before eventually manning the fuck up and just going all in to see how effective it actually is.

You need the proper set up, but all the items and equipment are there for the taking. A lot of it you can get right away. Criticals do a disgusting amount of damage to her even when you're that gimped.

 

[Atem]

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Turtle Shield OP. Get it immediately.

 

[Vespa Crabro]

I guess it is one of those cases where because her attacks look like they are too fast and dangerous to try parrying with at first before eventually manning the fuck up and just going all in to see how effective it actually is.

yeah your only punishment for making a mistake is instantly dying

 

[Atem]

@OtherGalaxy

Unalloyed Gold is the method by which Miquella controls people too.

 

[Atem]

I bring this up because Malenia's armor is made entirely out of unalloyed gold, and in it we see that she still retains a reverence for her brother.

 

[Atem]

Imagine if Miquella is the whole reason why Radagon wanted to fix the Elden Ring.

Mind you, this can also just be read as this being the catalyst for him to switch to unalloyed gold but it can also be read as this being the very first spell of unalloyed gold he attempted. Which he taught Radagon.

Very suspicious regardless since a lot of the magic Radagon knows comes from Miquella.

 

[Atem]

Big if true. There seems to have been a massive mistranslation.

The original text for Ranni's Age of Stars says, supposedly in this case, that her actual intention is to remove all Outer God influence from the Lands Between. And go on a voyage into outer space with her consort. Apparently, this is also the same world or even multiverse as Sekiro and Okina comes from Ashina.

 

[Atem]

Okina is even referred to as an Ashura, or even Wolf from the Ashura ending.

 

[Atem]

Also, the Numens come from another world or even another universe entirely.

I was right. It's a multiverse, and at the very least connected to Sekiro.

 

[Atem]

I wonder if anything else might be mistranslated.

 

[CrossTheHorizon]

Big if true. There seems to have been a massive mistranslation.

The original text for Ranni's Age of Stars says, supposedly in this case, that her actual intention is to remove all Outer God influence from the Lands Between. And go on a voyage into outer space with her consort. Apparently, this is also the same world or even multiverse as Sekiro and Okina comes from Ashina.

Well, that would explain why she has you go kill Astel during her quest line, though she also had you kill Radagon who was keeping it out so.....

 

[Dead Lock]

 

[Nevermind]

Happy Stone Cold Day!

 

[Adamant soul]

Interesting line-up of Digimon for our protagonists there, reminds me I really need to get off my ass and actually platinum the Cyber Sleuth games.

It's apparently going to take up to 100 hours to cover all story "routes" and evolutions are based on player choices so that's cool I guess. Hopefully we'll get an actual release date soon.

 

[lokoxDZz]

Big if true. There seems to have been a massive mistranslation.

The original text for Ranni's Age of Stars says, supposedly in this case, that her actual intention is to remove all Outer God influence from the Lands Between. And go on a voyage into outer space with her consort. Apparently, this is also the same world or even multiverse as Sekiro and Okina comes from Ashina.

If true,that would make her ending the best for me i have always been a sucker to the option of exploring the unknown even more if outer space is related

 

[lokoxDZz]

The gameplay looks like it took way too much from Ni-Oh(while Team Ninja is on the team, we all know what Square says goes) while not adding much of it's own identity at all past "Job Changes and being able to cast FF Magic". The game and the bosses seem like they are WAY too aggressive to actually be able to explore any real options to take advantage(The final boss looks way too piss easy but they go past that by having it almost constantly attack you with no real pause with too many AOE attacks.).

Yeah,it needs more indentity though i think the idea was to explore the party members to find exploits, and maybe thats why they made the AI so goddamn aggresive though the last boss in particular is relentless even if you have infinite stamina, it doesn't help that they have a hint telling you what bosses do and the weakness before the fight which is stupid asf

I've also heard the Party Members are OP as hell which makes how easy the bosses and normal enemies have such low health even more ridiculous than it has any right to be.

I felt some mobs have too much health for how obnoxious they are at least on hard,it only takes 1-2 hits for your character go to the ground, and is pretty much a death sentence if no party member manages to aggro the mob attack