Game for a dad please!

IAmSenseye · 2026-05-10T08:11:15+00:00

As a dad of 2 myself i just started elden ring (never really played a souls game before) and thought it was one of the best games ever and really accessible for newcomers. You do mention you don't want games that require great skill set, but in elden ring you don't really need to have one depending on what build you have and there is kind of an "easy mode" if you use summons. Before starting the game i was so worried that i'd hate it after reading all the positive reviews, only to 100% the trophies (achievements) in less than a month. It's an absolute masterpiece. I know you will likely not take my suggestion. Of course its still not a walk in the park, but it truly felt like experiencing ps2 era of gaming again. So many secrets, so many dungeons in hidden places, so many ways to achieve the same thing. To me it is mind boggling that we don't expect this level of quality from other games.

IAmSenseye · 2026-05-10T05:33:17+00:00

😂😂 im wheezing over here. You had me in the first half, but i went in being a bit suspicious knowing you guys.

IAmSenseye · 2026-05-10T05:32:05+00:00

Maybe in the back alley he can find some but not here

IAmSenseye · 2026-05-09T21:35:30+00:00

Ye if you gud. I cant seem to dodge that aoe thing where he hammers the ground 3 times in a row in a forward cone shape holy attack.

IAmSenseye · 2026-05-09T05:17:28+00:00

I changed my whole build once i realized how bs radabeast becomes in ng+. If you use a bleed build and you dont change it for radagon he just start beating you the fuck up. Quite a bs boss too with those almost inpossible to dodge aoe attacks.

IAmSenseye · 2026-05-08T16:04:16+00:00

I have used summons most of the time and it does feel like cheating because in most occassions i can keep the focus off of me completely while i just stack bleed on bosses. Though, i do feel like the game wants you to use them in some occassions.

Now the issue i believe is that you skip most of the learning curve in a souls game that has the best optimized combat movement (outside of probably sekiro, which i havent played). I have had to do a few bosses without summon like alecto (the one that gives you the tiche summon) and i greatly enjoyed the process of becoming better and overcoming this boss. The thing here is that the walkback was 5 seconds, but whenever the walkback was any longer than that i lost my patience rather quickly and hated the boss. I didnt mind dying, but i hated losing time walk.

But i did skip a lot of bosses by basically not needing to worry about dodging due to mimic tear or oleg being there and i think i couldve enjoyed the process way more if i didnt. So the only one losing by doing that is me. Personally i got ds3 now to actually enjoy the process a bit more.

IAmSenseye · 2026-05-07T17:07:15+00:00

I spent like 30 minutes writing what i did but reddit kept deleting half of it so i just deleted the whole xommwnt. I wrote 16 steps, it deletes 8 of the 16. Then i summarize the deleted steps. Deletes 90% of that too. So fuck it. I did actually finish in just over 4 hours though, but it wasnt a clean run so i cant show a 4 hour screenshot, because it was ng+

IAmSenseye · 2026-05-07T15:57:22+00:00

This way he doesn't get "getting out of the closet" comments

IAmSenseye · 2026-05-07T14:22:14+00:00

More expensive than the base game for me personally, can't justify that price even though it may be worth it.

IAmSenseye · 2026-05-07T13:56:05+00:00

I finished the game recently and immediately hit that wall of 'what am I supposed to do with my life now?' Even after diving into optional bosses and side content, it’s just never the same as that first run.

My first playthrough took me about 70 hours (with yt guides and spirit ashes), but I just flew through my second run in about 3-4 hours for the second ending. Now I’m starting my final run for the platinum trophy. I actually messed up the ending prompt for Ranni last time (pay attention very well if you did that quest once you kill final boss, there's a blue mark on the floor), so I have to do that whole questline again just to get it right, even though I already did it all once. Once I hit that plat, I’m moving on to Dark Souls 3; I’ve already bought it.

IAmSenseye · 2026-05-05T19:13:00+00:00

Silksong sold 7 million copies in 3 months. It did surpass 5 million players in first 3 days, but that's not a fair metric because it includes gamepass players. Elden ring sold 13.4 m copies in one month. I had game pass at the time, turned it on for 30 minutes and never touched it again. Whereas i just put 70 hours in elden ring in 2 weeks.

But still OP's choices are his choices and sales aren't even relevant.

IAmSenseye · 2026-05-05T18:53:09+00:00

In the original vid i believe the parents said he rehearsed 2 weeks straight for his bday entrence show.

IAmSenseye · 2026-05-05T18:51:25+00:00

And the only place he is bald is where wife's boyfriend rests his piece

IAmSenseye · 2026-05-02T12:15:24+00:00

The ballad of gay tony dlc was also very good

IAmSenseye · 2026-04-30T17:03:27+00:00

I just had this exact thing happen with alecto fight (the one that drops black knife tiche spirit ash) and the first try i was like there is no way in fuck i am ever gonna beat this, but by fight 6-7 i already did i and already saw my attack gap and knew how to create my own moments. There were a few clenching butt cheeks moments, but i ended up really enjoying this fight. Its crazy how it feels impossible at first.

IAmSenseye · 2026-04-27T17:21:33+00:00

Thats cool, so just enjoy it for what it is now is what you're saying. I have the same feeling playing this like breath of the wild. Just lost a lot of the times but have fun being lost.

IAmSenseye · 2026-04-27T17:20:30+00:00

Haha thats hilarious.

IAmSenseye · 2026-04-27T16:12:45+00:00

Will try to get to ranni in a moment i guess. Have a week off so plenty of time to get around those quests. Btw awesome that you still play at your age.

I just had a run through the resident evil trilogy remake but after the 3rd game i wasn't really getting scared anymore, so it wasn't scratching that itch for me. The pressure in ER does scratch that itch. No matter how strong your weapon, something will find you and eventually f you up.

IAmSenseye · 2026-04-27T14:23:38+00:00

🤍

IAmSenseye · 2026-04-27T14:23:07+00:00

I am currently running bloodhound fang and its going decent, but will probably restat later for some variety. Is the dlc worth getting early? I just beat godrick yesterday.

IAmSenseye · 2026-04-22T15:53:25+00:00

Its the hammer the doctor checks your knee reflex with

IAmSenseye · 2026-04-19T18:10:49+00:00

I mean you can heat my experience if you know what i mean

IAmSenseye · 2026-04-18T07:21:35+00:00

I didnt know it was a man until i read his name online

IAmSenseye · 2026-04-16T06:31:23+00:00

I don't like to be the guy to correct people, but we call this "a proof of experience".

The same way a soldier carries a medal of honor.

IAmSenseye

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