Basic Elden Ring Coop Etiquette and Strategies (PvE)
Don’t summon someone for a Chariot dungeon until after you have destroyed the chariot/s.
Read MoreEpisode 155: E3 2021, Elden Ring, Xbox, and More!
Topics:
E3 and upcoming games we’re excited for.
Elden Ring, Battlefield 2042, Dying Light 2, HorizonForbidden West, Starfield, Halo Infinite, Far Cry 6, Xbox game pass, A Plague Tale: Requiem, Back 4 Blood, 12 Minutes, Replaced, and much more!
Read MoreLessons From the Soulsbourne Games
Soulsbourne is the term we players use to describe the From Software games that include Demon Souls, all Dark Souls games, and Bloodbourne.
The first SoulsBourne game I ever played was Demon Souls. This was a long time ago and I did not like that game. It made no sense to me. The story was vague and confusing and the enemies were erratic. Being killed repeatedly by the first enemy in a game can be demoralizing but I kept going for a while. Every step was wrong and led to frustration. I didn't get very far and quit before I felt any accomplishment. I moved on.
Pretending Entertainment
I used to work for a large video game store. One where you might Stop to buy Games. I mostly sold bullshit. Grown men coming up and saying "I wanna pretend I'm driving a car. Is there a game for that?" Pretending and having imaginary friends was once relegated to children but now, it seems, that children do not grow up. Looking for any excuse to feel accomplishment in virtual worlds to distract from the reality of a failure to accomplish personal goals is the purview of men who've been neglected by their parents and devalued by society. Getting self-esteem from simulated successes creates a fog of delusion that, if cleared away, reveals an inflated ego ready to burst.
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