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@efesell: I think the pot told me about the festival. I remember something about a festival being mentioned on a marathon 12hr play yesterday. I haven't come across Blaidd.

I'm stuck. I can't seem to trigger the festival at Redmane Castle and battle against Radahn. I've beaten the first two demi-gods. I've gotten through the duo boss right before the meeting with the old man sitting in a wooden chair. What else do I need to do? All he tells me is he has no current use for me.

@mistersims:That is sooooooooooo DS3-like! I've haven't been to that location yet.

@efesell: Praise the arcane sword! I need to go back down there and explore some more of that part of the map. I liked it a lot but hated being swarmed by the land octopi. That zone's starry sky and night time colors reminds me of the quarry in Control.

@efesell: I've got horns. Where did you find those antlers?

@efesell: I've come to accept horseback is the best way to deal with the dragons. No sense in trying to go at them on my own two feet. It's just asking to get my ass kicked before the fight truly begins.

Show us what'cha got!

@efesell: I'll give it a go on the mud people in that one lower region where the celestial vikings can be found. Can't say I'm looking forward to it.

@efesell:I've noticed it gets better over time but I still hate it. I've never liked mounted combat in any game I've played. I did pick up a lance a little bit ago. I'll upgrade it a little bit and see if it enhances the mounted combat experience.

I basically wander around like you and forget what I originally set out to do. This is going to be one of those games where it takes numerous times through to find almost everything and still be amazed there was shit I/we missed when watching videos years later.

I gotta admit I didn't really keep up on the hype for this game. I went into it blindly even though I knew it was another one within the Soulsborne series or whatever. I prefer to keep my expectations super low or non-existent. Since I play on the PC, if or when From gets the stuttering dealt with and other performance issues addressed, this game has serious potential to become of the best. I'm thoroughly digging it despite its current crop of issues on the platform I play on. It would also be nice if they would unlock the FPS. There is no reason to lock it at 60 on the fucking PC platform!

The combat is a bit more easy to pick up compared to the rest of the games within the genre. The parry window is much more forgiving, making it super easy to learn compared to the previous games. The only exception I'll make is Bloodborne. Gun parrying was super easy. It also helps since it seems the bosses I've come across already can be parried and staggered. The regular enemies are pretty easy to deal with. My only gripe about the combat is the horse mounted combat. It's awful. I try to avoid it as much as possible.

The environments are stunningly gorgeous! This is one of those games where it can serve as a wallpaper generator. Just like TW3, I find myself wandering around, trying to go to some other spot, and then become distracted by something else, and head that way. Most of my time in the game has been aimlessly wandering around the map. It's pretty damn huge.