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[Ricky D]

Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin Review - IGN

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Could not get into this game. Tried both demos. I might look at it down the road, but it is not what I am looking for from FF.

I couldn’t even be bothered to download the demo. Maybe I should put Elden Ring down for a minute and try it out.

 

[stay lurkin]

For someone who has spent hundreds of hours playing NIOH it seems like the perfect combination.

 

[Ricky D]

For someone who has spent hundreds of hours playing NIOH it seems like the perfect combination.

Reviews haven’t been too kind

 

[Belgium]

I saw some gameplay of Stranger of Paradise and the dialogue had me dying
Guessing it's not intended but it's pure comedy

Jack, the protagonist, basically just says "hm", "yeah", and interrupts all attempts at exposition with 'don't care, I just wanna kill chaos'

 

[MajinZuub]

I heard the combat is the only thing remotely good about it

 

[2sappy]

 

[Beruseruku Desu]

I cant freaking beat Malenia..

her stupid attack where she jumps up and does a million freaking slashes keeps killing me smh.

even with the blood hound step ash of war i still get hit

 

[2sappy]

She legit took hours to beat, and that's after summoning my friend to help after making no progress for hours before.
She's definitely the true test of skill in the game.

 

[Belgium]

Malenia will be shook when I pull up

 

[Beruseruku Desu]

Finally beat Malenia.

Me and some random beat her.

Both of us were using the rivers of blood katana and basically gave her no breathing room when attacking.

Def the hardest boss so far.

 

[Belgium]

Just got done beating Malenia (post-patch) too, took 7 or 8 tries on this first playthrough. Didn't look up a guide on how to deal with her, just did my own thing and it seemed to work wonders after getting absolutely destroyed initially. I got that incantation I'm using in the clip earlier this week and man it is so damn good.

Spoiler: Spoiler: How I beat Malenia, don't watch if you don't wanna get spoiled

I figured bleed would be the best way to counter her rapid regeneration but my big spiked mace was only +20 because I normally just use the Golden Halberd or Halo Scythe. Earlier I came across the fly swarm incantation that I'm using here and it seems to just completely incapacitate most enemies, even Malenia to some extent. I was an inch away from beating her with the Black Knife spirit ash but caved and resorted to the Mimic Tear.
I was also using the Radagon's Soreseal talisman, which makes me take 15% more damage in exchange for increasing my vigor, endurance, strength and dexterity by 5. Malenia just oneshots you with her weapon art most of the time anyway so I think the tradeoff is generally very worth it.

I thought this would take me hours but this incantation just seems rather broken

 

[swendro]

About the Malenia fight

Spoiler

She doesn't even drop the sword! That's why I was bothering with her in the first place, dammit.

 

[1995]

About the Malenia fight

Spoiler

She doesn't even drop the sword! That's why I was bothering with her in the first place, dammit.

Spoiler

You can still get it

 

[1995]

Finally beat Malenia.

Me and some random beat her.

Both of us were using the rivers of blood katana and basically gave her no breathing room when attacking.

Def the hardest boss so far.

Rivers of Blood is probably next up on the chopping block

 

[stay lurkin]

What level are you guys in ER? I am 65

 

[rrlegend]

What level are you guys in ER? I am 65

53 , didn’t get a chance to rune farm before the patch but did get the sword of night and flame. And cheesed my way through stormveil and other dungeons and caves.

 

[2sappy]

So I started a new character last night and decided to make a pugilist run this time (fist and claws only) and let me tell you, I had to rethink how to approach some fights. Like dragons for example.
this is gonna be an interesting run..

 

[Bad Religion]

Good news here. Looking forward to playing this later this year.

 

[1995]

 

[rrlegend]

What’s the actual boss order for elden ring . I’m just doing random stuff now lol

 

[1995]

What’s the actual boss order for elden ring . I’m just doing random stuff now lol

There really isn't one, but my path through the world was something like

Spoiler

Limgrave > Liurnia > Altus > Caelid > Leyndell > Mountaintops

 

[Beruseruku Desu]

Beat Elden Ring...

9.5/10. Beat it in 98 hours of play time.

Amazing game. Prob game of the year

 

[picasso swerve]

Is ER that creepy/disturbing? Never heard of it as im out of the gaming world (cept COD and Smash). Saw a video on IG of the trolls pulling the carriage and thought it was crazy how they were pulling it with swords through their body. Just thinking about it if it were real (you know what I mean) and its like an eternal punishment. Wild. Checked some YT vids and theres def some creepy type stuff but wonder how a person playing it actually feels.

 

[Beruseruku Desu]

Is ER that creepy/disturbing? Never heard of it as im out of the gaming world (cept COD and Smash). Saw a video on IG of the trolls pulling the carriage and thought it was crazy how they were pulling it with swords through their body. Just thinking about it if it were real (you know what I mean) and its like an eternal punishment. Wild. Checked some YT vids and theres def some creepy type stuff but wonder how a person playing it actually feels.

theres def some creepy things but nothing that makes me feel sick. its like the Lord of the Rings type feel

 

[2sappy]

Punched my first dragon to death last night. I think I'm getting the hang of this punch through run.