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Good pair of hiking shoes?

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Hello Redditors. I'm in search of a classy yet extremely durable pair of hiking boots to take backpacking around the world for 12+ months with.

Hiking boots recommendations

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Comfortable and cushiony shoes for walking on pavement 10KM/couple hours a day (UK)

Hiking sandals that last?

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A NEW WORLD CREATED BY HIDETAKA MIYAZAKI AND GEORGE R. R. MARTIN 

ELDEN RING, developed by FromSoftware, Inc. and BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Inc., is a fantasy action-RPG adventure set within a world created by Hidetaka Miyazaki—creator of the influential DARK SOULS video game series; and George R.R. Martin—author of The New York Times best-selling fantasy series, A Song of Ice and Fire. Danger and discovery lurk around every corner in FromSoftware’s largest game to-date. 

HIDETAKA MIYAZAKI 
President and Game Director of FromSoftware Inc. Known for directing critically-acclaimed games in beloved franchises including Armored Core and Dark Souls. 

GEORGE R. R. MARTIN 
George R.R. Martin is the #1 The New York Times bestselling author of many novels, including the acclaimed series A Song of Ice and Fire—A Game of Thrones, A Clash of Kings, A Storm of Swords, A Feast For Crows, and A Dance with Dragons. As a writer-producer, he has worked on The Twilight Zone, Beauty and the Beast, and various feature films and pilots that were never made.

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 Use a Sword and shield and chip away at your foes. Use a long reaching spear and great shield to avoid the enemies attacks , pick up a massive war hammer and swing it wildly to crush your enemies, or why not use two scimitars and dance around the battlefield and cut them to shreds. Don't like melee? Become a sorcerer and cast spells at them. Or use a bow or crossbow

This will be GOTY

 fun new tools, but for the most part, From Software has certainly adopted a if it ain't broke, don't fix an approach. What really makes the combat and elbow ring so good though, is its enemy design and variety. Not only are a fair number of them horrifying, but some of these baddies are absolutely vicious, coming at you with wild swings and combos that seemingly go on forever and can hit from 10 feet away. Yeah, like that

 You also have more freedom in how you approach combat than any previous Fromsoft game, thanks to a bunch of familiar new systems that are used in interesting ways. Here you can crouch, walk, and use stealth to avoid detection, or more easily sneak up for a backstab. You can fight on horseback, you can craft items on the fly, you can summon a huge variety of creatures to fight for you, and most substantially, you can equip ashes of War to your weapons and completely change their affinity and skill. The most important element of Elder Ring's philosophy, though, is the freedom to just walk away and do something else when you hit a wall

 The two big new additions are the ability to use a guard counter by blocking an attack with your shield and then immediately pressing the strong attack button to follow up with the crushing strike that can leave weaker enemies in a crumpled state and a jump attack that gives melee wielders a new type of heavy attack that can also be used to stun enemies and leave them open for a critical hit. They're both great additions that offer melee classes. fun new tools, but for the most part, From Software has certainly adopted a if it ain't broke, don't fix an approach. What really makes the combat and elbow ring so good though, is its enemy design and variety

 Not only are a fair number of them horrifying, but some of these baddies are absolutely vicious, coming at you with wild swings and combos that seemingly go on forever and can hit from 10 feet away. Yeah, like that. and he he's still going. Others are more methodical and hide behind their shields to wait for the right opportunity to either parry you or catch you while you're winding up

Elden Ring Review

This game is challenging you will die a lot but if you have patience, take time to farm xp from weaker enemies and buy & upgrade weapons and magic when possible and learn enemy's strategies and attack patterns you will be able to beat them.

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 You want to make sure you are ready and blocking their attack or not in the path of their weapon at all.&nbsp;

 Come back stronger. Find ways around the challenge. You can argue this has been true in FromSoftware&rsquo;s older games, but that was with one or two alternate paths. This is a whole world to explore

 Numerous NPC questlines exist (including some of the best FromSoftware has created), and you'll almost definitely miss several entirely on a first playthrough. The two significant additions to the formula, the open world and mounted combat, seem unexciting on paper, but they're woven into the fabric in clever ways in execution.&nbsp;

Right now, FromSoftware hasn&rsquo;t detailed any plans about post-launch support, but some players have noticed that Elden Ring&rsquo;s map has been secretly changing between updates. If you&rsquo;ve begun your journey to The Lands Between already and need some help, check out our Elden Ring bosses guide for some fight breakdowns. You can always brush up on more basic Elden Ring tips, Elden Ring weapons, Elden Ring co-op, and Elden Ring classes too.&nbsp;

An imaginative fantasy epic writ on a scale never before seen

 7. Boss areas: There are several boss areas that share the commonality that once you enter, you cannot leave until you defeat the boss or perish yourself, after which you lose all of your runes. I believe this detracts from immersion in that it would be more realistic to be able to assess the situation and retreat if death appears imminent.  In conclusion, the game generally entails running around killing everything in sight

 I find it disheartening to clear an area of enemy only to find them return over and over. I find myself farming areas in order to level up, which gets tedious. 3. Character level and attribute advancement: Because the leveling system is solely based upon gathering enough runes (the monetary unit) to pay for level advancement and not upon experience, you can quite literally advance your character’s level and attributes (e

 3. Character level and attribute advancement: Because the leveling system is solely based upon gathering enough runes (the monetary unit) to pay for level advancement and not upon experience, you can quite literally advance your character’s level and attributes (e.g., strength, intelligence, endurance, etc

Elden Ring is an Arcade Game

 The first few times, this dynamic feels hardcore and "cool." Yes, I think it does feel gratifying, especially if you're young, to take down that really tough boss after trying dozens of times. But you haven't learned any useful skills. All you've done is learned to roll toward the enemy at just the right time

 No matter how big or intimidating the attack, the only safe place is right under the enemy. No matter your build, there's no way to customize around this dynamic; even with 40 Vigor, the soft cap, you'll still need to dodge at just the right time. The first few times, this dynamic feels hardcore and "cool." Yes, I think it does feel gratifying, especially if you're young, to take down that really tough boss after trying dozens of times

 But then, which direction do you dodge? Often, the enemies have obscenely long reach. Which brings us to another classic FromSoftware gimmick: Rolling toward the enemy. It's the same thing with every single boss. No matter what the particular boss or the attack is, the solution is virtually always the same: Roll toward it, at just the right time

" Because they can hit you while on the ground, being hit by one of these combos is often effectively a one-shot kill. The only way to avoid this is by rolling or dodging at the right time. But what's the right time to dodge? One of FromSoftware's favorite gimmicks is to make the attack animations jerky and unpredictable. Thus, the only way to know the right time to dodge is either to know from prior experience playing Souls games, or to fight the boss until you learn the combo patterns

It's really just not that good of a game…

 - Many mobs will chain cast spells, constantly interrupting anything you do, while you watch them kill you. - Mobs have extreme reach with their weapons, while you have very little. Often, I find myself standing right next to large mob and unable to hit it with my sword at all. The swings just don't connect

 This is another Dark Souls-type game, except it's more poorly balanced than ever, making it an exercise in frustration that is more similar to Sekiro than Dark Souls (though still better than Sekiro). It's now also open world, and makes many of the same mistakes of other open world games.  Combat - Bosses and many regular mobs do constant chain attacks, with little to no opening in between that would allow you to attack. This renders slower weapons useless

 - Mobs are programmed to perfect dodge spells. You have very little "mana" to cast spells to begin with, making mage combat pointless in many situations. - Similar to spell dodging, many mobs will perfect dodge your weapon swings too, and constantly hop around over large distances, forcing you to chase after them constantly. - You can summon spirits to help you on most bosses, but the balance is completely off

 Often, I find myself standing right next to large mob and unable to hit it with my sword at all. The swings just don't connect. - Mobs are programmed to perfect dodge spells. You have very little "mana" to cast spells to begin with, making mage combat pointless in many situations

More Frustrating than Fun

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Experience Lara croft's defining moment as she becomes the Tomb Raider. In Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Lara must master a deadly jungle, overcome terrifying tombs, and persevere through her darkest hour. As she races to save the world from a Maya Apocalypse, Lara will ultimately be forged into the Tomb Raider she is destined to be.

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What a narrative. Who is Lara Croft? Is she the defender of civilizations, subsequently the world, as she fights corrupt PMCs and kills ancient evils? The wholehearted girl who cries at the loss of a character she met 2 hours ago? The narrative tells you this unflinchingly as the game begins with Lara unremorsefully causing the Armageddon and getting hundreds to potentially thousands of people killed. Not sure of the scope, but that's as we see it. This is touched upon later by her, but like is best said by her companion Jonah: she seems to think it's all about her regardless

 Stealth kills are very satisfying, and it's also a satisfying loop to get into, short of having more mechanics to really round it out (a la Last of Us, imo).

 Except the game falls into all the pit traps any other of its ilk do, which is, "You are only allowed to climb here, and here. All the other space in this open world game is unavailable, sorry!" What's the point of giving me these fun tools if I can't even climb a regular, flat wall like I usually do when you *want* me to? Not only that, but I kept confusing completely non-traversal terrain with my strict, predetermined path; which they easily could have been, had the game any sense of variety. In the linear segments, it was at its worst, and underwhelming in tombs. Something that could have had a lot of variety for active, engaging gameplay, instead just felt like a frustrating railroad that killed time

What an absolute graphical treat, this game looks and runs pretty amazing. Of course, near the end, it wouldn't stop glitching on me every chance it got (I think the developers ran out of time), but for the most part it all played beautifully. Much of the animation I saw was fantastic (again, except glitches, like opening sarcophagi), Lara felt great to move around and fantastic facial animations (no, not the lipsync). The combat was easily the clunkiest part, but I can excuse that as it wasn't the worst thing ever

In terms of gameplay, everything controls fairly smoothly except when it glitches on my 10th consecutive climbing segment jump, or when I'm underwater and can drift like I'm in fucking Initial D. The open combat is sorely neglected. There's essentially no satisfaction from openly murdering these poor PMCs Lara comes across--not even in the shotgun, which is meant to be the very epitome of feel-good shooting in games. Not in this one, sadly

 Wait for a sale, Rent or never touch it again. Rating scale with rent being replaced by deep Deep Sale on PC This is a buy, but it's tentative. You really need to understand what you're going into. If you like to Rise, you'll probably like this

 And now it's time for the Big Dog which is gameplay and a bit about the story now. Tomb Raider starts where let's be honest I Think they all should have started and that's Lara and deep shit set a bit after. Rhys She's gotten herself into trouble once again by setting the stage for the end of the world. Supposedly she's fresh off stealing an ancient relic that can maybe possibly bring on the apocalypse and then comes right in the crosshairs of an organization Trinity which also wants the relic for themselves so they can reshape the world if they combine it with another relic convoluted you ask? Surprisingly enough, not really, you see

 It's not bad, it just doesn't really do anything for me. Jonah on the other hand, continues to be excellent with a nice rendition of the side dude with the tude being split down the middle with a caring, older bigger brother. And now it's time for the Big Dog which is gameplay and a bit about the story now. Tomb Raider starts where let's be honest I Think they all should have started and that's Lara and deep shit set a bit after

Shadow of the Tomb Raider Review "Buy, Wait for Sale, Rent, Never Touch?"

Now, the reason I didn't enjoy these activities in 'Shadow' may be considered questionable, since it is unfortunately related to the (still fantastic) graphical quality and environmental design, which makes gameplay conflict jarringly with appearance. Thanks to expansive vistas and excessive (but realistic) amounts of clutter everywhere, areas seem much less linear than they actually are. On the surface, this might sound nice, and could have been an improvement if it didn't actually reduce player freedom by preventing you from going anywhere you are not absolutely supposed to go. In the first 'Tomb Raider', the area borders were very obvious, which is admittedly clunky, but in exchange everything inside was traversible, whereas in 'Shadow' you can't even jump on the roofs of houses

Combat encounters have also been trimmed significantly, both overall and in terms of number of enemies, which leaves puzzles and traversal for the majority of what you actually do. While there are fewer, but much larger world areas, both mandatory as well as optional puzzles (crypts and tombs, which are much more hidden and out of the way now), are more numerous and notably larger than before.

 The completely unnecessary side-quests added for padding are also insultingly nonsensical, such as when a guy from an isolated village in the middle of the jungle asks Lara to find an artifact the queen tasked him to acquire as proof of his worth, because he 'doesn't have the time'. This might be par for the course in MMOs, but at least a little better should be expected from a story-focused first-person game such as this, especially when between the many lengthy (often unskippable) cutscenes and annoyingly long animations for everything from sitting down at a fire to wiggling through a crevice during which you lose control of Lara, large portions of the game are non-gameplay.

For one, not only is the story forgettable, which is to be expected, the narration (the overall way in which the story is conveyed), which was excellent in the first 'Tomb Raider', is complete garbage here. Like in many blockbuster movies, things happen more or less randomly all over the place without any coherence or emotional urgency and even though the scope is supposed to be grander, it never feels like there is much at stake without any personal investment from Lara, who is really just a tourist who happens to be nearby when the locals do things. The completely unnecessary side-quests added for padding are also insultingly nonsensical, such as when a guy from an isolated village in the middle of the jungle asks Lara to find an artifact the queen tasked him to acquire as proof of his worth, because he 'doesn't have the time'. This might be par for the course in MMOs, but at least a little better should be expected from a story-focused first-person game such as this, especially when between the many lengthy (often unskippable) cutscenes and annoyingly long animations for everything from sitting down at a fire to wiggling through a crevice during which you lose control of Lara, large portions of the game are non-gameplay

The first and sadly, for me at least, only positive aspect of this game were the absolutely gorgeous graphics. It's quite impressive how much visual fidelity has improved in a mere five years, and the performance is good as well.

 Term rating is the primary focus here, thankfully. so story missions feature fewer firefights than the past two games and more lowly traversal shadows. puzzle based story missions optional. Crypts and nine Challenge tombs are giant, intricate affairs where ideas are rarely reused, forcing you to figure out their rules afresh each time

Shadow of the Tomb Raider Review

The Developers : how many times we should let the players fall in love with Lara Croft? Y E S. 

-The story discovers more about Lara vs Trinity conflict. It also solves the cliffhanger at the end of Rise of the Tomb Raider.

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