I notice a lot of people skip the 2nd combat training in the beginning of the game when he asks if you want to go again, many people think it's the same training to try again but it's not. If you choose yes the game will teach you a lot more to the combat. I say this because I've seen bad reviews on Xbox of people complaining about not knowing how to do certain things in combat, when the game teaches you how to do those very things. Lol
Best advice I can give to new players of this game, start with Lockpicking regardless of your play style. There's a ton of locked chests and doors in the prologue (it's a potentially lengthy prologue if you want to do everything) and you'll get a ton of good items and extra cash from them.
Or, borrow Kurt's starting armor and put it on the protag. It has a Lockpicking+1 attribute. I went with Intuition for the starting talent, to get the extra dialogue choices instead. Win win solution.
helios396 There is also the cheap DLC. I got it. Has a flameingn1 handed sword,Rifle and some flashy stylish equipment. With bonus traits. Another perk,ability bonus to get is one,I forgot the name. To allow you to climb walls. In beginning there are a few places you can,as chests. Charm and one other banch is good if you want more choices in dialouge.
@@damedesuka77 Having just got this on psplus and hating myself for not getting lockpicking, i've just finished the prologue to see this comment. i am so sad at all the missed loot.
@@MorrisseyMuse I may be remembering wrong but you can check it many times during gameplay and also I believe there is a menu where you can see faction names alongside their symbol, and also the names of the outfits are a bit self explanatory
played it for 8 hours straight and im not gonna lie the first couple of missions kinda bored me because all the quests are straight locked into one place in the city..go there, talk to this, talk to that.. almost less combat but after i finished the first sequence and i got to fight the first boss with the root monster like or whatever(or not i dont know) it hyped me a lot, and now that i can roam anywhere thats when i changed my mind and enjoyed the game a lot, so far the combat is quite confusing at first but i discovered that i can change my primary equiped weapon to secondary in combat which is from ring to melee it all make sense now, the pause also help me to plan my next move or when im surrounded with a lots of enemies.. so far the story is quite interesting and theres so many side quests to do. To those people asking if its good, yes it is. ps. i forgot to say theres some bug where i already finished the quest but the arrow and marks on the map still exists and telling me to go there. ps. sorry for my bad english.
Hi as you have already played the game and as im having trouble finding a streight answer, can you tell me if it is possible to play with no companions ? Not aml the time but is it possible do go free roaming with no party following you? Thanks
@@nathancannell8352 i tried removing them on my party but unfortunately you cant, it still requires you to choose one companion. Im just curious why would you want to play all by yourself? its pretty tough without companions even on normal difficulty.
@@lyleisalive6061 thanks for the info ! I can live with one compagnon. I dont nececeraly want to play it all on my own i just prefer to do some of the exploring solo as i find it more emersive, i just dont like it when games force you to have people fommowing you arround and find they sometimes get in the way or require you to micro manage them. Especialy in RPG i like to have the option of playing solo when i want. Thanks for the reply. I think ill be giving this game a go anyway as i remeber seeing the first teaser traler years ago and thought it looked pretty intresting.
I fitted in a lot by the 17th level,l still have trouble with the fast travel,in new areas u still run everywhere,l have to limit myself or go cross-eyed but still enjoying the game 🤗
Awesome game! Really drew me in with the world and lore. You don't need a huge budget and realistic graphics, weave me a good tale and drench me in fantasy and wonder!
aaaa yes dark souls you enter as a weak minded hollow and leave as a being of extreme skill like artories or you know die in blight town 5 billion times and rage and cry in the closet which ever comes first
I mean, I was playing on extreme as magic wielder. Plan was my squishy mage ass at the back, heavy armour at front as tanks. Imagine my surprise when I found out that not only am I fighting this boss, but solo in my team dependent mage. Kept my range until he nuked me with those spikes, thought I could dodge but took 3 hits (had used health potions) and each time it nearly killed me until I realised my force field parry was enough.
Most important advice not given: SAVE before each major choice. This allows you to go back to an earlier point in the game to nail a trophy. Even if you start with Charisma, you can still get the Cat Burglar trophy using just Serene and New Serene as your locations. It is possible to craft a Sailor outfit with the lockpicking skill, while in Serene. You will need a blacksmith glove, and two materials. The Naut warehouses are a treasure trove of locked containers. Important advice #15: Find the location of skill altars. This allows you to buff skill trees earlier than you would normally be allowed. Advice #16: Game depends so heavily on gear that you need repeatable farming locations. I use the outskirts of Theleme early in the game. Also find out the location of chests with legendary gear.
Vigor also effects your carrying capacity. One very VERY good reason for pursuing a certain Island Princess is when you get her relationship status high enough she automatically grants an additional point of Vigor which can be very useful if you like me are a believer in the old saying better to have it and not need it then need it and have either sold it for gold or left it on the ground in the game world.
Stasis is quite literally the best ability I had in my first playthrough. I also unlocked Storm later on, which relied on Adrenaline rather than Magic, but is very useful for crowd control
Things you REALLY need to know 1: this is absolutely not a triple A game, some animations are not very good, specially walking and facial ones 2: fight is a bit clunky, you gotta get used to it 3: it's complex, don't rush it by doing everything you can as soon as possible, game will give you the chance to do most things during the main quest at the right time 4: be very careful with factions relationships, never underestimate little things, you'll get used to it when it's too late and you will want to restart from some old mistakes
It's "only" 50 bucks so people shouldn't be surprised That being said it doesn't look too much worse than the last Mass Effect/Dragon Age I mean, seriously If Spiders/Focus Home can sell this for 50 bucks with no microtransactions there's no way EA needs to ruin/develop their games around that shit They're just awful at managing their studios
I am playing as a full diplomat in this game, I am full carisma and my goal is to avoid any wars between any factions and trying to not kill any inocent people. This is hard as fuck but I use to choose my team mates based on which factions are involved in the current mision because they use to tell me side ways of doing the same quest without hurting their faction relationship, so if I can get to like my decisions for example Siora (natives) and Petros (Thelenne) at the same time then that means I am doing well if that mision involves their both factions. Also I recommend you all have at least one torso armour of each faction to use as disguise every time you need them, I have one armour maxed out and like 5 more stored with worse stats but that I only use to infiltrate in certain missions. I hope this advices helped you, I still have not finished this game but I am really enjoying it :)
hey friend, this game just got on Ps plus, if you see this can you answer me something? is the writing good in this game? i'm not sure if i want to pick and i'm using this as a way of deciding myself
@@Tururu669 I purchased this game about a month ago. The gameplay is pretty meh but the writing is exceptionally good with excellent VO, vast lore, and mission variance that is fantastic. I would highly recommend it.
Getting into the game a few years late but tip #9 is the true kind of tip that will really help make the overall game better! So simple, but so necessary
I has been playing with Siora and she's really and really helpful. Just give her good armors and an excellent sword, just give her the best you have in the inventory. She can recover your shields, healing and not only you, the entire team and she's helpful giving you good information about the natives in the island, most of the time you'll be with them, so Siora is the main supporter and the key of you and the team. By th eway, I'm mage and I almost immortal 😂😂 I really recommend it.
Tip 14, for higher difficulties: play the game like a tactical RPG and PAUSE combat often to make decisions, choose your next actions, etc. It could save your life.
When trying to figure out faction armor, on the bottom of the display next to its weight and price may be an icon with a coat of arms on it. That tells you what, if any, faction it counts as a disguise for. When beginning the game I personally recommend charisma or intuition as I was able to find potions all over the place when looting boxes and all quests have multiple possible approaches. Charisma helps you skip some parts of quests or get people to tell you things that normally you have to bribe them for. Intuition can also help out with some dialogue but the biggest thing it does is highlight crafting ingredients and lootable objects.
Beautiful game. No problemo in the tech department. No crash, no bugs. Just play & enjoy. There is a lot of ways to play this. Brillant atmosphere, good strory, fun action.
Running this whole game as Bloodborne. Forreal though super underrated game and gives me a newfound sense of faith in Double A titles. Praise the basedgod
Thank you, Zoe! Just started playing and needed some tips. Ended up starting again, like I do in every RPG, and picked the sparkle hands after watching your character. Also picked science as I didn't before! Sounds much more useful.
For all those people asking if the game is good, since it just became free with PS+ The answer isn’t so black and white, as the game has amazing elements and not so amazing elements. Keep in mind, it was an indie team that made this game and that alone makes it fairly breathtaking for what they achieved with their limited budget. The game can be extremely rough around the edges at times. Combat can be stiff and the game doesn’t hand hold at all. It won’t teach you everything you need to know at the start. It’s a lot of trial and error going into it. Leveling can be slow and some quests can take hours to do. It’s not open world, it’s more of a semi-open world similar to the original Dragon Age. Sometimes the world can feel bland and empty, which is something that kind of bugged me at times. There’s really not much to do out in the “open world” it’s more used as a traveling area. There’s plenty of good though. The story and dialogue is pretty damn good. The voice acting for 90% of the time, is actually amazing. I have no idea how they got such good voice actors for such a little budget. The characters (for the most part) are fun and have their own unique personalities. Some quests are really amazing, I can think of at least 5 off the top of my head. Sometimes the side quests are better than the main story quests, they really do shine a lot of the time. Leveling up and getting more armor pieces and weapons, is more fun than a choir. Meeting new characters and choosing dialogue options is also really fun in this game. All in all, it’s worth it even with its shortcomings. Especially when it’s currently free as of writing this.
You can parry projectiles as well. If you parry with certain weapons against certain projectiles, it may still knock you down, but you don’t take damage and usually the projectiles that knock a parry would most likely be quite debilitating I landed.
You don't need Charisma in the beginning, just go to the shop and buy a cape to wear for a +1. And take Kurt's armor when he joins your party, his armor has a +1 Lockpick. You also do not need to spend your early game points if it's not combat related, and since difficulty modes can be toggled in the menu, if you REALLY want to cheese the starting point (you can't spawn more enemies with hard or extreme mode in tutorial map), go Easy mode in tutorial to trivalize combat for the quick exp gain, and do quests rapidly if you are working on multiple character playthroughs, then go back to normal when you get to New Serena (Or Hard, since the game becomes easy once you get to lv15 early on by spamming arena).
I love the game idky some people are hating it was made by a small company and they did a fantastic job I want them to succeed and they can update the game so the problems you people cry about they can fix I honestly haven't had a single problem nothing is bothering me I love it
Advice to choose the skill that allows you to craft potions at the beginning of the game is ill-advised. Most of the beginning of the game you want to have the lockpick skill. Unless you really suck at games or are on a higher difficulty
@@jakefarrell7031 I saw it's on game pass now. So I can try it out. I understand the graphics are extremely underwhelming, but is the gameplay and exploration good?
Ive just started so idk if this is how it works the whole time, but charisma checks being a percentage chance always means theres people like me who dont care about wasting their lifes and will just reload saves until the check passes lol. So investing points seems unnecessary to me
When i was still in Serene i brought a one handed sword called the Black Cutlas its really good and strong and helped me defeat higher leveled enemies. Hopes this helps someone
So, this is an old vid, but I see comments from 4 months ago, thus ppl still check it. My own tips would be (some are as noob as it gets, so no hate please ;) ) 1. Companion management - in a lot of situations, you can skip needing a particular skill if having the right companion for the situation. That goes for charisma/intuition in dialogues or science/craft in other situations, at least from what I encountered. 1b. Siora is probably one of the most useful companions, because you are dealing with the natives A LOT. Petrus is also very helpful in a lot of situations. In general, try to match the companion to the faction you are dealing with. 1c. It's generally a good idea to do companion quests as soon as you acquire them. 2. I did the full fight tutorial but it still took me half the game before I realised how to switch weapons X_x for PC, default is "V" 3. You can tell what faction an outfit belongs to by the tiny icon next to its' price. Blue/green is Bridge Alliance, red with yellow circle is Theleme, i think blue-white with fancy icon is Guards, blue white with golden coins is Congregation, Nauts I now don't rememeber exactly but sailor gear in general, and native gear is fairly obvious. Also, be aware, that in some missions you need to disguise the whole party, not just De Sardet. 4. Magic is OP XD 5. Upgrading armour: don't make the mistake I did (a stoopid one, yeah, but I did say those were noob tips) - putting the centerpiece on your companions' armor, the one that adds skill. It's a wasted resource, unless you plan on switching those armors onto yourself, in which case, remember, that you need Endurance for heavier ones.
I did't think this game would be that much fun to play I underestimated it big mistake, I recently got it on the PS4 luckily for me at around 50% off and is so much fun to play I would recommend this one without any feeling of uncertainty to anyone.
The torso outfits may not tell you specifically what faction they are but the small symbol next to how much it costs does, it's the symbol of the faction of that particular clothing
The items you need for optional quest objectives in the intro part of the game (sleeping potion, brandy, metal dowels) can all be bought from the merchant if you aren't able to craft them
Lol science as the first pick is crazy, the vigour or lockpickingskill are far more useful early on, but the biggest tip you failed to mention is to pay attention to the companions friendship bonuses, as some of them save you points, like the healer who also can give you +1 vigour just for being friendly to one another.
So some people know armour does have a way to tell what faction it’s in. At the very bottom of its stats (next to price and weight) is a crest of a different faction
Idk if it was a patch or not, but I say lockpicking is more important than science as you can craft basic potions without it and there are a lot of lv 1 lockpicking chests in the starting area before going to the island which is good for gearing up. Plus if you're lucky enough to get the material to craft the lockpicking decoration as well as starting with 1 point in lockpicking you'll be able to open lv 2 lockpicking chests right after arriving on the island cause the talent points stack which is quite handy
I only died once to the first boss, the lunge/crawl attack I wasn't expecting lol, that said it reminds me of Laurence from Bloodborne dlc just no fire or lava and less reach. And thankfully no annoying screaming, but yeah I thought its moveset was throw nail and try to slap me until it did its lunge/crawl attack
I actually had a ton of fun playing this game. And I can’t wait to see what happens in the future. I’m a dodge obsessed freak, though it makes my battles longer, at least I win in the end. So dodging is something I highly recommend.
Ooh, I don't like it when games use subtle audio cues with no visual equivalent. It's not good in a noisy environment, or if you're.. ya know, deaf. Seems to be something more & more games are doing though, perhaps simply to mix it up from the mainly visual style of the past?
Ive played ffxv and tales series but this game is way awesome, every quest is intriguing battle system is so unique its so addictive i like the rifle build its hard at first but very rewarding at the end overall 10/10 for me
the music is actually one of the good points, it's done by Olivier Deriviere. (whose working on dying light 2) he's done everything from assassins creed 4: freedom cry to ObsCure, Alone in the dark (2008) and remember me
Great game, I'd give it a 8.5 out of 10. Only issue is the "talent" skill tree. One talent every 5 levels keeps you from using 80% of the items. I do not recommend science like the video says. You will find TONS of potions in the many loot boxes around town. if you get lucky you can find a lockpick jacket and a charisma item but doesn't help with the item requirements. A lot of early wep/armor is +2 str, agi, wis, etc..
A video I should of watched before buying, I can say the game is intriguing ! A really fun strategic run type of game , going from heavy combat to Diplomat is a challenge too ! Thank you for the video it did help my gameplay. p.s. they way ya'll say "Inventory" very cool :)
The game is absolutely beautiful do not get me wrong, the dialogue and cut scenes really do get you immersed into the storyline. But the combat is positively broken, playing on easy mode early on is definitely recommended. Playing on normal/hard, you’ll find that you’re allies will die often and early on in combat leaving you outnumbered and stressed. Parrying an attack is about the best chance you’ve got during combat, but you’ll see that once you parry an attack you’ve got little to no advantage to counter that attack because you get hit by an offensive attacker that you’re not even locked onto. When you’re outnumbered you’ll find that you’re getting attacked from all angles, and the camera angles are not up to par for 2021 gaming which is a big issue. Locking onto a target is non existent in this game, sometimes swinging into a crowd just hits the random guy/monster in the back or side whose got full armor and health. You really have to break down each opponent individually in this game or else you’re looking forward to a grueling battle with a bunch of health potion chugging. That’s another thing too, you hardly come across money and when you do it’s like 50 gold so buying potions is out of the question and guess what? Ingredients don’t respawn in this game so you’re literally working with what you got 🤷🏻♂️ that’s terrible considering the fact that you can die in literally two hits in this game. Taking a potion is also very stressful during combat, you’re getting attacked while you’re taking the potion, I’ve died multiple times just chugging potion and even times where I took a potion then right after because of the animation you’re character does received another hit and the potion I just took was wasted because it takes sooo long for you to use it. There are some opponents that just spam the same attacks😑 like the big bats you’ll come across, they just spit out poison and they’ll keep doing it. I spent about 10 minutes dodging these attacks not being able to get a kill because they just continuously spammed that same attack and trying to swing or shoot a bolt of magic at em just made me vulnerable. This game is truly a mess when it comes to combat, and it’s truly unfortunate because the game is really amazing but the combat is just way to annoying. I’d put it up there with Sekiro and Dark Souls gameplay it’s that hard. Yes there are ways to beat the game without fighting but what’s the fun in that? You’re experience comes from combat and other quests. Anyways, if you’re someone whose beaten this game and enjoyed it cheers to you bro but I for one am uninstalling.
You can spam the dodge and parry buttons and you will never take direct damage. For Playstation, alternate x and o. Only AOE's can hit you. I learned this as I was on the last two quests on Extreme - the one with the corrupted guardians that kills you in 1-2 hits.
Nice guide, but the one playing in the video should go back and do the tutorial. A mix of parrying and evade are needed when you face-off versus many at the same time. And more specialized timing is needed when facing the huge "boss" like monsters that have a huge aoe attack. But when you got the hang of it, it will help you face of even the ones with "skull" markers. I had dozen fights where I do not even get hit once. And when I pull this off with "super focus" it feels great. But it is really not that hard. Just remember to not overstay your attack chain. Go 2 hits then dodge. 2 hits dodge. Pair up with whatever skill you need (gun or magic). Gun is also super good at breaking down armor. I advise to customize them with armor damage
After the way the trailer portrayed the game, the start of the game was pretty underwhelming. Some boring mostly talking mission's but I've made my way to the island already and looking forward to exploring. Still very excited to play more.
Charisma over science the numbers of times u can sweet talk ur way into a situation plus pick up extra reputation points cuz at the end of the day we’re supposed to be diplomats.
Late, but yeah... There are this annoying bats, this shark-like creatures, some demonic Tauros (idk with what to compare them but they have horns), the root monster, an electric octopus/humanoid thing (on a side quest), other creatures that are weird but cool as hell... It's also cool the fact that inside a certain monster there are alfas or queens that are stronger and sub species whose attacks deal different damage and effects...
Greedfall looks amazing! having relationships with multiple different factions sounds cool, although I can't imagine I would ever side with colonisers over the native inhabitants of an area
I am not that far into it but a couple factions want to work with the natives in a peaceful manner but one out right wants to ruin them so u definitely won't be siding eith with that faction. Not going to say which but there was one cutscene where I met a character from a faction and j was like "yup I am going to kill him and screw over his faction when I get the chance.
thepayne78 hahaha, sounds like a big mood. I’m hoping to get the game after I’m done with exams in a couple of months, but I’ll look out for this cutscenes
I notice a lot of people skip the 2nd combat training in the beginning of the game when he asks if you want to go again, many people think it's the same training to try again but it's not. If you choose yes the game will teach you a lot more to the combat. I say this because I've seen bad reviews on Xbox of people complaining about not knowing how to do certain things in combat, when the game teaches you how to do those very things. Lol
It just shows, though, that it's very easy to miss that training. They should have required it.
@@liamj2528 True, but, it should've been required either way so no one could miss it.
@@smf5576 It helps in further plauthroughs, you know how to play, so you can skip the tutorial.
@@liamj2528 you must of lost then to know haha
Thanks for sharing that, I’m about to start this game.
Best advice I can give to new players of this game, start with Lockpicking regardless of your play style. There's a ton of locked chests and doors in the prologue (it's a potentially lengthy prologue if you want to do everything) and you'll get a ton of good items and extra cash from them.
Or, borrow Kurt's starting armor and put it on the protag.
It has a Lockpicking+1 attribute.
I went with Intuition for the starting talent, to get the extra dialogue choices instead.
Win win solution.
helios396 I went with charisma, shit I shoulda went for the extra dal
helios396 There is also the cheap DLC. I got it. Has a flameingn1 handed sword,Rifle and some flashy stylish equipment. With bonus traits. Another perk,ability bonus to get is one,I forgot the name. To allow you to climb walls. In beginning there are a few places you can,as chests. Charm and one other banch is good if you want more choices in dialouge.
@@damedesuka77 Having just got this on psplus and hating myself for not getting lockpicking, i've just finished the prologue to see this comment. i am so sad at all the missed loot.
@@damedesuka77 this one should have been on the list
Faction armor actually shows you the faction it works on by the icons/heraldry in the item description. It's right by the cost number.
How did they miss that?
I was about to mention that.
@@kevinjackson7169
It is an easy to miss detail since it is very small and on the bottom of the thing
Its just a picture though, doesnt really show you the faction.
@@MorrisseyMuse
I may be remembering wrong but you can check it many times during gameplay and also I believe there is a menu where you can see faction names alongside their symbol, and also the names of the outfits are a bit self explanatory
played it for 8 hours straight and im not gonna lie the first couple of missions kinda bored me because all the quests are straight locked into one place in the city..go there, talk to this, talk to that.. almost less combat but after i finished the first sequence and i got to fight the first boss with the root monster like or whatever(or not i dont know) it hyped me a lot, and now that i can roam anywhere thats when i changed my mind and enjoyed the game a lot, so far the combat is quite confusing at first but i discovered that i can change my primary equiped weapon to secondary in combat which is from ring to melee it all make sense now, the pause also help me to plan my next move or when im surrounded with a lots of enemies.. so far the story is quite interesting and theres so many side quests to do. To those people asking if its good, yes it is.
ps. i forgot to say theres some bug where i already finished the quest but the arrow and marks on the map still exists and telling me to go there.
ps. sorry for my bad english.
Hi as you have already played the game and as im having trouble finding a streight answer, can you tell me if it is possible to play with no companions ? Not aml the time but is it possible do go free roaming with no party following you? Thanks
@@nathancannell8352 i tried removing them on my party but unfortunately you cant, it still requires you to choose one companion. Im just curious why would you want to play all by yourself? its pretty tough without companions even on normal difficulty.
@@lyleisalive6061 thanks for the info ! I can live with one compagnon. I dont nececeraly want to play it all on my own i just prefer to do some of the exploring solo as i find it more emersive, i just dont like it when games force you to have people fommowing you arround and find they sometimes get in the way or require you to micro manage them. Especialy in RPG i like to have the option of playing solo when i want. Thanks for the reply. I think ill be giving this game a go anyway as i remeber seeing the first teaser traler years ago and thought it looked pretty intresting.
@@nathancannell8352 you cant control them anyways unlike DragonAge they just follow you and you just need to equip them the best possible gear.
Nice,because its free now!!
I'm really looking forward to playing this. I've just been playing through the Dragon Age trilogy for the 3rd time. Time for something fresh :)
I feel the same i love dragon age but this is gonna be awesome
I have been enjoying this game so far l will hold judgement until l finish 🤗
I fitted in a lot by the 17th level,l still have trouble with the fast travel,in new areas u still run everywhere,l have to limit myself or go cross-eyed but still enjoying the game 🤗
@Gi Gi I got a little late to the party. I didn't care much about DA or RPGs in general until a friend told me about it 4 years ago :)
It’s an amazing game.
another tip for magic user, use block. you'll take 0 dmg, manage your mana by using stasis while fighting to regen
Awesome game! Really drew me in with the world and lore. You don't need a huge budget and realistic graphics, weave me a good tale and drench me in fantasy and wonder!
I actually didn't die at all in the first boss fight...thank you dark souls XD.
ahhhh i was just about to say that...F@%#ing dodge roll or sumthing
aaaa yes dark souls you enter as a weak minded hollow and leave as a being of extreme skill like artories or you know die in blight town 5 billion times and rage and cry in the closet which ever comes first
I didn't die and I never played dark souls
I think the game is pretty easy in general. Even in the hardest mode.
I mean, I was playing on extreme as magic wielder. Plan was my squishy mage ass at the back, heavy armour at front as tanks. Imagine my surprise when I found out that not only am I fighting this boss, but solo in my team dependent mage. Kept my range until he nuked me with those spikes, thought I could dodge but took 3 hits (had used health potions) and each time it nearly killed me until I realised my force field parry was enough.
Most important advice not given: SAVE before each major choice. This allows you to go back to an earlier point in the game to nail a trophy. Even if you start with Charisma, you can still get the Cat Burglar trophy using just Serene and New Serene as your locations. It is possible to craft a Sailor outfit with the lockpicking skill, while in Serene. You will need a blacksmith glove, and two materials. The Naut warehouses are a treasure trove of locked containers.
Important advice #15: Find the location of skill altars. This allows you to buff skill trees earlier than you would normally be allowed. Advice #16: Game depends so heavily on gear that you need repeatable farming locations. I use the outskirts of Theleme early in the game. Also find out the location of chests with legendary gear.
Vigor also effects your carrying capacity. One very VERY good reason for pursuing a certain Island Princess is when you get her relationship status high enough she automatically grants an additional point of Vigor which can be very useful if you like me are a believer in the old saying better to have it and not need it then need it and have either sold it for gold or left it on the ground in the game world.
Stasis is quite literally the best ability I had in my first playthrough. I also unlocked Storm later on, which relied on Adrenaline rather than Magic, but is very useful for crowd control
Love that dragon age origins music in the beginning 😂
Things you REALLY need to know
1: this is absolutely not a triple A game, some animations are not very good, specially walking and facial ones
2: fight is a bit clunky, you gotta get used to it
3: it's complex, don't rush it by doing everything you can as soon as possible, game will give you the chance to do most things during the main quest at the right time
4: be very careful with factions relationships, never underestimate little things, you'll get used to it when it's too late and you will want to restart from some old mistakes
Look, a useful list of tips!
Thank you! As someone who likes bethesda rpg's the clunkiness doesn't faze me at all. :P
Those first 3 definitely sound like a Spiders game, alright.
It's "only" 50 bucks so people shouldn't be surprised
That being said it doesn't look too much worse than the last Mass Effect/Dragon Age
I mean, seriously If Spiders/Focus Home can sell this for 50 bucks with no microtransactions there's no way EA needs to ruin/develop their games around that shit
They're just awful at managing their studios
How clunky is it? People say the souls/borne series and monster Hunter are clunky
That Dragon age background music had me entranced, honestly tuned out what they were talking about to hear Lothering's tune 😂
I was checking the comments to see if anyone else realised this😂 background music was giving me mad nostalgia
I am playing as a full diplomat in this game, I am full carisma and my goal is to avoid any wars between any factions and trying to not kill any inocent people.
This is hard as fuck but I use to choose my team mates based on which factions are involved in the current mision because they use to tell me side ways of doing the same quest without hurting their faction relationship, so if I can get to like my decisions for example Siora (natives) and Petros (Thelenne) at the same time then that means I am doing well if that mision involves their both factions.
Also I recommend you all have at least one torso armour of each faction to use as disguise every time you need them, I have one armour maxed out and like 5 more stored with worse stats but that I only use to infiltrate in certain missions.
I hope this advices helped you, I still have not finished this game but I am really enjoying it :)
hey friend, this game just got on Ps plus, if you see this can you answer me something?
is the writing good in this game? i'm not sure if i want to pick and i'm using this as a way of deciding myself
@@Tururu669 I purchased this game about a month ago. The gameplay is pretty meh but the writing is exceptionally good with excellent VO, vast lore, and mission variance that is fantastic. I would highly recommend it.
Getting into the game a few years late but tip #9 is the true kind of tip that will really help make the overall game better!
So simple, but so necessary
I has been playing with Siora and she's really and really helpful. Just give her good armors and an excellent sword, just give her the best you have in the inventory. She can recover your shields, healing and not only you, the entire team and she's helpful giving you good information about the natives in the island, most of the time you'll be with them, so Siora is the main supporter and the key of you and the team. By th eway, I'm mage and I almost immortal 😂😂 I really recommend it.
This music takes me back...
To Lothering and Haven specifically.
I was thinking the same thing. Very nostalgic feeling
I prefer the dwarven music. Roaming the city.
Very less people still remember the DAO music
@@erenYeager4eva I doubt that
Tip 14, for higher difficulties: play the game like a tactical RPG and PAUSE combat often to make decisions, choose your next actions, etc. It could save your life.
Couldn't preorder this but gonna pick up a regular copy as soon as my classes are out tomorrow.
I have to wait until Thursday (pay day) really looking forward to it.
@@Jamboliar88 it's getting good reviews last time I checked Metacritic had a 7/8
When trying to figure out faction armor, on the bottom of the display next to its weight and price may be an icon with a coat of arms on it. That tells you what, if any, faction it counts as a disguise for. When beginning the game I personally recommend charisma or intuition as I was able to find potions all over the place when looting boxes and all quests have multiple possible approaches. Charisma helps you skip some parts of quests or get people to tell you things that normally you have to bribe them for. Intuition can also help out with some dialogue but the biggest thing it does is highlight crafting ingredients and lootable objects.
Beautiful game. No problemo in the tech department. No crash, no bugs.
Just play & enjoy. There is a lot of ways to play this. Brillant atmosphere, good strory, fun action.
Running this whole game as Bloodborne. Forreal though super underrated game and gives me a newfound sense of faith in Double A titles. Praise the basedgod
Lothering Village theme from Dragon Age: Origins in the background. I knew it sounds familiar.
Thank you, Zoe! Just started playing and needed some tips. Ended up starting again, like I do in every RPG, and picked the sparkle hands after watching your character. Also picked science as I didn't before! Sounds much more useful.
you can call your companions to you at camp sites too and rest stops when you're traveling so you don't always have to go to your residence....
You can change your party members at Campsites as well.
I love this game so much! Bought it last week and been playing non stop ever since
For all those people asking if the game is good, since it just became free with PS+
The answer isn’t so black and white, as the game has amazing elements and not so amazing elements. Keep in mind, it was an indie team that made this game and that alone makes it fairly breathtaking for what they achieved with their limited budget.
The game can be extremely rough around the edges at times. Combat can be stiff and the game doesn’t hand hold at all. It won’t teach you everything you need to know at the start. It’s a lot of trial and error going into it. Leveling can be slow and some quests can take hours to do. It’s not open world, it’s more of a semi-open world similar to the original Dragon Age. Sometimes the world can feel bland and empty, which is something that kind of bugged me
at times. There’s really not much to do out in the “open world” it’s more used as a traveling area.
There’s plenty of good though. The story and dialogue is pretty damn good. The voice acting for 90% of the time, is actually amazing. I have no idea how they got such good voice actors for such a little budget. The characters (for the most part) are fun and have their own unique personalities. Some quests are really amazing, I can think of at least 5 off the top of my head. Sometimes the side quests are better than the main story quests, they really do shine a lot of the time. Leveling up and getting more armor pieces and weapons, is more fun than a choir.
Meeting new characters and choosing dialogue options is also really fun in this game.
All in all, it’s worth it even with its shortcomings. Especially when it’s currently free as of writing this.
Top of the evening my good people.
ohh these background old Dragon age Origins theme songs.. so nostalgic!!
You can parry projectiles as well. If you parry with certain weapons against certain projectiles, it may still knock you down, but you don’t take damage and usually the projectiles that knock a parry would most likely be quite debilitating I landed.
All weapons damage armor, magic bypasses it. heavy weapons do more armor damage naturally.
You don't need Charisma in the beginning, just go to the shop and buy a cape to wear for a +1.
And take Kurt's armor when he joins your party, his armor has a +1 Lockpick. You also do not need to spend your early game points if it's not combat related, and since difficulty modes can be toggled in the menu, if you REALLY want to cheese the starting point (you can't spawn more enemies with hard or extreme mode in tutorial map), go Easy mode in tutorial to trivalize combat for the quick exp gain, and do quests rapidly if you are working on multiple character playthroughs, then go back to normal when you get to New Serena (Or Hard, since the game becomes easy once you get to lv15 early on by spamming arena).
Some great tips thanx ... i just got Greedfall today . will certainly try a few of these ....
I love the game idky some people are hating it was made by a small company and they did a fantastic job I want them to succeed and they can update the game so the problems you people cry about they can fix I honestly haven't had a single problem nothing is bothering me I love it
Advice to choose the skill that allows you to craft potions at the beginning of the game is ill-advised. Most of the beginning of the game you want to have the lockpick skill. Unless you really suck at games or are on a higher difficulty
Love this Game and I was amazed when I found out that this was made in a small studio incredible... keep it up guys...
Looked at the first reviews and immediately bought
Sorry no refunds haha
It got me too......regrets...
Is this game worth it?
@@j.c.5011 depends on what you want, if you don’t care that much about graphics or polish then yes totally.
@@jakefarrell7031 I saw it's on game pass now. So I can try it out. I understand the graphics are extremely underwhelming, but is the gameplay and exploration good?
Idk about your assessment on Charisma, I found that skill absolutely invaluable when dealing with other factions.
Ive just started so idk if this is how it works the whole time, but charisma checks being a percentage chance always means theres people like me who dont care about wasting their lifes and will just reload saves until the check passes lol. So investing points seems unnecessary to me
I also forgot about fury. Thank you for reminding me. 🤣😂
I decided which factions to side with within seconds of entering San-Mathaius or however it's spelt the first time.
number 11. you can also use your block/counter button against range attacks magic or guns is does not matter
When i was still in Serene i brought a one handed sword called the Black Cutlas its really good and strong and helped me defeat higher leveled enemies. Hopes this helps someone
That 2nd thing arena battle was a masacre. I died like 20 times before getting hang of it and succeeded.
So, this is an old vid, but I see comments from 4 months ago, thus ppl still check it. My own tips would be (some are as noob as it gets, so no hate please ;) )
1. Companion management - in a lot of situations, you can skip needing a particular skill if having the right companion for the situation. That goes for charisma/intuition in dialogues or science/craft in other situations, at least from what I encountered.
1b. Siora is probably one of the most useful companions, because you are dealing with the natives A LOT. Petrus is also very helpful in a lot of situations. In general, try to match the companion to the faction you are dealing with.
1c. It's generally a good idea to do companion quests as soon as you acquire them.
2. I did the full fight tutorial but it still took me half the game before I realised how to switch weapons X_x for PC, default is "V"
3. You can tell what faction an outfit belongs to by the tiny icon next to its' price. Blue/green is Bridge Alliance, red with yellow circle is Theleme, i think blue-white with fancy icon is Guards, blue white with golden coins is Congregation, Nauts I now don't rememeber exactly but sailor gear in general, and native gear is fairly obvious. Also, be aware, that in some missions you need to disguise the whole party, not just De Sardet.
4. Magic is OP XD
5. Upgrading armour: don't make the mistake I did (a stoopid one, yeah, but I did say those were noob tips) - putting the centerpiece on your companions' armor, the one that adds skill. It's a wasted resource, unless you plan on switching those armors onto yourself, in which case, remember, that you need Endurance for heavier ones.
I did't think this game would be that much fun to play I underestimated it big mistake, I recently got it on the PS4 luckily for me at around 50% off and is so much fun to play I would recommend this one without any feeling of uncertainty to anyone.
The torso outfits may not tell you specifically what faction they are
but the small symbol next to how much it costs does, it's the symbol of the faction of that particular clothing
The game is astounding!
The items you need for optional quest objectives in the intro part of the game (sleeping potion, brandy, metal dowels) can all be bought from the merchant if you aren't able to craft them
*GreedFall is what Risen 3 should have been.*
Not just the tricornes but it reminds me of risen as well
haha i thought i was the only one, you are totally right, risen3 was one of my biggest dissapointment in gaming
It feels like dragon age mixed with risen but without all the problems risen had
thank you Eurogamer, good tips.
Thank you for sharing that informative bit. I just bought GreedFall today.
This game is actually free on playstation plus this month
Just picked it up, it’s a fucking good RPG that is really underrated.
@@ayochill9716 I know! Definitely agree with you
Just picked it up! Downloading now and really excited. Seems like a nice tide over while I wait for more info from Bioware on their next RPG launch! 😊
@@TheCaptainJade Next RPG launch! It's mass effect 4 is it?
@@sana17mi I hope so! My friend and I have a bet about which IP we’ll get information or release dates on first, MA or Dragon Age. 😂
An intriguing title by a small studio. Just finished redownloading. I'm going to resume my voyage to the world of greedfalls finally!
Lol science as the first pick is crazy, the vigour or lockpickingskill are far more useful early on, but the biggest tip you failed to mention is to pay attention to the companions friendship bonuses, as some of them save you points, like the healer who also can give you +1 vigour just for being friendly to one another.
So some people know armour does have a way to tell what faction it’s in. At the very bottom of its stats (next to price and weight) is a crest of a different faction
Idk if it was a patch or not, but I say lockpicking is more important than science as you can craft basic potions without it and there are a lot of lv 1 lockpicking chests in the starting area before going to the island which is good for gearing up. Plus if you're lucky enough to get the material to craft the lockpicking decoration as well as starting with 1 point in lockpicking you'll be able to open lv 2 lockpicking chests right after arriving on the island cause the talent points stack which is quite handy
I only died once to the first boss, the lunge/crawl attack I wasn't expecting lol, that said it reminds me of Laurence from Bloodborne dlc just no fire or lava and less reach. And thankfully no annoying screaming, but yeah I thought its moveset was throw nail and try to slap me until it did its lunge/crawl attack
That timer mentioned at 6:35 is a big selling point with me.
I’m so excited! I can’t wait when the game finally comes to stores tomorrow!
Thank you I needed this 👍 liked & subscribed
I actually had a ton of fun playing this game. And I can’t wait to see what happens in the future. I’m a dodge obsessed freak, though it makes my battles longer, at least I win in the end. So dodging is something I highly recommend.
The faction armors/disguises are shown by the sheild next to the amount of it.
Ooh, I don't like it when games use subtle audio cues with no visual equivalent. It's not good in a noisy environment, or if you're.. ya know, deaf. Seems to be something more & more games are doing though, perhaps simply to mix it up from the mainly visual style of the past?
You mean the visual cue of pulling a spike from its back before throwing it.
@@zipcc Yea, the one that looks just like every other attack wind-up it's got.
Ive played ffxv and tales series but this game is way awesome, every quest is intriguing battle system is so unique its so addictive i like the rifle build its hard at first but very rewarding at the end overall 10/10 for me
Good and informative work. Kudos & thank you!
Thank you for this guide. You're voice is so adorable, it made it that much better. ;) I just started the game today, so this is invaluable.
I had that same issue as you in 11 -_- So fun. Trying to figure out how to get past that now XD
Dragon age origins music :D
looked for this comment :P
the music is actually one of the good points, it's done by Olivier Deriviere. (whose working on dying light 2) he's done everything from assassins creed 4: freedom cry to ObsCure, Alone in the dark (2008) and remember me
Great game, I'd give it a 8.5 out of 10. Only issue is the "talent" skill tree. One talent every 5 levels keeps you from using 80% of the items. I do not recommend science like the video says. You will find TONS of potions in the many loot boxes around town. if you get lucky you can find a lockpick jacket and a charisma item but doesn't help with the item requirements. A lot of early wep/armor is +2 str, agi, wis, etc..
Not to mention, if you need potions that badly, you really suck at the combat which is not hard to master at all.
Wrong about the disguises, it states via a picture in the description what faction it works for.
A video I should of watched before buying, I can say the game is intriguing ! A really fun strategic run type of game , going from heavy combat to Diplomat is a challenge too ! Thank you for the video it did help my gameplay.
p.s. they way ya'll say "Inventory" very cool :)
Damn, i'm almost at the end and i didn't know about the doors! I always stop before and press action...
Had to put playback speed up to 1.25 - I’m sure Zoe is lovely but please pick up the pace on reading the script!
I did 1.5
Same.
Great witty narration!
Gameplay reminds me of oldschool Fable games.
1. Enjoy the game, its great and has an Amazing World. The story is great. Loved it from start to finish.
Thanks. Just downloaded for my Xbox.
The game is absolutely beautiful do not get me wrong, the dialogue and cut scenes really do get you immersed into the storyline. But the combat is positively broken, playing on easy mode early on is definitely recommended. Playing on normal/hard, you’ll find that you’re allies will die often and early on in combat leaving you outnumbered and stressed. Parrying an attack is about the best chance you’ve got during combat, but you’ll see that once you parry an attack you’ve got little to no advantage to counter that attack because you get hit by an offensive attacker that you’re not even locked onto. When you’re outnumbered you’ll find that you’re getting attacked from all angles, and the camera angles are not up to par for 2021 gaming which is a big issue. Locking onto a target is non existent in this game, sometimes swinging into a crowd just hits the random guy/monster in the back or side whose got full armor and health. You really have to break down each opponent individually in this game or else you’re looking forward to a grueling battle with a bunch of health potion chugging. That’s another thing too, you hardly come across money and when you do it’s like 50 gold so buying potions is out of the question and guess what? Ingredients don’t respawn in this game so you’re literally working with what you got 🤷🏻♂️ that’s terrible considering the fact that you can die in literally two hits in this game. Taking a potion is also very stressful during combat, you’re getting attacked while you’re taking the potion, I’ve died multiple times just chugging potion and even times where I took a potion then right after because of the animation you’re character does received another hit and the potion I just took was wasted because it takes sooo long for you to use it. There are some opponents that just spam the same attacks😑 like the big bats you’ll come across, they just spit out poison and they’ll keep doing it. I spent about 10 minutes dodging these attacks not being able to get a kill because they just continuously spammed that same attack and trying to swing or shoot a bolt of magic at em just made me vulnerable. This game is truly a mess when it comes to combat, and it’s truly unfortunate because the game is really amazing but the combat is just way to annoying. I’d put it up there with Sekiro and Dark Souls gameplay it’s that hard. Yes there are ways to beat the game without fighting but what’s the fun in that? You’re experience comes from combat and other quests. Anyways, if you’re someone whose beaten this game and enjoyed it cheers to you bro but I for one am uninstalling.
Dragon age reborn. I hope the magic is worth it. I love mages... 😁
I comment at 1:05 of the video (i paused the video) as I hear in background some of the Dragon Age Origins soundtrack. Interesting.
Well glad to know I'm in good company as one of the people who the absolute shit kicked out of me on that first boss fight
This. Is. Some. Very. Stilted. Delivery.
I just beat the game so I dont need this list. BUT I'm giving you a thumbs up any way. Great vid.
You can spam the dodge and parry buttons and you will never take direct damage. For Playstation, alternate x and o. Only AOE's can hit you. I learned this as I was on the last two quests on Extreme - the one with the corrupted guardians that kills you in 1-2 hits.
Thank you for your advice!
Nice guide, but the one playing in the video should go back and do the tutorial. A mix of parrying and evade are needed when you face-off versus many at the same time. And more specialized timing is needed when facing the huge "boss" like monsters that have a huge aoe attack. But when you got the hang of it, it will help you face of even the ones with "skull" markers. I had dozen fights where I do not even get hit once. And when I pull this off with "super focus" it feels great. But it is really not that hard. Just remember to not overstay your attack chain. Go 2 hits then dodge. 2 hits dodge. Pair up with whatever skill you need (gun or magic). Gun is also super good at breaking down armor. I advise to customize them with armor damage
Tip #9 is the best tip on the list
After the way the trailer portrayed the game, the start of the game was pretty underwhelming. Some boring mostly talking mission's but I've made my way to the island already and looking forward to exploring. Still very excited to play more.
Charisma over science the numbers of times u can sweet talk ur way into a situation plus pick up extra reputation points cuz at the end of the day we’re supposed to be diplomats.
Are there any enemies besides humans and wolf-bears? That's all I've seen in so many videos
There are flying bird like enemies, and well, giant beasts.
Late, but yeah...
There are this annoying bats, this shark-like creatures, some demonic Tauros (idk with what to compare them but they have horns), the root monster, an electric octopus/humanoid thing (on a side quest), other creatures that are weird but cool as hell...
It's also cool the fact that inside a certain monster there are alfas or queens that are stronger and sub species whose attacks deal different damage and effects...
Greedfall looks amazing! having relationships with multiple different factions sounds cool, although I can't imagine I would ever side with colonisers over the native inhabitants of an area
I am not that far into it but a couple factions want to work with the natives in a peaceful manner but one out right wants to ruin them so u definitely won't be siding eith with that faction.
Not going to say which but there was one cutscene where I met a character from a faction and j was like "yup I am going to kill him and screw over his faction when I get the chance.
Don't get me wrong though the factions that want a more peaceful relationship still want to take advantage of the natives.
thepayne78 hahaha, sounds like a big mood. I’m hoping to get the game after I’m done with exams in a couple of months, but I’ll look out for this cutscenes
And that music from DAO love it
This was very helpful.
Great tips thx!!
Thank you for the video
Love the dragon age music
Playing as a diplomat thats really nice its new for me i liked the game its still better than cyberpunk
Ok just started this yesterday and restarted today this should reduce the odds off me restarting tomorrow
Not that helpful better tips in the comments
So the mythic form lets you dragonride shapeshifted? Or you have to use it as mount?