Games Inbox: Elden Ring progress, Gran Turismo 7 damage modelling, and beating Sekiro

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The Friday Inbox praises Elden Ring despite the extreme difficulty, as one reader asks why Japanese PC games tend to be so buggy.

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Better than you think After reading your review of Elden Ring and not having tried a Soulsbourne game before I thought I’d give it a go.

I am finding it thoroughly difficult but rewarding and having read your tips for survival, I chose the Confessor class as I liked the thought of melee and magic. However, I’ve been playing a whole week and am progressing very slowly.

I’ve yet to beat Margit and I find him very difficult indeed. I’ve beaten the Tree Sentinel and some minor bosses and have been farming and levelling up as much as possible. The question I have is, can someone do well in this game with the hope of being good at hand-to-hand combat and also magic? I’ve thrown loads of points towards stamina, so I can carry heavier armour and weapons, but so far haven’t levelled up the magical side of things.

I know from previous role-playing games that it is entirely possible to play for hours and make very little progress because an incorrect class type.

Will I be able to utilise both skills going forward?Dj Kj

GC: You’re making more progress than you credit yourself with. Beating the Tree Sentinel is no easy task and Margit is an extremely difficult fight that you will have to prepare for very carefully (and possibly call in co-op help for). As for magic vs. melee, some play all melee and some all magic – it’s entirely up to you. The Confessor is a good class because it can handle both from the start and you can either focus on one or maintain a balance between the two.

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