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Time of India
29-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Time of India
How to Complete Age of Excuse Quest in Tainted Grail The Fall of Avalon
Image via: Awaken Realms In the land of Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon,not all quests are grand battles or treasure hunts. Sometimes the greatest journeys are intimately human, wrapped in insanity and sorrow. Age of Excuse is one such side quest, hidden along the periphery of King's Road, where paranoia and superstition merge in the delicate mind of a cursed knight. If you're looking to snag Soulstone, and some extra XP too (900 to be exact), this brief yet multi-faceted side quest is definitely worth the diversion. A Knight Under a Bridge The adventure starts in a location that wouldn't be out of place in a Shakespearean comedy—beneath a bridge, where you'll discover Berach, a knight convinced he's cursed. His circumstances seem desperate. His horse shot, his equipment abandoned or stolen, and he has just escaped death at the hands of a crashing boulder. Convinced he's being pursued by bad luck or maybe something worse, Berach is in a race against time. Get these events on your radar, and help us amplify them by sharing frequently on your channels! Part therapist, part errand-runner, part apothecary. Age of Excuse – Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon So, if you find yourself in conversation with Berach, watch your moves. He's volatile and deal with him the right way and a deep conversation with your child could turn into a brawl. Choose to empathize and be curious: express concern, inquire about the curse, and offer to help without condemnation. In Search of the Druid's Wisdom Your next stop is the elusive Druid Drest, who lives at a shrine southwest of the Horns of the South. Reaching him takes some adventure of its own—traveling south down the coastline, then west until you uncover a fog-draped cliffside hideaway, where the man himself awaits. To say that Drest is an eccentric character is an understatement. His clarity of vision slices through the haze of Berach's ill luck. As the druid explains, there is no curse—just the knight's growing madness. He suggests a way forward: an anti-racist ritual of the making of what he calls the 'Disgusting Potion.' It's easy enough to make the potion if you have at least a little alchemical expertise, and its real magic is in the con—it's a placebo potent enough to fool Berach into thinking the curse is gone. Two Paths: Belief or Brutality When you return to Berach with the potion, you encounter a moral dilemma. You can try and help him find the truth, assuring him that he's not cursed. Attempt it, and his paranoia reaches a breaking point. He turns on you in a furious fit. If you kill him, the quest fails. Or just provide the potion to him and enact the ritual fake-out. He's convinced it worked. Fear is replaced by relief, and the quest ends on a high note with some sweet bonuses: 900 XP and a rare Soulstone! Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon - Launch Trailer | PS5 Games More than simple filler content, Age of Excuse is going to come as a refreshing change of pace. It is a gentle jab at the power of faith which walks the line between reality and madness. Triggered along with the rest of Avalon by the aftershocks of environmental disaster and trauma, Berach's fragile mental state is both a symptom of and a response to the greater decay of Avalon — a world where magic, madness, and myth intermingle with abandon. When you complete the quest, you're not just rewarded with some loot—you're participating in the telling of a story. One in which intimacy eclipses indignation, and where confrontation is about healing rather than hurting. In the dark, mysterious realm of Tainted Grail, that's an exceptional delight to be celebrated. Get IPL 2025 match schedules , squads , points table , and live scores for CSK , MI , RCB , KKR , SRH , LSG , DC , GT , PBKS , and RR . Check the latest IPL Orange Cap and Purple Cap standings.
Time of India
01-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Time of India
Borderlands 4 state of play gameplay reveal highlights
Gearbox Software has just dropped Borderlands 4 during the PlayStation's latest State of Play. The 20-minute deep dive into the anarchic world highlights some fresh Vault Hunters , a revamped loot system, and the mysterious planet Kairos to push the signature chaos of the series to newer heights. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now But the biggest of all surprises was the release date of the game, September 12, 2025. Let us break down all that was revealed with the Borderlands 4 gameplay . Borderlands 4 features new vault hunters, action, and more Borderlands 4 - State of Play Deep Dive | PS5 Games The demo introduced Rafa the Exo-Soldier and Vex the Siren, the two of the 4 playable characters. While Vex summons the spectral beasts (through siren powers), including the ghost-tiger, manipulating the phase energy, Rafa is the former Tediore soldier who uses advanced weapons like an exo-suit (allows him to materialize the weapons) in the middle of combat. Their skills are the most complex within the series and offer deep customization with passive upgrades, class traits, and capstone abilities. They perfectly cater to the support, aggressive, or tactical playstyles. The gameplay takes place in Terminus Range, the frozen wasteland where this duo raided the black site facility. The action was completely Borderlands, with explosive gunplay, new movement options (ziplining, gliding, and double jumps), and wild abilities. The biggest twist here was that the vehicles now are instant summon hovercrafts or Digirunners). They let the players speed through the open zones without the load screens. Kairo and Timekeeper in Borderlands 4 Kairo, the new setting of the game, is the planet shackled by Timekeeper (cosmic dictator), the villain who uses cybernetic implants (bolts) to control the inhabitants. The players would battle through the 4 distinct biomes— frozen tundras to the blacksite facilities. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now They will be battling robot enforcers or The Order and dismantling the synthetic army of Timekeepers. They will also recruit allies like Armata from Borderlands 3 and some other returning faces like Moxxi Zane, Claptrap, and more. The demo showed a seamless transition between combat and exploration, with zero loading screens. It emphasizes the focus of Gearbox on the immersion. As for the Lilith, it might have caused a rogue moon crash, which kickstarted the rebellion of Kairo— a classic Borderlands chaos. There are also some side activities, such as the Assassin's Creed-style world events. They offer the loot without any mandatory quests. The split-screen and the crossplay co-op are also confirmed with the instanced loot and the scaled difficulty for keeping the teams balanced. Borderlands 4 Game-changing loot, movement, and combat upgrades The movement gets a major upgrade with the ziplines, gliding, and the Digirunner, the single-seat hoverbike that can be summoned anywhere. The tools aren't just for the traversal, but they are woven into the combat, allowing the players to flank the enemies or even escape the firefights vertically. Combining it with the returning mechanics like double jumps and sliding makes the Borderlands 4 battle feel much more dynamic than it was before. The weapon system has been overhauled by Gearbox Software with, Licensed parts- guns mix the manufacturer traits, like the Jakob rifle with the Hyperion scope, etc. As part of enchantments, there are some manufacturer-specific buffs like Tediore reloads that deal the bonus damage, exploding harder. The ordnance slot combines heavy weapons (rocket launchers) and grenades on the cooldown. It will ensure you never get stuck without crowd control. The rep kits allow players to buff or heal themselves mid-fight. Legendaries will be rare but stronger than it was in Borderlands 3, while the replayable bosses will let players farm the gear effectively. The goal is to make all drops feel meaningful. The instanced loot, split-screen co-op, and crossplay show how Gearbox is giving priority to the solo grinders and the chaotic couch parties. Is Borderlands 4 a return to the form? As per the promises of Gearbox Software, Borderlands 4 will be more grounded than the original. It will blend refined combat and classic humor. Its release in September avoids the shadow of GTA 6, as per Randy Pitchford, and, with the deep builds, crossplay, and a variety of insane loot, it might be the series' best entry to date. As per the previews, Gearbox is definitely listening to the fans and ensuring to fix the BL3 loot spam while adding mobility and tightening the story. Also, if the final game actually delivers right, the Vault Hunters are definitely in it for the wild ride. Borderlands 4 will be available to play on PS5, Xbox Series X/S, PC (Steam/Epic), and Switch 2. It will be released on September 12, 2025.
