I Finally Get Why Elden Ring Is A Masterpiece
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- Опубликовано: 5 июл 2024
- I Finally Understand Why People Love Elden Ring
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Visuals: 1:59
Hand Holding: 3:45
Equipment: 4:41
Boss Fights: 7:18
Most Important Part: 9:55
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I think some of the blowback for people streaming first playthroughs now, is the established community, probably subconsciously, gives pushback because new streamers are just jumping on ship for the FOMO on money off the DLC. People in general tend not to like that and be hostile toward actors in these type situations. Again, not at a conscious level.
For the record: I personally hope everyone makes as much as they possibly can that if they can. Big opportunities are rare.
It's a good strong pivot away from D4 but your a couple years too late with this content homie
You should add the spoiler warning in the actual video in case people don't read the comments right away. Or verbally add it. @dmdiablo4
what about dark souls trilogy? have u play em?
@@JoeAnderson-xj7sh There is a DLC coming so... Not sure if you did what you thought you were doing with this comment.
I am not a serious gamer, I spend about an hour each day on Elden Ring, just like riding the horse aimlessly and hit some monsters. However, I never seen a game that can offer insane amount of different approaches, not to mention the breathtaking sceneries and gothic architectures. They deserve all the success.
become the elden lord someday. you can do it
At that rate, it's basically an Unending adventure. There's nothing like it! (I spent an entire year to playthrough, and wouldn't have done it any differently)
@@IAm.Messmer.Brother.Of.MaleniaFucking love your name and your comment
I like you Don Juan :)
I don't even use my horse. I dark souls it and go on foot. Takes a bit of time to get through things for sure. But man is it worth it.
One lady beat this game using a DDR dance pad. This game draws the masochists.
Luality. That girl's a beast. 😆
Parken is crazy
MissMikkaa on twitch beat 2 playthroughs of Elden Ring simultaneously. Other game was done on a dancepad while the other was done with a controller. Theres some real freaks out there lol.
@@Betoni yeah the videos I saw of Mikkaa doing this blew my mind. I can’t even get through a single play through with a controller without giving it up.
More than one
ONE OF US! ONE OF US! ONE OF US! 😂
A diablo4 player becoming one of us along with RAXX😂😂😂
I was so hyped to first get this game, then it slapped me in the face, I was so mad. Thought i had just wasted $70. But then I kept playing, got better, learned what I was doing and although I've died a ton, it is in my opinion one of the best games ever made. Visually it's stunning, the exploring, and then the accomplishment you feel when you finally take down that big boss. It's amazing.
The difficulty makes it so addicting. It is amazing.
I tell people new to ER that they need to understand that they should expect to die A LOT, so it’s utterly pointless to get upset and rage about it. If I hadn’t adopted that mindset before I started playing, I would have broken a few controllers already 😂
Welcome to the Souls team brother. Glad you got better and was able to take it out!
Miyazaki successfully converts another one!
I played all the Soulsborne games because of Elden Ring. Best game I've ever played. Sekiro is pretty damn close.
I actually really like the way you explain how everyone has a different experience with ER. You have such a cool way of thinking things out.
I just started playing Elden Ring in March. Now I’m clocking in almost 200hrs on this game on my first play. I’m, by no means, a serious gamer. I’m not a skilled gamer. I just started picking up gaming again after not playing at all since PS3. And, this is my first souls game ever. Honestly, I was curious why it’s so damn famous, and why some of my mates couldn’t finish it. So, I bought the game and gave it a try. Like many others, I got my butt whopped and a huge dose of reality check pretty fast 😂. I almost quit actually, but decided to press on and found myself immersed in the game. I explored the maps like I’ve never done before with other games. I don’t know, but it’s like this game flipped a switch inside me. It challenges so much that I wanna beat it. I couldn’t remember the last time I’m trying this hard for a game. It’s truly a masterpiece. PS. I just beat Malenia last night, I almost cried 😂.
Congratulations that learning curve is a b. Would recommend bloodborne or dark souls next good luck
@@mitchhartsell4448 will definitely check them out. Thx!
Great video, I agree 100%. ER's beauty is that you can do it however you feel. It's a vibe.
I also think people speak out so much because they are all so passionate about it. You tend to be bold about and speak out when your heart and mind are so invested. And that is all good. I have dozens of playthroughs in my 1540 hours in it, and each time I do things slightly different. Your point about uniqueness is on point.
I have a platinum trophy for Elden ring and I still watched this video. That’s how epic Elden ring is.
Same 😂
Same here. I like watching pretty much anything, Elden Ring. The lore is insane.
Wow man that outro was so poetic in a way.
And I would add to this beautiful analysis that no gameplay is wrong. You play the game in whatever way will maximize your fun. This is the point of a game, isn't it?
There’s fun in having to learn each one of the bosses moves and the appropriate reaction in order to beat it and there’s fun in draining it’s health in 10 seconds.
The best way I've heard Elden Ring described is it's the most rewarding exploration game out there. Because anyyime you hit a wall with a boss fight you can explore dozens of beautiful locations and find cool new items n upgrades and then return to that boss and absolutely smash it to pieces.
Having watched all the "advice" being given on the live stream, you've found a beautiful way to understand why that was happening and make it a compliment to this excellent game. Bravo
He is being very generous. The Souls crowd can be pretty damn helpful AND toxic.
Long time souls player here. This culture has been around a while. It started from Demon Souls and grew with DS1, and kept going till Elden Ring. It's definitely not because the game is large. There are plenty of large games out there that don't have this culture, take RDD for example or Skyrim. Now maybe this is part of RPGs, but I think it's somewhat unique to the souls community. The souls community culture is inherited from Demon Souls, and cemented over the other DS games. Elden Ring inherits this try-hard mentality culture, despite being a game that is much more open to the average player than the earlier games. Funny enough, I think the hardcore / old-school souls players have moved past this mentality, but it has permeated itself now in the general player base.
I started on ds3 to train for Elden ring destroyed both multiple times and went back to ds2-ds1 in love. Wanna play all the souls and like.
@ncruz591 man I hope the elden ring DLC is as good as the DS3 ones.
I started with Demon's Souls on PS3 - got frustrated and sold the game - bought it again and have not stopped playing them since. Once they are in your blood you can't get rid of them! DS3 is a great starting point for accessibility and quality of life changes, DS1 is a great back to the beginning with modern upgrades over Demon's Souls, and DS2 will just make you better at adapting to large groups in small hallways ha-ha. Demon's Souls is an awesome experience, especially the remake and Bloodborne is a beast of its own. Elden Ring is a lot of fun with an immersive world and endless exploration! There is definitely a group that focuses on the Git Gud mentality but seasoned players have mostly moved to a if you can't beat it I can help. The most fun I have had is setting a summon sign in DS3 outside of Champion Gundyr and just helping people beat him!
Its strange, things in the game that are intended to be used are frowned upon and people act like you didnt ‘really’ beat the game. When every other game out there you dont purposefully gimp yourself to make the game harder unless youre doing some kind of challenge run.
Truly bizarre mentality
As a souls old head I agree. I'm super chill about strats and builds etc. Usually just offer advice to people on systems they aren't taking advantage of or how to read movements of bosses nowadays
To me it’s the sense of exploration / sense of scale / hidden dungeons and mystery. The environments are massive and when you’re in an area and zoom out- you realize that monument etc far in the distance is just a nearby spec on overall map is really amazing sense of being in another world
The problem is most good items arent found by exploring. The most mundane items are usually found in places youd think youd find some awesome new gear. Most exploration simply takes you to some material like a leaf…
The amount of times Ive gone to great lengths to get to a chest only to find irrelevant materials made me reluctant to want to keep exploring. I basically started just looking around at the designs and ignoring chests on my 2nd playthrough. Why have these chests if youre just getting mats you get from bushes? 😂🤣
@@bradkirchhoff5703 I don't agree with this. In every area you explore you can find either a cool item, or a unique fight that will give you a cool item. In fact, I just quickly checked and there are a lot of early game good weapons to get, and all are found via exploring.
The Placidusax bossfight is just chefs kiss ...the visuals , the intro the arena
Best arena in the game imo
One of the best phase 2 transitions too
imo best base game dragon fight has to be Lichdragon Fortissax, everything about it is just so damn badass.
@@apolloisnotashirt fortissax is definitely the coolest looking, and entering the battle by going inside fias dream is so cool
@@lachl8634 Like actually, Godwyn's dream world is such a cool arena, especially the skybox. It looks like cancer in painting form.
I love that the end of the game is one of the first things you can see when you walk out of the tutorial dungeon.
Elden ring is awesome. But..
Leave lore out of it, elden ring as a game, does not have a good story, in terms of you actually experiencing it. Of course the lore and the actual story is deep and really interesting, but you barely actually see any of it, and what you do see is difficult to find, and you're probably going to miss a lot unless you're in Google for hours for one questline. Within my total play time of 300 hours in elden ring I've got also AT LEAST 50 hours in Google just to figure out where to go next for the questline, along side it
I've did, and beat almost everything in the game, multiple playthroughs, I've did all quest lines ect. And while I personally really enjoyed it, I've had the experience of watching multiple of my friends play it, all with their own gaming tastes, and 90% of them really just complained alot when playing which, contrary to popular belief, is actually reasonable and understandable.
It's easy to miss most of the stuff in the game, and even if you don't, you don't get a lot of actual narrative.
Aside from all that I played multiple endings, and they were all really disappointing, and actually probably the worst part of the game. They were spread so thin across all the different endings, all of them are just some mystical words as the screen fades to black. No epic tale ending of you becoming elden lord, nothing. When I first played I was told rani's ending was the best, so I played it first. And I thought it was literally one of the laziest endings to a game I've ever played. Rani's just saying some mystical crap and staring at the moon. While it was beautiful, it had literally no meaning at all. Lol
yup gives you a whole scope of the world
...what do you mean? I know the Forge of the Giants can be seen from Limgrave but it's not easy to notice at first 🤔
@@timekeeper2538he means the erdtree. The final battle against Radagon and Elden beast is there at the erdtree.
And the erdtree also is in the royal capital, which officially marks the start of the end game for Elden Ring.
Love to see you get sponsored content my man.
Elden Ring is a top 5 game of all time for me. The DLC is being praised through the roof too, can't wait 🙌
The dlc has problem but its 100% worth the money
The game just consumes you. That’s it. It takes you into another universe in a matter of seconds which you don’t want to be pulled out of.
What a lot of new players fail to understand is that dying is not a punishment, it’s a core mechanic and with how Elden ring is made into an open world, you’re never forced to bash your head into one boss/area. Tree sentinel teaches you from the start to go explore and come back later.
This was a really good run down, as soon as I saw this I knew it would be though as you're always really honest while staying respectful with reviews, I'm really glad you enjoyed the game
I'm in the same camp as you where I didn't understand the hype, but picked it up last week and holy moly I can't put it down.
Truly appreciated this video, there is so much to enjoy. I personally decided I was going to beat the first first first boss (cutscene one), 12 hours later and several new characters created later (gotta make a new character every time you die) I killed it at 8:57 in the morning, still remember the time stamp lol! Amazing video, sending lots of positive vibes.
Welcome brother 😊
you make a really good point about the back seating / gatekeeping. good vid
I LOVE seeing videos like this, because it's exactly how I feel. The game is super hard but hard in the right way, the feeling of accomplishment when you FINALLY beat that boss is something most games I've played don't come near. I love exploring and getting lost in games.
Happy you came back to play this game. So many people got frustrated and wrote it off when it first released. Due to the marketing it reached way further than any other fromsoft game and as a result a lot of people played it without really having a good idea how these types of games work as far as difficulty and the reward of exploration. It's a fantastic game that is very rewarding as you become a better player and strengthen your character. By the end of the game you can have essentially leveled yourself to boss-level strength which is very appropriate.
Always love your take on things, Darth. Thanks for a AAA+ review on my favorite game.
This man wastes no time just getting to the point. Damn, I love this channel.
Great analysis, Never thought about how ppls exp is different...that blows my mind...makes sense why its the greatest ever😮
Best explanation of its appeal I’ve heard. Thank you!
Loved this, particularly that final take
Absolutely awesome video, glad youre enjoying the game Darth
Very well put. Great breakdown of it all
Yo the ending on this video is amazing!
Loved that final remark. Very cool point of view.
Fantastic review. I hope you keep playing it.
Live your stuff DM, my wife and I watched you play the whole game
Y'all should get a life 😂
@@DukesUp1 sure thing, I'll let you know when I find one
I appreciate the recognition of the "youre ruining it for yourself" advice coming from a positive place even if its annoying. You only get to play the game for the first time once, and tho the message may be clumsy, people are just trying to make that first playthru as good as possible. Buy and large, dropping the mage staff and ditching the shield in favour of learning boss movesets and fighting against the instinct to give up is what a lotta people enjoy the most. I know i feel the best when i scrape thru by the skin of my teeth, and winning via summons, ashes or over leveling earns me very little satisfaction most of the time. Exploration and perseverance is more important than skill in that regard. Im a vet of the souls series, and all vets chase that first-playthru feeling once the content runs out. The only way to get close is playing randomizers, or watching someone experience the same thing we did. Sure, some people forget its not them playing, or that some people get the same feeling we did from an entirely different playstyle, but at its core the intent is usually well-meaning, even if its unwanted.
Still, its important to find your own personal niche of max enjoyment and allow yourself to settle into it. The important thing is to believe in yourself to work thru the game despite its difficulty. I personally believe its finding your personal fav type of weapon, ditching the magic and shield, and rumbling man to man with the bosses with nothing but your roll between you and death. Its a taxing, but fantastic relief if you can persevere beyond the frustration. Its like if i saw someone buy monster hunter world, look at the vet gear to fast track vets to the dlc, only to use that and not understand why people love that game's gear grind cuz the first equipment they had invalidated the need to pay attention to it. Sure its there, but there is a semi intended path that lets you interact with the games systems. But its not for everyone, and recognizing that is just as important. Use whatever feels best. You only get one first playthru after all!
Great time to finally like it! Just in time for the DLC! I’m so excited!!!
The coop mod of this game made it so much fun to play with friends on a second play through. Some of th3 most fun ive has playing a from software game
'Bout to start the DLC playthrough today. So excited!
I love this welcome bro ! Ppl go at your own pace try to not look up cheese instead explore
i am not a fan of the soulslike genre but with how much attention elden ring got i have been thinking about buying the game so so many times over the past years looking for videos explaining whether this is a game for someone who does not particularly enjoy the soulsike part of the game, your video is the first that actually makes me consider buying the game, you really sold me on what makes it a good game and i think this might be enough to get me over the soulslike-dislike :D
If you are on PS5, I would suggest the Demon’s Souls remake as a GREAT starter into the world. It’s a lot more linear, but a great primer for how these games work, and a good way to jump in without getting overwhelmed by how big Elden Ring is 👍
So glad that you finally played this game again and came to the conclusion you did.
Thanks for this maybe I will reconsider and actually try this after I finish GOT.
Good take. This game surely is a gem. Played it through on launch with broken wep and mimic tear. Before DLC i got it on PC and did a new playthrough without summons and no OP weapon, and i had a blast. I had a whole different experiance. I didnt kill bosses in the same order, i didnt explore areas in the same order. It was unique. Now going through the fantastic DLC. its so good. I’ll be playing ER for years to come.
I’ve got 4 of your elden ring vods to get through and I’m looking forward to it!
About "accidental gatekeeping" - true. Also guilty of it, though mostly fixed by the time Elden Ring came out.
Its largely passion about the game talking - with game like this there are many ways to do and experience things.
Start of my first playthrough was a wild ride: picked a bandit, got beat by grafted scion - got frustrated, met TreeSentinel... Took some time, but killed him anyways and then "like a Soulsborne vet" went to explore Burnt Ruins. Cleared it, thinking how cool I am, opened the chest...
Because I did not know that you could teleport between graces from the start - I ran back from Sellia town mine back to the First Step with all sorts of mishaps on the way.
And that was just the first hour out of 126h playthrough.
I 100% agree about the idea of some games being good if you "let yourself get into it." There are few games that can really pull you in if you're not giving it a fair shot, especially if you're shitting on it, or actively trying not to give it a chance because you want to hate it.
I think in general people need to approach games with an open mind. And I think a lot of the reason people feel like games aren't as good as they used to be is because they have sunk cost in other games, and don't want to give new titles in old genres a fair shake. That or they still believe in AAA studios that have zero devs who worked on the games they loved as kids.
welcome man I hope you stay for a while
Holy, thought I had playback speed set to 2.0 when the vid started 😂 Love the video though good stuff!
Well said. Elden Ring is definitely my favorite game because each time I have played it.. it has been a different experience. I was thorough on my first play through, but on my 2nd I still found stuff I missed on my 1st and so on.
I platinumed this on PS5 and am now doing the same on PC - I love that this video exists. I am watching it just hoping that new people watch it and get drawn in. Here is hoping this means a playthrough of all the Souls Series in the future! For everyone else - if you are stuck at a boss - use a Furlcalling Remedy and look for summon signs (outside of the fog wall/door)- lots of people leave them near boss rooms and are just waiting to help - it does mean you can't have a spirit summon though - for better or worse ha-ha.
Good summary or review of the game! I was new to soul's games when i bought Elden Ring and got so mad that i quit the game for a few months and so did around 10 of my buddies. I gave it a second chance to learn how to play properly and now it's one of my favorite games I've ever played... I'm sharing this video with the dudes who didn't give it a second chance!
Fromsoftware games have been all ive really played for the last decade and only in the last year found you and arpgs. Love this kind of content from you!
Very well said. It is all about freedom, exploring, and wonder.
The 'gatekeeping/backseating' is also legacy advice from souls veterans. There has always been a lot of merit in the struggle of a bossfight, and in learning their moves and overcoming them. Missile magic oft removed the need to learn enemy attack patterns. Elden Ring mitigated that somewhat in balancing bosses to rush you down and have more ranged moves, magic parries, etc. Elden Ring created a new predicament when it comes to retaining that achievement, because you can roam away and massively over level, only to return to what would have been a magical experience of a bossfight, only to one shot it.
This game has been on my must play list since release. Really need to start playing it.
Please. Wait no longer lol.
I have never played it and not going to. Never liked such genre, tried Dark souls back in days and didn't like it as well.
Do it! I'm generally kinda trash at games and have beaten Elden Ring multiple times with different builds. There's no rules or limits, except one; put points in Vigor lol.
beautiful video man, v well said
Alot of streamers have been playing this game lately and tbh you've been making me want to try it out again 😂😅
Haha...amazing piece of art my tarnished friend🎉
i love it, its my main game now, been last year and i cant stop playing and finding new shit every time i log in
The magic is super fun! I highly recommend a faith build with incantations. Lightning is super fun to cast
A pleasant surprise that you've changed your mind, I've only seen your first ER stream and assumed the game just didn't click with you. I'll be there to watch you play Shadow of the Erdtree, probably for the second stream though once I'm further ahead haha
the tiny helmets on the lionel chest piece will never get old. similarly, the giant heads look just as funny. the expansion has one that is just ridiculous and i love it
my first play through i kept thinking surely i cant get to that castle but a few hours later i would be looking down at where i was from said castle
The best advice is "just have fun and enjoy the fact we have such an incredible experience"
So you finally get it, that's great!
I’ll never understand how a person can play Elden Ring and not see within the first few hours how truly amazing of a game it truly is
Stand aside. 9th time undisputed Elden Lord here… My method of success is seeing how hard I can punch my desk without breaking it. And then playing the next attempt with a hurt hand and a messed up desk.
I know I’m the best 😂
Elden ring is one of the older breed of games we don't see much anymore sadly. Its something that doesn't hold your hand, and is unapologetic about it. It lets its content speak for itself, and makes things difficult and worth it by making it possible for you to challenge and be challenge, unlike many of the "riding on a bug" type game we have now where its essentially baby mode.
Another really cool thing that came to me while watching this. With all the different backseat tarnished giving you a piece of their journey with every suggestion it is each and every one of them wanting you to succeed at this game. Gamers are seriously some of the best people I know.
Keyboard or controller? I typically play on pc. I grew up on Xbox so I’m not unfamiliar to using a remote.
Controller. Mouse and Keyboard feels super janky to me.
Solid take Darth. That's why I'm here. The love of the game.
Your "most important part" is exactly that. I felt like going through the base game 3 times felt like some very personal experience. Of course I read some guides to understand some mechanics or to have a better strategy in some places or against some bosses. But I did it my way. Even going through the game with whips, almos no summons and rarely using buffs in NG+. As a not so good souls game player, this is what felt great for me. I'm so enjoying the DLC right now. On my own, at my pace. This is my journey. This game doesn't have THE BEST BUILD or THE BEST WEAPON. I'm convinced that there are better ways, items or weapons, but it still depends on how you want to enjoy the game. It sits so high among my top loved games ever. I still remember playing Vanguard, Defender and Yar's Revenge in1984. I could never imagine that one day I would experience something like Elden Ring.
Despite everyone saying that magic is easy mode, a good sword with a ranged ash of war like storm blade or vacuum slice can easily out dps any spell. Get a quality ultra greatsword, get str and dex to 50, add storm blade, use it point blank to get the skill and the sword to hit at the same time. Easy 3k damage for 10fp with 1s cast time, no need for a charge and without the use of any talismans. Then you add shard of Alexander and you do even more damage.
Any spell that does decent damage has over 3s charged cast time and more than double the fp cost. And if you want it to be as effective as the above ash of war, you need Radagon's icon to speed it up, Craven school mass to get some more damage, Magic scorpion charm for more damage but you lose defense, magic damage flask... and in most boss fights, the boss will not give you the time to fully charge it so you do about 60% of the damage of storm blade for your 25-30fp.
Agreed :)
-Comet Azur Gang, when in doubt; Try Finger, but hole.
I liked it so much I put it down to wait for the complete game (DLC) and game guides.
Crazy is this is one of the ONLY single player games I have actually beat lol. I typically don't beat games. It was an amazing journey and i'm excited for the DLC!
I might be the only person to get to the last boss and not finish the game.. lol. Even got to the 2nd phase. I got to Houra loux and got so frustrated and stopped playing. Came back a month or two later and got past him. Got to the last boss and kept dying and stopped again. Then sold my ps4 to upgrade to ps5 and wiped everything. Still the best game i've ever played
@@Ascendsean35I made it to fire giant and never touchedit again . Came back after 2 years and deleted my first run because i felt lost lol time to start all over now
@@82rons haha. Goodluck! The fire giant was one of the hardest.. and honestly I cheesed a few bosses anyway. So I never felt like it was a pure honest run I did
Bro, you don't normally beat games but you beat this one? Props to you
@@Ascendsean35Houra loux wasn’t the finale boss
Bloodborne was my very first FromSoft game... there was so much hype with it... after 2 hours I gave up and thought it was garbage, had no idea what I was doing and was insanely hard.
A year later I went back to it and suddenly things started making sense.. and I started to understand why it was so loved. I can imagine many of the latest newcomers had that same experience with Elden Ring.
I've since played all FS games.. and now even solo'ing all bosses in Elden Ring.
I love staying at a level and that’s low enough to provide a tough challenge for me so that I feel that reward of finally overcoming the challenge.
It's deep as an ocean and challenging + I love character building
Darth, your fuzzy red mane is truly something to behold. What a magnificent head of hair
Another great lesson the Tree Sentinel is meant to teach, is that you do not need to, and in fact often shouldn't, just go fight everything you meet head on and expect to survive. Running away is perfectly valid if you don't feel prepared.
4:50 Just to clarify: Either light, med oder heavy roll - the s remain the same, only the roll distance is the difference
Welcome brother!! PRAISE THE SUN!
I love the Tree Sentinel, for me is one of the best ways a game can teach you "This is out of your league, get stronger and come here later", so you immediately learn that you don't need to kill everything on your way, you can just leave it there and come back later stronger and more prepared.
The camera movement is definitely pretty jenky some times. Overall the game is a. 99/100. It's crazy how good it is. I can't wait for. The dlc.
Honestly the only thing I think it needs is climbing/vaulting.
Don't know about climbing or vaulting, it would depend on implementation. One of the lauded elements of Souls is the combat and movement - the player's precise expression with manual control, basically you do everything yourself. Something as simple as an automated vaulting animation would not just take away control but infer inhibited level design or possibility space that the player can read or predict - as opposed to an organic space they must engage with or explore with fewer easy answers beyond the obvious, like ladders.
I love your sentiment at the end of the video. You definitely hit the nail on the head with the million different things statement. Nobody played this game the same, so yea a lot of people will hate rivers of blood from when it ruined pvp for some. Some people will tell you that you should have started with the astrologist if you want a magic build. I prefer wretched
Let me tell you where I messed up. After a literal twenty year break from gaming, the first game I picked up last year was Elden Ring. I have been so disappointed with every other game I’ve tried since then. I’ve got over 500 hrs in this game and no thought of putting it down yet.
Even with not having a break from gaming.
Elden Ring just ruins everything else for me.
nice review
Spot on at the end
A million unique ways to conquer and equally as many to goof, once i got used (to a degree) to the idea that I'm going to goof, those became a part of the core experience and memory too.
10:20 absolutely things you cannot do or ppl will get mad:
summons, bleed build, jump attacks, shields, magic, broken faith weapons, strenght one shot builds, be too high level, be too low level, dying too much, struggling too much(more than they did), not struggling enough, not dying enough (less than they did).
things that are left and noone will get mad at you about: ????
Welcome brother
Fucking killed it with the explanation brother… fucking killed it.
My preferred way of playing (and how I'm approaching DLC, even after the interview where they warned ppl of ng+ DLC...) is to play in the new game plus world, slightly under leveled. So I have access to smithing stones, tears, etc., AND I can feel fine using the crazy weapons. That way I get the fun of the broken weapons, without them ever feeling truly broken.
I got through the game eventually as rune level 47 with a stone club against Melania with a recent play through, but I leveled after that so I can properly face the DLC in the coming weeks
So, Im ready to get beat tf up at level 125 in NG+ now :)