Sounds fun. I'll definitely get to Archthrones at some point as it's basically its own game and seems great. I've gotta get back into Blasphemous too

Exactly

Wha

​@@LukeA.M.who knows lol

Thanks!

That's one way to look at it

I might not have expressed it well enough in the video, but my main frustration is with the enemy density and where they're placed, which is a part of level design. Aside from that I'd say it was pretty good, but I still think Dark Souls did it better!

LoP tops this hot garbage by miles.😂

I'll get to it eventually...

lies of p is increatable dont take the insperation to hard it is truly a masterpiece

Ive been playing it a bit since the more recent updates and it is pretty fun

I think it's a pretty cool theory. Trying to fill in the gaps are one of the best parts of these games.

excellent insights and lore knowledge

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"Michael is mine and mine alone" "Hee hee..."

@@grimcloud2701 How could I forget Nohg Lord of Bone marrow

Star inconvenience😂

I am dreading having to fight the Orange pug of Ramadan in the DLC.

The fire bigger-than-average-person guy

Yeah the dragon knight spirit ashes say that the knight Kristoff captured him during the Leyndell siege. I wish it said he was a demigod when you defeat him like it does with Goodrich though.

@@ShardofWant Wow I had noo idea about that, that is so cool!!

I will admit my audio needs tweaking, but it was coming through both of my earbuds.

@@LukeA.M. oh lamo it all good

That's another idea that's pretty likely to happen.

I see what you're saying, but aside from a lot of exploration just leading to crafting materials (which is pretty unrewarding), the same can be said for a lot of the other games in the series. Dark Souls II and Demon's Souls are disgusting when it comes to bad level and enemy design, becoming so unforgiving to the point that it's unfair (more so in DSII). Elden Ring does a lot to counteract those types of situations, mainly just by having an overall better design. It's definitely annoying at some points, but I wouldn't say it's trolly, especially compared to the other games in the series. The caves and catacombs are for sure monotonous, but it's not like you HAVE to replay them in NG+, and it's an open world game, so just by it's nature there are going to be reskins, which isn't necessarily a bad thing as long as it's done the right way, although there's a few times in Elden Ring where it's pretty dumb not gonna lie. I don't know why you don't find the world to be immersive, but I think most people did.

@@LukeA.M. Immersion is obviously very very subjective (even more than the other stuff), but what it comes down to for me is that it doesn't feel like a real place. Game worlds like Skyrim or Red Dead 2 have a level of depth and detail to them that make them feel like real places, like the kind that someone might conceivably live in. The world of ER feels very "video gamey" to me, like it doesn't really make sense outside of the context of it being a video game. Put it like this: Skyrim feels like a place that could exist even without the player, whereas ER feels like the whole world is set up specifically to be a challenge for the player character. I mean, it obviously is, but my point is that a really immersive game makes it feel like it isn't.

@@LukeA.M. As for the exploration compared to other souls games, I think you're correct in saying it isn't that different from the previous games in the series, but I think what makes the difference is that ER is open world, so there's so much more effort that goes into exploring. More effort for the same generally quite unrewarding payoff makes it feel worse.

@@GOAT-rl2uq I get that. The whole series including ER is immersive in a different way (at least for me because it is subjective) than games like Skyrim. I don't dislike those types of games, but I prefer something more like ER most of the time because it feels like the world is specifically crafted to be a massive challenge the player is meant to traverse, instead of trying to replicate real life within the bounds of its worldbuilding. Sure, Elden Ring has some really awesome lore and worldbuilding, but it isn't a place I would want to live in or get used to, and even the NPCs and their dialogue make the whole experience feel like a warped version of reality like it's a fever dream or something, which I love. It's supposed to be more of a giant puzzle/ mystery for the player, and really is more about the gameplay than the story. And the exploration is unrewarding a lot of times, but when it WAS rewarding, I feel like it kind of made up for it. I definitely understand how it can be unlikeable though.

I don't know what specific lore mentions Godrick and Godefroy working together to invade Leyndell, but I have seen some people saying that they did it together, and that Godrick escaped because he's a coward, and I can't really disprove that. BUT, if they did invade Leyndell, then it would make sense that those banners are theirs, or at least just Godefroy's. It could be the Stormhawk King's since it's literally a bird, but I haven't found anything saying that The Stormhawk King invaded Leyndell, or was even alive at that time. I could be wrong, but it seems that The Stormhawk King was the ruler of Stormveil BEFORE Godfrey and his descendants (those who started grafting) took over and made it theirs. This is because The Stormhawk King is referred to as ancient, and it seems that the stormhawks are now loyal to the current Limgrave rulers, and have been for awhile. The lore around this stuff is pretty vague, but it doesn't make too much sense for the banners to not be Godefroy's. There's two different banners, and two people from Limgrave who led the attack on Leyndell. If there's any lore evidence as to why I'm wrong on any of this, feel free to let me know in this thread, because due to the nature of Soulsborne lore, one item description can dismantle an entire interpretation of something, which is annoying but hilarious at the same time. I just couldn't find anything saying it WASN'T Godefroy's, and it just makes sense because he did invade Leyndell, and we barely know anything about The Stormhawk King.

@@LukeA.M. Ok so let's do this one by one. Why do I believe Godefroy and Godrick invaded together: The Sword Monuments Describe two Defenses of Leyndell: 'The First Defense of Leyndell A sovereign alliance rots from within Traces yet remain of bloody conspiracy' 'The Second Defense of Leyndell The Fell Omen stacks high the corpses of heroes Yet the Erdtree remains unshaken' Only 2. One was Radagon, as we can see him getting demolished by Morgott in the Opening Cutscene. The First one was Godefroy, as stated in Kristoff's Ashes: 'After the First Defense of Leyndell, Kristoff earned the hero's honor of Erdtree Burial for the feat of capturing Godefroy the Grafted.' Unless Godrick invaded together with Radahn, which seems unlikely because they are competing demigods and Haight says 'then hid from Radahn in that castle', Godrick must have invaded with Godefroy. Now that's part one. Why do I believe the Symbol to be Stormhawk Kings? Two Item Descriptions: The Hawk Crest Wooden Shield's Description Reads: 'A tall, medium-sized wooden shield. Light for its size, and easy to handle. Adorned with a long-forgotten crest of Stormveil, ancient in design.' A crest that is ancient and from Stormveil points to the Stormhawk King. Not Godefroy. The Second Item Description is from the Ash of War Storm Blade: 'Lost skill of Stormveil. Surround armament with shearing storm winds that can be fired forward. Can be fired in rapid succession' This Ash of War flashes the Symbol of the Stormhawk King when it is used. Considering the Skill is lost (ancient) and uses 'shearing storms' (when winds raged like no other), it is probably the Stormhawk Kings Skill originally and not Godefroys. So yea. Here's my evidence. I guess it could be wrong, but you'd have to jump through quite a few loops to make Godefroy some ancient lost Master of Storms.

@@cuteerebos2155 You're right about Godefroy and Godrick invading together, as there's even an item description for the Mimic Veil that says it was something Godrick escaped with from Leyndell. Basically, all I'm saying in the video is that Godefroy was there for the invasion and got captured in the evergaol, and it's cool that it was a reference to the story trailer. It would make sense for Godrick and Godefroy to be using the same banner (the one on the Godrick knight armor), but for some reason the stormhawk banners are in Leyndell, not Godrick's. Obviously the invasion of Leyndell took place a long time ago, but the timeline really isn't clearly laid out. My theory would have to be that the people of Limgrave (even Godrick and Godefroy's forces) have some sort of reverence to The Stormhawk King since it's on their banners and stuff. The people of Limgrave probably served The Stormhawk King before The Golden Order, which might be why they fight alongside stormhawks now and use their image in their banners and shields. In the Stormhawk Deenh item description it says that Deenh was a stormhawk who served a certain king in Limgrave. Perhaps that was Godefroy and so his banner had the bird on it, or Deenh just served The Stormhawk King a long time ago and the hawk image is just used because they are revered. I honestly do not know, I just thought that since Godefroy clearly invaded Leyndell, then maybe those banners were his since Godrick's is different, and I saw the same idea perpetuated in another video and thought it was cool.

@@LukeA.M. Tbf Godrick and Godefroy do use Wind based Attacks and deploy hawks in their army alongside Knights who also have Storm Based Powers. So the God-Family clearly has a lot of connection to the Old Rulers of Limgrave and may also use their heraldry. Who knows. Most of this is never stated. The relationship between the Golden Lineage and the Stormhawk King is left in the Dark for the most part.

I'll agree, the endgame areas and bosses for NG+ are horrendous. I think most of the game before that is fine, but it's one reason why Radagon and Placidussax have become so tedious and unenjoyable for me.

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I totally understand that. I think if it's going to be an open-world game then there will be boss reskins and repetitive areas, because that's just the nature of a lot of open-world games, which can be done well or not so well. In Elden Ring, I don't think it was too bad because I expected it to happen (Godskin Duo and the 2 Astels were dumb though). When I say people were disappointed in the game, I meant it in a more generalized way, since some people believe it isn't on par with the other games in the series just because it has the characteristics of an open-world game. It's totally fine to believe that, but I see Elden Ring as more than just big Dark Souls, and as something that stands as a triumph due to many different factors, not just it's Soulsborne mechanics.

They didn't call it trash just disapointing. I'll have to agree with them I highly enjoyed the game. However the reason people stay playing these games is cause of the co-op. The co-op in elden ring when it was released was hot garbage. All of the AFK players, the broken damage of certain spells or ashes of war, and the connectivity. Then changes began and only recently have they decided to fix the main issues with PVP. So yes to me the game is disapointing just a little.

I have zero desire to play the game with multiplayer. I found the game great, a lot of challenging fun and a shit load of content to chase after. I played one way in the game and have every intention of coming back and playing it differently on the next go around. I may be taking a break, but it's one of those games I'm happy to replay again in the near future.

Yeah, the multiplayer is pretty bad compared to the Dark Souls games, and I really don't play too much of it outside the colosseums. I've beaten the game at least 10 times at this point just by playing on my own because I find it that entertaining for some reason, or I'm just insane.

@@LukeA.M. I love it because it's not an empty world and there is quite a few things to run upon especially on first playthrough. However most open world games really lack and tend to be empty, you feel like you've seen just about everything in a short time span or at least until they release the next DLC. Eldon ring feels happily full as if you've already loaded up 3 years of DLC in comparison to other games, this to me this is something rare within AAA titles these days, along with even being a truly finished game.

You only have to get the 3 main endings I think for the hidden ones. Other than that the more difficult stuff is collecting a bunch of hard to find items.