10 Things You Should Know Before Playing Elden Ring

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[@Cbrunning849]

I feel like this is the game I've always wanted to exist

[@j0eyhz620]

Honestly yea

[@johnbuckner2828]

Elden Ring in the holodeck

[@nitsuanomrah6997]

I feel like they keep on showing these games looking like the best thing ever and we all get super excited about it and spend our money and then the game ends up trash

[@JumalaPlays]

@@nitsuanomrah6997 ok cool?

[@sammybowker7823]

@@nitsuanomrah6997 which FromSoft game in particular are you referring to as trash?

[@link1016]

Vaati: Don’t play this like sekiro, you can find other ways to beat the bosses Me: But hesitation is defeat

[@yeahkeen2905]

Hesitation to try new things is also defeat

[@kapitankapital6580]

You were still just a puppy...

[@Kareempwner]

OH HOW MY BLOOD BOILS

[@enragedgecko]

*glock saint intensifies*

[@xxx_jim_the_reaper_xxx]

@@kapitankapital6580 Death of a Shadow... You've taught me well.

[@seb1520]

Im amazed that in a world where games monetize literally every little thing, Elden Ring just gives you a fuck ton of content without isolating it and selling it separately. I really wish it weren't so impressive that they're just doing what games used to always do: give you a complete experience

[@obscure.reference]

fromsoft usually make dlc

[@sr3Superior]

@@obscure.reference a dlc isnt a bad thing as long as it isnt a part of the game that was cut off to sell later

[@obscure.reference]

@@sr3Superior that was the case for at least bloodborne ive heard. all the dlc’s are pretty essential in the ds games as well.

[@seb1520]

@@obscure.reference The DLC isnt part of the game, or necessarily cut from the game. I encourage DLC from FromSoftware just due to the fact that everything they add is at the very least impactful, and isnt already in the games files or behind a paywall.

[@obscure.reference]

@@seb1520 i do agree with your sentiment, fromsoft makes good DLCs, adding generally new item sets and fleshed out levels from content that isn’t actually essential to the game. however the fact is that many dlc’s have been based on cut content, which is a bit of a sketchy practice. fromsoft has no apparent interest in “games as a service” and as such their dlc is just what it is, more of the game. nobody can complain, and nobody should.

[@jamesshaver2376]

The open world we’ve all been waiting for built by a development team we’ve always trusted

[@quitkid8727]

Amen

[@benmck9978]

Straight up bro I am 100% against preordering games but not fromsoft masterpieces

[@VaatiVidya]

Just in time for Elden Ring's release ᶦⁿ ᵗʰʳᵉᵉ ᵐᵒⁿᵗʰˢ ;_; Jokes aside, if you didn't play the Network Test - then this video should help to teach you everything you would have learned from it.

[@robbygames9618]

I've been watching your videos for years, you're the reason I tried again after a year and finished dark souls 3, leading me and my son to DS1,2, Bloodborne. It's been a bonding and magical experience and it's thanks to your videos and soothing voice that got us there. You made us care about the characters, even the bosses. It matters. Thanks man. For real

[@snowkoi8725]

Gosh I wish I could have played, you're making me feel like I'm just waiting for the game to install but yeah 3 months away from release, Atleast I have got the tutorial down!

[@coryseavers2932]

Well the video is amazing I would disagree that you can’t just play this like any other souls game that’s what I did and had very little difficulty but maybe that’s just because of how much experience I have with the games still wouldn’t recommend doing what I did lol

[@alexbradley5835]

Another great video love the details thanks

[@TheGuitarus]

Dat audible segue tho lol

[@captainzaraki2478]

Elden Ring feels like what I made of Dark Souls as a teenager in my own mind when it came out, 10 years ago.Back then it felt like what I see in those videos.Lordran was always a "completely" open world in my mind back then, although in the real game it wasn't.I believe Elden Ring is like a dream for every single one of us who loved those games back in the days of Demons/Dark Souls and got lost in their lore. This feels like what they WANTED to make...but FromSoft wasn't big enough.But after such success they finally ARE big enough.And what I want to believe is that Elden Ring is the realization of that dream, because it sure looks like it. For a game to surpass Dark Souls for me feels impossible but this seems like what I wanted to play all those years ago.And I freakin' love it!

[@A_Black_Sheep94]

Guessing you didn't play the Kingsfield games? They were much closer to open world than DS/DeS

[@karansarkar1710]

I still feel there is something amazing about Lordran's world design and how interconnected it is.

[@captainzaraki2478]

@@A_Black_Sheep94 That's true but the Kingsfield series wasn't really the formula I loved!!

[@sorakazama7031]

Ds1 actually is the closes thing too this. It's the only one with free roaming, all the others you had to follow specific paths to get to specific areas. Ds1 had farming areas, open areas and you can go damn near everywhere at the start of the game. Ring the bells and then the entire game opens up after that.

[@A_Black_Sheep94]

@@sorakazama7031 Id argue DS2. You can go to Heides Tower of Flame, Forest of Fallen Giants, or the Pit from the start in any order you like without any linearity from the start.

[@Debatra.]

Important Thing 11: ALL skeletons will reanimate. The way to stop it this time around is by attacking its body after "killing" it. Though if the skeleton glows while active, there's a necromancer to kill. Important Thing 12: You can freely rebind your controls. Soulsborne veterans, are you tired of jumping when you want to pick up an item or read a message? You can swap those buttons around and instead jump when you intended to two-hand your weapon.

[@furtalance_x]

I need to change the crouch button then. Whenever im in a boss fight my guy crouches and it pissed me off so much.

[@TigSu]

Or, you can trivialize skeletons by throwing holy pots at them. :D

[@Syenthros]

Some of the combat I've seen so far looks remarkably fluid. It's amazing how far we've come from Demons Souls.

[@monkeyrobotsinc.9875]

speak for yourself

[@whitephillip6997]

@@monkeyrobotsinc.9875Yeah, I think these games have always been beautiful

[@darling9413]

I think he is more referring to how flashy and refined the animations look. The Souls Series has always had one of the best atmospheres but with this focus on the little details it makes both the larger world and the little movements feel extra satisfying to experience and watch.

[@MrVoland44]

what? demons souls have one of the most fluid combat in fromsouls. you probably played ds3 last time, it have really some jarring animations

[@Syenthros]

@@MrVoland44 Well, yes. I was referring to the PS3 version of Demons Souls when referring how far the Soulsborne animations have come.

[@FootprintsForTwoTravel]

Not sure what is more exciting. The actual game coming out, or knowing a new wave of Vaati videos are coming!

[@CaliburXL99]

Both

[@RedYellowBird6889]

Why not both

[@A_Black_Sheep94]

I mean Vaati is good but you can't play his videos soooo Elden Ring

[@spin.chicken]

I think you should be more excited about the game, than a person lol

[@are3287]

The game.

[@CouchOwner2]

Vaati: "Some spirits like the Noble Sorcerer are a sort of ranged dps" Noble Sorcerer: *Glintstone Pebble* *11dmg* lol.

[@gilbertgotfried]

Emphasis on "sort of" lol Honestly I'm glad these summons don't seem to overpowered, damage-wise.

[@leoanimations4360]

leave him alone, he's trying his hardest

[@NOKIA-vq2dx]

wait till you see magic/faith build and ring that make them stronger and they will be used more often in pvp summons only.

[@kalameet3136]

​@@gilbertgotfried oh wolves are OP against some optional bosses. They stagger a lot and deal damage and they are evasive as well. I was playing cleric and imagine my face when I healed up all three wolves during bossfight lol Both demihuman chieftains and that gladiator-like were sooo dead that I stopped using wolves

[@gilbertgotfried]

@@kalameet3136 That healing is partially a bug. Apparently your healing spell costs nothing if you have summons active, which is an oversight. I never denied that you could have them take advantage of stagger, only that summon DPS is thankfully low.

[@stuartmccleary]

The biggest thing I’m getting excited seeing from the game is that you will see really unique play styles once the full item sets are released. Based on consumables spells weapons etc pvp will be really dope

[@Helmic]

I just really hope Divine Blessing equivalents aren't going to make it. It's very irritating feeling like you can't use your extremely rare and valuable healing items to win a PvP but the person savescumming, twinking, or save editing can. I don't want PvP to be decided by who is willing to blow the most play hours crafting powerful rare consumables in a race to waste everyone's time. Getting geared up for an optimal PvP loadout shouldn't take very long or require a whole playthrough to get more of a particular consumable.

[@spacespz5947]

it's going to be a min/maxing meta as usual, no casual build allowed

[@Recals]

​@@Helmic sry no healing in pvp please ^^

[@DBLCreations]

Man i could listen for hours to your walkthroughs! Really love how you explain everything so easy and calm! Thank you!

[@kbuttstadt]

Ditto. I'm a Soulsborne rookie and he makes the mechanics really easy to understand and even inspires me to use what he's telling us without any fear or trepidation.

[@Bajoelpuentedeltrol]

"You don't JUST have to 'git gud', instead you can take a step back" - Words to live by.

[@kamil3214532145]

A HERESY

[@Foogi9000]

good

[@AxxLAfriku]

I broke my feet today because I kicked my computer because someone commented that my videos are bad! I hate unjustified criticism. Please wish me a speedy recovery, dear ba

[@biohazard724]

Genuinely good life advice

[@vanquisher4700]

@@AxxLAfriku well deserved noob

[@RafaelMaia]

it's pretty cool that the day/night time cycle takes exactly one hour. Makes it easy to look back and contextualize your journey, like "it took my character four months to reach the erdtree and fulfill the prophecy" or whatever it is that happens at the end :D

[@vod1165]

I started playing Ds3 in 2016 and only finished the game in 2020. If Elden ring records time it'll take my character decades lol

[@Matrinique]

:O good point!

[@noire8235]

This seems like the perfect combination of everything Fromsoftware has learned throughout the years, and turning it into a unique and fun experience for both returning players and new. I can't wait to see everything this game has to offer.

[@Teach190]

The flexible spawn points seem like really great idea for the open world.

[@MrKaneShadow]

This game looks incredible. Like an open world adventure crossed with the highest evolution of Soulsbornkiro

[@daizenmarcurio]

I think if you just said soulsborne, everyone would know you meant the prominent from games

[@BreninCyhyr]

@@daizenmarcurio Soulsbornekiroring

[@tson6552]

@@BreninCyhyr elden demons soulsbornekiroring shadows prepare to fade twice

[@wojciech91]

I enjoy that this company likes to shake up the IP from time to time, it keeps it fresh, unlike Call of duty 24

[@daizenmarcurio]

@@BreninCyhyr and the list goes on😭

[@alejandroaraiza2226]

You should know that Miyazaki thinks you’re a “maidenless runt” ☹️

[@bobobsen]

He's not wrong

[@9an13l]

He probably looked at the demographics of souls games players and came to that conclusion...

[@tdragonz2405]

Lol

[@cordyceps182]

>see newcomer >call them a virgin >tell them to die What did he mean by this?

[@cloudbloom]

Sad Struggler hours :(

[@emilianonuke]

I feel like the jellyfish summon is probably the best summonearly, that poison stacks fast and can sometimes be at weird angles and not take damage

[@Southern-trout0]

This feels like a near perfect combo of all the previous soulsborne titles.

[@Lanipator]

What was the guard listening to on Audible? Was it the Sandman Radio Play? That shits good. (Great ad segue btw)

[@biohazard724]

Anyone gonna be playing this on TFS Plays?

[@b00tybu77chks]

Dune

[@Speculaas]

Audiobooks have gotten soo good after the Shattering

[@2ndcenturion]

Have you never seen the original dune movies?

[@ihmpall]

Darude - sandstorm

[@Onyx1987]

Horse, with an arrow in its eye: "This ain't shit, ooh this grass lookin' tasty tho"

[@micab7660]

I feel there is an arrow in the knee joke somewhere here.

[@milkschalklate]

@@micab7660 I used to have an arrow in my eye, …then I took an arrow to the knee

[@carlosvelasquez331]

Literally happened as I was reading it

[@fumomofumosarum5893]

it's one tough ass SOB horse.

[@micab7660]

@@milkschalklate i love it.

[@dominikwalter8270]

your audio book recommendation for "the name of the wind" really was the starting point for one of the best story experiences in my life. I have to thank you for that 🙏

[@TuffMelon]

That pot limitation system is a cool idea. Especially since the Souls 3 limited inventory of consumables system wouldn't work quite as well on a map as open ended as Elden Ring's

[@Okoii]

I am so unreasonably excited for this game, i haven't been this hyped since the run up to Dark Souls 3. Can't wait to be in the thick of an active souls game again. Bring it on Fromsoft.

[@d.robinson6262]

Yo you remember that first few years when the player made covenants were big? The blood shades and crusaders and them? I lived and died

[@zyztem8775]

Crab summon doomstack in Eldenring?

[@Okoii]

@@zyztem8775 a 19 white summon doomstack maybe

[@spin.chicken]

@@d.robinson6262 That was sick.

[@Wotansfogal]

That's great, hype and all. but let's not make it into another cyberpunk and give it unreasonable expectations

[@EvilPineappl]

I'm so glad they're pulling lots of great stuff from Sekiro. Jumping, crouching, swappable weapon art, chargeable abilities with unique effects for no extra cost, guard attacks, posture damage, etc. I love it.

[@markshamp3699]

its incredible how fromsoft can pick out things they did right in previous games and add them onto the next. so few companies can even compare.

[@stevenmanning5647]

Don't forget the description says full story coop. They way they should have done Souls coop.

[@kemosabe8346]

Posture damage was already a thing, but it only applied to larger enemies in the other games

[@zuflis]

not only sekiro, they really took unique stuff from past games they made and fine-tune them into this game. something like powerstancing/dual wield moveset is from DS2, and some tohers stuff too

[@obscure.reference]

give me one mind

[@jake______]

Props for putting the ad at the end + the seamless transition.

[@yetiking2057]

Thanks for this helpful video. It gave lots of tips without spoiling to much. Very useful

[@fatalexception3845]

That's a smart idea they had for charged attacks: they cost the same amount of FP, but they expose the player to attacks for longer. Considering the nature of the Souls games, that could spell disaster. An higher risk of one's life is counterpart enough for the better result of one's actions. Yes, I approb.

[@CraigUntlNytTym]

Charge attacks have always been like that in souls games... at least that's how I've always treated them.

[@BL-xz3ym]

@@CraigUntlNytTym charge attacks in the souls games still take more stamina to use than a regular attack, while also taking longer. Elden Ring is making the costs equivalent but the time to cast/use longer. I’m not sure that’s a good change, tbh. We’ll see, I’m still excited.

[@CraigUntlNytTym]

@@BL-xz3ym it sounds like a great thing.

[@11inchcomic]

I also approb

[@bm3350]

I'm approb 👍

[@QrozOne]

It's like everything you can do is more useful in Elden Ring. I've never been a shield person in Souls, but then they made them extremely useful with guard counters now. But then you think "So, 2handing is bad now, right?" and the answer is NO, 2handing is also great for other reasons that might suit different playstyles. So far Elden Ring sounds like it's getting everything right, this Network test was a blessing for us and probably for them too with the amazing advertisement being made here on YT.

[@Salmon_Toastie]

I hope they have some cool armour sets, I’d love to see some sets from dark souls 3 even though it’s a new IP, the Alva set is so fucking good. Or at the least something reminiscent of it.

[@Emperorhirohito19272]

@@Salmon_Toastie as long as there’s a moonlight greatsword somewhere I’m happy

[@gardriel8208]

@@Emperorhirohito19272 its included 100%

[@shira_yone]

I hope the powerstanced jumping L1 does as much posture damage as the guard counter since powerstance doesn't have blocking.

[@thecandlemaker1329]

Shields were amazing in Dark Souls 1.

[@jaysonjota]

Man!! The audible promo was sooo well implemented in your video wow that just got me offguard like stealth at night. Good one

[@Jragtard]

Great video! I like the fact that you took the time to sit and time the whole passage of day to night. that's something I usually do too. One thing I can't stand are adds but the way you snuck this one in was hilarious. Not to mention the face that I am a huge Dune fan really lessened the blow also. First video I've seen from you and it earned you a like a subscribe. Thanks for your time.

[@sxblck]

I LOVE that audiobook version of Dune. Listened to it so long ago, but it's still great every time I go back to it.

[@spunkmckunkle5604]

I love it too, going back through it now for the umpteenth time. My only problem with it is how it switches back and forth from one narrator to the whole cast. Both are absolutely fantastic, but I wish they'd have just picked one.

[@RubenGarcia-pt8tp]

Pro tip: equip the whistle item in the hold triangle menu instead of the quick slot. It’s much faster than using it from your inventory, but it doesn’t make it harder to get to your healing mid combat

[@danielmartinez3994]

Wait, how do you do that?

[@sekiro5870]

On the menu to the left hand side above the emotes. There is 4 slots that correspond with the triangle button and the d pad. So hold triangle and press up, left, right or down to use an item set to this quick bar. Hope this helps 🙏🏻

[@becharac]

Protip, play it on pc, you have a fuck ton of keys there.

[@Wmcarrolljr]

@@becharac the game is meant for controller, I play souls games on PC and still use controller lol

[@jdhi5279]

Even still though, I wonder if they have the mechanic where you hold the up directional button (ds3) and it goes straight to your heals. That would be great.

[@iamme6581]

great tips video! i just started yesterday and have been doing what you did the first play through. i figured out a few things but didn't know many of these. Thanks!

[@kishoreramu8387]

One of the best sponsorship plugs ive seen in a while...Great Video man, cant wait for Elden Ring!

[@dwalek8850]

I suppose finding the unlisted video is one way to be first

[@VaatiVidya]

cheeky

[@Zinaroth]

That was one of the smoothest transitions into a sponsorship commercials I have ever seen and it reminder me a lot of how Internet Historian does it. Been watching a lot of Elden Ring content lately but your channel is the only one I actually subscribed to so far. Great work dude and can’t wait for us all to get our hands on the game.

[@TonyAtmos]

As always this helped me out a lot. I played maybe 3 hours or so of this and didn't know half of this. Guard counters are the shit.

[@Abyssal_Light]

That was a slick way to ease into the sponsorship! Love audible though! Absolutely recommend it!

[@GehrmansWheelchair]

Nobody mentioned this to me either but once I found out, it changed my experience significantly lol. You now have a pouch in ER, similar to a hot-bar that you can access by holding triangle. You can select different items to be used with the corresponding buttons on the D pad. For example, if you put the spirit whistle in the pouch you can hold triangle and down and access it immediately. The same goes for your Physick, Fire Grease, etc. Using this means you can clear out most of the items in your bar that you usually have to cycle through. :)

[@moonlightning8269]

that sounds awesome, monster hunter has a similar mechanic

[@brucestack1658]

Thisbis the first time I have heard this and so far is probably the most overlook detail. Thanks brother

[@aliteralfart3819]

THANK GOD. I was worried because so many items seemed incredibly useful. Previous games you didn't have to worry too much because most items were really situational but swapping was still annoying at times. Nothing like getting toxic and having to AHHHHH through the pause menu hoping you don't get hit Sekiro in particular would have been so rough but luckily we had an actual pause button so we could use items not on the bar.

[@SushiBandz]

That’s huge lol! Why isn’t anyone talking about it

[@Gnomeshoes91]

That's awesome, glad to hear the mechanic is in the game. Sounds like the Will system from the first Fable, where you could toggle between different spell sets by pressing and holding another button.

[@gjdalupang4219]

at 6:00, you indicated the triangle button for two-handing, an additional thing for the triangle button is that it is the toggle button for the "pouch" in the upper right of the main menu, you can register flasks, the mount whistle, etc. to the 4 or 6 available slots in it, and access it via holding triangle + d-pad up/down/left/right. this addition to the game helps you avoid toggling the inventory tab in the equipment menu, so just place the other consumables and summons on the inventory tab, and the flasks and mount whistle in the pouch. it's something that's left out from tutorials, and other video creators failed/miss seeing/experimenting on it.

[@TimSchraepen]

Hahahahahha. I died when the ad came in. Great video! I didn’t know about the left and right triggers hitting on the left and right side while mounted, thanks a lot!

[@lukefairbanks8622]

you know what hit me just right? the view of those clouds over the ocean, love the art style srsly

[@HanMasho]

I'm so happy to hear that power-stancing is back! That was probably my favorite addition to the Souls formula from DS2.

[@lawsonhayes4176]

Hype for the inevitable naked, UGS dual wielding madmen in PVP

[@soulslikefan6760]

Only good addition from that game!

[@TamTroll]

i hope dual-wield attack shields make a return!

[@josevictorribeirolisboa7576]

The only worth while stuff from ds2

[@josevictorribeirolisboa7576]

@@Norilius shut.

[@KRJF61]

Interested to see where Patches comes into this game

[@Sprightey]

Patches will be played by George R. R. Martin

[@OhNoTheFace]

I dunno, but he will be dead again after his first trick

[@KiffKan]

Patches is my favorit soulsborne character so i cant wait to see him.

[@vanquisher4700]

He'll be wielding the Moonlight Greatsword and talk to you about the treasure of the Dark Soul

[@midhatervinfetahagic1144]

In one of the dungeons with the gargoyle men, there is a statue of one of them with a bald human head, made me feel like that'll be him eventually.

[@forgetthisuser3338]

Casting special spell like moves with a sword is a game changer and something I’ve always wanted. Sure previous games experimented with it but not to this degree

[@northnova1358]

15:04 lol you got me with that one! As a from soft DSDSBBSER fan thank you The context You and your team add to these games is immeasurable! Thank you‼️🇨🇦

[@familyunfriendly1732]

That ad transition went down smoother than some siegbreu after a valiant battle!

[@greathorn]

Thanks for all this content my dude. I can’t imagine how much whiplash the creator community must’ve gone through after literally two years of no news on Elden Ring, but you’re killing it right out the gate.

[@jojoversus1100]

We are MORE than ready lol

[@MaxZeroDash]

Your audible transitions never cease to amaze me x

[@tommyc4641]

Good vid. Currently playing and this vid taught me some things 🙂

[@bumpsy]

having jumps generate i-frames seems way overpowered. Definitely excited to try it out

[@AscendantStoic]

You could also end up landing in the middle of an enemy combo, I think it will be more important to memorize enemy/boss combos if you are going to depend on jumping to dodge rather than the typical rolling.

[@MaxiGoethling]

It's actually very narrow for when it would actually matter. Most of the time, eg for bosses, you're prone to get hit when you land and are therefore immobile or when the attack has AoE/swing/damage over a small time frame.

[@MaxiGoethling]

@@thebluhu2096 Pretty sure there's s for directional jump attacks, but they are extremely narrow. But I could be wrong, I didn't test it out for long enough during the Margit fight.

[@benireges]

Yeah, it makes dodge useless

[@MaxiGoethling]

@@benireges Only for basic enemies, but there's more than enough enemy types that counter this, since you're vulnerable with lack of maneuverability during the last few hundred miliseconds.

[@FlippySuper]

The creative solutions for difficult parts was also in Sekiro, with the amount of items and techniques you can use to cheese the bosses

[@NickHunter]

Well there was a couple where you could, I think, unintentionally slam them most of the time the tools were there to significantly shorten the fights. You still had to have the fight pretty much mastered for the most part

[@Ceece20]

Tools were literally completely minor compared to actually being able to switch entire weapons. You aren’t going to tell me Isshin is somehow a much different fight with a different item equipped. Because it wasn’t. Sekiro was only a good game for 1 style of play. But that’s all it was, 1 style of play.

[@NickHunter]

@@Ceece20 Not Isshin necessarily but that's by design. Other bosses though, Great Ape was a pushover with flame and spear equipped, you could ruin the demon of hatred with snap seeds, the whistle and negate pretty much anything he did with umbrella. Monk could be trick shot with snap seeds and firecrackers. Raging bull, same with firecrackers. The monk school overhead kick utterly destroyed Genichiro sweeps so yeah, there were tools in the game to make things easier, but as I said in my original point they mostly just shortened the encounter. None of them were get out of jail free cards. The fun of Sekiro by far was mastery of the core principles of the fight. And there's nothing wrong with that. The tools were just there as a leg-up

[@Ceece20]

@@NickHunter tools might shorten the fight, but being able to play different weapons and builds will always be infinitely more enjoyable and fun.

[@NickHunter]

@@Ceece20 Yeah I can't argue with that. But there was something distinctly satisfying to me about mastering Sekiro on the games' extremely strict terms. Very different beasts. All good shit though

[@alphadwuzzle1026]

i cannot get enough footage of this game! loving everything I see so far

[@arnielvrz]

The audible ad got me so good. LOL Great Video!

[@NealPizziniAnimations]

At 4:22 his heal spell didn't cost any FP. I did the network test too and noticed that after I summoned spirits my spells would be free as long as I stayed in that same area. Pretty sure it's a glitch, and I really hope they fix it because healing your wolves for free forever made every fight way too easy. I'm not sure if anyone is talking about this anywhere.

[@gilbertgotfried]

Definitely contact From about that somehow. That's definitely an oversight on their end.

[@NavidIsANoob]

Well, did you report it? You were part of the network test. You're expected to report any bugs you come across.

[@NealPizziniAnimations]

@@NavidIsANoob yeah I did report it, just wanted more attention to be brought to it.

[@Grimmy_Bluues]

A thing I haven't seen many people suggest is to bind your Horse summon item to Y/Triangle + Down D-pad. It eliminates the need to repeatedly cycle through important items like Flasks, making the Horse easier to pull up in combat.

[@justinpaglia616]

LOL that Audible ad integration was amazing!

[@richardconnor2871]

Holy crap... I've been avoiding Elden Ring videos for the most part, but this one seemed worth watching... I did not think I could be more excited about this game, but Power Stance is back? YES! :D And so, so much more! All these deep mechanics are amazing. Now if only they'd also bring back Bonfire Ascetics...

[@gigio9790]

Also, you can quickly use 4 items of your choise by holding triangle and pressing one of the four arrows on the d-pad, just like triangle + R1 or L1 lets you dual wield one of the weapons. This is a very important new mechanic in my opinion. I am totally going to assign the flasks and the mount here, for a quick use, without having to search for them spamming d-pad down.

[@shira_yone]

I think I'm still going to put the healing flask on the usual quick slots since it only needs 1 button to use. You probably need to stop moving for a sec as you hold triangle and tap the d-pad once as your finger move off from the analog stick, which may sound negligible but it can be a matter of life and death in combat. The other flasks I might put on the triangle slot.

[@gigio9790]

@@shira_yone yes, i also thought that the healing flask might be better to keep on the square so that i can always see how many are left. As for the "moving the thumb off the stick" it is still necessary if you have some other object in the quick slots, but i guess you can simply always keep the healing flasks selected.

[@__doc__9342]

Does rain apply the wet status like pools of water did in the previous souls games? Like does it increase fire resistance and reduce lightning resistance?

[@andrewlies4241]

Good question!

[@jojoversus1100]

I would assume so. This game is the true amalgamation of everything good they've ever done in their games, so. Lol.

[@marah4847]

@@jojoversus1100 so youre telling me theres not gonna be a poison swamp that applies curse and sets you on fire while youre travelling through it? lame

[@jojoversus1100]

@@marah4847 Dude, come on. This is From. There will absolutely beyond a shadow of a doubt be a poison swamp that takes 7 years to get through.

[@marah4847]

@@jojoversus1100 as long as there are giant curse monsters hiding behind trees ill be happy

[@jordanpostle8641]

This was a wonderful video with great information!

[@Demic25]

Genius add placement! Nice video very excited for Elden Ring

[@TonyRedgrave]

Consumable items being craft-able is pretty cool, but my concern with them is how useful they actually are. I dunno about you guys, but I find most consumable items to be useless after early game. They deal too little damage and/or have been replaced by a spell that does the same thing but better.

[@MaxiGoethling]

I actually used crafting much more than I expected, like the item for additional fire damage, throwing knifes, firebombs, arrows...

[@moonlightning8269]

There's potential each region may have different resources and with it different consumables that will be useful in that region

[@TonyRedgrave]

@@moonlightning8269 Oh, I see what you mean. Consumables come in "tiers" or something, and each region allows access to higher "tiers", thus allowing consumables to stay relevant. I dunno how that would work with NG+, but I like the concept.

[@TonyRedgrave]

@@MaxiGoethling That's good to hear, but I'm just worried about if it will stay that way as the game continues. Consumables usually don't have any scaling, so they fall off quickly.

[@rohitchaoji]

I've never used temporary effect consumables in like any game ever. Even in Souls, I would end up with a whole bunch of unused resin.

[@SemenTheSailor]

I’m so unbelievably hyped for this game. I’m so glad fromsoft took their time. The wait after the announcement was agonising, but it seems to be really paying off.

[@johnpigstrong9018]

they didn't take their time. this game has barely been in development for 4 years as of now. that is not a long time for an open world game like this.

[@ReConWolf10]

Very subtle way to introduce the audible. Loved it haha

[@entheo302]

You got me with that audible ad lol. Totally recommend this fwiw. Just finished the black company which has a great narrator.

[@TheDogsrool]

USE THE POUCH!!! It's basically a whole other quick item bar that you can tie to any direction on the d-pad while holding triangle. It'll let you keep only the stuff you use frequently on your item bar too so less clutter.

[@JuzJuwelz]

Golly this game looks so beautiful. Wish I didn't know when the release date was. Can't wait to play this nonetheless.

[@jakedegrand2674]

Good call on the Audible edition of DUNE, Im about 1/2way thru, and its already near the top of my list of best audiobooks. And thank you for all of the Demons Souls (Remake) videos, and info, I had tried to get into several Souls games, and just never had the patience or the skill, but your walkthrough video of 1-1, helped me get through it finally,and I havent played anything else since then, jonesin for Elden Ring, hope you keep putting out high quality content

[@HiroJui]

haha nice, AD transition was so good xD

[@adamwestslappup]

Can't wait to see all the now amazingly accurate Berserk cosplays.

[@NieroshaiTheSable]

I swear, if there's not some kind of tribute to the author's passing somewhere in the game...

[@adamwestslappup]

@@NieroshaiTheSable I highly believe there will be. Considering how much inspiration Miyazaki gets from Berserk in all of his games, I think it’s safe to assume he’ll be making a nod to our fallen author. Among everything else that is.

[@markshamp3699]

@@adamwestslappup I half expect to find guts just sitting around somewhere. I mean, the world tree is literally right there after all.

[@babymookie7176]

Guts has invaded your world. Phantom vanquished

[@felixcatnapping]

"In a world full of wandering monsters, what are you gonna arm yourself with?" "BUBBLES!"

[@isabeltheacegal3384]

Vaati, I'm so glad you're liking Dune! It really is one of the most iconic scifi works I've ever read. The transition to rhe sponsorship ad made me lol xD

[@stbx167]

What a beautiful transition to Audible. I must watch all of your videos now.

[@jorrvasker1178]

Are you gonna do a lore video on Elden Ring? I'd imagine there's quite a lot that got revealed from the Network Test items.

[@emulation2369]

Ofc not, why would he do lore videos on lore channel dedicated to souls games... It will be just stupid...

[@noamias4897]

@@emulation2369 what’s wrong you? He just asked if he was gonna make lore videos on the network test, which isn’t obvious at all since it’s just a small part of the game

[@jojoversus1100]

@@noamias4897 Dude, it was just a harmless bit of sarcasm. No big deal. Calm down, my friend.

[@jorrvasker1178]

@@emulation2369 >t. frustrated gamer that feels the need to reply to comments

[@blackmagician7645]

I like how the spell and magic attacks look different and not just the same thing but with different stats.

[@Juventinodu06]

the audible commercile was the best commercial things i've seen in my all life, what a genius !

[@Fedupness]

that was the BEST advertising on a KZbin video so far lmao, you convinced me to try audio books XD

[@dorkish5623]

I'm excited about how with all these additions, just about any weapon seems like it can be made viable instead of there just being a handful of "meta weapons" out of the hundreds of options like it seemed to be in previous games Only thing I'm still worried about is respecing I'm sure it'll be included, but I'll still be a bit antsy until I have the details lol

[@A_Black_Sheep94]

Any weapon can be viable in DS... it just depends if you learn how to use it. Plenty of people can make perfect use of an Estoc or a plain old dagger in DS. You don't need some OP high level end game weapon to have a viable build... you just have to, dare I say, Git Gud and learn the mechanics and the pros and cons

[@Ceece20]

Im just glad it isn’t Sekiro “only swords and only parry” forced build. I honestly never picked up the game after beating it once, but I’ve made multiple builds in DS1 and DS3 since then.

[@A_Black_Sheep94]

@@Ceece20 Yea Sekiro seems like a playthrough once game tbh

[@dorkish5623]

@@A_Black_Sheep94 I guess I just meant that I always seem to see people use like the same handful of swords and greatswords, with the occasional hammer or axe Almost *never* saw people using spears or halberds or whips or anything relatively more "niche" like that Elden Ring just feels like there's enough variety and customization to make every weapon under the grossly incandescent sun more or less interesting *and* viable to use as the next So I'm just hoping to see a much wider variety of weapons getting used

[@Andre-ee6gc]

I'm hoping weapons here have TRUE combos and really glass cannon builds like the rare ones in ds3 like, you can kill someone in pvp in oen combo but die in one or two hits

[@bruhder5854]

I just hope there's those 1v1 dance battles with bosses where you have to learn and improvise. Those are my favorite things about these games and some of stuff being too op definitely makes worry about some of the balance.

[@NickHunter]

I wouldn't worry about that stuff based on what you've seen from the network test. From always dial the difficulty back for them

[@calebplerry9664]

the boss at the end of the network test is definitely in the spirit of those in bloodborne and ds3

[@alexsosa665]

Yo your voice is amazing. So calm and collected, can’t wait for this game!

[@nickzettas5220]

Ok, that transition into Audible was pretty damn smooth man.

[@phamtmacmucho1006]

Me watching this video knowing that I most definitely already know all 10 things from watching hours and hours of the network test.

[@BirdMoose]

One of the first challenges I'm gonna try after beating the game is a playthrough as a faith build where I just tank for and heal my spirt summons

[@Hannyakumaa]

that audible ad caught me off guard, it was so smooth XD amazing

[@hongvantran3161]

hi vaatividya just wanna say keep on the great content. im avoiding all gameplay + talks about elden ring up till its release. want to go into it completely surprised. but thank you for your awesome work!

[@EldenRingPodcast]

Discussing / dissecting all of these excellent insights on episode 14. Thank you as always, brother 🙏 - Albert (show producer)

[@HerstalP90]

More Elden Ring content! Just what i was looking for. Totally haven't watched many, many hours and 10+ youtubers/streamers play through the entire test. But glad to hear Vaati tell me more about another Fromsoft game. Can't wait to play this game myself. And ofc for all other vids you'll drop about the lore.

[@aczeartk7032]

Everyday I scour the reddit and youtube for a tiny drop of content, this is truly the Dark Souls of testing my fucking patience...

[@rashadd2615]

Great info. Just what I needed to give this game another try

[@Saltyplops]

Thank you for all the info I can't wait to play :)

[@jadenmurray1325]

Elden ring was amazing. I was glad to try it. I look forward to playing it together with and against you all.

[@sorakazama7031]

I hope so. The back for blood testers and cyberpunk testers did that something. Then we got what we have

[@PortlandFarmer]

This may be late - it is, but I need to get it out of my head: Your succinct analysis of this game is so valuable. You obviously wrote - and rewrote your thoughts to the point that you can explain it with fluidity. No spare comments, all to the point, anticipating viewers' reactions to the video and your words, well timed. I haven't seen anything to match it. So, kudos to your demonstrating how to craft and edit a KZbin video. Well done. Always well done, which is why I subscribed. Just, keep it up. Haha.

[@wafflesmet]

That smooth ad with aubidle was amazing

[@user-qe6zv6gu8f]

Great vid! I played this for the first time last year, and my best friend was the guard counter. For the record, as of watching this I have recently started ng+ at 225 hours, and even though this was an old video it was pretty well informed and fun to watch as a recent player. Dont listen to the haters, and keep making great videos! Your theory ones and lore videos are so much fun to just sit and watch. 👍

[@Otaku_Sama]

this is the berserk of videogames. And by that i mean this is the most fucking flawless medieval fantasy i've ever seen in gaming.

[@aczeartk7032]

But we dont get a conclusion...

[@charlotterosewood4170]

Finally a heal spell with a good casting speed. Now we just have to wait for the game to come out and all the crazy souls players can do a pacifist run without having to worry about if they can get the heal off

[@siddheshsawant5737]

I love your voice, its so calming!

[@Sharpman34]

That Audible ad though.. was pretty clever actually, lol. Made me chuckle