Why Is Elden Ring SO SUCCESSFUL?! | Asmongold Reacts to The Act Man

What is Elden Ring's secret to success? Asmongold watches "Why Is Elden Ring SO SUCCESSFUL?!" by The Act Man, a full breakdown of Elden Ring's mind-blowing success in the first month of its release, not just as a Dark Souls game but as a standalone title. This trendsetter that left a lot of companies like Ubisoft salty because there's no catch. You could say Elden Ring had the most OP build... The game is just good.
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#Asmongold

[@TheActMan]

It's an honor to have Asmongold react to another video of mine! Appreciate it and always love the discussions you add

[@darthmallery8439]

pog

[@TheOmegaCloud]

You are a smart guy with based takes dude, of course he's gonna listen to what you have to say.

[@Sparky-QQ]

Keep up the awesome in-depth videos dude!

[@Ryan-mw9pm]

Thank you for based take

[@Aged20]

Acting Male your videos are so polished its hard not to like them

[@SpoopyChicken]

Leveling health is actually extremely important, if you're wondering why he died in two hits, it's because the boss he was fighting isn't a real boss, and is basically just a hacked enemy crab with insane damage.

[@toeleg]

Ps players trying to hit the weak spot for maximum damage.

[@odotawaissaku3755]

Yea I was actually kinda hoping to see it actually tested against late game boss damage :/

[@xLionsxxSmithyx]

Lmao, it's because he's in something like NG+7

[@justchillin7274]

I went into the first heroes dungeon at the start of the game, then i came back at lvl 150 ish with 56 on vigor. And the chariot no longer one shot me :D i was so surprised. I thought that thing did unlimited damage at first.

[@dcmanuel7232]

@@justchillin7274 - Note that one of the updates (1.04 I think) vastly lowered the chariot damage so you no longer get 1-shot at around 25 - 30 Vigor? BTW, what you are describing is WHY ER is so successful. You CAN come back to content that tore you a new one and dominate it. Previous From Soft games rarely allowed for this (you were just stuck until you GIT GUDDER.

[@GranMaj]

The fact that older souls game still have a decent player base speaks loud about the quality of each game. 10k for a single player game is no joke for a single player game.

[@miriamweller812]

Game is based on making you die and many people love to see that. It entertains them. Just look at how people love to stare at crashes.

[@rotonek2887]

@@miriamweller812 cry abt it

[@vl_0223]

@@rotonek2887 he’s not saying it in a negative way

[@smarthipan]

i mean a lot of that is for the pvp/co-op scene too, that's what really keeps it alive imo :)

[@slumpedjonn1878]

@@miriamweller812 bad take ain’t based on “making you die” its the pvp and co-op scene that elongates the lifespan. Try joining a fight club theyre super fun!

[@TribulationGuild]

Honestly, one of my favorite things is watching Asmongold go from a guy who only ever played WoW, and had to be forced to play DS1 and hated almost every minute of it early on, turning into not just a huge Dark Souls fan, but someone who has played so much of all of the games that he has become an evangelist for them. It's fun to watch.

[@denkerbosu3551]

The conversion of a new fan is always great!

[@CrispyChicken38]

The only thing I hate is how now that he's good, he pretends all the games are easy, completely forgetting how he got to that point.

[@jgkitarel]

DS1 was my introduction to the genre, and is what converted me over to it. And yes, the suffering was real. At the same time, every time I beat a boss, the satisfaction was very real.

[@lycanthropic1122]

I was the same way. I disliked the janky platforming in DS1 and HATED the combat. But FS's level-design improved a lot by the time Bloodborne released and the combat philosophy clicks with me now.

[@anstorner]

@@CrispyChicken38 Isn't that how everyone who played all souls games would be like?, it's easy for him and i because we have grown and adapt to the controls that it not longer becomes a problem, Sekiro would be the exception because it plays totally different than any fromsoft souls, at this point it would only matter how difficult the enemy and tactics are.

[@dusk1947]

Elden Ring is successful because it refuses to hold your hand. It stops assuming the lowest common denominator is the default player, then build a game environment which assumes the player is intelligent while prompting them to explore and learn on there own. It takes an older style of RPG design and brings it into the 21st century, while significantly adding improvements to those old formats.

[@markjordan7800]

and this is why I hate this game lol

[@kasimvelagic]

Game is 8/10,nothing new

[@DJ-hg6fv]

@@kasimvelagic lol

[@toeleg]

@@kasimvelagic haven't seen anything fresh here, returned 7/10. Trash 🗑️.

[@kasimvelagic]

@@toeleg same man,no wonder games are trash these days, new generation has low standards

[@jefffrederick258]

What I love about Elden Ring is that it enables 'Modular Difficulty'. Essentially the game is only as difficult as you want it to be. if you want it easier - use a spirit, call a friend, or look up some of the broken builds that enable easy mode. As Asmongold said (and I'm paraphrasing) - This game has the most tools of any From game. My advice - use them.

[@MrXav94]

or level up. I was so overleveled the fight against Malenia and Godfrey were anticlimatic due to how overleveled I was

[@mikerzisu9508]

@@MrXav94 you robbed yourself

[@MrXav94]

@@mikerzisu9508 yeah, thats why am doing another playthrough

[@iiADIDASx]

@@indigo7387 to be fair a lot of weapons are really good coupled with stats ,there’s so many different options

[@AbdulB]

In DS3 I summoned 1 random dude. Whoever he is that dude was a beast. He pulverized Darkeater Midr singlehanded while I sat back and watched. That’s as easy mode as it gets

[@claymore9359]

Elden ring is the first game I’ve fully immersed myself in in YEARS. I can hardly remember the last time I had as much fun playing a video game.

[@Adanu191]

This is basically the way I felt about both Horizon games. I can never get into the lore of Souls games, too grandoise on themselves.

[@Guigzibit]

Doom eternal :)

[@nolanthomas4950]

That's your fault tho. Not for a lack of good games. You just have shit taste when it comes to choosing what game to play next.

[@showlottathings]

Reusing bosses is an important mechanic in Elden Ring (minor Erdtrees). Since the boss is more or less the same, each encounter will feel easier and give you some feedback as to how far you progressed.

[@kasimvelagic]

Lol fanboys

[@jrc-kb3ug]

Some people will criticize reused enemies as lacking creativity or something, and in a lot of other games that case is true, but come on. With how absurdly massive this game is, and the already mind-blowing variety or enemies and bosses there already are, you're just obviously bound to have a few repeats. That's pretty much unavoidable. And even the repeats appear to be tweaked in a very small way, whether cosmetic or moveset.

[@ilikefluffycow]

Idc about repeats if you change something, which they do with every one. More health, different environment, different mobs around the boss, it all makes it a non-stale experience. 10/10 game and only 80 hrs into my first playthough

[@jrc-kb3ug]

@@ilikefluffycow Exactly! About 90 hrs in for me, Just barely started Liurnia of the Lakes. So far, nothing has felt stale, and everything (aside pvp, but I haven't played enough,) is 11/10.

[@ArvelDreth]

Not to mention it fits into the lore perfectly. I'd feel weird if only one minor erdtree had an avatar or there was only one ulcerated tree spirit in the game. This is literally a game where you respawn practically every non-boss enemy whenever you rest at a checkpoint. Why bitch about fighting a boss multiple times?

[@Dilligaf14]

Elden ring is my first souls game ever and with that lack of experience with souls games and lack of hand-holding i felt it made the overall experience frustratingly amazing. I haven't felt challenged or felt the need to learn how to play a game in a very long time because it's generally done for you. The raw emotion and exhilaration from finally beating Margit after dozens of attempts was something i haven't felt from gaming as a whole in a decade, and it honestly revitalized gaming for me. I was burnt out from buying games that ended up being a let down or broken. (Anthem for example) 130 hours into Elden Ring and I've loved every second of it, and for the first time i bought a game and felt like i got my money's worth. Kudos to Fromsoft, this game is legendary and will forever be maidenless.

[@crocodiledowny2191]

130 hours, Is this still on the same first play through ?

[@Dilligaf14]

@@crocodiledowny2191 yep i can fight the last boss any time i want, i just want to try to do it all. And 30 hours was on a character i built completely wrong and had no idea what i was doing so i started over.

[@yellowflash511]

Agree, now you can go back and play DS, Sekiro, bloodborne etc at least dark souls 3

[@n124ajdx]

congratulation now i encourage you to play Sekiro, Nioh2 and BloodBorne to experience the most perfect games of the genre

[@nyizaw8335]

@@crocodiledowny2191 Probably.... my first BB lasted nearly 70 hours. Looking at the size of ER 130 is probably near end game.

[@brandenbran]

I love how there’s no difficulty slider. Makes the game feel more definitive or something

[@jcalle2]

It's a shared experience for anyone playing a game. That's why I always felt Blizzard games were so good is that they are balanced around multiplayer and therefore everyone has the same overall experience to compare between.

[@CozyHumanoid]

You make the difficulty based on the weapons and skills you set for yourself.

[@nolanthomas4950]

Are u actually joking? thats literally every souls game? Are u fuckin 12 or some shit?

[@matheusmterra]

Probably he'll never see this, but there are 2 lifesteal runes: Rykard's rune gives you health back on successive hits. Malenia's rune gives you exactly the healing from Bloodborne. Your flasks heal for less, but you recover a lot of health by attacking immediately after taking damage.

[@BigVorst]

Rykard's rune actually gives you health back on enemy kills. "A Great Rune of the shardbearer Rykard. Its blessing restores HP upon defeating enemies."

[@Dalmondo]

With the patch 1.03 they changed Rykard's Rune. It used to give hp on hit now it's hp on kill.

[@AskEpic]

he talks about it in the video 44:48 and another timestamp before this

[@matheusmterra]

@@Dalmondo oh I didn't notice it was changed, good one. Then only the Godskin talisman gives hp on hit.

[@SgtDahaka]

mohg's rune also heals when you defeat players on pvp.

[@KingKari_]

That was the most perfect take on this whole situation, cause the veteran souls players have the know how, and the sense of knowing what to do and how to overcome challenges that first time souls players don’t even understand. The freedom that Elden ring has is the greatest part.

[@RM22201]

And u don’t have the brainpower to type a comment coherently

[@exploceangaming2946]

The fact he said secret of mana made me so happy. One of the most underrated games ever.

[@psyfozim]

Seiken Densetsu 3 baby! Loved that game.

[@_Razpberrie]

@@xaby996 Im sorry for your childhood.

[@theblobconsumes4859]

@@miorioff Overlooked, then.

[@k.w.2275]

I like secret of evermore better

[@nashbutler]

I always found it funny that people gatekeep the use of minions while also using weapons that 1/4 the boss in one hit

[@absoluteaficionado515]

Exactly, jump attacking with a colossal weapon all the time, and with two once they get away with that

[@Steamcrow]

I hope this is the catalyst that gets Asmon to watch/react to Act Man's "Why Dark Souls is a Masterpiece"

[@toshibiswas3115]

Same here, maybe he will

[@Steamcrow]

@@toshibiswas3115 thatd be great!!

[@thepeasant269]

I hope so too

[@TheActMan]

that'd be cool ;)

[@Steamcrow]

@@TheActMan ah shit, the acting male himself. Cheers bro, great vids, big fan ya know, typical fan stuff. Stay dope my dude😎

[@anderswallin3883]

When it comes to using the spirits in this game. You still need to do the work to find them and then upgrade them, because if you don't, the bosses will have them for lunch. It requires you to put in more work, because it is not cheap upgrading spirits, and many of the good ones are hard to get to. You have to make a strategy that revolves around them. They do make the game easier, but not THAT much eaiser. You can still get one tapped by a boss if you make a wrong move.

[@CrispyChaos38]

An old phrase I like to paraphrase from the KZbinr shammy “turns out engaging gameplay does a lot more to keep me playing than polish.” Feels like the perfect encapsulation of this game.

[@CrispyChaos38]

@@AscendantStoic also true. I just say that since some devs have talked trash about the game and their arguments are subpar to say the least.

[@BaldorfBreakdowns]

That reminds me of how games like Destiny 2 try so hard to keep their players playing with endless dailies, but they're boring and repetitive so people quit. Turns out, fun gameplay will keep your player base going, not an endless daily grind that sucks the life out of you.

[@CrispyChaos38]

@@BaldorfBreakdowns agreed. Ignoring personal criticism I have D2 really has just become a job game, the kinda stuff that keeps me away from mmo’.

[@acoolnameemm]

My favorite part of this game so far (some measly 13 hours in as a Souls noob) is when I went to the swamp area near the beginning of the game because it looked spooky and when I came back later leveled up and a little more confident, a freaking dragon came out of nowhere and I turned the hell around.

[@mgman848]

I like the enemy ai summons. It makes me feel like a summoner. I've done a lvl 1 soul run on ds3 but I like the new stuff.

[@erlint]

@@jbark678 Assassin dude, the Cleanrot knight and mimic are the most busted ones. Cleanrot knight can solo bosses in Ng+

[@SunLovinSolaire]

Grab the squad of 5 gremlins with Greatshields. It’s A-tier

[@Alp-xe6ty]

@@scotaloo77g73 I've never known another game for such arbitrary gate keeping/bar setting. Hypocrites as well because unless you do a naked, no hit run, you're going to be using something that helps you. All these people who look down on someone for using a summon will absolutely havea fully upgraded weapon and not just any weapon, it will be a busted/very strong one. Probably Rad's armour set as well but don't you dare check out the spells or summons! The summons are great fun. Anyone refusing to use them at all, even in the open world and stuff is just cutting their nose off to spite their face.

[@Dominick77]

I used banished knight oleg cause he looks cool af and has nice moveset

[@mgman848]

@@jbark678 honestly probably the jellyfish, semi humans and knight king. But the jellyfish the most probably. I wish we could lay on its head and float and bit. Would be awesome

[@Superlizardy36]

who the fuck cares about whether or not someone summons on the last boss, its their experience. let them play how they want

[@tarb1320]

Asmon is spot on about how good Bloodborne lore is.

[@Luffa187]

Dude....Bloodborne has insane lore. Especially if you dig really deep into it. A lot of it will fly over people heads but if you really do your research you will discover the most insane lore ever.

[@rockstar-made]

@@Luffa187 No, because there barely is any lmao. Bloodborne's lore is EXTREMELY vague to comedic levels, it's the most basic game in terms of lore next to Sekiro, not even close to DS or ER in terms of actual depth.

[@Luffa187]

@@rockstar-made You just proved that you haven't gone deep enough. Bloodborne is just like an ice berg. Seems basic on the surface but when you go to the deepest depths of the lore you get an understanding that will blow your mind. I had a similar opinion like you at one point. Keep in mind that just because you missed something or didn't entertain and explore theories doesn't mean that it's not there.

[@rockstar-made]

@@Luffa187 I've put houndreds of hours into reading and theorizing with my friends about the lore of Fromsoftware games, it's 50% of the experience for me and as someone who's looked deep into Bloodborne's lore... There barely is any. Like, it sounds deep but it's not, there barely is any information or clarification on anything and you have to make so many assumptions to create anything coherent it's just not even fun, the most you'll find are some basic things like Ludwig's lore which is your average Dark Souls or Elden Ring boss lore just even more basic and with less information.

[@Kralchen]

I strongly recommend reading "The Paleblood Hunt" if you like Bloodborne. There are not really enough puzzle pieces to complete the story, but it's probably as close as it gets and makes a distinction between evidence provided by the game and the authors interpretation. There is even a nicely illustrated version out. Can't post links but you can find it by searching for "paleblood hunt issuu" and read it there, or click the google drive link in the description.

[@bjornolfactory9363]

6:22 "Dark Souls 1 and Dark Souls 2 are easy games. They are a joke." This sort of attitude is why I think they made the late game areas WAY too brutal. They were worried about the game being too easy. So they went completely overboard with the late game difficulty.

[@jacobishere5189]

Good.

[@SmoothAsFelt]

My super normie friends from high school messaged ME about Elden Ring and from what I've heard they've been crushing it uncontested. I only really know this game from the perspective of someone who has put thousands of hours into each souls game over the years, and to me it is everything I hoped for from the next game. I never really noticed how much better the game is for the "average" gamer or whatever, because it doesn't affect me. I haven't used summons except once or twice just to see how they work, I don't summon other players but I summon the gold NPC signs to do their quests and stuff, and I've been having a great time. To my surprise, my friends who are in no way souls vets are ALSO having a great time. It's amazing how this game manages to appeal to both old and new players.

[@Mmm13254]

Mohg is a prime example of good design. You as a player has every choice to encounter him however you want and almost whenever you want. You can cheese him so much if you want to but you can also enjoy the boss by challenging yourself. That’s why ranking Mohg’s difficulty is hard becuase he is fair and almost every player probably beat him differently. I was underleveled at my first playthrough with a melee build and it took me 28 tries. On ng+ I had a holy faith build and it took me 1 try. But however people beated him most players can agree that it’s one of the best bosses in the game. (The best in my opinion)

[@Divinemakyr]

Elden Ring is both the HARDEST Fromsoftware game and the EASIEST Fromsoftware game--it just depends on how you play it.

[@n124ajdx]

more like the second hardest, because Sekiro will always be the hardest until Sekiro 2 comes out, or a another game that depend on parry and breaking posture

[@Divinemakyr]

@@n124ajdx Brute-forcing Elden Ring is a lot harder than Sekiro. I mean brute-forcing as in getting no gear, nothing extra, just going after the main bosses. Maybe with a faith or sorcery character it's easier, but I'm talking melee. Sekiro is hard, but not that hard.

[@Squilly210]

Got the game a month ago, it’s my 2nd favorite game of all time (‘05 battlefront 2 takes the cake) . I understand that summons make the game infinitely easier but I really couldn’t care less bro. It’s my first souls-like experience and I want to enjoy it my way. I try every boss one on one the first few times, but after that man I’ll swallow my pride and summon that mimic in a heartbeat (or even a friend if I want to play with others). I don’t need to beat him head up to feel worthy, and I absolutely don’t need confirmation from souls vets that I’m a true Elden ring player. Keep your gold star man I’m still gonna buy the DLC and play it the same way and prolly have more fun doing so. I deeply enjoy the lore and the vague story and especially the atmosphere that the game provides in spades. I even watch lore videos on YT which is something I’ve never done for any other media. With that being said, the game is still hard for those of us that don’t spend every waking moment on a game. Sweating my butt off to be slightly better at mashing buttons is for the birds lol. Thanks for attending my Ted Talk

[@Squilly210]

Also need to say I still respect y’all’s opinions for not summoning. To each be their own and enjoy doing so. Just a common argument that I wanted to weigh in on. Y’all tarnished have a great day

[@kodym4922]

You know I've always been skeptical about Asmon and his opinions on games but when I was watching this and he paused to say Super Mario World, Zelda: Link to the Past and & Secret of Mana we're the most perfect games. I gained every bit a respect for him as those games are absolute bangers and will be etched in stone as some of the greats!

[@Ecliptor.]

Not hard to be old and list good old games, tbh. Source: I'm old and I played old games.

[@n124ajdx]

Secret of Mana is the most underrated game ever,

[@Overphased]

you sound like you'd be a perfect fit for twitter. Also, what shawn brink said 👍

[@entysing6780]

The more I have learned about the lore of Elden Ring, the more I think it has some of the greatest lore I've ever encountered in a game. It's freaking awesome.

[@dougfoster445]

Asmond, A link to the past was no joke revolutionary for me in video games. It was so amazing. That scene in the beginning with the rain. Nostalgia hits so hard with that game.

[@lordhughmungus]

I've probably played through that game at least fifty times. I used to marathon it a couple times a month just cause I was so in love with it, truly an extraordinary game.

[@Brakarei]

I hope more game companies realize that making an actual game, no microtransactions or early releases, no gambling, etc - just a good old fashioned finished, thoughtful game, is still a very profitable and RESPECTABLE way to exist.

[@TheMeanArena]

Finished or polished is not in modern day developers vocabulary.

[@zb3485]

glad to be alive to play this game...its just incredible...the scale of the game is insane...i didnt think this would be even possible to create in this day and age...the difficulty curve is great too imo...and on top of it, without bullshit found in other games

[@mkm7251]

The whole run back being a waste of time thing is so true, especially as an adult. I only have about 1-2 hours to play at night, and I don’t want to spend 75% of that time running back to the thing I’m trying to accomplish.

[@Hollow-Eyes]

DS2 has a special place in my heart as the first DS game I ever tried and I played it with no guides. The main game,not that bad. Did not bother me. The DLC however, haunts my nightmares and solidifies it as the hardest Souls game in my mind.

[@dtabor85]

Every single developer right now NEEDS to be on notice of how well elden ring is doing and truly understand WHY.

[@TheMeanArena]

What's well designed about it? I've played every From Software game since their debut on PS1 and think it is terribly designed just like the rest of the souls series that I've played through each one numerous times, except Sekiro, I hated the combat in that game. From Software has history and they've made the same game with slight differences for the last 12 years. That's why Elden Ring is doing well combined with George R. R. Martin fanbase. It isn't all From Software fanbase.

[@Omnissias]

The part with the tutorial skip really stands out for me. Games these days are so cramped with mechanics and features that a lot of them require you to do a tutorial from everything between ten minutes to two hours. This gets tedious very fast, especially in an open world game where you want to explore the world and not get berated by an annoying npc about how to jump, climb and fight.

[@TStrikesagain93]

Yo i just started watching Asmongold recently. Love the content. When he listed Secret of Mana as a perfect game ( 3:15 ) my respect for him shot up. Asmongold you truly are a man of culture.

[@IPH-1212]

When asmon said link to the past is a perfect game it brought a tear to my eye 🥲 sweet childhood

[@kharngotrekson1726]

Yes i used mimic summons too and played sorcerer for 1st playthrough, you can keep stroking your haleburd, i will use good old death lazer with tear buffs.

[@christophluger793]

After using the mage knight shield +25 I saw that shields are so underrated. The guard counters are great, I should have used this a lot when I started with the Vagabond. It was difficult at the start with just sword and shield, but that's because I greatly underestimated the new mechanics. Combine heavy jump attacks, guard counters and parries you can break the posture of enemies very easily.

[@ethanmt537]

Nobody talks about how you spend hours grinding a boss and then you get stuff you can’t even use until you’ve basically beat the game..

[@CantTreadOnMe]

Im honestly honored that From Software even allows me to play their game's. These arent just games, they are life altering spiritual cleansing experiences. They are priceless games and the fact they only go for $60 is insane because these games literally cure depression at least temporarily and replaces psychiatrists and drugs. It's an outer body experience and you just can't relive something this special until From Software releases their next game. Nobody else can do it. Nioh and Salt & Sanctuary definitely got close but nobody can truly get it to where From Software can. Honestly im honored that I can even play their masterpiece work. We will never see greatness in gaming quite like this, this is once in a lifetime genius that probably wont happen again for another 100 years. I just hope they continue to stay true to their vision cuz they got it down perfectly!

[@gb1421]

Honestly i feel like its one of the best games i have played in a long time. I'm having alot of fun with it. The devs seem to have definitely put alot of work into it. The high ratings are definitely deserved.

[@healmyvision5941]

The title should be „Why is Elden Ring A Double Masterpiece?“

[@doomstadt2371]

All this "alienating new players" talk. I'm 41, I've NEVER played a souls game before ER, I spent a solid 2 hours getting absolutely wrecked my first day out...and now I'm 2 bosses from ending the game. I adjusted, and these people refuse to, and that's that. The game's not for you, go play Stardew Valley if you want to hold hands.

[@victors4786]

A Link to the Past is a masterpiece, indeed

[@chrisroberts3810]

I think grinding to make the bosses super easy is something some experienced souls players do makes it less fun but that’s just my opinion because I like a challenge. Now with that being said I understand if you fighting back to back bosses go for it! Have a few fights that don’t cause you to become frustrated.

[@RH0CKA]

Depressing thinking that future games just wont hook me like this game, so I guess I'll cry and wipe the tears with my Greatsword

[@cynetyc2830]

18:18 I like so much that you can create many different builds and also we can re-spec with larval tear. Some of the best examples that make bosses easy to defeat are : Comet azure + infinite mana , rot build (any from a weapon to rot spells all work), bleed build is very efficient , frost build is a lot of fun and of course SLEEP build is amazing . And of course lastly ...all major bosses (with rememberences) weapons ...like any of them si very strong....from radhan to all the way to the last boss. Enchanted to +10 they unluck crazy abilities.

[@dragonrelm7068]

While I know that summons are an easy mode I find it's how I enjoy to play the game, I always love having someone there with me to make my world feel less empty

[@silveroseyoutube]

its my first from software game and i'm absolutely addicted and i personally think it is very hard but i also cant say its even close to impossible no matter how much i rage my average completion rate for a boss is around 20-40 tries

[@iamsphericus2663]

“Just hit them a lot.”- Asmon 2022

[@kelvinsantiago7061]

42:50 is basically the line from king Vendrick from DS2 "seek strength the rest will follow".

[@JasperDD]

Elden ring brough in all the souls players, and all the new I want to play souls players into one game. And people on the fence well had to buy it after the amazing reviews it got. Amazing game launch!

[@generationxpvp]

I havnt played since original souls and came back, game is a masterpiece

[@vansdan.]

agree about Bloodborne! Best story/lore of any game I can think of. It's so utterly mesmerizing and mysterious, and the fact that we don't have very many definitive answers just adds to the mystique.

[@Leaf1480]

Hey at 22:16 you mentioned you wanted something that gave you the ability to gain life that you lost to a hit if you attack fast enough. Malenia's great rune adds that. I also love bloodborne and i loved this.

[@mikerzisu9508]

Kind of sucks it is a near end game item

[@Leaf1480]

@@mikerzisu9508 yea and that you need to use rune arcs for it to have the ability but its still pretty cool

[@mikem9704]

25:21 big true. That Sir Alonne run back is so damn brutal. In fact, that is the only reason I haven't beat the DS2 DLC. I've destroyed two controllers because of that run.

[@maskedmenreiki]

At Soul Level 1, it's the second hardest runback in the whole game, only beaten out by Ivory King's minion gank slog. At least for Alonne, you can eventually make them all stop respawning with enough patience and persistence. Same for Lud and Zallen. Still a total bitch to get through though regardless.

[@twenty-nineeleven]

Elden Ring is made for gamers. The problem is that some people consider themselves gamers and they really aren't gamers. They're just casuals that want the title because it's now socially acceptable and even somewhat cool. If you think Elden Ring is a bad game, I know you're not a real gamer.

[@chrispeterson3362]

I'm not a big gamer but I love Bloodborne and Elden Ring. Still haven't been able to beat Dark Souls 1 or 3 but I'll keep trying

[@ivanvoloder8114]

What I like the most about Elden Ring is the build variety that brings to the table. There are so many cool weapons in the game and spells you can play with. I personaly was allways a mage build type of guy when talking about RPG's and Elden Rings magic system is so good. Also another thing that I like is the world design. I've been playing Elden Ring for months and I allways like to take a brake from combat and just ride on Torrent and get lost in the big world. There are so many cool locations in the Elden Ring that just blows your mind.

[@skylerbehunin7777]

Elden ring is the first souls game I’ve actually spent real time with. The huge world is awesome to explore. I love exploring it. Spent 14 hours exploring most of limgrave. Parts of windveil castle calid and whatever the swamp area is called just outside of the castle. And despite that I haven’t progressed much in the main story I come across tons of bosses some paper thin and others not so much but hey just they what the hell is down here excites me.

[@Conquest513]

You know it's an Asmongold reaction when it's twice is long as the original video. Love your videos.

[@xLAIOSx]

Asmon is 100% right. I'm doing a new PvP character right now, level 60, strength zweihander at +5, oh boy... When you actually NEED to learn the bosses moveset, its a fucking nightmare. The amount of guaranteed hits these bosses have, the small windows for attacks, its really really tough.

[@Chevalier_knight]

Not a single boss has a guaranteed hit.

[@xLAIOSx]

@@Chevalier_knight They do tho.

[@shaquiberaihan6212]

@@xLAIOSx no they don't man. To quote the words of the wise elders of rolly-polly, "Git gud scrub"

[@xLAIOSx]

@@shaquiberaihan6212 I'm better than you i bet

[@shaquiberaihan6212]

@@xLAIOSx sure thing bro, a dumbass whose first souls experience is Elden Ring, doesn't know the basics of dodge frames, proud of being just at level 60 is definitely better than me. Keep dreaming or stop smoking crack bitch

[@drscott7359]

So true about Eldon ring and ability to make ur own easy mode- the ability to level up pre Bosses is what has removed all the intimidation issues I’ve had with souls games based on popular opinion - since this my first From soft game. I’m 50 and my abilities are not what “I think they are” in my head , mixed with ADHD and I’m having a great time. I sit at work thinking about what I’m going to do next or what new strat to try, have not done that in years!

[@CoreIdeas]

Anyone else wanna see an Asmongold/Act Man collab? I feel like it'd be a riot 🤣

[@AI-MusicPlanet]

Your commentary on runbacks reminded me of the insane runbacks in original WoW raids...then the wait for the other 39 people to show up!

[@VinnyMickeyRickeyDickeyEddy]

Elden Ring is a blast. I really have enjoyed souls games and I'm wowed by how they made it fresh. I do think it would be cool to see their take on an actual RPG town in a DLC. It would be interesting to see a town trying to cope with the world's descent into chaos, undead etc. It's almost a post apocalyptic story.

[@nateklempner561]

Areas in Elden Ring you can reach without fighting a single boss: Starting Area (that's what everyone calls it, don't get on my case about it or I SWEAR-), Weeping Peninsula, Caelid, Liurnia, Altus Plateau, Volcano Manor (granted, you have to run past a boss that DOES agro on you), Eternal City Nokram + Nokstella, and Both Underground River Basins (forgot their names). 10 total areas. Areas in Elden Ring you can reach by fighting the bosses that bar the way to get to them through various routes: Forbidden Lands (Flame Giant area), Haligtree, Blood Palace (I repeat my rant from Starting Area parenthesis), Deeproot Depths, Farum Azula, Capital/Lyndell and the confusing Sewer area under it (counting Ashen Capital as a part of the Capital). 7 additional areas you can get to by putting in the work to beat the gatekeeper bosses. So, all in all, if someone complains about Elden Ring being hard, and they can't beat the first boss, ask them if they've visited and grabbed stuff from all the areas on the first list, and if they haven't, tell them they're dumb because they obviously decided to fight Margit at level 1 without trying to explore anywhere else. Even if they avoid fighting bosses in these accessible-from-the-start areas, they can still get runes, materials, and equipment from all around them, they just have to look. It's on them if they decide not to.

[@darkmatterpancake]

Absolutely insane seeing Asmongold react to a Limit Breaker video, we love you old man, hope that miracle build is coming along well

[@dirtydanandfriends748]

I agree sir alonne walk back was literal hell you have to fight a whole army before fighting the hardest boss in the game it was pain.

[@RobZombii]

Eldin Ring has some pretty good lore actually. It's essentially a Game of Thrones type power struggle but everyone either loses or not depending on your ending.

[@bobdylan1968]

It's sub par fantasy stuff.

[@vigilr6595]

@@bobdylan1968 Delusional

[@bobdylan1968]

@@vigilr6595 no, you're a fan boy. You ever read lord of the rings? Dune perhaps? Even song of ice and fire? Yeah, not even in the same conversation. It uses every fatasy trope in the book.

[@danielgeronimo5538]

@@bobdylan1968 Lmao, saying this when the author of Ice and Fire is what established the backing of this world.

[@thepapavulture8322]

@@bobdylan1968 You realize GRRM wrote Elden Ring's world right? Is... is this bait?

[@guitaraholic]

My only complaint is the duo boss fights break some of the element of learning the mechanics of the boss moves when two of the same boss prevent that predictive element so it becomes easier to just go level up until you can cheese them rather than via skill. Literal only complaint - I love this game

[@annoy4nce648]

40:08 bro, it does matter. It makes it BETTER. The fact that you have these bosses that have the same patterns with different variations or gimmicks is so cool. I thought the Erdtree Avatars were brilliant. The fact that they appeared in the same types of locations, always had the same type of loot, always had the same basic attacks, all of it made them so sick. With regular enemies, it makes even more sense. It means that you can immediately look at a group of enemies and identify whether it'll be hard or easy to defeat based on the base type of each of the enemies.

[@Cheddar_Wizard]

I wouldn’t go as far as saying recycled content is “brilliant”, but I will say it bothered me a lot less than many people. There’s enough unique content in the game that it isn’t at all a big deal.

[@narommalagonmorales2663]

Imagine calling recycling content "brilliant"

[@TheTroupeMasterGrimm]

On the note of “good mobile games” some of my all time favorites are 1) soul knight - probably the best roguelike on mobile. Cool art style. 8/10 replayability 2) swordigo - Zelda-esc 2d story game that pretty long, has a surprising amount of optional content, and some people might not like the ps1 esc art style, Butkus also surprisingly fun, 6/10 replayablilty. 3) battle for polytopia - think Civilization, but minimalized. It’s a top down, turn based strategy game where you play as a tribe who takes over villages and basically colonizes the world around them to grow stronger and destroy the other tribes. 10/10 replayability.

[@showery4361]

18:10 literally why I love this game, u can make a build and beat over half the bosses fairly easily then run into bosses like mogh where u might have to switch it up a little.

[@afelias]

25:30 The run back to Bed of Chaos is piss easy if you bothered to unlock the Chaos Servant shortcut. (And once you knew it, why wouldn't you? A chance to save Solaire, a way to farm Demon Titanite, and a way to skip the stupid Centipede fight and the lava section of Izalith? Not to mention the Chaos Pyromancies that you get by getting that Chaos Servant rank.) The DS1 boss run I hate more is Nito's, because you have to go through at least one skelegorilla, some Bone Towers, an annoying Giant Skeleton Archer (with his stupid bodyguard that tries to kick you off the narrow ledge), and then the Pinwheel Servants and Skelebabies? With no shortcuts, hidden bonfires or ledge-drop skips?

[@CrzyLion]

elden ring did difficulty progression the best BY FAR and this is why it feels easier than it actually is. If you look at enemies movesets, the delayed hits that rollcatch and their battle ai, they all eventually get harder than dks1/2/3 ever was, yet at the same time the game starts off easier, tree guardians and such excluded.

[@SantosOverlord]

when i played Nioh i enjoyed quite a lot being able to identify the animation that were from ninja gaiden, it can be seen as a love letter to the fans (as long as they mix them up with new ones)

[@KenoxProductions]

As much I as love Elden Ring, and believe that it is the best FromSoft game, I NEED a sequel to Sekiro. Or at least something with similar combat. Legit the best sword combat in any game I've played.

[@xEmpo04]

I think we would have had those Sekiro mechanics in Elden Ring somewhat had they not been in developement at the same time. Since the two games were being developed at the same time, they cant just put it in blindly, and Sekiro was basically a test field.

[@MultiSunzu]

13:12 I worked in an affiliate networking company before and I can confirm that these articles are only written for Google SEO purposes in order to capture and redirect traffic to affiliated websites that pay for clicks. (Adds, gambling, hardware and software retail, you name it.)

[@McMillanTAC]

Elden Ring is so popular because it had great marketing, it's good and unique enough to not kill the hype.

[@priest19843]

as someone super new to this type of game, I've only played about 25% of bloodborne. I am having the most fun in this game. it's so much fun. took me like 100 plus tries to kill morgit, and like 50 to kill the hound step up. I'm having so much fun in this game, tbh.

[@AcheliusDecimus]

Well in 2 days I racked up 21 hrs. The game is just damn great. Bosses you cant kill so you leave defeated go level up come back and kick their asses. Epic battles where the whole environment is being destroyed. It is crazy addicting and I need to really pay attention to time when I am playing next time. No MICROUbisoftetcbullshit.

[@danyaljamil1677]

That's what Fromsoftware is all about.

[@Geogeorocks123]

I feel like it’s just the first 20 levels or until you figure out what build you’re gonna commit to that is hard. It gets way easier in mid game bc you have better weapons and know the controls plus the story is getting better

[@Goobzor]

asmon has no idea how much story is in elden ring vs all the other DS games even bloodborn. asmon most likely did no quests what so ever. meaning very little lore gained. just go look up how many quests bloodborn has vs elden ring. its not even comparable. elden ring is 100% on a diffrent level of story telling and lore of a DS game. not a normal game.

[@Shimorta]

number of quests has literally no relation to how good the story is

[@Goobzor]

@@Shimorta when we are talking about over all lore. and the amount of it in the game. more quests is more lore nd more world building. they are not telling you to go hunt boars and bring back bones. its all world building and lore.

[@devilhunter1383]

@@Shimorta ye but he ain't wrong, elden ring got the best lore in fromsoft games

[@n124ajdx]

Actually both Sekiro and Elden Ring have better stories, It's just that people find Bloodborne more familiar because it's in England.

[@dbzfanzone4725]

He literally said this in the video lmao. Why did you feel the need to point this out?

[@universal_wisdom3416]

Dude the fuckin BF1 music to the Oblivion music and the Skyrim music, just brings back SO many memories. I know it’s just music in the background, but I could dead ass hear those tracks at 80 years old and have flashbacks to my childhood.

[@zkatom3773]

I don’t care what anyone thinks, Elden Ring has exceeded ANYTHING I was expecting. I remember I saw the announcement back then, was hyped and all, but then literally forgot about it until the release cus I was busy with other games. I am saying it and I don’t give a f about what you think, Elden Ring is the best and most perfect game released in the last 20 years.

[@makefoxhoundgreatagain842]

A subjective opinion 👆 you're entitled to your opinions but that's not objectively true

[@zkatom3773]

@@makefoxhoundgreatagain842 Hence why I said I don’t give a f what people gonna say.

[@zkatom3773]

@@scotaloo77g73 Let me guess, you are one of those who enjoy being edgy and tell people to git gut.

[@river7874]

@@scotaloo77g73 The gameplay is amazing, but the performance on PC is absolute garbage. Every Fromsoft game has its flaws. Elden Ring is no exception.

[@Dylanfrias24]

@@scotaloo77g73 every modern game has flaws if it doesn't experiment. Nothing new.

[@Redmed427x]

Wow did not expect you to name drop Secret of Mana, childhood fave right there.

[@birgirstefansson5398]

You can buy a purging stone in the severs where the shortcut to firelink shrine in DS1 so you dont have to run to the bell tower just git gut.

[@jmiller7068]

Xenogears was half finished (because of square ) but was hands down an incredible story and just different even the battle system for the time was a crazy refresh . That would be my pick for greatest game . Ps 1 days man ....I miss them

[@n1ghtlover899]

World First Elden Lord

[@pseudosanct5253]

actual first

[@n1ghtlover899]

Literal god

[@grey_blue2513]

World's first bald Elden Lord

[@n1ghtlover899]

Literal Elden God

[@LimbaZero]

For run back for bosses thing. Maybe one of worst can be FNAF - SB after 6AM mini boss. Basically you get last save when you end normal game and can chose to leave (bad ending) or continue inside exploring. Before patch you have to complete game in one sitting after 6 AM for certain end. there were 2-3 short endings that needed under 1h each and then there was few endings that needed "mini boss". It take over 2-3h etc and after that you need to think do you want to do. There are 2 endings that required that mini boss. One is to collect golden plushies and leave from certain exit and other is to go down. Luckily that boss had save because it's basically games end boss. Also if you wanted the lore then you had to complete whole complex after 6 AM and it took time. Seen lots of rage quits when they tried to do last endings after 6AM. Usually that stream ended there because that run was like 4-5h after last available save point. It hit hard when you died there. I used the glitch to get saves back and now they fixed it and added only one save location when you reach 6AM.

[@cloudybrains]

6:20 IDK I found Dark Souls 1 really difficult, harder than Elden Ring for me for sure. But then again, perhaps my problem with Dark Souls 1 is the really low framerate and having to use a controller which I'm not used to, problems I don't experience in Elden Ring.

[@VagabondKnight97]

Id say ds1 is considered harder because of the less amount of bonfires to warp too

[@zyloft2053]

Dark souls 1 is probably objectively harder, some people may beg to differ, but it’s because of dark souls linearity and how sometimes there really is no solution or fix to a difficult boss other than getting good and throwing yourself at it time and time again.

[@btchiaintkidding7837]

ds1 is p^ss easy tho. it was my first experience with any souls game. and definitely the difficulty aspect was too much over exaggerated, and no i didnt follow guide or friend it was a blind playthrough. but every other from software soulsborne games post ds1 are pretty fking hard. i had a super confidence boost playing ds1 and blind and figuring out stuff by myself but damn ds3/BB kicked my sh^t in.

[@levyayano4644]

@@zyloft2053 But the thing about DS1 is that it's not linear, you can literally fight the bosses in any order, once the four lords are available, you can take them in any order as well, or I'd you really want to, haul ass to the DLC. It's one of the reasons why I keep coming back to DS1, instead of DS3. Elden Ring is just taking that concept to the extreme and doing it masterfully. Again, any boss, any order, hit Altus, same thing. The only one I have a gripe with CFA though, granted at that point it's pretty much a boss rush till the end

[@Archon331]

Id say boss battles are easier, but game is more punishing due to the campfire placements.

[@smileyone20]

The end of the video was really interesting to me. HP does not matter in the slightest in a game where you have to get into the mindset of not taking a hit

[@violentmankey4910]

Who else skipped the tutorial on accident 💀

[@jeffbell7024]

Dude I didn't know you could run til halfway through liurnia... Game changer!

[@Exiled_Rouge]

I have to say it is very classy and respectful Asmogold allows the videos he comments over to play through the end. Even the advertisements.

[@SM-nz9ff]

Elden Ring is a masterpiece there is no question. FromSoft deserve this success more than any dev I can think of. Praise the Elden Ring

[@SGalaxyify]

People who walk themselves into the same bad situation that’s gotten them killed five times already: “I don’t like games where I’m just bashing my head into a brick wall.”

[@caboosemobile]

They did add the Bloodborne rally system back into the game. It's the effect of Malenia's great rune. If you have it activated your flask heals less but you gain the rally system.

[@CluelessGuyAXI]

This game has achieved that balance where the bosses are difficult but not impossible. That specific point reminds me of Shadow Fight 2 for mobile. In that game, if you don't have access to the premium version, you are locked out of half the upgrades you need for defeating the boss (wich u can reach btw)... so you end up facing a dude that hits attacks super quick, takes 75% of your health in 1 hit, that doesn't flinch after you get a critical hit in, who has a parry that grabs your character and then can stunlock you with attacks. All of this on a small arena

[@michaelpatrick6984]

I spent an entire decade stuck on King Allant. I kept losing souls every time I died to him. It was taking me 2+ hours of farming souls to get back what I lost after each death. It kept getting worse with each death. My ps3 finally died with the demon soul's disk inside of it. I was so glad to finally beat that boss on my PS5 over a decade later. It was probably the biggest event of my video gaming life. I love a good remake. Im very thankful to have had this opportunity.