Elden Ring Review - The Pinnacle of Souls

After nearly three years of waiting and five years of development, From Software's biggest, most ambitious title to date is finally here. The true successor to the Demon's Souls / Dark Souls / Bloodborne mantle has arrived. Elden Ring -- an awe-striking, open world action-RPG led by FromSoft's Hidetaka Miyazaki and Yui Tanimura, with writing credit to the one and only George R.R. Martin. Was it worth the wait?
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➤ CHAPTERS
0:00 A Brief History of Souls
8:01 Story, Setting, Art Design
12:33 Performance, Audio
18:21 Gameplay: Combat
31:42 Gameplay: Weapons, Spells, Talismans, Fashion
42:48 Open World Design
48:48 Summary and Closing Thoughts
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#EldenRing #FromSoftware #DarkSouls

[@ranovee2682]

really liked that youre giving Yui Tanimura his due credit here.. People always only talk about Miyazaki and yes for good reason, but Tanimura has brought sooo much to these games and needs to get recognition. Great Video.

[@TEFFTPATTERN]

I think Japanese studio directors get so much credit in the West because it’s hard with language and name differences for Westerners to remember and discuss and build notoriety for entire teams, also whether intentionally or not, Hideo Kojima really built himself into a name that is synonymous with any game he works on, even arguably surpassing the studio name attachment to the game itself. We do this in the West with some Western directors too, like Ken Levine for example, but there is also an emphasis on attributing success of games to studios or specifying what department of a studio did a notable job on a product, like “level design was great” or “Platinum Games worked on combat while Avalanche built the world” etc.

[@NickHunter]

People love to ascribe success to a single man. The entire team at Fromsoft deserve way more recognition, especially for Dark Souls 2, yeah it's got it's problems but holy shit that game is amazing. Currently 210 hours deep in Elden Ring, this studio can't possibly do any better, can they!?

[@doubledont4949]

@@NickHunter I agree. Dark souls 2 is still my favorite souls game overall out of the 3

[@caravaneerkhed]

It’s the auteur problem, any time there is someone like this involved people get caught up praising them and forget there are hundreds of people putting in just as much effort to make sure these things come together the way they do, and often the auteurs would be very little without great teams and other visionaries behind them

[@dietrichrache1975]

Can't believe you still have less than 1k subs. The quality of your content rivals the biggest reviewers on YT right now.

[@nothing4youhere540]

I paid $60, I've played 160hrs, and don't intend to quit playing anytime soon. I would argue buying this game is like buying the Sistine Chapel for less than a candy bar and being able to truly immerse yourself in every square inch of it in a way that's nothing short of transcendent every step of the way. A work of art that future generations will look back on with awe. An experience that I genuinely believe could alter the course of human history if for no other reason than the sense of deep challenge and triumph, chosen by your own hands in the most fantastic and magical ways imaginable, that is in such short supply these days. Capable of being both enjoyable and deeply enlightening, somber and profoundly uplifting, enthralling and depressing, all at the same time without sacrificing the quality of any single element for the whole, nor the whole for any of Its parts. Even those things which are validly criticized illuminate the imperfection that must be present for profound beauty to exist in the first place. As in any work of true art made by any imperfect human being, in this case, and the case of the Chapel, many human beings, pursuing a unified vision that now might be shared with the world. Each element blending so seamlessly that it almost feels effortless in its execution. Enough gushing XD Well worth the price, and then some, which is far more than I can say for any other AAA title in the last few years.

[@olav_]

Something you said about summoning a mimic and rolling bosses with hoarfrost stomp. I 100% agree. At the moment Im playing through the game with no bleed no frost no summons etc as a challenge for myself. BUT those mechanics are in the game IF you want to use them its 100% preference. This is my what 4th? playthrough first i used bleed a bit in the end and some summons for some bosses (im looking at you Malenia) second was a pure faith. third was a pure int and now im going with just a quality build with the idea that i want to REALLY learn to dodge everything. how to counter every move from bosses etc etc (ATM im trying to parry Malenia to death.... been stuck with it for a couple of hours now). BUT if this is not something your interested in well dont do it. This is the exact reason why I always loved the souls games so much. being able to play how you want with the own challenges you want etc etc is super nice!

[@fuzzywuzzy843]

I agree with you! In my opinion the true freedom that elden ring emphasizes isn’t the open world but the freedom to use the tools in the game however you want to create you own experience/balance/story

[@Keaton_Ambrose]

EXACTLY!!! I wish more people thought like you.

[@os6829]

Great review. Good on you for actually giving Tanimura credit. He's the co-director, after all. I agree on some bosses having a lot of responses to attacks, it does feel like I have to accept the inevitability of getting hit if I want to do damage as a melee-only player. Thank goodness for summons, it seems to be exactly what they're meant to help with.

[@kobi-wanaenobi7080]

man, I was sure you'd have at least around half a million subs with the quality of the review.... it's really well done.

[@OTNOVSKY]

I was looking forward to your review and damn it's impressive. Well done!

[@quantumdot7393]

Small point. Elden Ring is a multi platform game so it is unlikely to put much effort into PS5 specific features. Demon souls was an exclusive.

[@redglint6451]

He mentioned armored core ❤🤧

[@byronjordan8424]

A return of Armored Core would be awesome. That was my first FromSoft series I played as a kid.

[@damaskusseraph6046]

You got your wish

[@grimreefer213]

I agree 100% this game is a masterpiece and i’ve experienced some of my most special moments in gaming over the last week. The art design and world they created is breathtaking, i’m not a big graphics guy but the game runs very well on my series S and looks good. I fell in love with this game from the start, even though I had to learn the controls and died looking like a fool for the first few hours. I got better and I love getting in 1v1s with enemies who aren’t the size of giants, Alecto is one of my favorite mini bosses, her movement is slick and graceful, she does tons of damage but her moves are otherwise predictable and it’s a fair fight. I get so focused and hyped while in these boss fights, it is so epic and there’s no better feeling than felling a great opponent, then snatching her spirit and using her as a summon. I try not to use summons but some of the fights feel like they’re designed around them.

[@mattbergamin9001]

Alecto is a woman

[@grimreefer213]

@@mattbergamin9001 Well that’s easy to say now 4 months after release when everyone’s dug through all the item descriptions and lore videos. It isn’t so obvious on your first playthrough up to that point in game

[@mattbergamin9001]

@@grimreefer213 misgenderer

[@grimreefer213]

@@mattbergamin9001 Lol does that mean i’m gonna be convicted of a “hate crime”? What a heinous offense

[@stridustridu9231]

It's nice to hear people praising something so wholeheartedly. Makes me wanna be a kid again and spend all the vacation playing games. Watching reviews of subjective complains is just tiresome and frankly waste of time. One gains nothing from them. Same as listening to drunk people complaining about their life....huh. But anyway, thanks for sparking my childhood memories 👍

[@GREATGAIWAIN]

While I entirely disagree with your perspective regarding Bloodborne and DS3, I appreciate the idea that someone can actually prefer the slower combat and love that you found a home in Elden Ring right along side someone like me that forgoes shields entirely and loves to figure out dodge timings.

[@the_d3v]

"Refused to allow me my turn to attack". I cried from laughter. Awesome review man. Earned yourself sub for life.

[@redseagaming7832]

I used to shy away from hard games till I bought Demon Souls in 2011 500 hours of gameplay on the PS3 version I still have my copy of demon souls on PS3 on the Shelf I only found out Dark Souls existed a year later

[@Jynx215]

Thank you for mentioning the music! I get that it can be overshadowed by the quality of the games themselves, but the music in Souls games has always been incredible, and it gets overlooked too much.

[@GrandNoble]

110 hours in, level 104 and I only just got to upper Nokron.

[@ChillMeNow]

Somebody send this to Quantum TV. Might learn a thing or two on how to review games. 10/10 review mate

[@talkingmudcrab718]

My only major complaint for the game is in regards to the PC version. Being locked at 60fps sucks and if i had to guess it is this lock that causes the intermittent stuttering that has gotten me killed more times than is acceptable in a reflex based game. If they can fix that the game is a 10/10 for me easily. Even with this damn near game breaking performance issue i have still had more fun with Elden Ring than any game I've played for at least over a decade. It really is a masterpiece and I'm really looking forward to finally finishing the other Dark Souls games now. edit: also well done on this review. i can't believe you have so few subscribers. you have a very nice channel. subbed for sure.

[@AscendantStoic]

Nice review, my hopes that any minor flaws or shortcomings are fixed in future patches and the massive DLC pack we know and expect from Souls games, every Souls DLC massively improved the core game and added interesting things to it, I hope they already started working in Elden Ring DLC and that it will add a whole new area (maybe size of Limgrave) and the expected package of new weapons/magic/armor and NPCs/Story extensions. The two things that I'd like to also see is for Great Runes to be given much more significance and truly unique gameplay altering properties that match their huge significance in the story (i.e Radhan's rune when activated should for example allow you to defy gravity by jumping higher and also be able to drop safely from any height as long as it's not a bottomless pit) The 2nd thing is for PVP to be expanded upon and given some more structure, something like automated tournaments that players can sign up for and maybe take place in the giant colessiums around the map which are still inaccessible despite their massive size and modeled interiors, and they should give cool unique rewards that are mostly useful for PVP combat or fashion souls (as well as PVP leaderboards that reset every few months), also horseback combat/jousting matches in a closed arena would be super cool.

[@alebonfarrier]

Dude! I loved your review. You won me over when you mentioned Armored Core at the end. Seriously though I could not have articulated my feelings for this game any better. I love this game too!

[@philjamprimate]

That fight with the 3 Golems is really good

[@cfh23666]

Wait, there’s a turn order to combat? I don’t remember any of the bosses giving me a turn to come kill them lol

[@captainfach]

The role-playing aspect of this game is absolutely fantastic. I've been playing as Wolverine for a while now and it's amazing. Just make it dude with Mutt and chaps, get the claws, and get the Health Region Talisman and some incantations that do overtime healing. Also a Talisman s jump attacks for That Sweet Wolverine lunge and the ash of War where you scream and it puts you in like a berserk rage mode that increases your strength

[@JazzyUnderscoreTrumpeter]

Alright, just finished the video (I watch everything in 2x speed, no offense) and I think it was great. Insightful, fair, and you actually seem good at the game, an enjoyable video, good work 🤙

[@mrtnkrlv]

Great video! Really insightful and thorough.

[@victorprati7908]

Man thank you for your review. I'm so hyped of getting close to finally being able to afford buying a copy and enjoy everything praised here myself. I've heard there's crafting too and even if it got left out of this review l assume it's good. If you don't mind a quick question I would like to know if Elden ring has "spoiled" other similar titles outside souls games for you.

[@musicalsaber6433]

6:08 flash

[@hpfan1816]

I'm guessing the texture pop-in is a console thing. I played the game on PC and I never noticed anything like that. There were frame drops but like he said it usually stays in a good range with occasional lag spikes (although I think this was due to internet problems). The game crashed on me once and I have no idea why there wasn't anything crazy happening so it was weird. Btw my PC specs are more than enough for what the game suggested

[@ryanhopkins5239]

I haven't really had trouble with the gigantic bosses and yes I m playing melee

[@Vman_95]

Hearing Fromsoft's Souls Project History from Demon Souls in any review video is just pure Joy. 🔥💯

[@samuelvincent2007]

Cant tell if that troll joining the deathbird fight was a good or a bad thing

[@MujikMunkey]

This game is a success in so many ways that it’s actually hard to know where to begin when praising it. Do you praise it for being one of the only AAA games that are uncorrupted by the greed of their peers, putting microtransactions, battle passes, overly handholdy story that makes sure you see every part of the game the devs put some effort in or even just releasing the full game and releasing it in a perfectly acceptable state optimization-wise? Do you praise them for having some of the best art direction and design to ever grace computer screens? Do you praise them for writing a gargantuan world filled to the brim with stories and characters and having the restraint to not parade them in front of you to a point where people who don’t know better are actually criticising it for poor quest design? Love the vid btw

[@forsaken650]

Great comment with many valid questions. The lack of micro transactions and the fact that the game came out completed is just so refreshing. I am so glad From Software had so much success with Elden Ring. I hope to always be a fan a d consumer of their titles and work.

[@talkingmudcrab718]

I think the game being "perfectly optimlnized" is highly debatable. particularly on the PC. It's my only major gripe with the game and is something that i think is fixable...

[@bhec7715]

Yeah well, we have to be honest, though. You have this awesome game and the replayability is minimal. I would be perfectly willing to pay $10/month to keep the game worth playing.

[@stewartcrislip7274]

​@@talkingmudcrab718just play it on console.

[@GrimRealityGroup]

Im gonna have to kindly disagree with you on Bloodborne and Sekiro having disappointing gameplay and combat. The combat and gameplay in both games are masterpieces in their own rights. It shocks me that people can be such fans of from soft games series and get upset at either game when its clear this game took inspiration from both games and not only that they were incredibly fun, highly challenging, they had a fantastic worlds, Incredible environments, they are packed with lore and secrets to explore, and like this game there was really never a dull moment throughout the entire game I mean what more can you ask for even if its alittle different? Beats cyberscam 2077 or Fallout76 or any other game made by creators we trusted but gave us a heaping pile of shit instead. Sekiro and Bloodborne are in my opinion some of the best games ever made along with this game and I cannot wait for Bloodborne 2 should the day ever come. Its about time we return to the Hunters Dream and slay the beastly scourge again.

[@splinterborn]

BB and Sekiro wipe the floor with elden ring.

[@derek96720]

I don't see how anyone who actually learned the gameplay style can say BB or Sekiro has disappointing combat. It's aggressive and dynamic, which is a whole new kind of flow combared to other DS games. And yes, Sekiro IS a souls game, whether OP wants to admit it or not.

[@royjones8312]

I’ve been playing this game since two days after it came out and I’m just loving it.

[@manemane2773]

What armor is that in the thumbnail tho???

[@B3TZ333]

This is a great review, one that doesn’t rely on needlessly spoiling the story. Good job man :)

[@braydonbetts]

Dude this is a really good review. Its high quality. I’m proud of you. Keep it up and you’ll get the subscribers

[@hammo7406]

I got your wish with armored core!

[@randalthevandal4170]

I'm so hyped for the new Armored core

[@tonyogar6936]

Well said. I couldn't have put it any better.

[@zade8586]

Absolutely spot on the mark with the bit about 10/10 being a feeling rather than a calculation, and that if you have to think about it, it isnt one.

[@angelamengualcortinas3614]

I kinda don't agree with that. Elden Ring is a 10/10, but I really have to think about it to give it that score. When I'm fighting melee-only the last boss it sure doesn't feel like a 10/10. It's when I recall all the incredible memories of exploring the world, finding out about the lore, the characters and the level design where I can truly say with confidence that it's one of the best games of the last 10 years. But it's certainly not perfect. Just that the final product it's bigger than the sum of it's parts.

[@zade8586]

@@angelamengualcortinas3614 You're welcome to disagree and i do sort of get where you're coming from. I just think that if you have to think that hard it isn't a true 10 in your eyes. That's jut my personal belief. Its a feeling and an effect more than it is a calculation, because if you were really factoring in every little flaw, it certainly wouldnt be a ten, no game is perfect. Your overall experience has to be that strong that 10 just comes to mind, that's why I say it's more of a feeling.

[@jessewatson35]

A good and thorough review

[@nutbunny10]

this was a very enjoyable review.

[@MA-go7ee]

Two events are guaranteed to spur the creation of a host of new quality channels - a bad star wars film or a new From Soft game, lol

[@pyatig]

For larger enemies I’d suggest not to lock on. It’s much easier to see what they’re up to this way

[@colinclement2752]

Really impressive review man

[@fcold9402]

People whine about the game needing an easy mode but it does have an easier mode with summons and weapon arts. I mean if they had an easy mode then me saying I beat Melania would mean nothing. As it is i beat the same Melania everyone else did. Did i use summons? Yes. Did i use the falling star beast jaw spam? Yes. So no i am nor super cool 'let me solo her' level player...but I still beat the same boss and thats cool.

[@notconspiracyminded]

I didn't get any pop in on PC. But I did get that stutter, stutter.

[@goncaloferreira6429]

Great, fair review.

[@mystymos3614]

Generally, I don’t think balancing the game around Summons and cheap shit like broken blood and whatnot makes this game far from a masterpiece. Fighting every boss with melee only isn’t viable at all, and there enough for me. The bosses having Sekiro boss philosophy without any I frames fast enough as Sekiro’s parry makes it far from a masterpiece from me. Sure you can have loads of fun. But is it a complete experience, and how much more fun could I have had of half the bosses I fought weren’t distracted by a summon.

[@brianquint6126]

For those who don't know, Sekiro was originally going to be From Software's newest Tenchu game (they published Tenchu 3: Wratch of Heaven for Ps2) and then it "evolved into it's own thing" according to the creators. That's why it's so different. All the mechanics of Demon's Souls/Dark Souls/Bloodborne/Sekiro are Tenchu games. The "estus flask" and how it works it directly from the healing potions from Tenchu 1. This is why there are "critical hits/backstabs" because it's always been a Tenchu game repurposed to be a Berserk fanfiction.

[@Keaton_Ambrose]

THANK YOU for being reasonable about summons. So many people bitch about them even though they're an intended mechanic and it's nice to see more people being chill about it

[@VonBrachsenbruegge]

Performance issues? Me: *Looking at my bad ass PC* "None.."

[@catboynestormakhno2694]

the only problem i have with Elden ring, is that enemies dont have stamina or mana, feels extremely weird to be the only one restricted by it

[@julianoliver5364]

Nice vid

[@lov.2.g]

xbox s series run so way smooth at 60 fps tbh ....i think getting s series is probably the best decision i made for console

[@asdfghjkllkjhgfdsa8725]

Im one of those people that misses ds1 slower combat. Elden ring is excellent but i liked that dark souls was a competent action game and that was slower paced

[@netwatch7261]

The only thing I hated about this game was the final boss. It wasn't fun, just irritating. Beat him yesterday with absolutely no satisfaction. Elden beast the Lord of shit camera angles. I struggled a bit with Melania, but never got mad because it was a fun fight. Still one of my favorite games.

[@netwatch7261]

166 hours -10 to 20 just leaving my game on, so probably 140ish I obviously enjoyed my time with this game :)

[@hellshock9151]

Melina was frustrating and Radagon had massive aoes with so much coverage

[@manostororosso2364]

I dont think this passes Bloodborne and Dark Souls, I dont think anything will tbh..

[@LizrdWizrd19]

This was a great video

[@JazzyUnderscoreTrumpeter]

I like the warning, lol I'm strapped in, lessgittit

[@bhec7715]

New Souls player here. I also hate difficult games. I like Elden Ring because it’s difficult in a way that isn’t frustrating. It just makes you want to try harder, different things, etc… Trying different builds, items, and spells is awesome. I give it a 95. On the downside, the replayability sucks. I’m on my second playthrough and it’s honestly not that fun. NG+ is pointless. Maybe they should add another talisman slot. The multiplayer is extremely lacking. It’s way too easy to miss a ton of the content. Still, the first play through was so much fun. It’s an awesome game.

[@nikkospops]

couldn't disagree more on the replayabililty man. I am still playing it today and it's still great

[@jelmo3682]

Yeah ER has the weakest replayability out of all the souls games. Ng+ and beyond is pretty boring since I’ve cleared all of the open world and dungeons multiple times now. On the other hand I’ve never gotten tired of replaying any of the older souls games. I’ve gone through most of them at least a dozens times each and I still have fun with them

[@thebutterfluffman6855]

40:55 How? I've never seen anyone use this trash move, yet here u are showing me the beauty within, thank good sir.

[@antoniotolentino8108]

Elden ring is one of the best games I’ve ever played I think it was everything I wanted Morrowind to be when I was a kid it’s the hardest and most open world game. I can’t think of anything I don’t like it is the closest game to absolutely perfect imo

[@aesonone]

undeniable titan of a game but if I have to criticize anything it's the reuse of bosses especially towards the end (and no this is not the same as bitching about door opening animations and crabs from previous games). I feel this shouldn't be overlooked because it somewhat acts as the opposite of reward for thorough exploration and doing side content. at times I borderline preferred an encounter to not have been there at all rather than facing a boss I loved the first time and felt was special, three or more times in different configurations, because it deflates the feeling of OOOH SHIIIT especially when stuff should get progressively more epic and insane towards the endgame, but instead it's a bit too much of - oh this guy again with more HP, or two of em together

[@milanhvozdik3379]

Nice review, except unnecessary hate on poor tree spirits.

[@sweatyzeusgaming]

I’m really surprised to hear you complain about the PS5 version?? From everything I’ve seen it’s the best optimized compared to pc and Xbox… not sure about the last gen versions but after the patch mine on PS5 stayed locked at 45 at the worst. I’ve seen the PC version looking like a slideshow at times…

[@AhindiGamer]

27:23

[@nikkospops]

people really give a shit about frame rates huh? I've never cared or gave it any thought

[@DemonKingHiei]

Ahhhh from software…everything CDPR wise they could be

[@lynodavinci1158]

Good review bro( as slways) you need more subs dude. Just the way you speak is better than some arrogant jesus wannabes( pingu…)

[@ianp3112]

Pure Genius 👍

[@jamavra]

you mean you block with a shield, use spells, use summons and get hit? that is not how you play these games. you should always dodge, shields are for parrying only no blocking, spells are not allowed, just melee, no ranged attacks at all, no special items or ashes or summons or whatever. and you should finish in 30 hours only and play PVP and get your million runes there. and for good measure, you should not use the horse! walking and running is the way to go. /S (LOL)

[@limb-o7180]

how is DS3's combat fast paced at all? I find elden ring's faster by a long shot

[@ryanhopkins5239]

Im seeing less pop in than I was.

[@enman009]

Masterpiece ≠ perfect. People need to know that, and I share some of your points and criticism. This is the closest Fromsoft has been to creating a genre defining game.

[@bigimportantman1544]

Meh. There’s a genre called “Souls-like” that FromSoft kinda helped create.

[@tehCostHD]

@@bigimportantman1544 they didn’t help create it lmao they did create it.

[@bigimportantman1544]

@@tehCostHD Wait. Are you saying the “souls-like” genre refers to games like Dark Souls???🤯

[@tehCostHD]

@@bigimportantman1544 no, of course not! That’s the most rediculous statement I’ve ever heard

[@glowerworm]

@@bigimportantman1544 naahh, and Roguelikes aren't based on any game either. Certainly not Rogue

[@Queen-dl5ju]

i want an elden ring mmo

[@170saito]

Great review. When I first heard of Rlden ring I just thought it was medieval dark souls. Downloading now.

[@qrstasdf6473]

But dark souls is… medieval

[@AT-yg4nk]

OK…😳 At first I didn’t give into the hype. I had just heard about this game a little over 2 months ago. People at work kept talking about it so I bought it. Also know that I have never played any Dark Souls, or Sekiro, or any game FROM…software?? 🤷🏻‍♂️ Aaaannnnddd initially I didn’t like it all that much. In fact… After a few days I hated it. 2 weeks went by. I played it again…Aaaaannd AGAIN hated it. I thought to myself “WTF!?? This game is stupid!!” 🤬 I didn’t understand the hype. I kept playing though……. and playing…….and playing……. annnnd……..????……. wait a minute………. I kept playing because something happened. The GAME…became fun. Almost….too fun. 🤔 I got better…Learned new skills. Explored new areas that I CANNOT lie..were absolutely incredible. Eventually..and after 25hrs into the game..I land upon a “secret” elevator that leads you down to what I initially believed to be a dungeon, or small chamber..or something rather insignificant in comparison to other areas in the map. Buuut NOPE! It’s leads me to one of the most amazing areas I’ve seen…😐 Soooo…after all this..ALL I’m trying to say is this. About 10 minutes ago (cause that’s how long it’s taken me to write up to this point lol)… This game is amazing. Incredible. I get it now… 25hrs in?..People have put it hundreds of hours. This could possibly be one of the greatest games I’ve ever played….

[@themetamancer7402]

On the 70 'unique bosses' there are only 9 bosses that actually don't get repeated. Yes even some shardbearers show up again. Rykar, Radahn, Melania, dragon lord, fire giant, the final bosses, Rennala, and Loux. Those are the only special beings in this gargantuan game. Not to mention caves, catacombs, and mines that are nearly identical in layout, enemies, and rewards (making mines the only worthwhile thing to do imo). Elden ring is a great game, and it only goes to show that one of the few flaws of Fromsoft is their ambition. I think they made a game too big for their capabilities, which forced them to reuse sooo many assets. The endgame is just a fight against enemies you've been fighting since the literal start of the game, but now they deal more damage and wear different armor. Size doesn't matter, it's how you use it. I hope that in future games, they are much smaller, at least 1/2 the size of ER but with the same amount of variety and there is a recipe for the best experiences gaming can provide. (Also please for the love of God zoom out the camera I'm begging you).

[@philip47478]

In regards of duplicated boss fights, I couldn't disagree more. The amount of repeated bosses, bosses that become regular enemies, enemies that become bosses is insane. Even "unique" story bosses repeat a lot such as Margit where you fight 2 times, than a 3th time but it's Morgott now, which has almost the same move sets plus a few extra more. In between these bosses you''ll fight a lot of duplicated bosses that are not that optional. You kinda have to fight many of them if you want to keep up with the main ones. When it comes to the fast combat, Er is still very much just as fast as Ds 3. Enemies have jumps and twists and long combos, even more so than previews games. The problem is the player's combat has not evolved that much to keep up with this, at it's core it's still Ds1. In Seiko and BB this type of fast combat worked much better since it was adapted to fit this playstyle.

[@prawn1717]

I somewhat disagree with the repeated bosses. Morgott makes total sense, he's known as the "Veiled Monarch" (no one knows his true face), and he beats down ambitious Tarnished before they have the chance to start their journey. Margit was just a disguise. The second fight outside of Leyndell is a bit weird, but it's been established that Omens can create copies of themselves (omens of themselves, if you will), so I assume both versions of Margit were just that. The truly abhorrent copy-paste boss is Godefroy, that shit is just embarrassing. Apart from that, I don't think the rest are too offensive. Would I prefer completely unique bosses across the board? Yes of course, but I wouldn't trade an added year or two onto the release date for it.

[@philip47478]

@@prawn1717 I understand from a lore point of view might make sene in the case of Morgott, and if he was the exception i wouldn't mind. But this is a very common pattern regardless of lore. Almost every boss encounter was repeated at least twice. Now imagine if Ds 3 had the Nameless king or Abyss Watchers on repeat 2 or 3 times. I would argue that would greatly diminish the impact and how special these are regardless of lore. Not to mention in Er there are bosses that you fight more than 6 times. It seems From Software made a big open world and then realized they don't have enough content too fill it up.

[@edwardkenway2441]

@@philip47478 I don't remember fighting fighting rennala,radhan,rykard,malenia,malekith,fire giant or dragon lord twice.I agree there too much reused bosses.but the game has over 200 bosses and only 89 unique bosses so i do think they had to make that choice otherwise need to be released waay later.but amongst them few of the reused kinda make sense how godskin was after destined death or something in lore but i wish they atleast updated the moveset there or bring some new type of godskin. fortunatly we didn't get to fight most of the legacy bosses twice as for godfrey it makes sense.honestly if they made godrick fight not a grafted version but him as a dude when he attacked capital i would've accepted that.as for reused i think they are spread out enough for my taste that i could enjoy it.

[@timhjersted]

Weird complaint about having to put a spoiler warning. Most people don't want late game bosses spoiled so thanks ar least for including it despite resenting it for some reason. I won't be watching because I haven't finish the game yet. If the review is for new players though I'm not sure why you'd want to spoil that stuff.

[@kobi-wanaenobi7080]

I'm new to the channel too and after you finish the game you should check this review it's very well done actually...

[@kostazarikos3383]

Dark souls 1 and bloodborne are my favourites. Then ds3 and elden ring. I hate ds2

[@raisklose6785]

I'm sorry but this blue checkered frame ain't it man

[@Bahador.B]

"the easy mode of souls"

[@skeletonmf]

Bro, Sekiro is a Soulsbourne.

[@Dayndawn01]

Sekiro is Souls

[@Gay_Charlie]

"Not a Souls game." continues to describe a Souls game.

[@rabsouls1862]

Sorry bro but it seems you only see the upper part of the iceberg and not the part below, elden ring is a downgrade compared to ds3. Elden ring is almost garbage, full of flaws and issues in every aspect. And it's far from being a master piece

[@opethmike]

Eh, DS3/BB/Sekiro are all way better

[@amysteriousviewer3772]

The open world doesn't really work for me personally. While the landscape looks fantastic I ultimately don't think it adds very much to the experience. Sure, it conveys the scale of the world well but Lordran, Yharnam and Ashina felt huge and real to me as well despite not being able to explore every inch because From Software are masters at conveying a sense of place through smart level design, landmarks and vistas. I think there is too much downtime and a severe lack of proper level and interesting encounter design. Catacombs, Ruins and Mines are too similar to be interesting for very long and I actually found a lot of the rewards boring. It also doesn't help that they reuse bosses all the time. The Legacy Dungeons are great though, probably some of the best levels From Software has designed, I just wish there was more of them.

[@artval5340]

Lol pinnacle, more like bottom.

[@iraziel1]

Who has ever said Elden Ring is Dark Souls 4, 5, and 6 is extremely short sighted and one who dosen't expect much [innovation] from games. There is so much of your opinion I disagree with, in short the game is a 7 out of 10 at best. Empty world full of junk. Too many Grace points cluttering the map thatI will never visit again after discovering. Combat has been the same since Demon Souls. Torrent,..can't do anything with him, no customization, armor, speed boost, triple jump, etc, he's lack luster for someone who is integral to our journey and some NPC quests. But the game is pretty [boring to look at after 90 minutes], has new spells [if you dont count reskinning the old ones], and added verticality which is a pleasant after almost a decade and a half. As far as your video goes, I think it had decent production, you sound almost robotic, I liked the intro style of the first 6 minuts before you actually got into the Elden Ring portion (because I always love to hear praises of Demon/ Dark Souls).

[@splinterborn]

well said. idiots are blinded by the hype and fake reviewers advertising the game they were paid to critique. its a good game but its the weakest souls game by far.

[@momsspaghetti4064]

Game is ok. I give it maybe an 7.5 out of 10. No joke. Just my opinion though. I'm still playing it. It's kinda boring honestly.

[@splinterborn]

i love Des/DS/BB and Sekiro and i agree. Elden Ring is the most overrated game of all time.

[@momsspaghetti4064]

@@splinterborn it is. Still a damn good game but elden ring has bad frame drops which makes it obviously not a 10 out of 10. Lol

[@momsspaghetti4064]

@@splinterborn looks good. The idea thatnis there is perfect but the execution is 7 out of 10

[@thekittenthatwantschicken8018]

When you strip away the hype Elden ring is just open world dark souls 4. Its a competent and well made game but its not a 10/10 nor is it revolutionary in any way. It's a solid 7/8 out of 10 if people were being honest with themselves. This game has a lot of reused assets and animations from the prior souls games. Many enemies are re skinned from past games ( erdtree avatar is just a headless asylum demon) many bosses are repeated several times. Hell some basic enemies are bosses with beefed up stats. The open world..while pretty is mostly empty and devoid of things to do when not on the main quest path. The minor dungeons are the same 4-5 copy pasted rooms suffering the same issues the bloodbourn chalice dungeons had. The souls "side quests" do not work in an open world game. Which lets be real is mostly just talking to an npc multiple times before fighting with them/killing them. So lil context is given you likely are just off better not wasting time and look them up online. Same lack of story as all souls games. The game is well made for the most part but of course its got a laundry list of issues on the pc. Fromsoft is not above criticism whilst this game is good...its just more of the same but in an "open world" package

[@timhjersted]

Seen this same comment before. Who thinks it's cool to spam copy paste the same comment everywhere being mad that some people love the game and others don't? Pretty immature.

[@Kal-qn9rw]

So much salt. I've played all the soul series, and while bloodborne is still my favourite, elden ring is hardly a 7/10. While it's not a perfect game it's still a masterpiece of an experience. 9.5/10 Do you even enjoy playing games any more? Are you a ubisoft developer?

[@thekittenthatwantschicken8018]

@@timhjersted freespeech is a thing kiddo

[@thekittenthatwantschicken8018]

@@Kal-qn9rw You shills trying to silence criticisms and invalidate peoples opinions and you guys wonder why everyone think the community is a toxic cesspool of cunts

[@thekittenthatwantschicken8018]

@@BBQcheese the story is so hidden and bare bones the autistic savant "lore" youtubers have to result to asking the devs about story beats on twitter means your story telling is objectively shit.

[@kyotow7388]

I don’t understand how people that played bloodborne, ds1 and 3 can actually think this is anywhere near or even better than those games. I guess some people enjoy only having like 5 non-repeating enemies in a 120 hour game

[@hazrd182]

lmao what. How can you say this nonsense with a straight face when you know damn well Lost Izalith is literal Copypaste Hell with all those dragon asses, Capra Demons, and a SECOND Asylum Demon reskin?

[@kyotow7388]

@@hazrd182 well this whole game is literally that, but stretched to 120 hours, while having dungeons that might be somehow fucking worse than bloodborne

[@randalthevandal4170]

@@kyotow7388 not really Its level design decimates every souls game

[@splinterborn]

@@kyotow7388 exactly

[@splinterborn]

ignore the braindead fanboys.

[@Exiled_Rouge]

I enjoyed the video. However, as soon as the creator began talking about "number score " and rationalizing a "10/out of 10"- I knew the creator was an amateur critic. It is a major problem and hindrance to the video game medium those applying considered thought in the form of analysis or critique do so in the language & rationality of other mediums in ignorance. That is not the historical or practical intention of giving a Book or Film a " 10 out of 10". To have even had that notion is a gross misunderatanding that fundamentally reveals not knowing anything about critique or analysis. The premise you entered with is faulty. Goodfellas being rated a "10", for example, is not the measure of value in the art, " flawlessness" or "perfection" of the film. This has never been the case. It is to note Goodfellas is reticle exceptional within the medium using the technique and understanding of that medium. Meaning it's a film, not a play or music filmed for example, remarkable in some exceptional way with its form.

[@hazrd182]

What? He's saying that a 10/10 is not a calculated measurement based on perfection. A 10/10 is the most subjective, personal score and to give anything that score should be a gut feeling. And frankly, after seeing so many jackasses on this site poorly attempt to be "objective," I think that's the only meaningful way to approach the score at all.

[@phokingnuts]

Get rid of the border. It's distracting..

[@okamidt3298]

Another L for consoles. Please stop wasting your money on them people. Build a PC.