Elden Ring's Terrifying Beauty in Art Direction

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[@agtjake]

Elden Ring is this generations Skyrim. Hence the music choice here :)

[@Trey-Farmhand-Suit]

fantastic choice

[@bigcrazewolf]

Yes, and I'd say Elden Ring is better.

[@omidious1234]

You really need to watch yourself with using copyrighted tracks in your videos. It is one thing to use tracks from the source material you are reviewing/talking about. It is an entirely different thing to use copyrighted tracks from other media, especially uncredited in your description. (Which isn't even enough to protect you from litigation) I don't say this to scare you, but because I respect you and I absolutely love your videos. It is just a slippery slope and I wouldn't want to see your channel get squashed by a YT ban hammer. I suggest using Artlist or some other licensed music service for epic tracks. Love your content my guy!

[@schmecklin377]

Now we just need elder scrolls 6 to come out and be good

[@OXY187]

bad comparison because skyrim is garbage.

[@muppet4227]

As the bleak and disappointing reality of the world seeped into modern games, Elden Ring came as an inspiring breath of fresh air in a stale environment

[@fjbr483]

how ironic can that be hahah (agree)

[@anthony8371]

A Tarnished in a way.

[@ZzolllozZ]

YES Oh lord, true words have been spoken

[@RaizanMedia]

A static, copy pasted enemy filled open world is a breath of fresh air?

[@muppet4227]

@@RaizanMedia Compared to recent releases within the same game genre like Horizon Forbidden West and AC Valhalla? Yes.

[@coalminecanary1277]

I’ve heard this game’s aesthetic described as “The Post-apocalypse in Heaven” and thought it was spot on

[@YooNecro]

I think Elden Ring, artistically, is the greatest game ever made. I also was sick of video games until I played Elden Ring. I was not hyped about the game, idk when it was coming out, I started playing it purely off word of mouth. Rarely do you have a game hyped so much, yet so little, and exceed every expectation imaginable.

[@mikoajpokorski2733]

play Bloodborne, it is FromSofts magnum opus, the story is EVEN BETTER

[@sobky6378]

@@mikoajpokorski2733 In my opinion elden ring is better and more varied than bloodborne artistically, which makes sense because it’s a bigger open world game, but Rom’s lake and the unseen village and central yharnam look amazing

[@muramasa870]

Go play Dark souls 3 and all DLCs

[@DeyanWell]

Just make your own video then 😃

[@Oryyyt]

I've played BB and DS3. They are far more dense AND grand at the same time compared to ER in terms of general design, more intricately detailed even. But ER has a far more varied and diverse pallete and mood than anything I have ever seen before. It juxtaposes vibrant colors with it's dark and tragic themes. It feels like the 2nd impressionism masterpiece of modern AAA games after The Witcher 3. It has low-res and muddy textures up-close, grass and scabbards clip through capes and floor geometry. It's looks like a technically outdated game upclose. But view things from a certain distance and you'll see it. The composition of the vistas look meticulously curated and the use of complementary colors shows how much artistic knowledge FromSoft has. Even the UI/HuD designs feels immersive for some reason. I really prefer this and TW3's art direction over more realistic games like RdR2, AC, Horizon, Ghost of Tsushima, TloU

[@edeasley144]

This game legit felt like exploring does in my dreams. Every detail seems to have so much depth. I remember standing on a cliff looking at the moon over Raya Lucaria and putting my controller down and realizing this is a once in a lifetime experience with a game, and just drinking in the feeling and the moment.

[@ivailoyankov7425]

Came in with high hopes, finished it with surpassed expectations. Elden Ring is one of a kind.

[@Or_Am_I_Alpharius]

When the pandemic hit I lost my job and had a hard time finding work that paid well and I basically specialize in, I’m also a veteran that suffers with PTS. And even though I do have a family that I love with the first two compounding on top of severe depression sometimes those negative factors just caught up and made just being difficult. So when I found time to start gaming again I finally hunkered down and played through the Souls series, it was hard, it was challenging and sometimes I wanted to quit and go play GR:Wildlands or something easy, but Fromsoft games are so beautiful and enticing that I persevered, adapted and overcame though challenges. Those were traits that I did have to relearn that weren’t in a military manner and those three DS games were truly rewarding to beat. The feelings I felt about the game transferred into my mental health, ultimately I accepted the emotional challenges, difficulties and fear I went through and still go through from time to time. They helped me realize that thing will be okay and hard times will pass as long as I utilize what I have around me and my inner strength. When ER came out it was like I was able to be free to readily tackle obstacles with a joyful anticipation. I know in the end they are just video games but I will always cherish and love them as well as Fromsoft for what they had given me, and if I’m being truly honest even though I have a family I love deeply the Souls series came into my life where I had considered ending it all. They had in a way prevented something tragic from happening and any suffering I would have caused to my loved ones. I will always be thankful for what Miyazaki has given the world, I would love nothing more than to thank him for those works of art, flaws and all. I know this comment is basically a poorly written essay but it’s the truth.

[@etinarcadiaego7424]

Go on disabilities. Fuck work.

[@eloracave]

Nokstella and Nokron literally brought tears to my eyes.. That first trip down the elevator- and it opens up into the starry underground expanse.. Breathtaking. I’m so grateful to be able to experience Elden Ring.

[@dziosdzynes7663]

I remember before release when people would say that ER has its own "art direction" with the graphics and I was really hyped for it, then once I actually played it I understood what they really meant. This is a phenomenal masterpiece and the only thing I wish for is a Miquella DLC.

[@eligreg99]

Soon maybe, soon. Need to update pvp too

[@vanpet1993]

Two things I realized from this video: 1) ER is great game, 2) Damn, I love Skyrim music ^^

[@ethanpederson]

You and I both

[@AndrewEvenstar]

Definitely one of the most beautiful games ever created. I put 250 hours into it. One of my favorite games of all time. Will revisit it when DLC comes out. A true masterpiece.

[@cameranwall]

Agree with you in every point. Never had a video game experience like this. I’m an art history nerd, tarot, and astrology nerd and this game reached me the way those things do. This game gave me hope too

[@spokoman23]

Yes, this is a MASTERPEACE. It brought back the magical feelings I had playing games as a kid, which was a really long time ago.

[@montgomeryfitzpatrick473]

Elden Ring has the most lived in "real" feeling world of any game I've played despite how few NPCs there are relative to other massive game worlds.

[@jamesshaver2376]

This game will forever be one of the greats to me

[@sageofalltime7867]

The game flawlessly represents its themes in its characters and atmosphere of the world. It's not only a game, it feels like another world full of life. It's truly mesmerizing how in depth every single detail of the lands between is. There's really no other game that can compare.

[@Ayycly]

Elden Ring 100% Revive gaming for me

[@kunaikat2232]

I was expecting to give up on the game like i did ds3 but boy was i wrong.. 500hrs later this is my favorite game of all time

[@oddlang687]

I'm on my third playthrough trying to beat all bosses while being severely underleveled. I just found Highroad Cave for the first time and it was fascinating to see how much environmental storytelling happens in that cave. Since it was an area I missed in previous playthroughs, it gave me that excitement and wonder that other new areas had given me on my first playthrough. I'm sure I'll eventually stop playing Elden Ring so frequently, but for right now, I just want to keep coming back to it. I share a lot of the same thoughts on the game. I hadn't played any Souls games before Elden Ring, and I didn't even realize it was made by the same people that made Dark Souls until a little later, but when I saw one of the trailers, I wanted to play it because the world looked so beautiful and magical. I was hoping it would be a deeply immersive game that had a fantastic world that I would want to get lost in and it delivered! On top of that, because it's a FromSoft game, the challenge of the game made the game loop so rewarding and satisfying. My point is, I love this game, regardless of its flaws, because it gave me something that I hadn't found with other games for a long time. I love Leyndell, it's such a beautifully intricate area. I love Radahn and his fight because of how the characters build up to it and how the fight is set up, I love Godfrey and Radagon because of how challenging they are and yet feel pretty fair imo. In short, despite the flaws of the game, I love it for the many things it did well and often spectacularly well.

[@Ohaidavid]

I very much appreciated your painting comparison regarding Elden Ring's graphics. Modern AAA-games typically aim for realism, so now there are many gamers (both new and old) who expect a AAA-game to achieve photorealism, and they need to do so in order for the graphics to be "good." I am not saying one must enjoy Elden Ring's graphics, or any graphics that don't necessarily try to imitate reality, but I believe it's important that more gamers should try to understand and appreciate different art styles, especially since now the sky is the limit for how photorealistic games can be. It also doesn't help that Elden Ring is by far the most popular and advertised FromSoftware game to date, so it brought in many people who are unfamiliar with this kind of gameplay and art style.

[@jeythegrey]

I agree. One of the coolest moments was fighting godrick, him tearing the dragons head and grafting it as a flamethrower was so epic. Leyndell had me in awe seeing a dragon amidst the boulders. Don't even get me started on my first time finding the underground in siofra river, discovering a world under the other.

[@elevenAD]

this was great, subbed!

[@caglover]

Your opening statements hit right at home for me. This game rekindled my imagination

[@LukeMiloDesign]

Great video! I agree wholeheartedly. I've found a lot of love in little indie games or games like Breath of the Wild in recent years, but Elden Ring has truly raised the bar when it comes to an imaginative world and an almost archeological way of storytelling. The player is uncovering this story of what happened to this world that is in such turmoil. Both through artifacts in the world and through the community (including your lore vids) the player uncovers the past and it shapes the decisions they make as they go through the game. Also - nice use of Skyrim music ;) that's one of my favorite original scores to any game. I hope Bethesda can land the ship (pun intended) with Starfield... though I kind of doubt it. And I know Elder Scrolls 6 is years away, but I'm looking to that to take some pages out of FromSoft's book.

[@_ariosto1519]

Agreed! Thanks for another great video! ✊🏿

[@War-Wizard]

Agree. This game is worth its weight in runes lost from tarnished bloodshed.

[@camila_costa12]

The max amount of runes I've lost is 136k lol

[@ryanritter3688]

Exceptionally well spoken. Thank you.

[@prieatknight]

I started playing back in the NES era. And never stopped or grew bored. Because of games, I can do a lot, including a writing career I've had for 25-plus years. Now 40 and loving what I'm doing.

[@drewdabrew4745]

Thank you . I'm looking at videos that embody my thoughts with this game . You are the winner so far 😂🔥🔥🔥

[@FEARPaintball]

Man I couldn’t have said it any better. I 100% agree. I wish I could go back and experience this game from the start again… I absolutely love it.

[@Andy-dh2sv]

Elden Ring gave me an experience of being a kid again. Too be in awe of everything and it was beatiful (I had fewer during it) and it felt like a good fewer dream.

[@The_JpD_Show]

These images of Elden ring cinematic shots with the Skyrim music is straight magic sauce

[@obsidianzarok2361]

it's like some kind of crazy trippy beautiful dream world and i love it very much too.

[@isaacA38]

i remember when i found the hhailig tree in my second play thhrough. It felt like a whole new dlc....but no it was part of the default game. I still find new things and weapons i didnt know exsist . Especially questlines are things i keep finding. Im on my 5th playthrough

[@robbe3334]

me and a buddy of mine had a ER launch lan. And sharing the interesting stuff we found with each other and the memes we made along the way. Like my boss fight turned into the mood, -thats rough buddy. or Radhan turning himself into a meteor. Or going on a massive quest just because i wanted to reach the divine tower of Liurnia after beating Relanna

[@WaterFlame3030]

Elden Ring was one of the few games that had me hooked. It immersed me in the world of Elden Ring, and I would run about the Lands Between, finding all sorts of random things in ever corner of it. This game is a joy to play, and I am looking forward to my next playthrough of Elden Ring. Gonna hopefully try a magic build this time.

[@conductivepaste3447]

What I love about your content is how honest you are about your feelings for the game. You take such a deep dive into the lore and present intriguing speculative opinions, but you also admit that the game is not perfect. You show how a content creator can be both appreciative and critical of a phenomenal game. Keep it up man.

[@pedroariana8374]

I love this game! The only critique that I have is that it is a bit to big or feels a bit to big even for an open world. Besides that I don t have anything meaningful to say. We could talk about the repeated bosses, how malenia is "unfair", or that depending on how and how much you explore part of the game might feel way easier or way harder. But I think that those things were still well managed. 1 The repeated bosses are different enough to not feel like the exact same thing; 2 In the Malenia fight the only move that might oneshot you even withe respectable vigor is her waterfowl dance, but you can lern how to doge it, bloodhound step should still work, a good shild and you can summon to split the agro, etc. 3 the exploration kinda manages itself, if somthing feels to hard you can go somewhere else and get stronger, if it feels to easy I honestly don't know what you could do besides nerfing yourself. But thats all. I am on my 3rd playthrough and I'm still finding new things.

[@SarcasticSloth69]

the feeling of your first time fighting Radahn in that huge battlefiled, and then seeing all the summons. Man it was so epic. it honestly felt like I was playing an MMO and I was in the middle of a raid boss fight

[@JaxWastdLife]

Eloquently spoken, couldn't have said it better myself sir! Well done!

[@foally8485]

i got it a bit late and still haven’t beaten it ive just been taking my time exploring, racked up 55 hours so far and just got to the giants area. such a beautiful game

[@hgcerberus]

I felt like this as well, I'm so happy to know I wasn't the only one

[@jamB2007]

Damn with the skyrim music and theme of the video made me have a tear bro. Halo killed my spirits and I felt actually kinda lost because I’ve loved halo since I was a kid. Elden ring quite literally brought me back and I’ve been playing it since it came out. I love this game! It’s truly been something truly special!

[@Andy-dh2sv]

I loved Halo as a kid aswell and deliberatly did not buy anyone after Halo 4.. Glad too hear you also had a good experience with Elden ring

[@Rubbish_]

Your explanation of the childlike wonder as a result of the game is perfect. No other game as made me so enthralled and excited to explore it

[@ethanfdubby7120]

I’d say my first jaw dropping moment was finding the sofra river well hidden under a forest and minor erd tree in limgrave. Several seconds pass as the elevator just falls into the ground, ages away from what I thought would be just the 6-7 main areas of the game. Then the walls disappear and the grand, terrifying area becomes visible. Exploring passed the first rounds of enemies and then rushing to the site of grace only to look up and see great white pillars and a palace in the distance with an amazing haze of red and warmth. Damn

[@scubies]

I havent had this much fun in a game since 2012 when I first played Skyrim on my old big box tv…

[@mintspears6714]

Every single thing you said I agree with so much. This game was the last chance for me to enjoy gaming because everything else I tried just didn't connect with me. I was so beyond hyped for this game but terrified of a bad game. It's so good. It's so so so good and I couldn't be happier.

[@LoverofTragedy]

Good video. Really nice cinematic shots that just show how beautiful this game is. Especially with the underground areas. One thing to talk about though just like what you implied. Art is very subjective a lot of the time. Personally speaking, I find Bloodborne to be a much better artistically designed than Elden Ring ever was, but I know that others probably believe that Elden Ring is. Games like Journey, Darkest Dungeon, Omori, and Control all have incredibly different art styles and even graphics, but that doesn't make any of them better than the other. That's honestly what's good with art. There is no wrong answer to it. Great video btw. If you're gonna be talking about character lore, make sure to check up on Bernahl. For me, he's the most interesting character. I just love how much implies how strong and influential he actually was.

[@timdunbar876]

Aside from Skyrim being a lifelong favorite, this easily has made a whole new meaning to RPG's. The choice, crafting, exploration of play styles mid game, etc.. has made this a gem in my catalogue. Thank you for taking time to express this.

[@seishinrosu]

About a week ago I posted a comment on a video essay criticizing many things about Elden Ring and how people constantly want to criticize Elden Ring as a failed Dark Souls 4, when it's clearly a completely different experience that the developers decided to give you. I went more in-depth on how people should see games as art, and for that you shouldn't compare A to B and criticize A as B, but criticize it under the premise and ideas the game set out to bring, not under the premise of a completely and fundamentally different game just because it comes from the same company. It's good to see these thoughts more concisely and professionally brought up and I thank you for making this video, especially after the myriad of video essays that go down on the game ignoring it as a work of art, and seeing it as just a product for entertainment with no deeper meaning just because they were disappointed due to certain personal preferences. Elden Ring isn't a perfect game and it has MANY flaws. But we should stop criticizing it as something it was never made to be. We need to criticize and interpret Elden Ring as *Elden Ring*.

[@austinbannen5876]

Its the first game to get me invested into a series as a whole in quite a while. Finishing bloodborne and its dlc currently before I move into the rest of the games

[@hellenmoreira9991]

I was trying to find more lore about the "UHL". Their ruins are spread throughout the game, in liurnia, lake of rot, ainsel river, I think, and maybe more, but they dont seem to get much atention. What's about their relation with the animals, with that spectral deer(?) or with the erdtree? I just cant figure it out. They seem to be an ancient race, maybe previous to marika. Maybe tou can try to talk about it and uncover some mysteries? Keep up with the channel. I love your content and your voice. Big thanks.

[@theone4629]

I love the Skyrim music in the background!

[@germanwojtek3576]

I’m a good 450 hours in and it’s like playing it for the first time even on my 5th playthrough. The amount of depth and hidden meaning just keeps me hooked . Not to mention the fantastic combat system . Killing a powerful enemy with a 3 hit combo never gets old .

[@ericktamayo2570]

Well said. Remember the movie Step Brothers? "Never lose your dinosaur". - Robert Doback

[@thatstarscourgebrother680]

If there're pre shattering game/novel/movie/any media, most definitely, absolutely would buy, when it's as good as this one

[@killervic7379]

The first time I saw the erd tree hovering over limgrave I was like “Whoa!”

[@tonyogar6936]

You, Sir, have just in a way that I've tried but couldn't, expressed how exactly I feel about this game.

[@handgun559]

Gotta go back to work before I can finish the video but gotta get that engagement first.

[@chinaeater404]

having 0 hope for the gaming community but Elden Ring releases has to best feeling imaginable. With DLC coming makes that feeling come back

[@xelu8960]

Extremely well said.

[@josetomascamposrobledano4618]

I agree. I love Elden Ring. But please, could you make a video about the games that got you through quarantine? As it stands with most videos, locking down at the gaming industry is usually bland if still correct. Quarantine did allow me to play some masterpieces that I look up to post Elden Ring. Like Nioh 2 and Ghost of Tsushima.

[@realai581]

Elden Ring, RDR2, Zelda Breath of the Wild. Those games the the games I wish I could forget so I could replay them again and experience them all over again.

[@khelom]

I am 42. My impression is clear : elden ring' s developpers way of thinking the game is the most close To the spirit of the 80-90's era that I have ever seen on a récent game . Fromsoft understood that when you want to please everybody, you make a beige-without taste product (unlike Disney etc ..) I am glad to have the sensations I had when I was 10 in 1990, and when games were unapologetics, hard and told : "you not happy ? F^/* you, and work" We love To overcome challenges. This spirit with such beautiful artistic taste and graphic technology was everything I thought Every games were To be in the 2000's when I was kid. The other AAA games are .... pale in comparison now :) (The only other game I love too is Hollow Knight) (English is not my 1st language, forgive my akward expressions some times "")

[@synysternotlim4168]

this game is awesome first souls game to caught my eyes and played it over 5 times still playing

[@misterspiggins]

i think you explained why ive played so much elden ring, and mostly just elden ring for some time now. compared to so many other current games, this one is very likely the best of them all for now. elden ring offers more than other games, without being incomplete. So i agree. Elden Ring is a beautiful masterpiece

[@UsedToBeRonin]

Playing Elden Ring for the first time felt like I was playing video games back when I was a kid. The game just felt complete.

[@TSpoon823]

So glad to hear you putting this out there. I feel like the trend right now is to dump on Elden Ring because "Baaaah repeated bosses". Obviously it's not perfect. But I believe it is greater than the sum of its parts. I bet it'll be a game you put down for a while then come back and feel a similar way that you did the first time as I have done with certain games over the years.

[@joseyogmf99whisjosey77]

i 100% agree this game is so beuatiful its inspiring

[@minespatch]

Can you please explore the ledge Patches jumps off in the Murkwater cave? I'd like to see how it looks like from his angle before he jumps on the player.

[@AgionAgion]

For someone who has a job that devours much of your life, body and mind, Video Games were but a distraction. But as with you, in time, it became more of a chore, a thing I had to force myself. I had played all the Fromsoft games, from the Demons souls on PS3 to Sekiro, and each game gave me a good time to simply break away. But, alas, every single game eventually 'ends' and you awake from the dream. Return to 'reality'. The most fun, as you learned yourself, was Bloodborne, not just solely for the story, but as a member of the Dungeon Diver. Diving into the catacombs of the gods to simply explore, find stuff, and share whenever possible. It was one of the few things that kept me playing. Upon the release date of Elden Ring, I was excited. But like many who played the series, I was worried. For I knew, I'd play it. I will play it and see it through, for that I decided. And....well....upon entering Limgrave, exploring everything, casting the Guiding Grace's direction aside, I went ahead and just...yeah, I felt once again like my childhood, exploring a world so very new to me. With the mechanics of the souls series, I spent hours in just walking around. Alongside my roommates, who got the game themselves, we explored all of it. Curiosity fills us. Dread and laughter when we encountered a thing that was way above our level (we were all around LV30, Mage, Bandit and Wretch) so when we found stuff, we got all excited. For a game that is around death, about despair, and the whole world is broken, it was an experience. Whether it was as a group, a lone adventurer or a malicious spirit, hunting my prey in a land we both knew nothing about.... It was, still, and will be always a blast. And like many, many, many players...it would be a delight to have your memory erased of this game, just to experience it all over again. To feel the joy of playing a video game once again.

[@Oryyyt]

I wasn't really hyped for this game. If anything I thought it would just be another Soulslike with the same ol' dark, analogous color palette. I have never been so wrong. Everything from the massive silhouettes in the distance that evolkes mystery and lore begging to be explored, to the dramatic and cinematic lighting and even the unobstructive UI design that feels immersive along with the idle and exploration camera placement has been perfeced. It doesn't have the technical fidelity of most AAA games these days but the sheer amount of curated visual designs here really shows FromSoft's artistic knowledge. Elden Ring = Art,

[@nbmoleminer5051]

Elden Ring gave me the Everlasting Dragons I always wanted/dreamed/imagined.

[@slowdriphobbychannel732]

I was fully intending to wait for the Steam sale since I'm aging, patient, and just don't tend to allocate as much time to games as I used to. Then I saw gameplay footage, and how well crafted the visuals were, I broke down after about a month and paid full price + a better GPU because I wanted to experience this beautiful, stylized, painterly and entirely not "realistic" world first hand. Worth the price of admission, even plus a couple hundred bucks for a new card.

[@AegisKHAOS]

Been a while since I platinumed the game, and the cracks are more obvious since completing it, especially when starting a new game from scratch, but I am still playing it from time to time. The game is absolutely beautiful even on the PS4, and there are still things I haven't discovered on my own even after 300 plus hours later. Also, I have yet to try out other playstyles and builds, so as long as I take enough breaks in between, I can go back to ER and play. For all its flaws, it is nice to go and play a game that actually feels like a complete game.

[@Ramdas_Devadiga]

Bioshock series, Witcher series, Skyrim, God of War 2018 and just a handful of more games including Elden Ring made me feel like a child again, made me feel special and safe that I was given the opportunity to get to experience these masterpieces. Elden Ring brought back hope to gaming.

[@kunaikat2232]

Every playthrough is different its crazy, this is the best rpg since skyrim and i can see it lasting that long if not longer

[@TheFoxkid4444]

Elden ring took me back to the days of feeling an adventure like the legend of Zelda ocarina of time

[@silasstryder]

The fact this game sold more copies than the newest COD really shows how gamers feel about the modern gaming scene. The way From Soft didn't lower their difficulty, but made this game as accessible as possible with as many quality of life improvements and tools and abilities they could think of was brilliant and really showed From Soft games don't need an easy mode to appeal to most gamers.

[@saltix0]

It really restored my faith in video games as a whole

[@ThisOneDude157]

I haven't put this game down in 3 months. I'm a casual player with a large family, and I can't play alot...but this is the ONLY game I have played in months. It's as perfect as I can sum up. It's challenging, beautiful, and you can truly play YOUR way. 110 hours in and I'm going no where.

[@premium945ranger8]

If this doesn’t win GOTY we’ll know it’s rigged

[@Adam-xe1od]

Not really.

[@premium945ranger8]

@@Adam-xe1od how

[@josephmorse3089]

We already know it's rigged, thanks to TLoU2

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@@josephmorse3089 true

[@staomruel]

Only thing better than playing these games, is all the YT content gushing, analysing, ranting over them.

[@HatamotoxDylan]

Love the Skyrim music

[@judge831]

I love the Skyrim music too. Honestly, this is the best open world game since Skyrim, and I think this is significantly better than Skyrim.

[@kunaikat2232]

I agree, i wasnt expecting it to be that kind of special. It's surreal

[@horikita3464]

180 hours and never seen your sword lmao

[@jiff2323]

Very well said.

[@headecas]

i dont remember screaming so much when playing games as a kid

[@acidchronic2211]

Hope your jaw made a full recovery. Reattachment surgery sucks

[@lelandgaunt3567]

I think the most important thing for people to realize when criticizing the "realism" of the world is that this is not supposed to be a real world. We are in the middle of, and the subject of, a mythology. This is supposed to be a mythological world, not a "real"one

[@unai49999]

I avoided fromsoft games for a while, but the color pallete in elden ring made me reconsider and I was not disaponted.

[@zerorequiem526]

Yes

[@jesse9339]

From software games are so good that they designed them to play it again once you finish it only to experience a new outcome. Fromsoft has always been able to keep thier player base engaged leading up to the next exansion or title. Im not super into gaming anymore but elden ring pulled me back and kept ke playing for months. Not only playing but indulging in lore content ect. That is what it feels like to be apart of a solid fanbase and from software delivered unlike many other franchises.. we are all having a good time and things are good in the gaming hobby again.

[@camila_costa12]

I love Elden Ring so much, it's my favorite game of all time. I really hope besides the dlc fromsoftware release a sequel just like dark souls.

[@OhThatKor]

So Elden Ring is gorgeous in every way, I agree, but somebody has never played Journey.

[@TheSenjuShow]

"sometimes gotta put your imagination to the side, to live and work in reality" NAH SHUN thats why i'll be full time content creator soon, so i dont have to do that

[@scottkaufman3172]

"Hyped Up release but unfinished" - the exact description of the latest Battlefield game.

[@Cheattoe]

Ahhh my poor child you had my experience of fable 3 the deluxe edition that I spent 120 of my hard earn child labor dollars on. And ever since I have hated all hype build ups ever

[@sheryarjaved7706]

Painin lmfaooo Im dead

[@sararargides4713]

I wish elden ring had a masterful sound track like skryim