this is why Leyndell is my favorite part of Elden Ring

the atmosphere, the ambiance, the colors...
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[@Nick-mq9vz]

Don't think anyone can forget the first time they walked into Lyndell. Seeing that giant dragon in the background and the music. Then you realise you can go everywhere you can see.

[@FabiusandGertie]

I was completely blown away. So sick!

[@thatdudemetro6271]

The music helps as well, add that to the fact that just a second ago your companion left you and now here you are all alone navigating what was once the great capital...its almost the end of the journey.

[@ADcrackerjack]

Which companion? Melina?

[@thatdudemetro6271]

@@ADcrackerjack Yes, despite her limited interaction and imo a bit anti climatic sacrifice she was still something like a firekeeper to us...we really got demon souled.

[@RootVegetabIe]

​@@thatdudemetro6271 I couldn't even remember her name once I finished the game. Her lack of presence in the game is one of the game's biggest flaws.

[@oniongummy8969]

…it marks the end of the easy part of your journey, and i love that

[@123afish]

​@@RootVegetabIeAgreed. She should have always been there at the grace

[@flage9619]

If you progress Gold Masks quest to where he goes to Leyndell and you warp to the Erdtree Sanctuary grace, you can see him just standing there pointing from a mile away, a tiny spec. I just think its the most beautiful moment of the game.

[@cannelle3379]

Amazing !

[@hengedraws]

I love the oracles with the trumpets heralding in a new age as you enter, this ruined city that was once the height of royalty now lies in ashes and stagnated, it was powerful the first time I entered the city

[@gimmedataids]

And then they attack you for some reason

[@hengedraws]

@@gimmedataids they don’t know any better, they’re just silly little guys

[@AJGM27]

It’s just adds to the world and it’s incredible

[@nardopol0]

Lyndell has some great visual story telling. From far away, it looks like a beautiful golden palace representing the Golden Order. However, then you see its been mostly abandoned, leaving only some monsters and a handful of soilders. Then you have the sewers where the omens were cast away, and Morgort, who was denied his right to the throne because of his appearance. In short, it looks pretty, but it has some dark secrets.

[@cannelle3379]

I completely agree with you.

[@RH1812]

The Leyendell music is my personal favourite. The one sound track I actually bought

[@Erlaxis]

What a game, man. The DLC just inspired me to play it all over again from the start with an entirely different build. Never tried focusing on a faith build before.

[@sobamadeee]

literally done exactly the same but just found myself smashing shit up with the blasphemous sword towards end

[@alvinperlas]

I also like that singing bat

[@adriangutierrezmartinez8374]

Elden Ring is the pinnacle of Adventure games; the landscapes, the music, the lore, the gameplay, this is art.

[@andreyanny4477]

Leyndell is definitely the most beautiful place in Elden Ring. The colors. The design. The MUSIC!!! Everything about Leyndell is both beautiful and sad. Seeing the capital in ruins while listening to the sad music of Leyndell is just pure perfection.

[@HerraHissi]

Albinauric Village had perfumer who was also playing flute under a tree. They patched it out but it's was really cool to have random enemy like this.

[@jcapo1803]

Ahh, beautiful.

[@ianwilliams2632]

I particularly liked the flying doves you can see when you first enter from the ramparts. They had an eternal sheen on them, very sad and beautiful at the same time...

[@sharif47]

Ah, Jin Sakai has casually entered Leyndell.

[@Sorrus-B4lyfe]

… these enemies are waiting around to attack tarnished.

[@kman4842]

I completely agree. That is beautiful.

[@BlacklistedSoup]

its perfect

[@espadafive302]

It’s just a beautiful game!

[@cipherstormwolf14]

In my recent playthrough (dex+faith chara) I did the same, really nice. Just let him live and enjoy while in the area.

[@eggsbacon1538]

You have a good eye man

[@PabloEskimofo]

Time for critical hit

[@FightingFriends]

When you realize that when you enter the city you enter through a makeshift hospital treating people injured during the war. You just killed the nurses and committed some war crimes.

[@shakur8212]

Suuuupprrr - agreee🥲🥲🥲

[@jeffmacarthur9722]

Miyazaki is the true King. That much we should all agree on.

[@anthonyhawthorne3450]

Wish they had more map designs like this in the game. Most of it felt flat and empty for me. By far the best level design in the gamd

[@giogiolachance4313]

The game is amazing. It is not fair for every other games

[@BlackHermit]

Is that a FLUTE?

[@Lucky-GEN2]

Bro had to stop and admire the beauty of a broken world type shi

[@cannelle3379]

Same thing happened when i got to see Liurnia

[@fipo_wannax8554]

Agree

[@bloodofphantoms]

leyndell is truly the best yeah but from fucked it where at times in the base patch it loaded fine but some patch later it loads areas before and keeps it so the lag becomes immense, and i have to quit out so it deloads the previous mapping and returns to normal fps

[@sgttebbs]

Shame it’s immediately undone by him noticing and attacking you. Why does EVERTHING attack the player on sight?

[@crimsonbaron4418]

Cus u a t*rnished

[@3782luke]

What the fuck else? This is a souls game its all about combat, you want a discuss the weather with him? Dance a jig while he plays? Go back to Assassins Creed fella.

[@Kamawan0]

New to Fromsoft games?

[@sgttebbs]

@@Kamawan0 not really, just don’t think it makes sense why he would attack the player.

[@leothelion634]

How about the brown bats singing opera music

[@Aiasmor]

same

[@keepitreal6912]

Where is this dude

[@BOOGiNS]

Mmmmmgaaaaay

[@jacquesdeburgo2878]

Sekiro esque

[@William_Reader]

The only reason I dislike it, is because its hard to navigate in comparison to the open world.

[@L1v1ngDeAdGirl]

It actually baffles me that there are people that use literally nothing in their off-hand. Even if you're two-handing, something like the Sacrificial Axe would be a good choice.

[@Liliphant_]

It looks cool to have just the one weapon sometimes

[@Egorator]

because fashion matters

[@L1v1ngDeAdGirl]

@@Egorator Not that I disagree but some weapons can look cool and even have passive effects, like the Blasphemous Blade.

[@fourthspartan5654]

It works fine, no reason to get fancy when everything in the game will die if you hit them enough times.

[@L1v1ngDeAdGirl]

@@fourthspartan5654 It's literally no extra work. Off handing an item that has a passive effect takes no extra steps. It's not exactly about "just hitting it til it dies", that logic could be used for anything.

[@poekeyhoitz5233]

I think it’s super funny when people make fun of Skyrim for having a loading screen when you go in and out of buildings… Saying CDProjektRED did it better with Witcher and CyberPUNK allowing you to move freely in and out of buildings… And lastly there’s Elden Ring brought to us by FROMSOFTWARE that’s like… “what’s a door?” Game of the Year though, right?

[@antipromanfernavit26]

more like whats a loading screen and every souls like game is like that

[@poekeyhoitz5233]

@@antipromanfernavit26 All Souls games have loading screens… And I’m not talking a basic loading screen or fast travel or when you die… Have you ever played a really old game that had a loading screen that was so long they put a mini game in the loading screen? That’s essentially what FROMSOFTWARE did but people like you are too stupid to notice… Elevators in a FROMSOFTWARE game is a loading screen It’s just a playable loading screen

[@Kamawan0]

@@antipromanfernavit26Watched a streamer do 400+ attempts at Radahn. Guess how many loading screens btw!! 😂