Why is Elden Ring so influential

In preparation for Elden Ring's upcoming DLC shadow of the Erdtree, I've returned to the lands between, reviewed Elden Ring, and found things that I couldn't remember from the first time I played.
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[@LegendaryDrops]

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[@CYI3ERPUNK]

i think there are even more parallels to WF than are immediately obvs , besides ofc the games themselves being so very different , but while it might 'seem' like WF throws a lot at the player upfront , you yourself are a little more aware that DE/WF also hold a LOT back/hidden/under-the-table-so-to-speak , the avg tenno is several 100 to over a 1000 hrs into WF and often discovering something completely new that they had no idea was either there all along or just waiting to be discovered after a long and winding path ; both games are legendary ofc and arguably best in their respective classes/genres

[@perrybrashear]

Totally read this in Dunky voice.

[@SpadeApeiron]

Lol you're an anomaly my guy ~ I remember Elden ring to be the most memorable fantasy world I thought I never wanted to see until I saw. I can easily describe Elden ring like i can describe monster hunter world/Rise & to some extent Hades 2 or Dragon's dogma 2. It is as simple Weapon mastery Porn game with Beautiful Creature design and intricate world building !

[@headlesshiidra]

The day elden ring came out I played solo, exploring every cave, meticulously checking every corner of limgrave. I spent 2 real life days in limgrave and I still missed things. In the weeping peninsula I came across demihumans that were being shot at by a ballista in a tower, I had no flasks and was searching for a place to rest. The feeling of sneaking up on a target just for it to get shot to death in front of me was a jumpscare I wasn't prepared for and I loved it. There is a small spot on the map of limgrave where you can see a lake of poison. I went there and checked it out. They went through the trouble if putting enemies and poison here surely there would be something right? Not really. No weapons, just crafting materials and odd items. To this day I don't think anyone else even visited that pond of poison because it's such a small detail with nothing there for you. But I love it. At the southern tip of the country there's the tower of returning. When I found it I assumed it might have been about returning from an over sea trip or something, never in my life did I think the chest at the top of the tower would teleport me to the end of the game. Suddenly I was at the erdtree fighting a giant golem and I didn't know how to leave. I just had to teleport out but that experience was better than adding mimics. These things all together are what I loved most about the game at first, then I added in the difficulty of beating bosses and the satisfaction I got from it. Pre-nerfed duo fights did not mess around on release and I remember I earned the crucible knight armor set through a trial of blood sweat and repeated running attacks lmao. To me, elden ring is the exploration and beauty of the world mixed with the intense boss fights and deep lore it has to offer. Beating the game was not just a test of skill, it was the final nail in marikas coffin. Finally taking over the ruins of the world she destroyed and leading it into the future, however bright or dark you choose it to be.

[@elained.8240]

Finding the Siofra River Well blew my mind the first playthrough. That constant sense of wonder at the scale of this amazing game was a driving source for my exploration. I wanted to see what other wonders I could stumble upon.

[@krazy3kyle]

Yep same i was like woa a world thays under the world it was nuts

[@grayjedioutcast3550]

Same here. That's something I will never forget.

[@PhrooberCZ]

And the music ❤

[@nicholashaywood7949]

I do vividly remember every time I get to a new area and see how expansive each section is going “how big is this game?!” Its a great feeling I’m looking forward to in the DLC

[@Someone-lg6di]

Seeing cowboy have a mental breakdown upon discovering it was amazing. He found out in liurnia

[@aspirewot8408]

huh? elden ring isnt big at all lol idk what u talking about

[@thereaversden6847]

​@@aspirewot8408Sad that you never got to make it out of Limgrave friend.

[@aspirewot8408]

@@thereaversden6847 I literally have 100%" completion 😂 and did multiple endings 😂 also funnier thing is when I help others with boss fight they summon me for fire giant and radagon 😂😂 lmao funny isn't it ?

[@thereaversden6847]

@@aspirewot8408 Then if you have, how can say the world is small(Or not big, in your words). Even the fastest speed run is 12 hours for the game. In an RPG with unskippable cutscenes, 12 hours is expected. But in a game with minimal cutscenes and some forced bosses, like Morgott and Fire Giant, without being exceptionally skilled, 12 hrs is quite lengthy. And that's simply "Speed Runs". I don't think I've put in any less then 40 hrs on any of my characters, with my longest playthrough guaging roughly 110 hours. That is pretty extensive. That is a very large scale world.

[@F3nres]

I think there is a saying for this. “You might not remember what they said but you’ll remember how it made you feel.”

[@victortrevino2462]

I’ve been teaching high school video game design for a few years and something I’ve always thought is that feeling and emotion or what we tie our memories to. My students will most likely forget the things that I taught them, but they’ll never forget the way I made them feel. 😊

[@_Wilbur_Kookmeyer]

In the first scene every location you will visit is visible. All of the towers and the cauldron of the giants.

[@booleaninfernusstudios5352]

Farum Azula?

[@kingscrub3386]

The biggest memory I have from Elden Ring, is the first time I walked into the Golden City, gazing upon the dragon husk in the middle with the glimmering rooftops of the city....I put my controller down and just gawked for 10 minutes

[@Someone-lg6di]

Fighting god Rick bring on the otherside of the arena out of all range attacks and both of us having 1 hp

[@kingscrub3386]

@@Someone-lg6di the epic duels that go into legend

[@realslimshady9918]

For me it was the first time I stumbled upon The Eternal City Nokron. Staring up at the stars trapped in the cave ceiling and going "Huh, I don't think I'm in the Lands Between anymore. Where the hell did that elevator take me?"

[@WoTLeon]

Can't wait till I have dementia so I coud play dark souls every time like it is the first time

[@NickHunter]

dark, but I understand the sentiment :D

[@breadwatcher3908]

This a cursed statement

[@ed61730]

You won't even remember how to play a game though...

[@Welltron-3030]

"Everyone says this game is so hard. I've never even died"

[@aroudingo]

Elden Ring made me feel like a kid again… ever since I played DS1 each new Fromsoft souls game has completely reinvigorated my love for games. It’s such a special feeling, as we get older it’s harder and harder to find games that make us feel such wonder and excitement

[@2JOfficial]

Watching you have Fia's debuff during every single gameplay scene you showed was painful.. please google how to get rid of it, you have to use an item she gave you.

[@LegendaryDrops]

It's proof I've been touched D: haha

[@CoffeeFresh_]

Something about altus plateau hit me deep in my subconscious. Like a memory from childhood i did not know i had.

[@rjawiygvozd]

2:02 basically "the game is unforgettable but I forgot why". Sounds kinda silly at first but actually there isn't really a contradiction if you think about it

[@MirroredDreamscape]

One thing that gives me confidence in the Elden Ring DLC is a lot simpler: FromSoft _never_ misses with this sort of thing. Artorias of the Abyss in Dark Souls, the three Kings' Crown DLCs from 2, and Ashes of Ariandel and the Ringed City from 3, are all _stellar_ additions to what are already top-notch experiences (yes, I'm one of those weirdos that will even go to bat for DS2). With a sterling track record like that and only seeming to get better with experience, it's hard for me to imagine FromSoft's game plan for Elden Ring's DLC being a flop.

[@MalkuthSephira]

DS2 remains criminally underrated by a fanbase that's more interested in being on bandwagons than actually enjoying themselves or seeing attempts at doing new things, and apart from the weird badly tuned little "co-op" areas in each of them, its DLCs remain some of my favorite content in all of gaming.

[@Toksyuryel]

Don't forget about Bloodborne's The Old Hunters

[@MirroredDreamscape]

@@Toksyuryel unfortunately without a PS4 I was never able to dip into Bloodborne so I couldn't comment on it personally, though I hear nothing but good things about it so I'm easily willing to believe its DLC is top notch as well

[@Someone-lg6di]

Believe a good quote i heard was ds2 is the wose ds game but better then most other games​@MalkuthSephira

[@monkey67409]

for me, it is the Batwoman singing on a cliff and trying to figure out where it comes from while getting attacked by them under the gold tree.

[@ThisIsGlitch]

Im playing the game again, after two years of not playing it, i got surprised of how well i still know the game and still had the wonder of explorating the open world

[@LostWallet]

I figured out why we cant really describe why we loved the game we loved. its because to us, those game are greater than the sum of theirs parts. Elden Ring is greater than an open world game with great combat and great boss. so if you want to pinpoint exactly why you loved it, you cant. because their boss might not be the best, their environment might not be the best, their graphics might not be the best, but when you put them all together, its create a much greater experience than all of them combined. that is why great game cant be explained why they are great

[@jazzyjswift]

I can and have played Ocarina of Time blindfolded. It's the only game that I've been able to do this for and I've only played through the game a couple dozen times. The game is so impactful for me, that the world itself is imprinted in my memory. I can remember that game world so well that I can literally navigate it using entirely just sound and my own memories of the game. And I think you just clued me into why: The game had such an impact on younger me, the sense of exploration, of discovery, the eureka moments of figuring things out on my own for the first time, that it became a core memory that etched itself into my mind as a permanent fixture. I remember more about Ocarina of Time than I do 12 years of school.

[@milemile4813]

Stumbling upon the lake of rot while exploring the underground. And it was from a vantage point far above the lake. I remember fighting basilisks in that cavern passage and slowly approaching the pink/red light at the en of the tunnel and once i got to the edge of the ciff i couldn't believe my eyes. I was terrified and excited. And thats just one of dozens of moments like that that ill never forget

[@DourFlower]

Great video again! I really enjoyed it, I agree so much with the idea that on paper it seems daunting to replay the game but then when you finally do, the level of freedom in the games order and builds quickly makes you forget. For me, the sense of adventure and scope in exploration is what makes Elden Ring what it is it wouldn't be the same without the massive fields, secret dungeons and incredible vistas

[@clowns_krusty3065]

that door to limgrave feel me with first song so nostalgic, i hope there will be same feel in DLC

[@ndwknss]

I've 100% the game twice (Xbox and PS5) and I don't understand the not remembering it thing. I remember every single bit. The game is a masterpiece in world design, progression, and exploration not to mention the puzzles and difficulty. But the visual memory i have of it, the score, the sound design... unforgettable.

[@LuciferHunter-kt7pm]

I have a job where there is some leeway in the start time. 0800 is normal start time but during my first play through my average start time was 0930. I’d get up at 0530-0600 and jump on and next thing you know it was 0830. Just fifteen minutes more I’d say. Some mornings all I did was grind runes or certain items I needed for crafting so when I got home later from work I’d be ready to go. I have never been so excited for a DLC in my entire life. I can’t wait. Counting the days

[@dshearwf]

I had trouble remembering sections and interconnections of DS1 when I replayed it for the first time. But DS3, Elden Ring, Bloodborne and Sekiro literally imprinted themselves pitch perfect after my first playthrough. They are built like a well made musical piece. It's so harmonistic, the melody and lyrics click already hearing them a single time. You immediately feel at home.

[@colethornton6716]

I’ve felt this way with Cyberpunk lately as I’ve been replaying it. I do many quests that I don’t remember the specifics of the first time around and I think to myself “was I paying attention?”, and then I’m cruising Night City vibing and I’m like “nah this is why I love this game”. It isn’t the content, but the feeling I get when I’m playing it.

[@codymiller4119]

I don't know what you're talking about it's been two years since I played it and I still remember every corner vividly and I only played it two times back to back. And I just today started my playthrough before the DLC and the game still feels amazing

[@drkmgic]

The freaking first time i left the beginner dungeons and gazed at the erd tree was unforgettable. Also Margot killing me multiple times

[@bastiancole3565]

We know as souls game veterans that the DLC is going to be good. Because from software has developed a cycle of trust and deliverance when it comes to their DLCs. They're not just DLCs, they are capstone updates that significantly increase the quality of the game that they deliver them in. From software has never disappointed with their DLCs, just like Disney will probably never regain the trust of it's audience within the next decade.

[@infinitecurlie]

The first time that I went underground I was mesmerized, it's so pretty. And then I recently got to the capital and again I stopped, a giant stone dragon. The environmental storytelling is so amazing.

[@gLobbZ]

Why? Because Miyazaki is a god amongst men... He has a direct main line into the mind of gamers unlike anyother developer ever.

[@nuclearsimian3281]

Bro needs to level vigor.

[@intalek305]

Love the art design of the world and enemies but I also even after beating it 4 times talk to people who love it but have no interest in playing it again and I think maybe it's that outside of the incredible art design of enemies and the world....there's really not much that is elite about it outside of that. Once you get past the "wow everything is gorgeous" IDK if it holds up to my other games. But I mean at this point who cares....I played it 4 times over. Think I got what I wanted.

[@Just2Ddude]

Started replaying Elden Ring, just for PVP. And its just so good and fun. SO MANY different people and different builds. U never know who you will meet. So fun and cool.

[@AuUntaris]

The feeling of “playing a painting” never goes away. The Erdtree being that central anchor point near the Center of the map is a weird detail to be underrated, since it is ever-present, but it’s underrated, imo. Each new region to push into on the over world map has the beautiful and ominous towering presence of the tree. And even after you reach the tree you have to push beyond it, above it, to complete the game, it dominates the skyline, but it also dominates thematically. The world design is meticulous, and there seems to be a reason for everything, even if those reasons are not spelled out. There’s an area call “ruin-strewn precipice” it’s a series of ladders leading up, up, up from Liurnia onto the Altus Plateau. About halfway up the ladders is a land octopus. These octopi are almost exclusively near water, but here is one way up a series of ladders, but why? I don’t know. I don’t know how it got there, but Miyazaki or someone at From Software does. There’s a reason the sea-level creature is 500 feet up this ladder, but I’ll never know, at least not without being explicitly told so. Any this is one of a hundred tiny mysteries in a game full of enormous, God-sized mysteries. Elden Ring invoked for me similar feelings of awestruckness that I haven’t felt since my first playthrough of Morrowind. It’s an action adventure RPG, it’s a horror game, mystery/puzzle solving game, a walking/riding sim, a platformer, an open-world, a gladiator sim… it’s many things all in one, all with a one time purchase price. A game that can be terrifying, beautiful, frustrating, fun, sad, and epic all at the same time. Masterpiece is overused, but ER is nothing short of it. I’m still playing it, and the DLC will help me squeeze a lot more out of it.

[@LegendaryDrops]

It really is a beautiful game but not in a traditional game design sense.

[@john80944]

I think it's the moment that I realized the stone obelisks which give you map fragments are actually different assets. The scripts on the stones are actually different. Then I found out people have done the translation and they're actually plot-relevant. That is the kind of moments how I remember Elden Ring. It's a great Souls game, but it's like a book written in a continent's form.

[@PerfectSense77]

I LOVE Elden Ring but the quest system is stupid. You cannot tell me that the majority of players found Blaidd just by exploring. Most people would have had to look it up because it’s so obscure. Which kinda defeats the purpose of having no markers. I’m fine with having no markers but we should at least be given clearer instructions on what to do next rather than just sort of having to stumble on the next quest point by blind luck a lot of the time, if you find it at all.

[@k2k4]

I actually remember an awful lot of Elden Ring. I remember playing through Limgrave, the swampy area afterwards, the endless mountainside, the fire giant boss. I remember carefully killing my way through crypts and going through that horrifying red plague swamp after teleporting into a cave full of spider people who would cheap shot you. I remember spending hours farming experience by slow killing a giant slug of a dragon that you could reset and still get the exp from it by running back to the nearby campfire before it finished dying. I remember feeling that the exploration in the game is so great because it feels like you're playing an open world zelda game, and the disappointment when you realize that the secrets you know about the game will ruin the experience as you now will always want those items no matter how you're trying to play through the game (best katana, skill locations, best armor, etc). But what I can't remember is how to play boss fights. It's weird, I try to fight even the easiest boss in that keep just past limgrave and he whoops my butt for 30 minutes and I just gave up then. I can't remember that guys name either, just that he says 'foul tarnished' before he jumps down at you and that he shares a voice actor with the twins father from ffxiv which is neat.

[@thomaswilson8022]

Woooooah! NEW character!? New game plus 7 here checking in, I thought we was all stats at 80ing the dlc lmao

[@D4RW1N1SM]

Welp looks like I'm going to go play Eldenj Ring now.

[@arkdelta637]

For me, the beauty of Elden Ring was in going on this journey during which you become jaded about the world it's set in. And in the end, you get to have a full confrontation with it.

[@ceci_ferrando]

I knew this game was something else the moment I descended underground through a meteorite impact site and found remains of ancient cities under a false night sky, so stratified that there are literal archaeologists out there trying to make sense of them. I wish I could re-live that and many other in-game moments for the first time.

[@carpetlayenful]

I played again after a couple starting stalls. When I remembered, "Not everyone is fated to be or even be seen. The passed and forgotten. Must not had The Fillmore." LMAO! I could not help myself. The theatre joke was right there.

[@cfh23666]

Damn that short term, maybe just need more head injuries or drugs to make my playthrough a new one every time lol. I can vividly remember most every part of the game, but I’m a lore diver with a good memory. It’s hard to forget.

[@ex0stasis72]

For me. Elden Ring was so great because critical moments of greatness are designed to be missed entirely by large swaths of the player base. And experiencing those moments of greatness felt all the more special since it feels like I figured out something that I didn't feel guided to.

[@LegendaryDrops]

Love that

[@frizzman1991]

unimportant but just so you know - Siofra is pronounced shee-oh-fra Kale is pronounced call-ay

[@MixMeister5000]

I still haven't done my first playthrough!

[@Travar1410]

I purposely try not to "remember" every single thing in games... just so i can go back and play them again. That's how i make games last many years. I don't play them for straight YEARS, but, it's cool going back to older games and having a "newish" experience again. It's not totally the same as the first time, but very fun nonetheless

[@Someone-lg6di]

Believe God Rick great rube mentions a tower and bridge thats how I found it beflcause whil3 exploring found a bridge with 2 giants on it and ran away earlier

[@Personalinfo404]

Lies of P made me forget Elden Ring. Im not even a "souls player" but I put 100 hours in ER as my first souls experience, beat it out of spite because after the 40th hour the magic was kind of gone. Proceeded to put 65 hours into LOP and got depression when I finished it.

[@marybdrake1472]

It's funny that so many publishers have in their heads that people don't want slow burn games. That's the majority of my library. Shows what they bloody well know.

[@oscaroska7613]

For me Bloodborne

[@davidludwig7501]

Same. What a gem. I'm still waiting for Bloodborne to return to the console.

[@twostickzach1739]

BB is the GOAT

[@giganticimpact8941]

BB is burned into my mind to the point to where I could get past Gascoigne without going to the hunters dream, trick is to pick up the few oil/fire pots in the area (and the saw spear in the sewer) get him to 2nd phase and kill him with 3 oil and fire pots.

[@someguy6152]

Personally I just suck at explaining the reason, it doesn't help that the whole thing is the reason, it's not one or two things that I like about it, it's all of it, the exploration, the boss fights, the mystery of the lore, yes I do read descriptions and look at the environment for story pieces, the build customization, the huge awe inspiring open world. I always loved trying to figure out the lore from the things that we can find in the game, though in Souls games it was quite a bit easier since they were a lot more linier, I still pieced together most of the story on my own, which I than confirmed by KZbin videos on the lore of Elden Ring. To use EA's stupid quote but in a proper context, Elden Ring makes you feel a "sense of pride and accomplishment" in everything you do in the game, beating a boss, figuring out lore, finding secrets, exploring and finding cool stuff, items, spells, dungeons. I remember so many times thinking "there's no way they actually hid something over here, who would think to even come here" and there was something there, some times it was something cool and unique, sometimes just some useful material, sometimes it was rubbish, and sometimes there would be nothing at all, but the fact that you didn't know which dark corner of which place might have some crazy new thing to discover.

[@Sl0ppyJ0s]

The story bosses and main lore side bosses for sure. I loved them and enjoyed mastering their moves and slaughtering them.

[@PulsatingHyena]

I put the game down shortly after I killed Godrick the Grafted. Just got busy with other things and lost intrest. I think its finally time to hop back in and give it the ol college try.

[@AA_OnTheEdge]

To me, the sense of exploration definitely comes first. The game before Elden Ring giving me the same level of satisfaction exploring and discovering things was STON.

[@riv4196]

Interesting. I remember a lot about Elden Ring. Granted, I have played it through a few times. Perhaps the issue you see here is because of the sheer breadth of the game. Being unable to remember a lot of it may just be that. Being unable to describe it to others could just be a mixture of the inability to store so much information after such a large experience, and a linguistic issue in conveying that in the abcence of many concrete memorable (in the moment) examples.

[@Past_Reflection]

Very well put thoughts on the game

[@beeshings]

"No no, listen: using summons, shields, heavy armor, greases and magic is cheating... Anyway, the game sucks because it's too hard."

[@CMA777]

Aging. Happens to all of us!

[@BeenznSkwash]

My best memory of this game is my first time killing Radahn a week after the game came out. Literally jumped out of my seat

[@Ocean5ix]

My biggest memory from Elden Ring is entering Siofra River. I found ER to be the weirdest Souls games to me. The first playthrough is so "wow... WOW.. THAT'S CRAZY" but after I beat it and played it again I felt for the first time in a Souls game that I could never reach that same "high" again, which is something that, believe or not, never happened to me with one of their games aside from Dark Souls 2 and Sekiro. To me personally, it's very hard to judge a FromSouls game just by it's first playthrough, I know it sounds unfair but.. I simply cannot. Every single one of these games are immensely replayable for a multitude of reasons but a big one is that they all feel concise and focused. Elden Ring is so well made that it's a bloated game that doesn't feel bloated when you first play it, but when you replay it, it suddenly hits you like a truck. It's biggest features are also it's biggest gimmicks. The open world becomes a bit of a slog now that you know where everything you want for your build is located. There's no reason to explore. That could be fixed if Fromsoftware had as much care for their NG+ modes as Team Ninja has with Nioh, for example. Elden Ring BEGS for a native randomizer mode that changed the placement of items and enemies. Then there's the dungeons, that on subsequent playthroughs feel more and more like Bloodborne Chalice Dungeons, except a lot of them are mandatory for smithing items. Then there's the reused bosses. So after replaying it once I realized that if I stripped the game of all of it's biggest features (biggest gimmicks) what would remain is pretty much Dark Souls 3. The thing is, while Elden Ring has amazing lore, I found DS3 more memorable and... charismatic. So I would rather just replay Dark Souls 3.. or even better, Bloodborne. That said, I do believe Elden Ring's first playthrough is Fromsoftware's magnum opus. But I won't cry for a second if they decide to scale back to more focused, linear but interconnected games that almost have a metroidvania vibe in terms of level design.

[@aroudingo]

You keep thinking…”man this elevator must be about to end…right…right????” And then you see everything open up and notice just how MASSIVE the area is

[@Ocean5ix]

@@aroudingoYea.. I'd say it's one of the most memorable moments in gaming to me. Realizing there's an entire map under the map.

[@Jbswe]

@@Ocean5ixdid you see what he said about the dlc? They said that it will be a smaller more dense map apparently it’s gonna be their magnum opus dlc with 30+ songs confirmed in the ost more then all of ds3

[@GuruChaz]

Because there is more fighting, loot, and exploring than there is story. I don't know what the hell is going on either and I stopped playing about 60-70% into the game. Haven't even finished yet due to getting sidetracked months ago.

[@ManlyTear]

Imma throw a criticism for the quest/narrative design over here, because ofc no game is perfect and let's be real, the VAST MAJORITY of players really don't play this game for the quests or story. It suffers from such an extreme ambiguity to the point that it leads players to just follow the wiki, which is the biggest immersion breaker of all ~ game could rly use a journal. Like, ppl used journals since they had paper & knew how to write, idk why having one would be considered hand holding. The 1st thing I got told 'en mass by the souls community regarding if I can complete most quests as a veteran RPG fan that likes exploring pretty much everywhere, they basically casually told me to "just look them up" , which was kinda wild to me just how normalized that became for them. "I mean what gives? I thought we were in it for the immersion & non-handholding here, why break that in the most extreme way?" ~ I thought. Many, many hrs later into the game I understood why so just ended up doing the same, lol. They gave me the common solution to one of the game's issues, but the wild part to me was that at the same time, they did it while denying that it's a problem. Like guys (not referring to you btw, mostly the more...fanatical side of the souls community)... I get it... we have precious titles and devs we're all very emotionally attached to, but blind fanaticism towards ain't the way. You can acknowledge the problems of even some of your fav games out there while still admitting how in spite of all that, the overall experience is a wonderful one ~ and certainly is with ER, just that some tweaks here & there could always be improved. Big is not always better either, cause even this game has TONS of repetitive content, dungeons, bosses, bosses turned into elite mobs later, etc and I sometimes think how it didn't rly need to be open world to deliver the experience it intended. After all, on future playthroughs, you'll be way more prone to skip the content which you remember won't rly give you anything (narratively or gear wise or exp wise) ,which is actually.... a pretty large portion of the game , lol. But yea , my 2 cents . Now time to replay it myself with a cool black apostle faith/str black flame build , hehe.

[@dotsdb6602]

Thats called getting old brotha man

[@LeCalmar]

Elden Ring really reminded me of Ocarina of Time. Nice to see I'm not the only one.

[@wickedwitch5909]

I love how much you love games

[@Bigbluedragon9]

It's funny you talk about the stuff of exploration I hate the most in Elden Ring. There can be npcs telling you where they will go or which area they want you to go. Thats not a new conzept and old games did this, it's a lot better than fromsoftwares "rendom" placement. It is to big for the designers to make the dungeons and bosses very original or at least better. I was going though it again for the dlc again as well and it reinforced my criticism. And everytime I enter a dungeon I'm anoied, thats for me a sign that the dungeons arn't that well designed. I would have loved it if the world would be half the sice and have a quarter of the dungeons with better content instead.

[@gottinrod]

ER goes hard...music, visuals,combat,exploration, pvp, etc everything is just stellar. Literally the only problem it has is the coop multiplayer mechanics, which are needlesly obtuse and janky. And still the worst part about it is still good, could be a lot better but it still works fine.

[@sergioburgos4397]

Zelda Ocarina of Time is the best game ever made, souls games can thank it for its lock on system

[@LegendaryDrops]

It really was a game so far ahead of its time. So many systems and design philosophies are still used in games today.

[@booleaninfernusstudios5352]

And every open world game as well for it's open worldedness

[@richmaggi6340]

It’s hard to describe because it’s an emotional experience tied to the deeper limbic parts of the brain that involve more irrational experiences like love and obsession.

[@2fingacriminal]

its because its GOOD, its because the devs PUT IN A MODICUM OF EFFORT

[@Lordparable]

it felt like a gamers pilgrimage

[@sinner5452]

Elden Ring surely does great job with encouraging player with curiosity, and revard some who sate it. Thats one of the greatest part of the game, the reason why its not just another open world RPG. But Great runes, a thing that is a core plot point, have 3 or so ingame tutorial articles and even prompted directly after you obtain your first great rune, is not a great example of that, sorry LD xD

[@BradynSkibble]

Nice shirt bro

[@lowbearful]

yep the game world is huge, almost too big. you will get to a certain point in a playthrough where your build is strong enough to easily handle the rest of the game, then it quickly loses it's appeal. thankfully you get plenty of respecs so there's no real need to do everything more than once if you wanted to try a different build I would certainly get bored having to level again with a new character

[@DourFlower]

God I wish that was me

[@via_negativa6183]

I've been playing video games longer than most gamers have been alive and eldin ring is in my top 5 video games of all time... Let alone the last decade. I say this as some one who was absolutely sick of souls games at the point it came out also.

[@sniperfity2327]

I think we might just be getting old 😂

[@somedude5353]

Elden Ring is difficult in that it provides no guidance. That’s fine, no need to shit on it. It’s like your other video on Path of Exile, for me, Elden Ring is a game that requires a guide to play or it won’t be played at all.

[@aroudingo]

As of 31/05/24 I have just hit 3K hours in Elden Ring, and this month I have started another playthrough where I collect EVERY SINGLE WEAPON TWICE (where possible without NG+) So that when I hop into the DLC I can have anything o want to. roleplay with and experiment.

[@SpadeApeiron]

Lol you're an anomaly my guy ~ I remember Elden ring to be the most memorable fantasy world I thought I never wanted to see until I saw. I can easily describe Elden ring like i can describe monster hunter world/Rise & to some extent Hades 2 or Dragon's dogma 2. It is as simple Weapon mastery Porn game with Beautiful Creature design and intricate world building !

[@poleve5409]

looking at the wrong game. BOTW is the one that's influential and directly influenced elden ring

[@LuciferHunter-kt7pm]

I just started the video but based on the thumbnail BLASPHEMY!! BLASPHEMER!!

[@maggic1989]

I disliked the video based on the name... Your explanation of everything was sick. Dude thank You

[@TheOneGreat]

I played it for a year and got 400 hours out of my first play through. So, no. lol

[@jessicahiga9870]

😂 Lets be honest here, the Mimic Tear IS easy mode

[@Jay-Slick]

Ayo what armor is that at 7:54?

[@rapterminator3225]

vulgar militia

[@tannersandusky2621]

Vulgar militia I’m pretty sure, if not that then the Aristocrats coat but idk really it’s been a minute

[@julianl1985]

as someone with autism i can't really relate

[@riandickson5130]

While I do love Elden Ring, it feels so much more like a game to me than Dark Souls 3 did. I always feel like I'm not as engaged in the Elden Ring story as I was the DS3 story. Especially the opening boss fight. DS3 has Iudex Gundyr. A fun fight with an amazing song. Elden Ring had.... a Grafted Scion that your supposed to die to. I dont really recall the music being noteworthy. Then Soldier of Godrick if you do the tutorial pathway after the scion. Every boss in DS3 to me felt like it meant something with relatively unique enemies as the bosses, the music for each boss feeling special and designed specifically for that boss. Elden Ring bosses were mostly just copy paste overworked enemies with a boss bar and no unique music for the bosses. I love both but I think I'll always prefer DS3 over Elden Ring. DS3 just felt... more satisfying to overcome. Elden Ring doesn't feel as rewarding to me for beating a part that gives me lots of trouble because I could get stuck, go farm for a while come back and win, barely get anything worth talking about for succeeding finally and feeling kinda empty about it. I domt remember that feeling occurring during my play of DS3

[@AeroZephron]

Elden Ring 2?

[@flowgy]

LMAO, elden ring is Dark Souls 3 re-skinned Ubisoft clone with half a story. It not that deep, Ubisoft makes great games, other devs simply copy the formula.

[@Novskyy621]

Because its good

[@ekcman]

The best way to tell how good a game is, by telling how bad other games are. By comparing each aspect you will know what make a game good and what not. Good boss fight >> how bad the boss fight is in XXX games Good art design >> how bad the art is in other high fidelity games Good gameplay >> how cluncky is in other action games Good live service >> any game other than Helldivers. Good DLC >> Day one DLC, anyone?

[@LegendaryDrops]

To some extent, though, I think Elden Ring does enough on its own that other games haven't which makes it incomparable at times.

[@alexandrustefanmiron7723]

You played too much WF in the past month!

[@illogik]

You must’ve sped thru the game and not taken your time to enjoy and appreciate it.

[@draufgeschissen]

the game was unnecassary large with too much noting in between and loads of copy pasta

[@waffleswafflson3076]

You may only reply to this post if you defeated pre-nerf Radahn with no summons, no bells. Like a man.

[@dzengiztafa510]

Sure sure

[@Someone-lg6di]

Did

[@A-1-Sawce]

Nope.

[@DonovanGG__]

For anyone clicking on the video, don’t bother. Bro is talking in circles for 20+ minutes🥱😴😴

[@Mr.K2022]

I enjoy him talking so don’t care

[@aroudingo]

Elden Ring made me feel like a kid again… ever since I played DS1 each new Fromsoft souls game has completely reinvigorated my love for games. It’s such a special feeling, as we get older it’s harder and harder to find games that make us feel such wonder and excitement