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Elden Ring: Breath of the From Software
So basically imagine Dark Souls but also a huge open world to explore. That's this game. You have an awesome horse with a double jump, and mounted combat is fun. You can stealth around really effectively too. The map is huge and beautiful and a joy to explore, and also everywhere you turn it is absolutely stuffed with things that would love nothing more than to murder you.
This is the kind of game that puts a huge guy on horseback right in your path as soon as you step into the open world. He is basically unkillable at that point in the game. Presumably this is to teach you that you don't have to fight everything you come across when you come across it, but also it's classic "get fucked" From Software. This is the kind of game that gives you an objective at the beginning and a glowing trail to follow, but if you follow it at the beginning of the game you will have your face caved in by the hardest intro From boss I personally have seen. Personally I finally beat him after like 16hrs of open worlding around and tooling up.
So yea. It's just incredibly good imo. I know a couple other people here are playing it currently, so here's a place to talk about it.
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The very little video I've seen, I've been pretty good about spoilers, shows that guy wrecking you. Which is a pretty classic From trope... but you have to say there are going to be a lot of new folks in this one and it's very bold to do that sort of thing still, this deep into now being a popular and relatively high selling developer.
From what I understand, the GRRM is early stage worldbuilding collab not like proper game writing. I believe Miyazaki is a huge GRRM fan.
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GRRM: ARE YOU READY FOR SOME FOOTBALL
It is a -great- game so far. Absolutely captivating. And it is far, far better than Breath of the Wild which is, next to Half-Life 2, the most overrated game of all time.
After fiddling around for an hour I went with Warrior. I liked dex characters in Souls and Bloodborne. I’ve played for about five hours and I’m already doing the early grinding, those dudes at the camp seem like a good spot to do so. That freaked me out when that dude brought out that giant horn and called like 25 guys.
I’m also working on that mini dungeon with the imps. What a cool little area. The fire traps were brilliant. The dog statue just keeps kicking my ass.
So far it’s more -entertaining- than other From titles. Everything is more refined and better tuned. The production design is among the best I’ve ever seen in a video game.
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Anyway, back to Elden Ring. Very excited, I always have these ambitious build ideas but fall back on like sword and shield. I've never run magic in one of these.
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My son (18) got it on launch day on Steam and has effectively monopolized the PC. I'm getting a copy for PS4 and can't wait to get started. I haven't delved into the Souls games since beating Demon's Souls on PS3 (and getting a good part through some "new game +" mode) many moons ago, but it feels like the right time to dive back in.
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Who doesn't love endless driving on a boat?Michael Barnes wrote: Half-Life 2, the most overrated game of all time.
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Frohike wrote: VaatiVidya does beat that mounted boss at the beginning, but it takes some work...
My son (18) got it on launch day on Steam and has effectively monopolized the PC. I'm getting a copy for PS4 and can't wait to get started. I haven't delved into the Souls games since beating Demon's Souls on PS3 (and getting a good part through some "new game +" mode) many moons ago, but it feels like the right time to dive back in.
I beat him 20hrs later and it felt pretty good to get that revenge

Also be on the lookout for ways to get down 0_0
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Still can’t beat the fucking dog. Or the troll that one shottted me in the tunnels. I did kill the beast man so yay?
I was doing the double scimitar thing but infound a spiked flail and well…it’s now a +3 spiked flail. I have no idea if it’s supposed to be crap or not but I like it OK so far.
The mushroom kingdom gone bad area freaked me out. Along with the ghost town. I mean what the hell Miyazaki?
Still don’t know what the deal is with the jellyfish graveyard, I feel like I missed something there.
Margit the Fell or whatever….fuuuuuuck no. Even with the floppy hat wizard he just squishes me. Maybe 10 hours or so from now.
It’s still early but yes this is in best video game ever made teritory. No other video game has felt as much like classic D&D, that’s for sure.
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Beat the troll too- used another gem that shot magic missiles. They stunned him.
Didn’t even pop a flask.
Found the Siofra River area, the descent was breathtaking. This game has some of the best depictions of “Underdark” I’ve ever seen. Ghost minotaurs, GTFO.
Twin blade, meh. Rocking a Quality +3 flail now and it’s good.
Think I might work on the tree sentinel today.
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