I downloaded Elden Ring last night and stayed up until 2 AM messing around with it. I've barely scratched the surface, but so far my review would be: it's not Bloodborne, but it looks like From Software nailed it again. I think it's going to be a ton of fun.
I'm in the "no quest log, please" camp. From games are all about atmosphere, dieg…
I downloaded Elden Ring last night and stayed up until 2 AM messing around with it. I've barely scratched the surface, but so far my review would be: it's not Bloodborne, but it looks like From Software nailed it again. I think it's going to be a ton of fun.
I'm in the "no quest log, please" camp. From games are all about atmosphere, diegetic storytelling, danger at all times, and no hand-holding - you really might not win. They walk the fine line between "challenging" and "frustrating" better than anyone. Before I played Dark Souls all my favorite games were RPGs from the 80s and 90s. But now Bloodborne, Dark Souls and Demon's Souls are definitely all in the top five.
My only complaint, so far, is that Elden Ring may have moved TOO MUCH towards the Assassin's Creed style you're talking about. There's a crafting mechanism (which I haven't used yet but am dreading a little - scarcity has always been a big part of what makes From games successful, and this might wreck that) and there's stealth, which you almost have to use. It's not that the stealth isn't fun, it's just that it isn't any more fun than it is in, say, Skyrim, and (in the early parts of the game at least) is really easy. Some of the danger of other From games is sanded off, and some of the familiar action/adventure tropes are present.
Then again, I've played almost nothing of it so far. I'm looking forward to tucking the kids in bed tonight and getting back at it.
I'm genuinely glad to hear that. Most of last night I spend stealth-ing around some guard camp, backstabbing everyone. It was fun enough, but it's something I've done in plenty of other games.
I've got almost 20 hours in, I played it pretty much as much as I could over the weekend, and I can't wait to get back to it after work today. It's the best game I've played since the original Dark Souls but that's an understatement because Elden Ring is honestly astonishing.
I didn't even know it was coming out until like two days ago. It's fun going from "unaware a thing exists" to "desperately salivating in your desire to have that thing" to "having that thing" in a few hours. Doesn't happen much.
I was going to hold off because I bought Horizon: Forbidden West last week and yikes, what bad timing for that game to come out a week before Elden Ring. It went from being the hot topic of conversation to disappearing overnight.
I downloaded Elden Ring last night and stayed up until 2 AM messing around with it. I've barely scratched the surface, but so far my review would be: it's not Bloodborne, but it looks like From Software nailed it again. I think it's going to be a ton of fun.
I'm in the "no quest log, please" camp. From games are all about atmosphere, diegetic storytelling, danger at all times, and no hand-holding - you really might not win. They walk the fine line between "challenging" and "frustrating" better than anyone. Before I played Dark Souls all my favorite games were RPGs from the 80s and 90s. But now Bloodborne, Dark Souls and Demon's Souls are definitely all in the top five.
My only complaint, so far, is that Elden Ring may have moved TOO MUCH towards the Assassin's Creed style you're talking about. There's a crafting mechanism (which I haven't used yet but am dreading a little - scarcity has always been a big part of what makes From games successful, and this might wreck that) and there's stealth, which you almost have to use. It's not that the stealth isn't fun, it's just that it isn't any more fun than it is in, say, Skyrim, and (in the early parts of the game at least) is really easy. Some of the danger of other From games is sanded off, and some of the familiar action/adventure tropes are present.
Then again, I've played almost nothing of it so far. I'm looking forward to tucking the kids in bed tonight and getting back at it.
Don't worry about the stealth. It's truly a minor feature.
I'm genuinely glad to hear that. Most of last night I spend stealth-ing around some guard camp, backstabbing everyone. It was fun enough, but it's something I've done in plenty of other games.
You liking Elden Ring so far?
I've got almost 20 hours in, I played it pretty much as much as I could over the weekend, and I can't wait to get back to it after work today. It's the best game I've played since the original Dark Souls but that's an understatement because Elden Ring is honestly astonishing.
I didn't even know it was coming out until like two days ago. It's fun going from "unaware a thing exists" to "desperately salivating in your desire to have that thing" to "having that thing" in a few hours. Doesn't happen much.
I was going to hold off because I bought Horizon: Forbidden West last week and yikes, what bad timing for that game to come out a week before Elden Ring. It went from being the hot topic of conversation to disappearing overnight.