I started Elden Ring Oct 2023. Never played on a PlayStation or used a game controller. So I bought one. I completed Ranni’s Quest early Feb 2024. Just completed Frenzied Flame ending, now started Fia’s Quest NG+3. To become Elden Lord. I have pre-ordered DLC and so excited about it. I have all the legendary talismans, weapons , sorceries and incantations etc. I am 63 in May this year and my grandson thinks I’m the greatest grandma ever! Come on gamers, for all of you who are struggling with Elden Ring… If I can do it anyone can.
NICE!!! Everyone no matter there age needs to experience this masterpiece. This had a monstrous impact on gaming as a whole and will be remembered for decades to come.
I spent about 200 hours in my first play through on Series X so when I finished Malenia I was all done for about a year and a half. Then when I got my PS5 I thought I’ll buy another copy and do a second run in anticipation of the DLC… I’m about 70 hours into this one. It is EVERY BIT as amazing as the first time. Ugh. I love it.
I'm so close to buying Elden Ring for my PS5, after completing the game a month or two ago on the Steam Deck(224 hours to complete and currently 250 hours). Every day I want to return to the Lands Between....but damn that game got infuriatingly hard at times lol. It was absolutely brutal. I do think it will be an advantage to play on a 50" TV instead of a 7" screen though.
I started a playthrough recently as well. It is amazing how well I am doing in my second playthrough even with a very different starting build. I beat stormveil in under 20 hours and even cleared some of caelid before going for liurnia.
I'm on my 5th playthrough and loving it as much as ever. Nothing beats that first playthrough but with everything you learn about the game it gets more fun replaying as you know the .mechanics. so many builds to try too.
Absolutely do not change the story telling. I love Lies Of P as well, but this formula Elden Ring uses has been its fundamentals through the whole Dark Souls franchise. If you want a story based souls like, they're plenty to play. However, there is only one Elden Ring, so lets not tamper with it.
Agreed. I liked Lies of P but I thought the story was only ok, the world looked the same throughout and was boring. I'm glad Matty likes the ending too, but I found it corny to the point of unironic laughter.
he isn't really asking to change the storytelling just give a little more "straightforward" story telling for players that don't want to involve themself deeper in the lore, imo they done that very well in Sekiro and it doesn't compromise on the original storytelling style.
I absolutely agree with you about spirit summons. They're in the game for a reason. If you don't want to use them. Don't. But Miyazaki said this was to get the most approachable Souls game. And, for a reason. They made it to appeal to both longtime players but new initiates...those seeking extremely hard challenges and those who want help. And there's crossover in all categories. It seems some people don't want Soul's games to be playable by those they describe as casuals. This is a ploy to keep Soul's games as niche games with the reputation of being too incredibly hard that only the best hard-core gamers are up to the challenge. So, they have a list of things they say "real gamers" would never do. Can't use magic. Can't cheese a boss off a cliff. Can't summon, spirit or otherwise. No farming...which isn't just for runes and levels but for items, so they can stuff it. No bleed builds. No tank builds. It would be better to get a list of what these "superior" players think is ok. Bottom line, this gatekeeping only exists to push people away and limit those playing the game to those they think are worthy. They call themselves pros and veterans and whatever. I'm longtime Soul's player, since 2009. I platinum my games and help others. I want more people playing. And if the game allows it and it's legitimate, then play you're way. Imagine missing out on the fun of summoning.
I totally agree with your statement, and I want everyone to play souls games and not gatekeep it. That being said, using summons makes the game much less enjoyable and it seriously stunts skill growth, and even though I believe there's no wrong way to play this game and every way is very fun, being good at the game makes it way more fun
Meh, the gate keeping for the souls game you listed is absolutely real. But it's not as big as its made out to be. The people saying that stuff a small minority that are very vocal & meme comments from people who actually don't follow those rules. I didn't use summoning at all in my first playthrough. I used them in my second to try them, then didn't use them again. It's in the game, use it if you want. If someone complains about it, unless they were a lead game designer for Elden Ring (literally the most awarded game ever), then their opinions are just a standard dumb internet opinion.
@@Stuphy1147the only problem I have with summons is that you don’t really get a chance to learn the bosse’s patterns and how to bait out attacks based on positioning, instead you just run up behind and smack the boss on the ass while your summon is distracting them lol. I have used summons myself though lol
I beat the game about a week ago and I’m honestly glad I have it a chance. Was really hard to get into at first but once i got into it and understood how you get better at the game and fully immerse myself in the lore it goes form a good game to a masterpiece
I don't need to be hand fed the story. Elden Ring has been compelling to me for the past 2 years because of the way you have to piece together the lore to interpret the story. I don't think Fromsoftware needs to learn anything from Lies of P.
As someone who only dabbled in FromSoft games a little bit before Elden Ring, this game really became my favorite game of all time.. wasn't expecting it at all. What a first play-through experince I had with this game. Can't wait for Shadow Of The Erdtree!
Elden Ring made me pull out a honest to god physical journal to keep up with the quest and lore, and I won’t it have it any other way (I now have a leather bound journal for my Lands Between adventure, and it’s honestly pretty cool just by itself). Would I love to have a miniseries/movies/animated movies/novels accompanying the series in the future? Absolutely. But when I’m playing the game I’d like to put the puzzle together myself. I love lies of P as well, but that’s a different experience.
I think the brilliance of elden ring is that they made the game so appealing for souls veterans and new players. They kept the same souls DNA, added new mechanics and made it open world, and added an “easy mode” by allowing you to summon. They did such a great job of making a game to appeal to new and veteran players, and that’s a big reason why it did so well imo.
It's this kind of opinion that made Dark Souls so unappealing to a lot of gamers. Summoning is certainly not 'easy mode' for most gamers, and to suggest so is nonsense. Elitist comments like this are what put most people off as it makes normal gamers feel inadequate in some way. No one should feel like they're resorting to easy mode when they're just using an intended game mechanic in an intentionally difficult game. FYI no one is impressed that you're too good at From Soft games to lower yourself to using summons
@@kgfire247 I complimented the game for making it more accessible for new players by adding a mechanic that makes the game easier. I never at any point said using summons is wrong. I think summons are a great thing. How am I being elitist? In your reply you assumed that I’m judging someone for using summons by calling it “easy mode”, which I never actually did. Calling it “easy mode” doesn’t mean I’m judging players…
From will never do a straight front to back story. There is so much lore in game that the best part about them is you get to fill in your own blanks on certain things.
I'm a very casual gamer, I usually play games on the easiest setting, just to relax, but even I loved Elden Ring, albeit for a different reason compared to others. Elden Ring was the first Soulslike game that I played and while I'll still remain a casual, I'll definitely check out Shadow of the Erdtree and From Software's future games. I want to relax, but it taught me that a good challenge is welcome from time to time, to spice things up.
I would highly recommend sekiro, its my favorite from game and probably the best single player video game experience I had ever. Took me 80 hours to beat but was beautiful.
Elden ring is one of the best fantasy games I’ve ever played. 60 hours in and at volcano manor, killing enemies and exploring. The game constantly kicks your ass but it also is very satisfying when you succeed. Like finding a new way to fight an enemy.
I like to play games on "easy mode". I like rpgs and stories, but i get anxiety when i have to sweat through a game; an extreme challenge provides stress for me, not enjoyment. One thing i liked about Elden Ring is that I could virtually do whatever I wanted to level up and make bosses/areas easier. I put in at least 100 hours trying to cheese as much as I could. Died a lot, but wasnt put off the game, since I could just go do something else. I still wish there was an easy mode selector, but this was the next best thing.
Take from me who's played a lot of Souls games: Elden Ring is easily the most accessible Souls game out because you're free to leave and come back unlike the prior games where you're locked into a section until the boss is dead.
It's was as monumental as ocarina of time for me. 12 year old me was blown away at the scale of OoT. 38 year old me was equally blown away by the epic scale of Elden Ring.
Best game ever by a wide margin to me. The fromsoft formula is what I have always been looking for. I just never knew it until I picked up my first fromsoft game ( elden ring ). I've since played them all. I play on pc. I actually bought a ps5 only so I could play bloodborne and demons souls. That is my addiction level. Oh yeah and I have already scheduled the day the DLC comes out off from work. Haha
@Diabeticninja90 I actually took 10 years off of gaming as I got married, bought house, and had 2 kids. Elden ring brought me back and I am sad I missed all that time. Now I'm back and loving it more than ever, thanks to fromsoftware.
Ive been buying these games since i was a teenager and I really had no idea this many people were going to love elden ring Its just so crazy to me that the super small niche game demons souls that i got when i was 13 would evolve into something this massive its so cool :) UMBASA
Fromsoft is absolutely one of the best developers out there today! Elden Ring is one of the best games ever made! They just keep getting better and better with each release and it’s been like that since Demon’s Souls! Shadow of the Erdtree is absolutely my most anticipated release of 2024 and it isn’t even close! Can’t wait! \[T]/
i put 120 hours into my first elden ring playthrough a month after launch and it was great! My first souls like game and still the only one I've liked after trying DS3 and DS remastered. I sunk in another 30 hours into my first new game + right after my first run, but got bored quickly. Now I'm picking up where I left off, just about to reach the fire giant and then its off to the haligtree and pursuing Mogh lord of blood.
Wow, you liked elden ring, but not ds3? Ds3 is incredible! Maybe try Bloodborne if you have a ps4/ps5, it's also unreal. Ds1 and ds2 show their age, so you may not enjoy those as much. Lies of P is also awesome!
Despite not having a single clue about the lore, even after watching lore videos, I think the style of story telling works very well in ER. Would I love to understand what’s going on? Sure! Would I change it? Nope
The thing I love most about the souls games is that they're building a world and building up characters rather than a "first this happens then this happens" story. I love trying to decode the lore to figure out the big picture.
Regardless of how you feel about the difficulty spikes and health issue, this game is badass and super epic, the bosses are intimidating, and the open world is gorgeous
Start from Dark souls 1-3, then play sekiro. Bloodborne and Demon souls if you have a ps5. Then do Lies of P, Wo long and maybe Nioh. Understand why the games are fun and loved. Just a heads up Elden Ring is the easiest souls game by Fromsoft, while Sekiro being the hardest.
What I love is they took that multiplayer Gameplay loop Souls fans love, and molded it into more of an in game system to manage rather than finding a certain spot and hoping other people meet up there to fight too.
There's a reason the story isnt laid out like a movie. "we leave the story in the background, so the player can invision their own story" they should stick to what makes them unique imo. If it ain't broke dont fix it.
15:42 Plague Tale may have the better story, but when it comes to gameplay between both video games it can't compete with Elden Ring, not even close imo. If Elden Ring is a open world game, Plague is a closed world game
I also started playing Elden Ring about a month ago,never played a Fromsoftware game before. I am now at NG+ 3 and this time I will try to 100% it. Im just a litle above 150h,and I cant wait for the DLC. I love the fact that you have no handholding and 1000 markers on the map,the feal of adventure and discover feals more real than in any game I ever play
Is it really as difficult as they say? I am so interested in the lore of this game and the bosses just look so badass to me, but I don’t want to pay full price for a game that I’m going to hate and frustrate me the entire time.
@@markusbosch2305 the games its very punishing if you refuze to learn it,there is no handholding,no outleveling bosses,no brute force your way to victory. In combat evry mistake it may be your last,even when fighting normal monsters. The game rewards greatly your learning of its mechanics,that beying building a character,exploration,or combat. On the other hand it will also punish you if you dont. So if you want a game that rewards your big brain,Elden Ring will give you an grandious adventure,for at least 200h
I’ve tried all of the fromsoft games but I’ve always stopped about halfway through. I’m just not into beating my head against a wall trying a boss 200 times. I’m on my 6th playthrough of elden ring. It’s the perfect game in every way. An absolute masterpiece and the best game of all time. It has the most genius difficulty system ever
If you couldn't beat the Dark Souls games, then you probably never really learned how to play these games. And as a result, you will never extract the same level of enjoyment and reward that those who do beat them achieve. And you are re-playing a game you beat before going and trying to beat those ones you didn't? How boring. You get out only as much enjoyment as the effort you put in. Every boss fight is a dance. Learn the dance, or die.
@@SynathidyI’ve never really understood this perspective. No one can measure someone’s enjoyment of a game because it’s entirely subjective. I also never said I was going to go back and replay the other games either, they just aren’t for me. I think my 300 plus hours of gameplay would say that I enjoy this game just as much as someone who beats it SL1.
@@Synathidyand I’ve obviously learned how to play the games because I’ve best eldren ring 3 times so far. Just because I used spirit ashes or ashes of war means something bad? I don’t understand, do you think the devs put all these amazing abilities in the game for no one to use? Everyone enjoys things differently. You can’t look down on other players due to how they enjoy the game. I’m just happy the game is successful and I think it’s cool people do crazy hard runs with self imposed rules. I also think it’s cool that you can come back to a hard boss later to have an easier time.
@@yeezkneezz6861 If you love Elden Ring you've probably gotten better at the type of game and shouldn't overlook Dark Souls 1...it's as much of a masterpiece as Elden Ring. Don't write it off! :) Enjoy
I loved lies of p ! I agree with you're points. But I also love how elden ring tells a story , I also loved sekiro story telling.. im fine with whatever the director decides to do. I trust fromsoftware.
Please don't suggest FromSoft change how they approach story telling. We don't need more hand holding, spoon fed type games. We love their games for a reason and appreciate the open to interpretation nature of the game. Then we have awesome youtubers like VaatiVidya that can break down the story if we wanna look into it. Elden Ring is an absolute classic for a reason and the other games were also amazing, not really sure they need to change much. FromSoft goes their own route and I appreciate that a ton. We don't need them to start doing what other devs do all the damn time lol
Elden Ring was my first "souls" game. I usually play games for a great story and narrative. However, Elden Ring was absolutely something special, even though there wasn't a traditional story and narrative. This is an amazing game. I restarted a new character to get back my "muscle memory" to get ready for the Shadow of the Erd Tree expansion.
I have been looking at Elden Ring since it came out. Seen friends play it, but I never really been a souls like type of person. The only ones I really played were Life of P and BloodBorne and only got halfway. I've been thinking of trying it for my steam deck, but is it worth the money for someone new to the series. I know you die constantly, but is it harder than other souls' games for newcomers to the genre? I do like a challenge, tho.
If there is one thing I hate about FromSoft, it´s the elitist part of the community. use your summons. Bleed everything. Do what´s working for you. These games are about exploration and overcoming challenges. These guys would tell Gandalf to throw away his staff otherwise "skill issue". Just have fun!
Funny thing is, i never even knew what a dark souls or soulsborne game was. I had wanted to play bloodborne but when i had a ps4 i didnt grt a chance to play it. I mainly bought elden ring because of the fire trailer and because grrm was involved. Little did i know, i was about to have the greatest gaming experience in the world since my first time playing final fatasy 3 (6) about 30 years ago. I love the battle system, the give and take, chess like system of movements is bar none for me. Introduced me to a whole new genre i never knew existed
I wonder why they don't do a berserk game and the final boss is Femto, they don't have to stick to the story, just the characters and how apostles look, because the human touch in the apostles design of berserk is just amazing
I Need to play play both my son has finished the pair of them Iv created a monster , I’m pretty sure my nursing home will be silent hill at this point, Matty great work keep it up lad
SWIM also knows what it feels like to have that crazy feeling when you can discover the game before the rest of the world thanks to the lovely gentlemen over at former YUZU.
Matty's over here trying to put VaatiVidya out of a job with that straightforward storytelling suggestion ;) Seriously though, I put like 350 hours into Elden Ring and finished the game 10 times in total on release (up to NG+7 and 2 fresh characters). I played on PC the first time round, but iv decided to switch to PS5 for Shadow of the Erdtree, so I'm getting the Platinum/100% on my second platform now. What an incredible game. I've played all of the FromSoftware souls games, including BB and Sekiro, but Elden Ring is definitely my favourite when it comes to relaxing and doing a quick boss run.
I love Elden Ring... love all the soulsborne to be honest. But I made the jump to Ps5 so I needed to have acharacter ready for the DLC which -I did this past weeks. And I still found so much new stuff that I didnt found in my original playthrough. I stll wanna keep playing but have to tore myself from it in order to prevent a highr level character for the dlc. At level 120 for those who would like to know.
Am I mistaken or have you never done a visit to the dark souls trilogy on this channel. Please tell me that’s on the agenda leading up to June for the release of the expansion.
Elden Ring changed me as a gamer. I used to think i was incapable of playing these types of games. "I dont have the patience for games that punish me constantly!" But actually, I really do. I don't have time for games that unfairly punish me. Elden Ring taught me to learn patterns and systems and to take my time. I loved it so much ive played it 5 times now. And I'm 15 hours into Bloodborne and im loving that too. Because of ER i just understand what's expected of me. I get it. And i love how Fromsoft make games. ER deserves to have sold 50m copies. 20m just doesn't sound enough. What's wrong with people!? 😂
The only thing that would make Elden Ring better would be a journal that tracks quest progress. Some side quests are nearly impossible to figure out without looking up a video.
That’s the point, Fromsoft has always done this to encourage community interaction, we all help each other figure out the secrets and puzzles in their games
I just finished a second replay a couple months ago..... And it was just as amazing as my 1st playthrough.... Though i may need to wait at least a year before a 3rd playthrough..
Honestly I don’t think a lot of elden ring holds up completely. It’s a good game but the game itself feels lackluster once the world is no longer mysterious and the bosses don’t feel like they hold the same level of satisfaction as past titles that I would get from say father Gascoigne, O&S, or abyss watchers. That said I have dlc preordered because it’ll be awesome and working on a character to take through the dlc since my first character is on ng+4
Elden Ring's one of if not the best game I've ever played as a decades long gamer and I admittedly have never been interested enough to delve deep in the lore or story. I think I like the mystery element to it all, it's like Aliens, you know F*** all about them in the first few films, but the more that's explained, the less interesting they become. Don't know if that analogy fits that well. Oh well.
Elden Ring evolved the series in all the right ways. It took everything they’ve done right in every game they’ve made and seamlessly injected it into an open world. It’s like the “peak” of everything FromSoft.
I remember after leaving stormveil castle and I almost reached the swamp and saw everything else at the vista. I lost my mind. It was magical and you can have crazy build. Its a top 5 game for me
Matty the lore is there man you just need to actually out effort in to find it. Its not going to spoonfeed you like Elder Scrolls will. You NEED to read item descriptions
he literally didn't say that there wasn't any lore he just said it would be better if they were more straightforward since not every player will put effort into reading items descriptions, it basically what they did with Sekiro
From soft worlds are always a story. It's just more archaeological in nature because you need to figure that story out. Dark Souls especially is very good with this. Every Pebble every statue every piece of loot is placed purposefully to show the story for those that are able to discover it
Shout out to Elden ring bought pretty much all the souls games but never made it past the first boss in most. After completing Elden I’ve done it in reverse order more or less
Thanks for coming back to such an old title and seeing if it still holds up.
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Nice joke dude, think of that all by yourself?
@@GhibliNova yes and thank you!
Is this his mom commenting ?
I started Elden Ring Oct 2023. Never played on a PlayStation or used a game controller. So I bought one. I completed Ranni’s Quest early Feb 2024. Just completed Frenzied Flame ending, now started Fia’s Quest NG+3. To become Elden Lord. I have pre-ordered DLC and so excited about it. I have all the legendary talismans, weapons , sorceries and incantations etc. I am 63 in May this year and my grandson thinks I’m the greatest grandma ever! Come on gamers, for all of you who are struggling with Elden Ring… If I can do it anyone can.
Hell yeah Granny!!!!!!!
Awesome
NICE!!! Everyone no matter there age needs to experience this masterpiece. This had a monstrous impact on gaming as a whole and will be remembered for decades to come.
@@UWG3 the whole experience is fantastic! It really is a masterpiece.
This is impressive..we need more people like you..this is cool👍
I spent about 200 hours in my first play through on Series X so when I finished Malenia I was all done for about a year and a half. Then when I got my PS5 I thought I’ll buy another copy and do a second run in anticipation of the DLC… I’m about 70 hours into this one. It is EVERY BIT as amazing as the first time. Ugh. I love it.
I'm so close to buying Elden Ring for my PS5, after completing the game a month or two ago on the Steam Deck(224 hours to complete and currently 250 hours). Every day I want to return to the Lands Between....but damn that game got infuriatingly hard at times lol. It was absolutely brutal. I do think it will be an advantage to play on a 50" TV instead of a 7" screen though.
Damn what an experience. I've just obsessively played for the last 2 years and I still haven't gotten bored lol
I started a playthrough recently as well. It is amazing how well I am doing in my second playthrough even with a very different starting build. I beat stormveil in under 20 hours and even cleared some of caelid before going for liurnia.
I'm on my 5th playthrough and loving it as much as ever. Nothing beats that first playthrough but with everything you learn about the game it gets more fun replaying as you know the .mechanics. so many builds to try too.
I did 2 ng+7 on 2 characters XD only game i beat 14 times
Awesome timing for this video. I had fallen off of it when it first came out. I started a new save after the DLC was announced and now I’m so hooked.
Same happened to me lol
Absolutely do not change the story telling. I love Lies Of P as well, but this formula Elden Ring uses has been its fundamentals through the whole Dark Souls franchise. If you want a story based souls like, they're plenty to play. However, there is only one Elden Ring, so lets not tamper with it.
anyone who disagrees with you was microwaved as an infant
Agreed. I liked Lies of P but I thought the story was only ok, the world looked the same throughout and was boring. I'm glad Matty likes the ending too, but I found it corny to the point of unironic laughter.
Dark Souls 3 is literally another Elden Ring 😮
he isn't really asking to change the storytelling just give a little more "straightforward" story telling for players that don't want to involve themself deeper in the lore, imo they done that very well in Sekiro and it doesn't compromise on the original storytelling style.
Souls and Elden ring lore is mostly unintelligible without Vaati's videos, lol.
I absolutely agree with you about spirit summons. They're in the game for a reason.
If you don't want to use them. Don't.
But Miyazaki said this was to get the most approachable Souls game. And, for a reason. They made it to appeal to both longtime players but new initiates...those seeking extremely hard challenges and those who want help. And there's crossover in all categories.
It seems some people don't want Soul's games to be playable by those they describe as casuals. This is a ploy to keep Soul's games as niche games with the reputation of being too incredibly hard that only the best hard-core gamers are up to the challenge.
So, they have a list of things they say "real gamers" would never do. Can't use magic. Can't cheese a boss off a cliff. Can't summon, spirit or otherwise. No farming...which isn't just for runes and levels but for items, so they can stuff it. No bleed builds. No tank builds.
It would be better to get a list of what these "superior" players think is ok.
Bottom line, this gatekeeping only exists to push people away and limit those playing the game to those they think are worthy.
They call themselves pros and veterans and whatever. I'm longtime Soul's player, since 2009. I platinum my games and help others. I want more people playing. And if the game allows it and it's legitimate, then play you're way.
Imagine missing out on the fun of summoning.
I totally agree with your statement, and I want everyone to play souls games and not gatekeep it. That being said, using summons makes the game much less enjoyable and it seriously stunts skill growth, and even though I believe there's no wrong way to play this game and every way is very fun, being good at the game makes it way more fun
Meh, the gate keeping for the souls game you listed is absolutely real. But it's not as big as its made out to be. The people saying that stuff a small minority that are very vocal & meme comments from people who actually don't follow those rules.
I didn't use summoning at all in my first playthrough. I used them in my second to try them, then didn't use them again.
It's in the game, use it if you want.
If someone complains about it, unless they were a lead game designer for Elden Ring (literally the most awarded game ever), then their opinions are just a standard dumb internet opinion.
@@Stuphy1147the only problem I have with summons is that you don’t really get a chance to learn the bosse’s patterns and how to bait out attacks based on positioning, instead you just run up behind and smack the boss on the ass while your summon is distracting them lol. I have used summons myself though lol
I beat the game about a week ago and I’m honestly glad I have it a chance. Was really hard to get into at first but once i got into it and understood how you get better at the game and fully immerse myself in the lore it goes form a good game to a masterpiece
I don't need to be hand fed the story. Elden Ring has been compelling to me for the past 2 years because of the way you have to piece together the lore to interpret the story. I don't think Fromsoftware needs to learn anything from Lies of P.
Thank you for this, I agree
Totally agree. It adds to the mystique of the game having to interpret it yourself and knowing that there is always something else you’re missing.
Very true indeed.
I'm glad you're giving this game a spotlight, it's truly a forgotten hidden gem.
As someone who only dabbled in FromSoft games a little bit before Elden Ring, this game really became my favorite game of all time.. wasn't expecting it at all. What a first play-through experince I had with this game. Can't wait for Shadow Of The Erdtree!
Elden Ring made me pull out a honest to god physical journal to keep up with the quest and lore, and I won’t it have it any other way (I now have a leather bound journal for my Lands Between adventure, and it’s honestly pretty cool just by itself). Would I love to have a miniseries/movies/animated movies/novels accompanying the series in the future? Absolutely. But when I’m playing the game I’d like to put the puzzle together myself. I love lies of P as well, but that’s a different experience.
Wow we really are pushing retro now 😂
Look, no one else is putting Elden Ring on a CRT except me.
@@retrorebound8887PS5 is "approaching the end of its lifecycle"... so we're all good 😂
@@retrorebound8887 and that's why we love you
Well I'm going to, that makes 2 classy guys and I bet there's more out there
I think the brilliance of elden ring is that they made the game so appealing for souls veterans and new players. They kept the same souls DNA, added new mechanics and made it open world, and added an “easy mode” by allowing you to summon. They did such a great job of making a game to appeal to new and veteran players, and that’s a big reason why it did so well imo.
It's this kind of opinion that made Dark Souls so unappealing to a lot of gamers. Summoning is certainly not 'easy mode' for most gamers, and to suggest so is nonsense. Elitist comments like this are what put most people off as it makes normal gamers feel inadequate in some way. No one should feel like they're resorting to easy mode when they're just using an intended game mechanic in an intentionally difficult game. FYI no one is impressed that you're too good at From Soft games to lower yourself to using summons
@@kgfire247 I complimented the game for making it more accessible for new players by adding a mechanic that makes the game easier. I never at any point said using summons is wrong. I think summons are a great thing. How am I being elitist?
In your reply you assumed that I’m judging someone for using summons by calling it “easy mode”, which I never actually did. Calling it “easy mode” doesn’t mean I’m judging players…
From will never do a straight front to back story. There is so much lore in game that the best part about them is you get to fill in your own blanks on certain things.
Sekiro tackles that well, there is a tangible storyline you can follow, but also layers and layers of lore you can add on.
I'm a very casual gamer, I usually play games on the easiest setting, just to relax, but even I loved Elden Ring, albeit for a different reason compared to others. Elden Ring was the first Soulslike game that I played and while I'll still remain a casual, I'll definitely check out Shadow of the Erdtree and From Software's future games. I want to relax, but it taught me that a good challenge is welcome from time to time, to spice things up.
play dark souls 3, much worse exploration but FAR better bosses and balanced, fair combat
@@sneaky5141 Bosses of DS3 aren't "far better" or more fair
@@sneaky5141no, Elden Ring has better bosses by far and better combat
I would highly recommend sekiro, its my favorite from game and probably the best single player video game experience I had ever. Took me 80 hours to beat but was beautiful.
Elden ring is one of the best fantasy games I’ve ever played. 60 hours in and at volcano manor, killing enemies and exploring. The game constantly kicks your ass but it also is very satisfying when you succeed. Like finding a new way to fight an enemy.
I picked up the game again earlier this year around that point in the game. You are maybe halfway through it. it's just amazing.
I like to play games on "easy mode". I like rpgs and stories, but i get anxiety when i have to sweat through a game; an extreme challenge provides stress for me, not enjoyment. One thing i liked about Elden Ring is that I could virtually do whatever I wanted to level up and make bosses/areas easier. I put in at least 100 hours trying to cheese as much as I could. Died a lot, but wasnt put off the game, since I could just go do something else. I still wish there was an easy mode selector, but this was the next best thing.
Me stressing trying beat red 13 in queensblood and giving up because I didn't do all prior queensblood games lmao
Sadly not every game is for everyone
Sadly not every game is for everyone
Take from me who's played a lot of Souls games:
Elden Ring is easily the most accessible Souls game out because you're free to leave and come back unlike the prior games where you're locked into a section until the boss is dead.
My favorite game of all time, bar none. what a special experience it was. Masterpiece, greatest open world game ever made.
I also agree a masterpiece an experience like no other
It's was as monumental as ocarina of time for me. 12 year old me was blown away at the scale of OoT. 38 year old me was equally blown away by the epic scale of Elden Ring.
Best game ever by a wide margin to me. The fromsoft formula is what I have always been looking for. I just never knew it until I picked up my first fromsoft game ( elden ring ). I've since played them all. I play on pc. I actually bought a ps5 only so I could play bloodborne and demons souls. That is my addiction level. Oh yeah and I have already scheduled the day the DLC comes out off from work. Haha
@@RicknWRX true gamer I can’t wait for the dlc
@Diabeticninja90 I actually took 10 years off of gaming as I got married, bought house, and had 2 kids. Elden ring brought me back and I am sad I missed all that time. Now I'm back and loving it more than ever, thanks to fromsoftware.
Ive been buying these games since i was a teenager and I really had no idea this many people were going to love elden ring
Its just so crazy to me that the super small niche game demons souls that i got when i was 13 would evolve into something this massive its so cool :) UMBASA
Fromsoft is absolutely one of the best developers out there today! Elden Ring is one of the best games ever made! They just keep getting better and better with each release and it’s been like that since Demon’s Souls! Shadow of the Erdtree is absolutely my most anticipated release of 2024 and it isn’t even close! Can’t wait! \[T]/
you've been just pumping out content like crazy recently appreciate it brother
i put 120 hours into my first elden ring playthrough a month after launch and it was great! My first souls like game and still the only one I've liked after trying DS3 and DS remastered. I sunk in another 30 hours into my first new game + right after my first run, but got bored quickly. Now I'm picking up where I left off, just about to reach the fire giant and then its off to the haligtree and pursuing Mogh lord of blood.
Wow, you liked elden ring, but not ds3? Ds3 is incredible! Maybe try Bloodborne if you have a ps4/ps5, it's also unreal.
Ds1 and ds2 show their age, so you may not enjoy those as much.
Lies of P is also awesome!
Despite not having a single clue about the lore, even after watching lore videos, I think the style of story telling works very well in ER.
Would I love to understand what’s going on? Sure!
Would I change it? Nope
This video was uploaded while i was in the middle of downloading Elden Ring. Matty always knows.
Same thing happened with black flag lol
how you finding the game? hope you are loving it
The thing I love most about the souls games is that they're building a world and building up characters rather than a "first this happens then this happens" story. I love trying to decode the lore to figure out the big picture.
Regardless of how you feel about the difficulty spikes and health issue, this game is badass and super epic, the bosses are intimidating, and the open world is gorgeous
Never stopped playing ❤
YOOOOO you reading Berserk? Hell yeah!!!! You're gonna love it!!!!❤
This was my first Souls game, and its an awesome experience.
Love to hear that! Make sure Lies Of P is your second if you haven't already ;)
Start from Dark souls 1-3, then play sekiro. Bloodborne and Demon souls if you have a ps5.
Then do Lies of P, Wo long and maybe Nioh.
Understand why the games are fun and loved.
Just a heads up Elden Ring is the easiest souls game by Fromsoft, while Sekiro being the hardest.
@@NuclearAbyss or just play it however you want
@@Seven69297 Or understand that I was giving him a route as an option. Dont get butthurt over a recommendation, that wasn't even given to you.
@@NuclearAbyssdemon souls is the easiest game by fromsoft go to bed. Also sekiro is just timed parries, far from the hardest. What a weird comment
Considering DLC releases in June now is a good time to be jumping back in’
What I love is they took that multiplayer Gameplay loop Souls fans love, and molded it into more of an in game system to manage rather than finding a certain spot and hoping other people meet up there to fight too.
There's a reason the story isnt laid out like a movie. "we leave the story in the background, so the player can invision their own story" they should stick to what makes them unique imo. If it ain't broke dont fix it.
Great video Matty. Based Elden ring. Can't wait to play erdtree
I still gotta play it
Might as well play it around June when the DLC drops
I'm playing Elden Ring right now! Still a 10/10 game!
Currently doing a 4th playthrough but this time fully modded. I installed the convergence mod and it’s been fun so far.
15:42 Plague Tale may have the better story, but when it comes to gameplay between both video games it can't compete with Elden Ring, not even close imo. If Elden Ring is a open world game, Plague is a closed world game
I finished this game when it came out 3yrs ago, and I will think about replaying this. Shadow of The Erd Tree came out, and the new boss looks cool.
I also started playing Elden Ring about a month ago,never played a Fromsoftware game before.
I am now at NG+ 3 and this time I will try to 100% it.
Im just a litle above 150h,and I cant wait for the DLC.
I love the fact that you have no handholding and 1000 markers on the map,the feal of adventure and discover feals more real than in any game I ever play
Is it really as difficult as they say? I am so interested in the lore of this game and the bosses just look so badass to me, but I don’t want to pay full price for a game that I’m going to hate and frustrate me the entire time.
@@markusbosch2305 the games its very punishing if you refuze to learn it,there is no handholding,no outleveling bosses,no brute force your way to victory.
In combat evry mistake it may be your last,even when fighting normal monsters.
The game rewards greatly your learning of its mechanics,that beying building a character,exploration,or combat.
On the other hand it will also punish you if you dont.
So if you want a game that rewards your big brain,Elden Ring will give you an grandious adventure,for at least 200h
I’ve tried all of the fromsoft games but I’ve always stopped about halfway through. I’m just not into beating my head against a wall trying a boss 200 times. I’m on my 6th playthrough of elden ring. It’s the perfect game in every way. An absolute masterpiece and the best game of all time. It has the most genius difficulty system ever
If you couldn't beat the Dark Souls games, then you probably never really learned how to play these games. And as a result, you will never extract the same level of enjoyment and reward that those who do beat them achieve. And you are re-playing a game you beat before going and trying to beat those ones you didn't? How boring.
You get out only as much enjoyment as the effort you put in. Every boss fight is a dance. Learn the dance, or die.
@@SynathidyI’ve never really understood this perspective. No one can measure someone’s enjoyment of a game because it’s entirely subjective. I also never said I was going to go back and replay the other games either, they just aren’t for me. I think my 300 plus hours of gameplay would say that I enjoy this game just as much as someone who beats it SL1.
@@Synathidyand I’ve obviously learned how to play the games because I’ve best eldren ring 3 times so far. Just because I used spirit ashes or ashes of war means something bad? I don’t understand, do you think the devs put all these amazing abilities in the game for no one to use? Everyone enjoys things differently. You can’t look down on other players due to how they enjoy the game. I’m just happy the game is successful and I think it’s cool people do crazy hard runs with self imposed rules. I also think it’s cool that you can come back to a hard boss later to have an easier time.
@@Synathidyyou sound insufferable
@@yeezkneezz6861 If you love Elden Ring you've probably gotten better at the type of game and shouldn't overlook Dark Souls 1...it's as much of a masterpiece as Elden Ring. Don't write it off! :) Enjoy
I loved lies of p ! I agree with you're points. But I also love how elden ring tells a story , I also loved sekiro story telling.. im fine with whatever the director decides to do. I trust fromsoftware.
Please don't suggest FromSoft change how they approach story telling. We don't need more hand holding, spoon fed type games. We love their games for a reason and appreciate the open to interpretation nature of the game. Then we have awesome youtubers like VaatiVidya that can break down the story if we wanna look into it. Elden Ring is an absolute classic for a reason and the other games were also amazing, not really sure they need to change much. FromSoft goes their own route and I appreciate that a ton. We don't need them to start doing what other devs do all the damn time lol
First time playing since a week ago - it's fun, dig the fashion
Lots of pretty sights
13:53 - 14:25 Like Skyrim it always feels like you discovered something new. It was maliciously hard and beautiful at the same time
Best game I’ve ever played (a boss is currently cooking my shit rn)
i love how they improved the dynamic writing and interpersonal relationships from Elden Ring to Armored Core 6
Elden Ring was my first "souls" game. I usually play games for a great story and narrative. However, Elden Ring was absolutely something special, even though there wasn't a traditional story and narrative. This is an amazing game. I restarted a new character to get back my "muscle memory" to get ready for the Shadow of the Erd Tree expansion.
I have been looking at Elden Ring since it came out. Seen friends play it, but I never really been a souls like type of person. The only ones I really played were Life of P and BloodBorne and only got halfway. I've been thinking of trying it for my steam deck, but is it worth the money for someone new to the series. I know you die constantly, but is it harder than other souls' games for newcomers to the genre? I do like a challenge, tho.
I’ve also come back to it after the dlc trailer, something about playing this game even after beating it just screams HYPE
the map design is the coolest...really got everyone thinking: oh, its not that big...alright, its bigger...holy shiiii, ITS HUGE
If there is one thing I hate about FromSoft, it´s the elitist part of the community. use your summons. Bleed everything. Do what´s working for you. These games are about exploration and overcoming challenges. These guys would tell Gandalf to throw away his staff otherwise "skill issue". Just have fun!
Elden Ring definitely has a special place in my heart and Iv never played any previous Souls games.
Hello just curious are you going to play the suikoden series? They have always been my favorite and it would be cool to see your opinion if them.
Funny thing is, i never even knew what a dark souls or soulsborne game was. I had wanted to play bloodborne but when i had a ps4 i didnt grt a chance to play it. I mainly bought elden ring because of the fire trailer and because grrm was involved. Little did i know, i was about to have the greatest gaming experience in the world since my first time playing final fatasy 3 (6) about 30 years ago. I love the battle system, the give and take, chess like system of movements is bar none for me. Introduced me to a whole new genre i never knew existed
Ironically, I am tackling this right now! I absolutely am HOOKED!
You should try Devil May Cry in 2024.
I SHOULD AND I SHALL
I wonder why they don't do a berserk game and the final boss is Femto, they don't have to stick to the story, just the characters and how apostles look, because the human touch in the apostles design of berserk is just amazing
I Need to play play both my son has finished the pair of them Iv created a monster , I’m pretty sure my nursing home will be silent hill at this point, Matty great work keep it up lad
SWIM also knows what it feels like to have that crazy feeling when you can discover the game before the rest of the world thanks to the lovely gentlemen over at former YUZU.
Matty's over here trying to put VaatiVidya out of a job with that straightforward storytelling suggestion ;) Seriously though, I put like 350 hours into Elden Ring and finished the game 10 times in total on release (up to NG+7 and 2 fresh characters). I played on PC the first time round, but iv decided to switch to PS5 for Shadow of the Erdtree, so I'm getting the Platinum/100% on my second platform now. What an incredible game. I've played all of the FromSoftware souls games, including BB and Sekiro, but Elden Ring is definitely my favourite when it comes to relaxing and doing a quick boss run.
Not every game needs to be a game movie with "sToRY", Elden Ring is a gameplay focused game that puts what matters in the forefront.
I love Elden Ring... love all the soulsborne to be honest. But I made the jump to Ps5 so I needed to have acharacter ready for the DLC which -I did this past weeks. And I still found so much new stuff that I didnt found in my original playthrough. I stll wanna keep playing but have to tore myself from it in order to prevent a highr level character for the dlc. At level 120 for those who would like to know.
My favorite retro game
Am I mistaken or have you never done a visit to the dark souls trilogy on this channel. Please tell me that’s on the agenda leading up to June for the release of the expansion.
Elden Ring changed me as a gamer. I used to think i was incapable of playing these types of games. "I dont have the patience for games that punish me constantly!" But actually, I really do. I don't have time for games that unfairly punish me. Elden Ring taught me to learn patterns and systems and to take my time. I loved it so much ive played it 5 times now. And I'm 15 hours into Bloodborne and im loving that too. Because of ER i just understand what's expected of me. I get it. And i love how Fromsoft make games. ER deserves to have sold 50m copies. 20m just doesn't sound enough. What's wrong with people!? 😂
I prefer the story to be more obscure.
Too many games these days force story down your throat or simply get too much in the way of playing the game.
A plague tale requiem was crazy had me shook at the end. I’d love another one to give me an excuse to replay the first two
The only thing that would make Elden Ring better would be a journal that tracks quest progress. Some side quests are nearly impossible to figure out without looking up a video.
That’s the point, Fromsoft has always done this to encourage community interaction, we all help each other figure out the secrets and puzzles in their games
@@robdurfee6861 it's not as enjoyable as being able to figure it out yourself.
I just finished a second replay a couple months ago..... And it was just as amazing as my 1st playthrough.... Though i may need to wait at least a year before a 3rd playthrough..
Never played a souls like game period. Might pick this one up while it’s on sale for the steam summer sale
Honestly I don’t think a lot of elden ring holds up completely. It’s a good game but the game itself feels lackluster once the world is no longer mysterious and the bosses don’t feel like they hold the same level of satisfaction as past titles that I would get from say father Gascoigne, O&S, or abyss watchers. That said I have dlc preordered because it’ll be awesome and working on a character to take through the dlc since my first character is on ng+4
Elden Ring's one of if not the best game I've ever played as a decades long gamer and I admittedly have never been interested enough to delve deep in the lore or story. I think I like the mystery element to it all, it's like Aliens, you know F*** all about them in the first few films, but the more that's explained, the less interesting they become. Don't know if that analogy fits that well. Oh well.
Elden Ring was an instant classic retro game.
Funny you mention fightin cowboy, it’s because of him I got through my first souls experience (bloodborne)
My first souls game and I’m obsessed with it
I mean most places we go in are places where the Golden Order technically wants us to not know and understand
Elden Ring evolved the series in all the right ways. It took everything they’ve done right in every game they’ve made and seamlessly injected it into an open world. It’s like the “peak” of everything FromSoft.
Also, Black Knife Tiche >>> Mimic Tear
This game will still be great when it's old enough to genuinely be a retro.
A legendary game..a masterpiece..
Fromsoftware doesn't need to do anything, least of all what other studios are doing to try to catch up to them.
I use spirit summons cause theyre my friends - I made up little backstories for how we're friends
It was the first souls like I put more than a couple hours into,
And honestly Elden Ring is a perfect game, easily in my top 5 of all time
Just started reading Berserk?? Bro you’re in for a trip!
I’m playing it again now , Shadow of Ertree
gotta change the channel name to rebound
Fr. It's been anything but retro the last few months. Lol
The thing that keeps me from revisiting it is having to learn to play it all over again.
Goddamn! We’re going waaaay back today
Bleed build for the samurai is so bada$5 Matty!
I remember after leaving stormveil castle and I almost reached the swamp and saw everything else at the vista. I lost my mind. It was magical and you can have crazy build. Its a top 5 game for me
I remember playing in all the biomes and i thought wow this is what i expected from halo infinite
Matty the lore is there man you just need to actually out effort in to find it. Its not going to spoonfeed you like Elder Scrolls will. You NEED to read item descriptions
he literally didn't say that there wasn't any lore he just said it would be better if they were more straightforward since not every player will put effort into reading items descriptions, it basically what they did with Sekiro
Man's STARVING for content. Wtf?
I just beat that flaming red hair witch. She made me quit the game, but when I beat her, it felt so good.
Still making it through my first play through on hour 113 trying to beat it before the DLC
nice!
From soft worlds are always a story. It's just more archaeological in nature because you need to figure that story out. Dark Souls especially is very good with this. Every Pebble every statue every piece of loot is placed purposefully to show the story for those that are able to discover it
Damn, my man went all the way back to elder ring shit going retro 😂
Shout out to Elden ring bought pretty much all the souls games but never made it past the first boss in most. After completing Elden I’ve done it in reverse order more or less
in Elden ring, just pretend u are Guts fighting apostles
Im thinking about replaying it again should i cause I'll have to start from lvl 0 again
He talks about Lies of P more than Elden Ring