For me it was Rykard. Wayyyyy too much stuff on my screen at the same time always sent my brain into panic mode, I still hear him saying "TOGETHER WE WILL DEVOUR THE VERY GODSsSs" on my head.
@danielarriaga1457 if you are gonna get the dlc. Better get on it. Gutta beat Mohg and Rykard at the minimum. If you already beat them.. well then happy hunting tarnished!
Okay but the fact that 33% of Elden Ring players beat Malenia is INSANE. She’s hard as heck and it’s a testament to the game keeping people’s interest through completely optional, very difficult content that isn’t even THAT rewarding from an in game perspective.
450+ hours spent on this game. I've never done that before. Or since. It's got a very special place in my heart and mind. That's why I'm here watching this even though I've not played it for a good 6 months maybe. But I can basically visualise the entire map in my mind. The best designed game world ever for me. I can remember all of it... Genius design
Only 450 hours? pfft. (J/K). I probably haven’t touched it in 8-10 months myself. Now I need to bang through all of the games coming out in the next couple of months and dust off ER again to get back in the groove before the DLC in June. The struggle is real. 🤣
@@asraiSOA Funnily enough I started another NG+ an hour or so ago. Will be trying a totally different build that's out of my comfort zone. Hopefully it'll keep me occupied until Dragon's Dogma II in March. And if that's good it should keep my busy until 21st June 😆
Honestly, after all the Tree Spirits, Death Rite Birds, Dragonkin Soldiers, Rune Bears, giant birds, Ancestral railgunners, corner camping mobs, and seeing all my friends die or betray me, it eventually became my fave ending too.
Finishing the first playthrough of this in 69 hours is wild. I've seen people say 50 hours too. What are ya'll doing, just hitting the main bosses & looking stuff up & running to the finish line ? My first playrhrough was ~ 183 hours of savoring everything , & I only scratched the surface it turned out . We wait years for these treasures so its crazy to me that someone would want to rush through in a couple days. There's nothing like that first playthrough. Anyway you enjoyed yourself that's what counts
Ikr this is the comment I was looking for 69 hours I bet he miss more than half the content in this game my first play through was 210hours and even then I didn’t 💯 it
"Game doesn't tell you what to do". Except Vare telling you to go to the castle seek Godrick, Gideon telling you where the runebearers are. Oh and the guidance of grace leading you to the main quest objectives in golden lines as well. It's not as obvious as quest markers or navigation but the hand-holding is there for those who want it.
I'm fromsoft simp so i was fully expecting it to blow my mind, and i was still shocked at how great it was. I've played them all before Elden Ring. Also 60 hours is just the beginning of exploration
Same. Absolutely adore all the Souls games. They brought my nephew and me closer. I got him into them, and we nerd out about them constantly. He got me into Berserk because of it too. I knew Elden Ring would be great, but it even surpassed my expectations.
I'm a soulsborne fan, and Elden Ring was a dream for me. The world is vast, the lore is deep. It reminds me of the feeling I got when reading a book series when I was young-anything is possible.
It's like going through a second puberty but instead of becoming a rabid little horndog you become a man with patience and a "nah I'm not quitting" attitude.
I mean to be fair you can only play the game so many times, you can only invest so many hours into one game. Not including DLC and whatnot that’s different.
Elden Ring was my first souls game too. Was gifted by a friend at that time. 1.5 years later I started a new character 2 days ago and last night I killed Margit at first attempt on stream. Was so surprised.
Souls Veteran here, and Elden Ring is the most accessible of From Software's Soulsborne games. Which, I find a good thing. None of the other games gatekeep, but the reputation of them is well known and the difficulty is something that people shy from. Yes, there are BS mechanics on some fights, that's true for games in general. But the games are fair. Tough, especially on the first run through, but fair.
after playing Dark Souls 1 after my experience in the Elden Ring I can too confirm that Elden Ring is a lot more new player friendly then these previous games.@@jgkitarel
@@jgkitarel people overuse the word "fair" when they should use the word "fun" instead, they aren't mutually inclusive and the opposite isn't mutually exclusive.
God of War Ragnarok and Elden Ring are my top 4 favorite video games of all time. Im very hyped both games have great dlc. Elden Ring and it's dlc probably game of the decade 😮
The game doesn't straight up tell u where to go, but they drop hints, like FOLLOW the grace, and also the map is sooo good and thought out, that u always eventually end up where you're supposed to go for the main story from the starting area, i've put in over a 1000 hours in this game with 0 experience with a souls like game and i don't think i love any other game more than this game now
@@d1ode well, i brought a friend who never played a souls game straight to elding ring like 2 months ago, and even he pointed out how the map was cleverly made and he eventually reached where he should be, bro was flabbergasted
There is no way in hell I could ever call Ghost of Tsushima's quest tracker the best ever, considering it straight up spoils how many parts some side quests have in advance....making it feel like a checklist until you get to the last part.
Not possible, strictly due to the requirement of acquiring the 3 main endings. Not to mention all the obscure items you have to hunt down. Even with a guide, not possible for a first time player to do it all in 70 hours. He just edited a photo or used a screen shot from someone else who did 100% it. He's likely insecure about having skipped a ton of content in his 70 hr run, so he was compensating by using a misleading image that makes it seem like he "did it all".
I think you’d seriously need a notebook or a spreadsheet for Soulsborne games to track the quest/lore. Like a legit out-of-game, honest-to-god notebook. No in game system will be good enough without being a spoiler (at least without a keyboard and mouse to actually write down stuff. They did a pretty good job with the map markers. The key is to develop your own system, again, just like the combat, you have to put in your own work). I might do that for the DLC and when I finally get around to play the DS trilogy.
It always warms my heart to see a new person recognise the magnificence of Fromsoft games. What did you think of the DLC trailer? You got into this game at a great time.
Great video! ER was my first souls game and I went in blind(mostly) for my first playthrough and had a blast! Fromsoft is now my favorite game studio. You're gonna love DS3 😊
Dope review m8, i'm glad to see people understand what these games really are, it's about challenging one's self and understanding you need to do better next time. Malenia's water flow move is annoying but so satisfying once you learn to dodge her (light weight highly recommended due to jump distance and recovery speed) , now i'm way more comfortable with being close when she uses it ... vs on my first run using semi range triggers like tossing a Kukri at certain health marks to trigger her dodge usually followed by her starting up the move.... Good on ya for going for her without using a summon and experiencing the true fight.
Don't worry, with the expansion coming in June, we'll get to experience that feeling all over again. I cannot wait to go in blind once more and lose myself in the world 🔥
I personally love both endings being lord of frenzied flame and age of stars but i prefer the lore behind lord of frenzied flame because the age of stars is just saying to the world: "fuck off" and go live on the moon But for the lord of ff you burn the erdtree and everything that "divides and distinguishes" which means that everyone is the same, the cursed is normal and the normal is cursed so it’s just "oh you love that erdtree so much huh?, you feel it makes you special? Fuck you" and everyone becomes the same You may see it as the "evil ending" but I see it as the harsh good ending
This is a very well put together script. Which isn’t all that common for channels in their infancy. Congrats and keep up the good work. Thoroughly enjoyed. (Also Elden Ring is one of the greatest games of all time and I would marry it if I could)
Elden ring blind play through when it first came out was such an amazing experience. I took my time and finished my first play through at 150 hours, and I didn’t even do a single hero’s grave. There is so much packed into this insanely huge and beautiful world.
Glad you had such a great time with the game. If you want even more depth, there's always the mods. Reforged and Convergence are must-plays for this game. Reforged goes deep into the main game mechanics with subtle changes to the world itself, while Convergence is a full on Overhaul for the game.
I love how it that if you just rush towards the end you just end up confused. This is because you where supposed to be a pawn in Marika's plan and you became exactly that. Go off the beaten path and explore and learn and you can get a much better and more comprehensive ending with some input of your own.
only 69 (nice) hours for first playthrough? Dang did you explore anything XD, my first one took more then twice, it took me 160 (and appart on spending some hours (IDK 5-8 maybe) on Malenia I can't say I ever got stuck anywhere, it was all just exploration) EDIT: Appologies if that came out like very negative or cocky, I'd still be interested in checking the vids if you playing it. Any chance you throw them in a playlist though?
Do Sekiro next. Sword Saint Isshin IMO is one of the greatest boss fight ever created. And requires you to learn and adapt to his moveset. Even better than Malenia (yes I said it) cuz she has 2 gimmics, water fow and crimson rot, whereas Isshin is pure skill and no gimmicks.
@@mrsgamer9218 bro, Im very interested, try to finish Irina/Hyetta questline. This mostly enquires you to find Hyetta in different locations (Hint:4 times across Liurnia, first time (I bet you already found her) is right next to grace after Stormveil castle)
Played the game when it came out out 100 more hours in . Thought I did everything in the game . Now I’m doing a nee play through and finding so many new things I never found before it’s like a nee game
My first character has 180 hours on it and I haven't even beaten the game with him yet. Made another character and finally beat the game. Including all side quests at around 147 hours
@@brandonpick1486wtf do you guys do for that long?? My first play through was a 100 percent run like exploring basically everything. Almost every item and quest in the game done and was 75 ish hours. And now I recently 2 years later did another one this time knowing where to go and what to do and it was 40 hours for literally everything. What the hell do you guys do to have 70 hours and only be in liurnia? Do you just stand around???? Like I literally don’t understand it
I talked my wife into playing she is not a gamer she's infact an attorney and o ly has played gta 5 and red dead 2 but I started a character for her did the whole caelid dragon start so she would be a little OP at first and she likes it alot goes to show anyone can play this game and love it some just need a little headstart but once there hooked you'll never be the same
Also how do you not have more subs for a video or this quality?! Bruh. Keep up the hard work man, this was a really good watch and I look forward to seeing more from you.
Honestly as nice as it is to see all the views, likes, and subs I just make these videos for fun because editing allows me to explore the creative side of my mind.
@@d1ode I respect that for sure and have a similar mentality. Most of the time, anyway. I do want people to watch my videos as I’d like for people to find some value in them, even if just for entertainment. But by and large it’s a creative endeavor for its own sake for me.
Bro beat the game and got full achievements in 70 hours? My first playthrough took well over 200 : ( and that save file after a couple NG+ now has over 300 hours
This was also my first souls game and I tried it after it came out, sucked at it and couldn't understand souls combat. Then picked it back up a few months later and now I'm on NG+7 and almost 500hrs in. I'm still gonna play even more, especially to get ready for Shadow of the Erdtree. It truly is one of the greatest video games of all time.
I felt the same way about the combat when I first started, but then when I got the hang of it I too was addicted. Hopefully Michael Zaki drops that DLC soon!
Same after learning how to play Elden Ring. I was finally able to figure out how to actually play dark souls. Since they're basically the same exact game. With the only difference being that Dark Soul is linier instead of it being an open world.
I don't know how anyone in their right mind can pick GOW Ragnarok as a GOTY, i don't remember ever playing a more boring and meandering game in my life but you being a self proclaimed playstation fanboy i guess it makes sense. That game actually opened my eyes and changed me forever, it broke any last remaining remenants of Playstation fanboyism in me since the good ol days (when the PS games were better and exclusives actually meant something) so i'll never ever buy a 70$ bloated Sony tripple A cinematic snooze fest ever again. P.S Elden Ring is a masterpiece.
Honestly I think that the worst part about this game is that every other game that comes out will be trash compared to it. It’s safe to say that this game revolutionized gaming forever. It will always hold a special place in my heart and being my first experience with the souls like genre, will always be my favorite. But the other games are all absolute masterpieces in their own right and I highly recommend you get into these. Amazing video. It’s always fun to relive a great memory through someone else’s first experience. Liked and subscribed
"Revolutionized gaming forever"? Wtf are you talking about. Absolutely nothing in Elden Ring is revolutionary, the game has Ubisoft written all over it. It's the same open world as any open world. Get a grip😂
@@Enux485 I’m talking about revolutionizing gaming forever. You strike me as the type of person who will play the game for five minutes, die to soldier of godrick and instantly quit the game to go on TH-cam and spew nonsense about it when you can’t even get passed the tutorial. Get out of my sight you disgust me.
@@Enux485 i played many ubisoft games. Not a Single one felt like ER which i played before other "good" games like The witcher 3, rdr2 and gta 5. From the 3 games i just told you all felt the same. I was bored from open World games, all just copy paste with just different Story. Elden Ring on the other hand felt refreshing gameplay wise and UI wise. I cant tell you enough how boring, unoriginal mapmarkers are like in ghost of tushima, Hogwards legacy and the other games i told you before. Also compared to the other games ER feels much more alife, even tho there are much less npcs then for example rdr2 or botw. But compared to these games ER npcs all are unique and progress alongside you, living their own storys.
@@Enux485to say ER is like a ubisoft game is ridiculous. Nothing about ER isime a ubisoft game. Your comment is either a troll or it's proof you haven't played ER.
the good thing is that if you got platinum in 69 hours ( finished the game at least 3 times), it means that you still have a lot of content to discover
Yes! Finally someone who doesn’t say “69 hours? Did you even play the game?” I wanted to get all of the achievements to say that I’ve “played the game enough” for the sake of the video. As a matter of fact, I’m STILL playing Elden Ring alongside Dark Souls 1 and I’m discovering so many new things I missed in my initial playthrough.
70 hours for a playthrough basically lets me know you just did the main bosses and dungeons. Didn't even explore or do side quests. My first playthrough was 160 hours. I went to and did everything.
The game DEFINITELY tells you where to go. There are sites of grace everywhere pointing you in the direction you should be going. NPCs basically tell you what to do at every turn even spoiling major plot points and reveals and there’s a big ol’ glowing tree alway in view. Honestly I was kind of annoyed when I got to Volcano manor and that ghost in the hallway told me Rykard was a snake and exactly how to defeat him before I even really knew who Rykard was, completely spoiled the reveal of him being a giant snake god
such a great video I haven't played any souls game before elden ring but I got sick on release date and had to stay home for a week so I gave it a shot and I got addicted I got platinum in under 6d and 70h IGT I had the time of my life using the sword of night and flame and mimic (patch 1.02) I loved the choice that there was an easy mode but not by any settings but if u go trough the whole game and get the best gear after my 1st run I tried a lv 1 run and finished the run after 23h IGT I did't managed it by just getting good but also using a unique method for any boss to make the fight as easy as possible after that I started NG+ and tried to let my mimic solo every Boss for me and yes it worked mimic can solo any boss in the game even malenia (in just under 3min) and micic can also one shot some bosses My final challenge was a not hit solo fight vs malenia which I did without any problem because I used a build that only works for this bossfight and I invented that build on my own I even created this YT channel to upload every solo mimic or lv1 boss fight for myself so that i can look back at these memories
Nice vid, and nice perspective. I'm glad you had a good time with Ragnarok. I didn't hate it, but felt it was pretty lacking overall. Quick nitpick. The game definitely does tell you where to go, kinda. Vague grace directions are more than not telling you at all, though.
If you're on PC and going to play Sekiro, I would strongly recommend the FPS Unlock and More mod. Playing that game at 180 fps vs 60 fps made the fights so much more fluid, and almost easier. EDIT: also being able to increase the FOV makes the world combat a lot better for me.
@@MilesWilliams88thank you. I really tried to love GoT but it felt like a bland Ubisoft style open world game… albeit with a gorgeous backdrop. So many people reference it as this amazing title but I had to force feed it to myself to get through even half.
@@matthewjalovick I read your comment as God of War haha. My bad. I had a whole replay typed out about how I didn't really love those games either. Yeah, GoT was terrible, in my opinion. Definitely a pretty game, but that can only take you so far.
13:27 did you have auto lock on? I've never had a problem with locking on. Just click the stick to lock on and click again to unlock. Never heard anyone have trouble with it before. Anyway awesome video!
Thanks! Glad you liked it. I did have auto lock-on turned on, and I guess that's why I initially complained about it. Made sure not to make the same mistake for DS1.
I'm digging the review, but how is having camera and lock on be the same thumbstick a bad thing? You walk around lock on to a target and then you don't have to touch the thumbstick again until that guy is dead.
for Malenia, if you used Moghwyn's Sacred Spear and just spammed "Bloodboon Ritual" at her stacking with your Mimic Tear doing the same thing, she's basically an easy fight.
I think my favourite thing about this game is build variety. There's so many unique weapons, ashes of war, sorceries and incantations, that i just can't decide how i want to play. You can practically make everything as strong as you'd like, no matter if you go for str, dex, int, faith, or arcane build. Though with that many options my favourite build is probably still plain knight with sword and shield, for parrying and square off aow, with various sidearms. Also, Malenia is my favourite boss, i love humiliating her with parrying after all the suffering she made me go through lol.
Still remember my first playthru I explored every corner of everything and even found a way to complete most of the quests so i had several ending choices. Took 230hrs of pure enjoyment and wonder idk how anyone could rush thru this masterpiece when u only get a first playthru once.
I think for everybody who had never played a souls game before Elden ring, (like me) it gave me an experience of gaming that I haven’t had before, I’m hoping Dragons Dogma 2 can recreate that, also since Elden ring I’ve finished sekiro, demon souls and dark souls 3, I must say I may prefer dark souls 3 to all, but to me Elden ring will always have a level of nostalgia that can’t be beat
@@SpartonWolf I was going to start off with one then two, but someone told me one was good but was very adamant 2 was really bad obviously I have no clue
I’ve beaten the game so many times with lots of builds and honestly watching this has rekindled the urge to play through it again. 10/10 would recommend. Consider me a new sub
Definitely changed my perspective on games....when game difficulty is largely reliant on restarting massive amounts of progress and elongated periods of stress it becomes less likely that the "high points" I am looking for out of it are going to be worth it compared to other games doing the same thing without those.
Which bosses are hard is a matter of your built. As a mage, I was shocked how easily Malenia went down. My biggest surprise was that if you shoot the night comet and immediately start running backwards, than she gets the hit, makes the sidestep move, but always decide not to start waterfawl dance. So with that "running in circles" movement you can trivialize phase 1. If you have another weapon with bloodhound step, there will be no more questions. And as a mage (and really a glass cannon), a had terrible time with bosses with insane AOE attacks, high magic resistance, unfair duo bosses or extreme speed in small fighting grounds. (evergaols..). My hardest experiences, most deaths were these: 1, Elden Beast 2, Placidusax 3, Maliketh 4, Adula dragon (the real fight after finishing Ranni questline) 5, Alecto 6, Death Rite bird (snowfield) 7, Duo Night Cavalries (snowfield) 8, tied between Blood Mohg and Malenia. To be fair, I can agree, Malenia should top the difficulty ladders if you have a melee character.
I always tried but could never even get past the first bosses of all of Froms previous titles. But i decided to try again with Elden Ring. I have since gone back, having learned from Elden Ring, to complete all of Froms games, and then played AC6. I can only get enjoyment now from these games, and other Soulslikes. Elden Ring is a genuine fucking Masterpiece, across ALL mediums.
That first playthrough. Man… it’s such a glorious fucking experience. Especially if you don’t look anything up or crutch meta. Just you, and the game. It genuinely is hard to enjoy other games.
looking at your recap of the story, its pretty clear that you had no idea what was happening because half of the stuff you said was wrong while the other half was the exact opposite of what you said. Biggest being Tarnished means you lost grace at one point. You get it back and so do other characters. Other characters lose the light of grace while you dont. You are one of a select number of individuals capable of becoming The Elden Lord. Not only that, you were once part of Godfreys army and when he was banished, you were banished with him, along with everyone else.
its honestly fascinating hearing about it from a perspective of someone like you and the extra tidbits of the way your mind works in your replies to comments. been an interesting half an hour lol
This, red dead 2, and baldurs gate 3 are titans in my eyes absolute masterpieces of modern gaming. Will always be played no matter how much time passes. I also feel like the frenzied flame ending is one of the best. You put all the suffering in the lands between to a final definitive end. And plant the seed for something new
Every Fromsoft game since Demon's Souls has been unbelievable. They all have such unique atmospheres, and despite thinking Elden Ring is the better game overall, Bloodborne has yet to be dethroned as my favourite game ever. You'll see as you go through their games, they're all equally as fascinating as Elden Ring for their own reasons, just not quite as big
I also loved the frenzied flame ending. The visuals are so striking, and i think the lore behind frenzy is very interesting. It was probably my favorite ending as well even though I think Ranni’s ending is the best for the game world.
You have a quest tracker! Just need to whip out a pen & paper and there you go. A more practical solution would be to take an image of the map and put numbered points on it yourself in an image editing program. Either way, it's definitely not common for a game to expect you to keep track of such things and I find it refreshing :)
I started playing Elden Ring soon after it released, and it single handedly turned me into a souls gamer. The worst part about playing Elden Ring for this long is that i’ve been waiting 2 whole years for the DLC lol.
As a FS fan who fell in love with their games due to lore and world building first and only gameplay second, I'd like to defend their way of writing stories, with the focus placed on the theme. The "mere" plot device that are the Elden Ring and the Erdtree embody themes which are, for me and so many others, just so damned compelling and fascinating.
I never played any of these types of games in 20 years of gaming. Mostly first person shooters and sports games. Buddy convinced me to play elden ring. Hated it at first. Stuck with it and it became easily My favorite game ever. Now I’ve beaten Sekiro and halfway through DS3 lol fromsoft games are all I want to play.
haven’t been able to enjoy a game quite the same since. it’s a masterpiece.
Agreed!
Same
Going back and playing it still gives me a sense of wonder even after hundreds of hours
I went back and played all the Souls games and have this feeling now. New WoW season is fun but I'm just waiting ofln Shadow of the Erdtree 😊
same, i tried dark souls 3 and Sekiro, masterpices as well! highly recomend em!
Playing elden ring from start to finish will tell you exactly why the game snagged that award
Agreed!
At first I was getting cooked, but as soon as I beat Radahn I gained a bit of confidence in my abilities and started to really enjoy the game!
Now do Rl1 Malenia. I've been going at it for weeks. @@d1ode
@d1ode between Mohg and radagon.... I almost night a new controller lol.... I mean Godfrey not radagon
For me it was Rykard. Wayyyyy too much stuff on my screen at the same time always sent my brain into panic mode, I still hear him saying "TOGETHER WE WILL DEVOUR THE VERY GODSsSs" on my head.
@danielarriaga1457 if you are gonna get the dlc. Better get on it. Gutta beat Mohg and Rykard at the minimum. If you already beat them.. well then happy hunting tarnished!
Okay but the fact that 33% of Elden Ring players beat Malenia is INSANE. She’s hard as heck and it’s a testament to the game keeping people’s interest through completely optional, very difficult content that isn’t even THAT rewarding from an in game perspective.
Yeah especially towards the end of the main story I was surprised to see that less than 50% of players beat certain bosses
480,000 runes is a lot as well as enabling you to cancel the flame of frenzy ending.
@@Ghorda9 lmao
I took a couple of month long "breaks" (I quit) because of her lol
@@skinnytimmy1 if you run a faith build your mimic tear could solo her lmao
450+ hours spent on this game. I've never done that before. Or since. It's got a very special place in my heart and mind. That's why I'm here watching this even though I've not played it for a good 6 months maybe. But I can basically visualise the entire map in my mind. The best designed game world ever for me. I can remember all of it... Genius design
Only 450 hours? pfft. (J/K). I probably haven’t touched it in 8-10 months myself. Now I need to bang through all of the games coming out in the next couple of months and dust off ER again to get back in the groove before the DLC in June. The struggle is real. 🤣
@@asraiSOA Funnily enough I started another NG+ an hour or so ago. Will be trying a totally different build that's out of my comfort zone. Hopefully it'll keep me occupied until Dragon's Dogma II in March. And if that's good it should keep my busy until 21st June 😆
@@DanChippendaleMusic Nice. Yeah, pretty excited for DD2 as well. That’s definitely on my list.
Frenzied flame is your fav ending? A man of culture, I see.
Fire burn tree
Honestly, after all the Tree Spirits, Death Rite Birds, Dragonkin Soldiers, Rune Bears, giant birds, Ancestral railgunners, corner camping mobs, and seeing all my friends die or betray me, it eventually became my fave ending too.
@@AR-bj5et Fire burn tree
Age of Dung
May chaos take the world!!
getting all the 42 achievements in just 69 hours is quite amazing actually
Thanks!
It’s nice to hear someone that doesn’t say “only 69 hours have you even played the game bro?”
Much appreciated!
@@d1odeYou definitely have missed a fair chunk, I promise
@@d1odelol you missed a bunch
@@d1ode it means you beelined through a bunch of content
I've been playing 90 hours on my 3rd playthru and I just now go to the dancing village near Altus plateau
Finishing the first playthrough of this in 69 hours is wild. I've seen people say 50 hours too. What are ya'll doing, just hitting the main bosses & looking stuff up & running to the finish line ? My first playrhrough was ~ 183 hours of savoring everything , & I only scratched the surface it turned out . We wait years for these treasures so its crazy to me that someone would want to rush through in a couple days. There's nothing like that first playthrough. Anyway you enjoyed yourself that's what counts
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you can only ever have 1 first playthrough and rushing through that is beyond dumb to me especially if you are enjoying it
Ikr this is the comment I was looking for 69 hours I bet he miss more than half the content in this game my first play through was 210hours and even then I didn’t 💯 it
I beat it in 70 and all I had left were copy pasted dungeons or repeat bosses. Didn't rush or use a guide
@@grrrr255 ok sad boy who hates gaming
"Game doesn't tell you what to do". Except Vare telling you to go to the castle seek Godrick, Gideon telling you where the runebearers are. Oh and the guidance of grace leading you to the main quest objectives in golden lines as well. It's not as obvious as quest markers or navigation but the hand-holding is there for those who want it.
Def more up front than “ go kill some beasts and enjoy yourself “ like BB
I'm fromsoft simp so i was fully expecting it to blow my mind, and i was still shocked at how great it was. I've played them all before Elden Ring. Also 60 hours is just the beginning of exploration
Same. Absolutely adore all the Souls games. They brought my nephew and me closer. I got him into them, and we nerd out about them constantly. He got me into Berserk because of it too. I knew Elden Ring would be great, but it even surpassed my expectations.
I'm a soulsborne fan, and Elden Ring was a dream for me. The world is vast, the lore is deep. It reminds me of the feeling I got when reading a book series when I was young-anything is possible.
Imagine experiencing Elden ring for the first time then a few days later you get a release date for the dlc rather than waiting for 2 years
What a time to be alive
He didn't have to endure the hurt! It's not fucking fair!😂
Lol me, I started playing a few days ago and the dlc is in a few months lol
Imagine being still on your first playthrough of DS1 in 2024 :')
Bro is about to enter his souls phase
I am indeed.
souls arc be amazing
THERES NO GOING BACK
@@d1ode
Bloodborne is SO GOOD! @@d1ode
It's like going through a second puberty but instead of becoming a rabid little horndog you become a man with patience and a "nah I'm not quitting" attitude.
After NG+9, i haven't went back to Elden Ring. One of the the best games I've ever played. I can't wait until shadow of the erdtree is released.
I mean to be fair you can only play the game so many times, you can only invest so many hours into one game. Not including DLC and whatnot that’s different.
when he chose the frenzied ending, my heart cried for Boc
Elden Ring was my first souls game too. Was gifted by a friend at that time. 1.5 years later I started a new character 2 days ago and last night I killed Margit at first attempt on stream. Was so surprised.
Souls Veteran here, and Elden Ring is the most accessible of From Software's Soulsborne games. Which, I find a good thing. None of the other games gatekeep, but the reputation of them is well known and the difficulty is something that people shy from. Yes, there are BS mechanics on some fights, that's true for games in general. But the games are fair. Tough, especially on the first run through, but fair.
after playing Dark Souls 1 after my experience in the Elden Ring I can too confirm that Elden Ring is a lot more new player friendly then these previous games.@@jgkitarel
@@jgkitarel people overuse the word "fair" when they should use the word "fun" instead, they aren't mutually inclusive and the opposite isn't mutually exclusive.
@@jgkitarelthere’s bs mechanics in Elden Ring too, *cough cough* Frost Giant.
God of War Ragnarok and Elden Ring are my top 4 favorite video games of all time.
Im very hyped both games have great dlc. Elden Ring and it's dlc probably game of the decade 😮
The game doesn't straight up tell u where to go, but they drop hints, like FOLLOW the grace, and also the map is sooo good and thought out, that u always eventually end up where you're supposed to go for the main story from the starting area, i've put in over a 1000 hours in this game with 0 experience with a souls like game and i don't think i love any other game more than this game now
I followed the grace and ran into a wall.
Yes, but some of the hints are straight up *moon logic* 💀
@@d1ode well, i brought a friend who never played a souls game straight to elding ring like 2 months ago, and even he pointed out how the map was cleverly made and he eventually reached where he should be, bro was flabbergasted
@@xXLunatikxXlul indeed they are, I don't think any of em are straight XXD
The map is a modern gaming gem. It will subconsciously lead you to places you wouldn't normally have an interest in
There is no way in hell I could ever call Ghost of Tsushima's quest tracker the best ever, considering it straight up spoils how many parts some side quests have in advance....making it feel like a checklist until you get to the last part.
It’s not a perfect tracker for sure, but it’s the best one I’ve seen so far in games.
All achievement run in 69 hours is really fast.
I thought the same thing! Dude surely was playing with a guide
Not possible, strictly due to the requirement of acquiring the 3 main endings. Not to mention all the obscure items you have to hunt down. Even with a guide, not possible for a first time player to do it all in 70 hours.
He just edited a photo or used a screen shot from someone else who did 100% it. He's likely insecure about having skipped a ton of content in his 70 hr run, so he was compensating by using a misleading image that makes it seem like he "did it all".
I think you’d seriously need a notebook or a spreadsheet for Soulsborne games to track the quest/lore. Like a legit out-of-game, honest-to-god notebook. No in game system will be good enough without being a spoiler (at least without a keyboard and mouse to actually write down stuff. They did a pretty good job with the map markers. The key is to develop your own system, again, just like the combat, you have to put in your own work). I might do that for the DLC and when I finally get around to play the DS trilogy.
It always warms my heart to see a new person recognise the magnificence of Fromsoft games.
What did you think of the DLC trailer? You got into this game at a great time.
DLC trailer makes me realize that I indeed got into this game at the right time!
I didn’t have to suffer waiting 2 years for DLC.
Great video! ER was my first souls game and I went in blind(mostly) for my first playthrough and had a blast! Fromsoft is now my favorite game studio. You're gonna love DS3 😊
Dope review m8, i'm glad to see people understand what these games really are, it's about challenging one's self and understanding you need to do better next time.
Malenia's water flow move is annoying but so satisfying once you learn to dodge her (light weight highly recommended due to jump distance and recovery speed) , now i'm way more comfortable with being close when she uses it ... vs on my first run using semi range triggers like tossing a Kukri at certain health marks to trigger her dodge usually followed by her starting up the move.... Good on ya for going for her without using a summon and experiencing the true fight.
i miss the beginning of elden ring when everyone discovered this, me the first and...i was so MAGIC, this game really changed my life
🤡🤡🤡
Don't worry, with the expansion coming in June, we'll get to experience that feeling all over again. I cannot wait to go in blind once more and lose myself in the world 🔥
@@OnMyLunchBreak07I haven't been this pumped for a game in well... two years.
Took 15 hrs just to complete Limgrave, very worth the price.
Took me 25 hours 😂
You have finally convinced me to play Elden Ring... for the nth time.
I personally love both endings being lord of frenzied flame and age of stars but i prefer the lore behind lord of frenzied flame because the age of stars is just saying to the world: "fuck off" and go live on the moon
But for the lord of ff you burn the erdtree and everything that "divides and distinguishes" which means that everyone is the same, the cursed is normal and the normal is cursed so it’s just "oh you love that erdtree so much huh?, you feel it makes you special? Fuck you" and everyone becomes the same
You may see it as the "evil ending" but I see it as the harsh good ending
Fire Burn Tree
2:14 Strickland reference got the like 👍
As someone who got into the FS games from ER, I’m so happy to see it’s doing the same with others
I just finished getting all of the achievements for DS1 and had a blast playing the game
This is a very well put together script. Which isn’t all that common for channels in their infancy. Congrats and keep up the good work.
Thoroughly enjoyed.
(Also Elden Ring is one of the greatest games of all time and I would marry it if I could)
Elden ring blind play through when it first came out was such an amazing experience. I took my time and finished my first play through at 150 hours, and I didn’t even do a single hero’s grave. There is so much packed into this insanely huge and beautiful world.
Glad you had such a great time with the game. If you want even more depth, there's always the mods. Reforged and Convergence are must-plays for this game. Reforged goes deep into the main game mechanics with subtle changes to the world itself, while Convergence is a full on Overhaul for the game.
My genre of gaming changed with this game... im not the same person as I was before experiencing this masterpiece...
I love how it that if you just rush towards the end you just end up confused. This is because you where supposed to be a pawn in Marika's plan and you became exactly that. Go off the beaten path and explore and learn and you can get a much better and more comprehensive ending with some input of your own.
9:50 On release the game didnt even track where npcs were either lmao, sidequests were an absolute nightmare
only 69 (nice) hours for first playthrough? Dang did you explore anything XD, my first one took more then twice, it took me 160 (and appart on spending some hours (IDK 5-8 maybe) on Malenia I can't say I ever got stuck anywhere, it was all just exploration)
EDIT: Appologies if that came out like very negative or cocky, I'd still be interested in checking the vids if you playing it. Any chance you throw them in a playlist though?
Explaining everything even the lore! Ser u got my sub !
Do Sekiro next. Sword Saint Isshin IMO is one of the greatest boss fight ever created. And requires you to learn and adapt to his moveset. Even better than Malenia (yes I said it) cuz she has 2 gimmics, water fow and crimson rot, whereas Isshin is pure skill and no gimmicks.
400h in and i still find items and stuff ( not using a guide )
You did the quests without a guide? 😭
@@Vayriz only millicent's and alexander's
@@mrsgamer9218 bro, Im very interested, try to finish Irina/Hyetta questline. This mostly enquires you to find Hyetta in different locations (Hint:4 times across Liurnia, first time (I bet you already found her) is right next to grace after Stormveil castle)
@@c1deon363 actually i finished her quest 8D got a nice frenzy flame seal and accidently got hugged by 3 fingers 👁👄👁
@@mrsgamer9218 bro, if on your own without any guides - props to you, the Man who likes to lick every part of the open world
Ragnarok is an incredible story and Elden Ring is an incredible video game. Both can be great. I will always prefer Elden Ring, personally.
69 hours? I’m 230-240 and about the same level on my first play through. And now that the Expansion is coming there is no way I’m starting over 😂
night’s cavalry armour? ah, a comrade
It was a PAIN to get the armor
My mom loved it. And she barely plays games at all, her last open world adventure was Skyrim.
Played the game when it came out out 100 more hours in . Thought I did everything in the game . Now I’m doing a nee play through and finding so many new things I never found before it’s like a nee game
Didn’t realize you only had 600 subs, great video keep it up
how the F do u beat it that fast? 60 hours in im barely exploring the lurnia lakes... that sounds like BS unless u skipped a bunch of stuff
I probably did skip a bunch of stuff. Gives me an excuse to play through the game again.
My first character has 180 hours on it and I haven't even beaten the game with him yet.
Made another character and finally beat the game. Including all side quests at around 147 hours
@@brandonpick1486 honestly the game is too long, i got other games to play, wish they shorten down , maybe competionist at 60hours
@@바보Queen The game IS long, but once you get hooked you end up playing so much that you lose track of time.
@@brandonpick1486wtf do you guys do for that long?? My first play through was a 100 percent run like exploring basically everything. Almost every item and quest in the game done and was 75 ish hours. And now I recently 2 years later did another one this time knowing where to go and what to do and it was 40 hours for literally everything. What the hell do you guys do to have 70 hours and only be in liurnia? Do you just stand around???? Like I literally don’t understand it
I talked my wife into playing she is not a gamer she's infact an attorney and o ly has played gta 5 and red dead 2 but I started a character for her did the whole caelid dragon start so she would be a little OP at first and she likes it alot goes to show anyone can play this game and love it some just need a little headstart but once there hooked you'll never be the same
Also how do you not have more subs for a video or this quality?! Bruh. Keep up the hard work man, this was a really good watch and I look forward to seeing more from you.
Honestly as nice as it is to see all the views, likes, and subs I just make these videos for fun because editing allows me to explore the creative side of my mind.
@@d1ode I respect that for sure and have a similar mentality. Most of the time, anyway. I do want people to watch my videos as I’d like for people to find some value in them, even if just for entertainment. But by and large it’s a creative endeavor for its own sake for me.
Hey cool, its my artwork on your thumbnail haha. Thanks for using :D
And now the fun begins. Ill see u in a year after u beat every fromsoft game
Bro beat the game and got full achievements in 70 hours? My first playthrough took well over 200 : ( and that save file after a couple NG+ now has over 300 hours
To be fair, I barely did any exploration in that time.
I’m still playing through the game on NG+ and my goodness there’s many things to discover.
0:31 “you’re maidenless”
the moment he suggested a quest tracker i knew how innocent he was in regard to fromsoft souls like game
impressive doing it in 69hrs with the platinum on a blind play through. how'd you manage that?
Yes
This was also my first souls game and I tried it after it came out, sucked at it and couldn't understand souls combat. Then picked it back up a few months later and now I'm on NG+7 and almost 500hrs in. I'm still gonna play even more, especially to get ready for Shadow of the Erdtree. It truly is one of the greatest video games of all time.
I felt the same way about the combat when I first started, but then when I got the hang of it I too was addicted. Hopefully Michael Zaki drops that DLC soon!
This game got me into souls games
Same here! Playing DS1 right now!
You should try Forspoken if you like souls games
@@d1oderecommend getting the dlcs for the three souls games, dark souls 3 dlcs especially
Same after learning how to play Elden Ring. I was finally able to figure out how to actually play dark souls. Since they're basically the same exact game. With the only difference being that Dark Soul is linier instead of it being an open world.
I don't know how anyone in their right mind can pick GOW Ragnarok as a GOTY, i don't remember ever playing a more boring and meandering game in my life but you being a self proclaimed playstation fanboy i guess it makes sense. That game actually opened my eyes and changed me forever, it broke any last remaining remenants of Playstation fanboyism in me since the good ol days (when the PS games were better and exclusives actually meant something) so i'll never ever buy a 70$ bloated Sony tripple A cinematic snooze fest ever again.
P.S Elden Ring is a masterpiece.
Honestly I think that the worst part about this game is that every other game that comes out will be trash compared to it. It’s safe to say that this game revolutionized gaming forever. It will always hold a special place in my heart and being my first experience with the souls like genre, will always be my favorite. But the other games are all absolute masterpieces in their own right and I highly recommend you get into these. Amazing video. It’s always fun to relive a great memory through someone else’s first experience. Liked and subscribed
Thanks for the like and sub!
I agree this game is just too damn good! It makes other good games look mediocre in comparison.
"Revolutionized gaming forever"? Wtf are you talking about. Absolutely nothing in Elden Ring is revolutionary, the game has Ubisoft written all over it. It's the same open world as any open world. Get a grip😂
@@Enux485 I’m talking about revolutionizing gaming forever. You strike me as the type of person who will play the game for five minutes, die to soldier of godrick and instantly quit the game to go on TH-cam and spew nonsense about it when you can’t even get passed the tutorial. Get out of my sight you disgust me.
@@Enux485 i played many ubisoft games. Not a Single one felt like ER which i played before other "good" games like The witcher 3, rdr2 and gta 5. From the 3 games i just told you all felt the same. I was bored from open World games, all just copy paste with just different Story. Elden Ring on the other hand felt refreshing gameplay wise and UI wise. I cant tell you enough how boring, unoriginal mapmarkers are like in ghost of tushima, Hogwards legacy and the other games i told you before. Also compared to the other games ER feels much more alife, even tho there are much less npcs then for example rdr2 or botw. But compared to these games ER npcs all are unique and progress alongside you, living their own storys.
@@Enux485to say ER is like a ubisoft game is ridiculous. Nothing about ER isime a ubisoft game. Your comment is either a troll or it's proof you haven't played ER.
the good thing is that if you got platinum in 69 hours ( finished the game at least 3 times), it means that you still have a lot of content to discover
Yes! Finally someone who doesn’t say “69 hours? Did you even play the game?”
I wanted to get all of the achievements to say that I’ve “played the game enough” for the sake of the video.
As a matter of fact, I’m STILL playing Elden Ring alongside Dark Souls 1 and I’m discovering so many new things I missed in my initial playthrough.
easily the best fromsoft game by a gigantic margin and one of the greatest games of all time!!
Elden Ring is indeed a game of all time.
Wow how different opinions can be. I think the exact opposite: all the other 6 games are above Elden Ring by a gigantic margin
@questionablezoomer764 why tho?
@@mattgezockt2596 cause he's trash at the game
Yes. I did refill all my drinks and snacks in less than one second. Please continue.
Faster than F1 pit stops
"the game doesnt tell you anything on where to go or what to do" except, you know, the big ass golden arrows pointing your way.
70 hours for a playthrough basically lets me know you just did the main bosses and dungeons. Didn't even explore or do side quests. My first playthrough was 160 hours. I went to and did everything.
Yeah, I’m at level 150 so I gotta be creeping around that but it’s more than worth it.
The game tells you where to go from the start. Through Varré, Melina and the golden rays at the grace. They really couldnt do more
The game DEFINITELY tells you where to go. There are sites of grace everywhere pointing you in the direction you should be going. NPCs basically tell you what to do at every turn even spoiling major plot points and reveals and there’s a big ol’ glowing tree alway in view.
Honestly I was kind of annoyed when I got to Volcano manor and that ghost in the hallway told me Rykard was a snake and exactly how to defeat him before I even really knew who Rykard was, completely spoiled the reveal of him being a giant snake god
such a great video
I haven't played any souls game before elden ring
but I got sick on release date and had to stay home for a week
so I gave it a shot and I got addicted
I got platinum in under 6d and 70h IGT
I had the time of my life using the sword of night and flame and mimic
(patch 1.02) I loved the choice that there was an easy mode but not by any settings but if u go trough the whole game and get the best gear
after my 1st run I tried a lv 1 run and finished the run after 23h IGT I did't managed it by just getting good but also using a unique method for any boss to make the fight as easy as possible
after that I started NG+ and tried to let my mimic solo every Boss for me and yes it worked mimic can solo any boss in the game
even malenia (in just under 3min) and micic can also one shot some bosses
My final challenge was a not hit solo fight vs malenia which I did without any problem because I used a build that only works for this bossfight and I invented that build on my own
I even created this YT channel to upload every solo mimic or lv1 boss fight for myself so that i can look back at these memories
Nice vid, and nice perspective. I'm glad you had a good time with Ragnarok. I didn't hate it, but felt it was pretty lacking overall.
Quick nitpick. The game definitely does tell you where to go, kinda. Vague grace directions are more than not telling you at all, though.
If you're on PC and going to play Sekiro, I would strongly recommend the FPS Unlock and More mod. Playing that game at 180 fps vs 60 fps made the fights so much more fluid, and almost easier.
EDIT: also being able to increase the FOV makes the world combat a lot better for me.
even the worst fromsoft game (dark souls 2) is better than most games it’s just in a group of genuine masterpieces
I literally can’t hold a sword in another game without wanting Elden ring combat
Brain rot. Ghost of tsushims, Shadow of War and many other games have great sword combat, better than elden ring too
@@GameoftheYear-fx4mq🥴 it's all opinion, but dear lord I never understand the hype for Ghost. That game was such ass.
@@MilesWilliams88thank you. I really tried to love GoT but it felt like a bland Ubisoft style open world game… albeit with a gorgeous backdrop. So many people reference it as this amazing title but I had to force feed it to myself to get through even half.
@@matthewjalovick I read your comment as God of War haha. My bad. I had a whole replay typed out about how I didn't really love those games either. Yeah, GoT was terrible, in my opinion. Definitely a pretty game, but that can only take you so far.
You mean sekiro combat
13:27 did you have auto lock on? I've never had a problem with locking on. Just click the stick to lock on and click again to unlock. Never heard anyone have trouble with it before. Anyway awesome video!
Thanks! Glad you liked it.
I did have auto lock-on turned on, and I guess that's why I initially complained about it.
Made sure not to make the same mistake for DS1.
I'm digging the review, but how is having camera and lock on be the same thumbstick a bad thing? You walk around lock on to a target and then you don't have to touch the thumbstick again until that guy is dead.
It’s a skill issue on my end to be honest
for Malenia, if you used Moghwyn's Sacred Spear and just spammed "Bloodboon Ritual" at her stacking with your Mimic Tear doing the same thing, she's basically an easy fight.
I think my favourite thing about this game is build variety. There's so many unique weapons, ashes of war, sorceries and incantations, that i just can't decide how i want to play. You can practically make everything as strong as you'd like, no matter if you go for str, dex, int, faith, or arcane build. Though with that many options my favourite build is probably still plain knight with sword and shield, for parrying and square off aow, with various sidearms.
Also, Malenia is my favourite boss, i love humiliating her with parrying after all the suffering she made me go through lol.
Still remember my first playthru I explored every corner of everything and even found a way to complete most of the quests so i had several ending choices. Took 230hrs of pure enjoyment and wonder idk how anyone could rush thru this masterpiece when u only get a first playthru once.
I fuckin love the Elden Beast fight
You're a part of our community now that you've started memeing about Rick the Soldier of God
I think for everybody who had never played a souls game before Elden ring, (like me) it gave me an experience of gaming that I haven’t had before, I’m hoping Dragons Dogma 2 can recreate that, also since Elden ring I’ve finished sekiro, demon souls and dark souls 3, I must say I may prefer dark souls 3 to all, but to me Elden ring will always have a level of nostalgia that can’t be beat
Elden Ring is also getting me hooked on these souls games!
Going through DS1 right now.
Deffo don’t forget ds1 and ds2, ds1 is the best one tied with sekiro
@@SpartonWolf I was going to start off with one then two, but someone told me one was good but was very adamant 2 was really bad obviously I have no clue
@@aarongames7201 yeah whoever said that is clueless, 2 is a great game, not my fave but still brilliant
I’ve beaten the game so many times with lots of builds and honestly watching this has rekindled the urge to play through it again. 10/10 would recommend. Consider me a new sub
Definitely changed my perspective on games....when game difficulty is largely reliant on restarting massive amounts of progress and elongated periods of stress it becomes less likely that the "high points" I am looking for out of it are going to be worth it compared to other games doing the same thing without those.
13:34 wow
You reminded me of my first start on dark souls 3
I want to tell you that it will grow on you
It has
Which bosses are hard is a matter of your built. As a mage, I was shocked how easily Malenia went down. My biggest surprise was that if you shoot the night comet and immediately start running backwards, than she gets the hit, makes the sidestep move, but always decide not to start waterfawl dance. So with that "running in circles" movement you can trivialize phase 1. If you have another weapon with bloodhound step, there will be no more questions.
And as a mage (and really a glass cannon), a had terrible time with bosses with insane AOE attacks, high magic resistance, unfair duo bosses or extreme speed in small fighting grounds. (evergaols..). My hardest experiences, most deaths were these:
1, Elden Beast 2, Placidusax 3, Maliketh 4, Adula dragon (the real fight after finishing Ranni questline) 5, Alecto 6, Death Rite bird (snowfield) 7, Duo Night Cavalries (snowfield) 8, tied between Blood Mohg and Malenia.
To be fair, I can agree, Malenia should top the difficulty ladders if you have a melee character.
I always tried but could never even get past the first bosses of all of Froms previous titles. But i decided to try again with Elden Ring.
I have since gone back, having learned from Elden Ring, to complete all of Froms games, and then played AC6. I can only get enjoyment now from these games, and other Soulslikes.
Elden Ring is a genuine fucking Masterpiece, across ALL mediums.
That first playthrough. Man… it’s such a glorious fucking experience. Especially if you don’t look anything up or crutch meta. Just you, and the game. It genuinely is hard to enjoy other games.
This game is so good i often think man i wish i could have my memory wiped to experience it for the first time again
looking at your recap of the story, its pretty clear that you had no idea what was happening because half of the stuff you said was wrong while the other half was the exact opposite of what you said. Biggest being Tarnished means you lost grace at one point. You get it back and so do other characters. Other characters lose the light of grace while you dont. You are one of a select number of individuals capable of becoming The Elden Lord. Not only that, you were once part of Godfreys army and when he was banished, you were banished with him, along with everyone else.
Thank goodness I’m not a lore channel
its honestly fascinating hearing about it from a perspective of someone like you and the extra tidbits of the way your mind works in your replies to comments.
been an interesting half an hour lol
This, red dead 2, and baldurs gate 3 are titans in my eyes absolute masterpieces of modern gaming. Will always be played no matter how much time passes. I also feel like the frenzied flame ending is one of the best. You put all the suffering in the lands between to a final definitive end. And plant the seed for something new
I GOTTA play RDR2
Every Fromsoft game since Demon's Souls has been unbelievable.
They all have such unique atmospheres, and despite thinking Elden Ring is the better game overall, Bloodborne has yet to be dethroned as my favourite game ever.
You'll see as you go through their games, they're all equally as fascinating as Elden Ring for their own reasons, just not quite as big
I also loved the frenzied flame ending. The visuals are so striking, and i think the lore behind frenzy is very interesting. It was probably my favorite ending as well even though I think Ranni’s ending is the best for the game world.
Big Fire Burn Tree
You have a quest tracker! Just need to whip out a pen & paper and there you go. A more practical solution would be to take an image of the map and put numbered points on it yourself in an image editing program. Either way, it's definitely not common for a game to expect you to keep track of such things and I find it refreshing :)
awesome first impression. Great content. I will be back.
As soon as the "I offer you an accord" line came up, I knew the Honda joke was incoming.
Does Armored Core not count as a FromSoftware game? Came out in 2023.
Genuine question, was this just recorded before that?
I started playing Elden Ring soon after it released, and it single handedly turned me into a souls gamer. The worst part about playing Elden Ring for this long is that i’ve been waiting 2 whole years for the DLC lol.
As a FS fan who fell in love with their games due to lore and world building first and only gameplay second, I'd like to defend their way of writing stories, with the focus placed on the theme. The "mere" plot device that are the Elden Ring and the Erdtree embody themes which are, for me and so many others, just so damned compelling and fascinating.
I never played any of these types of games in 20 years of gaming. Mostly first person shooters and sports games. Buddy convinced me to play elden ring. Hated it at first. Stuck with it and it became easily
My favorite game ever. Now I’ve beaten Sekiro and halfway through DS3 lol fromsoft games are all I want to play.
Frenzied ending is the my favorite, because I get to see everything that put me through hell just burn.
The first ending means youve established whatever order youve chosen to side with and go from there.
This game is proof, that there are still creaters that can make a game with a soul.