Elden Ring (From Software RPG)

TwistedMetalGear said:
Why? Is it actually causing you physical distress like headaches or something?

Or is it a psychological "I paid thousands of dollars for this hardware and I refuse to deal with peasant frame rates" kind of thing?
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I've gotten used to high refresh rate and I just can't stomach it.
 
I've never really given this genre a fair shake, so I think I will purchase it during this sale period if I'm not too distracted with other games.

The only souls game I've ever tried is DS3 once for a couple hours, but I never really committed. So I would basically be going into both this game and the genre blind. I'm curious to see what it's all about though.
 
t1k said:
I've never really given this genre a fair shake, so I think I will purchase it during this sale period if I'm not too distracted with other games.

The only souls game I've ever tried is DS3 once for a couple hours, but I never really committed. So I would basically be going into both this game and the genre blind. I'm curious to see what it's all about though.
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Dark Souls 3 is a great game. If you still own it, no reason to not start there! and there are things which I like about it, better than Elden Ring ;)
 
chameleoneel said:
Dark Souls 3 is a great game. If you still own it, no reason to not start there! and there are things which I like about it, better than Elden Ring ;)
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I'd give DS3 another go before Elden Ring mainly because it'll be tougher to go back to it later. Elden Ring tweaks things with additional mechanics (like jumping) that can mess with you if you go back the older games that don't have them.
 
chameleoneel said:
Dark Souls 3 is a great game. If you still own it, no reason to not start there! and there are things which I like about it, better than Elden Ring ;)
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I like DS3 better overall than Elden Ring...ER is still a 9.5 game and only loses points in relation to other From Software games...the main issue I had with Elden Ring is there are too many reskinned/repeating bosses...way too many...and once you've seen one catacomb you've seen them all...they all have basically the same layout...the MP also wasn't as good as the previous Souls games

in a game as massive as ER everything can't be unique but by the time I got to the end (300+ hours) I was burnt out...I haven't touched the game since finishing it the first time...normally I replay all From Soft games multiple times
 
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Domingo said:
I'd give DS3 another go before Elden Ring mainly because it'll be tougher to go back to it later. Elden Ring tweaks things with additional mechanics (like jumping) that can mess with you if you go back the older games that don't have them.
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While the point about the mechanics is definitely true, I think ER makes the perfect 1st Souls like. You can still actually do things like explore and gather upgrade materials if you haven’t quite figured the mechanics out.

ER is much more approachable than all the rest, if it weren’t for ER I’d have never finished a Souls game. Once I sat ER down I went to DS3, DS1 Remastered, and Demons Souls.

I have DS2 but only created a character and ran around for a bit, felt kind of weird. Also refunded Sekiro as I just didn’t really like the way it felt, but I may revisit as it seems to be a pretty big deal.

Anyway, my vote for buying Elden Ring on sale? Uh, yes, immediately. In all likelihood you’ll fall in love (after you get over the inevitable souls-hump) and want to run through the rest of the series ASAP.

DO IT!
 
Domingo said:
I'd give DS3 another go before Elden Ring mainly because it'll be tougher to go back to it later. Elden Ring tweaks things with additional mechanics (like jumping) that can mess with you if you go back the older games that don't have them.
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I went from Elden Ring to DS3 and it felt identical to me aside from jumping. I don't see how anybody would have trouble adjusting from Elden Ring to DS3. You might miss torrent a bit but that's about it.
 
I started a new run in preparation for the DLC (I had previously been playing with mods and ended up losing all of my previous saves). I had just over 250 hours total up to this point and had never really done multiplayer except for the Varus PVP quests. I figured I'd give it a try on the new run and it has been a blast. Running around with other players, rushing through Stormvale, getting invaded, and crushing bosses only to get cocky and die to a group of trash mobs or a roll off a cliff has been a whole new layer of fun.
 
Do maidenless runs still get stopped at the capital or did they make a way to complete it now? I haven't played since release so I'm out of touch with all the patches since then.
 
Question about coop:

Say I want to help someone fight the tree spirit in Stormveil Castle. Where should I put my summon sign? At the beginning of the dungeon? At the nearest grace? Right in front of the boss arena?
 
So apparently the effigy stick sends your summon sign to the multiplayer sticks; "near" being the same area and "far" being any multiplayer sticks you've activated. The finger just places your sign to be summoned wherever you are. I couldn't find any games using the finger last night but played a bunch of Liurnia and Caria Manor using the effigy stick.
 
t1k said:
Currently on sale in the Namco sale along with Tekken 7 and Little Nightmares II. Hmmm, do I buy this game for this cold season? Should I put myself through this? ...


View: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1245620/ELDEN_RING/
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Picked this up during that sale. Went into the game mostly blind. Played through DS1,2,3, BB and Sekiro previously, but I never even watched a review about ER or any gameplay besides the official trailers years ago. Haven't played any new games in the last couple years until Starfield.

At first was pretty disappointed with ER. Just seemed like they made DS4, nothing really innovative. Glad to say this first impression was misbegotten, and ended up being one of the greatest games I've ever played. Finished it last night. Man what a masterpiece! Definitely picking up the DLC on release day.
 
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