There are few games that while playing I thought to myself - why should I stop. I played Elden Ring the week it came out, when there was no information, no guides, no nothing, and it was some of the best single player experience I've had. The feeling of going out into this massive world, exploring and taking on the challenge that Elden Ring provides, is like nothing else. Yes, it is a hard game and there is no easy mode, but it's not soul crushingly difficult as some have described it. It is for the type of person that is willing to fail as many times as it is required to be able to overcome the challenge before them.
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I can't say that Elden Ring has a โgoodโ story. In fact, if you rush straight to the end, you will have like 5 conversation by the time the credits roll.
But the lore of this world is incredible. Every item, every crevice is part of this gigantic fantasy world, that calls out to you to keep exploring more and more of it. Whether you will learn it from reading every item description or YouTube is up to you.
๐๐๐๐ก๐๐ง๐ข๐๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ ๐๐ฆ๐๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐ฒ
It is Dark Souls with an open world. Honestly, the basics are pretty easy to understand - attack enemy, dodge roll when they attack. There are some things added to spice up the formula, but I can't say anyone will be left wondering what's what.
The big selling point is the open world, and I can say that From software has done a fine job. It is gigantic, I have 100+ hours and I didn't manage to explore all of it. Also, unlike many other games that have massive open worlds, Elden Ring never got boring. It constantly changes environments, so that it never feels like circling the same place.
You know how this games is supposed to be super hard, well you can circumvent most of it by just exploring. The first boss is intentionally way above your level to encourage you to back away and to become more powerful.
๐๐ซ๐๐ฉ๐ก๐ข๐๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฒ๐ฅ๐
Elden Ring is absolutely gorgeous. The graphical fidelity technically isn't that good, but the incredible art design of the world and the attention to detail more than makes up for it.
There is a wide amount of color used throughout the different areas, but it always stays in that fantasy feel, so that the immersion is never broken.
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In all of my time playing games that allow me to customize my character and make him myself, I have never felt as attached as I did to the character, I made in Elden Ring. The game gives you the feeling that you are a small, insignificant person, that has to carve out their own path in the world if they want to survive.
Immersion is another part that is done very well. There are no big flashy menus, quest markers or even a mini map, this allows the player to feel as if they are actually in this fantasy world.
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Great ost with many great songs, all of which closely follow the setting of the game, so you can expect instrumental somewhat classical in nature music. My favorite is โRoundtable Holdโ.
๐ ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก๐ญ๐ฌ
All in on strength
๐๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฒ
I can't say that Elden Ring has a โgoodโ story. In fact, if you rush straight to the end, you will have like 5 conversation by the time the credits roll.
But the lore of this world is incredible. Every item, every crevice is part of this gigantic fantasy world, that calls out to you to keep exploring more and more of it. Whether you will learn it from reading every item description or YouTube is up to you.
๐๐๐๐ก๐๐ง๐ข๐๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ ๐๐ฆ๐๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐ฒ
It is Dark Souls with an open world. Honestly, the basics are pretty easy to understand - attack enemy, dodge roll when they attack. There are some things added to spice up the formula, but I can't say anyone will be left wondering what's what.
The big selling point is the open world, and I can say that From software has done a fine job. It is gigantic, I have 100+ hours and I didn't manage to explore all of it. Also, unlike many other games that have massive open worlds, Elden Ring never got boring. It constantly changes environments, so that it never feels like circling the same place.
You know how this games is supposed to be super hard, well you can circumvent most of it by just exploring. The first boss is intentionally way above your level to encourage you to back away and to become more powerful.
๐๐ซ๐๐ฉ๐ก๐ข๐๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฒ๐ฅ๐
Elden Ring is absolutely gorgeous. The graphical fidelity technically isn't that good, but the incredible art design of the world and the attention to detail more than makes up for it.
There is a wide amount of color used throughout the different areas, but it always stays in that fantasy feel, so that the immersion is never broken.
๐๐ญ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ก๐๐ซ๐/๐๐ฆ๐ฆ๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง
In all of my time playing games that allow me to customize my character and make him myself, I have never felt as attached as I did to the character, I made in Elden Ring. The game gives you the feeling that you are a small, insignificant person, that has to carve out their own path in the world if they want to survive.
Immersion is another part that is done very well. There are no big flashy menus, quest markers or even a mini map, this allows the player to feel as if they are actually in this fantasy world.
๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ญ๐ซ๐๐๐ค
Great ost with many great songs, all of which closely follow the setting of the game, so you can expect instrumental somewhat classical in nature music. My favorite is โRoundtable Holdโ.
๐ ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก๐ญ๐ฌ
All in on strength