Easto
2023
As a huge fan of the original I was skeptical that I’d enjoy this remake, especially since I wasn’t a huge fan of how RE2R and RE3R played, the games really changed atmosphere a lot and I was nervous a lot was going to be dropped in this remake.
Thankfully, Capcom seems to have learned from a lot of their mistakes. RE4 Remake is a content rich, and action packed game that, just like the original, is filled with fun set pieces and arenas to run through, and the action never really seems to slow down until it’s all over.
Firstly I’ll praise what I really like. The story has been enhanced in many ways, I never had a problem with Ashley in the old game despite seeing a lot of complaints online, but she’s definitely a much more likable character in this game. Secondly Luis’s changes make him an even more enjoyable character in many ways, though I’ll fully admit I do miss a lot of his more cheesy one liners. The balancing for this game seems a lot tighter too, and maybe it’s just because I’ve played the original a billion times but this game is much harder too. Which I think is a good thing, as many bosses and hard areas in the OG can be easily cheesed with rocket launchers or certain safe spots.
Now that’s a lot of praise, I know, however I probably have even more to complain about.
The shooting is awful. Coming from the original which always had such fun and snappy interactive shooting, where enemies would recoil differently depending on where you shoot. Leg shots to trip them, head shots to stagger them, etc. The remake has elements of this but add things like weapon bloom, and recoil to make shot placement a bit more random, which is awful for a game that requires such precise shooting. In many cases this really isn’t TOO much of an issue but sometimes it can really fuck you over. This issue is much more prevalent in the early game where Leon’s pistol feels like a fucking airsoft gun that doesn’t even make enemies react as bullets and pumped into them.
Secondly, as I just said enemies don’t always react to shots. Now I’m not sure if it’s random or if there’s some damage threshold but this is a huge issue in the early game. You will be rushed by a bunch of villagers and headshots won’t really do anything to slow them down. Enemies being tanky isn’t a problem on it’s own, but they are also faster and more aggressive, and the game loves dangling ammo just out of your reach all the time. I don’t have any idea why they would make ammo less plentiful while boosting the amount of enemies and how much health they have. I suppose they wanted to increase the survival aspect and encourage crafting but all it really did was make me never use anything other than a pistol and shotgun because what was the point? All other ammo was too rare or too expensive to craft, and sometimes wasn’t even more effective.
Thirdly, all the bosses were gutted. Not really in terms of difficulty at all, many of them are better fights. I mean more-so their character and presence. You don’t have Sadler taunting you occasionally, no Salazar making fun of you and having a goofy back and forth with Leon. Even if their background lore was enhanced, they lose a lot of screen-time and I think that’s a huge shame.
Fourthly, the knife. I’ve seen heavy praise for the parry mechanic of the knife and I quite like that aspect, although knife durability and all that shit is so stupid. It becomes less of an issue as you upgrade your knife and find the merchant more often, but in the early game and especially long treks, your knife breaks and then you have nothing. No way to parry, no way to save ammo, which was the entire fucking point of the knife in earlier games. Instead the logic is “I better keep pumping handgun rounds into this guy, don’t want to damage my knife”. I understand it’s supposed to be a fail safe when enemies get too close, but it breaks so easily, you need it to finish off certain enemies too, which only makes it break even faster.
Lastly, and this is by far my biggest complaint, the stupid charms from the shooting range being RNG each new file is absolutely insane. These should be secrets you unlock throughout the game that scale with how far you are. Instead I roll shit like “eggs heal more” while I see other people getting charms that increase their handgun ammo drops and stuff. The game would have been better off without these stupid perks, balanced tighter and everything. Instead you need to roll the right charms or you just.. don’t get to use certain weapons as much, or move as fast, or heal more. It can make the game much easier for people out of blind luck while pretty much screwing over others.
That’s about all I have to say. Despite all my hefty complaints I do quite like this game for what it is. I am so glad it is very distinct and didn’t try too hard to be identical to the original. It allows both games to exist together without one necessarily trumping the other.
Despite the more controlled gameplay and more of a realistic approach that I’m not a huge fan of, I’d highly recommend RE4 Remake if you like survival horror games with heavy action and occasional B-movie cheese thrown in.
Thankfully, Capcom seems to have learned from a lot of their mistakes. RE4 Remake is a content rich, and action packed game that, just like the original, is filled with fun set pieces and arenas to run through, and the action never really seems to slow down until it’s all over.
Firstly I’ll praise what I really like. The story has been enhanced in many ways, I never had a problem with Ashley in the old game despite seeing a lot of complaints online, but she’s definitely a much more likable character in this game. Secondly Luis’s changes make him an even more enjoyable character in many ways, though I’ll fully admit I do miss a lot of his more cheesy one liners. The balancing for this game seems a lot tighter too, and maybe it’s just because I’ve played the original a billion times but this game is much harder too. Which I think is a good thing, as many bosses and hard areas in the OG can be easily cheesed with rocket launchers or certain safe spots.
Now that’s a lot of praise, I know, however I probably have even more to complain about.
The shooting is awful. Coming from the original which always had such fun and snappy interactive shooting, where enemies would recoil differently depending on where you shoot. Leg shots to trip them, head shots to stagger them, etc. The remake has elements of this but add things like weapon bloom, and recoil to make shot placement a bit more random, which is awful for a game that requires such precise shooting. In many cases this really isn’t TOO much of an issue but sometimes it can really fuck you over. This issue is much more prevalent in the early game where Leon’s pistol feels like a fucking airsoft gun that doesn’t even make enemies react as bullets and pumped into them.
Secondly, as I just said enemies don’t always react to shots. Now I’m not sure if it’s random or if there’s some damage threshold but this is a huge issue in the early game. You will be rushed by a bunch of villagers and headshots won’t really do anything to slow them down. Enemies being tanky isn’t a problem on it’s own, but they are also faster and more aggressive, and the game loves dangling ammo just out of your reach all the time. I don’t have any idea why they would make ammo less plentiful while boosting the amount of enemies and how much health they have. I suppose they wanted to increase the survival aspect and encourage crafting but all it really did was make me never use anything other than a pistol and shotgun because what was the point? All other ammo was too rare or too expensive to craft, and sometimes wasn’t even more effective.
Thirdly, all the bosses were gutted. Not really in terms of difficulty at all, many of them are better fights. I mean more-so their character and presence. You don’t have Sadler taunting you occasionally, no Salazar making fun of you and having a goofy back and forth with Leon. Even if their background lore was enhanced, they lose a lot of screen-time and I think that’s a huge shame.
Fourthly, the knife. I’ve seen heavy praise for the parry mechanic of the knife and I quite like that aspect, although knife durability and all that shit is so stupid. It becomes less of an issue as you upgrade your knife and find the merchant more often, but in the early game and especially long treks, your knife breaks and then you have nothing. No way to parry, no way to save ammo, which was the entire fucking point of the knife in earlier games. Instead the logic is “I better keep pumping handgun rounds into this guy, don’t want to damage my knife”. I understand it’s supposed to be a fail safe when enemies get too close, but it breaks so easily, you need it to finish off certain enemies too, which only makes it break even faster.
Lastly, and this is by far my biggest complaint, the stupid charms from the shooting range being RNG each new file is absolutely insane. These should be secrets you unlock throughout the game that scale with how far you are. Instead I roll shit like “eggs heal more” while I see other people getting charms that increase their handgun ammo drops and stuff. The game would have been better off without these stupid perks, balanced tighter and everything. Instead you need to roll the right charms or you just.. don’t get to use certain weapons as much, or move as fast, or heal more. It can make the game much easier for people out of blind luck while pretty much screwing over others.
That’s about all I have to say. Despite all my hefty complaints I do quite like this game for what it is. I am so glad it is very distinct and didn’t try too hard to be identical to the original. It allows both games to exist together without one necessarily trumping the other.
Despite the more controlled gameplay and more of a realistic approach that I’m not a huge fan of, I’d highly recommend RE4 Remake if you like survival horror games with heavy action and occasional B-movie cheese thrown in.
2020
I’m gonna warn you right now my bias is insane.
Anyway Doom Eternal is probably one of the best games ever made, an absolute masterpiece of an FPS that ID poured all their years of game crafting into.
Firstly I will discuss two major criticisms I’ve seen.
People think the game is too “video gamey”. What does this mean? Basically pickups float around waiting for you to grab them, there’s random monkey bars and climbable walls around, things are brighter and glow a bit to highlight where to go and what to do. I personally don’t really see the problem in this at all. While the game may not be as “realistic” as Doom 2016 I think I really do prefer this more colorful and fictional style. It really makes enemies, weapons, and the levels pop, and I really appreciate how weapons and enemies were slightly redesigned to maintain their classic looks.
I’ve seen complaints about the story. It’s absolutely true that Doom Eternal has a lot of cutscenes, some can definitely drag on for a bit. But most of them can be skipped completely, rendering this complaint nonsensical. The story is enjoyable too, not sure why you would even want to skip.
Anyway back to gushing, Eternal takes the gameplay of Doom 2016 and makes it much faster. The game adds things like the dash and blood punch along with frag and ice grenades and a “flame belch” as well. These attachments, working with the glory kill system and chainsaw, give you the ability to get all the tools you need at any time. Armor, health, breathing room, and ammo.
Enemy variety is stellar. From aggressive and fast imps, to walking tanks like the mancubus, to the DPS shredding doom hunters, you will need to target different weak points and constantly swap weapons to deal with threats.
On top of all of that the levels are crafted beautifully. Some of the most gorgeous and creative environments I’ve ever seen in any game. They’re so much fun to fight and explore in, and explore you will since there are tons of secrets scattered around.
The base game is pretty much perfect, most of my genuine criticism lies in the after-release attention this game received. Firstly battle mode was a complete blunder. I don’t know a single person that played it, and I genuinely think they wasted resources even working on it at all.
The two DLCs were also incredibly in many ways but they have confusing difficulty. AG1 is arguably much harder than AG2 for the most part.
Finally the master levels, only about 5 or so were actually made. I’m disappointed since they seemed to put way more effort into the final few and I don’t think they should have bothered. If they just focused on making harder versions without all the challenges and bonus modes tacked on, I really think they would have finished all of them.
Hoard mode was also disappointing. A very confusing system where you randomly gain weapons, and a scoring system that completely ignores comboing kills, preferring extra lives instead.
Despite those complaints, I’ve replayed this game about 20 times already and it’s still one of my absolute favorites. Play it. Experience perfection.
Anyway Doom Eternal is probably one of the best games ever made, an absolute masterpiece of an FPS that ID poured all their years of game crafting into.
Firstly I will discuss two major criticisms I’ve seen.
People think the game is too “video gamey”. What does this mean? Basically pickups float around waiting for you to grab them, there’s random monkey bars and climbable walls around, things are brighter and glow a bit to highlight where to go and what to do. I personally don’t really see the problem in this at all. While the game may not be as “realistic” as Doom 2016 I think I really do prefer this more colorful and fictional style. It really makes enemies, weapons, and the levels pop, and I really appreciate how weapons and enemies were slightly redesigned to maintain their classic looks.
I’ve seen complaints about the story. It’s absolutely true that Doom Eternal has a lot of cutscenes, some can definitely drag on for a bit. But most of them can be skipped completely, rendering this complaint nonsensical. The story is enjoyable too, not sure why you would even want to skip.
Anyway back to gushing, Eternal takes the gameplay of Doom 2016 and makes it much faster. The game adds things like the dash and blood punch along with frag and ice grenades and a “flame belch” as well. These attachments, working with the glory kill system and chainsaw, give you the ability to get all the tools you need at any time. Armor, health, breathing room, and ammo.
Enemy variety is stellar. From aggressive and fast imps, to walking tanks like the mancubus, to the DPS shredding doom hunters, you will need to target different weak points and constantly swap weapons to deal with threats.
On top of all of that the levels are crafted beautifully. Some of the most gorgeous and creative environments I’ve ever seen in any game. They’re so much fun to fight and explore in, and explore you will since there are tons of secrets scattered around.
The base game is pretty much perfect, most of my genuine criticism lies in the after-release attention this game received. Firstly battle mode was a complete blunder. I don’t know a single person that played it, and I genuinely think they wasted resources even working on it at all.
The two DLCs were also incredibly in many ways but they have confusing difficulty. AG1 is arguably much harder than AG2 for the most part.
Finally the master levels, only about 5 or so were actually made. I’m disappointed since they seemed to put way more effort into the final few and I don’t think they should have bothered. If they just focused on making harder versions without all the challenges and bonus modes tacked on, I really think they would have finished all of them.
Hoard mode was also disappointing. A very confusing system where you randomly gain weapons, and a scoring system that completely ignores comboing kills, preferring extra lives instead.
Despite those complaints, I’ve replayed this game about 20 times already and it’s still one of my absolute favorites. Play it. Experience perfection.
2016
Doom 2016 was not the first Doom game I’ve played, that honor goes to the original Doom 2. But this game is absolutely responsible for getting me into the series and more classical FPS games as a whole.
Although being closer to a Quake successor than Doom, ID’s absolutely mastery of this gameplay formula is obvious. The levels are beautifully designed and rewarding to explore, with hidden weapons, suit upgrades, and runes to be found. The player can also find and upgrade weapon mods and complete challenges to make them stronger.
2016 is nearly perfect, I really do think it’s issues lie in it’s balancing. Competent players aren’t going to really fear anything if they use the right equipment and exploit the game for an easier time. Eventually you are just going to murder every demon on screen effortlessly, which may have been intentional, but it always kinda felt like the game blew it’s load too early and never really has “the big fight” that really tests you.
I guess you can always play on ultra nightmare and die immediately on the second level instead. Oh and platforming in this game is genuinely awful, Insta kill death pits do not belong in like any game ever, especially something as fast paced as this.
Other than those admittedly minor issues, Doom 2016 is pretty much a masterpiece, it revived the series and breathed new life into shooters. Play it for the love of God.
Although being closer to a Quake successor than Doom, ID’s absolutely mastery of this gameplay formula is obvious. The levels are beautifully designed and rewarding to explore, with hidden weapons, suit upgrades, and runes to be found. The player can also find and upgrade weapon mods and complete challenges to make them stronger.
2016 is nearly perfect, I really do think it’s issues lie in it’s balancing. Competent players aren’t going to really fear anything if they use the right equipment and exploit the game for an easier time. Eventually you are just going to murder every demon on screen effortlessly, which may have been intentional, but it always kinda felt like the game blew it’s load too early and never really has “the big fight” that really tests you.
I guess you can always play on ultra nightmare and die immediately on the second level instead. Oh and platforming in this game is genuinely awful, Insta kill death pits do not belong in like any game ever, especially something as fast paced as this.
Other than those admittedly minor issues, Doom 2016 is pretty much a masterpiece, it revived the series and breathed new life into shooters. Play it for the love of God.
2018
Dusk is a masterpiece. Pure and simple.
Classic Quake-like gameplay with a familiar graphical style, but using the power of modern technology to turn everything up to 11.
It starts pretty barebones, enter a town and kill some cultists with a shotgun, easy. But the deeper you go the more Dusk surprises you, the maps get spookier and more intimidating, enemies get more grotesque, and thankfully your weapon arsenal is able to keep up with the horrors around you.
Each gun is useful and serves a purpose, and they're so loud and fun to shoot. Enemies are dynamic, shooting is snappy, it really is the perfect run and gun game.
If you have literally any interest in classical shooters, buy this game and enjoy yourself.
Classic Quake-like gameplay with a familiar graphical style, but using the power of modern technology to turn everything up to 11.
It starts pretty barebones, enter a town and kill some cultists with a shotgun, easy. But the deeper you go the more Dusk surprises you, the maps get spookier and more intimidating, enemies get more grotesque, and thankfully your weapon arsenal is able to keep up with the horrors around you.
Each gun is useful and serves a purpose, and they're so loud and fun to shoot. Enemies are dynamic, shooting is snappy, it really is the perfect run and gun game.
If you have literally any interest in classical shooters, buy this game and enjoy yourself.
2016
A great finisher to the Souls trilogy, that I think invests so much into it's bosses while making regular Souls gameplay of exploring and fighting regular enemies a bit worse.
Dark Souls 3 is a much faster game, making it a tad strange to pick up after the slower games beforehand, still the game is quite fun, although it often regresses into "spam roll to dodge" simulator since the pace is much quicker and the invincibility frames are so generous.
The gameplay itself regresses slightly, you cannot freely dual wield anymore, and the armor you wear is pretty much useless.
Where DS3 really shines is the bosses. This game easily has the best bosses Fromsoft has ever made. They are hard, intense, with beautiful music and set pieces, they make this game the perfect sendoff, and I'd recommend it to pretty much anyone, new fans and old.
Dark Souls 3 is a much faster game, making it a tad strange to pick up after the slower games beforehand, still the game is quite fun, although it often regresses into "spam roll to dodge" simulator since the pace is much quicker and the invincibility frames are so generous.
The gameplay itself regresses slightly, you cannot freely dual wield anymore, and the armor you wear is pretty much useless.
Where DS3 really shines is the bosses. This game easily has the best bosses Fromsoft has ever made. They are hard, intense, with beautiful music and set pieces, they make this game the perfect sendoff, and I'd recommend it to pretty much anyone, new fans and old.
This may be a controversial opinion but I do love this game. It is my favorite Souls game by far. Still, I'm not delusional, I'm well aware this game has problems, let's deal with those first.
Things like the interconnected world and the storyline from the original game are gone here, each area feels more like an isolated section of the larger world. To some this really matters, to me I really don't mind too much.
This game can be a gank fest sometimes. Enemy counts are high and you will be swarmed often. This can create very chaotic situations, and the game isn't much faster than the original, so keeping up with so many threats can be tricky.
Hitboxes can be bad, adaptability being a stat is confusing, and life gems can mess with the balancing.
However despite ALL those problems, it's still really fun.
Why? The freedom with gameplay, and the sheer variety of things in this game. You can wield any weapon in either hand, two great swords, two great shields, a sword and a dagger, it doesn't matter. This opens up so many fun builds, some not very viable, but you're allowed to do them. Powerstancing makes it's debut in this game too, making dual wielding even more fun and rewarding to use.
The area variety is stellar, while things are not as interconnected and some level transitions can be jarring, I really do love all the areas we get to see. Volcanic castles, poison valleys, dark forests, underground kingdoms, and snow covered wastelands. DS2 isn't afraid to experiment and get weird.
I do also need to praise the story, it really does try to be it's own thing and build upon the story that DS1 started. It's a shame in DS3 reverted back to DS1 stuff and mostly ignored all the interesting lore from DS2.
The art style and fashion is on point too, many cool sets of armor and a lot of variety with the various areas you explore with unique buildings and everything.
I will not lie, this game may not be easy to love, and I might be borderline delusional, but put some time in, enjoy where you're taken, and experiment with new weapons all the time, and you'll have a blast.
Things like the interconnected world and the storyline from the original game are gone here, each area feels more like an isolated section of the larger world. To some this really matters, to me I really don't mind too much.
This game can be a gank fest sometimes. Enemy counts are high and you will be swarmed often. This can create very chaotic situations, and the game isn't much faster than the original, so keeping up with so many threats can be tricky.
Hitboxes can be bad, adaptability being a stat is confusing, and life gems can mess with the balancing.
However despite ALL those problems, it's still really fun.
Why? The freedom with gameplay, and the sheer variety of things in this game. You can wield any weapon in either hand, two great swords, two great shields, a sword and a dagger, it doesn't matter. This opens up so many fun builds, some not very viable, but you're allowed to do them. Powerstancing makes it's debut in this game too, making dual wielding even more fun and rewarding to use.
The area variety is stellar, while things are not as interconnected and some level transitions can be jarring, I really do love all the areas we get to see. Volcanic castles, poison valleys, dark forests, underground kingdoms, and snow covered wastelands. DS2 isn't afraid to experiment and get weird.
I do also need to praise the story, it really does try to be it's own thing and build upon the story that DS1 started. It's a shame in DS3 reverted back to DS1 stuff and mostly ignored all the interesting lore from DS2.
The art style and fashion is on point too, many cool sets of armor and a lot of variety with the various areas you explore with unique buildings and everything.
I will not lie, this game may not be easy to love, and I might be borderline delusional, but put some time in, enjoy where you're taken, and experiment with new weapons all the time, and you'll have a blast.
2011
A really fun game that, in my opinion, has aged pretty horribly all things considered.
Dark Souls is important, there's no argument there, and I do love the game to death for it's gameplay and just the general vibes the game has.
Sadly a recent replay of this game made me realize this isn't the perfect Souls game some claim it is. Where Dark Souls really falters is it's boss fights and late game. Early game is tightly crafted, and you will haver a blast exploring it, finding short cuts and meeting random NPCs and bosses, but things begin to really drag once you reach Anor Londo.
It's aged, and it's shortcomings thanks to it's later parts being rushed are fairly obvious, still I do really love the game for what it is, it's imperfections only giving the game a lot more soul in my opinion. It's nice to see where it all started, but future titles pretty much perfect every idea that Dark Souls brought to the table.
The Souls game really do thrive on how unique each game is though, so if you like other Souls games or want to start somewhere, I still really recommend this.
Dark Souls is important, there's no argument there, and I do love the game to death for it's gameplay and just the general vibes the game has.
Sadly a recent replay of this game made me realize this isn't the perfect Souls game some claim it is. Where Dark Souls really falters is it's boss fights and late game. Early game is tightly crafted, and you will haver a blast exploring it, finding short cuts and meeting random NPCs and bosses, but things begin to really drag once you reach Anor Londo.
It's aged, and it's shortcomings thanks to it's later parts being rushed are fairly obvious, still I do really love the game for what it is, it's imperfections only giving the game a lot more soul in my opinion. It's nice to see where it all started, but future titles pretty much perfect every idea that Dark Souls brought to the table.
The Souls game really do thrive on how unique each game is though, so if you like other Souls games or want to start somewhere, I still really recommend this.
1993
Absolute fire that is important and fun to play, but completely overshadowed by it's sequel both in enemy variety, and modding options.
Would recommend for those curious, especially since it goes on sale for cheap all the time, just be warned it starts strong, and slowly gets weaker and weaker.
Episode 4 thankfully picks up again and closes the game out on a high note.
Would recommend for those curious, especially since it goes on sale for cheap all the time, just be warned it starts strong, and slowly gets weaker and weaker.
Episode 4 thankfully picks up again and closes the game out on a high note.
Doom 2 is the perfect game. But not because of the base game, the base game is just alright, perfectly serviceable classic FPS action. Where Doom 2 goes from good to fantastic lies in the dedicated modding scene that, to this day, creates maps, gameplay mods, and full on conversion mods you can play for FREE.
All you need is a copy of Doom 2, a modern source port such as GZDoom or ZDoom, then make your way over to Doom World and find some WAD files to download. Experiment, read what people recommend, and you will quickly get lost in absolutely top quality maps.
Some recommendations I can give are Scythe 1 and Scythe 2, Pirate Doom, Ancient Aliens, Going Down, and you can check the yearly "Cacoawards" to find more top quality maps.
I have sunk thousands of hours into hundreds of WADS, I can't recommend enough if you have any love for classic Doom gameplay.
All you need is a copy of Doom 2, a modern source port such as GZDoom or ZDoom, then make your way over to Doom World and find some WAD files to download. Experiment, read what people recommend, and you will quickly get lost in absolutely top quality maps.
Some recommendations I can give are Scythe 1 and Scythe 2, Pirate Doom, Ancient Aliens, Going Down, and you can check the yearly "Cacoawards" to find more top quality maps.
I have sunk thousands of hours into hundreds of WADS, I can't recommend enough if you have any love for classic Doom gameplay.
"Red Dead 2 is a slog to get started with." Is something I hear a lot and I really can't agree.
In terms of a compelling and enjoyable storyline, RD2 is top of the line, I really don't think many pieces of media even compare to the sheer amount of detail, effort, and soul.
Each character is unique and interesting, with a funny voice to accompany them so they're a joy to listen to, and you do get attached to many of them quickly, which makes the darker parts of the story all the more harder.
While RD2's story, presentation, and gameplay is top notch, it isn't perfect. The only real things I can criticize is that the game is linear to an almost ridiculous extent, some missions feel like you're a dog with a shock collar, and is probably why the early game is super slow and unappealing to some people.
Still, if you play your role and get invested, you will absolutely love where the story takes you, you will be awed by the sheer amount of detail in the world, and you will walk way a different person after the storyline. I highly recommend.
In terms of a compelling and enjoyable storyline, RD2 is top of the line, I really don't think many pieces of media even compare to the sheer amount of detail, effort, and soul.
Each character is unique and interesting, with a funny voice to accompany them so they're a joy to listen to, and you do get attached to many of them quickly, which makes the darker parts of the story all the more harder.
While RD2's story, presentation, and gameplay is top notch, it isn't perfect. The only real things I can criticize is that the game is linear to an almost ridiculous extent, some missions feel like you're a dog with a shock collar, and is probably why the early game is super slow and unappealing to some people.
Still, if you play your role and get invested, you will absolutely love where the story takes you, you will be awed by the sheer amount of detail in the world, and you will walk way a different person after the storyline. I highly recommend.
2022
Elden Ring is pretty fun generally. Very refined souls gameplay, taking the best from all the Fromsoft games prior. I genuinely do think the game is too long for it's own good, and the open world really hampers difficulty. Many of the "main" bosses are wonderfully designed, while the cloned bosses scattered around the map are boring, get stale fast, and make exploring a lot less exciting.
Were the game a more linear adventure, I think it would easily be the best souls game by far. But it's kind of a slog, late game is one shot city, and the more traditional areas only make me wish the entire game was crafted like that.
I do really love the lore though, the storytelling and background to the game's setting was really great, probably even better than the Souls games.
It's long, fun at times, frustrating a lot, but I would recommend if you like any other Souls games.
Were the game a more linear adventure, I think it would easily be the best souls game by far. But it's kind of a slog, late game is one shot city, and the more traditional areas only make me wish the entire game was crafted like that.
I do really love the lore though, the storytelling and background to the game's setting was really great, probably even better than the Souls games.
It's long, fun at times, frustrating a lot, but I would recommend if you like any other Souls games.