i was terrified learning Elden Ring would be open world. it's a type of game that is rarely ever exciting, the peak open world in games to many is Breath of the Wild's but that game had no sauce. i never walked around in Breath of the Wild and found something so cool id message people up about it, i never got excited from its world. and i was afraid Fromsoft wouldn't be able to pull it off.
they obviously did. Elden Ring's world design is the best I've seen in an open world game. EVERY part of the map is purposeful, every turn has something new and exciting to find. there's shit in here that's just magic to witness, full of the heart and personality people love from Fromsoft. you're not gonna see a cliff and climb it only to find a disposable sword that breaks in two hits or a collectable to write off a checklist, you'll find weapons so cool you'll want to play the game again to build for them, devious traps n foolish fuckers that'll kick your ass, or entire new areas and bosses tucked away into every one of its beautiful folds. and it is beautiful. Elden Ring's art direction and visuals are gorgeous, not the best optimised but breathtaking nonetheless.
only complaint is with bosses. dungeons reuse bosses often, and while sometimes they do so in very creative ways, sometimes you'll just fight that guy from before but with another one. in particular, fuck the foreskin boys and the Crucible Knights. a singular Crucible Knight was enough to be far and away the first area's most threatening boss (for me at least) and having to fight more than one makes me want to shrivel up and die. difficulty has become part of this series' (Elden Soulsborne? idk what to call it) identity but i think Elden Ring steps over the line in a few regards. enemies like the Crucible Knight have next to no safe windows for you to approach and never stop attacking in general, which is a design philosophy that carries over to some of the bosses as well. straight up could barely touch Mikaleth for instance, i think some aspects of the game's difficulty could be lowered and the game would be better for it. I've beaten every boss in this series so far but this game tested me and i mostly loved it.
they obviously did. Elden Ring's world design is the best I've seen in an open world game. EVERY part of the map is purposeful, every turn has something new and exciting to find. there's shit in here that's just magic to witness, full of the heart and personality people love from Fromsoft. you're not gonna see a cliff and climb it only to find a disposable sword that breaks in two hits or a collectable to write off a checklist, you'll find weapons so cool you'll want to play the game again to build for them, devious traps n foolish fuckers that'll kick your ass, or entire new areas and bosses tucked away into every one of its beautiful folds. and it is beautiful. Elden Ring's art direction and visuals are gorgeous, not the best optimised but breathtaking nonetheless.
only complaint is with bosses. dungeons reuse bosses often, and while sometimes they do so in very creative ways, sometimes you'll just fight that guy from before but with another one. in particular, fuck the foreskin boys and the Crucible Knights. a singular Crucible Knight was enough to be far and away the first area's most threatening boss (for me at least) and having to fight more than one makes me want to shrivel up and die. difficulty has become part of this series' (Elden Soulsborne? idk what to call it) identity but i think Elden Ring steps over the line in a few regards. enemies like the Crucible Knight have next to no safe windows for you to approach and never stop attacking in general, which is a design philosophy that carries over to some of the bosses as well. straight up could barely touch Mikaleth for instance, i think some aspects of the game's difficulty could be lowered and the game would be better for it. I've beaten every boss in this series so far but this game tested me and i mostly loved it.
NOWITSREYNTIME17
2 years ago