I'll say it first here: Elden Ring isn't perfect. Quite a bit of bosses are repeated and lategame exploration involves a lot of riding around and looking around things that are simply just more boluses instead of weapons that would make you feel excited.
But Elden Ring is a mastercraft of challenging fights that ease you into the gameplay; the game isn't truly hard at the beginning, but it gets harder than even Dark Souls III once the going gets tough.
It challenges you and provides you with a final exam to face all of your lessons with your knowledge.
There were times I asked myself, what if I could face the Dark Souls enemies without starting an NG+ loop all over?
Elden Ring has that, and for some that's a hit or miss, but for me I like it, given that I can fight the bosses I had difficulties with, and face them with my newfound skills without having to wait for the game to roll the credits over.
It also costs only an average AAA game's price, for a game that has a boatload of content. And for that reason, is why Elden Ring is easily my best of the best game ever.
But Elden Ring is a mastercraft of challenging fights that ease you into the gameplay; the game isn't truly hard at the beginning, but it gets harder than even Dark Souls III once the going gets tough.
It challenges you and provides you with a final exam to face all of your lessons with your knowledge.
There were times I asked myself, what if I could face the Dark Souls enemies without starting an NG+ loop all over?
Elden Ring has that, and for some that's a hit or miss, but for me I like it, given that I can fight the bosses I had difficulties with, and face them with my newfound skills without having to wait for the game to roll the credits over.
It also costs only an average AAA game's price, for a game that has a boatload of content. And for that reason, is why Elden Ring is easily my best of the best game ever.