Capable_Onion
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I always wanted to know why people liked souls games so much, I even tried playing bloodborne, but I just couldn't get into it.
Elden Ring has definitely captured my attention though, not only does it have an interesting world with challenging bosses, but it also gives the player a lot of places to explore, dungeons to delve into and loot to discover.
A lot of people don't like Skyrim, but I grew up with it and consider it to be one of the greatest RPG games of the past decade. With that being said, ever since that game came out when I was a kid, I haven't felt as if there has been a true successor to it, that is until I started playing Elden Ring. The gameplay isn't the same, infact, they're quite opposite in that aspect, but I feel as though the essence is still there. By that I mean exploration, loot collecting, world building, and all of the random shit you come across.
For example, when I first went to Fringefolk Grave it reminded me of the first time I was in Blackreach. You have to venture deep down underground into this mysterious dungeon filled with who knows what trying to kill you, and while that's happening you have this huge chariot trying to chase after you (not unlike the Dwarven Automaton's). There's even a secret dragon boss you can fight when you reach the end, which Skyrim also had when you shouted at the glowing orange bell.
I'm not saying that the game copied Skyrim or anything like that, but I definitely think that they took some form of inspiration when it came to building this world.
Whenever a new game like this comes out people always compare it to Skyrim, whether it be Witcher 3, Cyberpunk (jfl), Breath of the wild, etc. And I feel like people do that for a reason, because people genuinely love that game, and still play it to this day, but I feel like this time it's a pretty fair comparison. Elden Ring has so much to explore and so much to do that you can really get lost in it. It feels good when you come across a new dungeon to explore because you know you'll be in there for at least half an hour trying to either beat the boss within it or trying to figure out puzzles so that you can get some extra loot.
This goes for when your exploring the map aswell, recently I reached castle morne, and while I was on my horse I came across this big fucking giant who was shooting arrows at me
He was easy to beat though, so I got past him pretty easily (knowing how this game works though, he's probably going to come back even stronger like the watchdog cat)
Overall I love it, I give this game a 9.5 out of 10
Elden Ring has definitely captured my attention though, not only does it have an interesting world with challenging bosses, but it also gives the player a lot of places to explore, dungeons to delve into and loot to discover.
A lot of people don't like Skyrim, but I grew up with it and consider it to be one of the greatest RPG games of the past decade. With that being said, ever since that game came out when I was a kid, I haven't felt as if there has been a true successor to it, that is until I started playing Elden Ring. The gameplay isn't the same, infact, they're quite opposite in that aspect, but I feel as though the essence is still there. By that I mean exploration, loot collecting, world building, and all of the random shit you come across.
For example, when I first went to Fringefolk Grave it reminded me of the first time I was in Blackreach. You have to venture deep down underground into this mysterious dungeon filled with who knows what trying to kill you, and while that's happening you have this huge chariot trying to chase after you (not unlike the Dwarven Automaton's). There's even a secret dragon boss you can fight when you reach the end, which Skyrim also had when you shouted at the glowing orange bell.
I'm not saying that the game copied Skyrim or anything like that, but I definitely think that they took some form of inspiration when it came to building this world.
Whenever a new game like this comes out people always compare it to Skyrim, whether it be Witcher 3, Cyberpunk (jfl), Breath of the wild, etc. And I feel like people do that for a reason, because people genuinely love that game, and still play it to this day, but I feel like this time it's a pretty fair comparison. Elden Ring has so much to explore and so much to do that you can really get lost in it. It feels good when you come across a new dungeon to explore because you know you'll be in there for at least half an hour trying to either beat the boss within it or trying to figure out puzzles so that you can get some extra loot.
This goes for when your exploring the map aswell, recently I reached castle morne, and while I was on my horse I came across this big fucking giant who was shooting arrows at me
He was easy to beat though, so I got past him pretty easily (knowing how this game works though, he's probably going to come back even stronger like the watchdog cat)
Overall I love it, I give this game a 9.5 out of 10
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