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| Topic | ~*Ultimaterializer's Post-Contest Analysis!*~ |
| PostContestUlti 05/16/20 11:56:56 PM #269: | Division 5 Round 1: (6)Dark Souls III vs (11)Dishonored (6)Dark Souls 3 - 16041 [69.93%] (11)Dishonored - 6897 [30.07%] Total Votes - 22938 Prediction Percentage - 85.88% This was one of the many early round blowouts we had in this contest, and it was never going to be anything other than an easy win for Dark Souls 3. One thing of note here is that while Dishonored doesn't feel like a Board 8 type of game, the forum actually loves it. I don't know why or how, but it does. It's a welcome change of pace! Speaking of changes of pace, From Software really botched it (the pace, I mean) with Dark Souls 3. The game is not bad by any stretch, but you can't go backwards after Bloodborne and go back to playing as a piddling character in molasses whose every action takes 45 seconds. I want to dance around like Demyx's water, not actually feel like I'm fighting underwater. The shame of it is the design of 3 has some of the coolest areas and bosses in the entire series, but by this point it's on the ever so slight downswing. From Software recognizes this, too, so it was clear by the lore than Dark Souls 3 is the last one. The formula, at least for this character speed, is played out. Thankfully, From Software announced The Elden Ring, which is as clear and obvious a paradigm shift as we'll get. From Software, arguably the best game designers we've ever had (outside of their garbage camera systems, which somehow has not improved in ''six games''), is making an open world game with all of these templates -- Skyrim, Breath of the Wild, Witcher 3, among several other A+ titles -- to draw from. To say I'm hyped is an understatement. If we still have these contests in 2030, The Elden Ring has the potential to be top 5 in those x-stats. Maybe even number one. --- ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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