Current Events > Elden Ring is an amazing AAA game with none of the AAA bullshit

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Uncompromising, rewarding game design that stays true to its roots and improves on the formula. Released in good time. No micro transactions.

And yet gamers still fucking complain lol

SwayM posted...

Released in good time.

Thats definitely not true. The running joke was that it was delayed so much it was going to win most anticipated game 3 years in a row

I4NRulez posted...

Thats definitely not true. The running joke was that it was delayed so much it was going to win most anticipated game 3 years in a row

Elden Ring was developed by FromSoftware and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment. It was announced at E3 2019 originally for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One.[9] No further information was revealed until a June 2021 trailer announced a release date of January 21, 2022, with additional releases on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S.[10] In October 2021, it was announced that the game would be delayed to February 25, 2022.[11]

It was released 3 years after its announcement with one delay ofone month. The fuck are you even talking about?

Hahaha more like Elden Delay am I right

It's definitely a win for people who like Soulslikes, I'll give it another go sometime, but after a few hours I kinda just got bored personally.

Though I'm also admittedly not someone with the patience to die to the same boss a dozen times, so I'm not exactly the target audience

DarkFists posted...

It's definitely a win for people who like Soulslikes, I'll give it another go sometime, but after a few hours I kinda just got bored personally.

Though I'm also admittedly not someone with the patience to die to the same boss a dozen times, so I'm not exactly the target audience

Just try another boss or farm. That's part of the beauty of this game. You could also co-op

Could use better controls, among other things

JimRob posted...

Could use better controls, among other things

Wah wah

goat

No

What I really appreciate about FromSoft games is that you just get straight into the gameplay. I tried to play Shadow of the Tomb Raider a while back and it was just talking, talking, talking. Couldn't even skip a cutscene or anything because the talking was in-engine.

That shit is unbearable. If I want to hear (good) talking, I'd watch a movie or TV show, or play something like Ace Attorney or Disco Elysium. I'm just not willing to sit through all that shit I don't care about to get to the actual gameplay.

Elden Ring is just gameplay gameplay gameplay. Talking comes in two minute bites before a big boss fight and the rest is digestible at your leisure when inspecting items and stuff. From Soft understands the idea of "show, don't tell." A ton of big AAA games don't get that anymore. Any game with multiple trailing missions is unbearable to me.

SwayM posted...

Elden Ring was developed by FromSoftware and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment. It was announced at E3 2019 originally for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One.[9] No further information was revealed until a June 2021 trailer announced a release date of January 21, 2022, with additional releases on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S.[10] In October 2021, it was announced that the game would be delayed to February 25, 2022.[11]

It was released 3 years after its announcement with one delay ofone month. The fuck are you even talking about?

Eh, 3 years after announcement in itself is terrible.

JimRob posted...

Could use better controls, among other things

My only issue is the horse controls but honestly I don't use Torrent much so whatever.

Other complaint is that a lot of the bosses have ridiculous AOE attacks compared to other Souls games but that requires a change in playstyle more than anything.

JimRob posted...

Could use better controls, among other things

SwayM posted...

Wah wah

This interaction sums up the relationship between soul fanboys and everyone else.

Elden Ring by other publishers:

10 dollars gets you 800 Eldbucks

1000 Eldbucks gets you the Tarnished starter pack with weapon, armor, and double XP.

(Also there's no way to just buy 200 Eldbucks separately)

The stuff control is part of the game's charm and series. I dunno why anyone would complain. It's like complaining that RE6 has dumb tank controls.... When they've been using tank controls since day one lol.

apocalyptic_4 posted...

This interaction sums up the relationship between soul fanboys and everyone else.

Fanboys are awful but nitpicking complainers are worst.

Turtlemayor333 posted...

Elden Ring by other publishers:

10 dollars gets you 800 Eldbucks

1000 Eldbucks gets you the Tarnished starter pack with weapon, armor, and double XP.

(Also there's no way to just buy 200 Eldbucks separately)

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/8/4/7/AAcZIZAADCDf.jpg

RamboCell29 posted...

My only issue is the horse controls but honestly I don't use Torrent much so whatever.

yea, horse combat is ass, but besides that, the game is amazing, from what I've played.

it'd be cool if enemy NPCs were as limited in ability as the player, though - like, they shouldn't be able to keep spamming magic without having to use a flask to replenish their focus points.

Shut the fuck up...

You Souls Shills say some of the dumbest fucking shit in the world...

Legato-and-Vash posted...

Eh, 3 years after announcement in itself is terrible.

Absolutely fucking not, in no way shape or form.

Its pretty sad how little people understand of game development.

apocalyptic_4 posted...

This interaction sums up the relationship between soul fanboys and everyone else.

Nitpicking bullshit is exactly what Im talking about in this topic.

its funny to me the internet has convinced people being a whining ungrateful annoying negative POS is normal. But appreciating good efforts is somehow wrong. Call me a fanboy all you like, way better than the inverse. Yall need a perspective change and quick.

SwayM posted...

Its pretty sad how little people understand of game development.

My comment has nothing to do with game development. My comment has everything to do with timing of announcement.

Legato-and-Vash posted...

My comment has nothing to do with game development. My comment has everything to do with timing of announcement.

Why? Because you literally couldnt contain yourself for the last 3 years?

SwayM posted...

Why? Because you literally couldnt contain yourself for the last 3 years?

Because from a marketing standpoint, that's dumb. Hype can die out like that. People can lose interest. Other things could steal the hype. Obviously Elden Ring still had a lot of hype, but that's not the norm. People lose interest over time. Personally I never cared about Elden Ring's development to begin with so it didn't bother me anyway. I didn't follow the game at all. And I have yet to play it now. I might pick it up later on though. But it sounds to me like you're a fanboy who's going to get pissed off at any criticism.

How dare anyone have a complaint and not just glowing praise!?

with the exception of maybe Capcom and their Resident Evil titles, aren't AAA games usually announced years in advance?

Why are fans of this game so insecure?

g0ldie posted...

with the exception of maybe Capcom and their Resident Evil titles, aren't AAA games usually announced years in advance?

Some are, some aren't. Mario Odyssey was announced about 10 months before launch; most Assassin's Creed games are unveiled around the E3 prior to release that fall.

truu

ITT, nitpicking is good criticism and a good trait to have. I'm sure you're fun at parties.

I do like how most the systems in this game are streamlined to eliminate downtime. Weapon/armor durability is a great example, and is completely gone here thank god. Having to keep track of the durability % of your gear, running back to a village to a blacksmith to repair it, etc. is completely pointless in most games. No reason to do it except give more chores to the players that they hate doing. Just useless downtime for a game.

Legato-and-Vash posted...

Hype can die out like that.

Name one example.

But it sounds to me like you're a fanboy who's going to get pissed off at any criticism.

I support good games and have been on record being very vocal about whiny gamer bullshit. Dont read any further into it than that.

CrimsonAngel posted...

How dare anyone have a complaint and not just glowing praise!?

literally all gamers do is complain. Its so annoyingly cringey at this point.

SwayM posted...

Name one example.

I support good games and have been on record being very vocal about whiny gamer bullshit. Dont read any further into it than that.

literally all gamers do is complain. Its so annoyingly cringey at this point.

Every post you've made so far is equally as cringey.

RenescoStCewl posted...

Every post you've made so far is equally as cringey.

You really expect anyone to buy the no u reply in 2022?

Doe posted...

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/8/4/7/AAcZIZAADCDf.jpg

I'd buy that in a heartbeat for Bloodborne pc access.

I second that comment about the game needing some better controls.

SwayM posted...

You really expect anyone to buy the no u reply in 2022?

I was not expecting such cringey posting when I saw the topic title. I like the game for the record.

I thought this was going to be a topic about how good elden ring is. Not someone incessantly whining about what others say.

RenescoStCewl posted...

I was not expecting such cringey posting when I saw the topic title. I like the game for the record.

I thought this was going to be a topic about how good elden ring is. Not someone incessantly whining about what others say.

Why you think I would care about parroting the same things anyone could say about the game is beyond me. No this topic is about whiny ass gamers never appreciating literally anything.

If pointing out that is cringe. Just imagine how cringe it is to see complaints about literally every facet of the video game industry. Ill live just fine pointing out that its annoying to an unbelievable level.

I'm getting bored with it and probably won't finish. 7.5/10 at best.

The one legit complaint I have that isnt some nitpicky bullshit is how many times I lose connection to the game servers in the middle of the game. Which always boots you back to the main menu for no damn reason. If it was just a message prompt that you could dismiss it would be no issue. But the fact that it can happen in the middle of a boss fight like what just happened to me and I lost all progress in the boss but still down my consumables I find very frustrating.

it might be because of how many people are playing right now but theres no excuse for it.

SwayM posted...

The one legit complaint I have that isnt some nitpicky bullshit is how many times I lose connection to the game servers in the middle of the game. Which always boots you back to the main menu for no damn reason. If it was just a message prompt that you could dismiss it would be no issue. But the fact that it can happen in the middle of a boss fight like what just happened to me and I lost all progress in the boss but still down my consumables I find very frustrating.

it might be because of how many people are playing right now but theres no excuse for it.

This issue stems from the same silly issue of From treating it like an online game even though it mostly isn't. The game should be able to handle lost connections seamlessly. Just disable ghosts and messages until it's connected again. Death Stranding did it fine. Can't even take advantage of Quick Resume with the game because I'm back to the Bandai-Namco logo regardless.

Ties into the lack of pause as well.

I think it's just one of those things that most developers these days have figured out and either they haven't felt the need to or just don't think about it for whatever reason.

The lack of a pause is a a prime example of nitpicking. Anyone that continues to bitch about it after the 7th game in the series when it really doesnt matter that much is just complaining about for the sake of it at this point.

SwayM posted...

The lack of a pause is a a prime example of nitpicking. Anyone that continues to bitch about it after the 7th game in the series when it really doesnt matter that much is just complaining about for the sake of it at this point.

You could pause in Sekiro just fine.

The reason for the lack of pause is the exact same reason you're kicked out of the game when the online connection drops. Whether or not that 'matters' is up to you.

Punished_Blinx posted...

You could pause in Sekiro just fine.

The reason for the lack of pause is the exact same reason you're kicked out of the game when the online connection drops. Whether or not that 'matters' is up to you.

The lack of a pause is a clear gameplay choice to force the player to deal with their current situation and only feeling actual safety in key areas as well as being tied to the always online feeling where you can get invaded at any time.

Regardless. The two have zero baring on one another. If its too difficult to seamlessly transition from online to offline for them. Then they they could have had a small loading window instead of being forced out of the game to the main menu.

SwayM posted...

The lack of a pause is a clear gameplay choice to force the player to deal with their current situation and only feeling actual safety in key areas as well as being tied to the always online feeling where you can get invaded at any time.

And yet they let you pause in Sekiro. Which was an offline game.

So I don't think that's 'clear' at all.

You also cannot be invaded at any time in Elden Ring.

SwayM posted...

Regardless. The two have zero baring on one another. If its too difficult to seamlessly transition from online to offline for them. Then they they could have had a small loading window instead of being forced out of the game to the main menu

Yeah like they could pause the game or something

Punished_Blinx posted...

And yet they let you pause in Sekiro. Which was an offline game.

So I don't think that's 'clear' at all.

You also cannot be invaded at any time in Elden Ring.

Yeah like they could pause the game or something

lol they let you pause in Sekiro. Which was an offline game

Yeahlike I just said. When theres no mechanic for invading its kind of clear why they didnt care that much about pausing.

Again this is such a nothing issue and Im done talking about it.

SwayM posted...

Yeahlike I just said. When theres no mechanic for invading its kind of clear why they didnt care that much about pausing.

So it wasn't about the 'safety' after all? It's due to online features like I originally said? Wow!

You can only get invaded when you're playing coop by the way. So yeah an easy solution would be to treat the online state of coop as a different state as single player. Which would allow pausing, online drop outs, Quick Resume/Stand-by etc.

I find it amusing that you have a topic titled "Elden Ring is an amazing AAA game with none of the AAA bullshit" and here you are defending inconveniences (as minor as they may be) that happen due to an expectation of a persistent online connection. Not because of the 'feeling' of being one whatever that means.

The irony that someone would continue to make such a huge stink about, in their own words, a minor inconvenience, in a topic about how gamers are way too fucking whiny these days.

SwayM posted...

The irony that someone would continue to make such a huge stink about, in their own words, a minor inconvenience, in a topic about how gamers are way too fucking whiny these days.

He's had been complaining for days now. I have my own trivial complaints about this game but I'm not about to die on a hill over it.

I'm very on the fence concerning Souls-like games. Some I like, other I don't. I'd like for there to be a demo of Elden Ring on PC so I could see first.