Board 8 > Elden Ring discussion 5 - Try finger, but hole

Topic List
Page List: 1, 2, 3, 4
Peace___Frog
05/14/22 8:43:49 PM
#51:


Sure, it might be the best open world, but I think I've decided that open world is still less interesting than not open world

---
~Peaf~
... Copied to Clipboard!
masterplum
05/14/22 8:48:32 PM
#52:


Peace___Frog posted...
Sure, it might be the best open world, but I think I've decided that open world is still less interesting than not open world

I agree with this to a point. I think you can make good open world games. Like suppose Elden rings open world was just limgrave and the southern continent and included more dungeons around it. That would be a ridiculously good open world game

---
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BdWiElvIQAAQpBt.jpg
... Copied to Clipboard!
GANON1025
05/14/22 9:03:49 PM
#53:


Thankfully, we have Elden Ring, a ridiculously good open world game

---
https://i.imgur.com/G17qCv1.mp4
... Copied to Clipboard!
foolm0r0n
05/14/22 10:39:34 PM
#54:


JackMan posted...
Doesn't help that the snowfields at the end are all kinda dull too.
That's the real problem. If the later areas were bomb then you wouldn't get tired of it. Haligtree is awesome for example and that wasn't tiring at all.

---
_foolmo_
he says listen to my story this maybe are last chance
... Copied to Clipboard!
foolm0r0n
05/14/22 10:51:40 PM
#55:


Best open world style is still Nier Automata (and the idea was best done by STALKER before): Using the world as a theater for various events. You still have the wonder and exploration when getting to a new area the first time, but you actually come back to it again and again, so it feels like a real place. By the 3rd act, you're done combing areas for secrets and chests. It's all story and quests at that point, driving the momentum towards the end of the game.

Limgrave had that feel at first, before beating Godrick. It felt like a deeply connected 20 hour game. But then you move on and leave it behind forever. By the 4th repetition on the formula, the world is bound to lose its luster.

Yet everything still feels so attainable at the end. I'm still doing all the optional stuff at the end game, the sense of completion is carrying me through all that pretty well and I still enjoy it. Just not as much as the beginning. It's good to know you're <5h away from the ending if you every decide you're bored.

---
_foolmo_
he says listen to my story this maybe are last chance
... Copied to Clipboard!
GANON1025
05/14/22 11:06:21 PM
#56:


I think Mountaintops/Consecrated Snowfield is a great, if small, area. Really nice vistas, I loved the long small path you have to ride on at the beginning of the Mountaintops. I like the Niall and Fire Giant fights, which I know is controversal lol. Shabriri is a cool NPC to meet. I also really like how the Snowfield starts, in the middle of a disorienting blizzard that you have to navigate through. It feels so different, and it works (for me, of course).

The only part of the endgame that feels weird to me is Farum Azula --- the actual location is cool, I love the look of it. It's just a bit weirdly placed, yknow? It FEELS like you're supposed to go Mountaintops > Like the giant kiln > get back to Lleyndell for the final bosses. But then you end up taking this detour to this location that was never talked about it, because you have to take out Maliketh? I wish Farum Azula was another optional area, and maybe after lighting the kiln you fight Maliketh there or something, then you go back to Llyendell.

---
https://i.imgur.com/G17qCv1.mp4
... Copied to Clipboard!
#57
Post #57 was unavailable or deleted.
Mac Arrowny
05/15/22 1:04:11 AM
#58:


ER is the best open world game out there, and blows away the other From games too. I liked just traveling around the world better than the legacy dungeons, honestly. It could've stood to be a bit shorter, I'll agree, but I would've probably chopped maybe 10% off to make a perfect game. Even as is, it's up there as one of the best two or three games of the last 20 years. I think the traversal can be more enjoyable than BotW too, in that I like the horse here way more - instantly summoning it is awesome, I love double jumping, and the horse combat is tons of fun. It's just missing the vertical freedom.

Would be interesting to see if From could make a game in this style where you can actually negate fall damage somehow.

---
All the stars in the sky are waiting for you.
... Copied to Clipboard!
KamikazePotato
05/15/22 1:28:30 AM
#59:


Best open world area in ER is Caelid and I stand by that

And yeah overall the world is phenomenal. Could stand to be a bit smaller, but that applies to almost every open world game unfortunately.

---
It's Reyn Time.
... Copied to Clipboard!
htaeD
05/15/22 3:54:45 AM
#60:


I never got tired of the open world myself

---
Sword IGN: Pandora
Brilliant Diamond IGN: Aurora
... Copied to Clipboard!
#61
Post #61 was unavailable or deleted.
#62
Post #62 was unavailable or deleted.
htaeD
05/15/22 6:45:33 PM
#63:


which one is it?

---
Sword IGN: Pandora
Brilliant Diamond IGN: Aurora
... Copied to Clipboard!
Mac Arrowny
05/15/22 8:30:58 PM
#64:


https://www.frontlinejp.net/2022/05/14/elden-ring-player-survey-results/

---
All the stars in the sky are waiting for you.
... Copied to Clipboard!
#65
Post #65 was unavailable or deleted.
#66
Post #66 was unavailable or deleted.
VintageGin
05/15/22 11:29:14 PM
#67:


UltimaterializerX posted...
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/323053-elden-ring/80022234

Apparently killing Rykard deleted it. Oh well.

Weird, I definitely did that one after killing Rykard

Maybe a glitch?

---
Ginhyun
http://i.imgur.com/t7G7uoU.gif
... Copied to Clipboard!
masterplum
05/16/22 6:34:58 AM
#68:


I actually never went to the sewers at all! At that point I was in full on nah Im good with the game ending

---
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BdWiElvIQAAQpBt.jpg
... Copied to Clipboard!
htaeD
05/16/22 6:47:35 AM
#69:


Those 2 lobsters...

---
Sword IGN: Pandora
Brilliant Diamond IGN: Aurora
... Copied to Clipboard!
#70
Post #70 was unavailable or deleted.
htaeD
05/16/22 7:19:49 AM
#71:


The 3 assignments from Tanith certainly do.
Not sure about the extra assignments from Bernahl and Patches

---
Sword IGN: Pandora
Brilliant Diamond IGN: Aurora
... Copied to Clipboard!
#72
Post #72 was unavailable or deleted.
CassandraCain
05/17/22 4:21:35 PM
#73:


Revenants are the absolute worst enemy to deal with in this game. They're so unnerving and practically never stop attacking it's real hectic times for me.

There's my hot take for the day

---
I don't kill... but I don't lose either.
... Copied to Clipboard!
htaeD
05/17/22 4:22:10 PM
#74:


Trust me, that take is as cold as the galaxy

---
Sword IGN: Pandora
Brilliant Diamond IGN: Aurora
... Copied to Clipboard!
CassandraCain
05/17/22 4:25:38 PM
#75:


Okay there's my cold take for the day

---
I don't kill... but I don't lose either.
... Copied to Clipboard!
Mac Arrowny
05/17/22 5:04:13 PM
#76:


I never had many issues with Revenants for whatever reason...

---
All the stars in the sky are waiting for you.
... Copied to Clipboard!
KamikazePotato
05/17/22 5:04:55 PM
#77:


Royal Revenants are tougher than most bosses lmao

---
It's Reyn Time.
... Copied to Clipboard!
VintageGin
05/17/22 5:28:31 PM
#78:


I don't know if I fought any revenants without using a heal to stun them after I learned that you could do that

---
Ginhyun
http://i.imgur.com/t7G7uoU.gif
... Copied to Clipboard!
#79
Post #79 was unavailable or deleted.
CassandraCain
05/17/22 5:37:07 PM
#80:


Ooh and I'm even on my faith build right now so that's an easy available option wow. Thanks for the information my guys.

---
I don't kill... but I don't lose either.
... Copied to Clipboard!
Peace___Frog
05/17/22 5:49:30 PM
#81:


VintageGin posted...
I don't know if I fought any revenants without using a heal to stun them after I learned that you could do that
You what???
I'm doing faith now too and don't know anything about this

---
~Peaf~
... Copied to Clipboard!
Solfadore
05/17/22 5:58:27 PM
#82:


Revenants are more stressful, but ultimately less dangerous than runebears IMO, though they're probably the two worst enemies for me.

Bronze medal goes to the dual sword guys in Castle Sol, who are an absolute nightmare if you can't stagger them (and alright if you can).

---
When you have nothing to say, quote yourself ~ Solfadore
... Copied to Clipboard!
htaeD
05/17/22 6:01:07 PM
#83:


Runebears I can handle better with a shield
Revenants just attack too often

---
Sword IGN: Pandora
Brilliant Diamond IGN: Aurora
... Copied to Clipboard!
#84
Post #84 was unavailable or deleted.
VintageGin
05/17/22 6:31:07 PM
#85:


Peace___Frog posted...
You what???
I'm doing faith now too and don't know anything about this

Yeah there's a merchant note that tells you this. I think it's in Liurnia?

---
Ginhyun
http://i.imgur.com/t7G7uoU.gif
... Copied to Clipboard!
KamikazePotato
05/18/22 12:11:45 AM
#86:


Game beated. Ended at Level 201, 203 hours played, every Site of Grace visited. Heard a lot of negativity about the final boss before going in but it was one of my favorites honestly.

Overall, what a game. Bloodborne is still my personal From Software favorite but ER isn't that far behind.

---
It's Reyn Time.
... Copied to Clipboard!
#87
Post #87 was unavailable or deleted.
Seanchan
05/18/22 6:57:07 AM
#88:


KamikazePotato posted...
Game beated. Ended at Level 201, 203 hours played, every Site of Grace visited. Heard a lot of negativity about the final boss before going in but it was one of my favorites honestly.

Overall, what a game. Bloodborne is still my personal From Software favorite but ER isn't that far behind.

Wow, and I thought I was overleveled at ~175ish! But yeah, it was about a level an hour for me too.

The last boss was a bit annoying because of having to chase it down in phase 2. But at least you only have to beat it once to see all the endings.

UltimaterializerX posted...
Does the game tell you how many sites of grace youve visited?

I don't believe so. It's not a trophy requirement. I can't imagine I hit every single one though. Even at the very end of the game I'd go back to some areas and find I bizarrely missed 1 or 2 easy to find ones in an area.

---
"That was unnecessarily dramatic". - NY Mets motto (courtesy of InnerTubeHero)
Congratulations to azuarc, the guru of gurus and winner of GotD 2020!
... Copied to Clipboard!
#89
Post #89 was unavailable or deleted.
Seanchan
05/18/22 7:51:44 AM
#90:


UltimaterializerX posted...
I take it you can abuse cloud saving to see the endings you need for the platinum?

Yes, which is exactly what I did. As I said earlier in the topic, playing on a PS5, I actually paid for PS+ for a month to do that. Very silly but I felt like this game deserved the platinum when that was the only thing I needed to do, and I wasn't going to play through on New Game+.

There's 6 endings to the game but only 3 give trophies. The other 3 are VERY slight variations on the main/normal ending and are absolutely NOT worth wasting your time on.

---
"That was unnecessarily dramatic". - NY Mets motto (courtesy of InnerTubeHero)
Congratulations to azuarc, the guru of gurus and winner of GotD 2020!
... Copied to Clipboard!
foolm0r0n
05/19/22 9:04:44 AM
#91:


Mac Arrowny posted...
It's just missing the vertical freedom.
BotW was kinda ruined by everything being a straight up ladder. The only challenge was when it was raining, and the solution was to put the controller down and wait. Slow and mindless.

ER verticality is such a puzzle. There's a huge area of Liurnia that you can see on the map but has no way to get to without dozens of hours of questing further. That feels like real accomplishment. Even climbing down is a serious puzzle due to fall damage.

---
_foolmo_
he says listen to my story this maybe are last chance
... Copied to Clipboard!
#92
Post #92 was unavailable or deleted.
htaeD
05/19/22 10:23:24 AM
#93:


There's a sealed tunnel dungeon close by with illusory walls

---
Sword IGN: Pandora
Brilliant Diamond IGN: Aurora
... Copied to Clipboard!
Seanchan
05/19/22 11:16:55 AM
#94:


Yeah, I found that tower well before I could actually open it up.

---
"That was unnecessarily dramatic". - NY Mets motto (courtesy of InnerTubeHero)
Congratulations to azuarc, the guru of gurus and winner of GotD 2020!
... Copied to Clipboard!
GANON1025
05/20/22 6:52:48 AM
#95:


https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/2/1/7/AAAelnAADQD5.jpg

---
https://i.imgur.com/G17qCv1.mp4
... Copied to Clipboard!
#96
Post #96 was unavailable or deleted.
htaeD
05/20/22 9:25:45 AM
#97:


Its a cave down in the lake to the west of the capitol city.
I think the closest Grace would be the one behind the stairs with the twin tree sentinels

---
Sword IGN: Pandora
Brilliant Diamond IGN: Aurora
... Copied to Clipboard!
#98
Post #98 was unavailable or deleted.
htaeD
05/20/22 10:03:41 AM
#99:


There should be a path downwards to the lake, near where the map shows a rock cutting the lake in half... at the top of the lower section

---
Sword IGN: Pandora
Brilliant Diamond IGN: Aurora
... Copied to Clipboard!
JackMan
05/22/22 7:38:11 PM
#100:


And done. Fun game, too long. And I had to beat the last boss three times, because I kept messing up the save scumming. All achievements though, so worth it. Roll on the DLC. Uh, later in the year or something though.

---
Still the number one reason for the success of the Internet.
I'm a Vtuber now! https://www.twitch.tv/thedandyvtuber
... Copied to Clipboard!
Topic List
Page List: 1, 2, 3, 4