From Software Elden Ring - From Software's new game with writing by GRRM

[Verylittlefishes]

What if assets reuse in trailer was the marketing division' conscious decision? After all, 90% of people who will buy this are Dark Souls fans. So they showed them (us) the things that we (as they think) loved in DS.

 

[Akratus II]

other than the overarching story and (sometimes) atmosphere, pretty much nothing in DS1/2 is a step backwards compared to DeS. mechanically they're both so much better it's not a few steps, but a couple of continents forward. you may argue about bonfire/checkpoint placement and level design, but then you'd just be wrong_carlo

 

[NJClaw]

What if assets reuse in trailer was the marketing division' conscious decision? After all, 90% of people who will buy this are Dark Souls fans. So they showed them (us) the things that we (as they think) loved in DS.

What if assets reuse is a quick and efficient way to avoid wasting time and resources working on something you already have? Why should they discard their previous games and start from scratch? What's the point?

I mean, people are complaining that blocking and jumping animations are taken from DS3. What the fuck.

 

[Deflowerer]

Never understood complaining about re-used animations or textures either. Pretty dumb in fact.

 

[Strange Fellow]

It's more that even though they've got a completely fresh franchise, they're still making a game so similar to what they've been doing for the past 12 years that animation reuse on this scale is possible.

 

[Matador]

It has been 2 years since a From Game and I want to play a new creation from them. I don't care if they don't reinvent the wheel with Elden Ring, I'm sure is gonna be a good game, specially for people who enjoy Souls formula , like me.

What I expect from FROM Software now is to make a good, technical competent Armored Core game that releases on PC, so everyone can know true monocled prestige once and for all. The culmination of what the great AC For Answer almost achieved.

 

[Lyric Suite]

Armored Core?

Lmao please the tr00 MONOCLED and PRESTIGIOUS choice is the King's Field games.

 

[NerevarineKing]

A new King's Field style game would be dope, but I doubt that will happen anytime soon. Honestly, FromSoft have impressed me enough that I'll give basically anything they make a chance.

 

[The_Mask]

Notice how we're discussing expectations of prestige, rather than SJW trash and bugs? *inhales deeply*

The air is so fresh!

 

[Lyric Suite]

Anybody remembers when a game's biggest problem was stuff like reused assets, and not commie propaganda shoved down your throat?

Ha, those were the days.

 

[Delterius]

the monumental was a metaphor for capitalism no i will not explain

 

[praetor]

the monumental was a metaphor for capitalism no i will not explain

no it wasn't! it was clearly a sexist symbol of the male dominance through the phallus! i mean, it's male and it's called MONUMENTAL! of course it's an allusion to god miyazaki-san's virile prowess! you shitlord! i'm feeling oppressed here

 

[Delterius]

the monumental was a metaphor for capitalism no i will not explain

no it wasn't! it was clearly a sexist symbol of the male dominance through the phallus! i mean, it's male and it's called MONUMENTAL! of course it's an allusion to god miyazaki-san's virile prowess! you shitlord! i'm feeling oppressed here

the monumental was the buddha kid you weirdo man

 

[Jaedar]

A new King's Field style game would be dope, but I doubt that will happen anytime soon. Honestly, FromSoft have impressed me enough that I'll give basically anything they make a chance.

Yeah, pretty much. I didn't like Sekiro, but fromsoft are still batting way above average and it will take more than one mediocre title for me to stop giving them the benefit of the doubt.

Seeing this trailer kinda makes me want to boot up DS3 again though. There's this cinders mod that looks kind of interesting...

 

[Caim]

the monumental was a metaphor for capitalism no i will not explain

no it wasn't! it was clearly a sexist symbol of the male dominance through the phallus! i mean, it's male and it's called MONUMENTAL! of course it's an allusion to god miyazaki-san's virile prowess! you shitlord! i'm feeling oppressed here

the monumental was the buddha kid you weirdo man

The Maiden in Black is a metaphor for women being sexually abused because the wax on her face is a visual standin for semen.

 

[Machocruz]

The lesson here, so far, is that what you imagine could be wil always be more interesting than what actually turns out to be.

Being underwhelmed by the trailer, people are now falling back to 'well I trust from software, so...' But that is also and still their hopeful imagining.

When has a long anticipated, major release gone from tepid reveal to a stunning final? More oft it is the other way around.

How much cope will this whole affair ultimately yield, I wonder

 

[Jenkem]

King's Field 11

 

[Villagkouras]

Bloodborne is a game based on period.

 

[Ezekiel]

Looks too much like a retread for my taste. I played the first three Souls games to death. III and Bloodborne much less. I'm also disappointed they brought the dodge roll back. It looks stupid.

 

[Talby]

Rename the thread Dark Souls IV.

 

[cvv]

I just came to say I was a bit bummed at first but the more I watch the trailer the more I like what I'm seeing.

 

[ADL]

Armored Core?

Lmao please the tr00 MONOCLED and PRESTIGIOUS choice is the King's Field games.

Surprised they haven't brought it back as a VR title already.

 

[Lyric Suite]

I just came to say I was a bit bummed at first but the more I watch the trailer the more I like what I'm seeing.

Aesthetically it looks like if Dark Souls 2 was made by the BB team.

I like it. Aesthetically if fits neither the standard fantasy of Dark Souls or the "gothic", vampire fantasy of Bloodborne. Even though it feels like they meshed all their previous games toghether (sans Sekiro) the overall effect feels like something new.

HOWEVER, i'm a little annoyed at yet another Emerald Herald rehash. Dark Souls 2 burned me out with that character and we got it in DS3 again and now that shit appears to be here AGAIN. Enough with this shit get another fetish Hidetaka. At least she is wearing boots i guess? lmao.

 

[Jinn]

Everyone complaining in this thread is either going to day-one purchase or going to shortly thereafter.

That is all.

 

[Lyric Suite]

Decent extrapolations if you can stand listening to someone giving Myazaki a blowjob for 14m: