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

[Silva]

Also what is wrong with summoning a magic horse, exactly?

DS1: you're a beef jerky dude in a catacomb with a knife.

BB: you're a super-powered hunter of beasts.

Sekiro: you're a ninja.

Elden Ring: you're a magical horse riding hero. That jumps.

It's a pattern. The popamole is growing.

 

[toroid]

The writing is on the wall. From is using the same low-risk accessible AAA game design formulas that Ubisoft, EA and Bethesda have been perfecting for years. But you're going to buy it anyway, play it for five to ten hours before getting upset that it's completely derivative and creatively bankrupt, and then play it for 30 more hours because you payed sixty dollars for it.

 

[toro]

The writing is on the wall. From is using the same low-risk accessible AAA game design formulas that Ubisoft, EA and Bethesda have been perfecting for years. But you're going to buy it anyway, play it for five to ten hours before getting upset that it's completely derivative and creatively bankrupt, and then play it for 30 more hours because you payed sixty dollars for it.

Elex 2 thread is here: https://rpgcodex.net/forums/threads/elex-ii-jax-is-back-coming-march-1st.138985/

 

[Old Hans]

Also what is wrong with summoning a magic horse, exactly?

DS1: you're a beef jerky dude in a catacomb with a knife.

BB: you're a super-powered hunter of beasts.

Sekiro: you're a ninja.

Elden Ring: you're a magical horse riding hero. That jumps.

It's a pattern. The popamoleness is growing.

whoa hold on
hold your horses
simmer down
take a chill pill
why the hell would you ever take beef jerky dude down into the catacombs with a knife

 

[toro]

 

[gurugeorge]

I like this video here. It showcases a bit of the familiar From Software vertically labyrinthine level design. It seems that the jump button (and horse double jump) opens up even more possibilities.

You can jump, IT'S A REVOLUTION!

That reminds me of the hoo-hah re. flying in Anthem. Nigga, you could fly and fight in mid air in City of Heroes in 2004.

 

[deem]

Interview with Hidetaka Miyazaki for EDGE Magazine #367 February 2022

 

[gerey]

I genuinely hope that they only paid GRRM to stamp his name on the game and that he had next to no involvement in actually writing any part of the story or lore.

That fat fuck should just gracelessly expire already so I can mock whatever ASoIaF fans that are left about wasting their lives obsessing over an unfinished turd.

 

[Ivan]

oooooooooooooooooooooh elden ring

 

[mediocrepoet]

Interview with Hidetaka Miyazaki for EDGE Magazine #367 February 2022

Jesus, spoiler that shit if you're going to put a ton of fuckhuge images in the thread.

 

[mediocrepoet]

It seems sort of passive aggressive to wish someone hbd and then post a picture that makes them look like a pedophile. Idk ymmv.

 

[deem]

Another example of vertical exploration.

 

[mediocrepoet]

On the one hand, this is just going to be more Souls. On the other, I'm not sure anyone who expected differently has the greatest relationship with reality or foresight.

 

[Anonymous Wife Scholar]

BB: you're a super-powered hunter of beasts.

Thank you anon! You are a good anon! FriendlyMerchant Pink Eye

 

[Villagkouras]

Less than 2 months until release.

Or you could say: "releases next month".

 

[deem]

I was tempted to start a viking play-through of DS3 but no. I can wait another month. Also I appreciate that they did not rush the release to meet Christmas deadline, unlike some other developers.

 

[Child of Malkav]

Another example of vertical exploration.

That channel has a few videos on ER exploration of the network test castle area. A good idea to keep an eye on it.

 

[Silva]

Another example of vertical exploration.

How is fall damage? Is the guy losing health with those falls?

And is there something like those pebbles to throw down so you know if you can jump without dying?

 

[Lyric Suite]

There's nothing more disturbing than a Souls game where you can't fall to your death.

 

[Tyranicon]

It seems sort of passive aggressive to wish someone hbd and then post a picture that makes them look like a pedophile. Idk ymmv.

That's a man with an anime villain laugh right there.

 

[Visperas]

There's nothing more disturbing than a Souls game where you can't fall to your death.

You can fall down to your death in Elden Ring.

 

[Silva]

There's nothing more disturbing than a Souls game where you can't fall to your death.

You can fall down to your death in Elden Ring.

....if you fall from a thousand meters.

 

[Talby]

"Just another Souls game" is still better than 90% of AAA dreck, so it will at least be a good time. Would you rather play Assassin's Creed tranny simulators?

 

[Silverfish]

whoa hold on
hold your horses
simmer down
take a chill pill
why the hell would you ever take beef jerky dude down into the catacombs with a knife

Because a divine bandit's knife can one-shot the skeletons with a backstab, bleed out the necromancers and let's you quickly take down Pinwheel's phantoms while Leeroy goes ham on him?

 

[deem]

Looks like fake walls are back in Elden Ring.



One of the commenters elucidates:

There is an elevator behind it. It's possible to mod the wall out, but you can't step on the elevator because it has no collision.