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

[Machocruz]

Sekiro is FS' Otogi, or Ninja Blade, of today. Those games were nestled among their RPGs. There is no reason to believe Sekiro points to a permanent direction towards pure action, and they've made such games before. Alternating between genres and IPs is the norm and always has been. Between DeS and now they've made a VR adventure game, a Monster Hunter village management game, two Armored Cores, a Steel Battalion, a Gundam game, some other mech shooter.

 

[Lyric Suite]

"team a/team b" shtick is the biggest cope.

It's propably meaningless at this point as the issue with team b in DS2 was lack of experience. That should no longer be a problem.

 

[Egosphere]

"team a/team b" shtick is the biggest cope.

It's propably meaningless at this point as the issue with team b in DS2 was lack of experience. That should no longer be a problem.

The issue was the director being changed half way through, and the game being reworked to be more in line with 1, apparently at the behest of Namco, giving it the most troubled dev cycle

 

[Morality Games]

Elden Ring Is in Polishing Phase; Game Will Be Very Similar to Dark Souls – Rumor

I'm going to assume they punted on many open world aspects of the original design because it was beyond their scope. Maybe we'll see it in a sequel.

That's incline. Level design > open world. It's why despite the jank DS2 was more fun than DS3 from a exploration point of view.

I would be interested to see what Miyazaki's take on an open world is, but I guess there is no reason to expect it would be any good.

 

[Lyric Suite]

We may still get something as so far all we have is rUmORs.

 

[vortex]

I think one of the new classes which Fromsoft hasn't tackle before is druid. My ten cents ER will have druid. Maybe even some blood related class like shamans or witches.

 

[Ent]

Pyromancers were basically the dark souls version of druids.

 

[Verylittlefishes]

I think one of the new classes which Fromsoft hasn't tackle before is druid. My ten cents ER will have druid. Maybe even some blood related class like shamans or witches.

Doubt it.

 

[NJClaw]

Pyromancers were basically the dark souls version of druids.

But I want to go around mantled in bear fur, doing dumb shit with mistletoe and summoning wasps and poisonous vines.

But yeah, the DS3 pyromancer set is more or less what I have in mind:

 

[Lyric Suite]

Pyromancers were basically the dark souls version of druids.

Cheat mode is what they are lmao.

I had to put my lvl1 pyro run on pause because of real life aggro but i got as far as getting the Lords Vessel and i was shocked at how easy it was. Even the archer in Anor London all i did was run up to him and one shot him with a combustion.

 

[Lyric Suite]

Pyromancers were basically the dark souls version of druids.

But I want to go around mantled in bear fur, doing dumb shit with mistletoe and summoning wasps and poisonous vines.

But yeah, the DS3 pyromancer set is more or less what I have in mind:

No shape shifting though. Not sure how that could possibly work in a From game but it would be kinda knewl.

 

[NJClaw]

No shape shifting though. Not sure how that could possibly work in a From game but it would be kinda knewl.

There's a mod for DS3 that lets you attack "summoning" enemies. It's quite boring, but the concept is interesting:



Sadly, when FS decides to give us some sort of shape shifting, we usually get underwhelming stuff like the dragon form in DS3. Usually those shape changes only impact minor things (the egg parasite in DS1, the broccoli guy in Bloodborne), but I guess they could improve on it in future games.

 

[Lyric Suite]

I want to be a dragon bear!

 

[cruel]

The wait is over, ladies and gentlemen. We have... a title screen:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tzMQqYdl5EY

 

[NJClaw]

The wait is over, ladies and gentlemen. We have... a title screen:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tzMQqYdl5EY

 

[Verylittlefishes]

Another "leak" suggests a release trailer in February.

 

[cvv]

Solid fanart tho.

 

[toro]

I'm pressing buttons and nothing happens.

 

[vortex]

Watched some vids about possible ER lore and 'The Fromsoftware' way of doing things would be this. You approach a small house, maybe seeking what's inside.You open the door. BAAAM! It Baba Yaga house turning into a giant monster chasing you down.
Even scarier than actual baba yaga house.

Spoiler

 

[Verylittlefishes]

Watched some vids about possible ER lore and 'The Fromsoftware' way of doing things would be this. You approach a small house, maybe seeking what's inside.You open the door. BAAAM! It Baba Yaga house turning into a giant monster chasing you down.
Even scarier than actual baba yaga house.

Spoiler

The most brilliant idea I've discovered from fans is Mimic imitating the campfire.

Spoiler

 

[Egosphere]

Watched some vids about possible ER lore and 'The Fromsoftware' way of doing things would be this. You approach a small house, maybe seeking what's inside.You open the door. BAAAM! It Baba Yaga house turning into a giant monster chasing you down.
Even scarier than actual baba yaga house.

Spoiler

The most brilliant idea I've discovered from fans is Mimic imitating the campfire.

Spoiler

would really piss off a lot of people, unless the bonfires are close together and you don't lose 30 minutes of progress

 

[cvv]

The most brilliant idea I've discovered from fans is Mimic imitating the campfire.

There's a mimic bonfire in one of the mods but it's just a simple explosion, nothing as badass.

 

[Lyric Suite]

Watched some vids about possible ER lore and 'The Fromsoftware' way of doing things would be this. You approach a small house, maybe seeking what's inside.You open the door. BAAAM! It Baba Yaga house turning into a giant monster chasing you down.
Even scarier than actual baba yaga house.

Spoiler

The most brilliant idea I've discovered from fans is Mimic imitating the campfire.

Spoiler

would really piss off a lot of people, unless the bonfires are close together and you don't lose 30 minutes of progress

Git gud.

 

[Egosphere]

Watched some vids about possible ER lore and 'The Fromsoftware' way of doing things would be this. You approach a small house, maybe seeking what's inside.You open the door. BAAAM! It Baba Yaga house turning into a giant monster chasing you down.
Even scarier than actual baba yaga house.

Spoiler

The most brilliant idea I've discovered from fans is Mimic imitating the campfire.

Spoiler

would really piss off a lot of people, unless the bonfires are close together and you don't lose 30 minutes of progress

Git gud.

there'd be nothing to get good at. Like the mimic in sen's fortress - it's a one off gotcha moment to waste time

 

[Jaedar]

there'd be nothing to get good at. Like the mimic in sen's fortress - it's a one off gotcha moment to waste time

After you know mimics exist, you'll eye every chest with suspicion. It keeps you on your toes. Traps are good, unpredictable traps that can still be spotted by the careful player are better.