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

[Kjaska]

Mya gib blood on pc plox.

On a semi-related note: I found the relative lack of gore in this game strange. For so much horror in Elden Ring (including grafting of members) all you get is 20 liters of blood splatter every time you get hit, even if it's just a rat nibbling at your horse. Even Tomb Raider had more.

 

[Volrath]

So I've finally beat Bloodborne.

Even better than Dark Souls 1. Such a perfect game.

Now I completely understand how it was a "system-seller" for PS4 or "software-seller" for PS Now. Also the only Lovecraftian game which didn't royally fuck everything up. What I don't understand is why the DLC isn't there. Or should I get a console for that? But it has no PS4 Pro/ PS5 update (and DS3 did).

I guess it says something about Elden Ring that halfway through I shrugged my arms and played a different game from start to finish. Last time I did before that was, in addition to Eleonora's +8, upgrade Godskin Peeler with Seppuku so I can jump like a retard and apply bleed per attack.

No fun in a game like that. I don't understand people who autistically dedicate a 20min video to some ridiculous "build" and min-maxing it so the boss goes down in 8 seconds instead of 10.

I also dropped ER and I'm looking for other Soulslike. How is Nioh 2? Is the base game worth jt? I could get it for 15 bucks.

Oh, and welcome to the Yharnam Gentleman's Club.

Bloodborne nuthuggers are literal cancer.

 

[Steezus]

Noah-Cuckwell Gayways is so bad at anything action. He called the old God of War trilogy "button-mashers". At least he was honest enough to include his own low skill gameplay footage, so a discerning eye can instantly spot it. But boy does his crowd probably lapped that shit up. With people like Cuckwell getting praise for his drivel I can understand why Matthewmatosis quit.

lmao, what is Codex's obsession with Matthewmatosis? While maybe not as terrible and easier to listen to than Caldwell-Gervais, he's still pretty bad. He legit doesn't understand half the thematic concepts and gameplay intentions he talks about.

 

[Silva]

So I've finally beat Bloodborne.

Even better than Dark Souls 1. Such a perfect game.

Now I completely understand how it was a "system-seller" for PS4 or "software-seller" for PS Now. Also the only Lovecraftian game which didn't royally fuck everything up. What I don't understand is why the DLC isn't there. Or should I get a console for that? But it has no PS4 Pro/ PS5 update (and DS3 did).

I guess it says something about Elden Ring that halfway through I shrugged my arms and played a different game from start to finish. Last time I did before that was, in addition to Eleonora's +8, upgrade Godskin Peeler with Seppuku so I can jump like a retard and apply bleed per attack.

No fun in a game like that. I don't understand people who autistically dedicate a 20min video to some ridiculous "build" and min-maxing it so the boss goes down in 8 seconds instead of 10.

I also dropped ER and I'm looking for other Soulslike. How is Nioh 2? Is the base game worth jt? I could get it for 15 bucks.

Oh, and welcome to the Yharnam Gentleman's Club.

Bloodborne nuthuggers are literal cancer.

If you mean lovers of good and elegant game design..

 

[Olinser]

Honestly I thought Melania was significantly LESS crap than the bullshit invisible* assassins to get access to her in the first place. 'Oh hey guys, here's a fucking invisible endgame enemy that can grab/backstab you for 3/4 of your health despite 50 vigor and nearly the heaviest armor in the game'.

*invisibility negated by buying and equipping one specific item from a random merchant in bumbfuck nowhere that nobody tells you about in-game

 

[Efe]

your woes only worth 7k runes

 

[Kjaska]

Honestly I thought Melania was significantly LESS crap than the bullshit invisible* assassins to get access to her in the first place. 'Oh hey guys, here's a fucking invisible endgame enemy that can grab/backstab you for 3/4 of your health despite 50 vigor and nearly the heaviest armor in the game'.

*invisibility negated by buying and equipping one specific item from a random merchant in bumbfuck nowhere that nobody tells you about in-game

You can also track their movements in the snow. The first encounter with the invisible type is in some cave in Altus Plataeu and that arena is a shallow puddle to teach you to watch out for their footsteps.

Grab attacks are gay as af though, I wish Elden Ring wouldn't have a giant hard-on for them.

Also there is a note about the torch somewhere I remember reading.

 

[NJClaw]

Honestly I thought Melania was significantly LESS crap than the bullshit invisible* assassins to get access to her in the first place. 'Oh hey guys, here's a fucking invisible endgame enemy that can grab/backstab you for 3/4 of your health despite 50 vigor and nearly the heaviest armor in the game'.

*invisibility negated by buying and equipping one specific item from a random merchant in bumbfuck nowhere that nobody tells you about in-game

I usually just run from them because they scare the shit out of me, but isn't the Black Knife Armor that you get in that very same area enough to fully avoid them? I always assumed it was.

 

[Bigg Boss]

Torch I got early game that exposed inviso fags. Does it work on those mobs too?

 

[Sunri]

Torch I got early game that exposed inviso fags. Does it work on those mobs too?

It's better to just ignore them and run past to click 4 buttons

 

[The Decline]

Honestly I thought Melania was significantly LESS crap than the bullshit invisible* assassins to get access to her in the first place. 'Oh hey guys, here's a fucking invisible endgame enemy that can grab/backstab you for 3/4 of your health despite 50 vigor and nearly the heaviest armor in the game'.

*invisibility negated by buying and equipping one specific item from a random merchant in bumbfuck nowhere that nobody tells you about in-game

You can also track their movements in the snow. The first encounter with the invisible type is in some cave in Altus Plataeu and that arena is a shallow puddle to teach you to watch out for their footsteps.

Grab attacks are gay as af though, I wish Elden Ring wouldn't have a giant hard-on for them.

Also there is a note about the torch somewhere I remember reading.

I had more trouble with the archers in that area than the assassins.

 

[Olinser]

Torch I got early game that exposed inviso fags. Does it work on those mobs too?

Allegedly the ONLY torch that reveals them is Sentry Torch.

 

[Child of Malkav]

Use Unseen Form more. A lot of pain is avoided that way. It reduces line of sight by 50%, and at night when the NPCs vision is already at 50%, UF reduces that at 25%. The black knife armor chest piece (that you get under the seal bridge in the same town as the evergaol) silences the noise you make when moving. So you can sprint by mobs quietly. I only had to kill 2 archers. Also, look around the town before attempting, there are a lot of ladders that get you to rooftops and can use various spells like magic glintblade to take out archers on top of buildings. And keep UF running at all times. And that black knife chick can be cheesed if you get on top of a crumbled building where she can't get to you and use magic to kill her. At least that's what I did and it worked. In total, I only had to kill 3 NPCs: 1 black knife assassin and 2 archers.

 

[Kjaska]

Honestly I thought Melania was significantly LESS crap than the bullshit invisible* assassins to get access to her in the first place. 'Oh hey guys, here's a fucking invisible endgame enemy that can grab/backstab you for 3/4 of your health despite 50 vigor and nearly the heaviest armor in the game'.

*invisibility negated by buying and equipping one specific item from a random merchant in bumbfuck nowhere that nobody tells you about in-game

I usually just run from them because they scare the shit out of me, but isn't the Black Knife Armor that you get in that very same area enough to fully avoid them? I always assumed it was.

Yes, it's under the bridge. AFAIK you don't have to go inside the evergaol to obtain it, you can just get it in the normal dimension, where there are no assassins.

 

[TheHeroOfTime]

Finished the game at 70 hours, I explored all the map and killed every major boss. Overall, gud game but unbalanced and unpolished as fuck in a bunch of aspects. The last bosses (Godfrey, Radagon, Elden beast) where solid designed and more balanced than others. Now I'll try easy mode (A magic build).

Spoiler

 

[Sunri]

Finished the game at 70 hours, I explored all the map and killed every major boss. Overall, gud game but unbalanced and unpolished as fuck in a bunch of aspects. The last bosses (Godfrey, Radagon, Elden beast) where solid designed and more balanced than others. Now I'll try easy mode (A magic build).

Spoiler

I'm not sure what build you used now, but magic is not easy, and it's at least for me super boring good luck!

 

[Bigg Boss]

Yeah I know what you guys mean I beat the game in 46 hours with one of my limbs in a tourniquet for maximum pleasure.

 

[Raghar]

Finished the game at 70 hours, I explored all the map and killed every major boss. Overall, gud game but unbalanced and unpolished as fuck in a bunch of aspects. The last bosses (Godfrey, Radagon, Elden beast) where solid designed and more balanced than others. Now I'll try easy mode (A magic build).

Spoiler

Why would that be easy mode? Fire spells are nice against plants, but some bosses are right on you, and it's not easy to not get hit even when you use crossbow.

 

[TheHeroOfTime]

Finished the game at 70 hours, I explored all the map and killed every major boss. Overall, gud game but unbalanced and unpolished as fuck in a bunch of aspects. The last bosses (Godfrey, Radagon, Elden beast) where solid designed and more balanced than others. Now I'll try easy mode (A magic build).

Spoiler

Why would that be easy mode? Fire spells are nice against plants, but some bosses are right on you, and it's not easy to not get hit even when you use crossbow.

 

[Sunri]

Finished the game at 70 hours, I explored all the map and killed every major boss. Overall, gud game but unbalanced and unpolished as fuck in a bunch of aspects. The last bosses (Godfrey, Radagon, Elden beast) where solid designed and more balanced than others. Now I'll try easy mode (A magic build).

Spoiler

Why would that be easy mode? Fire spells are nice against plants, but some bosses are right on you, and it's not easy to not get hit even when you use crossbow.

Yea some clickbait yt tard one shooting second boss in the game with 60 int spells is a proof that the magic is easy I guess melee is even bigger easy mode according to this lol

 

[Raghar]

Well, these plants are far easier with fire spell, than when you run out of FP and are still alive because you have low attribute, and you need to finish them by sword because you don't wanna waste ammo.

Otherwise, stealth is the easy mode. (not against bosses)

 

[Child of Malkav]

Finished the game at 70 hours, I explored all the map and killed every major boss. Overall, gud game but unbalanced and unpolished as fuck in a bunch of aspects. The last bosses (Godfrey, Radagon, Elden beast) where solid designed and more balanced than others. Now I'll try easy mode (A magic build).

Spoiler

Why would that be easy mode? Fire spells are nice against plants, but some bosses are right on you, and it's not easy to not get hit even when you use crossbow.

That fat guy is an idiot. So by his logic bows and crossbows are magic because you can fight from afar. Meanwhile, as a mage you dodge all over the place, learning the boss movesets trying to find the best window to cast a spell.....yeah, totally easy mode.

 

[Kjaska]

Aris strikes me as somebody who would fit right in here at the codex

 

[NJClaw]

Magic is easy mode because, as a caster, you need to heavily invest in Mind and your casting stat, so you'll have low(ish) Endurance and will be forced to wear light/medium armor sets, which in this game look cooler than the heavy ones. And, as everyone knows, fashion is what determines your character's power level. Today I wore the Ronin armor for a moment and, honestly, it kinda felt overpowered.

Also the academy stone heads... oh, don't get me started on the academy stone heads!

 

[Sunri]

Magic is easy mode because, as a caster, you need to heavily invest in Mind and your casting stat, so you'll have low(ish) Endurance and will be forced to wear light/medium armor sets, which in this game look cooler than the heavy ones. And, as everyone knows, fashion is what determines your character's power level. Today I wore the Ronin armor for a moment and, honestly, it kinda felt overpowered.

Pure Drip

all you need is comfy pajama with that