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

[Lyric Suite]

Sounds super fun.

It is. Elden Ring in particular is among the best suited games for it, along side Dark Souls 1 where they actually expected you to do it.

SL1 runs are all about exploiting the shit out of every item or skill the game offers you, and Elden Ring has a ton of options and a ton of shit you can abuse.

 

[Lyric Suite]

Lmao, what the living shit is this autismo now?

https://www.docdroid.net/MEUUWPU/the-elden-effort-a-cohesive-document-about-elden-ring-lore-v3-pdf

So... Myazaku-san is now the Rene Guenon of gayming? Is Elden Ring gonna turn into a religion now?

 

[Child of Malkav]

Lol, barely coherent afterthought bullshit. Now in PDF format. And after reading it they still won't know shit.

 

[Vibalist]

Yet another 500 page dedicated to a game the Codex 'hates'. I see nothing has changed.

 

[Dadd]

OMG itz the kabbalah tree of life! This gam-work of art is so esoteric!

 

[Bohrain]

Got it something like three weeks ago, first FromSoft title I've played. Already sunk 100 hours or so. For the longest time I didn't want to play any soulsbournes because I'm awful at learning and reacting to enemy patterns, but the game never really warrants you becoming impeccable at dodging and parrying. Currently doing a bleed build, which makes the game so much easier compared to running around with Grafted Greatsword which I did initially.

 

[Cat Headed Eagle]

Bleed had always been an easy way to go through souls games. They used to counter this by making bleed weapons like katanas or knives either extremely fragile or very short range. The weapon you get in one of the early areas can easily carry you for half of the game simply because durability isn't a thing anymore.

 

[vota DC]

Finished now, no idea why I had to fight a cheerleader and a giant penis at the end, It tainted the final victory....I mean the first boss (soldier of Godrick) looks more menacing.

 

[Bloodeyes]

I did my first invasion stream. I had a blast. Won a few, lost a few. Then I watched the footage and my mic was muted the entire time. Here's one invasion I did after instead:

 

[Doktor Best]

Yet another 500 page dedicated to a game the Codex 'hates'. I see nothing has changed.

Is it really hated here? Or just Codex being edgy as usual?

I'm still in the middle of my playthrough and i am having a grand time. I still have a lot to do to form a proper opinion but right now i even like the open world. Already uncovered so many side areas, secret passages to later areas and other cool stuff, it eludes me how anyone can compare this to asscreed openworld with a straight face.

I heard some bosses in lategame can be dickheads so lets see, but if this game doesnt take a total nosedive qualitywise it might iust become my new favorite Fromsoft game.

 

[fork]

Get rid of the fucktarded anime combos (both players and enemies), aoe attacks, way oversized weapons (other than weapons with special lore), increase stamina costs of actions, slow down movement, make each combat decision more consequential. Eliminate katanas from the game.

Not happening, sorry.
Play Dark Souls PTDE.

 

[Lyric Suite]

Lol, barely coherent afterthought bullshit. Now in PDF format. And after reading it they still won't know shit.

I liked the first section of this video which i think is a better approach to explain the "lore":



I got bored once he started talking about Gwendolyn or whatever.

I do not necessarely hate the cryptic or mysterious nature of the lore in this game but there has to be a limit on how invested you can become in something that is ultimately just made up bullshit lmao.

 

[mediocrepoet]

Yet another 500 page dedicated to a game the Codex 'hates'. I see nothing has changed.

Is it really hated here? Or just Codex being edgy as usual?

I'm still in the middle of my playthrough and i am having a grand time. I still have a lot to do to form a proper opinion but right now i even like the open world. Already uncovered so many side areas, secret passages to later areas and other cool stuff, it eludes me how anyone can compare this to asscreed openworld with a straight face.

I heard some bosses in lategame can be dickheads so lets see, but if this game doesnt take a total nosedive qualitywise it might iust become my new favorite Fromsoft game.

Great game, it was my 2022 GOTY tbh. It's pretty divisive though before factoring in that some 'dexers are just sandy vaginas about pretty much everything.

 

[fork]

Lol, barely coherent afterthought bullshit. Now in PDF format. And after reading it they still won't know shit.

I liked the first section of this video which i think is a better approach to explain the "lore":



I got bored once he started talking about Gwendolyn or whatever.

I do not necessarely hate the cryptic or mysterious nature of the lore in this game but there has to be a limit on how invested you can become in something that is ultimately just made up bullshit lmao.

Thank god you can mostly ignore the lore in FromSoft titles.

 

[somerandomdude]

Great game, it was my 2022 GOTY tbh. It's pretty divisive though before factoring in that some 'dexers are just sandy vaginas about pretty much everything.

2022 wasn't exactly a great year for gaming, so Elden Ring is easily GOTY for me. I haven't played anything that's even a close 2nd contender.

 

[fork]

Ebola 3.


Eternal Evil

 

[mediocrepoet]

Ebola 3.
Eternal Evil

Never heard of these. Or are they just your new nicknames for Theo and Meb?

Seriously though, what's so great about them and/or is there a thread about them?

 

[fork]

They're Unity asset flips, which are worth getting in a sale if you like survival horror and don't mind some bugs.
Pretty sure both are essentially single dev projects.
If you rated games by fun/man hours of work, they're both significantly better than ER.
Dollars/hour, probably not. Still worth checking out.

 

[Abu Antar]

ER is good enough, but next Souls game more like first Dark Souls, please, but open world will stay thanks to almost 20 million copies sold.

I visited Margit with beginner gear, and got huehue'd, but got him after some exploring, and leveling up, still with starter gear. Hardest first boss of my life. (Not really, but a pita.)

 

[Dadd]

The next Souls game should be isometric

 

[fork]

ER is good enough, but next Souls game more like first Dark Souls, please, but open world will stay thanks to almost 20 million copies sold.

I visited Margit with beginner gear, and got huehue'd, but got him after some exploring, and leveling up, still with starter gear. Hardest first boss of my life. (Not really, but a pita.)

I bet you won't finish this one.

 

[Abu Antar]

ER is good enough, but next Souls game more like first Dark Souls, please, but open world will stay thanks to almost 20 million copies sold.

I visited Margit with beginner gear, and got huehue'd, but got him after some exploring, and leveling up, still with starter gear. Hardest first boss of my life. (Not really, but a pita.)

I bet you won't finish this one.

The only boss I didn't beat is Malenia, but I blame that on poor eyesight.

 

[fork]

Well, I guess I'm just not a gamer anymore.
I found Elden Ring beyond banal/shit/boring, embarrassing even.
I played 15 hours longer than I enjoyed it and still didn't finish it.
Stopped in Crumbling Farum Azula (?lol?) or whatever it's called.
What a shitshow this game is. A mockery of Dark Souls.

 

[Cat Headed Eagle]

Well, I guess I'm just not a gamer anymore.
I found Elden Ring beyond banal/shit/boring, embarrassing even.
I played 15 hours longer than I enjoyed it and still didn't finish it.
Stopped in Crumbling Farum Azula (?lol?) or whatever it's called.
What a shitshow this game is. A mockery of Dark Souls.

You beat 90% of the game only to decide it wasn't worth it?

 

[fork]

Yes.
It's FromSoft after all. But it kept getting worse.