From Software Elden Ring: Nightreign - cooperative action game coming to PlayStation, Xbox, and PC in 2025

[Silverfish]

Why even call this Elden Ring?

ER was their most successful game and the assets are already sitting there.

 

[Dark Souls II]

Elden Ring is Dark Souls for normies. Once, I literally overheard a woman in her late 20s talking to another woman about she has beaten some boss in Elden Ring. It is literally Dark Souls for women.

The worst thing about it, visually, is that combat is oversaturated with Marvel-esque "powers", every attack must be flashy, colorful, over the top. Add to this a ton of retarded-looking "weapon arts", and you end up with completely shit looking combat. Meanwhile, let's take a look at a fight from a REAL Souls game:


You're a dude swinging a sword at a dude, who's swinging a bigger sword at you. It's simple, effective, down to the point. You are not a ninja doing backflips while shooting lasers, and every attack of every boss is NOT an AOE attack that explodes half of the room while summoning glowing crystals that shoot magic at you.

It makes me feel highly prestigious to not have ever played Elden Ring even for a second, and knowing that I never will.

 

[Matador]

Elden retardation has destroyed From Software.

Remember you experience playing DeS or DS1 first time, and then playing Elden Ring and seeing From copy PUBG.

The decline is clear for those with eyes to see it.

 

[Machocruz]

You're a dude swinging a sword at a dude, who's swinging a bigger sword at you. It's simple, effective, down to the point. You are not a ninja doing backflips while shooting lasers, and every attack of every boss is NOT an AOE attack that explodes half of the room while summoning glowing crystals that shoot magic at you.

That footage almost brings a tear to my eye. I can give a pass to ER for being like it is, since it's called ER and not DS, but 3 already moved in a direction that wasn't right to me. It was still good for what it is, maybe even great by general industry standards, and 2 also has some things I really don't like, but the latter was closer to my expectations for a DS.

 

[Cheesedragon117]

It makes me feel highly prestigious to not have ever played Elden Ring even for a second, and knowing that I never will.

The issue with this is that your criticisms of the game will always be from the outside looking in; you haven't actually played it. There are some that even claim ER is a spiritual successor to you, Dark Souls II.

 

[Lyric Suite]

There's still a lot of that in ER (replying to that post about DS2 here). The game is a glorified Dark Souls 4 the difference isn't really as vast as some people who didn't play it think.

 

[Spike]

 

[Odoryuk]

There are some that even claim ER is a spiritual successor to you, Dark Souls II.

These are not very smart people

 

[tritosine2k]

Look at that soulslop-hysteria-motherfucker

Inside the Mind of Bloodborne and Dark Souls’ Creator​

“It kind of relates to what I'm doing in my creations. In addition to that, I studied Sociolology and Psychology, and, after school, I revisited those themes, and this is the fruit of what you're experiencing now.”

Just look at that motherfucker.

 

[Cat Headed Eagle]

There are some that even claim ER is a spiritual successor to you, Dark Souls II.

These are not very smart people

Elden Ring validated all of DS2's design decisions.

 

[Odoryuk]

There are some that even claim ER is a spiritual successor to you, Dark Souls II.

These are not very smart people

Elden Ring validated all of DS2's design decisions.

Not all, but some. It also validated some design decision from literally every previously released game of theirs.

 

[Skinwalker]

Elden retardation has destroyed From Software.

By making by far the most money, being their most popular game, and having widespread universal appeal?

 

[Matador]

Elden retardation has destroyed From Software.

By making by far the most money, being their most popular game, and having widespread universal appeal?

They were doing very well in DS1-DS2-Bloodborne era.

Know they grew a lot, probably they are both winning and wasting more money.

And by having widespread universal appeal know we get online coop popamoles; instead of finely and elegantly crafted SP games we can´t get from any other developer.

 

[H. P. Lovecraft's Cat]

It makes me feel highly prestigious to not have ever played Elden Ring even for a second, and knowing that I never will.

The issue with this is that your criticisms of the game will always be from the outside looking in; you haven't actually played it. There are some that even claim ER is a spiritual successor to you, Dark Souls II.

Yeah skipping Elden Ring is kind of goofy considering it's closer in spirit to Dark Souls 2 than what 3 was.

 

[Skinwalker]

Elden retardation has destroyed From Software.

By making by far the most money, being their most popular game, and having widespread universal appeal?

They were doing very well in DS1-DS2-Bloodborne era.

Know they grew a lot, probably they are both winning and wasting more money.

And by having widespread universal appeal know we get online coop popamoles; instead of finely and elegantly crafted SP games we can´t get from any other developer.

ER is by far their most successful game, whether or not you like it, it didn't "destroy" FromSoftware. Also, it's literally just a bigger Dark Souls.

 

[Max Damage]

There are some that even claim ER is a spiritual successor to you, Dark Souls II.

Besides butchered powerstancing, I don't see how. It's DS3 stretched stretched thin over open world template.

 

[Damned Registrations]

I think it's the trend they seem to be chasing with this that is making us recoil.

Fortnite, Battle Royale, MOBAs, extraction shooters, hero shooters etc. I just saw an IGN promo and that's pretty much how they (IGN) is trying to sell this game.

Now, it's possible this is not actually what FromSoft is trying to do, and it wouldn't surprise me if it isn't given FromSoft doesn't usually seem to be looking at the west for inspiration, but then i'm sure there are plenty of decline Japanese games they could be imitating so maybe that isn't really relevant.

First thing that popped into my head on seeing the thread was something more akin to Monster Hunter or Dragon's Dogma with some co-op thrown in. I don't think that would be great either due to FS's combat with large enemies amounting to hacking at toenails until something's health bar is gone, but it's always been a direction I thought they should move in ever since Demon Souls, honestly. I thought they were getting better with the tail cuts in Dark Souls but they seem to have moved away from that again. Monster Hunter with proper monsters like undead and fire elementals and shit would be pretty cool. Some others have attempted that sort of thing but generally with shit budgets and results. Dragon's Dogma was a good take but didn't have multiplayer and didn't finish cooking. I'm personally fine with single player but it's always a huge extra draw and I understand the appeal if you've got friends worth playing with.

If it's just some lame battle arena game, yeah, that'd be shit. But I can understand why they'd want to capture that market considering how many people play that shit and how easily their engine could implement it. And I'd still prefer this to Dark Souls 5 even if I don't play it myself, just like I think Sekiro was a good release even if I don't like it myself. Iteration on a formula is great, but you gotta mix it up once in a while.

 

[Odoryuk]

And by having widespread universal appeal know we get online coop popamoles; instead of finely and elegantly crafted SP games we can´t get from any other developer.

The game in question is a low budget cash grab and a debut for a fresh director, don't consider it the main project for FS, we have to wait and see what Miyazaki himself is working on. They have so much money from ER so they can withstand a couple of failed projects. Though, judging by the hype online, I doubt it will be a failed project, especially considering the budget

 

[S.torch]

Lots of whiners in the thread. At least they are trying something different, even if it ends up being shit.

There's nothing different about Fortnite and Overwatch-clones. The market is saturated with those. Now let's remember what happens when a company has a taste of the online money.

The big void between 2013 and 2019 is followed by GTA Online being released. If you really enjoy FromSoftware games the best you can do is not give any support to these lazy, blatantly always-online cashgrabs.

 

[H. P. Lovecraft's Cat]

Already confirmed it has singleplayer mode so why are you pussies still crying?

 

[Odoryuk]

If you really enjoy FromSoftware games the best you can do is not give any support to these lazy, blatantly always-online cashgrabs.

It is not an always online service game, they stated it directly in the interviews. You can play it solo if you want. I'll probably do so by sailing the high seas, just so I could get the taste of this project without giving my support to it

 

[S.torch]

It is not an always online service game,

Neither is GTA V, but that didn't stop Rockstar from leeching the Online to death. Is a slippery slope.

 

[Jinn]

I'm not excited about it, but I'm not willing to say it's going to be outright bad. It's clearly a side project, not what Fromsoft is going to define themselves by from here on out. It'll probably be a fun game to play with friends at the very least. I'll reserve judgement until I see actual gameplay and know what the fuck the game actually is before I start throwing a fit and declaring the death of Fromsoft. Some of you guys need to settle down. Seriously.

Also, said it once, said it twice, and I'll say it again: Elden Ring is essentially Dark Souls II-2. Part of why I enjoyed it so much.

 

[H. P. Lovecraft's Cat]

It is not an always online service game,

Neither is GTA V, but that didn't stop Rockstar from leeching the Online to death. Is a slippery slope.

Why you comparing FS to fucking Rockstar?

 

[Machocruz]

Otogi 3 when?