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Unrelated, but related. Is Elden Ring a game of the year kind of game, game of a decade kind of game or game of a quarter century kind of game / GOAT?

brnaftr361 4y ago
I would and have said it's the best game I've ever played.
- boringg 4y ago
  What makes it that good?
  - brnaftr361 4y ago
    I think they just acknowledged what they were doing was making a video game. Like they weren't pretentious at all about it. There's not a bunch of long winded dialogue I don't care about. They didn't try to make it hyper-real. You don't need to pay attention to the stats on anything except for requirements. There isn't some narrow line of progression. With just a handful of exceptions, the loot is just openly available and not subject to luck, meaning grinding is almost entirely voluntary. It just feels like a game, a lot of other games feel like work. But I've also been playing FS games since Demon's Souls so maybe I put in the hard work already.
coldpie 4y ago
At least decade, and it definitely belongs in the conversation for all-time.
- boringg 4y ago
  What makes it that good? I cant tell its more hype then reality.
  - coldpie 4y ago
    I'm not a games review person so sorry if this comes across as clumsy. But they just made a really good video-game, you know? What really blows me away about it is how much of it there is. Yes, the world is big and full of interesting stuff, but other games have done that. What stands out here is the quantity and variety of mechanics. I'm still on my first playthrough and I'm doing a pure melee-focused build. There are dozens (hundreds?) of special skills that can be applied to hundreds of different weapons. Many weapons have their own special skills. Ditto all that for shields, and the armor you can equip. And since my character is melee-focused, I haven't even touched any of the huge amount of magic stuff that is in the game, nor ranged weapons, nor even most melee options that are better served by different stat progression choices. This is just a huge variety of playstyle approaches. I've been playing the game for three months and I'm looking forward to beating it so I can go back and try again from the start with a completely different approach. And it has such a pure focus on gameplay. Other games try to be movies or HBO miniseries. There's story and lore in Elden Ring if you want to dig for it, but personally I don't care about that, I'm here to play a game. It respects your time by respawning you immediately outside boss doors when you die. If you enjoy the challenge, you can tackle bosses immediately when you come across them. Or if you're struggling, you can go do something else in the world and come back later after you've built up your skills and weapons, and have an easier time of it. There's loads of optional content to find, for people who want additional challenge. It's just a really jaw-dropping, video-game experience that isn't trying to be something else. It's definitely a masterpiece video game.
the_doctah 4y ago
Maybe GOTY but not decade or GOAT. In my opinion, it's being overrated right now. As a whole it's a great game with many deep systems that work well together, but it's running on an old janky engine that needs updating. Controls and hitboxes are janky, inventory management from the dark ages, platforming is beyond shit and should have been left out of the game, and the graphics are about 5 years behind. A lot of stuff is straight up copy-pasted out of DS3.
- boringg 4y ago
  Thanks - appreciate the honesty. As someone who doesn't play the genre I imagine it would feel like a big change and super interesting gamespace. Someone who plays inside the genre might not think it's that much of a change, is that an appropriate assessment?
  - the_doctah 4y ago
    100%. It's very familiar if you've played any souls games. I'm actually playing DS3 now, and I really wish I had played it before Elden Ring, because a lot of the concepts are the same, and it took me a while to grok Elden Ring. Once you understand the systems of the game and how they work it gets a lot smoother. It's definitely a very unique genre.
oneoff786 4y ago
It’s just dark souls with a big world. Probably GoTY but I don’t even think it’s from software’s best title

brnaftr361 4y ago

I would and have said it's the best game I've ever played.

boringg 4y ago
What makes it that good?
- brnaftr361 4y ago
  I think they just acknowledged what they were doing was making a video game. Like they weren't pretentious at all about it. There's not a bunch of long winded dialogue I don't care about. They didn't try to make it hyper-real. You don't need to pay attention to the stats on anything except for requirements. There isn't some narrow line of progression. With just a handful of exceptions, the loot is just openly available and not subject to luck, meaning grinding is almost entirely voluntary. It just feels like a game, a lot of other games feel like work. But I've also been playing FS games since Demon's Souls so maybe I put in the hard work already.

coldpie 4y ago

At least decade, and it definitely belongs in the conversation for all-time.

boringg 4y ago
What makes it that good? I cant tell its more hype then reality.
- coldpie 4y ago
  I'm not a games review person so sorry if this comes across as clumsy. But they just made a really good video-game, you know? What really blows me away about it is how much of it there is. Yes, the world is big and full of interesting stuff, but other games have done that. What stands out here is the quantity and variety of mechanics. I'm still on my first playthrough and I'm doing a pure melee-focused build. There are dozens (hundreds?) of special skills that can be applied to hundreds of different weapons. Many weapons have their own special skills. Ditto all that for shields, and the armor you can equip. And since my character is melee-focused, I haven't even touched any of the huge amount of magic stuff that is in the game, nor ranged weapons, nor even most melee options that are better served by different stat progression choices. This is just a huge variety of playstyle approaches. I've been playing the game for three months and I'm looking forward to beating it so I can go back and try again from the start with a completely different approach. And it has such a pure focus on gameplay. Other games try to be movies or HBO miniseries. There's story and lore in Elden Ring if you want to dig for it, but personally I don't care about that, I'm here to play a game. It respects your time by respawning you immediately outside boss doors when you die. If you enjoy the challenge, you can tackle bosses immediately when you come across them. Or if you're struggling, you can go do something else in the world and come back later after you've built up your skills and weapons, and have an easier time of it. There's loads of optional content to find, for people who want additional challenge. It's just a really jaw-dropping, video-game experience that isn't trying to be something else. It's definitely a masterpiece video game.

the_doctah 4y ago

Maybe GOTY but not decade or GOAT. In my opinion, it's being overrated right now. As a whole it's a great game with many deep systems that work well together, but it's running on an old janky engine that needs updating. Controls and hitboxes are janky, inventory management from the dark ages, platforming is beyond shit and should have been left out of the game, and the graphics are about 5 years behind. A lot of stuff is straight up copy-pasted out of DS3.

boringg 4y ago
Thanks - appreciate the honesty. As someone who doesn't play the genre I imagine it would feel like a big change and super interesting gamespace. Someone who plays inside the genre might not think it's that much of a change, is that an appropriate assessment?
- the_doctah 4y ago
  100%. It's very familiar if you've played any souls games. I'm actually playing DS3 now, and I really wish I had played it before Elden Ring, because a lot of the concepts are the same, and it took me a while to grok Elden Ring. Once you understand the systems of the game and how they work it gets a lot smoother. It's definitely a very unique genre.

oneoff786 4y ago

It’s just dark souls with a big world. Probably GoTY but I don’t even think it’s from software’s best title