Elden Ring (2024) - A Short Review

okay so here's a short review of Elden ring in 2024 this game came out two years ago and I beat it twice my first playthrough was also my first ever Souls experience and I loved every single second of it Elden ring is an open world action RPG and it's one of the greatest games I've ever played if not the greatest I wish that I can go back in time and just experience it for the first time again this game scale and beauty is as mind-blowing as your first ever mindblowing if you know what I mean thanks to user vd5 fc1 u6z for requesting this game's review first of all fix that [ __ ] name uh second of all you look like you're getting a Johnny hand blaster in your picture the reason I'm making this review is because the new DLC shadow of the earth Trey which I will be making a video of releases pretty soon after this video is posted and you will need an endgame build to even have a chance at starting that DLC unless you're a God at Souls games and your jawline is sharper than your [ __ ] for this review I started a whole new character just to go through the pain again and this is the kind of pain that you'll enjoy kind of like your first time taking it up the Elden ring is from software's first open world game and the open world here is one of the best worlds I got to explore it's absolutely massive and although it looks wide and empty at times it's dense as hell filled with many dungeons caves and so many [ __ ] secrets that it takes so long to fully experience and it's worth every second exploration is very rewarding and every time you walk into a new corner of the map the game goes higher up in your list of top 10 games of all time there's just so much to see and so much to miss if you're a person that mainlines games like this some of the best boss fights in the game are just optional bosses in very far corners of the map that you just thought you'd never see and here's the thing there is no Quest journal in the game the game literally throws you in this massive map and just leaves you alone and you're free to go wherever you want a lot of times you're completing the game without realizing that you're completing the game and I love that in my first playthrough I remember just looking up and seeing this gigantic glowing tree and decid you know that's probably where I should go I haven't felt freedom and exploration in a game like this since um I don't know Skyrim a lot of your exploration is done on your Mount named torrent which is an agile controller friendly and double jumping Mount that you can spawn whenever you want in this open world this is a Souls game so it's harder than my Bamboozled on a Tuesday night while playing World of Warcraft but it's not the hardest I personally found Dark Souls II and Securo to be much harder than Elden ring because Elden ring allows you to backtrack from a boss that you're stuck on and go and explore another place and just level up and come back stronger than ever it's easier to find a sight of Grace which is equivalent to a bonfire in Dark Souls and many more opportunities to gain runes which is equivalent to souls and Dark Souls if you haven't played any of these games then I guess here's a simplified gameplay Loop you spawn you kill a bunch of enemies while walking down a not so linear path with a lot of Loot on the way and a limited amount of potions gain a resource which is called ruins an Elden ring after killing the enemy find a checkpoint rest at the checkpoint where you can spend runes to upgrade your Crea characters's attributes get all your health and Potions back back also making it your new spawn point along the way and respawning all the enemies that you already killed and repeat you can fast travel to any of these checkpoints and there's more to be found on the way and at the end of it there is an epic boss battle in Elden ring this is done in an open world and it's done masterfully the combat is just Dark Souls it's stiff it's usually slow and the wrong move is extremely punishing but it's satisfying as hell with each hit you get this blood gushing sound effect that rushes dopamine into your brain like your Charles Manson there's so many weapons and armor types and you have a very quiet selection of builds to switch to during your runs you can go sword and shield hands naked dual wield and katanas magic staff light to Heavy Armor two-handed dagger I'm pretty sure and much more each weapon and weapon type comes with its own set of animations and Powers I heard the new DLC will also add a lot more to this already large selection the game story is told through subtle dialogue once in a while and there are a decent amount of NPCs to interact with which help the player understand the lore and their purpose in the story many of them can be found in a place that kind of Acts like a main safe house called the round table where you can get more untracked quests gear and upgrades the story is very minimalistic and it's pretty cliche at this point you are tarnished and your task with restoring the Elden ring and becoming the Elden Lord in the lands between which is ruled by demigods in short you're the chosen one that must save the world this game is simple not in difficulty but in gameplay its gameplay Loop is so good and engaging you forget how simple and repetitive it actually is you also forget the time I have over 240 [ __ ] hours in this game and I'm ready to add another 60 to 100 hours easily with the upcoming DLC and the rest of the base game this game is basically bug free and performance has improved on PC since launch it's one of the most published games I've ever played and my first playthrough was an experience I wish I could relive this game does everything good to amazingly well there isn't anything in the game's design and decisions that I find to be bad decisions I saw many people complaining that this game is way too hard and to be honest it's just a skill issue man I never played a Souls game before this and I beat it at least twice and I'm about to do it again I've become so good in use of the game on my new character this run I managed to beat most of the main bosses first try and without being too overpowered if I can do it you can too and you should this is not a game you want to miss Elden ring has top tier music that makes you feel like you've been given one more chance satisfying combat that you appreciate getting used to one of the greatest open world designs I have ever seen and I can't name more than two games that match this masterpiece the art direction is jaw-dropping and worth many screenshots the boss battle are epic and extremely rewarding I purposefully die on some of the bosses in my first playthrough because I didn't want it to end the secrets the loot the messages other players leave on the side of cliffs encouraging you to jump off for a secret item which eventually just leads to an unnecessary Death the live ghost of players playing in real time running around letting you know that you're not alone the caves the dungeons the castles and so much more that I do not want to spoil I can't wait to play the DLC and I look forward to experiencing more of this game with a harder Journey filed with more boss battles and locations to discover this game's take on Discovery made it one of the greatest gaming experiences I've ever had in my entire life Elden ring is a once in a while one of the safest 10 out of 10 I believe anyone can give a game Elden ring is a masterpiece and worth every single penny that I spent on it at the time of this recording we've reached 56 subscribers to most of you that number Probably sounds pretty low but I'm very grateful it means that I've managed to gain the trust of 56 people and I hope to always bring you content that you'll enjoy if you like this video be sure to like share and subscribe and why not take a look at some of my merch available if you're into cool designs and streetwear the link is in the description for that and let me 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Length: 6min 51sec (411 seconds)

Published: Thu Jun 13 2024