I am a hardcore Dark Souls fan, they were my first souls games. I played DS1 a few years ago and fell in love with the series. But this is about Elden Ring. What isn't there to like about Elden Ring? The graphics are STUNNING, the weapons are amazing, the game is beautifully made, and made with love. I can't name anything I hated about this game. But I can name a few things I wish were different which is the reason for my minus 1 point off of my review.
I think that this game is a lot like Ds2 in a ways that people DIDN'T like. People hated that DS2 was hard for the WRONG reasons. Rather than a 'get good' mentality. Most of the bosses in this game are based on skill. Easily the best bosses of any soulsborne game I have ever played. I loved Radahn, and Maliketh! Such fun boss fights!
I am not a fan of how you can explore open world which will lead you into areas WAY too earlier. As a dark souls player I did this and beat many areas very early. I just thought it was hard and meant to be that way. But later on I found areas/bosses super late on accident. Which made me kill about 21 bosses first try because my weapon was so powerful by the time I found them. I feel if the game was set up to where you could still explore open world but had to beat the bosses before moving on would make this game PERFECT.
But I wanted to mention Malenia, and Mohg. I think those 2 bosses are such DS2 bosses. If you don't find the item for your flask when you fight Mohg (I never did and spent 79 attempts to beat him) this fight becomes way harder. When he starts his Phase 2 he does a bloodloss tha makes you lose 3-4 flasks depending on how upgraded your flask is. So if you get to phase 2 with 2 flasks left. You're dead. I can see how it is a 'get good' in phase 1 and it won't matter. But you could still dodge EVERYTHING in phase 2 and beat it. But this doesn't give you that oppurtunity.
Malenia has Scarlett Rott, a crazy wind move, and heals for every hit. Both bosses just being hard for the wrong reasons. Not for the simple fact of getting good.
I know it sounds critical but I only say this because of the hate that DS2 gets. I truly loved this game and it deserves to be one of the best games ever made for everyone.
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