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[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Elden Ring. So glad a friend dragged me back. Stone cold masterpiece.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

Oof, this one pains me.

I bought it on release and played for like 2 hours, only to never pick it up again.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Yessss! This is the game that caused me to have the idea to do this post.

I first played it about a year ago. I used the two hour Steam refund period, which in retrospect probably caused me to rush or not give it enough of a chance.

Fast forward to now, when I’m dealing with a nasty chronic health condition and lots of time on my hands. And I’m between games - basically waiting for stuff to come out, like the Factorio DLC.

So I poked around and somehow Elden Ring came up as a possibility. And then I found THIS video:

Elden Ring Is a Masterpiece — my thoughts after 60 hours

https://youtu.be/kdstSHeoNGA?si=xo1ea2b1WGYBexJJ

And it got me so hyped that I ended up watching a ton more videos. And finally I plunked down the $60 and gave it a shot.

Now I can’t stop thinking about it. I am in love with the jaw dropping terrain, inventive enemies, depth of play styles and options, the brilliant way it hints at things instead of spamming a map with quest markers and to do lists. I’ve had moments that felt like I was on the inside of an epic fantasy novel, living an otherworldly fever dream of awesomeness.