I'm wondering if I should stop upgrading the brick hammer (currently at +17) and switch to Great Stars, which I have just found. I don't think I have all the stones I need to get it to the same level though.
@woollypump One of the most interesting things about this game is where different players hit stumbling blocks!
For instance, I didn't have too much grief with Malenia (who I understand is a pretty common boss to wreck you) but I lost days of my life trying to beat the Fire Giant.... which apparently most people smoke pretty easy?!
Radahn was a big problem for me also, although I played at release and understand he might now have been nerfed somewhat?
Such an awesome game though, and I have the fondest of memories playing this. My absolute GOTY 2022 without doubt.
I think that's true of all the FS games - I beat both Lady Maria and Orphan of Kos in a couple of tries, but did the zero insight cheese to beat Witches of Hemwick on my first playthrough hehe
Elden Ring has clicked for me on this playthrough. More than anything it's a constant feast for the eyes. The art style/direction is just perfection for me.
I am now further along than I made it on my first attempted playthrough - I beat Godfrey (Golden Shade) in the capital.
I'm not sure how to do the spoiler formatting so I won't go into details but I was completely stumped where to go in the capital when I last played, but I figured it out last night
This is a question that has been asked in many places in many permutations, but what is the consensus on how far i should be able to progress without locking myself out of the DLC on NG? All the way to the endings but without starting Journey 2 as was the case for DS3?
I'm playing this again for the third time as my girlfriend wanted to play it again so we're both on new game plus at the same time. The original idea was that we'd play through at the same pace so we could summon each other when we needed help but it's so easy on new game plus that this hasn't happened. And this isn't one of those oh look at me I'm the heavyweight champion of gaming that's why it's easy posts. It's just really easy.
It might get silly later on - I don't know. We're both dual wielding the Bloodhound Fang (I think it's called that) and we're killing everything with spectacular ease. It actually makes for a totally different experience. The first time through was so intense in parts and now it's like I'm just on a cool adventure strolling about the world, exploring, and smashing people up. I'm not sure whether it's a case for including an easy mode in these games, or a case for new game plus being a reward for people who battled through the game.
Looking forward to getting to Malenia and Maliketh - those were the two bosses that gave me massive trouble the first time around. No idea if the difficulty is due to spike or not in the upcoming areas but so far I'm having a blast playing it again.
@johncalmc First of all — how incredibly romantic! Coordinated slaughter with your significant other. Right down to matchy-matchy twinkie weapons. A regular Don Juan in action.
Second of all — it is a fascinating longitudinal study of whether the enjoyment from the game is dependent on the challenge. Do you still get the dopamine hit when you slay a tough boss? I’m guessing it’s a different flavor of enjoyment from the first run.
Third of all — hey, weren’t you supposed to be working on platinums for every Yakuza game and a playthrough of every single Final Fantasy game this year? And yet you let your other half convince you to spend time on a third playthrough of Elden Ring… love has blinded you, my friend.
“We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.”
@Th3solution Mate it's gone right out of the window. I've nearly finished Yakuza 3 - just got to finish off the last few minigames and then do the legendary difficulty playthrough. But I find it quite draining to play because the combat in that game is notoriously awful so I have to keep having a break and playing something else and then going back.
Unsure about Final Fantasy. I know most of them so well that I can finish them quickly, especially by the time I hit VI, VII, VIII, IX and X. I could easily do all of those within a month. The problem is waiting for the Pixel Remasters and not wanting to wait to play XVI. I wanted to play all the games in order but I don't think I could finish them all before XVI. So that might be off.
Regarding Elden Ring, no, there's no rush at all killing the bosses now. It's a different experience. I often think about Souls games and playing one over again because there's a feeling when you stroll into a boss room and you're on the edge of your seat fighting it and then you finally triumph. It's something that few games replicate. The only none Souls game that gave me that feeling was Returnal, which I also think about replaying quite a bit.
That feeling playing Elden Ring the first time can't be replicated, although I did get something close to it playing the second time co-op with my girlfriend who was playing it for the first time because to her it was all new and the fights were still hard. Now when we're both in new game plus that feeling is totally gone. We're up to the Altus Plateau and I bet we've died more from falling off cliffs than from bosses.
But while the dopamine rush from narrowly defeating a boss is gone, it's been replaced with the fun of adventure and exploration. Elden Ring is tense even when wandering about because you never know when something awful is going to pop up. Without that threat it's quite a fun game to just run around in exploring, not worrying about losing your runes, not worrying about what's around the corner. It's enjoyable in a totally different way.
@woollypump I'm at the capital now after spending a good 5 to 6 hours in the atlus plateau and the outskirts of the capital, there's just so much to do, every time I think I should progress on with the main game I find a cave or a church or something to distract me!.
@johncalmc Honestly I can understand, the way you play the first time not knowing what's around the corner or what secrets a place may hold makes the game so tense and exciting at the same time, the game has so much more to offer than just the surprise factor and has plenty of replay ability but you could never replicate that first playthrough again.
@woollypump I'm at the capital now after spending a good 5 to 6 hours in the atlus plateau and the outskirts of the capital, there's just so much to do, every time I think I should progress on with the main game I find a cave or a church or something to distract me!.
I started Mountaintops of the Giants last night. I still have Deeproot Depths and Volcano Manor to do. Currently trying to decide if I try to do both of those before progressing in the Mountaintops. My final Volcano Manor contract is somewhere in the Mountaintops so going far enough to do that, and then finish off all Volcano Manor quests before going further.
I'm level 95 at the moment with +20 Great Stars equipped with Lions Claw - with +10 Stormhawk Deehn it sometimes feels a bit too powerful.
@MaulTsir Definitely. I got the platinum when I played it the first time and I was doing stuff last night that was totally new to me. I got to an area I'd never even seen and fought a boss I didn't know existed. I spent 100 hours with it and got every trophy and I'm still finding new things pretty regularly.
@Th3solution congratulations on beating Dark Souls Remastered and making it through the DLC! Long time no speak. I have finally gotten around to approaching Elden Ring in a casual way (about an hour per session when I do play it.) And was hoping that you and @Jimmer-jammer could advise me on various ways to make the game easier for myself, I already have a rough plan to use a Strength build and get the Mimic Tear Ashes and then upgrade the Mimic Tear to +10 ASAP in order to get through the game with as few headaches as possible. My previous Souls games took me a few months to a year to complete individually, so this one should go on for two to three years, lol as it is much longer and I am only playing casually, but then again I hear most the content is skippable so maybe I can complete it in about a year after all.
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@LieutenantFatman Long time no speak. At long last I am delving into Elden Ring, playing slowly and casually with a Strength build based on Kanye West (controversial I know due to his recent statements but I choose to relate my build to his past self before any of the ugliness that was presented in the news, and I'm a huge fan of his earlier music - focus on the art, not the artist). Have you beaten this game yet? I think that strength builds may struggle in this game but if I can get a plus 10 mimic as soon as possible i should win.
"Preoccupied with a single leaf, you won’t see the tree. Preoccupied with a single tree, you’ll miss the entire forest. Don't be preoccupied with a single spot. See everything in its entirety...effortlessly. That is what it means...to truly "see." "
@TheBrandedSwordsman Hey buddy! I’m glad you’ve found some time to jump into Elden Ring. Unfortunately I haven’t actually started it yet. I like to drop in on this thread because I’ve become something of a “Souls stan” as @colonelkilgore termed it, and I like to read how everyone is getting along with the game. I still am very excited to play it, but I enjoyed Dark Souls Remastered and Demon’s Souls Remake so much that I want to try for the full Dark Souls run first. I’m hoping to get to DS2 Scholar of the First Sin by end of year.
I’ll be curious to hear how your Elden Ring playthrough goes though. It’s a fantastic game by all accounts.
“We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.”
"Preoccupied with a single leaf, you won’t see the tree. Preoccupied with a single tree, you’ll miss the entire forest. Don't be preoccupied with a single spot. See everything in its entirety...effortlessly. That is what it means...to truly "see." "
Almost done - at the Ashen Capital, and if I save scum I can get the platinum on this playthrough. What an experience, just awe inspiring. There wasn't an area that I couldn't appreciate - even if the consecrate snowfield was the one I found least fun. I didn't mind the recycling - but then I enjoyed the Chalice Dungeons I was impatient and summoned help for Malenia and Maliketh - felt like I'd done my time on the other FS games and I don't feel bad one jot
108 hours 47 minutes and 37 seconds, that is the official save time on my game! And I am the Elden Lord!!!
Where to start with this absolute master piece. I started back in February and finished on the 2nd of June! It's been probably one of the longest games I've ever played on sheer scale of things to do. A couple of breaks in between, work and life have slowed my progress but the journey continued every time I turned on the Ps5, Elden Ring was there, the one constant.
For Soul's fans this game is basically everything you love about Soul's game and more, there's so much to do, sometimes it feels like there too much to do, Enemies are varied enough and some boss battles are so brilliant that it's well brilliant. So many weapons and builds to try that it can and does get a bit overwhelming and at times you feel like your missing out by not trying every weapon or spell. By the time end game comes though I had enough weapons upgraded and I felt comfortable enough to try them out although my trusty bloodhounds Fang got me through 90% of tough situations.
Fantastic game but a real commitment to play and especially plat, I used a guide for alot of the trophies to make sure I didn't ruin the plat or need a second playthrough and I did the save scum for the 3 endings (judge me all you want I am Tarnished after all)
Will definitely be back for the DLC but for now i can't wait to play something else for a while, a long while!
@MaulTsir Brilliant, mate! And congratulations! I’m really looking forward to playing it in the future. I haven’t wavered from my plans of clearing the Souls games first, but your comments definitely tempt me to skip on to Elden Ring.
Are you going to go back for the Dark Souls games now? Or perhaps some other non-From Souls-likes? It will be interesting to see if the other games live up expectations since ER is such a pinnacle of the genre. It’s the reason I continue to lean toward ‘saving the best for the last’, as it were.
@Th3solution Thanks mate! I'm going to have a break from the Soul's games for a while now, I'll definitely be back for more I have fell really in love with the style of gameplay, I use to fear it but now having got the plats in Bloodborne, Demon's Soul's and ER there's just something about getting through the "struggle" that's so appealing. I think Sekiro will probably be my next one but like I say it will be a while away.
The one thing with ER is it is such a considerable Time sink, especially first time around and especially if going for the plat, but there's so many bosses that are not required for the story that are well worth it. I hope you enjoy it when you eventually get around to it.
Might be unlikely but I'd love to see our first teaser of the DLC at Summer Game Fest. Maybe it's still too early in development for a release date but who knows? It might be just what I need to jump back into the game again.
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