Honestly, this looks great... and probably the first game I've been truly 'excited' to play since my return to gaming in the last year!
I'm glad that FS have not compromised on the difficulty setting, and its really pleasing to hear (from various YouTube playthroughs) that the foray into open-world territory has clicked well with the pre-established Souls formula.
I started Demon's Souls last night on PS5, and am side-gaming it with BOTW on Switch... considering that Elden Ring seems to be the love-child of the 2 x aforementioned!
1 question I have, and apologies if already covered, but will there be an option to re-map the controls? DeS on PS5 doesn't allow this with ease, and its hindering my progress somewhat. Finding it a bit tricky flipping between BOTW/DeS and the control fluctuations (BOTW equally has no re-map option).
@CJD87 In-game remapping would be better, but the Switch allows you to customize button mapping on a system level, so you can technically remap the game's controls however you like.
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@lolwhatno Im watching silky smooth voiced Vaativydia as well as fightincowboy. And a bit of fextralife. Honestly, I will probably dig deep down the youtube abyss and watch many, many, videos. I am a huge fan of From Software and so far I'm only getting more excited
@kyleforrester87 Correct mate yes you can flip jump from default 'X' (which is horrible!) - - -> 'B', and that works much better. Other than that though, and unless you swap out controls through Switch UI options, there is nothing in-game to support remapping.
@Ralizah Yes I think its good how the Switch offers this. In honesty though, my bigger issue is probably the Demon's Souls control scheme - particularly using the triggers as melee attacks. I played a lot of MH Rise earlier this year, and have conditioned myself in to using face buttons as attack. I don't think there is actually anything fundamentally wrong with the DeS controls, and appreciate the concept, but personally I'm finding it tricky adjusting the muscle memory!
Before I undertake a full PS5 remap, I'm not sure whether to just 'stick' in preparation for Elden Ring. I know many game today use triggers for melee attacks, so maybe best to suck it up and get used to it!
@Jimmer-jammer I've watched a couple of videos and apart from a boss which was essentially a dog wearing a cape and crown and holding a sword/spitting fire, whilst alternatively hovering in the air, which I thought at first must have been some Youtubers doing a prank (I really didn't care for this boss) I have largely positive feelings about the new mechanics of the game, despite some of my previous comments on here, after seeing more of the game.
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Lance McDonald tested the PS4 version which was running reasonably well. I’m surprised but that’s good news for everyone. 👍
This is going to be an incredible game
The crowd, accepting this immediately, assumed the anti-Eurasian posters and banners everywhere were the result of acts of sabotage by agents of Goldstein and ripped them from the walls.
I've seen some of the gameplay uploaded by the nextlander guys and have to say it looks pretty amazing from what I've seen. Interesting that there might be checkpoints other than "bonfires". I went from I'm sure I'll play it but I might wait a couple of months for updates etc to where is best place to preorder 🙈
@Jimmer-jammer Writers often tend to be alcoholics, so I reckon King would drink the other two under the table in that hypothetical scenario.
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@LieuetenantFatman Welcome back! I hadn't seen you on here for a while, you say mountain-jumping horses are quite common where your from, where is that exactly? Are you excited for the game based on the 15-minute preview and closed network test videos on Youtube? Have you watched them at all? If so, what are your thoughts, and if not what are your thoughts/anticipations based on what you've seen/read so far?
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Do you think that the addition of the open-world (I know they had to change it up and add something new, so I'm not complaining in that regard, but...) will just entail a lot of mindless riding around from A until you eventually find locations B-Z? (All sparsely spread out across the open-world)
Note: I appreciate that there is a guiding-light system involved for the main quest-line, and a map. So that mitigates what I have said, but I still think you may end up spending too much time riding from location to location on your horse.
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@TheBrandedSwordsman I’ll need to check it out for myself. Unfortunately the only slot I’ll have the time to play the beta in is between 11AM and 2PM on Sunday!
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Thanks! I took a little time away from video games but slowly drifting back to it. Found I needed to mix things up a bit for my mental health. I've watched about 5 minutes or so of footage for this, didn't want to spoil it too much. It looks like a grand adventure. Definitely has a Dark Souls 4 vibe about it but that's fine by me.
@LieutenantFatman I imagine you were spending more time reading to mix things up a bit? (I noticed the 'books' quotation on your profile) All the best with your mental health, my friend.
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