Topic: Elden Ring Hype Thread

@Mega-Gazz Cheers, I'm pretty sure I have that shield but I think it will be too heavy for the build I'm using. I have a couple of tower shields like that. 😒

@danlk1ng @CJD87 As far as I know, no smithing stones do not repsawn but they do drop from certain enemies. The miners in the tunnel and less frequently the goblins in a catacombs can sometimes drop them. There is also a field in Stormhill with a load of goblins which has some.

I can't read any of this thread, even little things seem like spoilers :')

Also, you all seem like you're making loads of progress. You're playing it wrong. You're meant to stay in the opening area farming thin bones.

I did go down to a beach full of zombies, was super atmospheric. Kind of like Cleethorpes on a nice day.

I think I’ve found the worst optional boss encounter yet. Two pumpkin heads with flaming weapons in a tiny arena. At least you can use Torrent but still, truly horrible. If it wasn’t for me leaving runes in there I’d be long gone.

Also I like how there's tiers of boss in this game. There's like big enemies out in the world but there's also random bosses out there too. Then there's proper bosses that have their own arena. Then there's like boss bosses that have their own arena and cut-scenes and stuff. It's constant escalation and it does make the big boy bosses seem like an event.

There's so much in the new mechanics of this game that reminds me of Breath of the Wild - from the approach to open world (a fairly sparse map rather than one littered with question marks etc) to the stickers you can mark your map with, down to the fact that there are enemies that blow horns and bring every enemy nearby running after you.

I'm so glad that I'm not constantly farming for weapons/shields though, that's the one thing I dislike about BoTW's formula

Anyone else recognise about a million voices in the game? Dunno if it’s the influences from Game of Thrones but there are loads of B to C tier British actors in it like Shaun Dooley, Joe McGann, the girl from Sarah Jane Adventures, Jane from Eastenders etc. It’s like a who’s who of somewhat recognisable voices.

Thought it was my imagination TBH

That creepy hug lady is absolutely sending me. All she cares about is hugging. She needs another hobby.

Oooookay then. I seem to have completely skipped the castle and then found another teleporter after that, which took me to the very very top of the map, which has expanded accordingly. I am absolutely miles away from Limgrave all because I found an extremely well hidden path through a cave which just cut out the castle completely. The more I explore, the more this game grows in my estimation. The scope is insane. The way that From reward exploration while also totally taking into account exactly how you can exploit Torrent’s double jump on tiny parts of the terrain blows my mind.

Did you end up at the top right of the map?

@nessisonett Have you found Patches yet? And if so, is he voiced by the same actor? He was very much someone I recognised the voice but couldn't quite place him.

@kyleforrester87 I've still yet to face the first main boss but have beaten three of the mini type bosses. And upgraded my weapon to +3 and my bow to +1. Not upgraded my flasks yet and kinda wish I chose a golden seed as my starting gift. But I did find the merchant on the beach and got something to reduce potion, so I can go back and give the side dungeon I unlocked right at the start of the game after the tutorial cave.

@johncalmc Nope, top left as in far far top left. Outside the bounds of the map you start with and now I have a huge square map which makes Limgrave look tiny in comparison.

@JohnnyShoulder Yeah, he was one of the first people I met actually just from the direction I went at the start of the game. And I’m fairly certain it’s the same voice actor!

@nessisonett Wow, okay. I went through a portal thing that transported me to the top right of an expanded map - double the size of the original map. The map has since expanded again and that top right is now middle right so I don't have a clue what's going on. It just keeps expanding. It never ends. And I keep seeing things off in the distance - like WAY off - and thinking, surely not, are we gonna end up there? It's really quite a special game.

@johncalmc Might just see how far I can go without ever going back to the castle 😂

@nessisonett Just keep going North. Just keep going. We need to know how far it goes.

@johncalmc I’m at the northern most point I can go and there seems to be a boss guarding access to what looks like even more map. This game is enormous 😂

@nessisonett It's absurd. It's too much, honestly. We don't deserve this much. We as a species haven't earned it.

@johncalmc I found that teleporter you meant that brought me to the upper right of the bit next to Limgrave too. Did you find it accidentally? The guy in Roundtable Hold put it on my map after I showed him something I got in a dungeon.