Elden Ring (George RR Martin and From Software)

Too late man, the hype train has already left the station. I have been ignoring a lot about it and usually for a game in really hyped for, i want to soak in as much info as possible but this, I'm happy to just be completely surprised.

What class are people going for first?

I'm going Faith as I've basically played strength, Dex and magic on the From Games so want to try something different.

Demon Souls was my most recent souls game and I'd a Meat Cleaver character on the run. Just pulverised enemies.

the hypeeee (should be nice timing when i am done with working on weekends...)

Saw this last night as well - a bit of spoiler obviously but i set the video to the conclusion part (so ya it is spoiler free for this part) in which he mentioned how he felt when he first saw ER (new DS), and then demo ER (open world DS) vs when he played the full game (very different from his previous expectations):

"This is a game that will shatter your expectations and you can't even imagine the actual scale and depth of it."

I see a lot of streamerz and "influencerz" and such playing Elden Ring right now somehow. While I try and avoid such things for games I anticipate, I think it's a really good sign that From software have let the game loose rather than trying to hide it until release date like other awful day 1 games like Cyberpunk. The game is ready and they are trying to flaunt it.

Does anyone know anything about the co op aspect? Is it similar to previous souls or a little more mainstream, where you can jump right in with a group and head off to tackle the world together?

Pre-ordered with Gamestop online as can’t see anywhere else taking preorders? Are the preorders sold out? Are Gamesstop taking preorders they won’t be able to fulfil on launch day?

Xbox Series X for me.

I have been purposely avoiding anything to to with Elden Ring for the past 3 months. I want it fresh and spoiler free. Have the game pre-ordered with Gamestop so will pop in at lunchtime Friday to collect.

I am really worried about the difficulty of the game though, I have read it's toned down to reach a wider audience (save for one or 2 endgame bosses) - I hope this is not true. I personally hope the difficulty sits right between DS3 and Sekiro (Although, Sekiro eventually beat me with the extreme difficulty - It's not a hard game but the insane boss parry dances you have to remember were too much for me)

I cannot wait to get my hands on this game though.

Im a very casual gamer in comparison to some of the people around here and between work and kids, i simply dont have the time or the inclination to pour hours into "gitting gud" on the likes of BB but I am intrigued by this game. Interested to hear the thoughts of more casual players when it comes out to see if its something that isnt overly punishing. If it is, alas I wont waste my money on it but if its somewhat accessible to non hardcore players Ill give it a punt.

The From games I’ve played (Bloodborne, Sekiro, Demons Souls) defy convention in that you’re not eased in at all, you’re thrown in the deep end and it can be overwhelming(Bloodborne originally put me off because I was thinking that if it was that difficult at the start then I had no hope as it goes on but it’s not like that at all), but once you’re through that first area progression becomes a lot less difficult. So it’s not really about “gitting gud”, more about “gitting through that first area”.

With Elden Ring I expect it to be the most accessible, mainly because the player will have more freedom to do something else if they’re stuck, but I still expect those first few hours to be some of the most challenging there is in the game.

Have it preordered for the PS5, the weekend can’t come quickly enough!

Preordered on the weekend in Gamestop, traded in a game that was just sitting there and ended up getting 35 quid for it.

Roll on the weekend, its Friday this is available isn't it?

Will have to do a little homework on what class to pick to start with, then once they get battered and smashed in my initial foray, I can pick something useable and more successful