![]() I also was intimidated by figuring out how to use magic on my first playthrough! Image: BANDAI NAMCO The Overworld I’ll just say that I chose the Samurai character because I loved the sword and enjoy using a bow in games. I won’t even try to cover everything (It’s a battle for this working dad to find time to play, let alone explore the myriad of gameplay options and experiences afforded the player). There’s so much to say about the gameplay in Elden Ring, a game that certainly belongs within the impressive lineage of FromSoftware titles but in many ways it’s clear the developers paid close attention to the successes of other open-world games and built upon what worked. You, a Tarnished, are called back to the realm to gather the shards of the Elden Ring and restore order. Chaos and destruction descend upon the Lands Between as war breaks out among the Demigods (an event known as The Shattering). The Elden Ring, an all-powerful force of balance, is destroyed. A broken, medieval world, the Lands Between were once ruled by Queen Marika and her children, the Demigods. Martin teamed up with Hidetaka Miyazaki to take players into the dark fantasy realm of the Lands Between. This piece will focus on my experiences playing the game thus far as busy professional and active parent. I’ve defeated a number of major bosses and enemies and explored many of the regions. I’m nearly fifty hours into this game and am nowhere close to finishing the mainline story, let alone discovering the entire map. Elden Ring just might be the greatest video game I’ve ever played. Yet, I have been playing video games since the Nintendo Entertainment System was my first console in the 1980s. I am decidedly not the target audience for FromSoftware’s latest mega-sized RPG. The internet doesn’t need one more piece singing the praises of Elden Ring but what I do have to offer is the insight of someone new to Souls-like games and the experience of a full-time professional with two careers and two children. There’s a lot of reviews of this game out there. Then the reviews started coming in, and I realized pretty quickly that Elden Ring might be a generational game. ![]() The game was just too hyped to ignore, and it would surely be a Game of the Year contender. I made it my personal mission to “get my money’s worth” out of the next-gen console by playing every major release, even those from franchises I’d never taken an interest in before. This past year, I secured an Xbox Series X to be the companion console to my launch model Nintendo Switch. Like many, I’d heard the talk about Souls-like games, about their absurd difficulty, cultish following, and morbid content but until now, I’d never taken a chance on one. ![]() I had never played a single game in FromSoftware’s library before Elden Ring. Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, Steam, PlayStation 4|5, Xbox One, PC Publisher: FromSoftware Inc., BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |