{"id":2883,"date":"2022-03-06T15:56:45","date_gmt":"2022-03-06T21:56:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/ggndev\/?p=2883"},"modified":"2022-05-11T06:32:34","modified_gmt":"2022-05-11T11:32:34","slug":"elden-ring-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ghostgamer.news\/elden-ring-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Elden Ring Review"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

For as long as I can remember I\u2019ve always liked open world games. My first was Final Fantasy for the original NES. The last open world game I played that captured the open-ended gameplay FF1 possessed was Morrowind.. Until Elden Ring came out, that is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Oh, what a wild and wonderful world..<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Elden Ring is a brand new title by From Software, the people who brought you domestic disturbance calls due to all the swearing and thrown controllers coming from your home.. But Elden Ring isn\u2019t really a souls-like.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Instead, Elden Ring is a classic open world game that doesn\u2019t hold your hand. No level scaling, no quest markers, and no warnings when you\u2019re about to go somewhere you probably shouldn\u2019t.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Seriously, stick around if you haven’t been sold yet.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I love it, and if you\u2019re anything like me, you\u2019ll love it too. Let\u2019s get into the details about why Elden Ring is perfect for people who don\u2019t like souls-likes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Elden Ring is as hard as you want it to be<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

As an older man with physical limitations, I hate ultra-hard games. Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice was the last one I played, and while I enjoyed it, I never really got very far in the game itself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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You see this a lot. Yes, I died..<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Elden Ring is still a souls-like, but rather than adding a difficulty slider the game gives you ways to level up and get better gear before you take on anything too challenging.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hell, you could get yourself in the 60s easily without even touching a boss outside of the tutorial.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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..And then I came back and kicked it’s ass.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

That doesn\u2019t mean that you\u2019ll be able to breeze through the game; No, power-leveling in Elden Ring is only part of the equation. You\u2019ll still need to pay attention to boss strategy and gear up for the fight in a way that makes sense.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Boss fights: You know it’s important if they get a big health bar at the bottom.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Thankfully there are a lot of bosses to fight, and only a handful are truly required to progress in the game. Some of the optional ones are no big deal, but there are also quite a few that are very much classic Souls-like challengers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This guy? Completely optional.. Thankfully.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

In fact, if you really want a challenge, just pick the Wretch as your starting class. You\u2019ll die plenty if you\u2019re not ready for it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Speaking of classes, you\u2019re not really locked into any one style of gameplay when you pick your class. I myself went Confessor, focusing on dex and faith.. Which gave me not only great casting abilities (using Incantations), but also solid melee (with dex-based weapons) AND ranged (with bows & crossbows).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“I have the power!” I shout, as I call lightning down on my foes.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

You can play pretty much any style you like. Want to be a big, lumbering brute? No problem. Want to be a glass cannon? Sure. Something in-between? There is no limit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And the death-as-a-gameplay-mechanic? Yeah, it\u2019s not NEAR as punishing thanks to a liberal sprinkling of Sites of Lost Grace (Elden Ring\u2019s version of a campfire) save\/respawn points. The classic dungeons can be challenging, but otherwise it\u2019s not as big of a deal to die here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This “Lost Grace” is also your save & fast travel point.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

With that said, let\u2019s talk about the stealth in Elden Ring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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