{"id":2990,"date":"2022-03-26T09:23:44","date_gmt":"2022-03-26T14:23:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/ggndev\/?p=2990"},"modified":"2022-05-08T14:45:56","modified_gmt":"2022-05-08T19:45:56","slug":"what-is-elden-ring-really-like","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ghostgamer.news\/what-is-elden-ring-really-like\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Elden Ring REALLY Like?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"What is Elden Ring REALLY like?\" width=\"1778\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/M4pa0vhuQag?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption><em>Don&#8217;t like video? Read the transcript below!<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Elden Ring &#8211; and really any From Soft game &#8211; is a lot like Linux.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Before everybody gets into the comments to start flaming me for perceiving that as an insult, let me clarify something: I love Linux. I daily-drive it for my development work. I\u2019ve been using Linux since the 90s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, like Linux, there needs to be a big asterisk here when you talk about the magic that is Elden Ring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With that out of the way, let\u2019s dig in and talk about what Elden Ring is really like.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Elden Ring\/Linux: As easy (or as hard) as you want (for the most part)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you\u2019ve tried more than one or two Linux distros, you\u2019ll know that some are easier to use than others. The same can be said for playing Elden Ring; Wretch builds rushing to take on Stormveil Castle are like Gentoo or Arch distros.. You\u2019ve got to get some knowledge in you and have some skill in order to succeed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On the other hand, you can take your time, explore the world, and build up your gear and character easily before you even touch your first major boss. You can hit multiple areas to power level yourself up into the triple digits, even, should you so choose. That\u2019s what makes Elden Ring more accessible: Sure, it\u2019ll take more time, and you may not get the \u201cfull experience\u201d, as others may claim, but you\u2019re still getting to enjoy the world that From Soft has created.. Mostly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The fact that the game doesn\u2019t have any pay-to-win, let alone microtransactions period, is another important aspect of games that seems to be rare, but it is incredibly heartening to see when they aren\u2019t present.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hell, there wasn\u2019t even a pre-order gear bonus with Elden Ring, so everybody starts off on the same footing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Elden Ring\/Linux: Your assumption of how things work is wrong.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>While someone coming from Mac OS or Windows may be able to find a distro that operates in a similar fashion to their preferred experience, it\u2019s still Linux under the hood.. Perceived quirks and all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Elden Ring and other From Soft games are known for not holding your hand. If you\u2019ve come from any other From Soft game, you\u2019ll be ready to try things repeatedly to see what works and what doesn\u2019t. You\u2019ll be familiar with core strategies and combat mechanics. You may even be comfortable with the user-experience of these games, knowing that you\u2019ll want to chat with other players to see if there\u2019s anything important you\u2019ve missed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hell, I myself still haven\u2019t bothered doing whatever it is I need to do to make great runes useful. Instead, they just clog up my inventory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A new player, however, won\u2019t come in with that previous experience. They won\u2019t realize that a jump attack is a good idea, or that dodge rolling can make you briefly invincible, so rolling INTO an attack can be a better strategy in some cases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Oh, and that boss? Yeah, you\u2019re doing it wrong.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I can\u2019t tell you how many times I\u2019ve banged my head against a wall wondering why I suck so bad, only to realize.. Wow, I\u2019m missing something really critical here that\u2019ll make my life a whole lot easier.. And when you discover those little tricks? It\u2019s like you\u2019ve been holding your breath the entire time, and can finally exhale, leading us to the final point here..<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"gg_ads_midLeaderboard1\" class=\"gg_ads__adSpot gg_ads__adSpot--midLeaderboard\">\n<script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-8114869302769879\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><br>\n<!-- Home Leaderboard 1 --><br>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-8114869302769879\" data-ad-slot=\"3023354288\" data-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins><br>\n<script><br \/>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});<br \/>\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Elden Ring\/Linux: It\u2019s empowering<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>It may seem like a lot of what was said here can be taken as a negative, but it\u2019s not. That sensation you get after actually investing in learning how to play, and succeeding at a really hard boss?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That\u2019s empowerment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I had a lot of pride when I finally figured out how to use Linux as a kid, and Elden Ring is no different: Once you finally get past the hump, you then start to embrace how the game works and you realize you\u2019ve been having fun the whole time.. Hopefully.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Next thing you know, you\u2019re looking for the next boss fight, dying and accepting it just trying to find the best way to bring them down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dopamine is flowing, my friends, and what\u2019s even better.. Elden Ring is more accessible for people who ordinarily can\u2019t tackle ultra-hard games due to disability, like me. All I have to do is take things a little slower between bosses and level myself up a bit beyond what the average souls player is doing and I get that dopamine too..<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Including experiencing this wild, wonderful world that From Soft has created.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dark Souls worlds don\u2019t just feed you the happy chemicals from success: Elden Ring and other From Soft games have fantastical worlds that beg to be studied, lore demanding research, and more. There is a haunting beauty here: So, so much disturbing, yet wondrous beauty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Elden Ring, like Linux, requires a bit more time invested in it in order to truly grasp it.. But it\u2019s more like Ubuntu, rather than Slackware. You really can just jump in here and experience the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It should also, finally, be noted that Elden Ring, like Linux, is far from technically perfect. There are bugs. There are bad decisions in the user experience design. There is a distinct lack of developer-provided full documentation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, despite all that, Elden Ring, like Linux, is a seriously viable choice for many.. Just not all. Not yet, at least.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Elden Ring is able to reach so much more than previous souls-likes, but it is still a souls-like: There will always be those who don\u2019t &#8211; or can\u2019t &#8211; appreciate the philosophy behind the game for a variety of justifiable reasons. Just the fact that it has become more accessible, however, is a good thing for everybody. The more people who play Elden Ring, the more that can be invested in From Soft making great games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Oh, and all those people claiming making the game more accessible ruined their experience?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Looks like that\u2019s not the case, is it?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Elden Ring &#8211; and really any From Soft game &#8211; is a lot like Linux. 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