Elden Ring Review • Where it failed, where it prevailed (Analysis)

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Published on May 14, 2022 11:09:10 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3FoXV22dXmU

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Elden Ring (2022)

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Review

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This is a review for From Software's Elden Ring.
But more than that, it's an exhaustive look at how some of the returning game design philosophies, mechanics and such fare in the new open world format.
I'd argue (and do in the video) that the Demon's Souls experience (which the Dark Souls games, Bloodborne and Sekiro are all built on) is fundamentally and above all else excellent for third person dungeon crawling.
Seeing it utilized for an Open World game has certainly made me re-evaluate some pre-conceived notions I had about what Open World games can do, but I'm also seeing a lot of growing pains and I don't think the game managed to perfectly walk the tightrope of being open world, while also being a dungeon crawler.

Elden Ring is here and we're gonna talk about it!
Exploring and analysing new features, gameplay design, mechanics, story, level design, lore, etc.

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Chapters:

0:00 - Introduction.
01:17 - Setting up Expectations.
02:41 - Combat.
16:58 - Asset Reuse.
19:42 - Story.
23:40 - World Design.
29:09 - Realities of Game Design.
31:29 - Level Balancing.
36:37 - Summons.
38:00 - NPC's
41:51 - The Future of From Soft Games.
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