How Elden Ring expanded FromSoftware's audience without sacrificing its fanbase or difficulty

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Elden Ring
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Elden Ring (2022)
Duration: 6:29
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Have you ever wondered why Elden Ring managed to expand its audience so well without actually sacrificing the core of what makes FromSoftware games so special? This video calls out how I think they managed to do so by talking about player motivations specifically how FromSoftware captured the Explorer archetype.

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Games Shown:
Elden Ring: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1245620/ELDEN_RING/
Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1448440/Wo_Long_Fallen_Dynasty/
Wild Hearts: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1938010/WILD_HEARTS/
Scrap Mechanic: https://store.steampowered.com/app/387990/Scrap_Mechanic/
Hogwarts Legacy: https://store.steampowered.com/app/990080/Hogwarts_Legacy/
Dead Cells: https://store.steampowered.com/app/588650/Dead_Cells/
Sekiro: https://store.steampowered.com/app/814380/Sekiro_Shadows_Die_Twice__GOTY_Edition/
Fortnite: https://www.fortnite.com/?lang=en-US

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At present, Game Design Nuggets has 39,524 views spread across 2 videos for Elden Ring, and less than an hour worth of Elden Ring videos were uploaded to his channel. This is 5.45% of the total watchable video on Game Design Nuggets's YouTube channel.