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Elden Ring has the most sophisticated Dragon and Giant boss of all FROMSOFT games.  From what I've seen they ER is more advanced than DS3 in gameplay and in enemies.  Also the areas that I am seeing are better than Lingrave (Network test).  

 

I think gamers will be blown away on Thursday.

 

It is also very challenging, because there are so many different enemy types with different movesets, and some of the enemies are plain scary.

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Network Test/Lingrave lore

 

 

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rewatched the old DS3 intro cinematic.  It's timeless and I still don't know what's going on (half the time):

 

 

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This game is making me miss going to the beach.

 

They modeled so many facial expressions for Aloy

 

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Elden Ring is coming out soon and there hasn't been too many leaks.  I've been checking everyday, it looks like NAMCO is policing the internet aggressively, particuarly twitch/youtube.

 

The General R boss (big guy in the trailers) is easily one of the best FROMSOFT bosses.

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Reviews drop for Elden Ring: 97/100  (45 critic reviews)

 

https://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-5/elden-ring

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Looks like Namco has lifted their early-game embargo, so youtubers are starting to upload content. Amazing gameplay and enemy/boss designs.

 

This game might be the height of Miyazaki's critical reception, it is hard to imagine anyone making another game with an average score of 97!

 

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https://www.youtube.com/c/Kakuchopurei/videos

 

https://www.youtube.com/c/GamingTrendVideos/videos

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9 hours ago, Cult Icon said:

Reviews drop for Elden Ring: 97/100  (45 critic reviews)

 

https://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-5/elden-ring

 

The French Youtubers I know (and trust) say it's easily one of the best games they've ever seen.

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Given what I've heard on Horizon and Elden Ring (and given that I don't have much time these days), I'll buy Elden Ring (and keep Horizon for later - possibly much much later...)

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7 minutes ago, Enrico_sw said:

 

The French Youtubers I know (and trust) say it's easily one of the best games they've ever seen.

 

I am very impressed with what I've seen so far, it's like they took DS3 and made it more advanced.

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Was not expecting this from Fia, Deathbed companion:

 

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I count 70+ bosses so far, holy shit

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22 hours ago, Cult Icon said:

 

I am very impressed with what I've seen so far, it's like they took DS3 and made it more advanced.

 

 

I'm  super hyped. Every YouTubers I trust say that this game is a masterpiece.

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I won't have a lot of spare time in the coming days, but as soon as I have I'll play Elden Ring. No doubt now.

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On 2/23/2022 at 7:10 PM, Cult Icon said:

Looks like Namco has lifted their early-game embargo, so youtubers are starting to upload content. Amazing gameplay and enemy/boss designs.

 

This game might be the height of Miyazaki's critical reception, it is hard to imagine anyone making another game with an average score of 97!

 

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https://www.youtube.com/c/Kakuchopurei/videos

 

https://www.youtube.com/c/GamingTrendVideos/videos

 

Yep, you can add Naughty Dog to the list of companies that oversold their games. The "Last of Us part II" was one of the worst rip-offs of the video game industry (with disingenuous journalist shilling).

 

Cyberpunk was clearly overyhyped, but it's still a very good game (unlike TLOU 2 - which was garbage)

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Anyway, I'm really happy for Miyazaki san. He truly respects the player, so he deserves the praise.

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I hear people calling Miyazaki a genius. They say the gameplay is full of freedom and rewards for exploring.