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Elden Ring is "the limit" for From Software project scale, says Miyazaki - multiple, "smaller" games may be the "next stage" (www.rockpapershotgun.com)

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[-] yesman@lemmy.world 13 points 3 months ago

I'm glad to hear.

Elden Ring's open world is good, but not their wheelhouse. They certainly embarrassed EA, but I don't think they're competitive with Rockstar.

[-] RightHandOfIkaros@lemmy.world 13 points 3 months ago

They embarrassed EA, but more importantly Ubisoft. Open world games are pretty much all Ubisoft is known for these days.

I certainly think they can compete with Rockstar. Elden Ring is just a different genre from RDD or GTA. Had Elden Ring not been so difficult and had all the normie garbage like quest markers and other hand holders, it likely could have outsold GTA. But because From makes hard games (even though Elden Ring is their easiest game) and because they didn't hold the players hand, people passed on some sales.

[-] micka190@lemmy.world 8 points 3 months ago

Same. Elden Ring's biggest weakness is its open world, in my opinion. It makes the first playthrough great, but it makes subsequent playthroughs a chore. Especially when you're aware that 90% of dungeons/side areas have completely worthless gear and runes. Your subsequent runs just end up being you riding Torrent for long stretches of time from point A to point B.

[-] Brosplosion@lemm.ee 3 points 3 months ago

This is why playing a randomizer is so damn fun. Every cave/catacomb/ruin can have "the" item! Makes exploration fun again.

[-] yesman@lemmy.world 0 points 3 months ago

My disappointment isn't with the enemy variety or gear drops. It's with the dead world. My first hours in the game I saw a wolf walk through a herd of deer both ignoring each other. When you've just come off RDR2, seeing wildlife as decorations running 2 scripts that both depend on player interaction is lame.

Even FarCry3 had emergent game-play through enemy/wildlife AI.

[-] eutsgueden@lemm.ee 5 points 3 months ago

True other games have had that, but it really wasn't a goal for Elden Ring and I don't think it really hinders it. The immersion into a real world was clearly a tentpole design decision for Rockstar in RDR2, but not Fromsoft. Which is fine for you to miss in Elden Ring, I just think we gotta manage expectations sometimes where not every game can have every thing.