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My Elden Ring critque, not only How it's Made by in many ways why it was made the way it was, and what makes it amazing- Walking the Walk Series
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@ACGreviews 2 жыл бұрын
Hope you guys like this. Sadly had to use B footage due to the error. But did a ton of work on it. www.patreon.com/AngryCentaurGaming
@anthonyzabala4015 2 жыл бұрын
Your videos are well made. A true professional. 🤘
@FelisImpurrator 2 жыл бұрын
You have an excellent point about verbalizing quest directions. There are some quests where you actually have *zero* clue what the next step might be and have to fumble blindly in places you've already been to, and some in character hint would certainly help.
@mash2481 2 жыл бұрын
You are spot on about Larry Elmore being an influence on this. Love his work. My best friend and I, used to play D&D after school every day. What a wonderful game! I remember some fools actually thought we were devil worshippers for playing it. Lmao!!
@peteregeberg 2 жыл бұрын
Another artist that must have been an inspiration is Beksinski. I see a lot of his work in both color and environments. And thank you, for another great video!
@Firebabys89 2 жыл бұрын
truly detailed and thought off work man. You honestly are such a valuable asset to the gaming community. well done.
@StimmyTurner 2 жыл бұрын
Honestly, I'm so happy this is my first souls game. Everything i see and do is brand new to me and i never see it coming. this game is a masterpiece.
@iHaveTheDocuments 2 жыл бұрын
I've played almost all of them and this still feels new in a lot of ways.
@SicSemperBeats 2 жыл бұрын
Same. I've played the others for like 2 hours max before quitting. But this has me HOOKED. Top 20 game for me.
@Pants69 2 жыл бұрын
I've played all of them for thousands of hours combined over the last 10 years. Alot of Elden Ring seems new and fresh to me as well. Absolute masterpiece!
@alastor8091 2 жыл бұрын
Don't look at any reviews, don't look at any playthroughs, go buy a ps4 if you don't have one, go buy Bloodborne.
@rugie6247 2 жыл бұрын
Enjoy it man! Your first soulsborne game will ALWAYS have a special place in your heart. It will change the way you look and play video games forever.
@The-Vitruvian-Man 2 жыл бұрын
100 hours in and the game is amazing. The world is much bigger than I thought it would be.
@amysteriousviewer3772 2 жыл бұрын
I can’t tell if it’s the actual size or the design. The world certainly feels absolutely massive especially due to the extreme verticality.
@optimusprime3484 2 жыл бұрын
@@amysteriousviewer3772 there's actually vertically in the map itself too. There's a whole subterranean area beyond the actual surface level map, not as big but there's a lot there.
@Ivanselectsongs 2 жыл бұрын
Same. Staggering how much of it is optional/missable
@SicSemperBeats 2 жыл бұрын
I think skyrim is the only thing that came close in scale to me. But I'm sure this is bigger. Elden is so good that I think I'm going to be let down when the next elder scrolls releases because nothing is coming close to this right now
@kylerobinson6102 2 жыл бұрын
When the sheer size of the world sank in I was shocked lol.
@279seb 2 жыл бұрын
Was not expecting to get an amazing lesson in DnD history, color theory, and impactful story telling in a game review. This was a great video.
@jesuscantu5000 2 жыл бұрын
The beauty of ACG’s videos
@michaelblanchette1793 2 жыл бұрын
ACG is truly a master at his craft, he is exactly what gamers needed, a complete package that tells you exactly how it is, unfiltered.
@VladTaltos01 2 жыл бұрын
I am not even the biggest fan of ACGs Reviews but these walking the walk videos are really great, well informed, and most importantly take the time they need. (Not to say the regular Reviews were bad. On the contrary, they are still some of the best you'll find.)
@eSKAone- 16 күн бұрын
It's not the review. He has a separate video for that, called "review".
@revengeofthesynth5430 2 жыл бұрын
I cannot put this down. I thought it would wear off after I got back to my workweek but I just can't wait to play it the minute I get home. Something about it just hits the spot. I thought the controls were so clumsy, slow, and bad at first, but learned to be precise, never mash buttons, and be patient, and it just clicked, now the controls feel amazing and second nature, sprinting and mounted both, you really grow into this game if you are willing to learn how to play it from the ground up, and leave your hack and slash gaming history at the door when you go in, it won't help here, quite the opposite. With Elden Ring, its nothing fancy or spectacular that pulls me back in, it's just the feeling you get when you're knee deep in the world and look at your map and there's so many different paths you have to continue down, it just keeps getting bigger and bigger and bigger, I was shocked when I realized what Leyndall was, and thought the northern tip of the map would be Raya Lucaria basically.
@Erick-tv8oq 2 жыл бұрын
That feeling when you look over to Leyndall and realize you can explore all of that. And the first time you get lost in the sewers? Incredible to say the least.
@user-yp6yr9te7l 2 жыл бұрын
I was shocked to find frikkin' Atlantis underneath what I thought was a random elevator to a mini dungeon, and it was due to running away from that giant bear in Mistwood, lol. Then I got pwned by a bunch of sons of bitches down there....
@charliehustle420247 2 жыл бұрын
Exactly this. Elden ring cannot be spoiled for new players, because elden ring never ends hahaha Jesus. 100 hrs in I was like damn I finally explored the whole map. Hah. Hah. Nope.
@mookiestewart3776 2 жыл бұрын
The patience part is what I tell all new souls player. The entire game is essentially be patient and DONT PANIC! That’s what these games punish, you need to be calm and deliberate
@jarlwhiterun7478 Жыл бұрын
Your* knees deep
@MrDazTroyer 2 жыл бұрын
The fact that it never holds your hand, gives you map markers or fairy dust trails is so refreshing. You can lose yourself just exploring or get lost trying to find a quest location. It is an outstanding game, despite all the issues to get it to work properly. 30hrs in and I've only just beat Magrit.
@Nazgull2k1 2 жыл бұрын
.... it LITERALLY gives you fairy dust trails.. check your graphics settings and buy a better monitor... or get glasses. lol
@CReaper210 2 жыл бұрын
It's really amazing how *not* taking the Ubisoft approach of putting question marks and other random icons all over the map actually encourages exploration and discovery. There could be something cool to find around virtually any corner of the world and it's there purely for the player to discover, not for the game to point out and award you an extra .1% to its completion percentage. I wish more games would do stuff like this.
@MichaelPohoreski 2 жыл бұрын
@@CReaper210 It is called Quest Christmas Lights because WoW popularized it. Ubisucks just made it ubiquitous (and boring) CONSTANTLY distracting you with useless filler because their worlds are so artificially large that they need to do _anything_ to distract the player from that fact. Elden Ring devs understand _less is more._ It is much harder to balance and pull off but when it works it takes the immersion to the next level.
@itsethanbradberry 2 жыл бұрын
It actually does have the closest thing to fairy dust trails than I can imagine with the graces(bonfires), but it's not obnoxious.
@picklewart5382 2 жыл бұрын
@@CReaper210 Why do you think Ubisoft and horizon zero dawn devs got so salty? This game has substance and passion put into it, rather than a turd sandwich with some pepperoni on top to try and mask the smelly shite.
@erikhendrickson59 2 жыл бұрын
The verticality and overall sense of scale in Elden Ring is a real achievement. The core design philosophy reminds me a LOT of Dark Souls 1 which, in its own right, was praised for it's level design. I think this will be the legacy of Elden Ring -- FromSoft managed to create an "open world game" while maintaining all of their industry-leading level design. Also for anyone interested in further exploring the LORE of Elden Ring, keep an eye on the KZfaq Channel "VaatiVidya" -- he will have some FASCINATING insights into the world of The Lands Between in the very near future!
@jonathanmeeks6031 2 жыл бұрын
The lore is insane
@SolidSnake240 2 жыл бұрын
The fact that this is From's first open world game and they managed to do what they did is wild. Their open world design will only get better if they continue
@grimreefer213 2 жыл бұрын
Listen to Ratotoskr too because he disagrees with a lot of what Vaati says. Take the lore with a grain of salt because most of it is open to interpretation
@mookiestewart3776 2 жыл бұрын
The verticality is intentional for sure lol the entire game is essentially LITERALLY climbing a mountain , each new area is higher up then the last , it’s a design choice that permeates throughout every inch of the games design
@mookiestewart3776 2 жыл бұрын
@@jonathanmeeks6031 been watching vati now that I’m deeper in the game and the lore tree he made is absolutely crazy lol there’s so much here we’ll be discovering stuff for YEARS!
@jamesmullins1102 2 жыл бұрын
I honestly don't know how they made this game 50gigs. Its massive. Absolutely filled with content
@alastor8091 2 жыл бұрын
Thats called talent. Everyone at From is legit. These people have passion. Even though they make misteps and mistakes, you can just feel the soul.
@Erick-tv8oq 2 жыл бұрын
Remember Sekiro? That game had a good 35 hours of content at least, and it was 12 GB. When I saw that Elden Ring had similar graphical fidelity, but weighed 4 times more, I realized just how massive this game would be. And it still manages to impress me even now, 100 hours in
@chaotickreg7024 2 жыл бұрын
As a gamer and computer science nerd, the 50 GB download is insanely impressive after my 100 GB Baldur's Gate 3 download.
@mucknstrunz 2 жыл бұрын
Voicework eats actually a lot of Space and there is not that much in Elden Ring. At least compared to other games like RDR2, Horizon, GTA, Final Fantasy 7 Remake etc. In RDR 2 they recorded a lot of voicework twice even for conversations. When you are close to someone you talk and when your far away you shout etc. Things like that make the Filesizes so huge of some of these games.
@kaibrunnenG Жыл бұрын
Reusing textures and textures aren't very high quality at close up.
@raffy9841 2 жыл бұрын
One of my favorite things of Elden ring is how the map works. When you begin the game you can only zoom out so far. As you explore and collect maps you are able to zoom out further. I had a big smile on my face when I found out the map was bigger than I first was lead to believe
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@viewerdolan8395 2 жыл бұрын
A walking the walk for my lunch break?? This has got to be the best day of my entire life!
@amysteriousviewer3772 2 жыл бұрын
Definitely one of the most beautiful and fascinating open worlds of all time.
@joejackson7140 2 жыл бұрын
By a fair amount. I'm 75 hours in and have barely scratched Caelin or whatever. I found the capital
@imSLO- 2 жыл бұрын
@@joejackson7140 when I first started I was exploring this ruin and opened a chest that sent me to sellia…i was like “what the heck is this place? And why am i here? I got one shotted by a wizard 😂…now i’ve completely finished that area of the map. What an amazing world!!!!
@yeezkneezz6861 2 жыл бұрын
@@imSLO- same thing happened to me ! Came back after gaining 90 levels and got my revenge
@zZiL341yRj736 2 жыл бұрын
If you call PS3 graphics beautiful then OK.
@Pantheonslayer 2 жыл бұрын
Imagine if we haven't had any news of Bloodborne 2 because they're working on an open world Bloodborne
@champadin1755 2 жыл бұрын
One thing that's stood out to me is the sections of the map that have these giant rock formations you can jump your horse up. There really is no point to jumping your horse up these rocks, as there is rarely any kind of prize. In fact, you can usually just run down the road and find one of those wind jumps that gets you up there much more easily. But you CAN do the horse jumping, so I kept thinking, they clearly knew this was possible, so why did they put this in the game if there were no prizes? I kept jumping to search for prizes, but didn't find any. After watching your video, suddenly it all made sense to me - that the reward for spending all that time trying to jump up rocks was the practice and familiarity with the particular moves of the horse. Insane.
@Sin05269 2 жыл бұрын
Another reason for such cragged and broken topography, aside from It's service to the art direction and making it look cool, is the game hides stuff from you by doing so. The cliffs and cracks of the landscape lend themselves very well to the game's organic and natural sense of mystery and discovery. Catacombs and mineshafts on cliffsides, or riding up and over the landscape as it ascends and plateaus to reveal an encampment or an Evergaol. The little details on the map reveal just enough to tell you there might be something there so you'll find yourself carefully studying it and pinpointing those curious spots with a beacon so you can make your way there, riding and leaping over the landscape and finding things in between rather than fast traveling everywhere.
@michael_anthony 2 жыл бұрын
The cool thing about this game, to me, is that it doesn't tell you much and I learn a lot from the community of gamers such as where to find a weapon or absolve my sins, etc. This makes it feel like there is a real-life aspect to it, like you are all part of my quest. Maybe cheesy, but that's how it feels.
@YetiCoolBrother 2 жыл бұрын
And that's 100% intentional on From's part, that's why you the message system and bloodstains and things like that in the game, it's also why there arent different difficulty levels. It's meant to be a community experience.
@SkelNeldory 2 жыл бұрын
From back in the day when people would leave journals next to arcade cabinets and people would write tips in them or combos for fighting games or random immature comments.
@SoFarSoGoodSoWhat14 2 жыл бұрын
Reminds me of playing Pokemon as a kid, people at school would tell you something you didn't know about the game and you'd be like woah :O
@youngwolf024 2 жыл бұрын
@@SkelNeldory damn that actually really is crazy how the cycle repeats, it just changes format and context.
@charliehustle420247 2 жыл бұрын
It feels like a game before internet. When people talked about a game cuz they all knew something the others didn't.
@karlklein2263 2 жыл бұрын
This game is 100 hours of PURE gameplay. No sitting in cutscenes or dialog trees. Just splorin and splunkin all through.
@mikerzisu9508 2 жыл бұрын
A lot more if you do everything
@karenamyx2205 2 жыл бұрын
@@mikerzisu9508 I was gonna say.. I clocked 200. Did some pvping tho so that inflated it a bit.
@JulianY2K12 2 жыл бұрын
I never got bored through my entire playthrough. It's the longest game I've played to completion and I immediately started NG+. From software games just nail everything that makes gaming actually enjoyable.
@joshhimmel13 2 жыл бұрын
100 hours bud? Did you rush through it cuz there's plenty more
@mikerzisu9508 2 жыл бұрын
@@joshhimmel13 he had to of rushed main path only and skipped everything else, completely robbing himself of the experience. Gg
@noleenole8254 2 жыл бұрын
The game is a work of art on a whole other level. I hope they make a new IP in another open world like this but a totally different time and setting.
@mbrochh82 2 жыл бұрын
Just imagine them creating a SciFi epic like this... 🤯
@basicallyimblind6721 2 жыл бұрын
Fromsoftware always does their best work when they make new IPs imo
@noleenole8254 2 жыл бұрын
@@mbrochh82 that’s what I’m thinking
@SoFarSoGoodSoWhat14 2 жыл бұрын
Sekiro or Bloodborne open world sequels? 👀
@mclovinjr9086 2 жыл бұрын
@@SoFarSoGoodSoWhat14 Bloodborne 2 being open world seems difficult but they could pull it off. Maybe a new gothic city, but this time huge with secret to find around every corner.
@BigB70 2 жыл бұрын
Random: recently started reading the 'Berserk' manga around the time elden ring released. Its bin such an enjoyable experience seeing how these two different artforms compliment and inform each other. Great vid, appreciate your work bro!
@slyaspie4934 2 жыл бұрын
The Dragon slayer sword and black swordsman armour are in the game as well
@zachjennings5320 2 жыл бұрын
Hell an npc named Blaaid is pretty much just Guts
@noirekuroraigami2270 2 жыл бұрын
Berserk is from the 80s. Miyazaki is a long time fan
@mookiestewart3776 2 жыл бұрын
@@slyaspie4934 also the “graveyard” of swords is pulled directly from berserk panels lol
@slyaspie4934 2 жыл бұрын
@@mookiestewart3776 yeah, there's quite a few little things dotted about world that have been Berserk inspired
@nategarland4413 2 жыл бұрын
30 hours in. It now is one of my favorite games. I haven't played many From Software games (10 hours of Bloodborne, 10 of the Demon Souls remake), but I'm loving just exploring and slowly learning the systems. I play a lot of D&D, and I can say this is the best D&D video game.
@Hexentric8 2 жыл бұрын
Uh.. Divinity Original Sin 2 and Baldur's Gate 3 exists.. those are more "dnd" than this.. but okay
@nategarland4413 2 жыл бұрын
@@Hexentric8 They are a thing, yes, but I would say D&D isn't 5e. It's go-anywhere storytelling while slowly building your character and class. Both Divinity and Baldur's Gate feel limited in their systems and narrative. Not saying this is an objective fact, just my opinion!
@MMACinephile 2 жыл бұрын
@@nategarland4413 It's objective
@YetiCoolBrother 2 жыл бұрын
You're actually the 2nd or 3rd person I've heard say this exact same thing. I've never played D&D despite wanting too and I think the thing that's really grabbing D&D players about Elden Ring is the same thing that's grabbing me -- short of having traveling companions you really do feel like you're on not just an adventure but a true odyssey with danger & the unknown around every corner. Its fuckin magical.
@alexoelkers2292 2 жыл бұрын
I'm not saying your wrong, thats your opinion but I don't really think D&D when I play this game. Have you tried Pathfinder Wrath of the Rightous or Baldurs Gate 2?
@adamkeyes5406 2 жыл бұрын
This is the first one of these Walking the Walk videos of yours I've watched and it's fascinating. Amazing work, your research and knowledge know no bounds.
@malikhai216 2 жыл бұрын
This whole video is truth… I could not articulate this as well but you literally said it all, thank you!
@Beastw1ck 2 жыл бұрын
This was SUCH a good video. I really appreciate the tie-ins to D&D and the discussion around GRR's role in the design process. No one else is making videos like this about Elden Ring. Really well done.
@-whatsappme27 2 жыл бұрын
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@alltappedout 2 жыл бұрын
Awesome deep dive into this massive game. Thank you for your hard work and great content!
@joshuachristofferson9227 2 жыл бұрын
I can't get over how they completely rEvolutionized so many Open World staples on their FIRST Open World! E.g., This is how Horses & WayPointing will be DONE from now on, not even touching on the Level Design, etc.
@Cthulad 2 жыл бұрын
Love these walkin the walk videos. So good, just watching the footage, and talking about the whole build altogether. Thank you!
@DavidCSaint 2 жыл бұрын
Dude the deep history, grasp, and insight of the creative process you bring is fucking amazing
@01BSBH 2 жыл бұрын
I could listen to these for hours. First one I watched was Mad Max. Your knowledge continues to astound me. Always a pleasure.
@JokerJay1990 2 жыл бұрын
His mad max video was so good
@liuby33 2 жыл бұрын
cleared the "main missions" in about 60 hours and I remember every journey it took, all the pain and joy of getting owned and owning the different bosses. I haven't experienced this for a long time.
@ModernOak 2 жыл бұрын
Can't wait to dig into this episode @ACG 💪🏽love your insights and points
@kemoselimagic1479 2 жыл бұрын
Love how you pointed out that most games allow you to turn off a lot of the hud elements and I agree with you that a lot of those games do a good job or explaining where you need to go and what to do. The thing with Elden Ring for me though is the world is so well imagined that you can drop me in any part of the map and I’ll know exactly where I am and how to get back to the opening area without ever looking at the map.
@daza7560 2 жыл бұрын
I just love this game, every turn of the corner you find something new, a new enemy or a new cave, just amazing. My favourite location so far is AINSEL RIVER with the big sitting statue is the setting for boss fight with DRAGONKIN SOLDIER OF NOKSTELLA
@TheWindwall 2 жыл бұрын
Such a creepy space to turn a corner and find yourself in.
@joshuachristofferson9227 2 жыл бұрын
As a lifelong D&D Player since The Red Box, people don't realize part of what made @LarryElmore and other Artists LEGENDS (Heavy Metal™!) was that we only had our IMAGINATIONs & maybe Movie Fx from 80's & earlier. When Artists inspire like they did, you know it's Genius Work!
@Sh4un1r1k 2 жыл бұрын
Glad to see WTW getting some love, great series, I often revisit these videos because they are thorough and entertaining. And nobody else delivers the way you do describing the details, the tech, and development tidbits thrown in.
@onionheadguy7094 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for doing this informative dive into elden ring. This is KZfaq gold to me!
@jeast9648 2 жыл бұрын
I constantly find myself saying woah that's awesome. There are really amazing settings and scenery in this game. Not to mention the amazing g sense of scale that they just nailed in this game.
@GMoneyChuck89 2 жыл бұрын
Just got to an ending that gave me chills. This was such a special gaming experiece and one of the few games that I jumped back into right after seeing credits.
@GMoneyChuck89 2 жыл бұрын
@pınned by ACG . . . Do I win a coupon if I figure out what this code is?
@mortmortannon6640 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you. Great observations, love that you point more to its world as the main driver. It is so easy to get distracted by the system choices they made, while i think a lot of that only works out because the world under it keeps drawing us in.
@RealPeteRyan 2 жыл бұрын
I love these Walking The Walk videos man! Don’t stop please
@vestigialfins 2 жыл бұрын
I really appreciate the depth of your early D&D lore and the way you apply it to analysis. Yeah, I’m getting such Forgotten Realms Campaign Set vibes from this game.
@DungeonMasterElite 2 жыл бұрын
D&D for the win!
@joeseyeuh3786 2 жыл бұрын
This game has a jellyfish shield that buffs damage when you yank the tentacle. 10\10 and thats what she said.
@SomeUnkindledAsh 2 жыл бұрын
That shield is awesome. Weighs nothing, blocks everything, buffs damage. Nice
@jonathonborys3868 2 жыл бұрын
Well done. This was very enjoyable Karak. I have been following you for many years. Simply the best.
@nnnneeeeuuuu 2 жыл бұрын
That trivia about George R.R. Martin and RPG was pretty good! Great video.
@shaifs5072 2 жыл бұрын
I love how there is a game for everybody, but no game is for everybody. "There are as many ways to view the world as there are people in it." This applies to games as well. I love Elden Ring but I have other tastes, I want to play other things too. I don't want every game to be Elden Ring but I want it to exist.
@crazy-acid-trip9765 2 жыл бұрын
Beat my first souls game last year getting ready for this game . Dark souls 3 is one of my favorite games didn’t think I would 100 percent it and make it to NG6 before moving on and still love going back to duel online
@etiennecastel4433 2 жыл бұрын
As usual, best reviewer out there, with insightful commentary and palpable love for the game that is carefully explained. It’s like you are putting words on all those emotions the players feel while playing, and you do this better than almost anyone. Great work, thank you!
@danieln6721 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for what you do! Keep up the amazing work
@dogdogthecat3129 2 жыл бұрын
Great look! I also loved how balanced your initial review of the game was. The world here reminds me alot of how BotW handles things and the difference between open world design. HZD for instance or Ubisoft, or whatever. Usually you are "going" to a spot. You know where something is and you go there and check things off a list. This isn't terrible. Forbidden West is a terrific game with amazing creature design, an amazing world, etc...But in Elden Ring or BotW for instance; you are exploring, you are going somewhere and maybe you find something, maybe you don't. You aren't going to a point where you know where something is unless you pick up on the actual physical map queues (caves in Elden Ring for instance have a distinct look on the actual physical map). In BotW, you see something off in the distance that looks cool and you just go there. Both these games are super different than what you typically see in open world where it's "this is marked for this quest (even sidequests), go here". And in Elden Ring especially, you are handsomely rewarded by exploring. The early game in Elden Ring especially gives you so many different early options for whatever style you want. One other thing with Elden Ring is how great the NPCs are. They've always been interesting, but I feel like the rest of the game, this game really increased the volume of NPCs, the dialogue, the questlines, the art of them, etc...Plus just how they melded different art designs from all their games. This really feels like a cumulation of all their souls games. It's crazy to think how they've been building on the art/design since freaking Kings Field.
@GodOfWarConnoisseur 2 жыл бұрын
When I was young: this game is cool dude! Older: I'ma watch hour long videos breaking down every single thing about this game
@birchmahogany2718 2 жыл бұрын
Great video and analysis. ER is brilliant through and through. One of the best gaming experiences I've ever had.
@PiyushSikdar 2 жыл бұрын
Please keep doing these series. This was really good!
@jimmie_collins 2 жыл бұрын
Don't feel bad about the slow reception to these videos. These are the kind of things people find late at night on the weekend. Great content, and I love the game as well. Playing on base PS4 and haven't had anything but a couple stutters during boss battles.
@zachjennings5320 2 жыл бұрын
Also a lot of people are still playing the game and are warry of getting spoiled
@frozenlimemix 2 жыл бұрын
Walking the Walks unwanted!? Hell no, I even watch the WtWs for games I'm not interested in. The work put into them deserves my time regardless of my interest, and I can only hope you continue the series.
@tgreaux5027 2 жыл бұрын
These are my favorite videos of yours! Idk why people don’t want these videos I think they are fantastic!
@-whatsappme27 2 жыл бұрын
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@BeenuZz 2 жыл бұрын
i always wait your analysis and review with great anticipation )) Well done man ))
@Grandmastergav86 2 жыл бұрын
Easily ACG's best series, love this stuff.
@G_Rad_Ski 2 жыл бұрын
This game definitely has a Casper David Friedrich art style feel with enemies from Bosch paintings.
@AcceleratedEvolution 2 жыл бұрын
Great stuff as usual, love this walking the walk.
@smilemore3181 2 жыл бұрын
So much work is put in this review and it’s free to watch. It amazes me that people still pre-order or buy games on date of release. I saved so much money by watching these types of reviews and haven’t wasted any time playing broken games. Thank you so much for these awesome reviews!
@jellyfishjig 2 жыл бұрын
I really like the Wild Cards mention. I feel that George R.R. Martin excels in setting the foundations for shared worlds like that one, so it totally makes sense that he'd be able to blend in with (and yet enhance) Fromsoft's writing for an highly communal game like Elden Ring.
@mgkpraesi 2 жыл бұрын
I play for a few Days now with a 980ti. 50-60fps, max xettings, no stutter at all. FROM outdone themself here. Best Soulsgame so far. Atmosphere is far and beyond. I have atm problems with a boss tho. But hey, thats how it is. The Quests are cool too, but its almost impossible to follow them without a guide.
@furrypurplehaze6837 2 жыл бұрын
Been waiting on this my guy!!! Thank you Karak
@Artersa 2 жыл бұрын
My first Walking the Walk and I am loving how in-depth this goes in the first 10 mins. Lots of info to take on here, a series I’ll be viewing going forward.
@-whatsappme27 2 жыл бұрын
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@Hanoveur 2 жыл бұрын
I think one thing nobody talks about with Elden Ring is that it’s the first From Software game that gives you an opportunity to simply practice combat. I spent a couple of hours sparring against a giant without any fear of losing any progress. That helped break down many walls that I could never get through playing a Dark Souls game.
@philllllllll 2 жыл бұрын
I have over 100 hours on a single playthrough. I just beat the third story boss and I haven't felt like anything I've done was repetitive at all. I know there's so much left to discover. I love this game so much.
@yeaboy707 2 жыл бұрын
Yes, absolutely. I’m at 100 hours in and am currently trying to beat the 3rd boss. The game does not feel sluggish in anyway. The NPC storylines are really cool. I’m completely surprised that the hours have stacked up the way that it has. Completely addicting.
@cr-nd8qh 5 ай бұрын
Sick
@eiadtarabulsi 2 жыл бұрын
I'm convinced that Karak is part human and part machine. The guy's been working hard non-stop with reviews and "Walking the Walk" videos and they've all been top tier quality. Unfortunately, I have yet to dive into Elden Ring, but I plan on doing so very soon. I know what I'm getting myself into before hand, especially with Elden Ring being FromSoftware's most challenging release to date. I definitely look forward to it for sure. Otherwise, thanks once again Karak for another wonderful video. Thanks for digging deep into Elden Ring's amazing world. It was akin to watching a surgeon as he carefully dissects a specimen with absolute precision. Stellar job as always and I really appreciate!
@immutablecantrip 2 жыл бұрын
I got a flashback when you mentioned dragon's dogma spells. That was the very first video of yours I ever watched, almost 7 years ago!
@frikky99 2 жыл бұрын
I've played 72 hours and am only about to fight the second major boss. I'm looking at a 200 hour playthrough without going slow. It's nuts
@makefoxhoundgreatagain842 2 жыл бұрын
I've played 100 hours and I have about fifteen bosses left including main. I'll be done after 120 I think
@mikerzisu9508 2 жыл бұрын
If you have that much time in and exploration, you might be too overleveled going into the story boss
@weescamp 2 жыл бұрын
Can you imagine what this type of open world with complex dungeons gameplay would be like in a Bloodborne style world? Villages, streets, huge cathedral like buildings. Dark murky woodlands and underground crypts. The cityscapes could be incredible. Top it all off with eldritch horrors floating amongst the clouds as you are scurrying around on the ground.
@youngwolf024 2 жыл бұрын
@@snappy2725 imagine this is what they have in store for you? I mean it IS all a dream
@Majorblack 2 жыл бұрын
@@snappy2725 but then Xbox players wouldn’t get it
@mikerzisu9508 2 жыл бұрын
@@snappy2725 bloodborne 2 would be awesome, but it is tough to beat the first one. Might be better if they leave it alone as much as I would love a bloodborne 2.
@donaldpriola1807 2 жыл бұрын
Again, I really enjoy these. Your insight helps me enjoy games much more.
@-whatsappme27 2 жыл бұрын
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@siroputa2266 2 жыл бұрын
Enjoyed your view on the design concepts used to create Elden ring, and the mention of RR Martin's background. Great content.
@G.IJoshua 2 жыл бұрын
This game got me into Game of Thrones, some of the armour designs look straight from the show
@dannydesperado9211 2 жыл бұрын
First 5 seasons are perfection! 6 is very good. Season 7 is… okay, still entertaining at parts. Season 8 doesn’t exist and I refuse to believe otherwise, no matter how many people said it happened.
@iiReaperv2 2 жыл бұрын
@@dannydesperado9211 4* S5 has like 3 good episodes
@dannydesperado9211 2 жыл бұрын
@@iiReaperv2 Eh I disagree. To be fair it’s been a bit since I’ve watched it but I remember the season as a whole being quite good. I think the real drop didn’t happen until the next season.
@lippy_8392 2 жыл бұрын
I’m actually seeing fewer stutters than when the game first launched. Still happens periodically, often during a first time with a new boss, but most of the time it runs fine. Definitely playable if not perfect.
@sorentappe8745 2 жыл бұрын
Depends on the location for me. Stormhill can stutter like crazy, with 2-3 second drops below 30, while other areas seem mostly fine.
@ianfitchett2768 2 жыл бұрын
I'm getting worse stutters than launch.
@matthewdopler8997 2 жыл бұрын
I think Digital Foundry noted that. It seems to happen when you get to new locations but improves in places you already been to.
@AssembledAlternatively 2 жыл бұрын
I play @4k max settings. Day 1 I thought my computer had something wrong with it or there was a utilization problem. After the updates, I have no problems at all. Besides PvP bastards using the Eclipse Shotel and Flame Sin combo.
@brunochampagne8576 2 жыл бұрын
Your WTW videos are my favorite. You convinced me to try my first Fromsoft game and wow, no regrets.
@ArtofBrentMinehan 2 жыл бұрын
Your last comparison to other games was very well said. Excellent video!
@autex2609 2 жыл бұрын
The sense of discovery is something i've never experienced to this level before. I kept exclaiming "get out of here!" or "WTF" so many times. I actually didn't love it for like 15 hours.. It's now a borderline unhealthy obsession. What a damn game. I'm now a card carrying From Soft fanboy.. It's official.
@mookiestewart3776 2 жыл бұрын
Welcome!!
@scottiemccarthy896 2 жыл бұрын
I find this game incredibly difficult but incredibly fun
@Elwaves2925 2 жыл бұрын
It's not my type of game but it looks good and I kinda wish it was my type.
@NC-curious 2 жыл бұрын
Git gud
@scottiemccarthy896 2 жыл бұрын
@@Elwaves2925 didn’t think it was gonna be my type either. I never played dark souls or anything like that. But a friend bought it for me, and I have to say; as hard as it is-I’m really enjoying it.
@scottiemccarthy896 2 жыл бұрын
@@NC-curious I try
@Elwaves2925 2 жыл бұрын
@@scottiemccarthy896 For me, it's not the difficulty or Souls like aspect, it's that I don't like hack and slash games. I've tried several, including the Witcher 3 three times and Sekiro but I never gelled with them. The one exception was Jedi Fallen Order and I think that was because it was Star Wars and lightsabers. 🙂 I see a 'git gud' idiot has turned up. They really are pathetic.
@cloudbloom 2 жыл бұрын
Shoutout to Dragonlance, those books got me through the boring days at school in the 90s
@StiffAftermath 2 жыл бұрын
I can watch this video just for the B-roll’s merits alone, but the commentary is so insightful and valuable, as is this amazing world of Elden Ring. This is a game I will never be able to play (cant afford a ps4, ps5 or good pc) but i can appreciate this masterpiece of level design. I’ve watched 95 hours of LobosJr’s first play-through, and damn! What a world!
@opiekrumpus4182 2 жыл бұрын
Playing on base ps4. 15hours in no bugs in game.
@danielenriquemarcano9429 2 жыл бұрын
All Praise From Software 🙌🏻
@mash2481 2 жыл бұрын
Love your videos! Best, and my favorite, reviewer on de KZfaq’s!
@bobrudolph5161 2 жыл бұрын
Lol, your comments about a journal were spot on! This is the first game I took written notes on since Everquest in like 2002
@-whatsappme27 2 жыл бұрын
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@herohunter81 2 жыл бұрын
I just want to know how long was this game in development? Also how many people worked on it? Because I haven’t seen this much content in over a decade.
@carl8790 2 жыл бұрын
At least 4 yrs, since 2018. Probably took all of Bandai Namco own studios (including Fromsoft) to make it.
@waifu_enjoyer 2 жыл бұрын
Menus in Elden Ring are pretty good when every invader and coop player is hot swapping their entire load out mid roll and mid fight. Think people are disliking the menus because they refuse to read the controls at the bottom of the screen or reading the explanations. Most people didn't read any of it so they don't know they can check off sites of grace, sort by recently acquired, not using the chest to reduce the number of items to go through while in combat or even using the pouches.
@rugie6247 2 жыл бұрын
Your right man! I need to use that!!
@None-lx8kj 2 жыл бұрын
It’s hilarious that in a 1-hour video he lightly criticized a single game element (which is objectively terrible, btw) and it prompted you to rush to the comments to defend it. The reputation of the Souls community is well earned.
@akmal94ibrahim 2 жыл бұрын
Lol yea. I forgot about the chest. I have 3 weapons I swap around depending on the enemy and I have to go through the whole weapon inventory to find the one I need because I never put the rest in storage. Thank you for reminding me. Lol
@baxterolson2478 2 жыл бұрын
This is truly a master class of a video a perfect compliment to my favorite game of all time Elden Ring.
@Steadymobbin711 2 жыл бұрын
Came from the podcast! Love these
@JVL1988 2 жыл бұрын
I don't think I agree that the overall lore and mythology of Elden Ring bears the signature of GRRM. To me it feels very much like standard FromSoft stuff.
@mduckernz 2 жыл бұрын
Naw, the political themes and factions have a GRRM feeling to em. It's the DETAILS that have the typical From flavour
@thetahir1992 2 жыл бұрын
Excellent work 👍
@ryanblackwell6402 2 жыл бұрын
Great video. I think it’s a classic and it’s in my top 5 games of all time!
@epencrep 2 жыл бұрын
Your mindset during your rant at the end of the video is why I think you're the best game reviewer in the industry massive props for all the work you do keep the content coming!
@epencrep 2 жыл бұрын
@@user-dc5fb5tn9x nice try scammer kick rocks! Putting your name as pinned by is a new low even for you
@Ramdas_Devadiga 2 жыл бұрын
For me personally, after Witcher 3, this is the only game that makes me want to take it in slowly, like savoring fine wine after a hard day's work. To me, along with the other giants like The Witcher series, Mass Effect Trilogy, etc, Elden Ring makes me happy to coexist in a world where we have such a wondrous, grandiose work of art which we can actively be a part of. Thank you ACG for your thorough follow-up videos on Elden Ring. I hope more and more player give this game a chance in due time.
@nick2coo21 2 жыл бұрын
I changed my NVidia 3D settings => Shader Cache to unlimited. Worked fantastic, sometimes in bosses I still have stutters. Still unacceptable just thought I would throw it out there.
@phillyconqueso 2 жыл бұрын
Also disable Microsoft root enumerator under device manager. Those two fixes helped performance on my system a ton.
@nick2coo21 2 жыл бұрын
@@phillyconqueso Oh I forgot I did that too!
@mduckernz 2 жыл бұрын
Personally BY FAR the most helpful thing I did was use borderless mode. I don't know why it works, and typically it shouldn't work, but it does
@LucifersBeard332 2 жыл бұрын
Great video. You got across everything in a good concise way. After 40 hours I’m pretty sure it’s the best video game that I’ve played. The sense of mystery is exactly what I wanted and having been a DM for a while, it’s nice that From are basically doing that for me in a way.
@-whatsappme27 2 жыл бұрын
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@SaithMasu12 2 жыл бұрын
I waited for that one. Thanks for doing them.
@monkeyflip2025 2 жыл бұрын
I’m on ps5, I haven’t had a single technical issue in 50 hours of gameplay. Maybe I’m just lucky? I also have a hard drive? Maybe that has something to do with it. Has anyone else on ps5 experienced any issues?
@Owlr4ider 2 жыл бұрын
Many games can indeed remove their HUDs. However it's painfully clear that in most of them the game was built with the HUD in mind so without it the game doesn't function nearly as smoothly. For example the NPCs and the world don't give enough information on where to go for quests so without the HUD and without prior knowledge(previous playthrough, guide, etc) you tend to get lost(and not in a good way).
@johnnyjay6959 2 жыл бұрын
U know when ACG likes a game. Keeps pumping out content other then the review. I like ur style bro.
@mega_boom_boom 2 жыл бұрын
Good stuff. Entertaining and insightful.
@FrontLineMarine84 2 жыл бұрын
I'm glad that this game is bringing more new players into the soulsborne style game. This game is a masterpiece and should be enjoyed by many as possible. Love the video, also another masterpiece.
@phrozac 2 жыл бұрын
This is a beautiful game. FromSoft has really stepped up their visuals. If only it didn't have such performance issues marring an otherwise outstanding game.
@jamesbb4 2 жыл бұрын
Meh. It looks ok in 4K on pc but when compared to Demons Souls PS5 they have a long way to go
@phrozac 2 жыл бұрын
@@jamesbb4 It doesn't sound like you've played it. Play it and you'll see what I'm talking about. I was as skeptical as anyone about what to expect with Elden Ring's graphics, it being a FromSoft game, but this is one of the most beautiful games out there and I've been playing Horizon Forbidden West. Strong art direction can elevate visuals beyond pure technical proficiency.
@haujobbperfect 2 жыл бұрын
Amazing break down. Love it.
@davidknobel6711 2 жыл бұрын
That bit at the end about different philosophies of the open world games is fantastic. I say I like Elden Ring and even my friends take it as a shot against Horizon Forbidden West, when in reality I love both games for different reasons. Two master-crafted games like this is gonna keep me busy till the end of Summer.
@jarlwhiterun7478 Жыл бұрын
Some weird and immature fanboy friends.
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