never commented before, but seriously i've gone to these reviews first for years now, always consistent, very well put together and to the point, thank you for always uploading fantastic content, especially with these. i'll even watch them for games i dont anticipate playing because there's a chance your review will convince me otherwise. i usually follow it up with the things i wish i knew when starting for a game after i end up getting it lol

A bit more context on George "Rail Road" Martin's involvement here: Apparently he wrote all the lore and did the worldbuilding for everything BEFORE the world was destroyed. So back when all the ruins were actual civilizations, that's what he put together. Then Miyazaki et al. took all that and made the game about after the world falling and decaying. So he didn't write anything specifically for the game, but created the world that the game then ran down and destroyed. Really interesting way of doing it.

You are thanking us? WE are thanking you! You've saved me often money. Excellent content without any spoilers. Your videos is a must for me before I buy a game. Thank you

So glad the Before You Buy series is still going. Consistently reliable reviews. Truly, thank you.

I think one reason this game is getting so much love is that they didn't promise everything in the world like some of the other games. They just said here is an ambitious open world game that we hope you enjoy playing. And it delivered even more.

Thank you guys for doing these before you buys. They help a lot especially when you have limited money!

20 hours in and this is the first game in a LONG time that has me totally into it. Really nice to see after wasting money on Cyberpunk and Battlefield recently.

Another thing that I liked about the game were the arts used in the loading screen , each one had their own color and shade that just fits in the game without going overboard(and they look sick as hell). Great review btw!

Man I'm so glad this game is delivering, I cant Express how good it feels knowing we can still get games like this despite the industry often nto living up to our expectations. To those who play it, hopefully we can join in jolly cooperation or perhaps even pvp.

One of the best gaming channel out there... sincere, truthful and direct...🔥❤️😆

I gatta say - the "before you buy" series has always been reliable and consistent, MUCH LOVE

I can't even describe my love for this game I only just started on it last night and easily topped four hours on it just literally exploring and noticing I hadn't really got anywhere with progress in a sense doesn't even frustrate me because I genuinely want my time expanded as much as possible in that beautiful world

It's kinda crazy how we go from a game drought to a flood of great games. Too many to play at once when it felt like the last year had almost nothing really good to play.

7:45 I spent 40 hours before even walking towards the first bosses direction. Between the sneak system, and new checkpoint statue system the game really encourages exploring and doing your own thing without fear of losing anything

To anyone who hasnt played a souls game and want an example of how insanely hard the npc stories are check out Bok the Seamster. He's literally a small tree you have to meet and then meet him at different locations that somehow you are just supposed to be able to figure out. The npc stories is what made me replay the dark souls games many many times. The first time through it seems like the impact they have is almost nothing but once you play though the whole game and realize how much content there was you missed it gives tons of replay value.

Ever put so eloquently, this is the reason I am subbed to you. The videos and highlights are impeccable !!. Great content and always appreciated. Thanks so much 🙏🏽.

I love how fair and balanced these are. Nothing exaggerated or suspicious like you can see from the big review sites, and it really just feels like a friend breaking down a game's pros and cons in just the right amount of detail so when I see such a glowing review from here I finally feel like my hype is legit! Can't wait to just get into the world and run around with some friends.

I think it's really cool that they finally added a better sneak element to the game. You can use bushes and walls for actual cover and lose your enemies or jump out and surprise them. More so than in any other souls game that I've played.

Literally coming into this review months after it's been out and you guys nailed it on the head, Jake and the team keep on proving again and again that they are the go-to for game reviews

This game is amazing! I’m so thankful for Bloodhound’s Step. That Ash of War really helped me get by Margit The Fell Omen. As always, awesome upload, awesome video! Love all your guy’s content!! Thanks so much!!!

If you just take the few minutes to watch these, you’ll never be let down when buying a new game. You guys really let us know about the good and bad parts of any game. I also love that you guys have different tastes in games. Really gives us different perspectives.

I've been playing since Friday, I don't think words can justify the experience. Few open worlds have a real sense of danger that makes exploring not only fun, but necessary, and rewarding. I expected the game to be good, I didn't expect it to be this good. I don't know how far into it I am, I did beat Margit, and several other bosses, but there's just so much of the world to explore. So many different enemy types I've seen already, I'm honestly blown away and I've played all the soulsborne games.

Just got this and it’s interesting to explore. I wish the combat was a bit more fluid and easy to control but I’ll get used to it. I’d like to get as fluid as Ghost of Tsushima combat feels

I’ve watched you for years now lmao. Every time I’m thinking of getting a game or trying to decide if I want it or not I can count on you to help lol. You guys are great and a huge help ✌🏼✌🏼✌🏼

I can't wait to play this game. The organic open world that isn't jammed full of quest markers sounds just fantastic.

7:47 the most shocking part is being reminded that there’s a jump button. You can just…jump over things

great review, you and your team always do an excellent job

Thank you Gameranx for these well put together reviews, always on point! 👉

THIS is the review I was waiting for! I know I can count on you guys for a balanced, sincere, no frills analysis. Thank you and keep up the good work!

As someone who has never played a souls like game this game looks so interesting. I'm honestly thinking about pulling the trigger and try this new genre with this game. EDIT: After doing a lil more research of the game and reading everyone just saying to go for it and giving me tips on the comments, *I have preordered the game just now.* Thank you for such a warm welcome everyone 🥺❤️ Can't wait for Friday!

I wish I had known and subscribed to your content sooner. Thank you for your work. You have gained another viewer.

Love your content and the effort put into them. thank you

Iconic!!! We’ve made it to Elden Ring!!!

FromSoft's work on Sekiro is clearly seen in this game. It looks to be the culmination of all of the best and greatest pieces from each of their titles and I'm so excited to play it. Happy Birthday to me ❤

Love your vidoes you guys help me make a lot of game purchases just like this one. Thx for your vidoes.

I am going into my 3rd playthrough (first NG+ since I just made two different characters so I could take the characters into different builds easier) and over 200 hours in and I'm still finding stuff I didn't before. This game is the first open world RPG or game in general that has just completely sucked me in to the point if I'm not playing I'm looking up cool new builds I want to try. I have never been a big fan of Souls games because of the extreme linear difficulty and was subjective about getting this game since it's made by the same devs..But how I wish I had got the game at launch with everyone else because omg this is just a masterpiece in just about every category and all of which you have covered. I just hope this makes other devs see that this is how you should do open world, I think this may be the first game I eclipse 400 hours in in a very long time.

I usually don’t even watch Ign or gamestop reviews anymore, these are my favourite. It’s like hearing a friend tell you his opinion, straightforward and honest.

i cant believe we're about to experience elden ring. its actually happening.

These are really the only reviews I watch. Very well put together and quite respectable opinions. Thanks dudes

You guys are the first resource I think of when checking out a new game. Keep up the great work please

Something I think is really cool is how approachable the different combat styles are. I started the game with a bandit and realized really quickly that I like fast attacks and didn't really care about defending that much. In hindsight, the warrior probably would have been a better class for me, and I was a bit worried that maybe I'd made the wrong choice. Then I realized I could have my character dual wield and now I have an assassin chick who combines all the best parts of the bandit's strength with the warrior's combat style. It's pretty great. :)

I love it, and with the mount it gives off some big shadow of the colossus vibes but more. It's as if the game they initially wanted to make is finally realized. The games always have encouraged/rewarded exploration but now with an actual jump function, and mount they really took the gloves off. This game somehow plops into an oversaturated open world market like it's one of the few that belongs there, and it really is. Bravo!

I actually waited to see all the reviews and gameplay to decide if I wanted to invest $60. Such a great game. Took me 8 hours into the game to actually understand the game lol, but so cool to be able to explore and just take your time understanding and getting better at it.

This gameplay opened my eyes that you don’t always need to fight with a sword. There is magic to be found and learned. Im still new and the sword is all I have. That’s maybe why I’m struggling. Let me find some of these. I already bought the game tho but this was a nice tutorial for combat. I own a staff, I just need the magic to combo my sword. Very good. Thanks

I can't think of a time I've ever heard Jake say "I swear" and he seems REALLY excited about this one. I'm so glad that out of all the games coming out this month THIS is the one I pre-ordered

This game had the most hype I’ve ever seen a game get. And if you guys said it LIVED UP to that amount of hype, then this game is truly amazing

I really love these videos they are really helpful thank you

Your channel gives me that sweet G4 TV vibe from the early 2000s when they were on top. I love it

So glad it’s turning out well. These games haven’t really let me down and it doesn’t seem like this one will either. Thanks Gameranx!

Let’s be honest, most of you guys have already made up your minds to buy this game before watching this video 😂

thanks so much, i need this i am planning to get this or dying light 2 so ya I have seen both of your vids and both are rill REALLY good so thanks you saved my wallet

This has been the only channel I look for reviews on games. I think it's amazing that I was watching this man a long time ago and he didn't have too too many followers. And then now when I click his videos he'll have millions of views. That's unbelievable the amount of love this guy gets. He seems pretty cool so I'm happy for him but I can't help feeling a little jealousy I work a labor intensive job just getting by and then you think about people like this that are playing cool video games enjoying themselves they get an idea to put it on KZfaq and before you know it there a millionaire playing video games everyday. Nothing against him and no disrespect it's just amazing to think about how some people just really hit the jackpot and get lucky. Playing video games and getting rich from it sounds like a dream come true LOL good for you man living the dream. The only downside is sometimes he has to review games that probably suck that he doesn't like but then again it's better than working I suppose

Absolute best game review series to ever exist. Been that way for years. Long Live Before You Buys

You know you’re a from-software fan AND a before you buy fan when you listen to the video face down so nothing gets spoiled but you still support BYB cus this show is the only review show for games that’s not hours long and not half assed. Straight to the point. Consistent. And I do appreciate when you offer your own bias and perspective on games as well. You make sure people know things like “I’ve never been much of a fan of these games” or “I love this series” etc etc

Thank you for gameplay and reviews that are on point. Its why i subbed

I like the sound FX in the game.. like when you last hit an enemy it makes a different sound. Or you can hear objects in the distance like the walking castle bell.

This game looks like every dark souls players dream. A massive open world full of really good enemy types, weapons, lore, and terrain. Great review guys! This looks like a contender for one of my favorite games of all time

Mage build looks OP dang. I went with a confessor, classic sword and board with a touch of magic. Found a couple neat side bosses too!

I come back every time make even if I'm not gonna but the game, All for you jake. You are the best at what you do.

I wish they could add more content. Man, I miss this game.

I can honestly say that the Before You Buy videos are the ONLY video game reviews I listen to when thinking about a new game. Even an old one on sale I KZfaq the BYB and get their opinion! Keep up the great work Jake, Falcon and Gameranx!

Every time a new game comes out “before you buy” is always the first place I go because more often than not it’s one of the most balanced reviews out there

This is my first souls game but the witcher 3 is my favorite game of all time. Half way through your video I paused, bought the game and started the download and then continued watching. I'm genuinely so excited for this game.

For the ones who has finished the game, would you recommend the vagabond or confessor as a beginner? Confessor would mainly because of the sick cloak. Aiming for a str build where using swords and greataxes would be ideally.

Y'all are who i look for when I want to review a game, I look no where else yall are legit what drives me towards or away from any game I need info on an i cant thank yall enough please never stop posting videos! 💜

The mutual Jump attack at 3:57 was simply magnificent

Started it an year ago, hit a dead end at lvl30 couldnt proceed further but took a break for a while and started a new game. This time its sooper fun. It even cool when u understand the lore. If u cant, see utube videos for the story. Great game 🤗❤️

just stumbled across this channel rightnow for the first time i think. gotta be commented: really good quality critics, expert at work. Good explaining, good examples for explaining, perfect choice of words to make it understandable what a gamer would have to expect, how it feels and so on. all together: best game-test video i've seen so far. so many game-reviewers just talk like this: "well i personally didn't like that or that, but this was cool, look at it how awesome". But you put ur pros and cons in relation to eachother, u make smart and deep comparisons, you're analizing it as neutral as it can get or should be. I really appreciate someone doing what he does that good. you should be highlighted for this tbh, frustrating to think of clicking 5 others while not knowing that you exist with videos exactly like this, which everyone who wants a real "review" is looking for. it's like finding a fresh fish under a bunch of cheap, deepfreezed fishes ;) I like to repeat this sentence in this kind of comment of mine over and over again: keep it up,("the good") viewers realy always notice and appreciate the difference!!!

I love these reviews! It feels like a friend explaining a game to me and helping me determine if it’s for me or not, good stuff man never stop making these.

8:14, definitely a print and make a big ass frame painting like to hang in my room, this game exudes beauty

Unless you have rage issues and cant handle your patience then BUY IT dont fricking think about anything just get it but if you want to have an easier time do souls and everything else

3:58 literally an action movie moment, love this. Thank you for all you do, Gameranx. I appreciate you guys more than I can put into words.

Somehow, I just knew Fromsoft could deliver. It's really something seeing all this glowing praise for the dev team's accomplishments. It's like watching the birth of a glorious new age where every other open world starts to rip-off its formula but that would actually mean putting in effort to populate your open world with cool content.

Y’all are the most helpful channel out there, could you guys start including if the games with work offline or not please

Really love how you presented this with light spoils but nothing that would ruin the surprises of the game! As always, top notch work you guys

0:25 and we love you Jake and the Gameranx team. Literally my favorite gaming channel. More honest than IGN, more reputable than the other channels scattered across, and honestly just more fun to watch.

I’ve only played dark souls 3 and felt very constricted with the game but seeing a souls type game in open world is just so cool to me! I’m planning on playing it as soon as possible!!!

I never had a switch so I never got to play BOTW so this is the best open world experience I’ve ever been a part of. I still haven’t finished the game cause I’m moving through like molasses trying to find every little thing I can before moving on to another area

I haven't bought Elden Ring yet but when I finally get the cash I'm gonna buy it. Something that made me always stop playing Dark Souls wasn't the difficulty but the way it felt, it felt so stiff to play but footage of Elden Ring looks so fluid and I'm really excited to try it

Just want to say thanks for the videos, been watching for years. Helped me make the decision to buy it as I haven't had much time to play games over the last year. Love these reviews! Probably my favorite gaming channel!

im a big lover in mythology of all kinds and fantasy in general and this game every time i see practically anything im hit with awe and start to get chills like dam this is the kind of game world i would want to be grinding in.

I'm new to the souls games. I be rocking a knights armor set with a mage staff. Going for platinum. So far 15/42 done.

I've been watching these vids for a while now, always looking forward for pros and cons and... i might have missed it but i dont think i heard any cons on the whole vid lol, i was hoping to hear a bit more of the multiplayer aspect of the game but i really really appreciate this vid helping me make the final decision to get the game!! Much appreciated

For those of you who are new to gameranx, this is hands down one of the best, if not the best, gaming channels on KZfaq. The quality of the videos and the hosts is on another level. Thank you, gameranx for another fantastic review!

I personally really love games where I can change parts of the story based on my decisions and my reputation with certain groups. Does this offer that? I'm still in the decision making process to see if it's something I'll really enjoy or something I'm just kinda eh towards

Great review as always… “Like lamb and tuna fish” love the Big Daddy reference

50yr old gamer checking in. I have heard a lot of hype over the years & nothing has delivered like this game! Absolutely stunning in both design and execution and even accessible to an old guy like me who has never played a souls game. A triumphant victory and a high water mark for others to aspire to.

Gameranx and ACG are the only channels that seem to never steer me wrong with their reviews and what not. Thank you guys!!!

You thank me for watching, I thank you for making. Your before you buy are the only “reviews” worth watching most of the time

The game is finally on sale on steam and I'm continuing to have 2nd thoughts about it lol But I've been wanting to play this since it came out but was waiting on sale... now that it is, I think I should finally find out for myself. Anyone has any tips for literally brand new players on open world/RPG/Soul type of game? I've never been a fan of it, but for some Elder Rings seems/sounds way more fun than any game I've heard.

Gameranx has been my go to for anything video game related for years now. Just a team team of people putting out great content. Thank you for the hard work you do and keep it up!

I am absolutely looking forward to playing this. Only began my from software addiction last year when a friend finally got me to play Sekiro. Loved Dark Souls 1 - 3 , Demons Souls was great & what else can I say about Bloodborne other than masterpiece. Looking forward to rage moments , hilarious coop encounters and the reward for finally defeated a super tough boss in Elden Ring. This weekend is gonna be fun.

Thank you good sir, you got me hyped when I had no clue about it's potential, my brother reached out to me about it, so I had to find out what it is about. You are the first I go to for introductions. 😏🤙 Lol Can't wait to play it this weekend!

Thabk youuu for these reviews

One of the few channels where I watch every single video. Great job Gameranx, you guys are awesome🙏🏻

This’s one game we know everyone that’s watching this already bought or already decided to buy. Not a negative review about this game

6:50 lol I spent 10 hours just in the beginning area wondering around 😅

The way you talk about the open world aspect is compelling to me. Thank you, I might get this game. (sooo tired of ESO)

I appreciate what you guys do, and how well you do it

Your content is awesome and I love your honesty with these reviews. This review with the game being released has been a great addition to 2022. I rolled with the samurai build and usually go with knights first go around. I’m looking forward to discovering more and more each time I play