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The Golden Order has been broken.

Rise, Tarnished, and be guided by grace to brandish the power of the Elden Ring and become an Elden Lord in the Lands Between.

In the Lands Between ruled by Queen Marika the Eternal, the Elden Ring, the source of the Erdtree, has been shattered.

Marika's offspring, demigods all, claimed the shards of the Elden Ring known as the Great Runes, and the mad taint of their newfound strength triggered a war: The Shattering. A war that meant abandonment by the Greater Will.

And now the guidance of grace will be brought to the Tarnished who were spurned by the grace of gold and exiled from the Lands Between. Ye dead who yet live, your grace long lost, follow the path to the Lands Between beyond the foggy sea to stand before the Elden Ring.

And become the Elden Lord.

ELDEN RING
 
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From Software needs some new ideas. Theyve been repeating the same formula, same mechanics, same type of story, same art design for 12 years. Its successful, but at this point they're beginning to seem as limited or moreso than devs like Ubisoft. Itd be nice to see From do something original to shake up the industry again instead of coasting with one souls-like after another.
 
Oh Jan 21 2022 release date also announced. Great to have it not too far out after all this time of hearing nothing.
 
From Software needs some new ideas. Theyve been repeating the same formula, same mechanics, same type of story, same art design for 12 years. Its successful, but at this point they're beginning to seem as limited or moreso than devs like Ubisoft. Itd be nice to see From do something original to shake up the industry again instead of coasting with one souls-like after another.
I guess maybe they don’t want to, and obviously they have a core fan base who know exactly what to expect from them and will always be ensuring that their games do well enough. I think that can work long term if they want it to as there aren’t all that many other devs making games like this. I get why you want something different from them though.
 
From Software needs some new ideas. Theyve been repeating the same formula, same mechanics, same type of story, same art design for 12 years. Its successful, but at this point they're beginning to seem as limited or moreso than devs like Ubisoft. Itd be nice to see From do something original to shake up the industry again instead of coasting with one souls-like after another.

They need to go back to Armored Core.
 
Yeah, Fromsoftware is a Souls company. Its okay for a game company to do one thing.
 
I think they definitely have their own style. If they want to stick with dark fantasy rpg, brutal difficulty and nightmare enducing enemies, okay. But their games are never going to appeal to me.
 
From Software needs some new ideas. Theyve been repeating the same formula, same mechanics, same type of story, same art design for 12 years. Its successful, but at this point they're beginning to seem as limited or moreso than devs like Ubisoft. Itd be nice to see From do something original to shake up the industry again instead of coasting with one souls-like after another.
What FromSoft is making some of the greatest games of all time, while making a nice chunk of change. Why would they stray from that? Because people who don't like their games already, still won't paly them? If you have been keeping up with them over the years, you'd realize the mechanics, art, design, story and other things have changed. If you watch the trailer for Elden Ring there is so much obviously new in it for Souls/Borne/Sekiro fans, there was a collective losing of our minds. So it sounds like you are talking about something you aren't familiar with.
 
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I guess maybe they don’t want to, and obviously they have a core fan base who know exactly what to expect from them and will always be ensuring that their games do well enough. I think that can work long term if they want it to as there aren’t all that many other devs making games like this. I get why you want something different from them though.
The games have evolved over the years. It's really impressive when you see them. They have also become more and more successful. Outside of Dark Souls 2, which wasn't a Miyazaki game, have all been elegant evolutions.

Honestly, it is weird for people to comment on how "similar" their games are. There is definitely a style and similarity to what Miyazaki makes. But if you play them, you can tell the big differences in each game and how far they have come. Try to play Dark Souls, Bloodborne and Sekiro in the same manner. You will fail.


I was so happy to finally gave a release date. :atp:
 
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I was never a Souls fan. But having just platinumed Demon's Souls Remake, and having played that game almost exclusively since I got my PS5 at launch, I must say Elden Ring is now my most anticipated near-term game.

I hope it meets its January release date. Really looking forward to the open-world aspect and hope there will be a good selection of weapons, armor, and spells to choose from. Also, hoping the lore and character building will have a bit more depth than what Demon Souls Remake had.

But if it takes what I loved about Demon's Souls Remake and puts in an open-world, then sign me up!
 
I would probably prefer this game as open world too. Can run from fights then haha.
 
Just saw the trailer for this thing for the first time. Visuals look amazing but PLEASE for the love of God don’t make this as hard as Dark Souls 3. Creating a huge game is pointless if people can’t get past the first boss, lol.
 

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