So I've been playing for about an hour and a half, and man, the lock-on still sucks in these games, huh? Tried to fight a trio of batmen and got killed because the lock-on was so nice as to veer my focus away from precisely the one closest to me.
So I've been playing for about an hour and a half, and man, the lock-on still sucks in these games, huh? Tried to fight a trio of batmen and got killed because the lock-on was so nice as to veer my focus away from precisely the one closest to me.
I got chased by a crab and hid in a nearby church thinking he'd get bored and fuck off. He didn't, he followed me, and I thought "Oh, he can't get past those pillars. It's an invisible wall to his pathfinding. He'll get bored and fuck off".Dunk Runes.
What was once safe is no longer safe.I got chased by a crab and hid in a nearby church thinking he'd get bored and fuck off. He didn't, he followed me, and I thought "Oh, he can't get past those pillars. It's an invisible wall to his pathfinding. He'll get bored and fuck off".
HE BROKE THE FUCKING PILLARS AND CHASED ME AROUND THE CHURCH. I Finally lost him but yeah, that was a scare.
So it's a GIANT ENEMY CRAB. Based off of ancient history in England-Scotland-Eurpoean-Land-Whatever. You should have attacked its weak point, for massive damage.I got chased by a crab and hid in a nearby church thinking he'd get bored and fuck off. He didn't, he followed me, and I thought "Oh, he can't get past those pillars. It's an invisible wall to his pathfinding. He'll get bored and fuck off".
There are "small" crabs in the game that probably are the size of medium dogs. Then there are crabs the size of buses.So it's a GIANT ENEMY CRAB. Based off of ancient history in England-Scotland-Eurpoean-Land-Whatever. You should have attacked its weak point, for massive damage.
Giant crustaceans.....everywhere!There are "small" crabs in the game that probably are the size of medium dogs. Then there are crabs the size of buses.
Miyazaki has a crab fetish i think. They appear in random ass places too.
Oh and there are giant lobsters now. Wtf.
I wonder how many times they went to sushi and miyazaki was like, "how can we kill the player with this?"Giant crustaceans.....everywhere!
Yeah, forgot to mention it was a GIANT FUCKING CRAB though I guess by the context that was kinda obvious.So it's a GIANT ENEMY CRAB. Based off of ancient history in England-Scotland-Eurpoean-Land-Whatever. You should have attacked its weak point, for massive damage.
DS3 had them after the Road of Sacrifices leading up to Faron's Keep. They seemed kinda out of place there though, since I've always thought they're more ocean-beach dwellers. Guess they found their way home in ER.Yeah, forgot to mention it was a GIANT FUCKING CRAB though I guess by the context that was kinda obvious.
Then again Dark Souls 2 had some little piggies in the hub area that could easily kill a low level character and the only thing you had to do to aggro them is wander over there exploring. There's good reason I cautiously approached a lot of the wildlife when I started Elden Ring, because "Well, that looks like a normal bird but it could also be a murder bird" and "That might be a big squirrel or it might be eyeing my skull as a very large nut to crack".
Oh, I remember them. Those Swamp Crabs were something I stayed far, far away from and even then they move way too fucking fast.There's also like squid things on the beaches because of course there are.DS3 had them after the Road of Sacrifices leading up to Faron's Keep. They seemed kinda out of place there though, since I've always thought they're more ocean-beach dwellers. Guess they found their way home in ER.
I find it funny that your favorite moment of ER was when it was the most like Dark Souls1 as opposed to the new elements of the game.My favorite area was Leyndell, The Royal Capital as it recaptured that wonder I felt when I first reached Anor Londor back in Dark Souls 1. No other game in the series has given me the same goosebumps and feels.
I guess I was really impressed with how the city looked. Understand this was when I was around 50 hours into the game, and I was just about done with cliffs, grasslands, ruins, and rocky terrains. Don't get me wrong, they were all impressive to look at, but the lead-up to the capital was something else. The giant erdtree is standing just above, and you as you get closer it starts to lose the wild terrains and becomes a civilization. You get past the big door, beat the dragon-horse knight, go through the dark corridor, and BAM, it hits you with a bright color palette and you see buildings stretching for miles. The city had many paths for me to explore. I could hop across the rooftops, walk in the streets, or go into dark sewer to unlock a shortcut, eventually leading to a epic boss fight literally at the base of the giant tree.I find it funny that your favorite moment of ER was when it was the most like Dark Souls1 as opposed to the new elements of the game.
Just press L2.Also, I have no real clue what the Ashes of War or whatever are for. I strapped it to one of my weapons, which I guess did more than just improve some states, but if it added a special move, fuck if I know how to access it. Just another one of those obtuse Fromsoft things that I suppose is there for you to discover things on your own, but where most everyone will just look it up on youtube because of how freaking obtuse it is, making the whole way of including it meaningless.
I just switched over to using a chainlink flail I picked up and the mounted strong attack is fucking great. Chuck some blood grease on it and the mounted strong attack absolutely shreds bosses.
Apparently the Ashes give the weapon a special ability but I havent really figured out how to use them. Apparently they can be very powerful, especually the one that adds a bleed buff to your weapons. Bleed is apparently very powerful in this game.Also, I have no real clue what the Ashes of War or whatever are for. I strapped it to one of my weapons, which I guess did more than just improve some states, but if it added a special move, fuck if I know how to access it. Just another one of those obtuse Fromsoft things that I suppose is there for you to discover things on your own, but where most everyone will just look it up on youtube because of how freaking obtuse it is, making the whole way of including it meaningless.
I opened a chest on the Western part of the Weeping Peninsula and ended up in the Capital. I don't think I could go anywhere from where I found myself, but at least there was a bonfire and this amazing vista of the capital that very much reminded me of both Anor Londo in DS1 and the Ringed City from DS3. I didn't really want to go too far anyway because I'm pretty sure I'm way underleveled for that area.I guess I was really impressed with how the city looked. Understand this was when I was around 50 hours into the game, and I was just about done with cliffs, grasslands, ruins, and rocky terrains. Don't get me wrong, they were all impressive to look at, but the lead-up to the capital was something else. The giant erdtree is standing just above, and you as you get closer it starts to lose the wild terrains and becomes a civilization. You get past the big door, beat the dragon-horse knight, go through the dark corridor, and BAM, it hits you with a bright color palette and you see buildings stretching for miles. The city had many paths for me to explore. I could hop across the rooftops, walk in the streets, or go into dark sewer to unlock a shortcut, eventually leading to a epic boss fight literally at the base of the giant tree.
I do love being able to zip around and choose when and where to engage wandering monsters or just rush past them and explore. I wandered into the lakes region trying to figure out what's up there and eventually found myself in a flooded town after following a string of lights along what must have once been a road(mostly submerged now). I love the whole feel of how the swamp has swallowed up a roadway and apparently a town, though I did decide I'm probably a bit out of my league here and that I miss Limgrave.The horsey really makes all the difference, the sense of speed and the double jump makes traversal a real joy. This is something most open-world games (with mounts) always seem to neglect - They give you a horse for speed, but than make managing this horse (having to get off to grab stuff, or because it can't make it over certain terrain, and than having to travel back to your horse because you got too far for you to call it to you) a nuisance. Here the horse is just with you instantly, and you don't even need to press a button to mount it since it'll just materialize underneath you. And horse combat is also very satisfying as it actually gives you a solid edge against enemies, something no Souls previously ever granted you. I really like charging in and out and then back into a fight. It's very reminiscent of The Witcher 3 honestly, and it makes fighting multple enemies truly fun. Good job on the horsey Fromsoft.
The open-world is alright. So far I'm not really pursuing any real objective or direction, I'm just going wherever the world or my eye leads me to. It certainly hasn't utterly captured my imagination the way Breath of the Wilds' open-world has, but it has a similar sense of freedom to explore by way of keeping the world overall very mysterious.
I personally think it worked in the game's favor. Unless properly implemented, almost every swimming in games has been slow af. Like, holy-shit-I-need-to-get-out-of-water-right-now slow. It may have allowed more freedom of exploration, but there really isn't much to explore by swimming across water. The Tarnished one already gets slowed down when the water level is waist level. Do you really want to slowly swim around only to find nothing of interest there?Not being able to swim is fucking stupid though. Like, this isn't 2007 anymore, okay; you make an open-world with water in it, you put swimming in. Having you character just instantly sink to the bottom and die is dumb.
Also, I have no real clue what the Ashes of War or whatever are for. I strapped it to one of my weapons, which I guess did more than just improve some states, but if it added a special move, fuck if I know how to access it. Just another one of those obtuse Fromsoft things that I suppose is there for you to discover things on your own, but where most everyone will just look it up on youtube because of how freaking obtuse it is, making the whole way of including it meaningless.