Brenden Lovell

Want hard game? Want fun game? Want to play for 100's of hours? Get game. On a more serious note this was my first "Soulslike" I had ever played. What an introduction I must say. Game is beautiful, well designed and very fun but also made me question my ability to play other games like it. As of this review I have now played and beaten DS1, DS2, Bloodborne, and about to be done DS3 very soon. This game certainly took it easy on us new players in the sense of the new mechanics like fast travelling from anywhere and not just from bonfires or in this case graces, non linear gameplay allowing a lot more exploration of an open world as opposed to sections you must complete to move forward. That being said Elden Ring has it's areas like this. Draconic Sentinel blocking the entrance into Leyndell Capital was the reason I put the game down for 6 months. I can only attribute this to you gotta "Git Gud". Once you get into the flow of the game and find a build that best suits your playstyle you will then start to understand what the beauty of this game is, and that is being able to play it almost however you want. In comparison to other From Soft games I would not rate this my favourite of them, that spot belongs to Bloodborne but this game is in my top 3 no doubt. Play the game that's all I have to say. Don't let the white knights of the Souls community ruin your playthrough play it however you want and you'll have a good and challenging experience.

Really great game. Different than your typical game experience, and might be a lot more appealing to cat owners, but the gameplay and story make this game for anyone. One of my favourite games I have played and it's been the most different I have ever played too. Loved every minute of this game and yes like others have reviewed it is a bit shorter, however it is a very action packed emotional fueled story that can captivate any player. Would heavily recommend this game!

August 24th 2024. Game is dead, no active sessions available ever it seems. It's a shame it came out like this though, like I have maybe been able to play an "ONLINE" game once, since this game has never really seemed to be anywhere close to online. Very disappointing. Would recommend to stay away. Especially for $59.99. Maybe it will get fixed but this game is currently unplayable in it's intended form, and for those saying just play the single player, or couch co-op... What would be the main purpose for this game if it was not to be able to play online with your friends? Like yeah couch co-op is great when you can actually do it, but we all bought this game so we didn't have to do that anymore but rather play from the comfort of our own homes so we can play it more and not have to get together with friends if we wanted to play co-op. Would give a half star if I could.