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Elden Ring - 1st round of Closed Network Test previews
Haggard
Banned
it looks old from a technical perspective.
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AJUMP23
Parody of actual AJUMP23
What is you technical expertise?
Northeastmonk
Gold Member
It just makes me feel jealous.
alucard0712_rus
Banned
Graphics are actually much better than I expected. Sure textures may be higher res but overall design is excellent, animations are perfect. I wish a torch will actually cast shadows, but it's only me.
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FunkMiller
Member
Good grief. This is almost too much footage. Not sure I’m going to watch a lot of them. Don’t want the whole start I’d the game completely spoiled!
ParaSeoul
Member
The GTA Trilogy remaster seems more your speed.
DeepEnigma
Gold Member
I wonder if you compete for certain items and boss/enemy killing in the world? Or maybe a ladder system?what's "competitive" multiplayer? I'm not watching any more previews but maybe it was explained somewhere?
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Fake
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Malachai
Member
This quote here from Gamecentral,
Whether you’re a veteran of From’s work or looking to see what all the fuss is about for the first time, it’s certain that Elden Ring is going to be one of the best games of 2022. You might say that was always a given though and, as we’ve already suggested, the real question here is whether this ends up being one of the best games of all time.
Whether you’re a veteran of From’s work or looking to see what all the fuss is about for the first time, it’s certain that Elden Ring is going to be one of the best games of 2022. You might say that was always a given though and, as we’ve already suggested, the real question here is whether this ends up being one of the best games of all time.
Bartski
Gold Member
reported rock-solid 30 on launch PS4 with occasional dips
Wooxsvan
Member
This looks like a game that having VRR will be a huge help. Calling it now, this will be pointed out during comparisons between SX and PS5. I have no faith for a rock solid 60 output from these guys.
Imru’ al-Qays
Member
Lol thinking back to a few days ago when people were whining about reused animations
Malachai
Member
I'd be very surprised if it isn't tbh.
Finsksvenskan
Member
Beyond excited for this game! Looks so good! So hyped 
TheDuskwalker
Member
Probably Elden Ring's version of arena.what's "competitive" multiplayer? I'm not watching any more previews but maybe it was explained somewhere?
Hollow Arena | Dark Souls 3 Wiki
Dark Souls 3 Wiki Guide: Weapons, Walkthrough, armor, strategies, maps, items and more.
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V1LÆM
Gold Member
it looks like Dark Souls 4
not hating on it. i'll be there day 1. With Bloodborne/Sekiro you could tell they were inspired by Souls but they had their own spin on it the formula. This straight up looks like Dark Souls but just a different name.
the game looks amazing and i can't wait to play it with Raytracing on PC. hopefully it won't be too long before a mod so we can play beyond the pathetically low 60fps.
not hating on it. i'll be there day 1. With Bloodborne/Sekiro you could tell they were inspired by Souls but they had their own spin on it the formula. This straight up looks like Dark Souls but just a different name.
the game looks amazing and i can't wait to play it with Raytracing on PC. hopefully it won't be too long before a mod so we can play beyond the pathetically low 60fps.
Bartski
Gold Member
I tried so hard not to but ended up watching some combat and mechanics breakdowns... The fact that skills are sort of a twist on weapon upgrade paths from earlier games, not just an "extra move" but have scaling dependencies, etc. and then you can freely switch them around when finding better gear just blows my mind. This is how you incentivize using a wide array of weaponry in a playthrough and alter playstyles, rather than sticking to a single weapon you managed to pump most titanite into I guess? Can't wait.
SlimeGooGoo
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haxan7
Banned
Kind of feeling the same. What makes From games great is that they buck all the shitty trends and are completely original. Now we have a big open world Souls when I'm burned the hell out of the entire open world formula. It's been beaten to death.
GymWolf
Member
It's a beta test, the ui is probably not the final one.hud looks weird wtf??????????
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GymWolf
Member
I kinda had your problem but then i just thought that instead of having a 50 hours souls game, now i have a 100+ hours souls game to play.
I mean, it's not like exploring the open world in search for loot or secrets or bosses is gonna be as boring as in most open world games, level design and combat are still made by from.
I doubt that this is gonna be a Ubisoft type of open world, its probably gonna be far smaller and condensed.
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Danjin44
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Funny thing about this when Sekiro came out people absolutely shit on it because it wasn't "Souls" games they wanted now with Elden Ring people have problem because it much more like a "Souls" games.
rickybooby87
Member
Can't wait! Such a good formula for a game. Gonna love me some Elder: Scrolls of the Wild!
SafeOrAlone
Banned
Wait, I have an idea. The people complaining about Sekiro can play Elden Ring and the people complaining about Elden Ring can play Sekiro.Funny thing about this when Sekiro came out people absolutely shit on it because it wasn't "Souls" games they wanted now with Elden Ring people have problem because it much more like a "Souls" games.
Peace on earth.
Bartski
Gold Member
imo like everyone suspected before we've seen a single screenshot - Sekiro level graphics with plenty of tweaks. On an open-world scale! I think it looks incredible
GymWolf
Member
Incredible maybe is a strong world but yeah, it looks mighty fine to me.
Bartski
Gold Member
I somehow imagined it having a more ornamented fancier look rather than something I could draw in windows Paint. I don't care really, DeS looked just as minimalistic and sterile and did the job which is the whole point.
GymWolf
Member
I kinda like semplicity in the ui, readability is the most important thing in a game like this.
Con_Z_ǝdʇ
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There is so much information to digest. Wow.
Seems much more complex than any From game as of yet. In many ways. Build variety will be nuts. Also quite a fast game, even on foot. The open world looks quite dense with lots of dungeons. Some of the smaller bosses die pretty quickly.
Seems much more complex than any From game as of yet. In many ways. Build variety will be nuts. Also quite a fast game, even on foot. The open world looks quite dense with lots of dungeons. Some of the smaller bosses die pretty quickly.
GymWolf
Member
Lol i remember this guy from the video he made about maldron in ds2
Best troll npc from has ever made if you ask me.
Con_Z_ǝdʇ
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Some of the Ashes of War seem to be outright broken in terms of the damage they deal. Ridiculously OP! I don't like that and i hope they balance this better up until release. From what i have seen of these previews it seems that if you explore thorough and find some meaningful items and weapons you can make the game significantly easier. The open world is more semi open with nicely crafted landscapes that really feels lived in. This sure wont be an Ubisoft collectathon. I also think that the amount of optional content will be bigger than ever. You can miss so much it seems!
My biggest gripe is the difficulty which looks to be not hard from what i have seen. More than previous From Software games. I remember playing Bloodborne at gamescom prior to release and it was an easier build than the final game. So maybe it is the network test or i misjudged here. We will see. Overall i love what i have seen.
My biggest gripe is the difficulty which looks to be not hard from what i have seen. More than previous From Software games. I remember playing Bloodborne at gamescom prior to release and it was an easier build than the final game. So maybe it is the network test or i misjudged here. We will see. Overall i love what i have seen.
tommib
Gold Member
Elden Ring network test keys are being sold on eBay
Elden Ring keys are on sale on eBay ahead of the network test this weekend.
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