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Post by Xeogred on Jan 21, 2022 10:19:40 GMT -5
First one looks a tad Valkyrie Chronicles too. Though I guess this would precede that...
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Post by Ex on Jan 21, 2022 15:10:53 GMT -5
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Post by Xeogred on Jan 21, 2022 15:15:44 GMT -5
That music gets me mega hyped. Definitely sounds like some old school shmup composer or just nails the style, but I can't find any credits yet.
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Post by Sarge on Jan 21, 2022 18:41:14 GMT -5
Ordered Astalon: Tears of the Earth from Limited Run. Not new, but new to physical release, anyway.
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Post by Xeogred on Jan 24, 2022 0:02:13 GMT -5
32 days until ELDEN RING!!!!
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Post by Ex on Jan 24, 2022 11:10:40 GMT -5
Heh, I know you're super excited, understandably.
I probably won't be buying Elden Ring immediately considering:
Demon's Souls ✓ Dark Souls <-I am here Dark Souls II Bloodborne Dark Souls III Sekiro Elden Ring
But I will buy it. May be prudent to wait for a GOTY edition that includes all the DLC already on disc, in my case.
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Post by Ex on Jan 28, 2022 11:39:13 GMT -5
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Post by Xeogred on Jan 28, 2022 22:34:46 GMT -5
Great stuff. I've often heard he's not very social, so this was quite a big interview coming from him.
Think he handled the "difficulty" association question well. My theory is that by this maybe being more "accessible", just means it'll probably have the most options of any Souls games for play style and builds potential. I'm guessing it'll have loads of equipment, spells, etc for players to experiment with.
Interesting take on them wanting to humanize the boss characters a bit more here.
I bet that George R.R. Martin's "contribution" to this game is really just like one page or two of cliff notes. But that's enough of a template for Miyazaki and company to craft a huge game out of. I haven't watched or read Game of Thrones and stuff, but yeah I still suspect this will be very much an epic Souls-like adventure.
I love Miyazaki. But now that I've played all the PSX King Field's and both Shadow Tower's... I wonder if there is some secret unsung veteran at From who really deserves some more credit. Or perhaps Miyazaki was a fan of those, or their design philosophies. The Souls games are definitely the continued evolution of those earlier games, but with Miyazaki not joining From until the Armored Core 4 Answer / Demon's Souls era, it really makes me wonder now if he had someone else in his ear or From as a whole are just the ultimate masters at dungeon crawlers in general. Maybe all of those things.
As for me, all I can really think about is how different Elden Ring is going to be with the ability to jump like in Sekiro. And I'm guessing it'll have more BGM too.
BIG DARK SOULS 4! PUT IN MY VEINS!
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Post by Ex on Jan 28, 2022 22:55:37 GMT -5
now that I've played all the PSX King Field's and both Shadow Tower's... I wonder if there is some secret unsung veteran at From who really deserves some more creditThat would be Naotoshi Zin. I think after you play through KF4 you'll double down on that statement.
My favorite Miyazaki thing from that interview was his praise of It Takes Two the co-op 3D platformer.
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Post by Xeogred on Jan 28, 2022 23:23:53 GMT -5
THE FINAL BOSS OF FROM SOFTWARE
Yeah it all makes sense now.
Just makes me like and respect From Software even more. They really are the level of fanboy I hit with Capcom throughout the years, maybe even moreso in ways. From 2009's Demon's Souls to 2022's Elden Ring inevitably being incredible too, that's like the longest stretch of God tier quality I've ever seen in in my gaming history.
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