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Happy Noodle Boy
Jul 3, 2002


It’s like 2 weeks away why would you want to spoil yourself with some leaked probably lovely quality video keep that poo poo away from this sacred place

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Ashrik
Feb 9, 2009

WILL AMOUNT TO NOTHING IN LIFE.

Happy Noodle Boy posted:

It’s like 2 weeks away why would you want to spoil yourself with some leaked probably lovely quality video keep that poo poo away from this sacred place

Some people enjoy waiting and being surprised, others don't give a poo poo and want to see it.

Anyways, it's 45+ short vids of different weapon movesets, skills, and spells.

Raygereio
Nov 12, 2012

Ashrik posted:

Some people enjoy waiting and being surprised, others don't give a poo poo and want to see it.

Anyways, it's 45+ short vids of different weapon movesets, skills, and spells.

I wouldn't mind seeing that. Post it with spoiler tags and clearly label what it is for the people who want to avoid spoilers:shrug:

Vintersorg
Mar 3, 2004

President of
the Brendan Fraser
Fan Club



I've seen all the movesets. They reuse every single one.

black.lion
Apr 1, 2004




For if he like a madman lived,
At least he like a wise one died.

Friends, I want to like Elden Ring. It looks p good. But what's not good, is my skill at videogames.

I couldn't get v far in any Dark Souls game, or Bloodborne. I played Sekiro and had fun, but never got past Lady Butterfly.

I'm currently replaying Ghost of Tsushima on Hard (not Lethal+) and the difficulty feels pretty right in terms of balance of challenge for max fun.

I'm down to be challenged and get better, if the movement is fun, but should I expect that I'm just going to get owned over and over if my ability at games is per above? Also, is the combat in Elden Ring looking like it's more fast/fluid/agile like Sekiro? Or slow and ponderous like DS?

Happy Noodle Boy
Jul 3, 2002


Ashrik posted:

Anyways, it's 45+ short vids of different weapon movesets, skills, and spells.

If I wanted to see this I would just load up Dark Souls 3 :smug:

giZm
Jul 7, 2003

Only the insane equates pain with success

Ashrik posted:

Can I post the leaked videos on here?

Point down at leaks.

Sum Gai
Mar 23, 2013

black.lion posted:

Friends, I want to like Elden Ring. It looks p good. But what's not good, is my skill at videogames.

I couldn't get v far in any Dark Souls game, or Bloodborne. I played Sekiro and had fun, but never got past Lady Butterfly.

I'm currently replaying Ghost of Tsushima on Hard (not Lethal+) and the difficulty feels pretty right in terms of balance of challenge for max fun.

I'm down to be challenged and get better, if the movement is fun, but should I expect that I'm just going to get owned over and over if my ability at games is per above? Also, is the combat in Elden Ring looking like it's more fast/fluid/agile like Sekiro? Or slow and ponderous like DS?

It's definitely more towards the Dark Souls/ponderous side, compared to Sekiro, and, for that matter, Dark Souls 3 and Bloodborne.

Au Revoir Shosanna
Feb 17, 2011

i support this government and/or service

black.lion posted:

Friends, I want to like Elden Ring. It looks p good. But what's not good, is my skill at videogames.

I couldn't get v far in any Dark Souls game, or Bloodborne. I played Sekiro and had fun, but never got past Lady Butterfly.

I'm currently replaying Ghost of Tsushima on Hard (not Lethal+) and the difficulty feels pretty right in terms of balance of challenge for max fun.

I'm down to be challenged and get better, if the movement is fun, but should I expect that I'm just going to get owned over and over if my ability at games is per above? Also, is the combat in Elden Ring looking like it's more fast/fluid/agile like Sekiro? Or slow and ponderous like DS?

They've said ER is probably going to be their easiest game yet, and the open world means you can probably spend more time leveling up against lower level bosses to make the big bosses a fair bit easier.

Hard to tell exactly where the difficulty is going to land since they're going to be tweaking the balance all the way up to the launch but as someone who is also terrible at video games I'm actually pretty optimistic about this one.

Groovelord Neato
Dec 6, 2014


I'm bad at video games and I've beat them all. From what we've seen there are all sorts of ways to make this easier than the other games (summons and such).

pop fly to McGillicutty
Feb 2, 2004

A peckish little mouse!

Bananasaurus Rex posted:

I saw recently that there was a half hour youtube video about domhnall from ds1

That dude's videos are wild.

Dom is a trickster who betrayed whomever he was working with to help Seathe because that gives Dom access to dead bosses and he's obsessed with collecting things for his bottomless box. It's insane.

BeanpolePeckerwood
May 4, 2004

I MAY LOOK LIKE SHIT BUT IM ALSO DUMB AS FUCK



Ashrik posted:

Can I post the leaked videos on here?

resist the impulse

Ashrik
Feb 9, 2009

WILL AMOUNT TO NOTHING IN LIFE.

Raygereio posted:

I wouldn't mind seeing that. Post it with spoiler tags and clearly label what it is for the people who want to avoid spoilers:shrug:

A whole bunch of short clips of various moves, spells, etc.
:redflag: MOVESETS, SPELL, SKILL SPOILERS :redflag:

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:redflag: MOVESETS, SPELL, SKILL SPOILERS :redflag:

Ashrik fucked around with this message at 17:52 on Feb 7, 2022

black.lion
Apr 1, 2004




For if he like a madman lived,
At least he like a wise one died.

Au Revoir Shosanna posted:

They've said ER is probably going to be their easiest game yet, and the open world means you can probably spend more time leveling up against lower level bosses to make the big bosses a fair bit easier.

Hard to tell exactly where the difficulty is going to land since they're going to be tweaking the balance all the way up to the launch but as someone who is also terrible at video games I'm actually pretty optimistic about this one.

hooray easier games!!!

Catgirl Al Capone
Dec 15, 2007

My guess is that early game will be difficult but an important part of the progression will be amassing an enormous collection of tools you can deploy against anything causing you trouble. So typical Souls stuff but accelerated with your arsenal scaling a lot faster as rewards for exploring accumulate.

black.lion
Apr 1, 2004




For if he like a madman lived,
At least he like a wise one died.

I know there are beginning "classes" - which is the one for bads?

Ofc i want to play the one with two swords but I think that's the one for ppl that know what they're doing?

Deified Data
Nov 3, 2015


Fun Shoe

black.lion posted:

I know there are beginning "classes" - which is the one for bads?

Ofc i want to play the one with two swords but I think that's the one for ppl that know what they're doing?

Pick anything with spells/miracles and you're golden

black.lion posted:

Friends, I want to like Elden Ring. It looks p good. But what's not good, is my skill at videogames.

I couldn't get v far in any Dark Souls game, or Bloodborne. I played Sekiro and had fun, but never got past Lady Butterfly.

I'm currently replaying Ghost of Tsushima on Hard (not Lethal+) and the difficulty feels pretty right in terms of balance of challenge for max fun.

I'm down to be challenged and get better, if the movement is fun, but should I expect that I'm just going to get owned over and over if my ability at games is per above? Also, is the combat in Elden Ring looking like it's more fast/fluid/agile like Sekiro? Or slow and ponderous like DS?

Between the ability to jump and exploit your surroundings, the absolute (seemingly) OP state of magic, and being able to do all of this while mounted, I fully expect you'll be fine if GoT on Hard feels good to you.

Ichabod Tane posted:

With exception to Sekiro, just coop through the game to make it easier.

^^ Also this. Elden Ring will have better adjustable difficulty than most of its contemporaries despite being at the center of the "easy mode" debate.

Deified Data fucked around with this message at 17:57 on Feb 7, 2022

Happy Noodle Boy
Jul 3, 2002


Gonna break the mold and play a stealth archer in this, I thinks. the arrows are made of magic. So is the bow.

Ashrik
Feb 9, 2009

WILL AMOUNT TO NOTHING IN LIFE.
People talk a lot of poo poo about reusing animations, art work, etc by FromSoft.

But I'm still angrily playing BF2042 which still doesn't have a traditional scoreboard and won't have one until March, plus is missing a boatload of things that their prior 4 games did pretty well. So maybe there's something to be said for it.

Ichabod Tane
Oct 30, 2005

A most notable
coward, an infinite and endless liar, an hourly promise breaker, the owner of no one good quality.


https://youtu.be/_Ojd0BdtMBY?t=4

black.lion posted:

Friends, I want to like Elden Ring. It looks p good. But what's not good, is my skill at videogames.

I couldn't get v far in any Dark Souls game, or Bloodborne. I played Sekiro and had fun, but never got past Lady Butterfly.

I'm currently replaying Ghost of Tsushima on Hard (not Lethal+) and the difficulty feels pretty right in terms of balance of challenge for max fun.

I'm down to be challenged and get better, if the movement is fun, but should I expect that I'm just going to get owned over and over if my ability at games is per above? Also, is the combat in Elden Ring looking like it's more fast/fluid/agile like Sekiro? Or slow and ponderous like DS?

With exception to Sekiro, just coop through the game to make it easier.

Deified Data
Nov 3, 2015


Fun Shoe
I am going to roll a quality knight or a dex stabby guy and just slam my head against everything in the game. The spells look insane but I want to save those for replays.

Groovelord Neato
Dec 6, 2014


Ashrik posted:

People talk a lot of poo poo about reusing animations, art work, etc by FromSoft.

But I'm still angrily playing BF2042 which still doesn't have a traditional scoreboard and won't have one until March, plus is missing a boatload of things that their prior 4 games did pretty well. So maybe there's something to be said for it.

I just heard about this and it's so funny. It was already stupid they didn't make 2143 instead but man not having a scoreboard in an FPS lol

Vintersorg
Mar 3, 2004

President of
the Brendan Fraser
Fan Club



I clicked a video and instantly got a boner and my cheeks got that warming up rush. I cannot loving WAIT.

I told my wife I am taking over the TV and she said gently caress you, get the other bullshit tv and go to the unfinished basement you dumb loving idiot.

So RIP.

Pulcinella
Feb 15, 2019
I’m planning to make a Faith build first, before From gets a chance to nerf it (come on PvPers, just let us PvEers have the fun stuff. Go play GG strive or something; it has actual rollback net code). Also using hammers/big axes since I have never used those weapon classes. I guess I used the Mirdan Hammer in DeS, but that’s more of a halberd that does blunt damage. Also DeS is brutal in regards to big weapons bouncing off of walls. So many narrow hallways and narrow paths with walls on the right hand side.

codo27
Apr 21, 2008

Ashrik posted:

People talk a lot of poo poo about reusing animations, art work, etc by FromSoft.

But I'm still angrily playing BF2042 which still doesn't have a traditional scoreboard and won't have one until March, plus is missing a boatload of things that their prior 4 games did pretty well. So maybe there's something to be said for it.

Found the masochist. Jesus why would you still be playing that abomination

Volte
Oct 4, 2004

woosh woosh

Ashrik posted:

People talk a lot of poo poo about reusing animations, art work, etc by FromSoft.
Those people are a few shards short of a chunk in my opinion

Frankston
Jul 27, 2010


The best thing about a new fromsoftware game is the huge online community for the first couple of months, so even if you suck hard there'll always be the option to summon people to help with anything giving you a hard time.

giZm
Jul 7, 2003

Only the insane equates pain with success

Why change perfection? :confused:

a.p. dent
Oct 24, 2005

black.lion posted:

Friends, I want to like Elden Ring. It looks p good. But what's not good, is my skill at videogames.

I couldn't get v far in any Dark Souls game, or Bloodborne. I played Sekiro and had fun, but never got past Lady Butterfly.

I'm currently replaying Ghost of Tsushima on Hard (not Lethal+) and the difficulty feels pretty right in terms of balance of challenge for max fun.

I'm down to be challenged and get better, if the movement is fun, but should I expect that I'm just going to get owned over and over if my ability at games is per above? Also, is the combat in Elden Ring looking like it's more fast/fluid/agile like Sekiro? Or slow and ponderous like DS?

i avoided souls games for years because "i don't like hard games". finally gave them a shot because metroid dread had "hard" bosses and i really enjoyed that, and now they're my favorite series.

the difficulty is overrated, imo. you'll die a lot and that's fine. if you pay attention to enemies and boss movement, and level up your weapons appropriately, you shouldn't have any big problems

Happy Noodle Boy
Jul 3, 2002


From the interviews this sounds like it’ll be the easiest Souls game to date. They really wanted to keep the core of the game fun and accessible and it seems that they buried the infamous “souls-like difficulty” on the optional/open paths you can choose to explore (or ignore). So it might work out in a favorable loop where you just focus on the main story / areas and have an easier time progressing and as you get stronger you can branch out and go find a more difficult challenge.

Catgirl Al Capone
Dec 15, 2007

Difficulty wise taking action RPGs as a whole I've never taken a fraction as long to figure out Dark Souls bosses, even the optional DLC ones, as Lingering Will in KH2 (and that was on KH2's normal difficulty).

Cowcaster
Aug 7, 2002



i'm kind of curious, when breath of the wild came out was it considered "the hardest" zelda game because enemies could kill you in one hit at first and you could jump straight to the castle if you wanted to? because if that's what they're shooting for with elden ring it makes sense to me that the sweet spot for "easiest souls game" could be "hardest zelda"

Happy Noodle Boy
Jul 3, 2002


Cowcaster posted:

i'm kind of curious, when breath of the wild came out was it considered "the hardest" zelda game because enemies could kill you in one hit at first and you could jump straight to the castle if you wanted to? because if that's what they're shooting for with elden ring it makes sense to me that the sweet spot for "easiest souls game" could be "hardest zelda"

If I can break the physics engine and yeet myself into the final boss 10 minutes from character creation Elden Ring will easily be GOTY for me.

Thundercracker
Jun 25, 2004

Proudly serving the Ruinous Powers since as a veteran of the long war.
College Slice
I always roll Deprived not because I'm some difficulty freak, I cheese freely, but because my favorite part of any RPG is the start of gearing up where you equip anything you can because it fills up a slot.

Starting with real weapons and spells and armor just feels wrong.

Cowcaster
Aug 7, 2002



similarly i've picked deprived most times because of the flat stat split, which while suboptimal for min-maxers, makes it easier for me to splash around a bit and find what i want to use

Catgirl Al Capone
Dec 15, 2007

Thundercracker posted:

I always roll Deprived not because I'm some difficulty freak, I cheese freely, but because my favorite part of any RPG is the start of gearing up where you equip anything you can because it fills up a slot.

Starting with real weapons and spells and armor just feels wrong.

one of the cool parts of ds2 is that most starting classes feel like they begin at a position of weakness and once you get over the forest of fallen giants hump you reach parity with where starting classes are in ds1 and begin to snowball in power rapidly as you reach out to further areas.

Zedsdeadbaby
Jun 14, 2008

You have been called out, in the ways of old.

Aipsh posted:

I started playing a new game and it said 'SIFU" instead of 'welcome 2 Elden Ring my tarnished lord' is this a known bug?

Try tongue,
but hole

Vintersorg
Mar 3, 2004

President of
the Brendan Fraser
Fan Club



For the longest time I didn't put 2+2 together about "butthole" and read it verbatim - try tongue BUT (in) hole.

Perfect Potato
Mar 4, 2009

Mailer posted:

Looking at the wiki, this starts at post-Watchers. Like, I'm going to try getting through to that point, but it's already just a lot of me knowing how everything works and where everything is. It's technically a sorcery run. I suspect this is all going to fall over hard shortly and get into the "it's great once you hit 80 or so Int!" category. It's still very much a challenge run.

I just did a run, Magic is loving trivial in base DS3. Basic and heavy soul arrows can handle anything in the first two levels and Orbeck's will chump everything else until soul spear. There is very little challenge when you don't have to approach enemies like fire witches and anything melee enters range with less than half their hp. Not to mention the level of abuse you can perform with pestilent mist. I always knew this poo poo was overblown

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Tuxedo Catfish
Mar 17, 2007

You've got guts! Come to my village, I'll buy you lunch.

black.lion posted:

Friends, I want to like Elden Ring. It looks p good. But what's not good, is my skill at videogames.

I couldn't get v far in any Dark Souls game, or Bloodborne. I played Sekiro and had fun, but never got past Lady Butterfly.

I'm currently replaying Ghost of Tsushima on Hard (not Lethal+) and the difficulty feels pretty right in terms of balance of challenge for max fun.

I'm down to be challenged and get better, if the movement is fun, but should I expect that I'm just going to get owned over and over if my ability at games is per above? Also, is the combat in Elden Ring looking like it's more fast/fluid/agile like Sekiro? Or slow and ponderous like DS?

play the game co-op. cooperating to do things you can't do alone is literally the point / inspiration for dark souls, moreso than gitting gud even

... that and "i want a big skeleton to step on me"

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