>>724023565
elden ring was shit and I'm done pretending otherwise
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>>723042827
No, Dark Souls is one of my favorite games, but retards who think level design is reduced to "when the shortcut brings me to the bonfire!" and keep praising the absolute trash the series' level design has devolved into because they don't think about encounter design as part of level design is why From Software's games are in the gutter right now. Picrel is level design. Dark Souls did not invent that, contrary to popular zoomer belief.
No, Dark Souls is one of my favorite games, but retards who think level design is reduced to "when the shortcut brings me to the bonfire!" and keep praising the absolute trash the series' level design has devolved into because they don't think about encounter design as part of level design is why From Software's games are in the gutter right now. Picrel is level design. Dark Souls did not invent that, contrary to popular zoomer belief.
>Ok, maybe the storytelling got stale but we play these games for the gameplay and that's still goo-
>>717373834
Yes that's annoying and too arbitrary. But I also don't like how Lies Of P for example completely streamlined side quests to the point where you cannot fail anything. I failed plenty of quests and missed out on optional content during my first DS1 run years ago and it didn't make me love it any less. I love unconventional/cryptic design but not when it dis-incentivizes and punishes exploring or has zero logic communicated to the player.
>>717373995
Sadly the bosses are rather uninspired, there are a couple of basic puzzle gimmick bosses but most of them are duels in empty large arenas with no level design. Most of the bosses are definitely more in the DS3/Sekiro/ER style in terms of fast pace and flashy combos, etc. but they're all fair and easy to read, they don't have insanely inflated health pools or cheap moves. I find them fun and satisfying, as pure combat encounters they're all solid, but in a generic DS3 way.
The thing people complain about the most in terms of unfairness is they can continue to string attack you during knockdown/getup, but this forces you to always prioritize healing to remain at max health in case you get caught by two hits.
But I also noticed most complainers, as usual, don't pay attention and do not engage with game mechanics, RPG systems or any kind of strategies for the bosses. They don't wear appropriate armor to counter status effects, they don't use additional health consumables or buffs, they don't use all the potential attack/defense synergies to focus on weaknesses, they never respec to try a different weapon style or try out different optional skills when different enemy types have obvious "rock paper scissor" strengths and weaknesses, they don't explore thoroughly in the first place so they miss important upgrades and tools in previous areas and come to boss under-prepared, they don't pay attention to the skill tree and how to use it optimally so their builds are shit and then they blame poor balance, etc.
Yes that's annoying and too arbitrary. But I also don't like how Lies Of P for example completely streamlined side quests to the point where you cannot fail anything. I failed plenty of quests and missed out on optional content during my first DS1 run years ago and it didn't make me love it any less. I love unconventional/cryptic design but not when it dis-incentivizes and punishes exploring or has zero logic communicated to the player.
>>717373995
Sadly the bosses are rather uninspired, there are a couple of basic puzzle gimmick bosses but most of them are duels in empty large arenas with no level design. Most of the bosses are definitely more in the DS3/Sekiro/ER style in terms of fast pace and flashy combos, etc. but they're all fair and easy to read, they don't have insanely inflated health pools or cheap moves. I find them fun and satisfying, as pure combat encounters they're all solid, but in a generic DS3 way.
The thing people complain about the most in terms of unfairness is they can continue to string attack you during knockdown/getup, but this forces you to always prioritize healing to remain at max health in case you get caught by two hits.
But I also noticed most complainers, as usual, don't pay attention and do not engage with game mechanics, RPG systems or any kind of strategies for the bosses. They don't wear appropriate armor to counter status effects, they don't use additional health consumables or buffs, they don't use all the potential attack/defense synergies to focus on weaknesses, they never respec to try a different weapon style or try out different optional skills when different enemy types have obvious "rock paper scissor" strengths and weaknesses, they don't explore thoroughly in the first place so they miss important upgrades and tools in previous areas and come to boss under-prepared, they don't pay attention to the skill tree and how to use it optimally so their builds are shit and then they blame poor balance, etc.
>>716185034
It applies to Demon's Souls as well. The boss arenas really got simplified.
It applies to Demon's Souls as well. The boss arenas really got simplified.
codshit: :|
codshit jpn: >:DDDD
codshit jpn: >:DDDD
he was right about everything
>>712759551
some wont be happy until anything unique is removed and everything is homogenized into the same boring duel
some wont be happy until anything unique is removed and everything is homogenized into the same boring duel
>>712425584
my only gripe with elden ring is how fucking boring the arenas are, I'd like at least 1 arena with a nice gimmick, even ds3 had the collapsing floor with the ballsack tree
my only gripe with elden ring is how fucking boring the arenas are, I'd like at least 1 arena with a nice gimmick, even ds3 had the collapsing floor with the ballsack tree