>>103692149
The Lumi lorebook must be completed at all costs

>>103282609
It's a novel way of storytelling for its genre reminiscent of the kind of archaeology people do in roguelikes to share online instead of sitting through cutscenes and dialogue trees.
It lets you skip out on a lot of storylines and content but a lot of it is also great so it makes you want to go out and explore the world between checkpoints.
A signature FromSoft touch is the extensive world building which allows you to trace every little thing in the game from smouldering butterflies to a spell seemingly out of place.
Oh and it also has multiplayer albeit a bit weird but mods came to the rescue.
But the most important innovation of all in Open World was getting rid of the fucking UI when you're travelling allowing you to actually see the world and how it's supposed to be presented. All UX/UI-designers must realize that the ultimate goal is to design away themselves, otherwise you end up with Ubisoft who thankfully seem to be imploding atm.
>uhh I don't want to do sloppa
Remember pic rel and all his different incarnations

I see a lot of criticism around completionism but isn't it obvious he kind of hates you at this point? He puts self inserts into the game to actively fuck with you in every game and DLC since Dark Souls 1 because he wants you to make your own choices and do the content you think is fun. Not blindly try to unearth every secret and follow every storyline to its end. ER is only a massive game if you set out to clear every dungeon and get every item, he literally told you to just do multiple playthroughs because there's a lot of endings that are interesting and your choices do matter.

>>101371585
I've seen your kind, time and time again.
Every roomate must be seen. Every PL must be unearthed.
Such is the conceit of the self-proclaimed seeker of truth.
But in the end, you lack the stomach.
For the agony you'll bring upon yourself...