Why do people say this game has deep combat? Seems like the most effective thing to do is just spam heavy jump attacks.

Nobody has ever said this game has deep combat, why are you lying?

I'm not going to say "nobody ever said that" because soulstards say dumb shit all the time. Seems like you already figured that out though

>>713754360 (OP)
you get what you put into the game OP. The game has depth but they put in optional ways to play so that even game journalists can make it through, stuff like summoning or as you figured out jump attack spam with certain weapons.

Its an Action RPG with character building., there are almost always going to be super easy ways that break the game in these games if you pick certain options i cant think of a single one that doesnt have at least one playstyle that is shallow.

that's cool and all but I'm just going to jump and poke you with this rapier until you bend the knee

It's not especially deep, it's just the deepest that FromSoft combat has ever been. The fun of FromSoft combat comes from the interrelation of the action and RPG elements, not mechanical complexity. Still, you have more reason than ever to use a wide variety of moves and many enemies actually encourage you to do so.

What did you expect, juggling tarnished?

>>713754360 (OP)
ok retard see how far that gets you

>>713754360 (OP)
Its not a fighting game. Its not supposed to have good combat. The only From game with great combat is Sekiro.

>>713755783
are you implying you can't beat the game that way? Because you most definitely can lol.

>>713754360 (OP)
It has deeper combat than most games

>>713754360 (OP)
>Why do people say this game has deep combat
Who said that?

Most games with "deep combat" can really be played very simply, and just have a style meter to try and pressure you into using all your options, which fundamentally do the same thing

*solves your game*
Can be got super early if you just rush the volcano manor story as soon as you can too. Elden ring is a piss easy game with this, there's no challenge at all to it.

>>713756654
And how, exactly, are you supposed to know how to rush a boss weapon in a mid-game area that
1. Is behind a hidden wall in an area at the end a long, winding, deadly path
2. Requires beating a difficult miniboss
3. Requires beating a big, scary remembrance boss
?

>>713757380
Rykard is a shitty gimmick fight that the game gives you the OP weapon to fight him with, and running through all the bullshit to get the volcano manor teleport is easy. The only hard part is the godskin noble but actually he's the easy fat godskin noble that's very easy to parry and dodge.

>>713758360
And how are you supposed to know how to blindly suffer through all of this

Wow wow wow.

>>713760957
By looking it up on the internet

>>713754360 (OP)
I've never heard anyone say Elden Ring has deep or even good combat outside of FromSoft fans who have never actually played any other action game or people comparing it favourably to something like Skyrim, more to point out how bad Skyrim's combat is then actually praising Souls

>>713763347
I mean the combat does have a lot of depth to optimize fights. Just because you can spam R1 and dodge button and win if you do it perfectly doesnt mean there isnt any depth.

>>713757380
>And how, exactly, are you supposed to know how to rush a boss weapon in a mid-game area
People who have played elden ring and actively hate on the game fall into two camps:
>shitters that got filtered
>retards who used a wiki to get every OP item they needed for some youtuber build, who then complain exploration is boring