It Took Me A Year, But I’m Finally Hooked on Elden Ring

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I love the combat, the action, and the challenge. However, the art direction and environmental design are in a league of their own. Enemy encounters are tough but fair; you must learn the attack patterns and exploit enemy weaknesses.

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I hate the wall I always hit in FromSoftware games. It’s different for every game, too. Sometimes, like in Sekiro, I can make it far into the story.

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The wall in Elden Ring wasn’t a boss for the longest time. It was the world itself. The beauty of The Lands Between is that there are no limitations on players.

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The news comes after a rocky few years for Square Enix. The company’s proposed plan was to utilize more blockchain technology.

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I need to “get good” at FromSoftware games. I consider myself pretty good at video games, but I often lack the time or patience for anything that makes me want to pull my hair out.

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Instead of discovering things independently, I’d do what any reasonable person would: seek advice. As a result, I was able to progress further into the game, but here’s the problem with Elden Ring: when you try to adapt to someone else’s playstyle, the experience falls apart.

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Whether it’s trying to follow suggested “best builds” or taking the advice of a friend, that’s not how you play Elden Ring. In a recent re-start of the game, I tried a new build focused on cheesing by sprinting past enemies to acquire items.

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Frustrated and determined, I had finally had enough: I would play the game my way. Build the character how I want to build it. Do the missions I want to do.

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