So 101 Hours in and i finally finish my first (of many to come) play through's of Elden Ring.

What a game! Definitely my favourite of the Soulsborn series and Sekiro was a tough one to beat! I was so blown away by both the depth and width of this game that its taken me about this long to even grasp how huge this game is.

If you are not a fan of Dark Soul 1-3 then this will not be for you as the game is ultimately at its core a dark souls game and is a blend of those games mixed with open world game elements (Think Skyrim, Witcher 3, Assasins Creed) but it has somehow managed to do what none of them have and that is make an open world game of absolutely insane scope not be bogged down in clutter. You are free to play how you want, use what items / weapons / armour you want, but you don't have 600 of the same item of +2 damage, +6 damage, there are quests, but they are not mandatory, there are bosses but only like 15 of the 157 bosses are mandatory.

The areas you visit are stunning and extremely varied and the enemies you encounter are the same, me and the group i was playing with were constantly speechless with how much variety the enemies had, was truly a special game. This is probably the closest I've ever come to giving a game 10/10 but it does have some small problems. The PVP has taken a big hit, in previous titles you could invade anyone who had a buff on that allowed them to be online, in this the only time you can invade people is when they already have coop partners in, which takes away a huge chunk of the fun.

There are ultimately 3 main build paths you can go down and then mix between them too.
Melee (Strength or Dexterity)
Sorceries (Spells, being a wizard intelligence)
Incantations (Faith, being a paladin or shaman)

Each of these has from my perspective more depth put into them than in any game prior.

In the last 5 - 10 years very few games have came out where it is so overwhelmingly clear that it was centered with gamers at heart, too often are games riddled with microtransactions or haven't been put past beta and rushed out. (Looking at you Halo Infinite) This game is clearly a labour of love and even for all you non souls people out there who are on the fence, there are ways to make the game easier, not easy but easier.

If you are looking for a game to finish in 30 hours this aint it.
If you are looking for a game to hold your hand and tell you exactly where to go and what to do, this aint it.
If you are looking for a game to which provides a solid challenge but with enough options available to ultimately make anything possible, this is the one for you.
This game is great fun with friends, or of course Solo.

Now i will take a short breather and then dip back in to NG+ and beyond. Until then if you have any questions about the game just message me, id be happy to discuss.

Thanks for coming to my ted talk.

TLDR: 9/10 Best game of the last 10 years.

So 101 Hours in and i finally finish my first (of many to come) play through's of Elden Ring. What a game! Definitely my favourite of the Soulsborn series and Sekiro was a tough one to beat! I was so blown away by both the depth and width of this game that its taken me about this long to even grasp how huge this game is. If you are not a fan of Dark Soul 1-3 then this will not be for you as the game is ultimately at its core a dark souls game and is a blend of those games mixed with open world game elements (Think Skyrim, Witcher 3, Assasins Creed) but it has somehow managed to do what none of them have and that is make an open world game of absolutely insane scope not be bogged down in clutter. You are free to play how you want, use what items / weapons / armour you want, but you don't have 600 of the same item of +2 damage, +6 damage, there are quests, but they are not mandatory, there are bosses but only like 15 of the 157 bosses are mandatory. The areas you visit are stunning and extremely varied and the enemies you encounter are the same, me and the group i was playing with were constantly speechless with how much variety the enemies had, was truly a special game. This is probably the closest I've ever come to giving a game 10/10 but it does have some small problems. The PVP has taken a big hit, in previous titles you could invade anyone who had a buff on that allowed them to be online, in this the only time you can invade people is when they already have coop partners in, which takes away a huge chunk of the fun. There are ultimately 3 main build paths you can go down and then mix between them too. Melee (Strength or Dexterity) Sorceries (Spells, being a wizard intelligence) Incantations (Faith, being a paladin or shaman) Each of these has from my perspective more depth put into them than in any game prior. In the last 5 - 10 years very few games have came out where it is so overwhelmingly clear that it was centered with gamers at heart, too often are games riddled with microtransactions or haven't been put past beta and rushed out. (Looking at you Halo Infinite) This game is clearly a labour of love and even for all you non souls people out there who are on the fence, there are ways to make the game easier, not easy but easier. If you are looking for a game to finish in 30 hours this aint it. If you are looking for a game to hold your hand and tell you exactly where to go and what to do, this aint it. If you are looking for a game to which provides a solid challenge but with enough options available to ultimately make anything possible, this is the one for you. This game is great fun with friends, or of course Solo. Now i will take a short breather and then dip back in to NG+ and beyond. Until then if you have any questions about the game just message me, id be happy to discuss. Thanks for coming to my ted talk. TLDR: 9/10 Best game of the last 10 years.