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[LiteStone 1]

at least 3 of these things should've been base game

new game+
change time of day
audio description + Screen Reader

I'm pretty sure they were in base game S-M1 with no updates
but also I only played PC

[HuntSD#7607 14]

[Otti#8624 26]

They weren't on PS4

[HuntSD#7607 14]

https://www.eurogamer.net/elden-ring-shadow-of-the-erdtree-is-fromsoftwares-largest-expansion-ever

Eurogamer Interview with Miyazaki:

largest expansion ever
G. R. R. Martin didn't create something new for the DLC
it plays in a brand new era on a brand new map
little more seamlessly transition between world and dungeon

-over 10 new boss fights
plenty of new weapons, equipment and skills
eight new weapon categories
similar difficulty to Elden Ring's endgame/Malenia
DLC follows the story of Miquella
new poison swamp

[Liftea 12]

I hope similar difficulty to Malenia doesn't mean only 1 mechanic

because Malenia was poorly designed

but knowing miyazaki they have probably statistics regarding the deaths + watched streamers playing the game

[SpikeOut 0]

Here we go,

[HuntSD#7607 14]

im sorry but I cant agree

[Liftea 12]

I feel like if 90% of the deaths from everyone I watched comes from waterfoul dance then that's in my opinion poorly designed

it's literally only this one mechanic that makes the fight hard

all other mechanics in the fight are more reasonable than waterfoul dance

it feels very out of place

imo in comparison to some of the most memorable bosses like Orphan of Kos or Artorias they dropped the ball so hard on Malenia

in terms of the balance regarding the difficulty of the boss mechanics

malenia is super easy as a caster btw

phase 2 basically doesn't exist

because you can burn her down during the animation lag of her first jump

Miyazaki also mentioned Bloodborne btw

and fan demand

they are probably gonna remake it for the ps6

because in the interview he pointed out that they know about many people loving bloodborne

[HuntSD#7607 14]

Bloodborne is inevitable to come back if its a port or a remake
people would be happy either way

[Liftea 12]

my first bloodborne playthrough was so embarrassing

I died more to micolash than any other boss in the basegame

💀

because I couldn't comprehend the fight design

[Snakeskin94 13]

Bloodborne kicked my ass very un-sexily.

I got so mad at the game I dropped it for like idk 3, 4 years, and only tried it again after I beat Lies of P.

[Liftea 12]

fun fact: Upper Cathedral Ward scared me more than horror games I almost pissed in my pants because it was so scary due to the atmosphere

[Snakeskin94 13]

I do agree to a degree that Malenia is poorly designed ,but I feel it's more so she doesn't seem fair.

[Liftea 12]

and when one of the enemies jumped through the window I got almost a heart attack

[Snakeskin94 13]

I'll be honest I never bought into the whole "Souls games are always 100% fair and if you fail its 100% on you."

That is a myth, lmao, ok? I don't buy into that.

But Malenia genuinely felt "firetruck you" levels of unfair.

[Liftea 12]

some of the difficulty spikes in Elden Ring were just bizarre. Waterfoul dance is one of them

but in From Softwares defense

the game is also way more ambitious

than a dark souls 3

just because of the size of the world

[HuntSD#7607 14]

'DUNE: PART TWO' opens with 95% on Rotten Tomatoes

[Noleen#7811 3]

she's kinda like the last secret boss so makes sense no ?

[Liftea 12]

the issue is the other games had better superbosses than this in terms of difficulty balance.

and also in general a better balance in difficulty

but I already expected this before Elden Ring even launched

Elden Ring is also the first From Software game where I experienced during the discourse that people should have a certain value in terms of vigor before they go in a lategame story area

the difficulty becomes so bizarre in mountain of the giants

despite all the issues the game is probably still their best work

the set pieces are just incredible

[MegaChamp 4]

I might remain silent for the foreseeable future. I've been dealing with nothing but BS for the last several weeks and A LOT of toxic a-holes. Trying to cut out all toxicity in the Discord servers I'm in (don't worry not this one obviously lol). Might restructure the way I say things but I also don't really want to change who I am just because 95% of people hate the shit I say. So yeah. There you go. Take this however you want. Sorry.

[Liftea 12]

oof I hope your problems resolve quickly : /

[Snakeskin94 13]

I don't think we should give them slack for things we would condem any other company for

They aren't a new company, they aren't indie, they aren't small time

[KH-Queen 13]

https://fxtwitter.com/Wario64/status/1760349312922386500?t=YoOgrT4OVhpcP1yPZubU5g&s=09

[KH-Queen 13]

:AstaLetsGo:

[Liftea 12]

I can't criticize them because it will spread negativity and if it spreads negativity it will make From Software look bad and if they look bad and people start to hate them they are gonna lose money and they won't be able to make Bloodborne Remake. but after the remake is done...