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Elden ring [1]
I wasn't going to get Elden Ring when it came out, but then... I did anyway.
(Guess the marketing worked lol)
My usual PC isn't good enough to run it, but my nesting partner's PC is good enough. It's plugged into the television, so I get this weird experience of it feeling like a console game.
The thing I wasn't expecting was: it feels so dark souls-y. Like, obviously it's in the same genre and from the same Devs, but it feels more like dark souls than even bloodborne does.
Elden ring [2]
Things that are like dark souls (that aren't just genre):
* You are undead
* The opening cinematic includes a vague lore dump, and then a list of some of the bosses you will fight
* The world has been driven mad by some event
* Managing stamina
* Checkpoints are sources of light that you sit at
* A maiden helps you level up
Things that aren't like dark souls:
* You can jump
* Sneaking
* Guard counters (more on this later)
* You have a goat-horse
* Non-hostile creatures