The core of the old games is still in these games, just not necessarily a required path. It really is wearing both hats, but managing to do it quite well. And then alongside that, you've also got the giant, open world stuff that's going on. You've also got super opaque quest lines with m pcs that, like, you need to talk to at a very specific time. Like there's so much variation in in the weapon types, and the builds you can make,. In the way that you level up those bills.
Consider the title of this episode a warning: Elden Ring is a game that we're gonna be discussing A LOT for the foreseeable future, starting in this very episode. Join us as we discuss what works about From Software's new open-world Souls-like, which is to say, everything.
Other games discussed: Puzzle Quest 3, Steam Deck, Colin Farrell
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