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elden ring Ruined Gaming for me imho

Part of that is just becoming more of an oldfag, but it's be...
french amber double fault
  05/30/25
thought this would be a doodikoff thread imo
Chartreuse shitlib
  05/30/25
doodikoff himself was ruined by elden ring and subsequently ...
french amber double fault
  05/30/25
it was boring and pointless and needlessly difficult and no ...
glittery pungent rigor
  05/30/25
(guy who put his foolish ambitions to rest)
Chartreuse shitlib
  05/30/25
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vibrant indian lodge
  06/01/25
Tears of the Kingdom
Ocher Milk
  05/30/25
...
Bonkers bbw
  06/02/25
there was just a new elden ring released yesterday
Swashbuckling flickering meetinghouse fortuitous meteor
  05/30/25
It's not the same. That one is a cash grab
Ocher Milk
  05/30/25
That's basically a Minigame and requires "co-op" a...
french amber double fault
  05/30/25
they just match you with randoms on the network though, I do...
Swashbuckling flickering meetinghouse fortuitous meteor
  05/30/25
You can't coordinate with the randoms without voice chat, me...
Supple Henna Weed Whacker Mood
  05/30/25
Try Kingdom Cone Deliverance 2
awkward market associate
  05/30/25
Cr. I started playing this last week and it's really good
erotic pocket flask
  05/30/25
I beat KCD1 and it was decent but idc about continuing tbh
vibrant indian lodge
  06/01/25
unbelievably jewish dogshit. try Clair Obscur
Excitant Internet-worthy Parlor
  06/02/25
Another oldfaq here. It took 20 hours of practice, but I got...
Stimulating Spot Wagecucks
  05/30/25
I've always been shitty at it (never got into any of the ori...
french amber double fault
  05/30/25
The 60 fps lock on PC is lame as hell. And modding removes o...
Swashbuckling flickering meetinghouse fortuitous meteor
  05/30/25
Yeah it's baffling to me that the game as a whole was so wel...
french amber double fault
  05/30/25
Fromsoft isn’t that big. Like 400 employees vs 18,000k...
vibrant indian lodge
  06/01/25
why is the game so good exactly
diverse ruddy office pistol
  06/01/25
- there are no difficulty sliders, the game is balanced arou...
french amber double fault
  06/02/25
tl;dr western games are trash.
vibrant indian lodge
  06/02/25
BG3 was a Triumph
french amber double fault
  06/02/25
Im really talking about western Console-oriented games. Im n...
vibrant indian lodge
  06/02/25
Sounds kinda fun Is the game still fun sober? In my exper...
diverse ruddy office pistol
  06/02/25
yeah it's a single player game, not an online grindfest I...
french amber double fault
  06/02/25


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Date: May 30th, 2025 12:07 PM
Author: french amber double fault

Part of that is just becoming more of an oldfag, but it's been three years and nobody really seems able to replicate anything close to the whole package.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5731364&forum_id=2)#48973651)



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Date: May 30th, 2025 12:09 PM
Author: Chartreuse shitlib

thought this would be a doodikoff thread imo

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5731364&forum_id=2)#48973653)



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Date: May 30th, 2025 12:11 PM
Author: french amber double fault

doodikoff himself was ruined by elden ring and subsequently wrote it off as Not That Good. Different problem.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5731364&forum_id=2)#48973661)



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Date: May 30th, 2025 12:27 PM
Author: glittery pungent rigor

it was boring and pointless and needlessly difficult and no story. "To avoid that boss' attack, you have to roll INTO his attack to dodge it" lmao give me a break

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5731364&forum_id=2)#48973701)



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Date: May 30th, 2025 12:34 PM
Author: Chartreuse shitlib

(guy who put his foolish ambitions to rest)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5731364&forum_id=2)#48973718)



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Date: June 1st, 2025 8:59 PM
Author: vibrant indian lodge



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5731364&forum_id=2)#48979633)



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Date: May 30th, 2025 12:10 PM
Author: Ocher Milk

Tears of the Kingdom

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5731364&forum_id=2)#48973656)



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Date: June 2nd, 2025 6:52 PM
Author: Bonkers bbw



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5731364&forum_id=2)#48981735)



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Date: May 30th, 2025 12:16 PM
Author: Swashbuckling flickering meetinghouse fortuitous meteor

there was just a new elden ring released yesterday

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5731364&forum_id=2)#48973670)



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Date: May 30th, 2025 12:17 PM
Author: Ocher Milk

It's not the same. That one is a cash grab

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5731364&forum_id=2)#48973672)



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Date: May 30th, 2025 12:17 PM
Author: french amber double fault

That's basically a Minigame and requires "co-op" anyway. I have No Friends.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5731364&forum_id=2)#48973673)



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Date: May 30th, 2025 12:20 PM
Author: Swashbuckling flickering meetinghouse fortuitous meteor

they just match you with randoms on the network though, I don't think it even has voice chat.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5731364&forum_id=2)#48973685)



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Date: May 30th, 2025 1:44 PM
Author: Supple Henna Weed Whacker Mood

You can't coordinate with the randoms without voice chat, meaning you need actual friends to use discord or teamspeak with.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5731364&forum_id=2)#48973930)



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Date: May 30th, 2025 12:56 PM
Author: awkward market associate

Try Kingdom Cone Deliverance 2

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5731364&forum_id=2)#48973787)



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Date: May 30th, 2025 1:41 PM
Author: erotic pocket flask

Cr. I started playing this last week and it's really good

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5731364&forum_id=2)#48973916)



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Date: June 1st, 2025 9:00 PM
Author: vibrant indian lodge

I beat KCD1 and it was decent but idc about continuing tbh

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5731364&forum_id=2)#48979634)



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Date: June 2nd, 2025 6:51 PM
Author: Excitant Internet-worthy Parlor

unbelievably jewish dogshit. try Clair Obscur

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5731364&forum_id=2)#48981731)



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Date: May 30th, 2025 12:59 PM
Author: Stimulating Spot Wagecucks

Another oldfaq here. It took 20 hours of practice, but I got to minimal proficiency in Elden ring. At that point I could do guard counters, back stabs, jump attacks, and mounted attacks, and then the game hooked me. I can't imagine better fantasy gaming.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5731364&forum_id=2)#48973803)



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Date: May 30th, 2025 1:07 PM
Author: french amber double fault

I've always been shitty at it (never got into any of the original souls games) but the game gives you tons and tons of options to basically adjust the difficulty as you see fit. The depth of play is hugely underrated, playing a caster build was way more fun than I expected

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5731364&forum_id=2)#48973820)



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Date: May 30th, 2025 1:08 PM
Author: Swashbuckling flickering meetinghouse fortuitous meteor

The 60 fps lock on PC is lame as hell. And modding removes online functionality. Japs need to get their Engineering shit together.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5731364&forum_id=2)#48973825)



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Date: May 30th, 2025 1:10 PM
Author: french amber double fault

Yeah it's baffling to me that the game as a whole was so well done and they dropped the ball on basic shit like this. It doesn't support framegen without mods and the game (which came out three years ago) is basically unplayable at max settings unless you have a 5090. adds black bars if you try to play in 21:9 despite simple mods being able to unlock it. etc

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5731364&forum_id=2)#48973830)



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Date: June 1st, 2025 9:02 PM
Author: vibrant indian lodge

Fromsoft isn’t that big. Like 400 employees vs 18,000k for ubisoft.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5731364&forum_id=2)#48979641)



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Date: June 1st, 2025 9:02 PM
Author: diverse ruddy office pistol

why is the game so good exactly

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5731364&forum_id=2)#48979639)



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Date: June 2nd, 2025 5:32 PM
Author: french amber double fault

- there are no difficulty sliders, the game is balanced around how much you want to take advantage of the various crutches it offers. this means you don't run into the game essentially breaking once you reach a certain level (whether its due to becoming too easy or a sudden difficulty spike) as the devs can more carefully balance each area/encounter knowing it's one-size-fits-all (numberswise at least)

- the open world genuinely sucks you in and makes you want to explore. it's beautiful, the player is frequently rewarded with some kooky encounter or powerful item a bit off the beaten path, and generally speaking the game has a good amount of variety. yeah there's still a bit too much copypasta in that some minor encounters are repeated too often, but these are the exception, not the rule. for the most part every area feels incredibly unique, and it's sort of revolutionary in that it feels like the first fantasy game to really envelop the player in an open world

- related to above, there's no "DOTHISTHINGLOOKHEREANEXCLAMATIONPOINTFOLLOWTHEOBJECTIVE" clutter/bullshit you get with most AAA open-world games

the main downsides are that some of the systems in the game are a too obfuscated for new players, there's a bit of a learning curve (and tribal knowledge when it comes to stuff like "caster-based builds are easier"), the engine optimization is absolute garbage, and if you do get sucked and end up exploring quite a bit in it's really fucking long (I think I clocked something like 90 hours on my playthrough)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5731364&forum_id=2)#48981590)



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Date: June 2nd, 2025 6:49 PM
Author: vibrant indian lodge

tl;dr western games are trash.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5731364&forum_id=2)#48981727)



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Date: June 2nd, 2025 6:50 PM
Author: french amber double fault

BG3 was a Triumph

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5731364&forum_id=2)#48981729)



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Date: June 2nd, 2025 6:55 PM
Author: vibrant indian lodge

Im really talking about western Console-oriented games. Im not sitting here shitting on Diablo and Starcraft or Engineering-based games.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5731364&forum_id=2)#48981738)



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Date: June 2nd, 2025 7:11 PM
Author: diverse ruddy office pistol

Sounds kinda fun

Is the game still fun sober? In my experience games like rpgs and path of exile etc are basically only fun when you’re on weed and I’m retired from weed now

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5731364&forum_id=2)#48981778)



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Date: June 2nd, 2025 7:29 PM
Author: french amber double fault

yeah it's a single player game, not an online grindfest

I think it would actually suck to play high anyway. would creep me out + you need half decent reaction time

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5731364&forum_id=2)#48981810)