evildeadthing666 t1_j2fjwg0 wrote on December 31, 2022 at 10:16 PM

Why didn't you say what any of these gigantic flaws are?

[deleted] OP t1_j2fkb3k wrote on December 31, 2022 at 10:19 PM

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JJRicky t1_j2fl8ye wrote on December 31, 2022 at 10:26 PM

Everything is medicore, bosses are bad...but why? Mechanics? Does it detract from the story? I thought each of those bosses you listed were perfectly fine. I especially loved the maliketh fight. It seems like you're trying really hard to find reasons to hate the game.

megabusther00 t1_j2flegg wrote on December 31, 2022 at 10:27 PM

Maliketh is literally just standing around waiting for him to stop flipping in the air so you can hit him once then do it again, the exact same applies to Fire Giant, Malenia, and Elden Beast.

imjustamazing t1_j2fnzv9 wrote on December 31, 2022 at 10:46 PM

I'll give you Godskin Duo. I didn't have any issue with the other bosses though. Maliketh in particular is fucking badass, no idea what your issue is with that one. And even if Elden Beast is on the annoying side, I enjoyed the spectacle of it.

I would also agree the game in general is maybe too big, but the boss repetition didn't bug me too much. Not every catacomb needs a unique fight after all.

The flaws still don't detract from the fact that Elden Ring absorbed me in a way that very few games these days do. Compared to other From games, I'd personally put it above DS2 and DS3, at the very least.