![]() ![]() However, this new game is a major departure: it’s an open-world game that takes the beloved Souls formula and entwines it with the newfound sense of exploration and freedom. Over the past decade-and-change, Miyazaki's studio FromSoftware has leapt from its former post as an obscure Japanese studio to the heights of triple-A gaming, thanks entirely to Dark Souls and its hardened offspring, like 2019's Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice. ![]() The weight of expectationĪs you've no doubt heard, Elden Ring is the latest game by visionary auteur Hidetaka Miyazaki. The Lands Between are frequently stunning to look at. That's kinda how life goes in the Lands Between. Still, I feel pretty rotten about sneaking into their home and murdering them, even if they are living loot. The living jars aren't hurting anybody as long as you leave them undisturbed, but unfortunately, they tend to guard cracked pots that I can use to craft consumables - such as magic bombs I can hurl at bad guys from afar, or arrows for my bow - so I have to show them who's boss. In the dozens of hours since I first encountered them, I've learned how to avoid their blows, particularly the tornado-like spin move the big ones like to use when you're not looking. This was a bit jarring the first time it happened, but when you consider that Hidetaka Miyazaki has previously hit us with treasure chests that become skittering monstrosities with feet-long tongues when you hit them with your sword, perhaps it shouldn't have been. ![]() ( A quick note: while we've avoided major spoilers when possible, there are some minor spoilers for the first few hours of the game below.)Įvery few hours in Elden Ring, I stumble across colonies of jars that rise to their feet (yes, their feet), sprout arms, and pummel the tar out of me. ![]()
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