and while it's definitely the fromsoft game I like the most so far, this sentence structure indicates I'm gonna bring up a negative point next: there's just too goddamn much sometimes (and I don't mean in terms of like, places to explore)
though to be fair, by the time I get to the next-to-last area, I'm kinda done. I'm not exploring as much as before, I just want to get to the end already. the original Bioshock reached that point right at The Big Reveal and wow I was just completely checked out while I trudged through the last two levels. I guess that's kind of the idea with Elden Ring since it's so big you're not meant to do everything, but still
anyway imo my personal Too Much pain point is: the bosses
I'm actually Engaging With The Mechanics now instead of doing what I did in my previous runs and calling in the skeleton boys to keep the boss occupied while I grease up my Darryl Sword with Toxic For Girls. I'm making an effort! I'm learning the fights! I'm messing around with a fun build (a dex/magic cosplay of Sleeves from Her Majesty The Prince) and a lot of the time it's really fun! I feel super accomplished now that I can run into a crucible knight or a leonine misbegotten and know I can take them without breaking a sweat
but fromsoft, were you serious with some of these milestone bosses? I love learning a fight like the next sicko but at some point I just get supremely tired of having to start over yet again because the boss unleashes New Move #17 that murders me for the cardinal sin of not having memorized it beforehand. I get it!! bosses cool!! big fights you learn? neat! but god fucking dammit there's only so much I can keep in my head at one time! how many different situational attacks can one mounted asshole have?? there's a snarky voice in the back of my head, the mouthpiece for a nonexistent peanut gallery, that snickers and says "greed" every time I overcommit but 99% of the time I'm not being greedy, my brain was so full trying to remember all the other attacks that I legit forgot how to deal with this one. for fuck's sake, I want to like this! give me a fighting chance here!
anyway excited for the DLC, can't wait to get to it once I come back from Loretta University
