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I played though Elden Ring blind (with a couple beginner tips someone online gave me, like what stats to level and some good early weapons)
I went through the whole quest basically accidentally. I didn’t realize it was supposed to be obscure, I just thought it was normal parts of the game that everyone did. Elden Ring is also my first Souls game I really got into (I beat two bosses in PS3 Demon’s Souls before quitting.)
I didn’t know until now it’s tied to an ending! I never beat the final boss. I got pretty okay at the first form, but I could never finish off his last form.
Yeah FromSoft has a long habit of telling their stories in the most obtuse ways possible. They're perfectly capable of doing normal storytelling (see Armoured Core, for example), they just choose to do it like this for their Souls-like games
That said, I actually think that a blind playthrough is a good idea for the first time! The world is meant to be mysterious. It's okay if you don't see everything
I kind of prefer when they do just tell a straightforward story, sekiro is one of my favourites for that reason.
I don't mind the incomplete story when the world is done well ahead of time. I think that after seeing dark souls 3 tack on a bunch of stuff to the original story, it mildly soured me on the concept. Elden ring is fortunately a lot better about it.
Yeah, the Souls style works for me but I totally get why it would be offputting to others. I love worldbuilding and lore theorising, so getting heaps of that with very little in terms of character development is fine by me
Tough bosses ruining the end of a game are a pet peeve of mine. Thankfully I've suffered enough Soulslikes that ER wasnt too bad for me (Sekiro on the other hand...)
Danni's quest isn't so obscure, but it is a little more hidden than just rushing to the Erdtree and fighting the boss as directly as possible. I think that she's the most compelling (and best written) character in the game, which probably contributes a lot to her ending being more popular. She helps you early game, obviously has her own agenda but doesn't really act like she doesn't, which pulls off the fun trick of making the character both mysterious yet also trustworthy.
Welp I started Sekiro today. Verrry different playstyle. I got gakked by the second mini boss like 15 times. Im now at a giant and he’s kicking my ass. I went back into the past after finding a lady and got fire, but that only seems to stun him for a couple seconds.
Neat game.
I almost started Sekiro today, but I felt too sleepy. I really need to play it. I own every souls game except Bloodborne now and really need to branch out hahaha
I bought my PS5 specifically because I needed BB and DsS 🤣