An actual Elden Ring review is coming, I've written over 50 pages on this game, much to say. Most of my videos come from an overwhelming compulsion to write about something, the compulsion to talk about how dogs are the harbingers of the end-times was powerful. Special thanks to Thigikna for the thumbnail kzread.info/dron/FDeP0t1UaVu238w5qGNnAQ.html Join the discord! These exclamation marks are not intended to communicate excitement! I am screaming in rage at you! discord.gg/s3FpMrzYPz

@cognisant307

2 жыл бұрын

Have you read the manga "Blame!", basically grimdark cyberpunk architecture porn, as opposed to the grimdark gothic architecture porn of FromSoft games, and with that I suspect you already know where I'm going with this, heck even the plot of the manga reads like a FromSoft game as it alternates between horror, poignancy and boss battles. It wouldn't even be that different in terms of game mechanics, perhaps more ranged weapons than melee but FromSoft games have already been heading in that direction as boss battles become increasingly bullet-hell like and magic/bows become more prevalent.

@stinkhauzer

2 жыл бұрын

Can I smoke"meth" in a spiderman mask in your discord vc?

@NameTheUnnamed12

2 жыл бұрын

Legit thought this was gonna be an announcement of you being dissatisfied with youtube, and wanting to quit lmfao

@hardhatstatue1942

2 жыл бұрын

To be honest even if they did do a dog I like to think they'd do it right A fire that doesn't burnout with a dim But one that grows brighter as it grows ever so small

@davidsabillon5182

2 жыл бұрын

I don't like this pessimistic outlook from you man.

It's fine man. Elden Ring 2 will just have customizable feet and it will sell 30 million copies.

@completeandtotalregret4362

2 жыл бұрын

How long are we gonna have to wait for that one?

@catch.22

2 жыл бұрын

Behold, leg

@fictionmyth

2 жыл бұрын

Do you know if they've already set up a pre-order page? If not, can someone send me the link when it shows up?

@Wiseman108

2 жыл бұрын

I don't think there will be an Elden Ring 2. Bloodborne 2 is probably the next logical step.

@blaze595

2 жыл бұрын

​@@RichMobb Both of your comments are wrong... There's been no announcement of Bloodborne coming to PC, and only around the top 20-ish best selling games of ALL TIME have reached/surpassed 30 million in sales.

Blaidd is in this game. He's a dog. There's tons of dogs. Some call them turtles but we know the truth.

@wilymuppet8941

2 жыл бұрын

The end is nearer than we realized and we fear not what it holds... but what it doesn't...

@lostinmyworld

2 жыл бұрын

@@wilymuppet8941 Doesn't it hold a...dog snack?

@brz757

2 жыл бұрын

@@lostinmyworld Throw your dog an invisible bone.

@seevee9271

2 жыл бұрын

Behold, dog!

@mastervaderog8021

2 жыл бұрын

What turtles?

What is next? This is the end- Armored Core VI: Okay buddy, whatever lets you sleep at night.

@twistedmetal15

4 ай бұрын

thankfully for armoured core 6 theres more dark souls fans foaming at the mouth for more content than there are armoured core fans who were disappointed

@Raine_Sakan

4 ай бұрын

Kingsfield sitting in the back: Mhmm… yep…

@sintaribat9350

4 ай бұрын

Open World Armored Core confirmed!!!!!!

@OCTO358

10 күн бұрын

​@@sintaribat9350 fuck no.

@OCTO358

10 күн бұрын

​@@Raine_Sakan I wouldn't mind a remaster of KFIV. If they made a combat just a little bit faster, like in Lunacid, I feel like the game would benefit massively from that.

In Armored Core 6, our character is called a hound within the first 10 seconds. 😬 We ARE the dog

@3782luke

8 ай бұрын

I scrolled till i hit this. "Wake up the hound"

"I've yet to meet a fire that didn't fade..." This is true but... One day, tiny flames will dance across the darkness. Like embers, linked by past lords.

@joshuanigpuawszik8889

2 жыл бұрын

Havent you played ds3? The more the fire is linked the more the ash builds, and the more desperate the plea for it to end

@hybrid_and_legacy9951

2 жыл бұрын

@@joshuanigpuawszik8889 That line is actually spoken at the end of ds3 in the age of dark ending. its the fire keepers prophecy for what will come long after the age of fire and the age of dark. basically saying the fire has faded and dark has fallen but even in total darkness one day hope will dance on it's horizon. There's plenty of theories what this means practically and like with any from soft story ending it's very much up to interpretation. i like to think of it as a kind of prequel to irl. those tiny flames being us humans rising from the primordial ooz

@hllyenaylleth9576

2 жыл бұрын

That made no sense, word salad. Although...... All fires die out till there is no evidence of it having ever existed.

@Frierenhc

2 жыл бұрын

-Fire Keeper (ds3)

@eviljohnnybravo7575

2 жыл бұрын

in other words, the utter darkness of the depression born of flying too close to the sun will eventually erode our memories down to the point that what was old will seem new again.

The thing about it is, FromSoft has been in this position before. Numerous times. They were in it with bloodborne. Dark souls 3. Sekiro. And each time the fans understood, they can't expect simply more of that. The game is the game. No, Fromsoft won't release dlc every year for sekiro. No, there won't be a Bloodborne 2 no matter how much fanart and possible new stories it could follow. Its something that fans ultimately come to accept, and new fans will either learn this mindset or leave the franchise. Fromsoft makes games for us, yes, but also for them. They make them because they want to, they aren't intimidated by the entitled man children wailing for an earlier release or the CEO's demanding it be finished on time. They take their time, and their games are a reflection of that.

@duncanedgin9433

2 жыл бұрын

Intimidated***********

@MrHungryforbeats

2 жыл бұрын

I don’t want bloodborne 2 i just want 60 fps bloodborne 👀

@Lizbeth542

2 жыл бұрын

Go outside Wayne, they already said they're making a sequel/expanding the world

@Thisisthegreatestatofalltime

2 жыл бұрын

Tbh I’m still impressed they released 3 games in three years (with plenty of great dlc on top of that) without any of them being objectively terrible (yes that includes DS2). I’m glad there taking longer breaks between games though since such output isn’t sustainable without complete stagnation of the type of game you make (despite its quality this was starting to be evident with DS3).

@ethanhudson2009

2 жыл бұрын

It’s true that they’re amazingly creative and innovative in many aspects of their design but let’s not act like they only do new things. They’ve used the same UI for every game they’ve released since demons souls. They use the same animations every game. Shit they even have a poison swamp in every game. This isn’t to shit on from software, I love them with my whole heart, this is to say that their creativity could totally come to an end. What else can you do with the souls formula? Going open world really is the last thing they could do to really genuinely change it up.

The idea that FromSoftware is that self aware to make a trilogy about a decaying world and use it as a metaphor for their own creative resource is phenomenal. The worst thing I can think of is From turning into an EA or Ubisoft shilling company.

@logeyperogi1805

Жыл бұрын

They didn’t do it with Elden Ring, in a time of constant shilling, they held their ground It’s gonna be a LONG while before they EVER hit that point, if it ever happens at all

@AKANI32

Жыл бұрын

Coming up next! Elden Ring Immortal!!! DON’T YOU GUYS HAVE PHONES?!?!? Jk i hope they never reach that point but who knows, if the company is sold/bought/merged with something else it could easily fall into a Blizzard scenario.

@saftigerkeks5212

11 ай бұрын

I mean, they didnt do it when all other companies made the big bucks with micro transaction bullshit, so I doubt they will do it in the Future. Not as long as miyazaki is the CEO. Maybe they will later when someone else becomes CEO, and turns the Company to shit, for more Money

@Kira-pv4xq

8 ай бұрын

They will keep trying to keep the fire alive, sacrificing more and more creativity to try to fuel it, but the fire wasn’t supposed to go on for this long, and so the age of dark will eventually meet present.

@DisastrousCake

4 ай бұрын

I mean even by Dark Souls 3 the formula was getting repetitive. I legitimately thought that was the end of soulsborne because it seemed like they had no more interest to make more games (and only even made 3 due to contractual obligations with Bandai Namco).

My disbelief when the Pikmin 4 trailer was all about a dog.

@Sodier402

Жыл бұрын

I trust pikmin, they kept the bulbie design there’s still hope.

@alihasanabdullah7586

5 ай бұрын

After about an year, I can thankfully say, Pikmin 4 was awesome. Some dogs are good dogs.

@jesseparsons3676

4 ай бұрын

Came here to say pikmin 4 goes hard with the dog

I trust FromSoft. They've faced this problem before, and they branched off with new titles. They trained their fans not to expect sequels, and I think the artists there are talented enough not to let their work erode.

@schnoz2372

2 жыл бұрын

I strongly agree

@schnoz2372

2 жыл бұрын

They seem to know what they’re doing it’s real fun

@crothschild

2 жыл бұрын

Next game they have you play as a lowly Fromsoft employee who must travel into the mind of a Miyazaki himself to find the last good idea for a Souls game. He falls into a coma, but fortunately you have the ability to share his dream, which would mix beautiful scenes from his childhood with the most depraved of Berserk panels.

@93hothead

2 жыл бұрын

The next game will be a souls game but without killing, you will be playing as a merchant in a souls game before any war/fighting happens.

@mahfuzannan8270

2 жыл бұрын

@@93hothead there next game is Armored Core. I don't know how it will end, but I'm interested to see.

"I've yet to meet a fire, that didn't fade" Clearly you havent been Emboldened by the flame of ambition.

@Prinz_Kasper

2 жыл бұрын

Clearly he's never looked at the sun before

@curbcheck6562

2 жыл бұрын

@@Prinz_Kasper coming back to this comment in five billion years to prove you wrong

@peacefindersimply5001

2 жыл бұрын

@@curbcheck6562 coming back from 10 billion another star is forming

@thevupham5605

Жыл бұрын

@@Prinz_Kasper Imma come back to this comment after the heat death of the universe to prove you wrong.

@thesilliestgoose5990

Жыл бұрын

@@peacefindersimply5001 coming back during the heat death of the universe when the only thing left in the universe is Black Holes

"Theres nothing left to do after big darksouls" "....big robot darksouls?" "Holy Shit!"

@toji264

4 ай бұрын

Enter lies of p 💀

@witha1

4 ай бұрын

sci fi dark souls les go

@mohammadsufyanparacha9036

2 ай бұрын

@@witha1 what about bloodborne

@witha1

2 ай бұрын

@@mohammadsufyanparacha9036 yo scifi bloodborne!! even better

@kaden-sd6vb

17 күн бұрын

Cthulhuseeker has given me a thirst for a sci-fi souls game

I played elden ring for 221 hours and it has to be one of my all time favourite games if not my favourite. It really does feel as though they have achieved everything they can, im sure our boy Miyazaki has plenty of new ideas for us in the future.

"I've yet to meet a fire which didn't fade" is the most poetic and clever nod to the fanbase. I love this punchline.

@darthvader6808

Жыл бұрын

But it could be easily reheated in the microwave of evil

@buzzyb13

Жыл бұрын

I agree with your sentiment, however I'd argue that "punchline" might not have been the word you were looking for. It was absolutely poetic, and a clever nod to the fan base for sure, but the intent of the message was for us viewers to feel exactly what Peach feels when he thinks about the matter at hand, which is a deep sense of sorrow and bitterness for knowing that nothing lasts forever, and that this particular franchises downfall with be especially wounding for a lot of us hardcore Souls fans. I think maybe the accurate word would've been "conclusion". Not trying to be a twat lol, I really related to what you said and I just think calling it a punchline suggests that it was a joke to some degree, which I can most assuredly say it was not.

@atomix5054

Жыл бұрын

**cough** minecraft *couhg cough**

@igor_kossov

11 ай бұрын

The profaned flame doesn't fade. Unfortunately it's completely evil and wrecks things it touches or is hijacked by evil executives like Sullyvan.

@maybecoolperson7466

11 ай бұрын

A nicely done nod to dark souls

“I’ve yet to meet a fire that didn’t fade”. Jesus, that line hit different.

@stupid90able

2 жыл бұрын

Same I'm not even a souls game fan but it sucks seeing a series reach it peak because you know chances are it only only gonna decline from there

@jasperlim8319

2 жыл бұрын

plin plin plon

@soulofcinder518

2 жыл бұрын

@@jasperlim8319 cant parry the feels

@MrWepx-hy6sn

2 жыл бұрын

The fire fades and the lords go without their thrones

@mackybell14

2 жыл бұрын

Look up, you see that? That great big ball of fire is still there, it's been there since before you were born and it'll still be there long after your grand children's children have gone... It'll go one day sure, but not within a thousand of your lifetimes.... What I'm saying is FromSoft still has Armored Core, pls make a Giant Mecha souls-like Miyazaki. It might keep ya Goin for another 10 years.

“The First flame quickly fades. and darkness shortly settle. But one day, tiny flames will dance across the darkness. Ashen one. Hearest thou my voice still?”

@General540

7 ай бұрын

Everything end eventually, only god is eternal.

They indeed revealed a dog. A hound, in the new Armored Core game. All souls games were just part of a plan to gather budget for the next Armored Core. You have all fallen for it and Michael Zaki will have his last laugh.

Cobbler has the ability to take seemingly random points and connect them into a great point

@kodyokeefe3212

2 жыл бұрын

Cod is actually an extremely similar scenario

@RageQuitRQ

2 жыл бұрын

"I love the Beatles" these are words you hear right before you watch an entire video essay on death stranding

@schizophrenicgaming365

2 жыл бұрын

autism is a hell of a drug

@immockingu3510

2 жыл бұрын

@@schizophrenicgaming365 u rite

@cardboardhed1967

2 жыл бұрын

Gotta love a 20 minute video about elden ring that doesn't start talking about elden ring until 16 minutes in.

"I've yet to meet a fire that didn't fade..." That line hits hard af!

@tomekkowal4780

2 жыл бұрын

What about the sun ?

@paultheviewer

2 жыл бұрын

That too, is destined to implode into a black hole.

@walesjedi9217

2 жыл бұрын

@@paultheviewer white dwarf* but close enough

@francoisrichaud6685

2 жыл бұрын

It really does

@ssic7595

2 жыл бұрын

There is no fire. Really its not the fire that faded. Its yourself...

If there is one thing dark souls has taught me aside from patience it's that nothing lasts forever, every age needs to come to an end. The world will rot, stagnate and hollow if it doesn't.

I love this video. From time to time I come back to it, and it makes me laugh and contemplate on the things you bring to the table on this matter and that's something that doesn't happen that often anymore. It doesn't really matter what they do, its just a game at the end of the day, its not like anyone is going to die if they sell out. But the passion, the care, the reluctant acceptance of whats to come, that fire is rare to find in any form of media, even harder on yt where there's just a lot of videos like this one. just amazing, thanks for doing the things you do.

If FromSoft shows us the dog, it’s gonna be awhile. When they wanted to branch out from Dark Souls, they made BloodBorne. When they felt the story of BloodBorne was finished, they made Sekiro (which is arguably the *boldest* move of theirs). And when Sekiro finished, they fell back on their roots and did *better* than ever before. FromSoftware is very careful with their games. If they have no inspiration, they’ll take a few years break. Then they’ll come back and make more games. And if they have no inspiration for the rest of their lives, they’ll quit while they’re ahead and let their company fade into the graveyard of the best to exist.

@All4Randomness1

Жыл бұрын

I agree with everything but the last point. Companies don't just fade away, they violently die. Even if Miyazaki retires or moves on or whatever, there will still be plenty of artists there clinging to a sinking ship.

@user-zb8wb4vi3w

Жыл бұрын

Elden ring is not better than anything they made before, DS1, BB and sekiro are all superior to ER because ER became a bloated mess after the capital and the boss design was much worse than those 3 games I mentioned.

@gary7867

Жыл бұрын

you have to account their fans as well, no matter how sometimes some of the gameplay mechanics seems tedious or flawed that will kill you for multiple times, they'll play through hell and back out of those games. afterall there is a reason on why dark souls is called "stockholm syndrome: the game"

@DatLazyBoi

Жыл бұрын

@@user-zb8wb4vi3w You were definatly playing the wrong game,bro

@user-zb8wb4vi3w

Жыл бұрын

@@DatLazyBoi you going to sit there and tell me that the doesn't fall apart after the capital? Elden ring was your first fromsoftware game. Dumb fucking zoomer.

“Have you.. Have you never played Halo?” “Of course not! I don’t want the show to be spoiled for me.” Fucking comedy gold.

@skottsimmonds8912

2 жыл бұрын

Halo nuts an bolts got me 😂😂😂

@Noperare

2 жыл бұрын

Neither has the writers. Seriously, the writers openly admit to not have played the games.

@channingtaintum

2 жыл бұрын

@@Noperare I would bet any amount of money that it tries really hard to push ... _THE MESSAGE_

@gunargundarson1626

2 жыл бұрын

@@Noperare nah fr bro they probably had their kid play the game to start to finish, chances are high they are just used to writing scripts.

@MachoMan_Vert

Жыл бұрын

@@channingtaintum ah a fellow drinker viewer I see

"Be very fucking careful." 😂😂 That line was executed flawlessly, man. Loved the video!

There is something about your videos, all of them that i really like and speaks to me... its so perfectly done in my perspective... i just relate and like too much of all of it. thank you very much for your videos, you're truly awesome.

“Have you even played a halo game before?” “Of course not, I don’t want the show to be spoiled for me.” This had me dying 😂

@Strausburg

2 жыл бұрын

Turns out the show has nothing to do with the games or the Cannon, so he had nothing to worry about.

@iceicejay9569

2 жыл бұрын

the show made me rethink the entire franchise and sadly i have lost all investment in that franchise.. its been run into the ground.

@wtpiv6041

2 жыл бұрын

@@iceicejay9569 It really has. Sad to say but infinite just couldn’t rekindle that spark I had playing 2,3, and Reach all those years ago. Maybe a focus on campaign would’ve been a stronger option than MP alone. And I HATE to say it but a Halo BR might’ve actually helped them out here. I wouldn’t have played it more than once like all BRs but it just can’t be denied that the formula works.

The fact that sekiro, (which feels like innovation upon the previous souls format),and elden ring were developed at the same time for 2ish years, and the fact that Miyazaki is known for his experimentation and innovation gives me hope that they still have places to go with the souls formula in the future

@tonyhart2744

Жыл бұрын

as long as you have leadership like miyazaki that didnt end up being a lap dog for investor, I think they could make a good game, maybe not elden ring level. but new IP with fresh story and setting with a liltle bit souls formula is enough we cant expect they make GOTY level game every release lol, the fact that they got GOTY back to back is already highest achievement in video games studios

@textexadecimal9340

Жыл бұрын

Now I just need to see the world of Elden Ring with the gameplay of Sekiro. My life would be complete. And I think mods alone could provide that: like what if successfully dodging resets your roll cooldown and dropping your shield after a hit negates a portion of the attack's staggering effect and stamina drain. Imagine Dark Souls 1's importance of shields, but with a skill check.

@kf1243

10 ай бұрын

Sekiro was developed for 3 years and elden ring 5years. They started full development after the ring city dlc was done. What 2ish lmao

@jacobesterson

9 ай бұрын

@@textexadecimal9340 Sekiro has the best combat in any game of it's type period, no need to overcomplicate it.

@user-xp7ye3fr5l

9 ай бұрын

They most certainly have. The view in this video is just very limited. Human creativity can go nuts if there is a framework for it to spark. And there couldnt be a better framework than From Software.

GET FUUUUUCKED, WE ARE HOME ARMORED CORE BROS THIS IS OUR TIME, REJECT FANTASY EMBRACE THE BOT LET'S GGGGGGGGGOOOOOOOO

The irony being that in armor core 6. Your referred to as a hound.

Truth be told, I completely agree. One thing that I will say is this: If Fromsoft can prove us all wrong and show us something fresh, I see no reason to not release it. However, if this IS it, if this IS the final great idea, let it end here. Let the fire fade. Let the series end on top of its cloud-piercing mountain, but never let it die at the bottom of an empty canyon.

@spamsim8248

2 жыл бұрын

honestly i think ending it at the bottom of a canyon would be a great representation of dark souls bosses and lore with the idea that all great beings will have a fall from grace

@markdibuo3756

2 жыл бұрын

On the plus side, FromSoftware could go back to the Armored Core series.

@on10n64

2 жыл бұрын

@@Wurldz Yeah, Cobbler kind of completely ignored those games. Sekiro and Bloodborne were undoubtedly “soulsborne” game obviously, but they played so different from dark souls and they were still amazing. FromSoft clearly can innovate without going bigger and even after Elden Ring, I’m pretty sure they’ve still got a bunch left in the tank.

@alejandroaraiza2226

2 жыл бұрын

Well Bandai just announced they’re planning to make Elden Ring a Franchise and expand it to other platforms (maybe a movie or tv series) so sadly this is not the end. Let’s hope they can come up with something fresh next time.

@Username-wk7ni

2 жыл бұрын

Fuck off, I don't care if there's no new ideas I'll never say no to more souls games

“I’ve yet to meet a fire which didn’t fade.” That line was quite the sobering final line after the intoxicating high of all the time I’ve spent playing Elden Ring and not even considering that immutable fact…

@CLPS-yt4zg

2 жыл бұрын

It did hit hard, as its true, everything fades eventually. The souls series itself, is a fire fighting, trying to not fade away, and yet most possibly doing to anyway.

@onesadsandwhich

2 жыл бұрын

Actually there’s one fire that has never faded search it up

@panickedpaladin3966

2 жыл бұрын

The game literally just came out, at what point is the problem our shortening attention spans?

@iammaleniabladeofmiquella9159

2 жыл бұрын

@@panickedpaladin3966 game staying power is pathetic, I remember when Halo 3 and Reach maintained an audience for years. Now we're lucky to get a few weeks, it's why innovation is dead because why would you when it's yesterday's news I'm genuinely surprised Elden ring is pumping out over 500,000 players still, of course it'll slowly go down to the usual 10,000 as the next big thing hits center stage.

@datboivenom

2 жыл бұрын

@@iammaleniabladeofmiquella9159 communities complain really quickly and start demanding new content quite frequently now. Look at the comments made by Respawn regarding Apex Legends. The demand is quite high.

I found your work through this video and have since gone through your catalogue. I'm only frustrated I didn't find your videos sooner!

Lies of P is comming out in september and I'm stoked.

This, more than everything else FromSoft has made, feels final. And as a wise woman said… A corpse should be left well alone.

@OhImSaucy

2 жыл бұрын

No fuck that keep making more so long as they keep making it quality and it’s not cash grabs who cares if they keep going

@theantsaretakingover

2 жыл бұрын

@@OhImSaucy I actually agree, I think fromsoft and Miyazaki have a talent of making things that should have become old and rotten by now feel great and new and fresh. I bet you there’s a thousand ideas in that man’s brain on how they can innovate the formula further, and I am all in on seeing how they do it.

@zer0026

2 жыл бұрын

@@OhImSaucy Nothing lasts forever, and only the naive look forward to being a glutton for more of the same. Besides, even if Miyazaki has "am million ideas in his head" like some say, do you really think he's also so close minded that he's going to keep making the same game but a little different with more "refinement" to the formula? I for one look forward to the day Miyazaki makes a game that's not only different from his Souls games, but basically isnt one. A game that has no dpad for equipment and item switching, no bonfire mechanic or estus flask stand in, no death mechanic where you lose xp/currency but get a chance to retrieve it. None of that. I want it to be as inscrutable and confusing and hard to get into as a game like Pathologic 2. Miyazaki is a very smart creator. Once he feels he's done everything he can do with Souls games, he WILL stop making them once he feels they stifle his creativity. He won't keep making what you like forever, and its nothing but stubbornness to say otherwise.

@keketh3777

2 жыл бұрын

@@theantsaretakingover While its a beautiful thought, the Dark Souls games can't last forever. That's the whole theme of the games- holding on is futile. The reason I think Cobbler would say Elden ring is the end it because it doesn't add anything new to the tried and true Souls formula, or at least, nothing too substantial. It combines them in a way. Dark Souls 1 set the stage for both the story/themes for future games, all of them being set in a once grandiose world plagued with disease or corruption, as well as setting up the challenging but overall fair combat. Dark Souls 2, while focusing more on gank fights and quantity over quality, which can go fuck itself sideways, did improve on lots of systems of the first game as a sequel should, like weapon repair at bonfires. Dark Souls 3 combined difficulty, improved systems, and the best story out of all the games. Bloodborne flipped this all on its head, changing the gameplay from defensive, dodge 'til you get an opening sort of combat to fast-paced fighting that rewarded you for aggresiveness by restoring health as well as flat-out removing shields as a defensive option. You cannot be passive in that game, and that's why it's so fantastic. Elden Ring takes most of these concepts and combines them, in what feels like a curtain call to the series. But it doss not make the future look bright, because it does not add anything new besides an open world, which the games cannot bank off of as their new identity. It simply would not work.

@ItachiUchiha-69

2 жыл бұрын

@@zer0026 buddy Todd Howard has made the elder scrolls into his own universe. Doing the same game since 1994 and people eat that shit up, seems to be doing something right.

One thing you’re missing! Fromsoft wanted to make an open world game for nearly a decade. They tried to make Dark Souls 2 open world but didn’t have the tech, failed, and quickly made what they had into Dark Souls 2. Elden Ring is them making the game they wish Dark Souls 2 had been.

@anaguma90

2 жыл бұрын

Elden Ring actually reminds me a lot of DS2. Massive weapon and build variety and a whole ton of bosses, except the quality is just way higher.

@hackabusa

2 жыл бұрын

This has been my thought since the beginning (plus the piece of concept art for a divine tower that looked like Heide's Tower). This feels like a refined, Miyazaki-directed DS2, even down to the tutorial cave.

@JohanKylander

2 жыл бұрын

They brought back build variety especially with DSIIs powerstancing.

@damienmichiels4119

2 жыл бұрын

We finally got ds2 2 boys

@jmjedi923

2 жыл бұрын

@@anaguma90 I'm a ds2 fan and I was thinking the same thing, reminds me so much of dark souls 2

I have been been in a binge of your videos, even for games I've never played. Please make more gaming videos soon, youre a great storyteller

In retrospect, we have armored core now lol. Looks like that dog isnt coming up from hell yet!

"Whenever I climb, I am followed by a dog called Ego" - Nietzsche

@spiegeltn

2 жыл бұрын

"There's a black man that follows me around when it's sunny, I call him Leon." - Brick from Anchorman 2

@tyler-jo1wr

2 жыл бұрын

crazy this is a real quote wtf

Counterpoint: Sekiro was amazing, and it was still a Souls game while developing one of the most original and visceral combat systems of the last decade. Before that, Deraciné was a VR visual novel, basically. And, by all accounts, Fromsoft is turning to Armored Core next. So, From isn't the kind of company to just keep churning out Dark Souls forever. Not like Halo and CoD just keep getting pushed out for profit alone. Hell, even Elden Ring isn't truly Dark Souls. I don't doubt that, while Miyazaki is in charge, that they'll keep pushing to make innovative games. Even if they have to get a big Souls-like paycheck every once in a while.

@toobig7150

2 жыл бұрын

Comparing halo to Cod is really unfair. Cod is an anual release that its around is 26th? game Halo is just on his 6th main entry game, 8-9 if you count the spin-offs that most "casuals" did not play (Wars, Assault, ODST) I get what you mean but man, comeon, it has been 6 years since halo 5.

@CRISNCHIPS12398

2 жыл бұрын

It’s like CoD now they’ve gone free to play and launched a barely moving husk of a game where the store is the main focus.

@ebicrobloxmaster

2 жыл бұрын

@@toobig7150 Halo is not as awful as Cod but it would still be better imo if they never made a new Halo game after Reach as all the 343 games feel like they were just rushed out for profit

@iDrifT4YourLove

2 жыл бұрын

I want armored core back so bad it hurts

@loois3431

2 жыл бұрын

yeah all the companies he cited are western, asians have a different mindset and it makes all the difference.

These videos/reviews are truly masterpieces

Pikmin showed the dog

Ya, as soon as I started playing, it felt like we hit the ceiling of something. And I think I'm ok with that, Miyazaki himself is not fond of sequels. But at the same time, I'm in no rush to beat this game...

@mackybell14

2 жыл бұрын

I feel like whenever Miyazaki hits a ceiling, he just goes to another room to hit another ceiling there 😂

@micalzoncillo249

2 жыл бұрын

@@mackybell14 i think he did exactly that with sekiro

@ucnguyenquang9030

2 жыл бұрын

@@micalzoncillo249 oh god yes! thank you for reminding me about that masterpiece! I was sad as hell thinking maybe there will never be another darksoul game but Sekiro 2 eh!!! and 3 and 4!! oh god a new age of awesome Fromsoft games!!!

@timnguyen4211

2 жыл бұрын

@@ucnguyenquang9030 Bruh, they're gonna revive the mech genre with the leaked Armored Core 6.

@jock4551

2 жыл бұрын

The game still has close to 0 narrative, dialogues and quests. There's a lot to add... Imagine this world design with witcher's quality of characters and the above.

"I've yet to meet a fire which didn't fade" Utterly poignant, poetic and fitting to the subject matter. Masterfully put

@dkhosh7380

2 жыл бұрын

"but of course time did that most terrible thing it does and passed cruelly onward" ~ DJ Peach Cobbler

@christianvisperas4027

2 жыл бұрын

@@chrism4403 yep its really not

@supremelemon6934

2 жыл бұрын

laughs in profane flame

@Huntanor

2 жыл бұрын

It's also a paraphrase of a dozen traditional quotes.

@N3onDr1v3

2 жыл бұрын

If you think the whole "link the flame to become the new age of fire or dont for an age of darkness" wasnt a take on the game industry, BOY have i got news for you.

One of the most clever and entertaining video essays I've watched in a long time. Dropping a sub and rlly hope to see more 10/10 content like this in the future

And that dogs name is 621. *armored core noises*

Idea for FromSoft: A setting where the world isn't dead. I know, that's crazy. But hear me out, I feel like including an active town or two without corpses in the streets could be a simple thing that could freshen things up.

@josephfischer7623

2 жыл бұрын

I agree so much lmao

@sodaman4165

2 жыл бұрын

Does the jar town count?

@denisperevertov8690

2 жыл бұрын

That would require FromSoft to create a new game instead of copying a 14-year old game for the n-th time. It's not going to happen xd

@sodaman4165

2 жыл бұрын

@@denisperevertov8690 Jarburg as a area exists so it is possible for from soft to make one.

@walktroughman1952

2 жыл бұрын

Sekiro was that, kind of. It was in a way a livelier game.

As a huge fan of the series, I share the feeling of finality that Elden Ring brings, its not a sad ending though. I've played Dark Souls since DS1... I have fond memories of this series and finally coming to Elden Ring gave me the feeling of 'We made it, from software has, in a way, defeated this genre'. As you said there's nothing wrong with the familiar things Elden Rings shares with its predecessors that is exactly why it is great, its the final perfected version, and if (given the popularity) FROM decides to release a sequel I'd eat it up, But part of me would always know that they've already done all they can, and for this series moving on is probably the best thing now.

@xairo8134

2 жыл бұрын

@@yellowcard8100 I think this, sekiro and bloodborne very much still fall into the 'soulslike' category, while I have faith FROM could probably create successful new IPs I don't necessarily think Elden Ring is evidence of that, it's the final product which is a collection of ideas that they've worked on for over a decade now.

@jooot_6850

2 жыл бұрын

Elden Ring is truly the Dark Souls of the Dark Souls trilogy.

@BenDover-qg3lj

2 жыл бұрын

@@yellowcard8100 It's a sense of finality because it's very hard to recreate the experience you have first time with a game. Not trying to be corny it's just facts. Mechanics can only ever be refined to a certain point until it becomes another game entirely. Its final in the idea that the series can never really evolve from this point, except like cobbler said the addition of a dog, or building. I mean it's not bad, it's just not unique or BOLD anymore. Hopefully the team at FromSoft are excited to make something they really enjoy next :D

@rockybacigalupi444

2 жыл бұрын

@@yellowcard8100 except they didn't change up the formula with those games? It's the same formula just a different setting and maybe a couple slightlyodified mechanics

@FardtilUshid

2 жыл бұрын

@@yellowcard8100 What does Doom do that's so different or new? I played like 60% of it and then got so over the pacing, platforming, upgrades. I'd honestly rather play an early 2000s WW2 shooter.

It's so over, from has fallen, billions must dog

I like to imagine you had a video script written about dogs for a while now, then Elden Ring came out and you were like "How can I work with this?"

@yamo511

8 ай бұрын

yeah pretty much

Honestly can't wait for the upcoming Armored Core release so DJPC can make all the mech references known to existence

@hamoodhabibi1579

2 жыл бұрын

same here

@brianferry4592

2 жыл бұрын

My dog has covid

@nobuffer101

2 жыл бұрын

I would love the revival of Armored Core. With a lot of genres gaining momentum, the Mecha genre needs to be revived!

@ultimaxkom8728

2 жыл бұрын

Oh, Armored Core. What a nostalgia... I hope they would revive it so that I can relive the experience once more.

@aaronball4700

2 жыл бұрын

Ehh I’d honestly prefer a new Game like metal wolf chaos, just a balls to the wall mecha game that’s written like a mix between late night talk show political commentary and jojo levels of insane bullshit thrown into a blender and then hidden from the legal team and PR department until after its already released. That’s my only explanation for how that game released out of Japan during that time. Imagine the conversation between the project director and his direct supervisor. “Did you run this by legal?” “No…..” “You’re going to run this by legal though right?” “Fuck no! Did you read the synopsis? Legal can deal with it after release.”

Do I sense a dog in the future? Fuck yes. Will I still trust FromSoft, atleast one more time, to deliver a good game? Fuck yes. I understand how you feel Cobbler, I have played Elden Ring for around 150 as well, and I am not in the endgame yet, close to it but not yet there. And boy, this does not feel like Bloodborne or Sekiro, it doesn't feel like something new but just a really great refinement of Dark Souls, and that's fine; refinement is good. But I dont think it can be refined anymore. I feel like From's gonna have let the Souls genre go. I will mention that I don't include Sekiro in Souls genre it's too different imo, so Sekiro sequel might be on the table. But DS, Elden Ring and Bloodborne? It seems they have reached the peak of refinement atleast game mechanics wise, story wise I suppose there is more in Bloodborne, maybe even Elden Ring(though I understand little of it right now, but what I understand feels like the end), but I am pretty sure DS is done story wise as well ...But I am not a game dev, nor am I as creative as people at From, they may be able to blow my/our minds with the next Souls, that's I will somewhat blindly trust them atleast one time, I feel like they have earned it.

@warrantyV0IDED

2 жыл бұрын

Next from soft game is probably gonna be armored core 6. And about time too.

@helexable

2 жыл бұрын

we still have DLCs to wait for as well im hoping for 4 of them with on being a pvp focused one

@kpando4952

2 жыл бұрын

i feel like people miss things like the jump attacks, poise mechanics similar to sekiro and the level direction of the game as well as many art direction similar to bloodborne, soul like games are very similar because the gameplay is so thight that if you were to mask elden ring with a 1800s feeling you'd be like "man this doesn't feel like darksouls but more like bloodborne"

@lorscarbonferrite6964

2 жыл бұрын

They might be done with the Souls genre, but I'm not sure. In two years, it'll mark the 30 year anniversary since FromSoft first started exploring this concept, with King's Field back in 1994. There is clearly something about the whole medieval dark fantasy and high difficulty formula that typifies Souls games that FromSoft, and perhaps Miyazaki in particular, is consistently drawn to. It's held their interest for almost 3 decades now, so I don't think it'll be something they shift from too easily.

@renno2679

2 жыл бұрын

DS3 ended with a potential for a new world. Elden Ring's two out of three major endings open a potential for a new world. I think they'll just keep trying to evolve the games. Although I wouldn't mind if they made something different again like Sekiro...

Elden Ring makes me feel like the way I used to play games on Nintendo DS, when I just wanted to keep playing.

I feel like this is a somewhat sad look at this monumental achievement. As cheesy as this motivational story has gotten, it’s like the 4 minute mile. People literally thought it wasn’t humanly possible to do. Until one guy beat that, and tons more followed shortly after. My hope is that Elden Ring is the 4 minute mile in the gaming industry.

@jontedeakin1986

2 жыл бұрын

Somebody missed the point lol

@TheGr0nch

2 жыл бұрын

@@jontedeakin1986 Rather had a different take. I think that Elden Ring isn't the first of a lot of future games that will die over a long period, I actually think Fromsoft is choosing the path of some of their other games. It's a fresh idea.

@Saltbreather

2 жыл бұрын

I like your optimism and I hope you’re right

@evn556

2 жыл бұрын

Correct take.

@victor_734

2 жыл бұрын

@@jontedeakin1986 lol so having a different opinion is missing the point?

Cobbler ... You are the voice I didn't want to hear. The nagging, I ignored. The amalgamation of all things I thought good and to be praised, made mundane. Pls don't stop.

@Astrrxl

2 жыл бұрын

tf aer u meaning

@pubaguh3199

2 жыл бұрын

What

@Cheesepuff8

2 жыл бұрын

I feel like after finishing a peach cobbler video everyone who watched it now talks and writes like him for the next 15 minutes of their life

@dud5606

2 жыл бұрын

@@Cheesepuff8 Same thing happening under Yahtzee's Zero Punctuation videos.

@evn556

2 жыл бұрын

@@Cheesepuff8 literally bro lmfao, like chill

just started watching this channel yesterday and you can never really guess which direction the narration is going to take over the course of the video. it's a really nice touch and something I think a lot of From fans ignore, these games are still within the context of the gaming world and the dirty business that comes with it

I just wanna rock back and forth, repeating "who hurt you" and then I'll brush your hair

@erikreddington461

Жыл бұрын

Who hurt you, cobbler, who hurt you, who hurt you, who hurt you..m

@moon_cricket8358

Жыл бұрын

Wtf dad

As a middle aged gamer I can say that I used to hit this feeling often. I had a lot of fun with Elden Ring, but it was largely a game I had played in different forms in smaller packages throughout my life. The older you get the more this happens, but it isn't a horrible thing. Just make sure that in between the big hits you take some breaks to reset your gaming bar lower so the next big one you play feels good. If you keep plugging away hoping to chase that same dragon you'll rarely get it.

@sporechannle

2 жыл бұрын

Same advice works for crack too

@kingfatty_sea5885

Жыл бұрын

And heroin, fentynal hahahahaa

@theajtruth

Жыл бұрын

Inserts meme of Stan telling that to Randy .

@MiguelAngelGutierrezRamirez

Жыл бұрын

Play some fighthing games or couch multiplayers in between. If you can, play with kids (like, family, don't go around taking other people kids, that'ts not cool).

@asdfghjkllkjhgfdsa8725

Жыл бұрын

You played elden ring in smaller bits throughout your life? The game was out for like 3 months when you wrote this...

As much as I've loved this entropic take on a potential future, I can't help but feel hopeful. Thing is, I don't think From Software will run out of ideas. There's always more to take and when they decided they needed more for an open world, they sat down and decided to get some professional help. George R R Martin was an acting means to spark new ideas within the team. He built the ground work and the team went wild. They're bound to find new ground, new ways to evolve. They aren't above asking for help to do so. But even if it does end, I hope its with a proper send off with their best ideas, and with enough money to retire their entire team for life.

@CanadianYeti69

2 жыл бұрын

It's just a melancholic take that focuses on how other developers have faired, so FS MUST do it too. Guys, they've been hitting the ball out of the park since Demon Souls. That's an incredible track record, especially when you compare it to its peers.

@PauloGarcia-sp5ws

2 жыл бұрын

@@CanadianYeti69It really is, I'm absolutely dumbfounded by how many amazing games FS have made. Its just hit after hit with them.

@Odinsday

2 жыл бұрын

@@PauloGarcia-sp5ws Hidetaka Miyazaki has a certain method to his madness you just can't find with other developers. Even when heading in different styles of action adventure (Dark Souls to Sekiro), there is a specific underlying philosophy that keeps everything together. It is a combination of the near endless creativity of the Fromsoft team, Miyazaki's excellent writing and worldbuilding, and the unrelenting passion he and his team have for gaming as a medium. Even with games that are more controversial like Dark Souls 2, I think it is a great game in its own right.

@soutomaioraway666

2 жыл бұрын

I honestly just wish to play a new armored Core by fromsoft

@WyattWeir65

2 жыл бұрын

@@soutomaioraway666 honestly, I wouldn't mind playing that either. I grew up playing the splitscreen versus on those games with my brother. But I was too dumb a kid to master the mechanics and finish any of the titles. A chance to try again would be phenomenal.

Brother, I think you were just born for this. Pure talent with your content, and I love it!

First off, amazing video, subscribed. But more importantly, I'm here from the future to gladly inform you that FromSoft did not have a dog in it's future but instead a big ass robot. Fears of stagnation are warranted, in a lot of ways FromSoft has already grappled with that problem with DS2 being a rushed out developed-mandated sequel and DS3 reflecting their own desire to let things die. But this is the same studio who dropped something new in Sekiro right after that, who experimented with a weird VR game like Deracine, and who are now following up their most successful title with a return to a long dead hardcore mecha action franchise that is extremely different from a soulslike. They even gave an interview where they repeatedly rebuffed the notion it would just end up as "mecha souls". Yeah, I think FromSoft is gonna be just fine. They're simply too talented.

I wholeheartedly disagree, regardless of some of the points in this video. However, Dark souls 3 also felt like the end. Sekiro felt like the end. Yet, here we are. The game is set up to have future expansions, for the world to be experimented with, a test. Depending on how well ER does, decides the future. And it suceeded insanely more than their own predictions.

@Bruh-ei3cg

2 жыл бұрын

Facts.

@INTCUWUSIUA

2 жыл бұрын

Sekiro didn't feel like the end. Sekiro feels more like the future. Making tighter and more focused experiences in its vein seems like a good direction to take for the time being. Long term though I think they want to make Miyazaki's true dream game. It's why they're returning to Armored Core. Miyazaki's ultimate dream is to combine the gameplay of Souls and Armored Core.

@Sin526

2 жыл бұрын

@@INTCUWUSIUA HORRRRY SHIIIIIIT!!!

@saganc.4090

2 жыл бұрын

It’s a genre, not a series. They can change whatever they want. I think that Zelda is the best example of a game that lasted forever, and never really jumped the shark. Its still going and every piece is at least good if not awe inspiring, because they know how to change things

Great video, as always. Elden Ring does feel like their magnum opus/swan song. The love, effort and detail is brilliant in this game. The only other thing From Software could do to mix things up for their Souls formula is something noticeably missing from most of their Souls games’ (except Sekiro, sort of). That would be to make a Souls game (not necessarily open world) that is set before, during and after the decline of the world. I want them to make a world that people really care for. Sure the Souls’ games are fantastic, but no one in their right mind would get a house in Blighttown, Undead Burg, etc. Imagine the game starting off beautiful, a civilization at it’s peak and it slowly breaks down to what a Souls game setting is. Which is a dying world, barely holding on. To give a comparison from a gameplay perspective, think of how the setting of Majora’s Mask starts off “normal” then decays to the end of the world. How the characters in the world act on Day 1 vs Day 3. I hope they make a game like this, with essentially 3 big acts defining the peak of civilization, decline and fall. You as the player would live through all three, and then truly care about fighting for this broken world. I sometimes think about how great the Age of Fire in Dark Souls 1 was at it’s peak, and what it was like for the Undead Curse to break out and then how the world decayed to what it is when the DS1 starts.

@starhammer5247

2 жыл бұрын

They're not going to do that. According to recent news, they're apparently going back to an old series of theirs under the name of Armoured Core.

@MidlifeCrisisJoe

2 жыл бұрын

@@starhammer5247 And as an old Armored Core fan, believe when I say: That's a good thing. Armored Core was the best damn mech series ever made, and it was made when there were actually a bunch of mech games as competition.

@starhammer5247

2 жыл бұрын

@@MidlifeCrisisJoe And I don't fucking doubt that especially considering the few gameplay snippets I've seen of Armoured Core and how Armoured Core V had the first Patches. I'm interested to see what they do with this new instalment with their extra decade of experience.

@CWFDSmokeEater

2 жыл бұрын

This is what i want bloodborne 2 to be, the decline of yharnam

@starhammer5247

2 жыл бұрын

@@CWFDSmokeEater There won't be a Bloodborne 2. But there will be an Armoured Core VI.

The beginning of Fallout 3 is my favorite intro to a game ever. Learning about all the people in the Vault and growing up as you learn how to play. That was awesome and prepared new players perfectly.

Pikman 4 just showed the dog.

14:28 "You handed us the corpse of Michael Jackson then asked us to make a hit record with him" so true what a great analogy damn

@NR-wk5dc

2 жыл бұрын

wrong timestamp you mean 14:20

@stateofopportunity1286

2 жыл бұрын

Lol. Not remotely. Bungie set up the next story arc. Bungling gameplay, storytelling, and game design wasn't due to Halo being obsolete. It was due to 343 not having a clue. Apologetics disguised as philosophy are a bad look.

There is one key difference between Elden Ring and all your other examples though : From Soft isn't owned by a big publisher with creative control over their output. If they don't want to work on a game, no one can force them to. The closest comparison would be Blizzard before they were absorbed by Activision. A studio with massive success, adored by its fans and thus able to use the talent of its developers to launch new successful games one after the other. And the only way I see From Soft losing its soul (ahah, pun) is if they also get bought by some big publisher. But why would they ? They aren't exactly in financial distress right now. I don't know how they could top off Elden Ring but I think they're clever enough to not try and instead go in some other direction. One with big fuck-off mechs if rumors are correct... I, for one, am very optimistic about them.

@guest_zzroman2076

2 жыл бұрын

Armored Core Souls?

@Bukwheat

2 жыл бұрын

Wasn't Sony wanting to buy them?

@Gehshme

2 жыл бұрын

Ah yes, good point. Thanks God they are not partially owned but some kind of big media conglomerate like Kadokawa Corporation who has business alliances with Tencet and Sony. Oh wait...

@randalthevandal4170

2 жыл бұрын

Armored core Enjoyers rise up

@cameronfrizzell3978

2 жыл бұрын

How long till they are bought by one though

This was a beautiful video. Thank you.

Seeing this before armored core fires of the rubicon drops let’s see what happens next I suppose.

Every fromsoftware game feels like the end ngl.

@NoSmoke1

2 жыл бұрын

True, they could have done nothing after DS1 and I would have accepted it

@ziggytheassassin5835

2 жыл бұрын

Ya dark souls 3 felt like the biggest end for me. Elden ring feels like another game in the post dark souls 3 era for from software where they make games that all feel seperate from eachother like sekiro and that new sci fi game that i heard rumors about.

@willvermillion1025

2 жыл бұрын

@@ziggytheassassin5835 the sci fi game is an armored core reboot

@qaztim11

2 жыл бұрын

@@willvermillion1025 god I hope so. Can't wait to see how they would handle the series in the current day.

@RyANWaLlEt

2 жыл бұрын

@Abandon Ship FromSoftware will keep reigniting their flame until all that is left is ashes, and, just like the world of Dark souls, no one knows how many cycles it will take before they truly reach the end. Every journey will be new, and every journey will captivate, even when we're treading on the ashes of glory. Or something like that.

Honestly I’ve always had this subconscious thought and I’m glad to see it put to words. But in a world full of Call of Duties, Far Cries, and disappointment with every new triple A title, it is a breath of fresh air to play something like Elden Ring. While I acknowledge the potential future, this game has made me and my friends feel like kids again, and, as such, I’m just going to live in the present for a bit and enjoy the game.

@simonfarre4907

2 жыл бұрын

There are good AAA games. Tlou2, god of war, Horizon Zero Dawn. All unique. All hand crafted from the graphics, to the story to the characters. Elden ring follow suit, although it doesn't come close to the story of those games, but I don't think they are even going for that. From isn't exactly the greatest story writers in the world to put it mildly, but for RPG, story isn't the key element, the world is and it is far easier to write/design worlds than it is to write intricate deep dives of specific characters. But since they put the same amount of detail in their world as aforementioned games put in their story, they produce a good quality AAA game.

@brandonaumiller3997

2 жыл бұрын

@@simonfarre4907 I never said there weren’t good triple A games, but they are very few and far between. Two of the games you cited as examples are almost half a decade old, with the exception being The Last of Us 2. Even still, you can’t ignore the controversy surrounding whether or not that game is considered “good.” It is loathed by many and I would hesitate to throw it in with unanimously beloved titles, despite having enjoyed the game myself. I would also disagree that world building and environmental storytelling is “easier” than a deep character dive. I don’t think one takes less craftsmanship than the other, but I do know that to enthrall someone in a world you’ve created, you have to master subtlety and the environment must engage with the player beyond being a “set piece.” These are two things very few writers achieve. Skyrim, on a surface level, is very basic and almost laughable mechanically and narratively and, yet, it is one of the most beloved games of the decade because of its capacity for environmental storytelling and sense of adventure. I consider that an astounding feat in game design despite its flaws, and I would argue that it has as much merit as a game that puts more emphasis on character than world. I believe that Elden Ring achieves the same thing, and I think the story that IS present, albeit simple is enough to grip the player and get them asking questions about the deeper lore. Complexity is not always akin to quality, and Elden Ring is nothing more than it needs to be. Moving forward I hope that this series continues to expand upon its simple premises, in depth mechanics and fantastic world.

@bluewizard8318

2 жыл бұрын

way to ride the fence

@ojamarojo1301

2 жыл бұрын

@@bluewizard8318 What side is there to pick? There isn't even a fence to ride here, the dude literally just acknowledged that they can't milk the Souls formula forever and then followed it up with "This game is good at least, I'm going to enjoy it while I can," and your immediate gut reaction was to [incorrectly] throw out a buzz phrase. Is _pretending_ to be retarded a hobby of yours, or are you the real deal?

@ojamarojo1301

2 жыл бұрын

@Pinko Slink Let me guess, you're the same type of person that thinks the Simpsons are still good aren't you?

This is one of the best youtube videos of all time

Pikman 4 trailer showed the dog not looking good.

Wait, is Peach the one player who left all those “dog” messages in Elden Ring? Truly a man cursed with knowledge.

I just discovered you about a week ago Cobbler and after binging every single one of your videos I have to say, you got the spice. You have some really top tier content. Your analyses are some of the most genuine and nuanced out of all the guys out there. Your trajectory looks good, just remember what your fundamentals are as you grow because it will get very easy to get lost in the ether as you grow. Write that shit down. Thanks for what you do man, I'll see you on the next video. Get some sponsors.

@nobleradical2158

2 жыл бұрын

Manz goated with the sauce

@Jo-po2oo

2 жыл бұрын

your comment is way to intellectual for me to understand any word also i hate punctuation but im here because i find the idea of a talking pie funny

@khornii7513

2 жыл бұрын

lets just hope that the world wide inquisition of "Raid Shadow Legends" doesn't turn it's cash grabbing head and convert our great pastry man into the light of random mobile game sponsors

@nathanjensen7825

2 жыл бұрын

Cobbler is the lord of spice. Like seriously I don't know off the top of my head what the perfect amount of spice in a normal peach cobbler is but I'm guessing in this case it's more than the rest of the ingredients combined. The topics are usually challenging and the delivery usually makes me feel like someone is being verbally slapped. But unfortunately I know that one day even this will end. To paraphrase: "one day the spice shall fade and only crumbs shall remain"

@ohlookitsbryan

2 жыл бұрын

Perfectly put.

I also dread the day their creative fire fades. The fact that they outsourced the worldbuilding for Martin makes me think Miyazaki didn't have any concrete ideas, yet it also makes me hopeful for the future. Sometimes you just need the time to be inspired before you can make something new.

your reviews always remind me of my inability to change things in the world as a whole and give me extreme depressive episodes. Thanks for the amazing content you glorified fruit and bread mixture

@luciferhuey6285

2 жыл бұрын

Get you brother

@gbreuil1

2 жыл бұрын

Well isn't that one of the most depressive game franchise when half of characters dies for the good of the plot, and evil win because why not :D

@martinmayor1575

2 жыл бұрын

That hit a little too close to home...

@ryguytrys

2 жыл бұрын

I don’t know why the comment section here is so fucking bleak but you are a human being. The only known creature in the universe capable of freely manipulating its surroundings and circumstances. You are literally a member of the only species that can change things in the world.

I'd compare this feeling to how I felt after 500 hours of witcher 3. It felt like the end of something great that I may never experience again. But I came to realize that's not a good position to put yourself in. Life goes on, and if I'm putting that much of my personal satisfaction/ sense of fulfillment into a video game then something needs to change

@apotato6278

2 жыл бұрын

You know, there's nothing wrong with feeling that way. I've been building stuff for as long as I remember and at a certain point I began to expect the next project to always be bigger and better. Eventually I built something so large and so nice that I knew deep down that I would never surpass it. At first I was proud but after a few months I was beset by a lingering sense of melancholy. It was the end of me, I felt that if I disappeared at that very moment it wouldn't have mattered since nothing I ever built again would feel the same. It doesn't matter if it's a video game, a hobby or a way of life, your feelings are still equally valid and seeing the end of something great will always be a bittersweet experience. I sincerely wish you the best in finding a new and fulfilling interest. Personally I've headed to the Elephants' Graveyard of carpentry so I'm going to compile all my blueprints in a book. After that I'm not quite sure what to do with myself.

@javirios3107

2 жыл бұрын

@@apotato6278 Very emotional speech

@javirios3107

2 жыл бұрын

@@apotato6278 Praise the message!🙌

@TheRealSonicBeats

2 жыл бұрын

That's just from the stigma of gaming as a past time. Remember, it's your personal self worth and happiness, no one elses

@smirfbroil6934

2 жыл бұрын

Nahh that's just how things go. Every good trilogy of books makes me feel that way too. Movies are great but they don't last long enough to make a good connection with the characters and the world like games or books do. It's hard letting go of things you love

Close to perfection as you can get. Great video

The transition from call of duty ghosts to Fallout 4 was the funniest thing I've seen all day😂

Elden Ring feels like a brand new beginning to me, a proof of concept that FromSoftware can make a large, open world that connects as seamlessly as any other Soulsborne game they made does and still have it be a different experience from all the others. Wherever this journey takes us next, I'm confident FromSoftware won't disappoint us for at least one more journey.

@Spinexus

2 жыл бұрын

The point is that big doesn´t equal good. You can´t just make every souls game open world from now on. Remember Elden Ring and Sekiro were in development at the same time. This game took ages to make. There will be a fight at bandai about money for their next project. They will expect huge revenue from now on. Which simply cannot be achieved by games like Sekiro or Bloodborne. They are too specific. Even alot of core souls fans did not play Sekiro because of the setting or limited gameplay options (weapons). It´s either they will trust Miyazaki and let him do whatever he wants OR they will push him out since he won´t change his mind for anyone (probably).

@RyANWaLlEt

2 жыл бұрын

@@Spinexus That implies Bandai Namco makes decisions for FromSoftware, which they don't. They have no authority over FromSoft, because they're completely separate companies. Miyazaki is completely free to do what he wants, and that doesn't mean the next game will be a massive open world game. It's only a proof of concept that did insanely well, market-wise, and with how FromSoft makes games, we can only really expect great things from here- following a track record of great things. I also don't see, even if Bandai Namco did have creative control over FromSoft, why they wouldn't have tried forcing Miyazaki earlier to conform to the rest of the industry if money was an issue. FromSoft has always made niche games with high difficulty, and has carved a path of success by doing so. Their latest game follows none of the modern gaming conformities, and yet was a massive success. If Bandai Namco was keen on forcing conformity, Elden Ring wouldn't have come out the way it had. Elden Ring doesn't feel like the end. It's another beginning for FromSoft, just like Sekiro was another beginning, just like Dark Souls was another beginning, and just like Bloodborne was another beginning. Unlike most companies, FromSoft lets every beginning have an end by not making sequels- DS3 excluded because Miyazaki was sore over DS2. FromSoftware have proven an ability to take the concepts and mechanics from every game they make and adapt them for a new game, set in a similar genre but with a different story.

@gutar5675

2 жыл бұрын

How many times can you do that while keeping it fresh and inspired? Yeah ubisoft can shell out multiple large open worlds a year, but they all end up feeling the same and purposeless. Bethesda proved time and time again that they could make good open worlds and Skyrim proved that they could be massively successful, but Fallout 4 still felt passionless and creatively bankrupt to me.

@RyANWaLlEt

2 жыл бұрын

@@gutar5675 But none of these comparisons actually connect with FromSoftware, which doesn't release multiple games a year and instead takes the time to truly create every game they have so far released. Elden Ring doesn't even imply that their next game will be an open world, and they certainly won't release their next game in the next few years. This is the same problem that the video itself had, "Well, all these companies are terrible at doing this, so FromSoft is going to do it poorly too!"

@dearkazuscorner2549

2 жыл бұрын

@@RyANWaLlEt exactly!!!

Man this really makes "Time for Dog" infinitely more chilling.

Pikmin 4 has a dog. This video is a curse on my mind.

This video is my first contact with your channel and I'm definitely subscribing, 10/10.

I remember hearing about a month before Elden ring dropped that fromsoft put out a survey to a limited audience to gauge interest for future projects, showing private screenshots of their next game. According to the people surveyed (note they were under NDA) they saw screenshots of a new armored core, the series from was previously known for back in the early 2000’s. Interesting if this is the case, from might have already figured out how to escape the series fatigue of dark souls… instead of trying to continue to innovate after making their magnum opus, their instead going to revive a niche classic off the back of the success of Elden ring. Its kind of a genius move really, now that they have everyone’s attention after Elden ring, people will be waiting to see what they’ll do next. And with armored core being something they already have experience making, plus the fact they have a massive audience now waiting, seems to me like they might just have found a way out of a corner.

@Noxturne09

2 жыл бұрын

Armored core was fun as hell too, one of the best mech games around

@shroudshift9969

2 жыл бұрын

I would love to be able to play a new AC game.

@mathewkeen2356

2 жыл бұрын

They made skeiro and Elden Ring at the same time. They are probably working on that and another souls type right now.

@Burger19985

2 жыл бұрын

jesus christ the game looks sick

@sivadirective9060

2 жыл бұрын

"From the creators of Elden Ring" in the trailer. I can see it now.

Another example of the "going open world with nowhere left to go" effect is Sims 3

@chad933

2 жыл бұрын

open world wasn't enough open lets go open city

@tonydewitt9394

2 жыл бұрын

Go Make more music for me and stop getting lost in expansive video game worlds!

@WHTVRWHTVR

2 жыл бұрын

Your cover of Ferris Wheel on Fire is the definitive version of the song and I'll always love you for that

@j.jonahjagerson5497

2 жыл бұрын

Wow Billy. Great moves! Keep it up.

@kenm1167

2 жыл бұрын

I prefer your Zerwee album to Weezer itself

Hey man I randomly stumbled upon your page. You did an excellent job on this video.

This is hilarious considering the new trailer for armored core leading with "wake the dog up" at the beginning. Only time can tell.

"There was nowhere to go with Fallout" - I just don't agree with this - Making games is expensive and extremely risky, so of course there is immense pressure to not do anything truly new with an established series - why kill the golden goose? Fallout New Vegas proved that you can do fallout 3 RIGHT, but that was done by a team on the side without the pressure of a numbered release - it was a throw away and they can take that risk. From is in a different situation, we wouldn't have had bloodborne and sekiro if they were all about, sorry for mixing metaphors, milking the golden goose.

@azazellopez1046

2 жыл бұрын

Fallout just needed the job rpg aspect to go full on new controls fps mode with iron sights and slide moves etc

@ignizxnr3021

2 жыл бұрын

Nah fallout fell off, its trash

@MrSkeltal268

2 жыл бұрын

You’re right. It’s not about fallout, or even gaming. Once a medium reaches a certain point in its life, the bottom line becomes the only metric it is judged by. Sadly, video games crossed this threshold. The minute something makes a crap load of money, it becomes the expectation. So risks are adverted, and costs kept down, and they try and do the same thing over and over with minor “tweaks” to entice people.

@klikk99

2 жыл бұрын

​@@MrSkeltal268 Yeah totally - but just in the AAA/AAA-adjacant space - it's an unholy alliance because you need a ton of money to make a massive polished game and that money comes from people who only care about that metric. I worked at CCP when there was a shitshow around microtransactions (back when that was a new concept) and tbh CCP got it wrong and messaged it badly but they had good intentions - management legit saw it as a way to avoid being beholden to those interests. I think this is why From is so refreshing - they just do what they do regardless of whatever trend is happening (I mean- how late are they at an open world game? In 20 years will we have a battle royale Dark Souls???) - it's like someone who has their own personal style they like which goes in and out of fashion. I play way more indie & open source games these days. Being in game development I still see indie studios who knocked something out of the park on some bootstrapped project and pick up financing for a new project thinking they'll be the ones to buck the trend and always a year later it's the same story. Not gonna name names, but these are good people it happens to, but they're always the ones to take the blame when the project ends up disappointing.

I love this, as your thoughts match mine to a tee, I’ve just not been able to put them into words. When riding around in The Lands Between I’ve occasionally felt this feeling of sonder and hopelesness, dressing what’s next and how From is going to top this stuff. Going big is usually the last bastion.

@jacobhobart845

2 жыл бұрын

Nice DS2 reference

@btchiaintkidding7837

2 жыл бұрын

Fromsoft does make other games too, they even made a VR game in recent years. But i guess by fromsoft you mean "miyazaki games", After the great DS1, He did a weeb game, a HP lovecraft game, ds's fanservice normie game aka ds3, and now the open world souls game too. What can he do more with soulslike formula? I still think as long as he can come up with new idea for new settings and even plot we can exoect good soulslike genre of games from him. Maybe no more of true "Souls" souls games of medieval fantasy but more like sekiro and BB , U know

@poutineausyropderable7108

2 жыл бұрын

@@btchiaintkidding7837 You calling ds3 a fanservice normie game. Tf. Pray tell why you dislike it.

@seorwhite3333

2 жыл бұрын

They can't possibly top this and they don't have to, they might just make big Bloodborne lmao.

@WardenLoveless

2 жыл бұрын

I dunno man, DS3 felt more like the end than Elden Ring. Then they made Sekiro! I don't think they'll ever stop making cool sword games.

I understand what you mean, but when FS gives us that dog I will still gladly welcome it with open arms, they've earned that much. Over the hill or not, I have faith that they still have plenty of ability to make something the fans will love

Great video with some good insights.

The “Dog Thesis” of modern gaming is a fascinating, landmark academic analysis the current state of the games market, and I look forward to your further publications on the subject. Also this is funny as shit. As a graphics programmer, the 512MB of GDDR3 RAM on the 360 made me burst out laughing lmaoo thank god I found this channel

@yellowsocker

2 жыл бұрын

im racist

@iamwithinyourhome

2 жыл бұрын

@@yellowsocker what did he mean by this

@scottjefferson4048

2 жыл бұрын

@@yellowsocker the racist man is here!

@unrelentingawesomeness7501

2 жыл бұрын

@@iamwithinyourhome its pretty self explanatory what he meant

@TK-7193

2 жыл бұрын

dog ahead, therefore try friendship

this video absolutely fucking rules

@Albert-_117

2 жыл бұрын

Dude it’s all speculation.

@Bignis805

2 жыл бұрын

I absolutely agree it started about elden ring then he proceeded to shred every hated game and dead franchise he could

@BryanSalyersXD

2 жыл бұрын

@Kyle Kyle Kyle

@retardsonacid2631

2 жыл бұрын

@@Albert-_117 not really, the main point of focus might be. (as in, souls-like games ending). but not the actual truth behind the other dead games he was talking about.

@__mindflayer__

2 жыл бұрын

@@xptv11 okay

The nuts and bolts joke had my sides going every which way Thanks

The blessing and the curse of being able to watch something become so great it falls apart is truly one of the toughest burdens.

I actually view Elden Ring as the start. No more straight forward area unlocking but vast exploration completely unguided. What makes this game great isn'T just the game itself but the fact that almost every player will have a unique experience that is up to them! Sure paths overlap here and there but for a fair amount you will play this game the way you play this game and nobody else will. It is absolutely fantastic and THAT is the real new'ness of it. Name a single openworld game that does exactly this. Just on. One where you can technically beat enemies you are much too weak for still and feel acomplished. The hits, the feel of it is mindblowingly awesome. This feeling of fear, terror, annoyance, bliss, happiness, sense of achievement and last but not least supremacy once you leveled up and have strong weapons and found your playstyle. When you just own bosses because you can. I honestly don't know a single game that has ever created this sense within myself. I love it. Even the ocassional cluckiness or PC hardware stutter is forgiven for this piece of epicness. It has been forever since I spent so much time thoroughly playing a game and trying to find every secret and search every nook and cranny because I WANT to not because I literally cannot miss it and it is annoying if I dont do it. It is hard to phrase it accurately. But this is absolute and utter awesomeness and I hope we get to see more installments of the sort. This is not Dark Souls at all aside from the basics but you have to be willing to see it for what it is.

@rouyzaki3758

2 жыл бұрын

I just, can't agree with you. I feel your feeling optimistic about the next big FS game that'll comes out, but I just feel this would be the best and its peak. Just can't feel more than grateful and blissful that I am alive at this exact era where Elden Ring is released. Which this video vocalize my feeling really well

@hieroprotoganist3440

2 жыл бұрын

@@rouyzaki3758 Next up,bloodborne open world with even more trick weapons, platformin and stealth kills.

@jjjaegerist0433

2 жыл бұрын

Botw and skyrim too ig

@HighDeafRadio

2 жыл бұрын

Dog this game fuckin sucks and you're an open world shill lol. Go play Assassin's Creed again.

@ozm0zesjoe466

2 жыл бұрын

Why tf people write fucking thesis in comment sections

Something that gives me hope for the future of Fromsoft is that after they’d been perfecting souls games for years, they brought in an outside consultant to help them make Elden Ring. That consultant just happened to be one of the most celebrated fantasy writers of our time. Watching those old teasers and listening to some of the dialogue from the game honestly feels like George R R Martin wrote a handful of interesting bits of lore that weren’t at all intended to be connected and Fromsoft said, “we can work with this.” If other developers were as willing to collaborate across genres and mediums more often, I think we’d see many more games as interesting and fulfilling as Elden Ring

@sebastiansteven9588

Жыл бұрын

That’s pretty much the point of this. There’s nowhere higher to go, other than just regurgitating the same stuff the made Dark Souls and subsequently Elden Ring so good. I mean how much bigger and better can the get? It’s like u said, one of the most renowned fantasy writers of mankind helped them make the story and it is an obscenely large game. How much bigger and newer can it get? Not very much

@codyschwarz5155

Жыл бұрын

George is an absolute hack but it was a good idea to bring him in. -an ASOIAF fan for more than 20 years

@v2153

Жыл бұрын

He added literally nothing to the game. You people are delusional.

@sebastiansteven9588

Жыл бұрын

@@v2153 he did the worldbuilding bruv

@v2153

Жыл бұрын

@Sebastian Steven What world building? You mean the same exact desolate landscape filled with undying people that you fight over and over because some force is keeping things like this that's been in every single from soft game since demon souls? George made the name of nearly every single character match his initials because he's an egotistical hack. Thats all he did. Can't even finish his own book.

Best review I've seen. Covers quite abit of space and time alike, very cool.

I think you've captured into words something I've felt about elden ring since I first played it, but I haven't really seen anyone else address. I will say it gives me a lot of hope that they are going for an armored core title next. I'd be very happy if they just made a few dlc for ER and then left the genre a while to develop while they work on other projects. As an artist I know some of your best ideas come from working on a completely different project. ER feels like the culmination of dark souls, and if it's the end of souls, it's been a beautiful end, but I feel pretty certain that for fromsoftware as a whole this is only the beginning

@hyde4004

Жыл бұрын

I just hope that whatever they decide to do they keep the general concept of combat with telegraphed moves that you need to avoid and punish.

This review does feel like the end. It's so well put together and thoughtful. Every single conclusion made here is on point. It makes you go deep into the feelings you already had about the game and really come to understand why you feel like that. Don't know if I ever going to enjoy a review as much as I did this one, but I hope Cobbler can continue to outdo itself.

@Darko807

2 жыл бұрын

Next video he showcases his dog

@altusshow7574

2 жыл бұрын

@@Darko807 it's too late. Look at the thumbnail, this _is_ his dog video. And it's pretty over the top. Next I'm afraid we'll get an "ancient Rome 2" video.

@NOTIAREPANDA

2 жыл бұрын

It only serves to remind me that eventually, video games may not be a part of the future.

@victor_734

2 жыл бұрын

This video actually has several wrong conclusions. Ill name one which is that Bethesda doesn’t care about Fallout anymore. There is literally no reason to believe that

@altusshow7574

2 жыл бұрын

@@victor_734 "Fallout 76"