r/videogames • u/PoopsMcScoots • Aug 19 '26

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u/Cosmointheskye Aug 19 '26

Elden ring or any other dark souls games

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u/Many-Cartographer278 Aug 19 '26

Most of them suck. Dark souls 3 and elden ring are solid.

The caviat is you need to Google everything because the game assumes you are an unemployed lunatic that will work things out on your own.

Also the story telling in fromsoft games is legit terrible and players need to stop giving them a pass on that. Needing a YouTube video to explain it is a failure, not a complexity.

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u/SweevilWeevil Aug 19 '26

So DS1 sucks in your opinion?

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u/Many-Cartographer278 Aug 19 '26

In terms of story absolutely.

Gameplay wise, it was a fun evolution from demons souls

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u/eso_scamlord Aug 19 '26

Its story is goated. just youtube it if you cant be bothered finding it.

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u/Many-Cartographer278 Aug 19 '26

Why do you have to "find" the story?

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u/SweevilWeevil Aug 19 '26

Like someone else said, a story isn't bad just because it's not spoon fed to you. The mystery and intrigue are part of the appeal to many. I think this is more of a "I don't like the way this story is told" rather than a "the way this story was told is bad".

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u/Many-Cartographer278 Aug 19 '26

Mystery is fine. I love mysteries. If the mystery is only revealed by a third party on YouTube then the source material did a shitty job telling the story.

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u/QuuX24 Aug 19 '26

You don't have to watch YouTube videos. You can actually play the game, explore the world and piece together the lore for yourself.

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u/SweevilWeevil Aug 19 '26

Those are just people who have solved much of the mystery. If you want to explore that side of the game, it's there for you to do so. But again, it's not meant for you to grasp the narrative or story by just listening to characters' giving you a full exposition. It was intentional and it's just not for you. That doesn't mean the story is told poorly.

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u/Pacify_ Aug 19 '26

If the mystery is only revealed by a third party on YouTube then the source material did a shitty job telling the story.

Or maybe you could have a brain and figure it out yourself?

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u/Many-Cartographer278 Aug 19 '26

https://www.reddit.com/r/Eldenring/s/23TaLzxhCd

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u/Pacify_ Aug 19 '26

All the Soulsborne games are you get out what you put in.

Personally, I think ER is the weakest of them, just because of the open world did not fit how From does NPC storylines.

Bloodborne however was wonderful, especially on a second play through.