theres a thread that asks what you rank elden ring among souls games, and im wondering how often it being at the top of that list tracks with how much you enjoyed BOTW
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Elden Ring Poll! Does your ranking of it among souls games track with your ranking of BOTW?
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I wouldn't say botw is a goat but it also is better than just okay. Elden ring is the best souls game to me though.
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I just voted the first option but I put ER above Botw at this point
That said BOTW is also amazing. They are both great games
I just voted the first option but I put ER above Botw at this point
That said BOTW is also amazing. They are both great games
I mean, ER has a ton of flaws.
Both games are great. And also *very* different.
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lol BOTW isn't even the best Zelda game let alone the best open world game.. nintendo fans legit be acting like that game invented open world games smfh.
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lol BOTW isn't even the best Zelda game let alone the best open world game.. nintendo fans legit be acting like that game invented open world games smfh.
Both of them fall short of why I loved each series in the first place, and honestly even with the meme comparisons of Elden Ring and BOTW, they both follow a similar progression in how each game expanded.
I don't like where either of them went to in the end. Really do not enjoy the "emergent gameplay" style of open world, in some regards they annoy me more than map bloat games just because exploring to find a quest/dungeon that ends up being shit just means I've wasted my time.
I don't like where either of them went to in the end. Really do not enjoy the "emergent gameplay" style of open world, in some regards they annoy me more than map bloat games just because exploring to find a quest/dungeon that ends up being shit just means I've wasted my time.
Elden Ring is great from what I've played, which granted isn't that much yet. BotW was a mediore experience.
ER and BotW are both great. I like BotW more, but they're complimentary. Both are the best games in their lineage.
I think BotW would have been better with a complete underground. ER has that. BotW's got better world interactions and provides more options for approaching situations. But ER's combat at its best is second to none. ER better integrates its dungeons into the overworld. BotW makes overworld locations more visible, and is thus more easily navigable. They trade blows when it comes to world design.
Both games have best in class map systems, that feel like natural sources of discovery. Both spur exploration in the same way.
I wish BotW would have leaned more into simulation aspects. If it included sleep and hunger mechanics, at least in master mode. Would've been all for that. I wish ER was a little more accommodating when it comes to lock on. Wish it had fewer big bosses in small arenas. Neither game is perfect. Both deliver so much on what I want though.
I think the strong interactivity and best-in-series puzzles are what make BotW for me. It's a more varied experience than Elden Ring, and I think in the end it will have sustained my attention longer. It's also more enjoyable to play, more fun to just get around the world. But I sure am hoping the world design in the next one takes a few cues from ER.
I think BotW would have been better with a complete underground. ER has that. BotW's got better world interactions and provides more options for approaching situations. But ER's combat at its best is second to none. ER better integrates its dungeons into the overworld. BotW makes overworld locations more visible, and is thus more easily navigable. They trade blows when it comes to world design.
Both games have best in class map systems, that feel like natural sources of discovery. Both spur exploration in the same way.
I wish BotW would have leaned more into simulation aspects. If it included sleep and hunger mechanics, at least in master mode. Would've been all for that. I wish ER was a little more accommodating when it comes to lock on. Wish it had fewer big bosses in small arenas. Neither game is perfect. Both deliver so much on what I want though.
I think the strong interactivity and best-in-series puzzles are what make BotW for me. It's a more varied experience than Elden Ring, and I think in the end it will have sustained my attention longer. It's also more enjoyable to play, more fun to just get around the world. But I sure am hoping the world design in the next one takes a few cues from ER.
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Weird poll...This game blows Zelda out of the water and it's not even a little close. I'm talking 13 billion light years apart. BoTW was and still is hot garbage compared to most games nevermind comparing it to Elden Ring.
It's missing some middle of the road options for me. I think Elden Ring is in the upper echelon of Souls games but I like Bloodborne's more focused, singular, experience more.
I think BotW is in the mid-tier of Zeldas. It isn't as bad as Skyward Sword but the weapon durability and lack of dungeons drag it down massively for me.
I think BotW is in the mid-tier of Zeldas. It isn't as bad as Skyward Sword but the weapon durability and lack of dungeons drag it down massively for me.
These games make me a believer in open world. Also elder scrolls. These 3 are making living worlds you care about. Worlds where everything isn't just a checklist. Worlds with layers. Layers of content that builds the experience. Exploring that you can enjoy.
95% of open world games are boring and just not fun.
Best part is all of them can be improved. Meaning they're on the right track and others are not
95% of open world games are boring and just not fun.
Best part is all of them can be improved. Meaning they're on the right track and others are not
It does but its also newer
BOTW is aging and was a transition title for the franchise in many ways
It wasn't the first game of its type but it got attention similar to Mario 64 for being a flag bearer into these new design concepts for Nintendo games
I don't think beating down on it is super fair outside of just pointing out where the genre is evolving past what Nintendo accomplished
This opinion is just factually wrong. ER is awesome but BotW is a magnificent and absolutely seminal piece of work as well. Very bold from both developers and they succeeded big time.
The same reason there can only be one greatest game director of all time, despite there being a million genres. People just love to crown kings/queens, it's a weird thing to me too
It's best not to respond to posts clearly lookin for attention. Like responding to a prank call. Don't give 'em the satisfaction. They are not worth even the seconds of time.
Because the new narrative is that zelda revolutionized open world and that elden ring copied it. Bith those statements are false btw.
Their view is subjective obviously, no need to tell them it has a tonne of flaws if they don't think it does. I don't get the discourse about games in this place soemtimes...
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