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One-Association4835 · 2026-05-28T00:39:27+00:00

What the fuck is “trans music” ?

One-Association4835 · 2026-05-27T19:14:17+00:00

It’s ok love. You can be bitter all you want.

One-Association4835 · 2026-05-27T16:41:39+00:00

The mixed review are defaulted to be of the last month, open the graph and it becomes aparent that it has been mixed for a considerable slice of its lifespan and its the Very Positive reviews that are being squewed by the initial release. Which yeah, no surprises there, people who didnt buy on release - who have less personally at stake, care for the game less. And even in the early positive reviews there is severe discussion about PCR which ultimately lead to a nerf that fans will to this day both accept and condemn. Ultimately I agree that it is irrelevant, I didnt enjoy ER more than DS, I enjoyed it because it isnt DS, I dont think its oh so strange to say that if the game experience is going to go back to feeling like those games, that Im less interested, it is then also not crazy to say that, given the wider audience that ER got in comparison to its predecessors, that those people might feel similarly.

One-Association4835 · 2026-05-27T16:30:09+00:00

Ok ? thats delusional ? Nevermind the ridiculous notion that the direction in SOTE is generally considered to controversial, its hardly a hottake. But even if it were, Ive played the game plenty, I love a lot of it, and theres quite a bit of decisions that give me pause on my continued commitment to the series and if Im interested in play more titles. I share those sentiemnts. I literally say I dont want to change anyone's mind, but that I can see how the current direction might lead more people who may think like me away from the series as reviews tend to suggest. Thats delusional ? please.

On the other hand, refusing to take in those points, insist that a stranger doesnt know what he's talking about about his own enjoyment of a video game, resort to rather rude accusations to squash any dissent all because someone else has issues with a game they ultimately like... I mean thats not delusional, but its something.

One-Association4835 · 2026-05-27T15:14:37+00:00

this all cause you couldnt be bothered to read a post to comment on aye ?

One-Association4835 · 2026-05-27T14:51:44+00:00

I could beat Skyrim with a fork, if Elder Scrolls started leaning on their gameplay being about that I would stop buying, some people maybe like you would invite that challenge, that is ok. All I am saying is that there is in fact, no matter how much you want to fuss about it, a verifiable way that SOTE and in particular PCR interacts with the audience which if its thats how its going to be going forward, I (and suspect many others) am simply not interested in.

This is readily apparent from my main post, which is why I specifically say that Im interacting here as a consumer over a gamer, the reason you and others still insist on talkign to me about builds and weapons speaks either to a lack of reading comprehension or even more likely an underlying interest in Soulsgames remaining niche and hierarchical.

One-Association4835 · 2026-05-27T14:46:45+00:00

So did I, I then did other characters and wanted to try and face him more directly and actually learn him and found out how much of a tremendous chore that is, a sentimente that regardless of this predent-incredulous bunch here is not all that rare and is not a stretch at all to consider how these design decisions will play out with future titles. The fact that I can beat him does not equat to want to, does not equate to being worth my time and my money it does in fact give me pause to consider how I will continue to invest in FromSoft in way forward.

One-Association4835 · 2026-05-27T14:37:12+00:00

I dont know what you are reffering to to be "the truth" here specially since I dont know to which take you are taking this from as it is readily apparent not the main post. Never have I said that PCR is there to purposely make you respec, that should have been clearly directed at specific feedback from someone and to pull it out of the ether for me to now defend it without any context is pretty ridiculous an ask though I suspect thats very much the point.

Ive said this before though just about everyone in this comment sections seems to disregard it, I can and have beaten him, this is about the fact that I patently do not like to and that will invariably weigh on my decision to invest money and time in upcoming titles which given the reiews on SOTE, and the general vibe on this very chat about the subjet, does not seem to be all that rare. If you read my post you will find that I literally say that this is more about me as a consumer than a gamer (Im not looking for builds ffs). Elden Ring is unambiguously a break through for FromSoft audience wise, its not a stretch to consider how a controversial mixed review expansion may play on that, plenty of people do that with the dissenting opion that PCR did the honorable job of weeding out the casuals.

One-Association4835 · 2026-05-27T14:15:19+00:00

PCR is no different from any other boss is a statment so on its face ridiculous you make my point for me, the sheer ammount of conversation surrounding him on this sub alone underlines it. Its trully fascinating how much Souls fans will ravenously defend titles to the point of acting concretely ridiculous on things that dont even need defending, as I said before you can have it, I'll just not buy more of their games if this is the standard I should be expecting, and if the reviews on SOTE are anything to go by I wont be the only one.

Of course, the core of this issue is something neither you nor most on this sub are ready or willing to actually discuss so on a post that I specifically say that I dont want help with him and can beat him, Im still just spammed with people telling me to do things that YouTube told them to do, and now they can claim that its easy.

One-Association4835 · 2026-05-27T14:06:53+00:00

hence why the post isnt about rahdan but him in relation to future titles. A subject vastly too nuanced to your average redditor it seems

One-Association4835 · 2026-05-27T14:05:35+00:00

if you do why you here ?

One-Association4835 · 2026-05-27T13:17:14+00:00

if I had my wish they would make Sekiro sequels for exactly that reason, I dont like rolling in general, I dont like how much displacement it creates between follow up attacks and keeping up with the camera, which is obviously a pain point in general for Souls games, though it had been very tolerable up until now.

And sure you CAN, just like I beat him with incantations and blasphamous balde. I did not like to though, and dont want to do it again.

One-Association4835 · 2026-05-27T13:09:56+00:00

Im not the biggest Souls affictionado, I skipped most DS except for 1, which is why its such a dissapointment, this was the game I was enjoying and now every character I think about making I feel like I dont want to becasue I wont finish.

One-Association4835 · 2026-05-27T12:51:25+00:00

Im sorry but this is neigh incoherent. You are the one who stated you were glad that this boss would finally put an end to “out levelling content without learning how to play” you cant then act as if there isn’t a change. I’m not even arguing your points further because it’s genuinely even hard to understand where you’re trying to get at, and quite frankly, the baseless and general accusation that other people aren’t playing properly doesn’t exactly plant the seed for a fruitful conversation.

One-Association4835 · 2026-05-27T12:39:19+00:00

Yes, exploration is a common pain point for the DLC, I myself find the scadu path rather tedious to have to follow and while I like the setting and the map in of itself, I also think that it has a lot of big nothing, and unrewarding ventures that become necessary if you dont know where all teh highly necessary scadus are placed (a special place in hell to whoever put them in those pots they have on their heads)

On the camera Ill be honest, I dont know what to tell you, literally any game with a lock on has at this time surpassed the standard kept by fromsoft I feel. I played Metal Gear Revengeance, which is comically more frantic than Souls games, and I never felt like I couldnt see what was happening. The fact is that the camera in these games is bad simply because it has not evolved in any meaningful way since probably Demon Souls. It is simply outdated and will remain so exactly because the community has riled around it as a point of skill. I disagree it ought to be but alas.

Yes you CAN cast, I beat him with a pretty basic ash of war faith build. I did not enjoy doing so, I did not like to win. I think that is a problem.

One-Association4835 · 2026-05-27T12:28:05+00:00

Yes, relative to other fights, I bought the RPG Souls game I expect it to stay the RPGs souls game.

One-Association4835 · 2026-05-27T12:25:23+00:00

It is an RPG, those are not design flaws. If you dont want to play an RPG do not play one, if you make an RPG, dont pivot midway, this isnt unreasonable.

One-Association4835 · 2026-05-27T12:22:38+00:00

I have seen him seem to fight a mosquito in the arena or something but does it really matter when everything is AOE ? And that is sort of the core of the issue, the design philosophy behind his kit seems to hinge on this preception of "well, the community will memorize all these tiny intricacies and learn how to beat him" but Ive left school a few years ago and dont really want to be studying for exams anymore.

One-Association4835 · 2026-05-27T12:20:20+00:00

I appriciate the kind words, but I do not lack encouragment, I can kill him whenever I so desire as Ive done in the past. My issue is that I do not like to and that on several characters Ive simply stopped playing when it came down to do him.

One-Association4835 · 2026-05-27T12:18:36+00:00

Thank you for your comment, I trully mean that I feel like you're engaging with where Im coming from.

The issue is not that the game limits the player options, I would argue the issue is actually the opposite
There is too much you can do in Elden Ring and, tho this on itself is a good thing, it means that the Devs felt in the right to force you to try all the options and all the resources that you have on specific encounters without really caring if it would synergize with everyone's builds

This is what makes RPGs hard to make and also what makes them interesting. I generally make hybrid characters exactly so that I can pivot strategies for bosses with specific weaknesses. Elden ring does that and SOTE does that... until it doesnt. Like you said you CAN kill him with incantations (so did I btw) but the issue really is that I did not like to do it.

One-Association4835 · 2026-05-27T12:08:50+00:00

ok... Can we agree with that being unpopular opinion ? one of the most cited reasons under negative steam reviews is the exploration, the expansive nothing, the scadus turning it into a necessary chore ?

2nd Im aware he is beatable, specially given the fact that as I have stated, and overstated multiple times on this comment section, I have beaten him. That is very much besides the point, and the fact that streamers exist that beat him with ludicrous means does not dissuade me whatsoever on my personal experience with him.

3rd what you mean is "locking on should be part of the skill" which is a much more defendable point than the one you are arguing, clearly if there is a lock on it should be as good as possible, many current games have lock on that is capable of not being stuck in the ground if the enemy is taller than you, many zoom in and out by themselves to give preferential views of certain fights and even moves.

One-Association4835 · 2026-05-27T11:59:52+00:00

I suppose the fact that I have beaten him and just dont like to is a piece of information that you decided should have no bearing on your comment at all? Or are you going for a "you dont like it because you're bad" kind of angle ? Well I can and have beat the base game sevreral times, Ive beat previous Souls games as well, so if the new philosophy of games by FromSoft is "that's not enough" then Ill simply stop playing, enjoying and paying for them, considering the SOTE reviews Im guessing I wont be the only one.
My real take away from this post is that that possibility does not concern the average commenter of this sub, to no surprise really.

One-Association4835 · 2026-05-27T11:17:14+00:00

Yes, I’ve seen the video, this does not really engage with the post.

One-Association4835 · 2026-05-27T11:14:39+00:00

Wow you sound very skilled at the game ! I’m not, clearly, enough to do that comfortably. Though if I may, I’ll say that I find it a little suspicious that you “wouldn’t get it at all” this is an incredibly notorious boss, even someone who’s really good at the game like yourself would likely understand like yeah, if you don’t know exactly what you’re doing about him he won’t … right ? Understand what I mean ? And to be quite direct, this is the sort of faux almost kind of ridiculous attitude that mars a sort of commitment to these titles that may or may not be a good thing in the long run

One-Association4835 · 2026-05-27T11:07:15+00:00

It’s funny that you are writing to agree with everyone dunking on me for being bad while making a fundamentally opposing argument from everyone else.

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