It's not a masterpiece.

[Max and Omnis]

Is the game fun? Yes.
Is it a masterpiece? No.

After spending 100+ hours in the game, I have noticed that there are many cut contents just left there, unfinished, ubruptly ending mid-story, without proper conclusions. It is obvious that the development of the game was rushed at later stages.

For example, take a look at this (spoiler): https://www.reddit.com/r/Eldenring/comments/tf0qwi/datamined_scripts_and_dialog_for_the_scrapped/

and this (spoiler): https://www.reddit.com/r/Eldenring/comments/teujy7/the_final_remnants_of_the_scrapped_nepheli/

Dataminers found out that they both were cut out and they are not accessible by normal means.

There are a several more like them that I know of.

In my book, a materpiece is something that was completely and perfectly made and polished from top to bottom.

Elden Ring still is very fun to play and worths every penny at its current state, but it lacks what it takes to be called a masterpiece.

[Octonaut]

Masterpiece game? no

Fleshed out game that feels like it is valid of it's cost? yes

In terms of a AAA title and compared to a lot that have come out recently it feels the most complete and doesn't flood the user with micro transactions, DLC etc. I don't feel like I've been sold a limb of the game and have to then buy the rest of the body.

There is plenty wrong with the game and some questionable design ideas, but I don't feel like I've been sold a virtual market to buy from like most modern AAA and think the reason it's getting hate from plenty of other publishers and producers is because it's selling well without these things.

This is why deem it a masterpiece, because they were just sold a game.

[Project KV-31]

Origineel geplaatst door Peppermintaddict:

Is the game fun? Yes.
Is it a masterpiece? No.

After spending 100+ hours in the game, I have noticed that there are many cut contents just left there, unfinished, ubruptly ending mid-story, without proper conclusions. It is obvious that the development of the game was rushed at later stages.

For example, take a look at this (spoiler): https://www.reddit.com/r/Eldenring/comments/tf0qwi/datamined_scripts_and_dialog_for_the_scrapped/

and this (spoiler): https://www.reddit.com/r/Eldenring/comments/teujy7/the_final_remnants_of_the_scrapped_nepheli/

Dataminers found out that they both were cut out and they are not accessible by normal means.

There are a several more like them that I know of.

In my book, a materpiece is something that was completely and perfectly made and polished from top to bottom.

Elden Ring still is very fun to play and worths every penny at its current state, but it lacks what it takes to be called a masterpiece.

Quest design is god-awful.

[mewlynx]

ds1 is classic and a masterpiece imo, yet it still has the obviously unfinished lost izalith and bed of chaos. games can still be amazing despite their flaws

[[Heretic]Rivga]

I have to agree with the OP here, I purchased the game after watching skillup review on YouTube and he stated that thus game redefines the open world. After playing a while I can safely say he is full of crap, the open world feels empty and soulless, it very much reminds me of an mmo.

The game is great and I am having a load of fun, I certainly do not regret the purchase, but master piece and redefining the open world - I don't think so.

[walter white estrogen cook]

Origineel geplaatst door Front Bucket:

no one cares about your opinion dude

i care

[ZTL-Altima]

Origineel geplaatst door Peppermintaddict:

Dataminers found out that they both were cut out and they are not accessible by normal means.

Big projects without cut contents does not exist.

It's not a masterpiece because there are lots of gamedesign flaws, but it's a 10/10 if you compare it to the low state the games industry is at.

[OfficerTerror]

And, a masterpiece would support Ultrawide

[j]

lol they just patched those quests in

[Berserk]

Hope FS can complete those story lines in the upcoming patches or at least complete it in the DLCs.

[Max and Omnis]

Origineel geplaatst door jim:

lol they just patched those quests in

Yeah, I just saw it. This game is a masterpiece.

[ᴠ̅̅ɪ̅̅ᴘ̅̅ᴇ̅̅ʀ]

This game is a masterpiece!

[A-Silly-Bun-Bun]

Some of the npc questlines may be fixed now btw. They have added in the endings in the lasr update