Elden Ring is the most over hyped game in the last 10 years (Outside of Cyberpunk 2077)

[Shocker]

Can anyone explain what the hell is going on? I know that the From Software games had a loyal following base, but WTF is up with the unexplainable hype surrounding this game? It's beyond anything I ever seen in all my years of gaming (Outside of the garbage Cyberpunk 2077).

Sekiro was and still is the only From Software game I played, and it's because it's the only one that got my interest. It actually has a story, and the combat system isn't as limited and stiff as all the other From games. Sekiro has the best combat system out of any game I played. It won GOTY and it still only sold over 5 million? Elden Ring looks like Dark Souls 3.5 and for some odd reason everybody in their mother is buying and hyping up this game. Where the hell did all these people came from? Why the hell is this game selling so absurdly well, and why is it selling better than the obviously more fun Sekiro?

I'm not saying that Elden Ring is a bad game. I'm not saying that you shouldn't buy it and play it, I just don't get it why this game is so much more hyped than any other game from Demon's Souls to Sekiro, when it really is just Dark Souls 3.5. I just don't get it. Is it because the gaming streets are so dry out there?

[Grottowalker]

Cyber whatever 2077

[NisseDood]

Originally posted by Grottowalker:

Cyber whatever 2077

How can a game that got mostly ♥♥♥♥ be overrated?

[Grottowalker]

Sekiro is for the more hardcore fans of fromsoft. Elden ring is for the masses.

Both games are like a duality of fromsoft's format.

Linear vs. open world
Set character and weapon vs. Make your own and pick your own playstyle.


Sekiro is easily my fave out of the series. Though Elden Ring is good for other reasons then why sekiro is good.

[Shocker]

Originally posted by Grottowalker:

Cyber whatever 2077

Oh, crap, you're right. That was even more absurd, especially since it's a mediocre buggy mess at best.

[Demonos3]

Blame advertising focusing mainly on "Omg GeorGe rR MarTiN!" So you got a lotta game of thrones fans that never would've bought or even looked at the game.

[The Black Baron]

Originally posted by Demonos3:

Blame advertising focusing mainly on "Omg GeorGe rR MarTiN!" So you got a lotta game of thrones fans that never would've bought or even looked at the game.

All he did was change Souls into runes. "World building"

[[Lethalvriend]]

I don't know where all the hype came from, it nearly passed me completely even. But having finished this game and having done like 95% (probably missed bits here and there) it's a good game. Plain and simple. I guess their marketing and RR Martin influence drew in loads of new people. I have no idea what the actual demograph is that ended up purchasing this game en masse, but it at the very least encompasses a large part of their previous Souls fans. Ironically I haven't played Sekiro yet, not Demon's Souls.. will get to that at some point. I will say that the Souls games do indeed have some limited combat if you don't use unique weapons or mix it up with spells, ashes and consumables, but to call it bad would just be discrediting something that has proven to work and is fun to many people. There's a lot more depth to the goofy and cool stuff you can pull off in this game than just R1 through everything.

[NisseDood]

Originally posted by Demonos3:

Blame advertising focusing mainly on "Omg GeorGe rR MarTiN!" So you got a lotta game of thrones fans that never would've bought or even looked at the game.

Dunno why they had him write lore when most of the game mechanics makes it in to dark souls anyway.
Feels more like they just wanted his name but not actually write anything.

[Shocker]

Originally posted by Demonos3:

Blame advertising focusing mainly on "Omg GeorGe rR MarTiN!" So you got a lotta game of thrones fans that never would've bought or even looked at the game.

That kinda explains it where the hell all these people came from.

[Shocker]

Originally posted by Lethalvriend:

I don't know where all the hype came from, it nearly passed me completely even. But having finished this game and having done like 95% (probably missed bits here and there) it's a good game. Plain and simple. I guess their marketing and RR Martin influence drew in loads of new people. I have no idea what the actual demograph is that ended up purchasing this game en masse, but it at the very least encompasses a large part of their previous Souls fans. Ironically I haven't played Sekiro yet, not Demon's Souls.. will get to that at some point. I will say that the Souls games do indeed have some limited combat if you don't use unique weapons or mix it up with spells, ashes and consumables, but to call it bad would just be discrediting something that has proven to work and is fun to many people. There's a lot more depth to the goofy and cool stuff you can pull off in this game than just R1 through everything.

I understand that the Souls combat can be fun, but believe me when I say that it's nowhere near as fun as Sekiro's, at least in my opinion.

[Oobaneko]

Zelda kind experience.

[Janthis]

Elden Ring looks like Dark Souls 3.5 and for some odd reason everybody in their mother is buying and hyping up this game. Where the hell did all these people came from? Why the hell is this game selling so absurdly well, and why is it selling better than the obviously better Sekiro?

Two main reasons: Extensive marketing / hype campaign, and Dark Souls fanboys. Sekiro wasn't as popular because it deviated from the DS formula and not as many people were interested in the Japanese setting. This was more popular precisely because it feels like Dark Souls 3.5, imo.

[GermanyMan]

Its a freaking great game. The Hype is deserved.
Compare it to other "Hype" games, like Farcry 6 or Lost Ark or nearly any other AAA game.
They were hyped alot, yet they failed to deliver.

Elden Ring makes the Open World an acutally world where you get rewarded for actions you do. Unlike other games where there are collectibles all over the world that are there just to give the player something to do.
Its a fanservice game for us "Fanboys", made just with us in mind. Yet the majority of the so called "casuals" enjoyed the game too.

[FreudeSchönerGötterFunken]

Happens when you have 12 million in sales and a community that saw only a slight increase which led to more positive than negative views.

Although, the game itself got stellar reviews, the overwhelmingly positive reception drowned out legitimate criticism (about the pve-side, pvp is always toxic so no change there)

Now, critiques like joseph anderson painted a more realistic picture, expressing high praise but also pointing out its flaws which turns the game from a masterpiece (10/10) to a great game (8/10), a much better and realistic outlook on the game.

Too much positivity can also be negativ.

[zaeroid]

People like open world games. I don't think it's overhyped tho.