Did you get bored towards the end?

[Iron|Cu!]

Not saying I’m not loving the game nor enjoying it, but I got kinda fed up towards the end. The last few areas (still haven’t finished it) are still amazing, but not sure why, they feel like they’re purposely bigger then they should have been. I took a break, then played more, then took break again, and now I think I’ll finally finish it within a day or two.

I also want to state that I explored every bit of map bit by bit (haven’t rush the main story) so take that in mind also.

I feel like forcefull prolonging of Souls type of games in huge open world in a way kills the vibe, since you pretty much kill the same monsters, but this time in the end game areas, that look cool and different, but doesn’t shine and hype me as they could have if they were some cool special new monsters or smth… Not sure how to explain it.

What are your opinions about it?

[GoreTiger]

Yes. Haven't touched the game for almost two months. Reached the snowy mountains (havent beaten it yet) and the game felt like such a boring slog that I decided to take a break from it. The bosses were mediocre at best when you get past the terrible controls and mechanics that Fromsoft is known for.

[Badabé]

Yeah, by the time i reached the mountain tops of the giants i was starting to get bored, mainly because there's nothing much there and copy pasted enemies, tho i really liked the fire giant fight, but i think the worst part is the final boss rush with no dungeon in between, you defeat maliketh and then you can either "explore" post apocalypse Leyndell or rush to Gideon and do 3 boss fights back to back.

[Dairadh]

Yes, I felt bored at the end (and even before that). After reaching Altus Platoon (and having explored Siofra/Nokstella), I felt like I had seen all content and everything was just the same enemies/situations, just with more hp/damages. I thought it was because I explored too much (I like to see everything a game has to offer, every little secret).

I'm doing a second run right now, without bothering with exploring everything... it's boring again around the time I reach Altus Platoon. :/ Same enemies, same mechanics, nothing new compared to the start of the game.

[Buliwyf]

This is the biggest problem with Elden Ring and I was worrying if From Soft would be able to deliver.

Faram Azula made me rush through the Game at the end at my first playthrough back in my February, it was an extreme slog.

The Mountaintop of Giants were the biggest let down to be honest. All this talk about it and then theres legit nothing there but the Fire Giant.

Sometimes less is more, the repetetive re-using of bosses and normal mobs alike was not necessary even for a Game of this huge caliber.

The Game overall is still the best From Software Game up to date (atleast until Bloodborne hits PC with good framerate), but I hope Elden Ring 2 will not be so much copy paste.

I wish we would have waited another 6 months or so and they would have managed to make the last zones more enjoyable however.

Still, this Game gave me the most incredible Gaming experience in my 27 year lifespan. My favorite Developer going open World and nailing the beautiful exploration part. I dont think I'll have this magic ever again, even with a sequel or a new IP.

[Na²-L]

Mountaintop of the Giants is notoriously barren when you contrast it to the other areas, and every single enemy is an enemy you've fought before, haphazardly placed all over the map, as if you've accidentally entered a developer room, that probably contributes to the feeling you're getting. Same goes for the catacombs and mines, the first 20 or so are fresh, but as you progress they get increasingly samey, and that without Astel Reloaded™. It didn't bore me but couldn't help but notice it.

[Orion Invictus]

There was a point when I just thought to myself "I just want to get this over with". I wouldn't say I was bored, exactly, just that it was beginning to feel like the game would never end.

It's kinda like the many "fake-out endings" of LotR 3, if that makes sense. The movie isn't boring per se, but at a certain point, you just kinda want it to be over.

[Robin]

Yeah for sure. Problem being that you still need to grind and discover or you're missing important power ups for the later fights if you don't want to simply summon. Gets so frigging boring and then the last couple big boss fights aren't even good :(

[Necanthrope]

Interesting to see people also had enough of the game at the same point as me. I played the game for about 300 hours across a few characters. My main is 130 hours of that and I finally lost interest in the game when I got to the snowy mountains.

I'm not even new to the series. Been playing since Demon's with around 11k hours across all the games. I was expecting to be playing this for years like DS3 but instead haven't even completed it.

For me I think the problem is threefold. The game is simply too long. Around the 70 hour mark I really wanted to be playing a new build but forced myself to continue. The co-op is awful due to the constant disconnections. Finally the pvp is awful due to too many reasons to list. To be clear I like pvp as host and invader. ER's implementation and balancing though is atrocious.

So with all my favourite things being off the table, builds, challenge runs and multiplayer its hard to have any enthusiasm for the game.

[Lylliana of Mirrah]

Originally posted by Iron|Cu!:

Not saying I’m not loving the game nor enjoying it, but I got kinda fed up towards the end. The last few areas (still haven’t finished it) are still amazing, but not sure why, they feel like they’re purposely bigger then they should have been. I took a break, then played more, then took break again, and now I think I’ll finally finish it within a day or two.

I also want to state that I explored every bit of map bit by bit (haven’t rush the main story) so take that in mind also.

I feel like forcefull prolonging of Souls type of games in huge open world in a way kills the vibe, since you pretty much kill the same monsters, but this time in the end game areas, that look cool and different, but doesn’t shine and hype me as they could have if they were some cool special new monsters or smth… Not sure how to explain it.

What are your opinions about it?

clear out everything in the game, just gonna wait for nuclear patch to drop next year

[Iron|Cu!]

So, I’m not the only one. Good to know 🤣 I feel like it would be perfect if that end-game wasn’t prolonged as much as it is, or if at least it gave us something more spectatular then copy/pasted mobs.

[phlux]

I pretty much just play it on and off after the first few regions.
This game is pretty big and the best thing you can do to not get bored is just to play something else for a week or two and than come back to it.

[Iron|Cu!]

Originally posted by Orion Invictus:

There was a point when I just thought to myself "I just want to get this over with". I wouldn't say I was bored, exactly, just that it was beginning to feel like the game would never end.

It's kinda like the many "fake-out endings" of LotR 3, if that makes sense. The movie isn't boring per se, but at a certain point, you just kinda want it to be over.

Exactly, thought that myself. In a way, I said to myself “Cmon this is not over yet?”

[Kim]

I enjoyed the game the first time , not that much the others.

It's a bit long for a "From software" game and having already played Dark souls & cie, I expected to have more fun making new characters or NG.

That said , it is on me and only me , i choose when playing this type of game (RPG) to get all items/quests always so it take much much longer in Elden ring and therefore can be tiresome at long.

[Orion Invictus]

Originally posted by Iron|Cu!:

So, I’m not the only one. Good to know 🤣 I feel like it would be perfect if that end-game wasn’t prolonged as much as it is, or if at least it gave us something more spectatular then copy/pasted mobs.

You're never the only one.

[Djleks007]

yep. After 50 h i play by innertion.
To many reuse content and all openworld actualy very the same. after some level (90% my runes i get from bosses) u no have to more runes and all dungeon lose sense.
the game its worst sols game from Miadzaki. If we not talk about long (loooooooooooooong) before hit animation. 1st 30 hours prety good. game will be fills mush better if walktrugh take 60 -70 hours