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100 men vs gorilla Feb 16, 2024 @ 2:51am
Is it worth buying Elden Ring? (for that amount)?
Basically 2 questions.

I never played games like Elden Ring but I see how hyped it still is / was. Do you guys think it's worth buying? Is there alot of content? What are some pros and cons about this game?
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Originally posted by Imperator Ricardo:
It is a great game, but as with all games, i would recommend waiting for a sale. Saving money is never a bad thing after all.
Though if you cannot wait, then you can always buy it full-price.
There is a ton of content you can play through, sidequests, optional dungeons, there is an entire optional underworld section you can explore!

Pros and cons are a rather subjective matter, everyone has different ones. But since requested, i can give some of my bigger ones:
Pros:
Great build variety options.
All weapon classes are viable, even Shields.
Decent selection of armour, both aesthetically and effectively, at times even both.
Generally good boss fight soundtracks.
Fun gameplay, you can play a pure magic caster or just hit everything with a big club! Just two examples though, there are many more ways to play the game.

Cons:
The overworld soundtracks may get stale rather quickly, since you will probably hear them alot.
Questionable balance choices for some weapons, causing some weapons to completely dominate while others may be completely obsolete.
Occasional poor enemy design, even for bosses.
Rather finnicky multiplayer system, sometimes it will straight refuse to summon anybody, other times the summoned player, host or invader may crash when trying to connect.
Poor netcode, causing possible lag and latency. Most of the time it is still perfectly usable though, especially when asking for help from the folks on the forum, they tend to have good connections.

But ultimately, the game is most certainly worth picking up and playing through, even multiple times if you would like to.
Experiencing the game for oneself is always better than asking others about it after all!
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Alby (Banned) Feb 16, 2024 @ 2:53am 
Yes.
Yes.
Yes.
Buy it.

Pros: it’s a gud game

Cons: it isn’t in your library yet.
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Grimmz Feb 16, 2024 @ 2:57am 
pros: everything is good. its rare when a game reaches the expectations of its audience, and even rarer when it exceeds them. this game is every bit of as good as they say and worth every penny.

cons: netcode in pvp.
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Mecharion Feb 16, 2024 @ 3:00am 
If i look at his name im not sure about a buy...
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l:l Feb 16, 2024 @ 3:07am 
If you're a patient person who doesn't get discouraged easily then yes, it's a seriously good time. :er_heart:
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Urist Microcline Feb 16, 2024 @ 3:07am 
It's fun
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vamirez Feb 16, 2024 @ 4:33am 
I don't know if you like Souls-games. Better look into the first 1-2 hours of a blind let's play of Elden Ring to see what it's actually about. You won't spoil yourself much, so don't worry about that.

As for the price - this game has a staggering amount of content. Parts of it would be full DLCs in other games. It may be an exception nowadays, but it is worth its full price.
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saluteyourshorts Feb 16, 2024 @ 4:35am 
Elden Ring is the greatest game ever made, and it will be at least a few hundred years before someone can make another game that's as good or better. I would gladly pay $1000 for it. At $60 it's a steal.
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Zim Feb 16, 2024 @ 4:40am 
i wish i could wipe my brain just so i could experience the game fresh again... what are you waiting for man! buy they game right now! you wont regret it!
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Senki Feb 16, 2024 @ 4:43am 
Originally posted by saluteyourshorts:
Elden Ring is the greatest game ever made, and it will be at least a few hundred years before someone can make another game that's as good or better. I would gladly pay $1000 for it. At $60 it's a steal.

dragons dogma 2 is coming next month and already looks better than elden ring to me

Not hating on elden ring, it's currently my favorite game but yeah saying it will take ''a few hundred years'' before someone will make something on the same level is some next level d riding
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saluteyourshorts Feb 16, 2024 @ 4:49am 
Originally posted by Senki:
Originally posted by saluteyourshorts:
Elden Ring is the greatest game ever made, and it will be at least a few hundred years before someone can make another game that's as good or better. I would gladly pay $1000 for it. At $60 it's a steal.

dragons dogma 2 is coming next month and already looks better than elden ring to me

Not hating on elden ring, it's currently my favorite game but yeah saying it will take ''a few hundred years'' before someone will make something on the same level is some next level d riding

Elden Ring is not just a video game. Tens of thousands of years from now, historians will recognize Elden Ring as mankind's greatest achievement. It marks humanity reaching its full potential.
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LordBlcksyde Feb 16, 2024 @ 4:56am 
Originally posted by baby dont hurt me~:
Basically 2 questions.

I never played games like Elden Ring but I see how hyped it still is / was. Do you guys think it's worth buying? Is there alot of content? What are some pros and cons about this game?
absolutely:er_uwu::praisesun:
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Yard-Dog® Feb 16, 2024 @ 5:04am 
Originally posted by baby dont hurt me~:
Basically 2 questions.

I never played games like Elden Ring but I see how hyped it still is / was. Do you guys think it's worth buying? Is there alot of content? What are some pros and cons about this game?

Yeah, bang for your buck couldn't be higher with Elden Ring. The content is bursting at the seams, and it likely still won't feel like enough. At least that's the way it is for me.
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so007 Feb 16, 2024 @ 5:22am 
for 59 euros you get an absolute banger of a game. even if it was 100 eur id still buy it
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purpl3 h4z3 Feb 16, 2024 @ 5:24am 
Originally posted by saluteyourshorts:
Originally posted by Senki:

dragons dogma 2 is coming next month and already looks better than elden ring to me

Not hating on elden ring, it's currently my favorite game but yeah saying it will take ''a few hundred years'' before someone will make something on the same level is some next level d riding

Elden Ring is not just a video game. Tens of thousands of years from now, historians will recognize Elden Ring as mankind's greatest achievement. It marks humanity reaching its full potential.
This was beautiful :')
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German Economy Feb 16, 2024 @ 5:27am 
If you never played a soulslike then you are in for some suffering, it takes some time and effort to get used to the combat and Elden Ring especially has very fast enemys which will likely kick your ass a lot

Thats the fun of it tho, you keep going and will get better over time, until you are the one kicking everyones butt.

Elden Ring is definetly among the best soulslike games, in my opinion Nr. 1 with Bloodborne, but its not a standard formula game, you need to get better in order to progress (or use mimic), its definetly not for people who give up quick.
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