DLC could address linearity.

[Alvarez_Tiago]

This game is fantastic. One of those rare ones that leave you wanting more.
One of the things, however, that most people say and after finishing the game I agree is how linear it is and that it lacks the exploration you find even in DS1.
A DLC post end game would not be the way to go imo. The story is told already.
They could release, however, a DLC set in mid game that sends you off to different locations and branching paths, something that you can do instead of just moving forward but that still has deep roots with the main story so it feels cohesive.
Another thing that is silly, I understand, but it was kind of bummer was the lack of illusionary walls. I began the game hitting all suspicious all I went by but then at some point after chapter 3 I just gave up on it.
This game is great and has potential to be one of the greatests

[The Royal Pain]

I feel the same way, I want to see *way* more of Krat. Putting aside all of the gameplay stuff, this is a fantastic world and I really hope that if they do some DLC that we get to see other sides. Like we got to see the opera house, but I want to see how the use of puppets or the alchemists, or even the stalkers, influenced other parts of Krat.

[Alvarez_Tiago]

Originally posted by The Royal Pain:

I feel the same way, I want to see *way* more of Krat. Putting aside all of the gameplay stuff, this is a fantastic world and I really hope that if they do some DLC that we get to see other sides. Like we got to see the opera house, but I want to see how the use of puppets or the alchemists, or even the stalkers, influenced other parts of Krat.

I'm going through my second playthrough and I love the game. Playing on GP but I'll sure buy this game full price, not sale, as soon as I can.
And I'm looking forward to hearing about future DLC plans.

[HypetheKomodo]

I say this after putting probably too much time in Elden Ring but...I'm kinda happy that the experience is so linear?

Wandering around is great and all but I like to just go from objective to objective. There's a lot of times in other games where I feel like I just wasted my time going down a side path that accomplishes nothing.

I'm not sure that's a problem that needs fixed.

[Krazy Wallet]

Originally posted by HypetheKomodo:

I say this after putting probably too much time in Elden Ring but...I'm kinda happy that the experience is so linear?

Wandering around is great and all but I like to just go from objective to objective. There's a lot of times in other games where I feel like I just wasted my time going down a side path that accomplishes nothing.

I'm not sure that's a problem that needs fixed.

I have to agree here. I loved Elden Ring and sank way too many hours into it. But the boss balance many times didn't feel quite right. Still super high quality, but there was a slight sacrifice of quality for the quantity. When it's more linear, they know exactly how difficult they want each fight to be and what to expect the player to have. But that's also more personal preference for tighter mechanics.

I do think they can open the map up a bit more. Most sections had two paths where it became quite obvious which was the main path, and which path led to something shiny to loot. I wouldn't mind more discrete paths and secrets to uncover.

[TLK777]

Some more side paths is fine, but the linearity of the areas is one of the things that made this game great.

[Chad "The King" ThunderCuck]

god i hate modern gamers. the game just came out, you dont even own the game, and youre on here begging for DLC like you even played the base content. games just fine as it is, linearity isnt a bad thing, its far better than constantly trying to figure out where the hell to go until you say screw it and check a wiki.

edit : also if you bothered to beat the game, you would know that there will be no DLC. they are planning on doing an alice in wizard of ozz game next.- edited cause im an idiot.

[The Royal Pain]

Originally posted by Alvarez_Tiago:

I'm going through my second playthrough and I love the game. Playing on GP but I'll sure buy this game full price, not sale, as soon as I can.
And I'm looking forward to hearing about future DLC plans.

If my wallet weren't so tight with other releases, I'd probably be better about buying this for full price right now. But the end of the year is jam-packed for me, so it's kind of an elite list.

I do fully agree though, everyone can gab back and forth about the gameplay but the everything *else* is perfectly on point. I'm losing myself in this world way more than I did Yharnam or whatnot.

[Limp Squirrel]

I can appreciate the linearity. Open world games can take up a lot of time and often lead to a loss of focus. It's refreshing to play something a bit narrowed down. Also, given the size of the studio, this was a good call.

[TLK777]

Originally posted by Chad "The King" ThunderCuck:

god i hate modern gamers. the game just came out, you dont even own the game, and youre on here begging for DLC like you even played the base content. games just fine as it is, linearity isnt a bad thing, its far better than constantly trying to figure out where the hell to go until you say screw it and check a wiki.

edit : also if you bothered to beat the game, you would know that there will be no DLC. they are planning on doing an alice in wonderland game next.

Bro why are you so mad LMAO. He's just getting excited about a potential DLC and discussing his thoughts, thats what forums are for. Also, there will almost certainly be DLC of some kind, and that stuff you mentioned will be in a sequel

[Chad "The King" ThunderCuck]

Originally posted by TLK777:

Originally posted by Chad "The King" ThunderCuck:

god i hate modern gamers. the game just came out, you dont even own the game, and youre on here begging for DLC like you even played the base content. games just fine as it is, linearity isnt a bad thing, its far better than constantly trying to figure out where the hell to go until you say screw it and check a wiki.

edit : also if you bothered to beat the game, you would know that there will be no DLC. they are planning on doing an alice in wonderland game next.

Bro why are you so mad LMAO. He's just getting excited about a potential DLC and discussing his thoughts, thats what forums are for. Also, there will almost certainly be DLC of some kind, and that stuff you mentioned will be in a sequel

wrong. he dosent own the game. hes a troll just here to troll.

[Krazy Wallet]

Originally posted by Chad "The King" ThunderCuck:

Originally posted by TLK777:

Bro why are you so mad LMAO. He's just getting excited about a potential DLC and discussing his thoughts, thats what forums are for. Also, there will almost certainly be DLC of some kind, and that stuff you mentioned will be in a sequel

wrong. he dosent own the game. hes a troll just here to troll.

He doesn't own it on this steam account. You know people can own it on other platforms, or have access to it through gamepass?

[Chad "The King" ThunderCuck]

Originally posted by Krazy Wallet:

Originally posted by Chad "The King" ThunderCuck:

wrong. he dosent own the game. hes a troll just here to troll.

He doesn't own it on this steam account. You know people can own it on other platforms, or have access to it through gamepass?

then they need to take their questions and comments to the platform they supposedly own the game on. here, hes just a troll making another troll topic.

[Krazy Wallet]

Originally posted by Chad "The King" ThunderCuck:

Originally posted by Krazy Wallet:

He doesn't own it on this steam account. You know people can own it on other platforms, or have access to it through gamepass?

then they need to take their questions and comments to the platform they supposedly own the game on. here, hes just a troll making another troll topic.

I'm not usually a person to call gatekeeping but jeez. He's part of the Steam community who plays a game we all enjoy. Why can he not have a voice here? Seems like an unnecessary position for someone who is seemingly asking a genuine observation on how they'd like the game to be improved. You're welcome to disagree with those opinions, or, if you think he's a troll, why not just ignore it and move on?

Gamepass users and those who use different platforms are all welcome in my conversations

[Alvarez_Tiago]

Originally posted by Chad "The King" ThunderCuck:

Originally posted by TLK777:

Bro why are you so mad LMAO. He's just getting excited about a potential DLC and discussing his thoughts, thats what forums are for. Also, there will almost certainly be DLC of some kind, and that stuff you mentioned will be in a sequel

wrong. he dosent own the game. hes a troll just here to troll.

I don't own the game yet, I will in the future, I pay for GP and I am entitled to use the service how and when I see fit. If you go to my steam account, which by the way is public, you'll notice that I do buy games and also take part in conversations related to said games, you'll even notice, maybe, that I have some games I bought but never played, Ori and the will of the wisps for example, that's because I finished that game multiple times on GP and then, when I had money to spare I went ahead and bought it to support the devs, could've just bought another game instead since I had already finished it several times but that's not what I did.
I'm part of the steam community and will participate in conversations as well as create threads whenever I feel like and unless I'm spreading hate all around, to gatekeep me from talking about a game on a platform I'm a user for years and spent lots of money on is idiotic to say the least.

Originally posted by HypetheKomodo:

I say this after putting probably too much time in Elden Ring but...I'm kinda happy that the experience is so linear?

Wandering around is great and all but I like to just go from objective to objective. There's a lot of times in other games where I feel like I just wasted my time going down a side path that accomplishes nothing.

I'm not sure that's a problem that needs fixed.

I understand, Elden Ring was too much imo. There's a fine balance to be struck I guess. DS1 and bloodborne got it right with the right amount of linearity and exploration. Sekiro was more linear but it had more branching paths to go down. I think Lies of P could use just a little bit more branching paths so you have places to explore. I wouldn't want this game to be as daunting and wide scope as ER. between how it is and to be something like ER, I prefer how it is. but if they were to add something more to the game, I wish they added a few more places to go too and more secrets to find.

[Chad "The King" ThunderCuck]

Originally posted by Alvarez_Tiago:

Originally posted by Chad "The King" ThunderCuck:

wrong. he dosent own the game. hes a troll just here to troll.

I don't own the game yet, I will in the future, I pay for GP and I am entitled to use the service how and when I see fit. If you go to my steam account, which by the way is public, you'll notice that I do buy games and also take part in conversations related to said games, you'll even notice, maybe, that I have some games I bought but never played, Ori and the will of the wisps for example, that's because I finished that game multiple times on GP and then, when I had money to spare I went ahead and bought it to support the devs, could've just bought another game instead since I had already finished it several times but that's not what I did.
I'm part of the steam community and will participate in conversations as well as create threads whenever I feel like and unless I'm spreading hate all around, to gatekeep me from talking about a game on a platform I'm a user for years and spent lots of money on is idiotic to say the least.

Originally posted by HypetheKomodo:

I say this after putting probably too much time in Elden Ring but...I'm kinda happy that the experience is so linear?

Wandering around is great and all but I like to just go from objective to objective. There's a lot of times in other games where I feel like I just wasted my time going down a side path that accomplishes nothing.

I'm not sure that's a problem that needs fixed.

I understand, Elden Ring was too much imo. There's a fine balance to be struck I guess. DS1 and bloodborne got it right with the right amount of linearity and exploration. Sekiro was more linear but it had more branching paths to go down. I think Lies of P could use just a little bit more branching paths so you have places to explore. I wouldn't want this game to be as daunting and wide scope as ER. between how it is and to be something like ER, I prefer how it is. but if they were to add something more to the game, I wish they added a few more places to go too and more secrets to find.

you SAY you have gamepass. i say you torrented it.