Bigspin

After 156 hours I must conclude that the souls fomular doesnt work on an open world. They is so much quantity in this game without quality. Bosses like Margit, Radahn or Mogh are peak bosses but they an absolute minority. All dragon bosses are bad in Elden Ring. They are sadly all bad designed and balanced. They have cool over the top attacks but gameplay wise all the same. 90% of the bosses are reused and boring. The dodge and hit mechanic are its limit got sadly boring in the end. There is no variety every weapon plays almost the same and armor is useless. Its my opinion but the passive playstyle where you always is sometimes even frustrating and boring. The dodge timing is now so thight that its almost impossible to create fair **** the parry mechanic in Sekiro is waymore satisfying. Imagine playing against Consort Radahn or Fortissax but with parrys and mikiri counters etc. This would be mind blowing. It becomes a battle between two power houses and not just a battle where you try to avoid the battle. Another big malus is the loot. In the first area. Its fun gathering loot. But midgame the loot is 99% useless because of your build and a waste if time. So you stop looting. But the openworld has only battles, loot or mini quest (conversations). Therefore you stop exploring and start to rush the game. In the end its clear that most of the good reviews are written by Soulsfanatics. At least the dlc was able to fix the mistakes of the maingame !

Im a big fan of the Nioh Series and I was already hyped to play their newest game. As expected, the graphics aren’t as detailed and realistic like a Cyberpunk orthe Last of Us but they were always Team Ninjas weakest skill. Their peak combatsystems, for which they known for, is again incomparable and complex. This time they tried an open world and in my opinion it worked. Even though mechanics like freeing villages (Far Cry/ GoT) or the skill point system (Sekiro/Jedi Survivor) are used in many games but still a lot of fun. Therefore why should you change something that is already perfect. In conclusion Im sure many people wont play the game because of the graphics but it’s the same with any other game. You may come for the graphics but stay for the gameplay. This rule works for every game and is in Rise of the Ronin at its peak.

Tails of Iron 2 is the first game I have ever preordered and it was worth it!!! The artdesign is amazing and so captivating. The battles are hard but rewarding and even more fan than in the first game. The mechanics are now deeper and the story the world is even more impressive. I have played the first game till Platinum and I will definitely do the same with the second one. Therefore, if you like soulslike/metroidvania/indie games, it‘s the right game for you !