Elden Ring

Play it on: PS5, Xbox Series X/S, Windows (Steam Deck OK)
Current goal: Give it just one more chance to see if we work well together

Here I am again, wondering if I can put up with a FromSoft game of Elden Ring’s caliber. No, I’m not good at these kinds of games generally speaking. I’ve played various Soulslikes to mixed results (I did finish all of The Surge). But I do get curious from time to time. A friend of mine suggested I start with Demon’s Souls on PS5. That idea is enticing…but with the new Elden Ring DLC coming in a month, I feel a sense of urgency here.

Well, I haven’t learned my lesson, it would seem. I am presently redownloading Elden Ring. Am I going to continue with my old character I abandoned in 2022? Maybe? Can I possibly get far enough in a month for a game that I’m not too jazzed about to get into its expansion? Perhaps?

I want to like this game. I want to understand what others see in it. So this weekend will be yet another attempt at this genre that frustrates me so much. — Claire Jackson