Elden Ringis now available and is being lauded by both fans as critics as one of if not the best FromSoftware game yet. It’s only natural thatElden Ring’s high praise is going to pull in a lot of new players, especially with promises that the RPG is more accessible and easier due to several key changes and features. That includes YouTube streamer Dr Disrespect. However,Elden Ringis still a pure FromSoftware RPG. Difficulty is innate. In Dr Disrespect’s case, theElden Ringexperience didn’t prove exactly what he expected.
The YouTube streamer describedElden Ringas his first From Software experience as he began. Even as he leaped into theworld ofElden Ring, however, Dr Disrespect was not happy. He characterized the controls as sluggish, saying he didn’t like them. FromSoftware games are notorious for having combat actions that can be slow or delayed, which not only introduces risk and reward but forces players to learn timings to get better. Dr Disrespect, however, had no interest in the nuance ofElden Ring’s combat.
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Dr Disrespect did giveElden Ringa healthy effort. It took six and a half hours forElden Ringto breakDr Disrespect, leading him to rage-quit and playEscape from Tarkovinstead. It wasn’t a sudden or surprising thing. Dr Disrespect made his frustrations clear throughout the hours he spent in-game.
An encounter named Stormgate especially gave him a hard time, pushing him to the brink of tilting. The fight against a mid-boss named Mad Pumpkin Head pushed him further, with Dr Disrespect insulting the game, saying “lock-on magnetic controls fromNBA 2K21.” Several more deaths, insults toward the lock-on system and unresponsive controls, references to theNBA 2Kfranchiseand “athleticism” later, Dr Disrespect finally pulled the plug onElden Ring.
“I’m done with the game. Kinda bored with it, to be honest. Bored with it,” were Dr. Disrespect’s comments as he closedElden Ringand chucked his controller to the other side of the room. He’s go on to describe his feelings on the game, saying he didn’t enjoyElden Ring’s melee combat loopinvolving attacking, dodging, healing, and repeating. “It wasn’t free enough, it feels restrictive.”
To Dr Disrespect’s credit, he recognized howElden Ringcould be exactly what a lot of people would want from a game. He saw the depth ofElden Ring’s progressionand how much content there was to find and discover.Elden Ringjust wasn’t for him, as it wasn’t fun for his preferences.
Elden Ringis available now on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
