98: Elden Ring

Well, it looks like the Elden Ring hype has even managed to invade this gentle indie-game corner of the internet. To comb through the ins and outs of From Software's highly-rated, brutally difficult dark fantasy open-world game, I called in guest host Ciaran Daly for some podcasting co-op. He'd been to a crab museum, was hung over, and did very well. Thanks Ciaran. Note: this is the first From Software game either of us have played, so it's as much about the initial experience of navigating the reputation, systems, and foibles of the From universe as it is Elden Ring itself.

If you like, you can to skip the intro and go straight to:

00:15:15 Our histories playing tough games

00:24:35 Elden Ring review

Other links:

My guest appearance on Sifter's Mainstream podcast: https://pod.link/mainstream/episode/3283c92291b28562be9d8b573890e1ca

Miyazaki on difficulty: https://www.playstationlifestyle.net/2022/02/28/elden-ring-difficulty-fromsoftware-identity-miyazaki/

Follow Ciaran: http://twitter.com/radartreview and http://twitter.com/facecuddle

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