TL;DW: Journalists played Elden Ring on Switch 2 on gamescom. They weren’t allowed to record gameplay but performance is really bad. Tons of stuttering and reportedly dips to <20FPS in cases.

  • MotoAsh@lemmy.world
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    4 hours ago

    Back when game design was an actual artform, having a boss who’s easy with one build but terrible against another up-to-then valid build indicates BAD GAME DESIGN, but suddenly when it’s Fromsoft making the amateur failures, it’s Perfectly As Designed™.

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      3 hours ago

      Yes, for example, famously pokemon with the elemental gyms was bad design. You should totally be able to use your fire pokemon to fight the fire gym. /s

      And certainly no other game has something like a fire elemental boss that you can’t use fire on.

      There’s just such a contingent of people who get off on hating from soft. It’s tedious as heck

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        1 hour ago

        Come now, Fromsoft’s design flaws go far deeper than “fire beat water”. Don’t strawman things you supposedly respect.

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          1 hour ago

          Your post was nonsense. “You can’t have a boss that is strong against something else that used to work” is a stupid design “rule” you made up. Like every game that has meaningfully different builds is going to have parts that are easier or harder for a build.

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            1 hour ago

            Easier and harder are not the goal posts being discussed.

            You yourself say the boss battle was EASY with a shield and pokey build. That is a whole different discussion than, “some builds do better against certain enemies”.

            Stop strawmanning the argument, numpty.

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              45 minutes ago

              Easier and harder are not the goal posts being discussed.

              Back when game design was an actual artform, having a boss who’s easy with one build but terrible against another up-to-then valid build indicates BAD GAME DESIGN

              “easy”

              easy

              EASY

              Are you kidding me right now? Is this a bit?