Elden Ring Is Going To Be The Next 'Water Cooler' Game
A goal for network TV has always been to create the thing colleagues would discuss while standing around the office water cooler. Shows like Friends, Cheers, and Seinfeld were all major hits at the time, with modern smash-hits like Game of Thrones, Stranger Things, and Squid Game all showcasing that the 'water cooler' effect is still there, even if the discussion has moved to online platforms like Twitter. This 'water cooler' effect isn't limited to TV, and Elden Ring looks like it might just be the next 'water cooler' game.
In March 2017, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild released alongside the Nintendo Switch and proceeded to be the most talked about game for a few months. Rather than speculating on who might sit on the Iron Throne, players were discussing that last Shrine they found, the last Tower they climbed, or an absurd encounter they had with a pack of Bokoblins. Although a Breath of the Wild sequel is currently set to drop this year, Elden Ring is up first and looks as though it might achieve the same effect.
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FromSoftware games often get the limelight, with the Dark Souls series, Bloodborne, and Sekiro all enjoying a good deal of critical and fan discussion after release. Much of the discussion around FromSoftware's previous titles has centered around their infamous series of difficult bosses and what methods players have used to defeat them.
When Dark Souls 3 released, the discussion around that game honed in on the game's tougher bosses and what classes, weapons, and spells players were using to gain the upper hand. The same can be said for FromSoftware's latest release Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, with players shifting the focus away from classes and weapons
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