Elden Ring Knows What YouTube You're Watching
Elden Ring publisher Bandai Namco has partnered with YouTuber VaatiVidya to create and promote a beginner's guide to the game. VaatiVidya's channel includes all sorts of gaming content but focuses on Soulsborne videos, recently publishing multiple pieces detailing Elden Ring's lore, visuals, and gameplay.
Modern FromSoftware has a widespread reputation for crafting difficult, unforgiving games; Demons Souls and the subsequent Dark Souls trilogy are often used as shorthand in the gaming community when discussing challenging releases. Bloodborne and Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice are also considered tough in their own right, though in slightly different ways. Needless to say, much of the recent discourse surrounding Elden Ring relates to the game's difficulty, how it affects the overall experience, and how it will impact first-time players. Elden Ring borrows a lot of mechanics and concepts from these earlier releases, but there is reason to believe that many will consider Elden Ring to be a comparatively easier experience.
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Still, the game will undoubtedly pose a challenge for plenty of gamers, especially those unfamiliar with FromSoftware's larger body of work. In a joint effort to combat this issue, Youtuber VaatiVidya and BANDAI NAMCO have announced a concise and comprehensive video guide for beginners. VaatiVidya's guide, which was published on the BANDAI NAMCO YouTube channel, details best practices for learning the basics of combat, applying weapon affinities, and creating desired builds in Elden Ring.
I was very happy to help Bandai Namco put this guide together, as we both have an interest in helping new players stick with the game. Overcoming difficulty
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