Elden Ring players are discovering its comedic brilliance

digitaltrends.com:

With Elden Ring finally out, you may have expected that your Twitter feed would fill up with frustrated players cursing out bosses. And while there’s plenty of that out there (I’m looking at you, Margit), it’s not the dominant conversation around the game at the moment. Instead, players are using social media platforms to spotlight just how dang funny the game is.

“Comedy” might not be something you immediately associate with FromSoftware’s games. At a glance, they’re darker than the blackest coffee and their punishing difficulty feels designed to steal smiles. But games like Dark Souls have always had a secret comedic edge, both intentional and not, and that’s even more pronounced in Elden Ring.

FromSoftware knows how to tell a joke through design. When you walk into a room and the floor shoots up into a spiked ceiling, that’s a gag. It’s like they set out a lethal whoopie cushion for players to sit on. Every trap is a pratfall that’s supposed to make you laugh, even if you want to strangle someone.

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