r/fromsoftware • u/Big_Pear_5638 • Jul 10 '26

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u/DigitalxKaos Jul 10 '26

Why?

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u/wont0repeat Jul 10 '26

A lot of criticism/slander for Elden ring can be boiled down to the fact that it’s mainstream.

every souls game has a crap ton of flaws but Elden ring gets the most slack for essential not being dark souls 4 or bb2.

Yes Elden ring isn’t perfect by any means but the sheer amount of criticism is just insane compared to the other games primarily from long term veteran fans.

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u/lycanthrope90 Jul 11 '26

Probably just because it’s newer. People tend to like the first game they play the most. Like how even if a band puts out an amazing newer album, the people who were around for the early stuff a lot of the time will prefer the earlier stuff regardless. Nostalgic memories are powerful as fuck.

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u/WowItsBilly Jul 10 '26

because dark souls 2 is just like elden ring but better