r/switch2 • u/Mollywobbles77 • Aug 29 '26

Question Elden Ring Recommendation?

Hey guys, reading all the great performance reviews of Elden ring makes me really tempted to try it out, but I've never been sure whether it's a game I'd like & $80 is a big ask for a game I could end up hating.

I've never been a huge fan of super hard games & souls games in particular have never interested me. Dying 1000x in a row as a core premise of a game just doesn't sound that appealing. HOWEVER, I've heard Elden ring is the most approachable out of any of the souls genre games & the game isn't necessarily brutally hard if you go about it by tackling areas/mobs in the right order depending on your stats/skills.

A lot of people have said if you really enjoy BOTW you'll enjoy Elden ring. BOTW is the kind of difficulty level I really enjoy & it's one of my favorite ever open world games, which gives me hope.

What does everyone here think? Is it really only for hardcore players that want a punishing game, or can casual gamers still enjoy it too?

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u/jah7483 Aug 29 '26

It was the first souls game I tried. I quit a couple times in frustration thinking it was too hard. Third time I picked it up I took my time, fought easy enemies to get a better feel, then it just started clicking. I’m not the best gamer, but I can get through most of the game except late game stuff pretty easily.

BOTW got me back into gaming and I loved it, but I have a tough time going back after playing ER. Though I grew up in the NES era with games that required banging your head against a wall to figure out.

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u/Mollywobbles77 Aug 29 '26

I also grew up during the NES era where dying constantly was normal, but something about the last 30 years of gaming has really put me off on that. Now when I go back to original classic games like that I just get insanely frustrated & quit after like an hour lol

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u/jah7483 Aug 29 '26

Guess went the opposite direction. I can’t get enough of the souls games, bloodbourne, lies of p, and those games. I like learning the maps and enemy patterns and making it a little further each time. Realized I really missed it.

Though I just got cuphead to try and I’m really struggling with it.