Elden Ring Nightreign - Reviews Thread

I don't even know what the point of this game is. If I'm understanding this correctly, it's a co-op Elden Ring? A game which was already co-op?
 
DryvBy said:
I don't even know what the point of this game is. If I'm understanding this correctly, it's a co-op Elden Ring? A game which was already co-op?
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Yeah, no clue. I'm wondering if they're just curious to know about the interest in additional modes that they could add to games in the future maybe? It's hard to tell. I mean, the whole project really does feel/sound like a fever dream, lol.
 
DryvBy said:
I don't even know what the point of this game is. If I'm understanding this correctly, it's a co-op Elden Ring? A game which was already co-op?
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That's what I was thinking. Who even asked for this?
 
MiguelItUp said:
There seems to be a lot of negativity around anything some people just aren't into. I don't get why so many are so vocal about it, personally.
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Probably the same reason you're vocal about sentiment you don't agree with.

Fromsoft spent the past 15 years cultivating a primarily single player audience, so of course people are less enthused about a multiplayer offshoot.
 
Everyone who actually played the beta like me liked the game. Everyone's opinion here based purely on conjecture and pure free hate are meaningless.
 
Kacho said:
Probably the same reason you're vocal about sentiment you don't agree with.

Fromsoft spent the past 15 years cultivating a primarily single player audience, so of course people are less enthused about a multiplayer offshoot.
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I was referring to games as a whole, not specifically Nightreign.

Of course, I mean, that was written on the wall when it was announced. People joked about Elden Ring Fortnite and then were like, "Wait...." lmao. It's just interesting to see the response sounds a lot better for an experiment than I initially thought. Even if it isn't for everyone unfortunately.

Really curious how well it'll do.

MaKTaiL said:
Everyone who actually played the beta like me liked the game. Everyone's opinion here based purely on conjecture and pure free hate are meaningless.
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That's kind of what I gathered. I mean, even Iron Pineapple enjoyed it, albeit he said he had issues with it, but he still found it fun and worth playing.
 
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People want more story driven single player pve action from FS

I'm not surprised this is getting ok scores
 
MiguelItUp said:
I was referring to games as a whole, not specifically Nightreign.

Of course, I mean, that was written on the wall when it was announced. People joked about Elden Ring Fortnite and then were like, "Wait...." lmao. It's just interesting to see the response sounds a lot better for an experiment than I initially thought. Even if it isn't for everyone unfortunately.

Really curious how well it'll do.


That's kind of what I gathered. I mean, even Iron Pineapple enjoyed it, albeit he said he had issues with it, but he still found it fun and worth playing.
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I wouldn't be surprised if that Switch 2 Fromsoft game is met with similar disinterest. I guess we'll see how big the audience is based on how this performs.
 
Kacho said:
I wouldn't be surprised if that Switch 2 Fromsoft game is met with similar disinterest. I guess we'll see how big the audience is based on how this performs.
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Nightreign is going to sell millions of copies, and is (was?) the most wish listed game on Steam. I'm convinced that the reaction from GAF and Ree is not going to translate to actual real world performance.
 
Kacho said:
I wouldn't be surprised if that Switch 2 Fromsoft game is met with similar disinterest. I guess we'll see how big the audience is based on how this performs.
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Yeah definitely. Especially since a lot of people were turned off about that game as well the more they learned about the pvpve focus. I think the biggest question mark is the fact that two From Soft releases back to back have such a stronger multiplayer focus. It's a weird choice across the board. Could just be them really wanting to try some new things, but it does feel pretty bold to do it twice in a row.
 
This is a spin-off from ER where Miyazaki offer the chance of one main leads from ER to demonstrate that can be lead for future projects. This was done with a small team as a side project and you bunch act like is the end of the world and it's the main entry from Fromsoft.
 
I DON'T HAVE ANY FRIENDS!

Sad Anthony Anderson GIF
 
MiguelItUp said:
Yeah definitely. Especially since a lot of people were turned off about that game as well the more they learned about the pvpve focus. I think the biggest question mark is the fact that two From Soft releases back to back have such a stronger multiplayer focus. It's a weird choice across the board. Could just be them really wanting to try some new things, but it does feel pretty bold to do it twice in a row.
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Yeah, I can't say I'm a fan of the shift to multiplayer focused titles. As soon as I learned the Switch 2 game was multi my hype went to zero.

To each their own. I'd check out Nightreign if it was f2p, but at $40 no thanks. I typically don't play multiplayer stuff for more than a couple hours.
 
Are they going to do a big sale on the base game and dlc for this? I want to double dip on pc but only with a big discount.
 
On one hand, I wish everyone who is excited for this a good time. On the other hand, I hope this fails so From Software don't end up being another Bungie, making shitty live-service bullshit.
 
Kacho said:
Yeah, I can't say I'm a fan of the shift to multiplayer focused titles. As soon as I learned the Switch 2 game was multi my hype went to zero.

To each their own. I'd check out Nightreign if it was f2p, but at $40 no thanks. I typically don't play multiplayer stuff for more than a couple hours.
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Yeah, I'm right there with you. Yeah, it was the same with me, it definitely plummeted. But I'm still curious to see it in action before completely writing it off.

I don't blame you for that, I'm sure a lot of folks feel that way. I think the main reason it was easy for me to bite was because I kind of completed everything at the moment and I have a small dry window, haha.

Hudo said:
On one hand, I wish everyone who is excited for this a good time. On the other hand, I hope this fails so From Software don't end up being another Bungie, making shitty live-service bullshit.
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I remember reading/hearing about an interview with Miyazaki that confirmed that more single player experiences were planned for the future and that they would never want to stay from that.

That being said, I do think the focus on more multiplayer based experiences in this and The Duskbloods is pretty odd. Especially back to back.
 
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Hudo said:
I am still kinda hoping that these are just projects to "train" new teams/staff/directors.
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They could very well be. Or just their way of testing interest in game types like these so that they can maybe add them or something similar in future releases.
 
MiguelItUp said:
Yeah, I'm right there with you. Yeah, it was the same with me, it definitely plummeted. But I'm still curious to see it in action before completely writing it off.

I don't blame you for that, I'm sure a lot of folks feel that way. I think the main reason it was easy for me to bite was because I kind of completed everything at the moment and I have a small dry window, haha.
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If it was 20 years ago when my friends and I didn't have families and played SOCOM until 4am, yeah, I'd be down for this. Nowadays? Just nah. Doesn't fit my lifestyle or gaming habits anymore. Don't have the time or energy to lock in for 30-45 minute runs with randos.
 
Kacho said:
If it was 20 years ago when my friends and I didn't have families and played SOCOM until 4am, yeah, I'd be down for this. Nowadays? Just nah. Doesn't fit my lifestyle or gaming habits anymore. Don't have the time or energy to lock in for 30-45 minute runs with randos.
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Man, do I hear that, lmao. It's only gotten harder and harder to play with friends because of those reasons. Trying to plan for a time that works for everyone is like pulling teeth. The thing that sucks is playing with randos definitely doesn't provide an experience that hits the same beats. But the game being played can definitely affect that as well.

That IS something I'm concerned about. Just the overall length of the runs and how they fit into my current lifestyle. I still make plenty of time to play games, but it's certainly easier when the experiences are snacky. Or if I'm playing a single player experience where I can save and exit at any point.
 
diffusionx said:
Why doesn't gaf get groups together and try to play the game in the best light? Instead of whining? I don't get it
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Like I told you in the other thread - GAF doesn't play games. It's a place to shit on everything without ever actually engaging with it yourself.

Yet majority of the mother fuckers on here yearly buy either CoD, FIFA, or Madden. Brain rotted individuals.

Game has a SP mode balanced for one player, and fromsoft has produced 0 bad games. To dismiss this is just the usual hive mind shit the internet does to deem a game bad before it releases.

It's fucking exhausting. Luckily for me I just play games that look good from companies that have good track records.
 
Arsic said:
Like I told you in the other thread - GAF doesn't play games. It's a place to shit on everything without ever actually engaging with it yourself.

Yet majority of the mother fuckers on here yearly buy either CoD, FIFA, or Madden. Brain rotted individuals.

Game has a SP mode balanced for one player, and fromsoft has produced 0 bad games. To dismiss this is just the usual hive mind shit the internet does to deem a game bad before it releases.

It's fucking exhausting. Luckily for me I just play games that look good from companies that have good track records.
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In my defense, I've been calling out FS for putting out unbalanced games with poor combat and extremely repetitive asset reuse for a while now. It's the same thing every time, only they usually get 90+ MC so this was interesting to me. I think their grace period is running out unless they really move the formula forward.

If any developer or fanbase has zero right to complain about negative press, it's From Software and their fans. They've basically been considered literally perfect for 10 years with critics attacked, put down, told they're bad at games and need to get good, or don't get anything about balance or game design. I remember how FS fans are when they're riding high. I will take this salt and use it to season my food for weeks to give me nourishment and life.
 
Exactly as I expected :) Good, but not amazing. The $40 price tag was a good choice. I'm looking forward to playing this with 2 of my friends Friday!
 
MiguelItUp said:
There seems to be a lot of negativity around anything some people just aren't into. I don't get why so many are so vocal about it, personally.

This is a $40 spin-off to try something new and different with the IP. These reviews/scores sound pretty damn positive for what they were doing, all things considered. I'm sure it'll feel strange to those that love From Soft but aren't really interested in this. But it's just a spin off, there will be other titles coming later. But for the meantime, this is better than nothing IMO, even if it isn't for everyone. I'm just more curious than anything.
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People want to see games fail now, it's the new meta in the gaming community. Even great games like Doom: The Dark Ages are getting dunked on for its player counts rather than its quality.

I have no idea why any more. I used to think it was just an anti-woke or anti-corporate thing but there seems to be a huge amount of pessimism nowadays that just wants to see modern gaming burned to the ground.

I wasn't looking forward to Nightreign, and the reviews have confirmed what I already thought, but everyone should be open to being surprised if the outcome ended up being good instead of revelling in failure.
 
Shubh_C63 said:
Let developer's experiment man.
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Experimentation will lead to a better gameplay experience in their next big single player game so I have nothing against it. Recluse Magic Cocktail(literally DnD Metamagic) in a future game? Yes please!

The Nuclear fallout will be bigger with Duskbloods. Exclusive to Switch 2(?), looks to be Online only, NSO sub will be required, PvPvE Extraction game, 8 player Battle Royale. Nightreign looks pretty good by comparison.

Whatever gets us to a Kuon 2 or Sekiro 2 is what I'm all about in the long run.
 
My friend and I are thinking about getting this. Is there automatic match-making for us to get a third player, or do you have to pick from your friend list?
 
proandrad said:
Hopefully this game bombs hard and fromsoftware never does this shit again.
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LOL less than 0% chance it bombs. ER sold over 30 mil and Nightreign can be had for $30 on deal sites. The brand name and pricing alone will make it a huge success regardless of the actual game's structure or quality.
 
Punished Miku said:
In my defense, I've been calling out FS for putting out unbalanced games with poor combat and extremely repetitive asset reuse for a while now. It's the same thing every time, only they usually get 90+ MC so this was interesting to me. I think their grace period is running out unless they really move the formula forward.

If any developer or fanbase has zero right to complain about negative press, it's From Software and their fans. They've basically been considered literally perfect for 10 years with critics attacked, put down, told they're bad at games and need to get good, or don't get anything about balance or game design. I remember how FS fans are when they're riding high. I will take this salt and use it to season my food for weeks to give me nourishment and life.
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The biggest thing FS games need to be scrutinized for more is shit performance and stutter.
 
Killer8 said:
People want to see games fail now, it's the new meta in the gaming community. Even great games like Doom: The Dark Ages are getting dunked on for its player counts rather than its quality.

I have no idea why any more. I used to think it was just an anti-woke or anti-corporate thing but there seems to be a huge amount of pessimism nowadays that just wants to see modern gaming burned to the ground.

I wasn't looking forward to Nightreign, and the reviews have confirmed what I already thought, but everyone should be open to being surprised if the outcome ended up being good instead of revelling in failure.
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That's exactly what I was alluding to earlier. I don't know if it's some kind of weird "brain rot" or what, but the amount of negativity and toxicity about almost every release is wild, lol. It feels like CCU numbers and sales data have taken a front seat instead of other topics these days unfortunately.

Yeah, I feel like pessimism has sky rocketed in the past few years, it feels like so many people just thrive on toxicity and negativity. Like some folks just get their rocks off on games failing just because it was something they weren't interested in.

Yeah, I mean, the reviews in some cases look even better than I was expecting for a budgeted experiment. I understand it not being your cup of tea, but I don't understand saying stuff like its trash or a failure as a result, lol.
 
ShaiKhulud1989 said:
OC 80 for this Asset Reuse: The Game is something else lol.
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Because the gameplay and its mechanics are different enough to make it interesting apparently. At least for some. I mean, they knew what they were doing, it's why you can get the game for $35 on PC in some places.
 
Between this for 40€ or Marathon for 40€, this looks more appealing and it's made of reused assets, it's not a new IP (the original Marathon is so old and different that we might as well just consider the new one a new IP).
 
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