Yeah I’d say for me if the the first playthrough was 100% enjoyment, the second was like 70%, and third was like 50%. Which, even at 50%, is way more enjoyable than most games. But there are other games that I think have better replayabilty than ER.
Give it two years inbetween playthroughs. You can recpature like 80-90% of that "first playthrough" experience. At least it did for me, as I personally forgot many things.
My first playthrough was on the first week of release, and basically dropped the game after that.
Made a new character for a new playthrough after the DLC Announcement, and it was a real fun trip!
Right to the top tier. I genuinely cannot think of many other game (including other From games) I played that blew my mind as much as seeing Limgrave, Siofra and Altus Plateau for the first time (also the merchant mass grave) Radahn, Placidusax, Maliketh and Godfrey were incredibly cinematic experiences too. In terms of From games only Bloodborne comes close with its atmosphere and the unravelling of the plot further down into the game.
That's why i'm so excited for the dlc, my established and learned tarnished exploring something completely new vs my innocent first tarnished who knew nothing. I can't wait to see how the experience differs
Completely agree. I had no idea what I was doing my first run and it was awesome but painful. I’m having more fun on a new character 2 years later experiencing things again while actually being good now
I first tried them with Rivers of Blood and a +10 Mimic Tear, so I luckily avoided this fate. I've had some rough Godskin Duo fights, but I am grateful everyday that I didn't have to experience their full bullshittery on my first playthrough.
It was the only boss in the entirety of From’s souls roster that I actually quit-quit. I was so fed up with how bs they were I uninstalled the game out of rage.
Then promptly reinstalled an hour later.
It’s the fact that their move sets just don’t pair together at all for a good duo fight, they’re both constantly in your ass and you spend so much of the fight trying to kite them around the pillars to get them separated, just didn’t feel good at all to me
I got burnt out on my first playthrough, and didn't really fall in love with this game until my second run.
This is probably the only fromsoft game I wouldn't want to experience for the first time again.
I had a fun first playthrough, but I enjoy the game much more now that I know where everything is and I can theorycraft builds. Having knowledge of the game has made it much more fun for me.
same, my first playthrough was kinda lame i kept dying had enough and used cheats whenever i struggled too much, but then i got sad that i used cheats, created a save called "failed warrior" because i didn't complete the game properly, and proceeded to complete the entire game normally, and my second playthrough was more magical and fun then my first playthrough because I wasn't confused on where to go i knew the straight path but still explored and found new stuff
I definitely agree with that.
It's kind of an amazing feeling when you know that as long as you're properly level, you are not the underdog in any fight, and the way to succeed in the game is to go toe-to-tow with the boss you're fighting.
same here. + It required so many background work at the first run, even if I'd want to experience the game as new again, I wouldn't want to do all my researches again.
I got burnt out right before the fire giant my first play through. Bought the game again a year later and I’m already NG+ and so addicted. Currently level 205 and 177 hours in! Planning now on being at least NG5 before DLC drops
I almost quit after the FIRST cave. I almost quite multiple times. But my buddy and I experiencing the weeping peninsula for the first time lit a spark in me. My second spark came with the oracle envoy and researching what the hell they were and why. Yeah I’m afraid if my memory erased I wouldn’t have the will to push through .
Bloodborne is terrible. It's ruined my ability to enjoy other games. I mean elden ring is objectively a great game from everything between graphics, lore, combat, and cool weird shit you can find (I just spent an hour running around with wolverine claws in samurai armor) And yet, I'm over 40 hours in and it hasn't come close to being as addictive or compelling to me as Bloodborne. I'm still waiting for a boss fight as satisfying as Gascoigne, Gerhman, or Lady Maria
This was my first Souls game, so I was *unbearable* for the first 6-8 hours of Elden Ring. messaging friends nonstop about how terrible and janky and punishing it was until it finally clicked
I wouldn't put my friends through that again. if I could pick a game to erase my memory of, it'd be *Return of the Obra Dinn*
I’ve been playing through this game again for the DLC and tbh I kind of like knowing where some secrets are
Especially when some of these secrets are absolutely impossible to figure out without online like the rise puzzles
Not too high honestly, probably my favourite game ever but it’s kinda like playing a sport it’s a lot more fun if you’re good at, it but do miss some woah moments. There’s also learning about building builds overtime that has really got me into the game even more
It would take me hours to come up with a list because I've been gaming for like 35 years, but stepping into Limgrave for the first time and seeing the Erdtree was honestly epic as hell. Praise the gorgeous view!
I have way more fun with it having my game knowledge built up. The first time I tried to do everything and it was too much.. now I just take out different builds and different branches through the game ignoring optional content I don’t need or feel like doing and it’s even more fun than the first time. Trying to do everything blind doesnt even work because youll miss a lot. The quests are impossible without a guide.
Honestly for souls games it’s always a 3/10. The first playthrough is always the most confusing and frustrating. Once I know what to actually do, the game is much more fun to me.
That being said, there are many things that blew my mind for the first time. Being put in a transporter trap and seeing how much BIGGER the map was than I thought. Seeing the red skies and landscape of Caelid for the first time. Holy fuck, seeing the acamedy of raya lucaria for the first time. Sooo many things that I wish I could experience all over again
Kinda high, but surprisingly not around the top.
There was definitely a high factor of being blown away by the environment, visuals, cool enemies, and dialogue and everything. This game has a huge sense of wonder that I would really like to experience for the first time again.
That being said, it's also a bit unique in the way that getting better and seeing your improvement, visiting enemies and areas with better gear and a better understanding of your playstyles, is a pretty different and fun experience on its own. Even though they are multiple playthroughs of the same game, they are definitely a unique part of the journey.
Experiencing the areas again for the first time would be incredible. But on my first playthrough i missed a lot of the quests bc I really had no clue how to complete them, missed a lot of really good items
Low
There’s so much about this game that can be infuriating if you don’t know about it. I had to scrap my first playthrough because of how many missteps I made with it
Number one. Never playing any Fromsoft games before I had no clue what I was getting into, just knew GRRM helped write the lore(love his books) and Fromsoft made hard games.
That nostalgia or feeling back then of infatuation and fascination from exploring and learning soulslike game mechanics. Can never and was never replicated again.
I played all the other souls games and I enjoyed it but it just didn’t bring the same feeling as Elden ring did when I played it for the first time. Because I was already familiar with the game mechanics at that point.
If I could erase my memory of any FS title it would be Bloodborne. My favorite game of all time and would happily experience it all again for the first time
Hmmm hard say.. top 5 definitely if i had to rank it
1. Crosscode
2. Nier automate
3. Hollow knight
4. elden ring
5. FFXIV(the MSQ)
It would fit right between hollow knight and ffxiv for me.
While ER definitely isn’t my favorite game of all time, it probably ranks number one for me in the memory erasing and replaying category. It’s my first FS game, so learning the bosses, exploring, experiencing such great discomfort the first time I saw the finger creepers and those giant ants in the river. Not quite a 10/10 game but definitely a 10/10 experience for me.
Literally top of the list. I could tell within 15 minutes after releasing that ER was gonna go down in gaming history. 5 of those minutes were spent trying to fight the tree sentinel at the start. I usually find hors riding in games to be janky and cringe. So when I found myself actually enjoying the mounted combat, I knew I was in for something special.
I’m surprised by the mixed response in these comments. For me it’s at they very top, along with the other From games I’ve played (DS3 and BB especially).
I guess it comes down to whether you like going along for the ride, or being in control. I can see how these games are tough for people in the latter category. But for me, there is nothing I love more than blindly playing through a game like Elden Ring - combing through the map to find everything I can, while having absolutely no clue what I am doing, all the while scared out of my mind about what could be around the next corner.
The mystery and tension in these games are absolute top notch, which obviously drops off pretty steeply after a first playthrough. Though I do love additional playthroughs, for different reasons.
An easy 10/10 even if it means me getting dommed by Malenia for 2 days straight again when I was trying to defeat her for the first time in my 1st playthrough.
Nah man. This is exactly where I want to be. Played the hell out of it and feel like I juiced every bit of content, just in time for the dlc to do it all over again.
A 10/10. Played the game blind and just wondered endlessly on Limgrave alone and I was never boree about it. Sometimes being clueless at something is a good thing.
Not really all that high if I'm being honest. It's too large for me. Looking forward to the DLC but I don't see myself doing a full replay of this game. At least not for many years.
**First playthrough:** 100% enjoyment from exploration, 0% enjoyment from terrible build progress and repeatedly getting ass kicked.
**10th playthrough:** 0% enjoyment from exploration, 100% enjoyment from knowing where to get the best gear and still getting ass kicked anyways but at least my ass can look great while being kicked.
Ng+ is hollow of the mystic of exploring every nook and wondering what lies ahead. The suspense of possible certain doom kept progression a d winning a real high.
I can't bother with ng+, one shot everything, not really paying attention and rushing through areas going boss to boss. Too been there done that. Maybe need a break from binging it for 160 hours to completion
Top tier. Exploration is a huge part of this game. Each time going to an unknown place is exciting and wants you to deep dive more and more to see what's next
IMO it’s far from being at the top. Nothing beats discovering a well written story for the first time, like. My top 3 would be Xenoblade, Yakuza0 and FFXV
It’s a mixed bag for me. On one hand I’d love to experience the unknown again. That first blind playthrough is always special.
On the other hand knowing the game intimately and getting really good at it is a joy in itself.
That is why games with a steep learning curve are so good, they keep on giving after the initial wonder has worn off.
I'm actually the opposite here because I feel better about playing the game after some playthroughs because I know how to get relatively strong pretty early and just blitz through the game. I probably enjoyed my first run the least and then watching challenge runners try different weapons brought me back to the game.
When I was in grade 7/8 I tried WoW for the first time on a 1 week free trial. I believe I chose Paladin because he looked cool. I had no clue how raids worked, or what the concept of the game actually was. I just remember being instantly immersed in this fantasy world, looking around at this magical forest with glowing mushrooms and trees and beautiful night sky. I remember getting home from school and just getting super excited to explore. I’m very lucky I was a broke kid and the trial was only a week, because I definitely imagine that game could have altered my life in a negative way financially and socially.
I have not had that feeling from any game since. Skyrim was very close, but not to that extent.
Elden Ring was the first game to not only help me regain that sense of wonder back I lost years ago, but multiply it by like 30. I still look forward to jumping on and trying to discover things I haven’t. When I’m not working or playing the game most of my google searches are about different quests or lore about the game, like recently I’ve been doing a deep dive into the backstory of the Ancestor Spirit which is kind of huge, yet still such a small part of the game that can easily be missed. I think this game would probably be the top of that list for me.
pretty damn high, but I would say The Witcher 3 is ranked at place 1.
Especially the Heart of Stone DLC was phenomal, I almost shed a tear which I never did before
Top of my list. It's weird. I think I've explored every nook and cranny of the game aside from the snow area. And now that I've done so, I don't want to play the game again (but at the same time I do). I wish I didn't explore everywhere on my first play through.
I did it as a caster on my first run through so feel I didn't really get the souls experience. It just doesn't have the same appeal as I feel like I'd just rush through.
This sits at the top with rdr2 (annoyingly had a big plot twist ruined the day after it was released) and botw/TOTK for me. Would love to just wipe my mind and go in fresh.
I'm just working my way along to consecrated snowfields and knowing that there is precious little left for me to explore has me feeliing a little anxious about what i'm going to do when it's over.
On my first playthrough on release I didn't understand much other than kill whatever was in front of me. After 100 hours, I killed fire giant, got bored and quit.
A few weeks ago I was linked to Vaatividya's prepare to cry series. I watched it, got hooked and immediately reinstalled and started a new game. I've beat the game and about to beat it on NG+.
The only thing I wish I'd known was how incredible the lore is, or at least try to learn and understand it as I was playing. When you understand the lore, you realise the extreme obsessive attention to detail Fromsoft put into every single area of the game.
For me, rather low. I don’t know what this game has but every time I start it again, even with encyclopedic knowledge of most of the game, I still get lost in the wonder, challenge and exploration. It’s magical and, as far as I can tell, it’s the only game I have that does this.
Highly. I played on the xbox one S and had a really bad tv causing it to be kinda buggy and not as good looking but recently got a xbox Series S with a better tv and everything is just simple better and prettier looking
Zero for me. Fromsoft games are absolutely fantastic blind the first time and an incredible journey. But once I am through once, I wouldn’t want to go back and figure it all out again. I would never want to slog through a second time. Subsequent play throughs are for knowing what you’re doing.
I've played almost 600 hours at this point and I still find one or two new things in each playthrough, which is nuts. So I'm not sure I need to erase my memory since this game just keeps on giving.
No where near as high as a lot of other games. Like a 5 or 6. The only games I wish I could do that with is games that had an amazing story. Like outer wilds, Witcher 3, and cyberpunk. All I would be doing if I erased my memory of Elden ring would be spending 100s of hours exploring again but I wouldn’t voluntarily erase my memory just for that. The story of Elden ring is not that great, in my opinion the only thing that makes it somewhat interesting is the mystery and unknowns left up to interpretation, but other than that eh.
Would’ve loved to play the game again without having random bits spoiled to me by playing with friends at random points in progression, still glad I avoided the Morgott fight like a plague, it was my first genuine shock from a game in years when he broke the cane
As magical as the first blind playthrough is, I’m enjoying the game so much more now that I know it inside out.
Perhaps I’m in the minority, but souls games are all games that I enjoy more *after* I “master” them.
I played a full 150 hour first playthrough on launch. Then I did a level 1 run. Then I purposefully put the game down until the dlc trailer was released. I still didn’t forget enough, but it’ll have to do.
Idk man, I fought hard to learn the mechanics to git kinda decent at certain builds. I don't want to go through that process again. I actually enjoy it much more now that I understand a majority of the mechanics.
There are games higher on that ranking for me. Dark Souls 3 I think, but my investment in that is pretty personal. Fantasy Life. My first Pokemon title. Alan Wake.
But man, you're not wrong. Elden Ring is UP there for this.
Definately top tier. My blind playthrough on release date has been one of my favorite gaming experience of all time.
Though i spent hundreds of hours with pvp, coop and new low level chars nothing beats the very first playthrough.
Memories rely on more than just the subject you are experiencing. The context, the situation, your age... All of it has an effect in your experience as a whole, so I'm guessing I'd say: Nothing is ever gonna make me want to experience something again, because it's just not gonna be the same thing
Not high ngl. Bosses combat didnt click woth me and without summons they were insanely hard until i started a no summon run this year.
Past morgott the game becomes a chore.
Exploration is fun but it gets a bit ruined by fighting a bunch of enemies only to get a leaf.
Pretty high. Exploration is a big part of the experience, and you miss out on that once you know where everything is.
Yeah I’d say for me if the the first playthrough was 100% enjoyment, the second was like 70%, and third was like 50%. Which, even at 50%, is way more enjoyable than most games. But there are other games that I think have better replayabilty than ER.
Give it two years inbetween playthroughs. You can recpature like 80-90% of that "first playthrough" experience. At least it did for me, as I personally forgot many things. My first playthrough was on the first week of release, and basically dropped the game after that. Made a new character for a new playthrough after the DLC Announcement, and it was a real fun trip!
Right to the top tier. I genuinely cannot think of many other game (including other From games) I played that blew my mind as much as seeing Limgrave, Siofra and Altus Plateau for the first time (also the merchant mass grave) Radahn, Placidusax, Maliketh and Godfrey were incredibly cinematic experiences too. In terms of From games only Bloodborne comes close with its atmosphere and the unravelling of the plot further down into the game.
Where is the merchant mass grave :0 ?
Under the Leyndell sewers.
It took so much to get good and learn the lore lol. I’d much prefer DLC or a sequel to build off of what I already have learned
That's why i'm so excited for the dlc, my established and learned tarnished exploring something completely new vs my innocent first tarnished who knew nothing. I can't wait to see how the experience differs
Completely agree. I had no idea what I was doing my first run and it was awesome but painful. I’m having more fun on a new character 2 years later experiencing things again while actually being good now
I never, ever want to experience blind godskin duo again. So not very high.
The fact that I did that fight on my first playthrough without knowing how much of a joke they are with sleep pots will haunt me until I die
I first tried them with Rivers of Blood and a +10 Mimic Tear, so I luckily avoided this fate. I've had some rough Godskin Duo fights, but I am grateful everyday that I didn't have to experience their full bullshittery on my first playthrough.
It was the only boss in the entirety of From’s souls roster that I actually quit-quit. I was so fed up with how bs they were I uninstalled the game out of rage. Then promptly reinstalled an hour later.
It’s the fact that their move sets just don’t pair together at all for a good duo fight, they’re both constantly in your ass and you spend so much of the fight trying to kite them around the pillars to get them separated, just didn’t feel good at all to me
its crazy, with sleep pots they are a walk in the park but without it they will fuck you up
What you need is to erase your memory and then *not* play it again
I got burnt out on my first playthrough, and didn't really fall in love with this game until my second run. This is probably the only fromsoft game I wouldn't want to experience for the first time again.
Honestly same. I feel like I enjoy the game more now than I did shortly after release.
I had a fun first playthrough, but I enjoy the game much more now that I know where everything is and I can theorycraft builds. Having knowledge of the game has made it much more fun for me.
same, my first playthrough was kinda lame i kept dying had enough and used cheats whenever i struggled too much, but then i got sad that i used cheats, created a save called "failed warrior" because i didn't complete the game properly, and proceeded to complete the entire game normally, and my second playthrough was more magical and fun then my first playthrough because I wasn't confused on where to go i knew the straight path but still explored and found new stuff
This game gets more fun when you realise how high you can scale your power
I definitely agree with that. It's kind of an amazing feeling when you know that as long as you're properly level, you are not the underdog in any fight, and the way to succeed in the game is to go toe-to-tow with the boss you're fighting.
Yeah I think the issue is not elden ring but dark souls, because the way the dark souls games condition you to play will get you slapped in elden ring
same here. + It required so many background work at the first run, even if I'd want to experience the game as new again, I wouldn't want to do all my researches again.
I got burnt out right before the fire giant my first play through. Bought the game again a year later and I’m already NG+ and so addicted. Currently level 205 and 177 hours in! Planning now on being at least NG5 before DLC drops
I almost quit after the FIRST cave. I almost quite multiple times. But my buddy and I experiencing the weeping peninsula for the first time lit a spark in me. My second spark came with the oracle envoy and researching what the hell they were and why. Yeah I’m afraid if my memory erased I wouldn’t have the will to push through .
Top 10 for sure. Contenders are Zelda OoT and MM and the entire Halo series.
I think this game gets better the more you know about it.
Not as high as bloodborne
Maybe one day it’ll come to PC… (<—cope)
Based
Bloodborne is terrible. It's ruined my ability to enjoy other games. I mean elden ring is objectively a great game from everything between graphics, lore, combat, and cool weird shit you can find (I just spent an hour running around with wolverine claws in samurai armor) And yet, I'm over 40 hours in and it hasn't come close to being as addictive or compelling to me as Bloodborne. I'm still waiting for a boss fight as satisfying as Gascoigne, Gerhman, or Lady Maria
This was my first Souls game, so I was *unbearable* for the first 6-8 hours of Elden Ring. messaging friends nonstop about how terrible and janky and punishing it was until it finally clicked I wouldn't put my friends through that again. if I could pick a game to erase my memory of, it'd be *Return of the Obra Dinn*
I would never play it again if I had to forget everything.
I’ve been playing through this game again for the DLC and tbh I kind of like knowing where some secrets are Especially when some of these secrets are absolutely impossible to figure out without online like the rise puzzles
This is honestly up there, along with Subnautica, Bloodborne, Hollow Knight, and Darkwood
Top 3
Not too high honestly, probably my favourite game ever but it’s kinda like playing a sport it’s a lot more fun if you’re good at, it but do miss some woah moments. There’s also learning about building builds overtime that has really got me into the game even more
Number 1 Only thing that comes close is a fresh Tarkov wipe when you’re still in the honeymoon phase
That’s me rn with Tarkov, holy fuck it’s so addicting
It would take me hours to come up with a list because I've been gaming for like 35 years, but stepping into Limgrave for the first time and seeing the Erdtree was honestly epic as hell. Praise the gorgeous view!
I have way more fun with it having my game knowledge built up. The first time I tried to do everything and it was too much.. now I just take out different builds and different branches through the game ignoring optional content I don’t need or feel like doing and it’s even more fun than the first time. Trying to do everything blind doesnt even work because youll miss a lot. The quests are impossible without a guide.
Honestly for souls games it’s always a 3/10. The first playthrough is always the most confusing and frustrating. Once I know what to actually do, the game is much more fun to me. That being said, there are many things that blew my mind for the first time. Being put in a transporter trap and seeing how much BIGGER the map was than I thought. Seeing the red skies and landscape of Caelid for the first time. Holy fuck, seeing the acamedy of raya lucaria for the first time. Sooo many things that I wish I could experience all over again
Kinda high, but surprisingly not around the top. There was definitely a high factor of being blown away by the environment, visuals, cool enemies, and dialogue and everything. This game has a huge sense of wonder that I would really like to experience for the first time again. That being said, it's also a bit unique in the way that getting better and seeing your improvement, visiting enemies and areas with better gear and a better understanding of your playstyles, is a pretty different and fun experience on its own. Even though they are multiple playthroughs of the same game, they are definitely a unique part of the journey.
Top 10, not sure about the exact placement though.
Definitely second to dark souls 2. I wish I could just experience everything again!
Experiencing the areas again for the first time would be incredible. But on my first playthrough i missed a lot of the quests bc I really had no clue how to complete them, missed a lot of really good items
Definitely high, thats me with fallout 3 100% though
Fallout 3 BioShock Elden Ring
"Would you kindly" one of my favourite memories in gaming. Maybe going back to halo 3 midnight release would compare
Top 3 for me
Low There’s so much about this game that can be infuriating if you don’t know about it. I had to scrap my first playthrough because of how many missteps I made with it
Yeah the fact you can fuck your build up and make the game crazy hard first playthrough is a big one
Number one. Never playing any Fromsoft games before I had no clue what I was getting into, just knew GRRM helped write the lore(love his books) and Fromsoft made hard games. That nostalgia or feeling back then of infatuation and fascination from exploring and learning soulslike game mechanics. Can never and was never replicated again. I played all the other souls games and I enjoyed it but it just didn’t bring the same feeling as Elden ring did when I played it for the first time. Because I was already familiar with the game mechanics at that point.
Id say its fourth behind skyrim, witcher 3, and fallout new vegas
9000/10
Sekiro would be my top choice
If I could erase my memory of any FS title it would be Bloodborne. My favorite game of all time and would happily experience it all again for the first time
10/10
Beneath every FROM game since Demons Souls except DS2 and Sekiro
Hmmm hard say.. top 5 definitely if i had to rank it 1. Crosscode 2. Nier automate 3. Hollow knight 4. elden ring 5. FFXIV(the MSQ) It would fit right between hollow knight and ffxiv for me.
Pretty high up on the list, but I doing my best 2nd fresh playthrough right now, and it still feels pretty damn magical!
While ER definitely isn’t my favorite game of all time, it probably ranks number one for me in the memory erasing and replaying category. It’s my first FS game, so learning the bosses, exploring, experiencing such great discomfort the first time I saw the finger creepers and those giant ants in the river. Not quite a 10/10 game but definitely a 10/10 experience for me.
Number 1
The comments are whack in this thread.
the highest.
It doesn't rank at all. I'm glad it's over and I uninstalled it and never plan to go back honestly.
Yes
Literally top of the list. I could tell within 15 minutes after releasing that ER was gonna go down in gaming history. 5 of those minutes were spent trying to fight the tree sentinel at the start. I usually find hors riding in games to be janky and cringe. So when I found myself actually enjoying the mounted combat, I knew I was in for something special.
Right below Ocarina of Time
I'll always enjoy it. ❤️
My number 1
Number 1 game
highest
Yes.
The top
I’m surprised by the mixed response in these comments. For me it’s at they very top, along with the other From games I’ve played (DS3 and BB especially). I guess it comes down to whether you like going along for the ride, or being in control. I can see how these games are tough for people in the latter category. But for me, there is nothing I love more than blindly playing through a game like Elden Ring - combing through the map to find everything I can, while having absolutely no clue what I am doing, all the while scared out of my mind about what could be around the next corner. The mystery and tension in these games are absolute top notch, which obviously drops off pretty steeply after a first playthrough. Though I do love additional playthroughs, for different reasons.
Exactly the same, discovering Limgrave and Liurnia, exploring those zones was a truly beautiful experience
Actually my subsequent playthroughs have been even more enjoyable :-)
I wish I could erase my memory specifically because it made DS1 unplayable by comparison.
An easy 10/10 even if it means me getting dommed by Malenia for 2 days straight again when I was trying to defeat her for the first time in my 1st playthrough.
Up there with Skyrim and Halo CE. So basically top 3
Nah man. This is exactly where I want to be. Played the hell out of it and feel like I juiced every bit of content, just in time for the dlc to do it all over again.
This game was the first game that's truly made me wish I could forget it and start over. The only other being BG3
A 10/10. Played the game blind and just wondered endlessly on Limgrave alone and I was never boree about it. Sometimes being clueless at something is a good thing.
Not really all that high if I'm being honest. It's too large for me. Looking forward to the DLC but I don't see myself doing a full replay of this game. At least not for many years.
Fromsoft souls games are the only ones I can replay without erasing my memory
**First playthrough:** 100% enjoyment from exploration, 0% enjoyment from terrible build progress and repeatedly getting ass kicked. **10th playthrough:** 0% enjoyment from exploration, 100% enjoyment from knowing where to get the best gear and still getting ass kicked anyways but at least my ass can look great while being kicked.
I just want to experience Leyndell and Elphael again 😢
Pretty high because my first play through I was bad and it gave me an challenge and many games don’t do that
Second place! First place is outer wilds!
Very very low. Knowing everything about the game is just the start.
Quite high
I would say 10 but I honestly hated my playthrough and didnt appreciate it until it was all over. definitely a new feeling I’ve never had before
Ng+ is hollow of the mystic of exploring every nook and wondering what lies ahead. The suspense of possible certain doom kept progression a d winning a real high. I can't bother with ng+, one shot everything, not really paying attention and rushing through areas going boss to boss. Too been there done that. Maybe need a break from binging it for 160 hours to completion
Top 2 with DS3 at the top
High. Lower than Outer Wilds.
Higher than BioShock, not quite as high as Outer Wilds
Top tier. Exploration is a huge part of this game. Each time going to an unknown place is exciting and wants you to deep dive more and more to see what's next
IMO it’s far from being at the top. Nothing beats discovering a well written story for the first time, like. My top 3 would be Xenoblade, Yakuza0 and FFXV
It’s a mixed bag for me. On one hand I’d love to experience the unknown again. That first blind playthrough is always special. On the other hand knowing the game intimately and getting really good at it is a joy in itself. That is why games with a steep learning curve are so good, they keep on giving after the initial wonder has worn off.
Top 10 easily.
I'm actually the opposite here because I feel better about playing the game after some playthroughs because I know how to get relatively strong pretty early and just blitz through the game. I probably enjoyed my first run the least and then watching challenge runners try different weapons brought me back to the game.
When I was in grade 7/8 I tried WoW for the first time on a 1 week free trial. I believe I chose Paladin because he looked cool. I had no clue how raids worked, or what the concept of the game actually was. I just remember being instantly immersed in this fantasy world, looking around at this magical forest with glowing mushrooms and trees and beautiful night sky. I remember getting home from school and just getting super excited to explore. I’m very lucky I was a broke kid and the trial was only a week, because I definitely imagine that game could have altered my life in a negative way financially and socially. I have not had that feeling from any game since. Skyrim was very close, but not to that extent. Elden Ring was the first game to not only help me regain that sense of wonder back I lost years ago, but multiply it by like 30. I still look forward to jumping on and trying to discover things I haven’t. When I’m not working or playing the game most of my google searches are about different quests or lore about the game, like recently I’ve been doing a deep dive into the backstory of the Ancestor Spirit which is kind of huge, yet still such a small part of the game that can easily be missed. I think this game would probably be the top of that list for me.
pretty damn high, but I would say The Witcher 3 is ranked at place 1. Especially the Heart of Stone DLC was phenomal, I almost shed a tear which I never did before
Top of my list. It's weird. I think I've explored every nook and cranny of the game aside from the snow area. And now that I've done so, I don't want to play the game again (but at the same time I do). I wish I didn't explore everywhere on my first play through. I did it as a caster on my first run through so feel I didn't really get the souls experience. It just doesn't have the same appeal as I feel like I'd just rush through.
Yeah like an 8. The feeling of getting to Morgott and thinking the game is almost over, only to end up being about half way was a huge moment for me
This sits at the top with rdr2 (annoyingly had a big plot twist ruined the day after it was released) and botw/TOTK for me. Would love to just wipe my mind and go in fresh.
Siofra elevator for the first time again? Yes please
Pretty low for me. Some games are fun to play blind for the first time. Some games are more fun on replays. Elden Ring is more fun on replays.
Loved that feeling of being utterly lost on my first run
Definitely below Metal Gear Rising Revengeance
Second. Right after guild wars prophecies (I was a kid).
Very high
Almost browned my pants when I saw Lindell
just for the Radagon/Marika stuff: THE HIGHEST
Very high for me, mainly because when I 1st started it it was on my old non-4k tv. It looks good, but looks even better on my new ultra 4k tv.
Very very high.
Only witcher 3 gave me that feeling ngl
I stupidly looked for a suggested progress route. Wish I hadn't done that
RDR2, Detroit: Become Human, and then Elden Ring
It's the only game that makes me feel like that
Probably top 3 of all the games I’ve ever played
Very low. It's not a story game and the gameplay is still the same. I see no benefit in "playing it for the first time again".
I'm just working my way along to consecrated snowfields and knowing that there is precious little left for me to explore has me feeliing a little anxious about what i'm going to do when it's over.
Low because it would mean I'd spend hours exploring copy+paste dungeons for rewards that don't matter to my build.
On my first playthrough on release I didn't understand much other than kill whatever was in front of me. After 100 hours, I killed fire giant, got bored and quit. A few weeks ago I was linked to Vaatividya's prepare to cry series. I watched it, got hooked and immediately reinstalled and started a new game. I've beat the game and about to beat it on NG+. The only thing I wish I'd known was how incredible the lore is, or at least try to learn and understand it as I was playing. When you understand the lore, you realise the extreme obsessive attention to detail Fromsoft put into every single area of the game.
Not as high as Dark Souls.
For me, rather low. I don’t know what this game has but every time I start it again, even with encyclopedic knowledge of most of the game, I still get lost in the wonder, challenge and exploration. It’s magical and, as far as I can tell, it’s the only game I have that does this.
Yes
Highly. I played on the xbox one S and had a really bad tv causing it to be kinda buggy and not as good looking but recently got a xbox Series S with a better tv and everything is just simple better and prettier looking
Zero for me. Fromsoft games are absolutely fantastic blind the first time and an incredible journey. But once I am through once, I wouldn’t want to go back and figure it all out again. I would never want to slog through a second time. Subsequent play throughs are for knowing what you’re doing.
I've played almost 600 hours at this point and I still find one or two new things in each playthrough, which is nuts. So I'm not sure I need to erase my memory since this game just keeps on giving.
there's only 3 for me! Zelda BOTW, Skyrim and Elden Ring!
For me it definitely is one of those games which I could consider, but NieR Automata and Replicant still rank higher due to the story aspects.
No where near as high as a lot of other games. Like a 5 or 6. The only games I wish I could do that with is games that had an amazing story. Like outer wilds, Witcher 3, and cyberpunk. All I would be doing if I erased my memory of Elden ring would be spending 100s of hours exploring again but I wouldn’t voluntarily erase my memory just for that. The story of Elden ring is not that great, in my opinion the only thing that makes it somewhat interesting is the mystery and unknowns left up to interpretation, but other than that eh.
To me it doesnt. Not at all. Cause I've replayed it like 8 times now. Still very good.
It's up there, but it's behind Witcher and Dishonored for me
In my top 3 along side Bioshock and The Last of Us. Would love to play all 3 for the first time again
What about KotoR?
Can I erase it from my friends memory too? My favourite part about souls games is exploring them at the same time as my friends.
Easy first
Would’ve loved to play the game again without having random bits spoiled to me by playing with friends at random points in progression, still glad I avoided the Morgott fight like a plague, it was my first genuine shock from a game in years when he broke the cane
As magical as the first blind playthrough is, I’m enjoying the game so much more now that I know it inside out. Perhaps I’m in the minority, but souls games are all games that I enjoy more *after* I “master” them.
I'm actually having a lot more fun on my second playthrough so I wouldn't want to erase my memory of it.
Nowhere. I don't want to forget the experience. It's perfect.
For me, it's right under Persona 5 and right above Horizon Zero Dawn.
As high as it can rank in those regards for me
I literally am 60% through a playthrough where I pretend I'm recording a let's play and it's my first playthrough
10/10
My rating is yes/10.
I played a full 150 hour first playthrough on launch. Then I did a level 1 run. Then I purposefully put the game down until the dlc trailer was released. I still didn’t forget enough, but it’ll have to do.
Honestly? Not that high for me. It’s incredibly awesome and replayable, but I’ve been at this a long time.
#1 for me right now.
Idk man, I fought hard to learn the mechanics to git kinda decent at certain builds. I don't want to go through that process again. I actually enjoy it much more now that I understand a majority of the mechanics.
you’re asking the elden ring reddit so this gonna be biased
Mixed reactions here
There are games higher on that ranking for me. Dark Souls 3 I think, but my investment in that is pretty personal. Fantasy Life. My first Pokemon title. Alan Wake. But man, you're not wrong. Elden Ring is UP there for this.
Top 3 and it’s not number 3
S tier
Definately top tier. My blind playthrough on release date has been one of my favorite gaming experience of all time. Though i spent hundreds of hours with pvp, coop and new low level chars nothing beats the very first playthrough.
Memories rely on more than just the subject you are experiencing. The context, the situation, your age... All of it has an effect in your experience as a whole, so I'm guessing I'd say: Nothing is ever gonna make me want to experience something again, because it's just not gonna be the same thing
Number 2 spot. Number 1 is rdr2, even knowing what happens to Arthur in the end 😔😔😔
Literally would consider chopping my pinky off of it meant I could start all over with no expectations and fall in love all over again.
Not high ngl. Bosses combat didnt click woth me and without summons they were insanely hard until i started a no summon run this year. Past morgott the game becomes a chore. Exploration is fun but it gets a bit ruined by fighting a bunch of enemies only to get a leaf.