Elden Ring’s tech test might be the best game demo I’ve ever played

10 Nov 2021Source: PCGamesN
When an established series takes a creative risk, you can generally expect some scepticism, perhaps even outright dismay. And the decision to eschew the linear-but-branching structure of FromSoftware's recent hits in favour of an open world is indeed a risk; the tight direction of the player's experience that such a structure affords, is a big reason those games work so well.


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