This generation has been underwhelming

[u/Asleep-Sprinkles-760]

I bought a Series X at launch, and can’t think of a single game that has impressed me this gen. I’m a big Halo fan, and Halo Infinite felt like a letdown. I’m a Forza fan, and Forza Motorsport felt like a massive disappointment. I was exited for Starfield, but was underwhelmed after playing it.

It just feels like we’ve had no heavy hitters this gen, even 3rd party AAA games have been average at best. I guess the only hope I have left is with Gears 6, but aside from that, Microsoft needs to get their act together and start releasing some new games. It feels like games are taking way too long to make these days, we used to get bangers every year in the 360 gen. Even the Xbox One had more compelling games than what we have now

[u/CharlieDingDong44]

Elden Ring has been widely regarded as great

[u/T4hunderb0lt → u/CharlieDingDong44]

I wish I could enjoy it but as a casual gamer it’s way too god damn hard

[u/Maixell → u/T4hunderb0lt]

I mean, unlike other games from the same company, what's special about Elden Ring, is that you can make it as easy or as hard as you want.

If something is hard, the map is big, just go elsewhere get your character stronger and come-back.

[u/captmonkey → u/Maixell]

This is what I loved about it. I've played other Souls games, but since they're mostly linear, getting to a hard boss and just banging your head against the wall always made lose interest. The fact that I could just go somewhere else and explore something new when I hit a wall made Elden Ring so much better for me.

[u/Berry700 → u/Maixell]

This is exactly it, I didn’t buy it for ages because of people saying it’s too hard yet I didn’t try it for myself. Picked it up on discount and it an area is too hard, or fight - you are under levelled and can go and do something else. Definitely worth it!

[u/Quotalicious → u/Maixell]

While most true with ER, that’s still true in ever other souls game except maybe ds3. There is almost always another path you could be going down if you’re struggling with where you are, particularly for ds1 and 2

[u/CJKatz → u/Quotalicious]

Definitely not true for Dark Souls 1, at least not at my skill level.

[u/DaddyShark427 → u/T4hunderb0lt]

Level vigor. Get a big bonking stick. Don’t rush to get your hits in. That’s the easiest way to “get gud” at Elden Ring.

[u/Bob_the_Skull42 → u/[deleted]]

And there in lies the problem for me. I loved the game, 100% completion, but I feel like I had to look up tutorials and guides for literally everything in it.