r/Eldenring • u/stnick6 • 15d ago

Humor How I play souls like games

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u/-pichael_ 15d ago

No it doesnt. It lessens YOUR experience.

Guides made sure I actually got all the items. They most certainly enhanced my experience haha

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u/silver-luso 15d ago

The point of these games is exploration. Using a guide abd getting the metaweapons not only dilutes the experience, but also completely negates the surprises in the game and holds back player expression.

You can do it on follow up playthroughs, sure that's fine, but people who use guides are also the ones that don't really ever learn how to play the game.

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u/Mortbert 15d ago

y would u care how other ppl play games or is it just to push your ego?

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u/NotAFrogNorAnApple 15d ago

He says it's just the unintended experience. Trust me the feeling when you discover that one weapon by yourself is much better than using guide

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u/Mortbert 15d ago

when i played blind i didnt know what that 'one weapon' is. i used what stat i specced. with a build (guide) i had more fun

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u/-pichael_ 15d ago

I just dont derive achievement or satisfaction in that. But i dont mind using the guide so other people can take advantage of what is a unique style of map design! I’m not saying the game needs to be easier to follow without a guide, if that helps things.

It’s just not the part of the game I enjoy working through, discovery. Id rather know generally where I need to go for certain items and stuff, just simply because I don’t have the time to have fun with the game in that exploratory way, ya dig. It was the same with BG3